Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread
Sally Field's 1985 Oscar acceptance speech
Wouldn't it have been great to live in a country that celebrates the achievements of its members? One where we could all tear up at realizing that the world likes us, right now, it likes us again?
Alas, 'tis not to be. We're too busy tearing people down--Obama doesn't deserve the NPP, there are still people dying in Afghanistan (never mind that there are still people dying in Israel and Palestine, some 15 years after Arafat, Peres and Rabin jointly won; or that people were still dying in Vietnam when Kissinger won 1973; or that South Africa still had 10 more years of apartheid after Tutu won in 1984.) I'm not sure why our collective memories are so short that we have forgotten (or maybe the media just doesn't want us to remember) that the Nobel Peace Prize is rarely awarded for results, but to congratulate a person who has suggested a new path towards world peace and strengthen international diplomacy.
Those paths don't always come to fruition--see Arafat, et al., above...or Wilson's award for creating the League of Nations, but it is the intent, the choice not to do business the same old way that gets credit with the Nobel committee.
Obama's Nobel is sure to be a major topic on all the shows. As is foreign policy, which makes sense, given the reasoning behind Obama's award. We also have a brand new Sunday show debuting on CNN: Amanpour, with Christiane Amanpour (2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific). She's landed some seriously big names for her first program: Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates. McCain Mini-Me Lindsey Graham is on Meet the Press, along with Gen. Barry McCaffrey. Gosh, I wonder what they're going to advocate. DiFi and Saxby Chambliss are on This Week, to discuss Afghanistan and how extremely disconcerting it is to have a POTUS who actually thinks first and decides later. Don't miss the round table, which will feature Arianna Huffington and Nicole Wallace. I guess TW's Exec. Producer listened to me about getting on a liberal blogger. And finally, I don't want anyone to worry that they're going to miss John McCain on a Sunday show. Mr. Also-Ran is on State of the Union, alongside Debbie Stabenow and Bob Casey.
ABC's "This Week" - Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.; Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass.; retired Army Gen. Jack Keane.
CBS' "Face the Nation" - Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Jack Reed, D-R.I.
NBC's "Meet the Press" - Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Lindsay Graham, R-S.C.; retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey; retired Gen. Richard Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
NBC's "The Chris Matthews Show" - Panel: Clarence Page, Gloria Borger, Andrea Mitchell and David Ignatius. Topics: Has Obama stalled in his ability to achieve major accomplishments this year? What does the David Letterman case say about what is scandalous nowadays? Meter Question: Is concern that President Obama has stalled more perception than reality? YES: 8 NO: 4.
CNN's "State of the Union" - Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Bob Casey, D-Pa.; Anita Dunn, White House communications director; Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" - 8 years of war in Afghanistan - what are President Obama's options? Fareed speaks with an expert panel and the Pakistani ambassador to the U-S. Plus, does the diamond business deserve its dirty reputation?
CNN's "Amanpour" - "Power & Persuasion" U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates join Christiane Amanpour for an exclusive roundtable discussion, looking at global challenges.
"Fox News Sunday" - Wynn Resorts Ltd. CEO Steve Wynn; Govs. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich., and Mitch Daniels, R-Ind.
So, what's catching your eye this morning?
and ignore tv.
"Let's talk dirty to the animals"
Don't forget to clean the fish too. ;)
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We have 3 plecktos and one actually likes to be rubbed on his back. These are alge eaters that are very smart. when I feed the other fish, they swim upside down on the top of the water and get some of the fish flakes.
"Let's talk dirty to the animals"
I am loading my apps onto my new Windows 7 Ultimate box. I have a dual core 64 bit CPU with 8 Gigs of ram and 2 1Tb SATA hard disks. Will be rocking with my Sonar 8.5 64bit audio software and Vegas 9 doing videos and mixing old tracks from the 80's off my TASCAM 8 track reel decks.
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I'll give you 500 bucks for that system next year if you want ;)
I'll give him 600 bucks for it and I don't even know what it is. :)
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:)..............no idea either
whatever it is, it sounds wayyyyyyyy too complicated for my ol brain!
If he sells it to me, I'll let you borrow it on the weekends. I think I might be able to make a flower pot out of it or maybe a fish tank.
