Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize! Ha! That’s the best thing that could’ve happened. Four people called me this morning and all of them were laughing about it. The best part is that the votes were in by February 1st which means that Obama was in office less than two weeks when the Peace Prize committee voted. This is the biggest joke ever. I’m loving it.
Update: Essentially, the only thing President Obama did before the vote was taken was he reversed the Mexico City Policy to allow the funding to international abortion providers. Does funding the death of babies from other countries merit a peace prize? Just wondering.
The other thing Obama did which could’ve caught the Nobel folks’ attention was he announced the closing of Gitmo within a year. Now, of course, he’s since pushed that deadline away (btw, he blamed Bush.) I’m wondering if the Peace Prize folks feel a little burned about him not making good on that promise.
Update II: This award could do one of two things. It could give cover to Obama to listen to his General and increase the amount of troops in Afghanistan and if anyone criticizes him he could just keep pointing to the Peace Prize. Or the Peace prize might lock him in to only halfheartedly fighting the war in Afghanistan because he feels that he has to live up to the award.
Update III: Hey, remember it was only a few months ago that Arizona State University said it was too early in Obama’s Presidency to offer him an honorary degree. Ha!
Update IV: This awarding is the keystone of liberalism, rewarding intentions over results.
Hot Air has more. And we’ll update later.
October 9, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Favorite response that I've read thus far:
"Where's Kanye West when you need him?"
😀
October 9, 2009 at 7:44 pm
the road to hell is paved with good intentions. don't think that a reward.
October 9, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Congratulations to President Obama!
October 9, 2009 at 8:46 pm
I read the titles of the articles this morning in 3 different places, thinking it was a joke and simply by-passing them (since they went to the tune of something like, "Obama loses Olympics, Wins Nobel Prize"). It wasn't until I saw it the 3rd time somewhere that I actually read it and could have been knocked over with a feather. This is just ridiculous. Nothing to get upset over. But ridiculou nonetheless.
October 9, 2009 at 9:19 pm
I also heard that Tom Hanks is being awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor for a movie he might make.
October 9, 2009 at 11:07 pm
If all that's required to find favor with God is good intentions, someone should have told Jesus. He could have totally passed that cup.
October 9, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Come to think of it, the Aztecs meant well– with the whole flaying folks alive and stuff.
And the folks pushing abortion are often well-intentioned; they want to prevent suffering.
October 10, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Ed Feser has found a silver lining:
"We now have an absolutely infallible test for determining whether Obamolatry has yet completely rotted out a given individual’s mind: Either you’re sane and still have a shred of intellectual honesty, or you think Obama merits the Nobel Peace Prize. Apply to your liberal friends, sit back, and enjoy."
October 10, 2009 at 6:24 pm
I heard he won it for saving the world from the horror of a McCain/Palin administration.
October 10, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I heard he won it for saving the world from the horror of a McCain/Palin administration.
I mentioned this elsewhere that in a sense you are right in that what we've got here is essentially people from a Delian League tributary state attempting to stuff the Athenia ballot box with a "prize" after the fact. They should drop the charade next time and award their candidate of choice 2 weeks before the US election. At this point, they can't look any silier.