Obama Wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

[Ben Kenobi]

If there's ever a Nobel prize for spreading homophobia and/or making up ****, you're the 1st person I'd nominate.

Isn't that what the peace prize is all about? I'm way overqualified...

[Drake Tungsten]

If spreading homophobia were a qualification for the Nobel Peace Prize, a gay man like Yasser Arafat would never have won. Hatred toward Jews may be ok with the Nobel committee, but hatred toward gays certainly isn't.

Making **** up does seem to be a major qualifier, however, as evidenced by Al Gore's win.

[OzzyKP]

What's the monetary award that accompanies it? Or is that just for the real categories?

$1.4 mil, and Obama said he'd donate it to charity.

[ColdWizard]

I'm going to nominate Ozzy next year for his vision of a world where children can vote

[Winston]

$1.4 mil, and Obama said he'd donate it to charity.

And for that, he'll probably win it again next year.

[Patroklos]

Very impressive. He managed to thread the needle between rejecting the prize and being an arrogant ass.

He did the best he could under the circumstances, he comes off as a pretender no matter what he does. Do the Norwegians harbor some secret hatred for Obama for something?

It was still quite arrogant, but again it was a lose lose.

[Japher]

I bet you Obama is named Miss America this year.

And Mr. Universe.

And NFL MVP.

And wins the Cy Young... no, wait, he hasn't said "Cy" yet

[OzzyKP]

I'm going to nominate Ozzy next year for his vision of a world where children can vote

Thanks! I promise to donate my award to charity too!

[ColdWizard]

I've already cast my vote for Obama for Heismann. Check the college football thread in the sports forum for links.

[Theben]

Thanks! I promise to donate my award to charity too!

Aren't you a charity case?

[OzzyKP]

Everybody wins.

[Lord Avalon]

Thanks! I promise to donate my award to charity too!

The Lord Avalon Foundation will be happy to accept.

[MOBIUS]

Totally ****ing ridiculous from a bunch of condescending liberal Euros with nothing better to do with their lives...

If anything this will make things more difficult for him as it will help focus his enemies into doing their level best to thwart him at every turn!

This is one of those aspirational awards based on what the Nobel ***** hope he can achieve (which now the Republicans will try to wreck!). The last time this was done when Woodrow Wilson won it, he pretty much failed to achieve the things he was awarded the prize for.

The Nobel Peace Prize is dead in my eyes. But then it has been when I realised they awarded the damned thing to Menachem Begin - not to mention the fact that Gandhi was never awarded the prize despite being nominated five times!!!

I was going to post a big rant about this this morning - but I am currently on holiday and have better things to do during the day...

[Patroklos]

not to mention the fact that Gandhi was never awarded the prize despite being nominated five times!!!

If I remember correctly he was a dead ringer for it the last time, except he died. They do not give them out postumously for obvious reasons.

[Chemical Ollie]

I intend to write a book within the next decade. Based on this, I expect to get the Literature price next year.

I have some good ideas on my job. Based on this, I hope to get the Chemistry price next year.

I know how to fix the economy - hey stupids, don't waste money on crap! Now I expect to get the Economy price as well.

My wife has great boobs. That should earn me the Physics price.

I have stopped beating my wife - that should be awarded with the peace price!

I'm drunk - does that earn me the Medicine price or what? Why else does it exist?

Damn - I'm going for a Nobel Grand Slam 2010!