Comments on: I Just Opened a Box of Cracker Jack. Guess What the Prize Was? http://tammybruce.com/2009/10/i-just-opened-a-box-of-cracker-jack-guess-what-the-prize-was.html Independent. Conservative. Unruly. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:41:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: It’s Not Always Raaaaacism! (Except When It Is) « Grand Rants http://tammybruce.com/2009/10/i-just-opened-a-box-of-cracker-jack-guess-what-the-prize-was.html#comment-116989 It’s Not Always Raaaaacism! (Except When It Is) « Grand Rants Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:22:01 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/?p=26992#comment-116989 [...] reaction to President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, Ms. Bruce posted about her first thoughts on hearing that the President had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. [...] [...] reaction to President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, Ms. Bruce posted about her first thoughts on hearing that the President had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. [...]

]]> By: Cry “Racist!” And Let Slip the Coons of War « Teh Resistance Blog http://tammybruce.com/2009/10/i-just-opened-a-box-of-cracker-jack-guess-what-the-prize-was.html#comment-116984 Cry “Racist!” And Let Slip the Coons of War « Teh Resistance Blog Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:41:44 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/?p=26992#comment-116984 [...] Peace Prize and thought it was a The Onion gag. And she blogged about it in a post titled “I Just Opened a Box of Cracker Jack. Guess What the Prize Was? “[T]he new prize in the box of Cracker Jack is, that’s right, the Nobel Peace [...] [...] Peace Prize and thought it was a The Onion gag. And she blogged about it in a post titled “I Just Opened a Box of Cracker Jack. Guess What the Prize Was? “[T]he new prize in the box of Cracker Jack is, that’s right, the Nobel Peace [...]

]]> By: Patterico’s Pontifications » Sadly, No! Sees the RACISMS!! in Tammy Bruce’s Photo of Her Pet http://tammybruce.com/2009/10/i-just-opened-a-box-of-cracker-jack-guess-what-the-prize-was.html#comment-116982 Patterico’s Pontifications » Sadly, No! Sees the RACISMS!! in Tammy Bruce’s Photo of Her Pet Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:21:18 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/?p=26992#comment-116982 [...] undeserved receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize, and she posted a blog post about it titled: I Just Opened a Box of Cracker Jack. Guess What the Prize Was? The answer, of course, was: The Nobel Peace Prize! . . . [T]he new prize in the box of Cracker Jack [...] [...] undeserved receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize, and she posted a blog post about it titled: I Just Opened a Box of Cracker Jack. Guess What the Prize Was? The answer, of course, was: The Nobel Peace Prize! . . . [T]he new prize in the box of Cracker Jack [...]

]]> By: JHSII http://tammybruce.com/2009/10/i-just-opened-a-box-of-cracker-jack-guess-what-the-prize-was.html#comment-116960 JHSII Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:28:23 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/?p=26992#comment-116960 In celebration of Obama winning the Nobel peace Prize North Korea has fired off two short-range missiles and Iran has dismissed Obama's warning that we wouldn't wait forever. http://michellemalkin.com/2009/10/12/nobel-appease-prize-fireworks-north-korea-launches-more-missiles/ My suggestion is to rename the Nobel peace Prize as the Neville Chamberlain Appeasement Award. It's more fitting. In celebration of Obama winning the Nobel peace Prize North Korea has fired off two short-range missiles and Iran has dismissed Obama’s warning that we wouldn’t wait forever.

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/10/12/nobel-appease-prize-fireworks-north-korea-launches-more-missiles/

My suggestion is to rename the Nobel peace Prize as the Neville Chamberlain Appeasement Award. It’s more fitting.

]]> By: JLThorpe http://tammybruce.com/2009/10/i-just-opened-a-box-of-cracker-jack-guess-what-the-prize-was.html#comment-116942 JLThorpe Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:44:53 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/?p=26992#comment-116942 One argument I've heard (from McCain and I think others) is that we should be proud the United States President won the Nobel Peace Prize. The problem is that you can't be proud of someone winning an award if they did not deserve it. If someone wins a first place trophy for running a race, and the person actually came in 49th place, we're not going to be proud. We're going to feel cheated. Remember back during the 2002 Winter Olympics, when, I think, the Canadian skating team had a better score than, I think, the Russian team, but the Canadians won the silver and the Russians won the gold. I don't think anyone was proud that Russia won a gold medal when the Canadians deserved it. One argument I’ve heard (from McCain and I think others) is that we should be proud the United States President won the Nobel Peace Prize. The problem is that you can’t be proud of someone winning an award if they did not deserve it. If someone wins a first place trophy for running a race, and the person actually came in 49th place, we’re not going to be proud. We’re going to feel cheated. Remember back during the 2002 Winter Olympics, when, I think, the Canadian skating team had a better score than, I think, the Russian team, but the Canadians won the silver and the Russians won the gold. I don’t think anyone was proud that Russia won a gold medal when the Canadians deserved it.

]]> By: navajosierra http://tammybruce.com/2009/10/i-just-opened-a-box-of-cracker-jack-guess-what-the-prize-was.html#comment-116925 navajosierra Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:08:51 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/?p=26992#comment-116925 I love the racoon and the cracker jack box, how he has his little legs curled around the box, digging, digging. I had a bad vibe that this would happen, but I am still amazed! I mean this Kool Aid, this suck up juice, is available everywhere. Even in my most dense unawakened state, I cannot see what they see! Neptune rules. The fog is everywhere and dense. I love the racoon and the cracker jack box, how he has his little legs curled around the box, digging, digging. I had a bad vibe that this would happen, but I am still amazed! I mean this Kool Aid, this suck up juice, is available everywhere. Even in my most dense unawakened state, I cannot see what they see! Neptune rules. The fog is everywhere and dense.

