Today’s Nobel Peace Prize announcement …

[aadler]

 
Unbelievable.

The triumph of wishful thinking over recognizeable reality goes global.

Honestly: when I first heard the news, I genuinely thought it was a parody announcement. Apparently some people, and organizations, are now beyond parody.

Comments

[tessarin.livejournal.com]

I thought the same, but when you see previous winners you realize it's a pretty worthless prize. Reaction here has been pretty much Huh!

[aadler]

And, having seen the list, I feel a little dumb now for being surprised. I knew about Carter and Gore, and I’d heard about Arafat (long enough ago that it didn’t really stick with me), and of course the ridiculousness of Rigobertu Menchu … Seen all at once, the trend is clear, but I spent so long thinking of the Nobel Prize as a prestigious award, I simply hadn’t realized how thoroughly worthless it had been made by its custodians.

Obama could surprise me. He could turn out to be a great man. But he hasn’t done it yet — hasn’t done ANYTHING yet except talk big — so I was, yes, flabbergasted and appalled.

[word-smuggler.livejournal.com]

As you might remember, our ideas on politics in general and "global foreign policy", as it were, in particular are quite different. However, I can't disagree with you in this case.

Apparently, all you need to do to get a Nobel Peace Prize is (a) get elected and (b) make a few statements on how everything is going to be hugs-and-puppies-y. One can't but wonder why they didn't give one to every single president of every single country of every single planet of every single galaxy of every single universe ever.</Dr. Cox>

[aadler]

Apparently the real secret is to

1. not be George Bush,
2. be someone the recognition of whom represents a repudiation of George Bush, and
3. hate America (or at least spend a bunch of time apologizing for how flawed it is).

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

I suppose we shouldn't be surprised, after Carter, Gore, and Arafat.

[aadler]

As I have been advised, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee should now be more aptly titled the Worldwide Socialist Cheerleading Committee.

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

A much more apt name!

[frogfarm]

"President Obama, I'ma gonna let you finish...but Beyonce brought more peace to the world than you done."

[aadler]

She truly has.

But then, who hasn’t?