We were travelling today, and I turned on the radio during one of our breaks, and heard that Barack Obama won the Noble Peace Prize. My first thought was, "for what?" Apparently it was “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” I got that from Nuke's blog...didn't actually do any real research...in the interest of full disclosure. Apparently going around the world apologizing for perceived wrong-doings by the U.S. under past Presidents and kissing up to the U.N. qualifies you for the peace prize these days.
An aside...I actually think Obama is probably embarrassed by this. He probably realizes that he hasn't done much to qualify him for the award yet. He didn't lobby for this award, and my guess is, in a private moment he would admit that he doesn't deserve it (likely followed by a "yet"). This isn't at all a commentary on Obama. This is a commentary on the voters awarding the Nobel Peace Prize.
Anyway, I started thinking about this more and discussing it with the smartest person in our car. Here's what we came up with. We should all be happy about this! This means that all of us have a chance to win the Nobel Peace Prize and the $1 million plus that goes with it (Obama is donating the prize money to charity). Basically, you don't really have to do anything related to peace to win the Nobel Peace Prize anymore. You just have to kiss up to the World's Socialists and Dictators, or make a Left-Wing Propaganda movie and it's in the bag. Good luck next year everybody!
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