while a startling choice, not yet justified by longer-term, overt & tangible accomplishments on Obama’s part, the award seems to me aspirational rather than merely laudatory – intended to endorse and reinforce the path the President is taking. I’ll drink to that!
It is in keeping with a relatively recent trend in the Nobel awards in non-scientific fields, which can be viewed as commentaries on political or social trends in addition to being recognition for individual efforts.
Oh, and as one of my favorite bloggers put it, it is also in large part a big and richly-deserved “f**k you†to George Bush.
And on that note, allow me to take this opportunity to echo and endorse that sentiment: “George, from both the Nobel Peace Price Committee and me – f**ck you!”
Ahem. Carry on.
Pete! I just replied to your post in the Open House Picks – 6 months later thread.
If you’re thinking of switching sides, some hilarious greeting cards.
http://www.queerty.com/5-ways-to-congratulate-a-homo-or-yourself-for-coming-out-20091008/2/
the tiny link
http://tinyurl.com/ylk43al
One was done by my friend and writer David Ellis Dickerson, who will be reading from his new book in B&N PS 10/22.
My .02:
while a startling choice, not yet justified by longer-term, overt & tangible accomplishments on Obama’s part, the award seems to me aspirational rather than merely laudatory – intended to endorse and reinforce the path the President is taking. I’ll drink to that!
It is in keeping with a relatively recent trend in the Nobel awards in non-scientific fields, which can be viewed as commentaries on political or social trends in addition to being recognition for individual efforts.
Oh, and as one of my favorite bloggers put it, it is also in large part a big and richly-deserved “f**k you†to George Bush.
And on that note, allow me to take this opportunity to echo and endorse that sentiment: “George, from both the Nobel Peace Price Committee and me – f**ck you!”
Ahem. Carry on.
Re: Posted by: benson at October 9, 2009 1:51 PM
Benson, LOL!
good burger burgers are good but not the main reason I go there now. rather it’s milkshake. fries ok
THL, are you around?
I have a question to ask you about blogspot.
Can I email you privately?
FGS?
“5 minute headline and your beating it to death.”
I read that as
“5 minute headshine and your beating it to death.”
Yay Pete!
next subject! LOL