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Also the fish might not like getting caught in the fans.
:)
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There are fans involved? Okay, that is a deal breaker.
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But can't have a box without fans.
:)
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but, thanks anyway.
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I have no idea what you said in your comment but I did get the part about tracks from the 80s. That sounds like it could be fun.
Those little piggy fish that swim upside down to get the food first is amazingly cool. Smart little rascals.
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We have 3 of them, George, Gracie, and Uncle Buck.
They are a bit cramped for space in the 50 gallon tank. We have another 20 gallon, but no space to set it up now. The plecktos will grow into whatever tank they are in. G & G are both over 12" long.
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Wow! Two feet of fish. I'll have to google "plecktos" and see just what we are talking about. Google told me the spelling was plecos and the picture they showed were some strange looking swimming dudes.
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I always misspell their names.
Just look under alge eaters. They are from warm climates. They also eat cucumbers in the tank.
The correct name is Plecostomus. I just like to use Plectomites or Pleckotights for fun.
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They look a bit frightening but anything that eats cucumbers can't be all bad.
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it makes sense. I used to have a red devil that ate grapes; I think he missed the memo that he was supposed to be a carnivore...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
and have a fishing line tied to the rock to get it off the floor of the tank.
They love cukes.
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What happens if you just drop the cucumber in the tank sans rock and line and all?
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They really push against the cuke or glass or whatever stuff that is in the tank.
They have very powerful mouths and will lock on to whatever they are sucking.
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was the 6' deep fish pond where we had hundreds of African cichlids, gouramis, Vietnamese freshwater sharks, tinfoil barbs, pacus, koi, etc. It was great seeing fish species that one could never keep together in even the biggest indoor tank get along peacefully where they have room. A little life lesson that was relaxing to watch at the end of long days in traffic.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
A very nice yard.
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bananas, etc. The biggest chore was getting coconuts and palm fronds out of the water daily. But watching all those fish eating was very relaxing.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
We had 4 royal palms at our other house in Vegas. They don't shed at bad as the common Mexican Fan palms.
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is when you're done. Once the water's nice and clear....kick back and turn all the lights off (except the tank light), pull up a chair listen to the sooting sound of the filter and just zone out....
I think once I'm settled some place I'll get a little tank. It's the perfect focal point for meditating.
"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn
I used to have a small tank and I know exactly what you are talking about. You truly can create the zone-out zone.
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for the soul. I currently have/do neither (first time without plants or my nursery in over 30 years!) and it sucks. I'm actually amazed that I don't drink even more...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
(I couldn't get in and edit....I hate typos!)
"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn
Rise and shine! Greet the day with a great big smile. Turn away from the teevee and enjoy another day of living.
I refuse to listen to those who are all in a twist over the President winning the NPP. It was a prize to him and to all of us who helped get him elected. Celebrate and do something fun today.
Okay, that's about it.
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The rethugs who have thier panties in a twist over the NPP are the American Talaban.
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Probably going to do the same. Kinda wanted to watch TV after working 8 days straight, but supposed to rain most of the week here in Atlanta, so I might as well get in another day of work while the weather is nice. 75F for a high, maples are turning colors. Plus, it'll piss off the Jeebus people who think I should be in church instead of working...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
what a great way to enjoy the day...........pissing off the Jeebus crowd.................:)
The weather dudes are saying we'll get some cooler weather down here next weekend. Instead of being in the mid 90s every day it might get down to the low 80s in the day and 60s in the night. It's so hot and humid right now that that sort of weather sounds wonderful. Come on down!
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Thank goodness I don't own a teevee...........so I don't have to worry about watching any of that nonsense............and has anyone told the media that McDoofus LOST the election??..
The media enjoyed messing with Obama so much during the campaign that they just can't let go of their hobby. They became hooked on bashing the candidate then and they can't quit bashing the president now. Someone needs to set up an intervention for them and soon.
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They're too busy enjoying their party, thanks to the unfettered access to the media goodies.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
I'm going to get dressed and go to Brix (a local French bistro) for brunch....drink lots of mimosas and be happy there are no teevees. No football or baseball or CNN. Just a bunch of locals eatin' and drinkin' and gabbin'....
