TOP TEN REASONS OBAMA WON NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Junkyard Ballerina
http://volokh.com/2009/10/09/top-ten-reasons-obama-won-the-nobel-peace-prize/
David Bernstein • October 9, 2009 7:07 am
""With David Letterman somewhat distracted, I thought I’d solicit
nominations for a top 10 list. Here’s a few to start off:
Consolation prize for losing the Olympics
Who gives a rat’s you-know-what about Afghanistan, anyway
The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology were already taken
“We couldn’t give an ‘un-prize’ to George W. Bush, and this was the
next best thing”
For extraordinary diplomacy at the Gates-Crowley “Beer Summit”
UPDATE: “Obama? I thought we were giving it to Osama”
The Norwegians wanted to honor one of their own, and the committee
discovered that Obama was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a Volvo
factory worker. ""
Some reader comments are pretty funny:
He was the 10th caller.
Al Gore had already won.
Michael Jackson was unavailable.
The Committee didn’t count Bill Clinton’s write-in vote . . . for
himself . . . again.
Coming up next: Obama wins Nobel Prize for Physics for walking on
water..
“A ploy by the Swedes to encourage tourism from Kenyan-Americans”
He’s in good company, LeDuc Tho, Arafat, et al.
#6 Dissing the rule of law in Honduras
#5 Dissing the Dali Lama
#4 Dissing Israel
#3 Embracing Dictators
I must say, He did give a nice speech...although when he got to the
actual tough stuff, He faltered, paaaaaaaaauuuuusssssssed and looked
down to read his notes. Hey, he didn't utter even -one- of His
trademark "Uh"'s. Nice touch though, the girls/dogs birthday/three
day weekend. Leave it to girls to keep things in perspective.
Michelle Obama: "That's nice honey. Pick up yer socks." : )
#1 reason Barrack Hussein Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize:
The world wants Him to get back to the heavy-lifting in Afghanistan so
the rest of the world won't have to.
Junkyard Ballerina, Nobull Peace Prize nominee : )
JunkyardBallerina
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> http://volokh.com/2009/10/09/top-ten-reasons-obama-won-the-nobel-peac...
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Another one from Volkh reader:
Where’s Kanye West when you need him?
LOL
Frank
> http://volokh.com/2009/10/09/top-ten-reasons-obama-won-the-nobel-peace-prize/
>
> David Bernstein � October 9, 2009 7:07 am
>
> ""With David Letterman somewhat distracted, I thought I�d solicit
> nominations for a top 10 list. Here�s a few to start off:
>
> Consolation prize for losing the Olympics
>
>
> The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology were already taken
>
> next best thing�
>
> For extraordinary diplomacy at the Gates-Crowley �Beer Summit�
>
> UPDATE: �Obama? I thought we were giving it to Osama�
>
> The Norwegians wanted to honor one of their own, and the committee
> discovered that Obama was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a Volvo
> factory worker. ""
>
> Some reader comments are pretty funny:
>
> He was the 10th caller.
> Al Gore had already won.
> Michael Jackson was unavailable.
> himself . . . again.
> Coming up next: Obama wins Nobel Prize for Physics for walking on
> water..
> He�s in good company, LeDuc Tho, Arafat, et al.
> #6 Dissing the rule of law in Honduras
> #5 Dissing the Dali Lama
> #4 Dissing Israel
> #3 Embracing Dictators
>
> I must say, He did give a nice speech...although when he got to the
> actual tough stuff, He faltered, paaaaaaaaauuuuusssssssed and looked
> down to read his notes. Hey, he didn't utter even -one- of His
> trademark "Uh"'s. Nice touch though, the girls/dogs birthday/three
> day weekend. Leave it to girls to keep things in perspective.
> Michelle Obama: "That's nice honey. Pick up yer socks." : )
>
> #1 reason Barrack Hussein Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize:
>
> The world wants Him to get back to the heavy-lifting in Afghanistan so
> the rest of the world won't have to.
>
> Junkyard Ballerina, Nobull Peace Prize nominee : )
>
>
>
>
>
>
winning chemists. I met them years before they got the prize. They
received the Prizes late in life after a lifetime of work that was
praised by other chemists and changed the direction of chemistry.
Obama's getting a Nobel Prize after having accomplished nothing but
getting elected senator and president really denigrates it.
Yukon
> Junkyard Ballerina wrote:
> >http://volokh.com/2009/10/09/top-ten-reasons-obama-won-the-nobel-peac...
