Randy Inman
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Obama wins Nobel for not being George Bush
October 11th 2009 00:57
President Obama won the Nobel Prize for not being George Bush. Hell I am not George Bush either, send me one! The fact that President Obama could win the Nobel Prize this early in his first term is a farce. That shows us that the award is tainted because undeserving people win it.
Perhaps this will soften the blow of President Obama not being able to get the Olympics for Chicago. Frankly I am not majorly impressed with the Nobel Peace Prize anyway and seldom keep up with who won it.
I guess it makes people around the world buy more into what a wonderful guy President Obama is. Well they can have him! Obama should run the United Nations when he loses in 2012, so he can spread his wonderfulness around the planet.
If President Obama won the Nobel Prize in his 2nd term after he had actually done something, then I would congratulate him. But I don’t think he should turn it down as some have suggested. I don’t think that would serve any great purpose. Frankly the only reason I am writing about Obama winning the Nobel Prize, is that I am bored. But I will be awaiting MY prize for not being George Bush.
Perhaps this will soften the blow of President Obama not being able to get the Olympics for Chicago. Frankly I am not majorly impressed with the Nobel Peace Prize anyway and seldom keep up with who won it.
I guess it makes people around the world buy more into what a wonderful guy President Obama is. Well they can have him! Obama should run the United Nations when he loses in 2012, so he can spread his wonderfulness around the planet.
If President Obama won the Nobel Prize in his 2nd term after he had actually done something, then I would congratulate him. But I don’t think he should turn it down as some have suggested. I don’t think that would serve any great purpose. Frankly the only reason I am writing about Obama winning the Nobel Prize, is that I am bored. But I will be awaiting MY prize for not being George Bush.
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Comment by S.L.
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Comment by Jim Stillman
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Many past recipients of the Prize have been honored because of that which they urged, even if success was not reached at the time. For example, in the first decade of the 20th century, the Prize was awarded 5 times to officials of the International Peace Bureau, an organization still in existence but one that could not stop two world wars. Woodrow Wilson won his prize in 1919 for his work in founding the League of Nations, an organization that had lofty aims but was incapable of stopping the rise of the Axis powers. In 1925 and 1926 the Nobel was awarded to the persons who created the Locarno Treaties which were unsuccessful in stopping the rise of Nazi Germany. Over the years, starting with Ralph Bunche in 1950, a number of prizes were awarded to those who urged the end of Palestinian-Israeli conflict and, as a final example of awards to those who stood for and sparked an atmosphere, Nelson Mandela who won the award for his aim to end apartheid in South Africa even though he was unable to accomplish anything concrete for another ten years!
One interesting fact that some who disparage President Obama for everything: one criticism is that he is alleged to be supportive of “one-world government”, an idea that the parochial interests of the United States should be the only rationale for our actions. So, when the International Olympic Committee turned down the United States’ bid for the 2116 Summer Games, it was treated as a personal defeat for Barack Obama and many of the far Right cheered. Rush called it the “best day of his life” and Glenn had a virtual organism. On the other hand, when the Nobel Committee, another “one-world” international group, awards President Obama an award, the two leaders of the talk show world see only doom!
Randy, do you see any consistency there?
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