Comments on: Obama: Prince of Peace?

By: David Blakeslee

David Blakeslee — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:49:41 +0000

It just keeps getting better!

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-09/obama-wins-heisman-trophy/full/

Money Quote:

It is with deep humility that I accept this prize for the acceptance speech that I delivered with deep humility. In truth, I am in fact humbled by the very power of humility and have real doubts about my own ability to express its very deepness in the face of humilities’ daunting greatness.

“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.” The wizard of Oz.

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:42:16 +0000

Too Orwellian for me.

Me too Carol.

By: carole

carole — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:38:59 +0000

I read that the nominations were collected 11 days after Obama took office.

I do think even he is embarrassed although his trip to Germany after his nomination but much before his election was an attempt to court world and European favor, something I don’t believe a candidate should do. I hope that never happens again. Too Orwellian for me.

By: Debbie Thurman

Debbie Thurman — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:04:55 +0000

Wouldn’t it be great to see someone simply refuse the prize indignantly? Of course, that is not likely to happen, since they only give it to (fill in the blank with the moniker of choice). It’s an exercise in narcissism.

By: carole

carole — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:00:42 +0000

Ahhhhh,

If only Lewis Carroll or George Orwell or Kurt Vonnegut were around to write about this topsy turvey world that just gets more non-sensical every day.

The only way I can fashion any sense of this is to think that the committee wished to influence the President’s decision on troop numbers and strategy in the Afghan/Pakistan theatre.

However, looking back at their previous recent selections in this, their laughable Nobel category, I guess there is no reason to think they use any sense in making their choice. After all…Carter? Arafat? Gore? Kissinger? But not Ghandi? Hey, Hitler was a nominee.

I think they should drop the category altogether. They and the award are becoming a laughingstock. (Even the literary category has yielded silly choices in the past two decades. )