Yet another President of the United States wins the Nobel Peace Prize!
Yee Ha! We’re Number One! We’re Number One!
USA! USA! USA! USA!
OK. Enough poorly constructed sarcasm.
The Norwegian selection committee continues to make a sham of this award. Before Obama it was Al Gore and Jimmy Carter before him. Is ACORN now running the Nobels?
The committee said today that Obama had “captured the world’s attention.“ Hmmmm. I suppose the same was said of Adolf Hitler when he was nominated in 1939. The following year, the Nazi’s invaded Norway.
Mahatma Ghandi – a man whose life was the embodiment of peace – never received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Former Polish President Lech Walesa – a man truly worthy of his Peace Prize said, “He has no contribution so far.”
In Chicago, retiree June Latrobe, 68, told Reuters, “In all candor he hasn’t done anything yet.“ Mr. Latrobe has since been reported missing.
Here’s the thing… According to Alfred Nobel’s will, all five prizes are to be awarded for accomplishments, not potential (or speech-making). Here’s what the will says:
The capital shall be invested by my executors in safe securities and shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. [emphasis added]
Yet President Obama was nominated just five weeks into his presidency.
I anticipate he’ll soon win an Academy Award Lifetime Achievement prize, a Pulitzer Prize for Best Fiction (health care reform), a Grammy for Best Spoken Word (and possibly another for “Blues”), a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year, be inducted into the Baseball, Football, Soccer, Tennis, Hockey and Basketball (though not bowling – they’re racists) Halls of Fame and be the ONLY contestant on next year’s newly named Dancing With the Star of Stars. If you’re wondering about American Idol – well, he’s already that, now isn’t he?
In keeping with the emerging traditions of the Nobel committees, I recommend the following recipients for the other categories:
- Physics – Larry the Cable Guy
- Chemistry – Amy Winehouse
- Economics – Bernie Madoff
- physiology & medicine – Dr. Nick Riviera
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The year Gore took the prize for his slide-show; Irena Sendler was up as well, to recieve the so-called prize.
But all she did was smuggle 2500 children out of Germany in her tool box bottom, listed the names and burried it for after the war to re-unit families, and got caught at one point and they broke her arms and legs; and, can you beat someone up after you do that to them? Anyways, they beat her.
and Al made a slideshow.
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don’t ya understand the “game”? You can’t play if you don’t get it.