Yes, it’s one of those events which deserves the Flying Pig Award. From Time Magazine, essentially mocking the growing absurdity of the Urkel Regime.
Talk About Your All-Time Backfires, The Nobel Prize for Effort
The news blindsided even his biggest champions: Barack Obama had joined Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev and the Dalai Lama as a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Former Polish President Lech Walesa, himself a Noble laureate, echoed many when he responded: “So soon? Too early. He has no contribution so far.” Even the Nobel Prize committee acknowledged the award honored Obama’s “efforts” to advance global harmony, rather than concrete achievements to date…
Said Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele: “It is unfortunate that the President’s star power has outshined tireless advocates who have made real achievements working towards peace and human rights.”
This starts a list of Obama’s biggest ‘backfires’ and they even give us a handy-dandy list allowing readers to do their own ranking of Urkel Moments. That’s right. Without the Nobel Prize, I don’t think we’d even be seeing that list.
Thanks Oslo!
More Backlash:
Bobby Muller, who won the Nobel Prize as co-founder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, told The Times: “I don’t have the highest regard for the thinking or process of the Nobel committee. Maybe Norway should give it to Sweden so they can more properly handle the Peace Prize along with all the other Nobel prizes.
Because of the nobel prize location in Oslo, Norway..I am now ashamed to be partly-Norwegian…The real Vikings are gone from Europe…
Qualifications to pursue an Ivy League law degree: radical liberal philosophy
Qualifications to be a good lawyer: connections
Qualifications to be a state legislator: lawyer, community organizer, connections
Qualifications to be U.S. senator? 6 yrs state legislator, connections
Qualifications to be president? 143 days as state senator, connections
Qualifications for nomination for Nobel Peace Prize? 13 days as President
I no longer have respect for, or faith in any of these institutions. As a wide-eyed child I imagined serving this country, or being awarded grand accolades required great personal sacrifice or great moral integrity. Now I see it all as the apathetic masses letting the ambitiously corrupt steal and aggregate power.
“Pigs Fly” – reference from Lewis Carroll:
“Thinking again?” the Duchess asked, with another dig of her sharp little chin.
“I’ve a right to think,” said Alice sharply, for she was beginning to feel a little worried.
“Just about as much right,” said the Duchess, “as pigs have to fly….”
~ Alice in Wonderland, chapter 9~
At the risk of sounding controversial, the following excerpt is from our Declaration of Indepdence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security…”
My question is…do we know when, it becomes OUR DUTY to throw off this Government and provide new Guards? The ideology being pushed upon us do not to me seem to be “light” and certainly not “transiant”. Do we hope the ’10 and ’12 election cycles go the right way and undo all this damage? What if these freaks steal it again in ’10 and ’12 (if we’re not vaporized by then).
Every day, the news seems to be more dire and more dire. We’ve all talked about it here, what this administration is doing: the reductions in arms, the complete lack of support of the military and what that is doing to them, the over the top colusion of the Congress with respect to whatever rules they are passing on to slit the throat of the citizenry, the propping up of our enemies (isn’t that aiding and abedding by the way, I think that’s treason – but it’s in the Constitution, so whatever). I mean – LOOK at it? When do we know? Can someone talk me down off the ledge?!
Any idea who submitted the Urkel nomination? Seems like they would proudly come forward and confesss. Or NOT.
Carol: I believe I heard the nominee submittal names are not released for 50 years. Gee…wonder who came up with that rule…
Are the nominations made public?
The statutes of the Nobel Foundation restrict disclosure of information about the nominations, whether publicly or privately, for 50 years. The restriction concerns the nominees and nominators, as well as investigations and opinions related to the award of a prize.
Thanks for the info. 50 years, wow. How nice it must be to wield so much negative influence anonymously. .. cowards.
Carbon dioxide does not kill us?? I like that user name!
Look at who was passed over in favor of [d]Ear Leader:
Sima Samar, Afghani women’s and children’s rights activist. She defied the Taliban in teaching girls past the age of eight among other pro-women efforts; even during the most brutal days of the regime.
Hu Jia, outspoken critic of the ChiCom government. Was sentenced last year to more than three years in prison for his efforts.
Wei Jingsheng, spent 17 years in ChiCom prisons for criticizing government reforms. Currently lives in the US.
Ingrid Betancourt, held hostage by the the Marxist-terrorist FARC guerilla in Columbia. She spent six years in captivity until rescued by the Columbian Military.
Dr. Denis Mukwege, Congolese doctor who has dedicated himself to helping women and girls who have been victims of horrific sexual violence.
Handicap International and Cluster Munition Coalition, two organizations dedicated to cleaning up landmines that maim people the world over because they can’t be seen that easily.
Yeah, I agree with the FAUXTUS. He doesn’t deserve the Nobel.
Someone else might want to try to confirm this for me but I heard a report that Pelosi and Reid are planning to announce monday that they will award Barack Obama the 2012 presidency based on what he is planning to do in the next 3 years with their help.