As to what's catching my eye this morning....I read The Berkshire Eagle this morning and here are a few items to share:
First, a Registered Nurse from Dutchess County New York, Suzanne Field, has asked a judge to block New York state's requirement that all health care workers get vaccinated against the flu. Her attorney said she has filed the lawsuit to protect the rights of nearly 60,000 medical workers covered by an emergency rule put in place in the wake of this year's swine flu scare.
Field's request for a restraining order is now before a judge in Manhattan. A hearing is planned for Wednesday.
The New York Nurses Association has opposed the new rule.
I spoke to a rep. from the NYNA and she told me that one of the kickers in all this is that most of the DOCTORS are not mandated to get the H1N1 jab because they are not EMPLOYEES of the hospitals! Of course this is a complete joke since they still enter the facilities and do rounds on their patients, touch the patients and are in close contact.
And then here is an AP story headlined: "Health Care Poses No Quick Fix" regarding the 3 year wait for benefits to begin. Here was the best quote from the story: The White House Budget Director, Peter Orszag told the AP in a recent interview, "It's very important to get the execution right." Hack!, Cough! Sputter! Gag!!
Yeah! You can say THAT again!!!!
"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn
Just tell them that the Obama Nobel is second only to Kissinger as their biggest mistake.
That typically shuts up my republican-masquerading-as-libertarian friends.
or you could tell them that 'they may not like Obama now, but in a hundred years he'll be considered our greatest president"
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It looks like IN Gov Mitch Daniels, seller of Highways to foreign investment, and corporate pharma whore (Eli Lilly)is being groomed for a 2012 run at pres.
Yes the world likes us, but you know it's all part of Obama's master plan to enslave the white race.* So watch out America, the more the world likes us the less freedom we have!
*I had to point out that I am being snarky, only because there are far too many people in this country who really think and talk like that!
So, good going America! 9 months after Bushco leaves office the world doesn't hate us (in the same way) anymore. And the rational people of the world are back on our side again! (for the most part...Bush did a lot of damage and Obama still has healing work ahead of him)
Not sure how to describe such a choice.
FnS is to have Liz Cheney on to discuss Obama's Nobel Prize win.
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
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Don't focus on any Cheney, it will burn your eyes out and make your brain turn to fire. Avoid them at all cost.
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...to "send a message" to Europe that "they sleep soundly because of Americas' War on Terror."
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
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I don't have a fish tank to clean today but I have a forever happy little dog walking around behind me with his new Halloween teddy bear in his mouth and begging me to toss it for him to retrieve. That is so much more fun than getting all political on a day like this. Case closed. Martini wins and the talking heads lose....again.
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having a good time chasing my friend's chickens...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Martini is curious about birds but shows no desire to chase them. The bigger birds at the beach intimidate him I think. He did try to go after a gopher tortoise and a black racer (snake). He's never off the lead outside so he didn't get a chance to harm either of them. The gopher tortoise was larger than he is.
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It's a riot around here in The Berkshires. People go out and walk their medium sized dogs and LOTS of the dogs walk by with BIG stuffed animals in their mouths. It's like a fad or something in these here parts.
I asked someone about it one day and she said, "He loves that toy. He won't go on a walk without it."
Ha!!!
"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn
Martini leaves the toys inside when he goes out. He's not crazy about being outside so he goes, does what he has to do and heads right back inside. Then the toy part begins.
He tries to avoid fads, he's cooler than that. ;)
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Why is it that east coast markets always seem to have Fux on at least an hour earlier than the Sunday morning programs on ABCCBSNBC? For the Jeebus people, they can watch Fux before heading off to church in the morning and miss the (ever-so-slightly) less biased programs on the networks.
Accidental? I think not...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
The last sunday morning talk show we get here is FNS.
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Atlanta. Got to keep the church-goers
happymisinformed."Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Another day for the infamous Corporate Media to get its John McLame fetish on. Yawn.
Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity. Albert Einstein
My teevee is on Animal Planet right now. It's educational, it's fun most of the time, and my dog loves to watch the animals. It's actually more fun to watch his reaction to what he sees than to watch the shows. Every time a bird flys up in a show, Martini looks above the tv and all around the room to try to see where it went. When small dogs cry he gets upset and stands on his back legs right in front of the tv screen as if he's trying to help them. That's way better watching than looking at McCain and his best man, Lindsey.
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FnS has on Vegas Casino mogul Steve Wynn (on a panel of four) to discuss economic growth.
Wynn turns out to be a far Right-wing tool. He says Obama should have made "jobs" his top priority upon inauguration, not "side-issues" like healthcare.
Granholm (D-MI) does a fantastic job of taking Wynn to task for that suggestion, pointing out that the burden of healthcare puts American employers at an extreme disadvantage, and resolving that will create thos jobs Wynn is talking about.
Not responded to is the fact Wynn is (as Wallace points out) "building casinos in China. But no one ever asks why the Chinese can afford to go to his casinos while we can't.
Maybe this is why, Steve.
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
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'Winger. But I think his comment "I never had to lay anyone off" is bullshit. When I was in Vegas a few months ago, I heard that his casinos, among others, had laid off hundreds of people.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
What an American...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
The man deserves more scorn than Bush-Cheney combined. Listening to his stupid and hateful rhetoric and theories about economics today literally made me ill. He said something like..."the government has never, ever lifted the economic standards of a single American..." What rubbish!
Well, Mr. Wynn...what about the billions of Social Security dollars gullible seniors spend in your rip-off casinos each year? What about the billions of dollars the government spends on an interstate road system and airports to help transport even more suckers into your casinos each year.
I can think of at least one man...YOU...who has benefited greatly by government spending. Where's cancer when you need it?
of the casino owners who managed to put Jim "The Gerbil, or Zero" Gibbons into the governor seat. I hate these rethug money for me bastards.
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Yup, the real Republicans only use the base any way they can. Just like Wynn uses the idiots to make himself richer than he already is (Mind you, I don't mind rich, it is the hypocrisy that makes me want to spit.) and then shits on the way so many of his customers get their money to give to him. He should be bowing to the U.S. government every morning.
On FnS, Nina "Love Canal" Easton says that the Nobel Prize being given to Obama "for doing nothing sends a bad message" to America's children.
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
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Chemical exposure might explain some of her short-sightedness.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
...is the author of the "Gore says he discovered Love Canal" story during the 2000 Presidential race.
I point this out when referring to her to remind everyone she is an "opportunist political hack" that wrote her slanted piece for her own personal aggrandizement, after the "Gore says he invented the Internet" and "Gore says he was the inspiration for Love Story" lies, Easton stretched a tiny comment to the point of absurdity just to gain some personal fame at the expense of Al Gore (while claiming to be a "Moderate").
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The Nobel peace prize is burning at Obama's soul. He knows America favors Kucinich's platform. Obama is on the fast track to Hell, just like most of our leaders. Maybe satan, their leader, will give them real children to sacrafice in the after life. Enjoy Hell, you SOB's.
Oh what's catching my eye, this BIG FAT JOINT on my desk. If I get the proper combination of Lortab, Valium, and weed, my little itty bitty brain hears things that aren't really there, like most republicans naturally do. So i understand what Bush was hearing in his head now, he was on too many pain killers.
..I can support!
Radix Omnium Malorum Avaritia
On MtP, Lindsey says that "if we give McChrystal what he wants" then "In 24 months" we'll see a stable enough Afghanistan to the point where we can leave.
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
"Mugsy's Rap Sheet": Recording history for those who seek to rewrite it.
(more like a decade), but there was no challenge to Graham, either by the generals or Gregory. WTF?
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
...sounds absolutely Republican in her staunch support for troops in Afghanistan. Being chair of the Intel Committee has made this woman downright hawkish. Rep. James McGovern (D-CA) was the only sensible voice in a panel that included a retired General, Feinstein and Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Putting more boots on the ground and ramping up troop levels is a disastrous decision and, ultimately, is going to prove counter productive. Security will be "won", perhaps, but at the cost increased resentment of U.S. troops and civilian casualties that will drive more and more to the Taliban. We need to start talking to the Taliban and recognize them, thats the only way to "win" anything, thru negotiation. The Taliban is not going anywhere.
