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Thread #124217   Message #2744294
Posted By: Genie
12-Oct-09 - 02:16 PM
Thread Name: BS: Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Subject: RE: BS: Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Thinking of the reactions of the far Right bloviators to both Chicago not getting the 2016 Olympics and to Obama's being awarded the Peace Prize, this thought jumps out at me:

When Chicago (the US) was passed over for the Olympics (on the first ballot), a huge headline ran in Right-wing newspapers (echoed by Limbaugh, Beck, etc.):
WORLD REJECTS OBAMA

(The subtext, of course, might include "The world rejects diplomacy, liberalism, egalitarianism, populism, etc. in favor of US exceptionalism, militariasm, Christian theocracy, etc." I.e., "The world is sorry that Obama/Biden defeated McCain/Palin in 2008 and would prefer a continuation of the policies of Bush/Cheney.")

I'm not sure exactly when the Nobel Committee voted - was it after the Olympics committee did? - but it really does kind of seem like the Nobel Peace Prize Committee was replying (to that ridiculous headline:

"OH, YEAH!???   THINK AGAIN!!"