>
>
> > ""With David Letterman somewhat distracted, I thought I’d solicit
> > nominations for a top 10 list. Here’s a few to start off:
>
> > Consolation prize for losing the Olympics
>
>
> > The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology were already taken
>
> > next best thing”
>
> > For extraordinary diplomacy at the Gates-Crowley “Beer Summit”
>
> > UPDATE: “Obama? I thought we were giving it to Osama”
>
> > The Norwegians wanted to honor one of their own, and the committee
> > discovered that Obama was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a Volvo
> > factory worker. ""
>
> > Some reader comments are pretty funny:
>
> > He was the 10th caller.
> > Al Gore had already won.
> > Michael Jackson was unavailable.
> > himself . . . again.
> > Coming up next: Obama wins Nobel Prize for Physics for walking on
> > water..
> > He’s in good company, LeDuc Tho, Arafat, et al.
> > #6 Dissing the rule of law in Honduras
> > #5 Dissing the Dali Lama
> > #4 Dissing Israel
> > #3 Embracing Dictators
>
> > I must say, He did give a nice speech...although when he got to the
> > actual tough stuff, He faltered, paaaaaaaaauuuuusssssssed and looked
> > down to read his notes. Hey, he didn't utter even -one- of His
> > trademark "Uh"'s. Nice touch though, the girls/dogs birthday/three
> > day weekend. Leave it to girls to keep things in perspective.
> > Michelle Obama: "That's nice honey. Pick up yer socks." : )
>
> > #1 reason Barrack Hussein Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize:
>
> > The world wants Him to get back to the heavy-lifting in Afghanistan so
> > the rest of the world won't have to.
>
> > Junkyard Ballerina, Nobull Peace Prize nominee : )
>
> I personally met and am familiar with the work of three Nobel Prize
> winning chemists. I met them years before they got the prize. They
> received the Prizes late in life after a lifetime of work that was
> praised by other chemists and changed the direction of chemistry.
>
> Obama's getting a Nobel Prize after having accomplished nothing but
>
> - Show quoted text -
He's getting it mostly because of his skin color.
I thought we weren't allowed to say denigrate here.
JunkyardBallerina
> Junkyard Ballerina wrote:
> >http://volokh.com/2009/10/09/top-ten-reasons-obama-won-the-nobel-peac...
>
>
> > ""With David Letterman somewhat distracted, I thought I’d solicit
> > nominations for a top 10 list. Here’s a few to start off:
>
> > Consolation prize for losing the Olympics
>
>
> > The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology were already taken
>
> > next best thing”
>
> > For extraordinary diplomacy at the Gates-Crowley “Beer Summit”
>
> > UPDATE: “Obama? I thought we were giving it to Osama”
>
> > The Norwegians wanted to honor one of their own, and the committee
> > discovered that Obama was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a Volvo
> > factory worker. ""
>
> > Some reader comments are pretty funny:
>
> > He was the 10th caller.
> > Al Gore had already won.
> > Michael Jackson was unavailable.
> > himself . . . again.
> > Coming up next: Obama wins Nobel Prize for Physics for walking on
> > water..
> > He’s in good company, LeDuc Tho, Arafat, et al.
> > #6 Dissing the rule of law in Honduras
> > #5 Dissing the Dali Lama
> > #4 Dissing Israel
> > #3 Embracing Dictators
>
> > I must say, He did give a nice speech...although when he got to the
> > actual tough stuff, He faltered, paaaaaaaaauuuuusssssssed and looked
> > down to read his notes. Hey, he didn't utter even -one- of His
> > trademark "Uh"'s. Nice touch though, the girls/dogs birthday/three
> > day weekend. Leave it to girls to keep things in perspective.
> > Michelle Obama: "That's nice honey. Pick up yer socks." : )
>
> > #1 reason Barrack Hussein Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize:
>
> > The world wants Him to get back to the heavy-lifting in Afghanistan so
> > the rest of the world won't have to.
>
> > Junkyard Ballerina, Nobull Peace Prize nominee : )
>
> I personally met and am familiar with the work of three Nobel Prize
> winning chemists. I met them years before they got the prize. They
> received the Prizes late in life after a lifetime of work that was
> praised by other chemists and changed the direction of chemistry.
>
> Obama's getting a Nobel Prize after having accomplished nothing but
> getting elected senator and president really denigrates it.
It was denigrated long ago, in my opinion.
Who is that female winner who stated she has fantasies of killing
President Bush?
Mr.Obama is right Ooops!) about one thing: He is no Nelson Madela.
Here, you can ask Obama a question:
http://nobelprize.org/
Frank
> On Oct 9, 1:35 pm, Frank <frankperiodlogu...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Junkyard Ballerina wrote:
>>> http://volokh.com/2009/10/09/top-ten-reasons-obama-won-the-nobel-peac...