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Well, that and the fact that she and hubby have made millions from their investments in MIC companies during the Iraqistan wars.
Brainwashed in our childhood
Brainwashed by the school
Brainwashed by our teachers
and brainwashed by their rules
Brainwashed by our leaders
By our Kings and Queens
Brainwashed in the open and brainwashed
behind the scenes
Does anybody anywhere care what Nicole Wallace has to say?
harsh, brutal, and short probably think she's special.
Nicole Wallace says Obama is learning what Bush knows. That being President is hard work. How much vacation time did Georgie take????
everyone loves each other and celebrates each others achievements. Let me know when you find it!
While every show this morning discussed the question of whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan, Juan Williams did point out the fact that the President did in fact send 21,000 more troops earlier this year.
And what was the result? Did things get better or worse? While every Righty this morning argued that there was "no question" whether we should send more troops, the reality seems to be that the affect of sending more troops isn't quite so clear cut.
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
"Mugsy's Rap Sheet": Recording history for those who seek to rewrite it.
over there in Kabul and force them to watch American Idol if it's the last god damn thing we do.
On TW, former Gen. Jack Keane suggests that if President Obama doesn't give Gen. McChrystal what he wants, rather than "try to accomplish his mission" without what he needs, "he should resign".
"Is that's what you would do?" Steph-O asks. "Probably", says Keane.
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
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schtick to consistently attack liberal policies while at the same time pretend that they are toting the liberal line, keeps the voting TV watchers off balance
all seriousness" in awarding Obama the NPP.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Without the sounds of talking asshats comming from my TV! I am up about 60,000 chips playing holdem and browsing the web. Been a good morning indeed.
republicanism is a mental illness!
...that the real issue is whether or not Obama has "suggested" anything. The problem is that unlike most of the other recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize Obama hasn't actually done anything. It's not a question of success or failure; Obama doesn't have a record of action and deeds in pursuit of peace. Apparently, his prize is based on a few hundred words in a few speeches over the course of a relatively few months. That's not the kind of record that Nelson Mandela or Aung San Suu Kyi had. There are no years of personal struggle against daunting odds or powerful forces of evil, no years in prison, no great hardships endured. Rather there are a few hundred words in a few speeches over the course of a relatively few months. Rather than try to justify what was by any reasonable standards a poor choice, lefties should simply acknowledge that the Norwegians made a mistake, point out that their error is neither Obama's fault nor his responsibility, and emphasize the difference between that position and the hateful response of the Wingers.
Lots of people have "suggested a new path towards world peace." (Note: I don't think a global scope is necessary. Aung San Suu Kyi's efforts in Burma/Myanmar were not directed at bringing about world peace; rather they were illustrative of a philosophy and actions that could, if applied globally, result in world peace.) However, Obama's deeds don't match his rhetoric. It's much too early to know whether he will ever act in such a way -- over a sustained period -- as to deserve recognition. Given what is happening in Afghanistan, three years from now the choice of Obama could easily look more like a second Kissinger than a well-intentioned miscalculation.
This year, worthy people who have already proven themselves, not merely by inspirational words, but by hard work and personal sacrifice and risk have been passed over. The worst possible reason to give Obama the prize is to say "Fuck you" to Bush. That's the reasoning of a petulant adolescent and ought have no place in consideration for such an award. After putting Bush in office twice (legitimately or not), the American people certainly don't deserve any recognition for replacing him with Obama. After all, Bush was gone no matter what, thanks to FDR-hating Republicans of the nineteen forties.
Sadly, I think that the Nobel committee's choice has a genuine cheapening effect on the prize in general. I don't hold Obama responsible in any way (unless he nominated himself) for the decision of a bunch of Norwegians. I don't even think there was a satisfying way for him to have turned down the award -- although that might have given substance to Obama's words that he was "humbled" by his selection and that he isn't worthy to be compared with other past recipients (and he's not).
Personally, I think scrambling to defend this decision makes lefties look silly. If the Peace Prize forces Obama to reconsider decisions and alter his thinking about future decisions, then some good may come of it, but those possibilities are not sufficient justification for choosing Obama in the first place.
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