]]> By: animalfarm http://tammybruce.com/2009/10/i-just-opened-a-box-of-cracker-jack-guess-what-the-prize-was.html#comment-116923 animalfarm Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:20:03 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/?p=26992#comment-116923 The Nobel system is finally getting more in line with the program. The selection process is no longer based on recipient merit, but on vague notions of feel-goodness. Excellent. But what about this 'competition' and 'winner' business?. These words imply violence and hierarchy. We all know nothing is better than anything else, for everything is relative. The committee must stop utilizing the capitalistic concepts of "award", "winner", "judges", etc. Further, we all agree that the prize, I mean monetary disbursement, is bank-executive vulgar. This obscene amount insults the less fortunate. For social justice to prevail, the proper amount should equal the averaged annual salary of a citizen of the world, anything more is simply unconscionable. For now, the obscene money award must be redistributed to the needy. I suggest ACORN as the perfect entity to oversee the fair administration of this monetary injustice. The Nobel system is finally getting more in line with the program. The selection process is no longer based on recipient merit, but on vague notions of feel-goodness. Excellent. But what about this ‘competition’ and ‘winner’ business?. These words imply violence and hierarchy. We all know nothing is better than anything else, for everything is relative. The committee must stop utilizing the capitalistic concepts of “award”, “winner”, “judges”, etc. Further, we all agree that the prize, I mean monetary disbursement, is bank-executive vulgar. This obscene amount insults the less fortunate. For social justice to prevail, the proper amount should equal the averaged annual salary of a citizen of the world, anything more is simply unconscionable. For now, the obscene money award must be redistributed to the needy. I suggest ACORN as the perfect entity to oversee the fair administration of this monetary injustice.

]]> By: daredevilaccordian http://tammybruce.com/2009/10/i-just-opened-a-box-of-cracker-jack-guess-what-the-prize-was.html#comment-116921 daredevilaccordian Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:41:49 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/?p=26992#comment-116921 "I'm not sure what the international community loved best; his waffling on Afghanistan, pulling defense missiles out of Eastern Europe, turning his back on freedom fighters in Honduras, coddling Castro, siding with Palestinians against Israel, or almost getting tough on Iran." - Rep. Gresham Barrett (R), SC “I’m not sure what the international community loved best; his waffling on Afghanistan, pulling defense missiles out of Eastern Europe, turning his back on freedom fighters in Honduras, coddling Castro, siding with Palestinians against Israel, or almost getting tough on Iran.” – Rep. Gresham Barrett (R), SC

]]> By: Maynard http://tammybruce.com/2009/10/i-just-opened-a-box-of-cracker-jack-guess-what-the-prize-was.html#comment-116913 Maynard Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:11:20 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/?p=26992#comment-116913 In an odd way, I'm actually grateful to the Nobel committee for making things clear. Correct me if I'm wrong, but my general understanding is that the Prize is given in recognition of some concrete accomplishment. In recent memory they've sometimes jumped the gun with respect to the Peace Prize, and that hasn't necessarily worked out very well. Kissinger shared a prize for the Vietnam War, and Arafat for the Palestinians, and of course Al Gore is a work in progress. But those examples, however questionable you may find them, at least have <i>something</i> behind them. Obama's been in office since January, still flailing to implement his policies (other than reading from a teleprompter and running up the debt), and the world situation hasn't exactly turned around (nor could any reasonable person expect it to). Can anyone intelligently argue that this move is anything other than pure politics? We don't have to make jokes; the situation speaks for itself. It may be the fundamental purpose of this "Peace Prize" is to suggest that Obama should take the military option off the table with respect to Iranian nukes. Iran seems the likely flashpoint for war in the near term. It would be ironic if we repeat the sequence in the run-up to World War II and faced a global holocaust because we lacked the will to stomp out a brush fire. All in the cause of "peace", of course. In an odd way, I’m actually grateful to the Nobel committee for making things clear.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but my general understanding is that the Prize is given in recognition of some concrete accomplishment. In recent memory they’ve sometimes jumped the gun with respect to the Peace Prize, and that hasn’t necessarily worked out very well. Kissinger shared a prize for the Vietnam War, and Arafat for the Palestinians, and of course Al Gore is a work in progress. But those examples, however questionable you may find them, at least have something behind them. Obama’s been in office since January, still flailing to implement his policies (other than reading from a teleprompter and running up the debt), and the world situation hasn’t exactly turned around (nor could any reasonable person expect it to). Can anyone intelligently argue that this move is anything other than pure politics? We don’t have to make jokes; the situation speaks for itself.

It may be the fundamental purpose of this “Peace Prize” is to suggest that Obama should take the military option off the table with respect to Iranian nukes. Iran seems the likely flashpoint for war in the near term. It would be ironic if we repeat the sequence in the run-up to World War II and faced a global holocaust because we lacked the will to stomp out a brush fire. All in the cause of “peace”, of course.

]]> By: dr4ensic http://tammybruce.com/2009/10/i-just-opened-a-box-of-cracker-jack-guess-what-the-prize-was.html#comment-116912 dr4ensic Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:33:13 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/?p=26992#comment-116912 I think BO was shorted...there's supposed to be a red clown nose that comes with that particular prize. Perhaps he needs to go back through that box of Cracker Jacks. It's probably at the bottom. I think BO was shorted…there’s supposed to be a red clown nose that comes with that particular prize. Perhaps he needs to go back through that box of Cracker Jacks. It’s probably at the bottom.

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