>>> ""With David Letterman somewhat distracted, I thought I�d solicit
>>> nominations for a top 10 list. Here�s a few to start off:
>>> Consolation prize for losing the Olympics
>>> The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology were already taken
>>> next best thing�
>>> For extraordinary diplomacy at the Gates-Crowley �Beer Summit�
>>> The Norwegians wanted to honor one of their own, and the committee
>>> discovered that Obama was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a Volvo
>>> factory worker. ""
>>> Some reader comments are pretty funny:
>>> He was the 10th caller.
>>> Al Gore had already won.
>>> Michael Jackson was unavailable.
>>> himself . . . again.
>>> Coming up next: Obama wins Nobel Prize for Physics for walking on
>>> water..
>>> He�s in good company, LeDuc Tho, Arafat, et al.
>>> #6 Dissing the rule of law in Honduras
>>> #5 Dissing the Dali Lama
>>> #4 Dissing Israel
>>> #3 Embracing Dictators
>>> I must say, He did give a nice speech...although when he got to the
>>> actual tough stuff, He faltered, paaaaaaaaauuuuusssssssed and looked
>>> down to read his notes. Hey, he didn't utter even -one- of His
>>> trademark "Uh"'s. Nice touch though, the girls/dogs birthday/three
>>> day weekend. Leave it to girls to keep things in perspective.
>>> Michelle Obama: "That's nice honey. Pick up yer socks." : )
>>> #1 reason Barrack Hussein Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize:
>>> The world wants Him to get back to the heavy-lifting in Afghanistan so
>>> the rest of the world won't have to.
>>> Junkyard Ballerina, Nobull Peace Prize nominee : )
>> I personally met and am familiar with the work of three Nobel Prize
>> winning chemists. I met them years before they got the prize. They
>> received the Prizes late in life after a lifetime of work that was
>> praised by other chemists and changed the direction of chemistry.
>>
>> Obama's getting a Nobel Prize after having accomplished nothing but
>> getting elected senator and president really denigrates it.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> He's getting it mostly because of his skin color.
> I thought we weren't allowed to say denigrate here.
I knew I picked the proper word:
denigrate
One entry found.
Main Entry: den�i�grate
Pronunciation: \?de-ni-?gra-t\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): den�i�grat�ed; den�i�grat�ing
Etymology: Latin denigratus, past participle of denigrare, from de- +
nigrare to blacken, from nigr-, niger black
Date: 1526
1 : to attack the reputation of : defame <denigrate one's opponents>
2 : to deny the importance or validity of : belittle <denigrate their
achievements>
Now looking at the derivation, maybe my Roman ancestors were racists and
it is in my gene pool ;)
Mack A. Damia
<frankperi...@comcast.net> wrote:
>Yukon wrote:
>> On Oct 9, 1:35 pm, Frank <frankperiodlogu...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Junkyard Ballerina wrote:
>>>> http://volokh.com/2009/10/09/top-ten-reasons-obama-won-the-nobel-peac...
>>>> David Bernstein � October 9, 2009 7:07 am
>>>> ""With David Letterman somewhat distracted, I thought I�d solicit
>>>> nominations for a top 10 list. Here�s a few to start off:
>>>> Consolation prize for losing the Olympics
>>>> Who gives a rat�s you-know-what about Afghanistan, anyway
>>>> The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology were already taken
>>>> �We couldn�t give an �un-prize� to George W. Bush, and this was the
>>>> next best thing�
>>>> For extraordinary diplomacy at the Gates-Crowley �Beer Summit�
>>>> UPDATE: �Obama? I thought we were giving it to Osama�
>>>> The Norwegians wanted to honor one of their own, and the committee
>>>> discovered that Obama was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a Volvo
>>>> factory worker. ""
>>>> Some reader comments are pretty funny:
>>>> He was the 10th caller.
>>>> Al Gore had already won.
>>>> Michael Jackson was unavailable.
>>>> The Committee didn�t count Bill Clinton�s write-in vote . . . for
>>>> himself . . . again.
>>>> Coming up next: Obama wins Nobel Prize for Physics for walking on
>>>> water..
>>>> �A ploy by the Swedes to encourage tourism from Kenyan-Americans�
>>>> He�s in good company, LeDuc Tho, Arafat, et al.
>Main Entry: den�i�grate
>Pronunciation: \?de-ni-?gra-t\
>Function: transitive verb
>Inflected Form(s): den�i�grat�ed; den�i�grat�ing
>Etymology: Latin denigratus, past participle of denigrare, from de- +
>nigrare to blacken, from nigr-, niger black
>Date: 1526
1526 Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 93 To mynysshe, denygrate, or
derke his good name or fame.
>1 : to attack the reputation of : defame <denigrate one's opponents>
>2 : to deny the importance or validity of : belittle <denigrate their
>achievements>
You get as gold star next to your name for the new word.
An extra five minutes at recess, too. You can play on the railroad
tracks today.
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JunkyardBallerina
And more from the same group:
“It’s not easy topping last year for sheer lunacy. Next year: Emperor
Palpatine.”
The Obamanation won because he is the most un-American and wimpiest
president in US history. The rest of the world wants a weak, do-
nothing, American president.
He got Malia & Sasha to stop fighting…
They are still looking for a recipient that makes that Yasser Arafat
award look good.
Because he’s the- OMG- first black president!
Premature Deification
Putin was a shoo-in until that whole “Invade Georgia” thing
He wasn’t eligible for the Academy Award For Best Actor!
He edged out Michael Moore by .0001 points.
Because the Nobel Committee was cheaper to bribe than the IOC.
Like most of the recent recipients, they are more noteworthy for what
they FAILED to deliver.
So they could all meet Oprah at the Awards Ceremony.
Because he made a better music video than Beyonce
Hey, doesn’t the first President of the World deserve it?
Obama was the second choice: They were going to offer it to Mumia Abu-
Jamal until they heard a rumor he once voted Republican.
This whole thing’s been misreported. What Obama got was the No-Belly
Prize for being slim.
Well, cuz his mother-in-law’s in the bedroom next door. Hello!
Wait! I just figured it out….. They meant to award Obama the “NoTell
Piece Pie” award for his taking such a large chunk of the American
economy and not really telling anyone that was what he was doing!
Yukon
> The Obamanation won because he is the most un-American and wimpiest
> president in US history. The rest of the world wants a weak, do-
> nothing, American president.
>
> - Show quoted text -
A truer statement has never been written.
Mike McDonald
<a8bb46aa-51af-4fba...@m3g2000pri.googlegroups.com>,
Junkyard Ballerina <junkyard...@aol.com> wrote:
> The Committee didn�t count Bill Clinton�s write-in vote . . . for
> himself . . . again.
With what we saw in his 2nd term, Clinton almost seemed as if he was
campaigning for the Prize.
Also, from the '08 primaries, it is obvious Clinton & Obama are not
truly on each other's Christmas card lists. Clinton must be beside
himself with rage.
Traditional Conservative
"Mike McDonald" <pastor...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:pastormac1usa-EEF...@nntp.aioe.org...
It's hard to imagine a more worthwhile endeavor than campaigning for the
Nobel Peace Prize by first brokering peace in the Balkans and then spending
months trying to broker peace in the middle east. I'm not surprised the
right was upset, however. You will recall Clinton was criticized for
"nation building" and committing our troops to maintaining peace. Then
along comes Bush with his preemptive defense strategy and his pointless
invasion of Iraq, an invasion first justified by non-existent WMD, then by
nation building. The right applauded his misdeeds.
What would Jesus say?
JunkyardBallerina
> In article
> <a8bb46aa-51af-4fba-a52c-618149404...@m3g2000pri.googlegroups.com>,
> �Junkyard Ballerina <junkyardballe...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > The Committee didn�t count Bill Clinton�s write-in vote . . . for
> > himself . . . again.
>
> With what we saw in his 2nd term, Clinton almost seemed as if he was
> campaigning for the Prize. �
>
> Also, from the '08 primaries, it is obvious Clinton & Obama are not
> truly on each other's Christmas card lists. �Clinton must be beside
> himself with rage.
Remember when the Bush's graciously hosted the unveiling of
presidential portraits?
I wonder if the Obama's keep certain portraits covered.
Mack A. Damia
<junkyard...@aol.com> wrote:
>On Oct 11, 4:13?am, Mike McDonald <pastormac1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> In article
>> <a8bb46aa-51af-4fba-a52c-618149404...@m3g2000pri.googlegroups.com>,
>> ?Junkyard Ballerina <junkyardballe...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> > The Committee didn?t count Bill Clinton?s write-in vote . . . for
>> > himself . . . again.
>>
>> With what we saw in his 2nd term, Clinton almost seemed as if he was
>> campaigning for the Prize. ?
>>
>> Also, from the '08 primaries, it is obvious Clinton & Obama are not
>> truly on each other's Christmas card lists. ?Clinton must be beside
>> himself with rage.
>
>Remember when the Bush's graciously hosted the unveiling of
>presidential portraits?
>I wonder if the Obama's keep certain portraits covered.
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