Hello Dear Readers,
Barack Obama has has won a Nobel Peace Prize, for what I understand to be, effort. I was always under the impression that prizes were awared to people who did something. The Nomination deadline was 2 weeks in to the Obama Presidency, and at that time, Obama's biggest task was which dog to choose for his girls. Obama maybe won for his oral presentation on why he should win it. This is nothing short of bastardization of the Nobel Peace Prize. This sets a really low bar for others who will undoubtedly follow. I understand the significance of an Obama presidency, but then all who come after will need to be similarly recognized.
A similar event took place when Latinos wanted to have Roberto Clemente's number tetired in baseball in for every team. A segment of the population said it would dimish the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player. Roberto Clemente derived his fame by being a good player, but a great HUMANITARIAN.
Clemnte died while trying to deliver supplies to a latin nation after a devastating earthquake. The fact that his number is not retired is a farce, and any who oppose the idea really need to take a step back and remember how it felt to not have jackie Robinson's number retired. But back to the show. This is very bad for Obama in the eyes of the world, because now he is open to the scrutiny of his failed plans such as Guantanamo Bay, Health Care, Cash for Clunkers, the Failed Olympics bid, etc. He his greatest accomplishment so far is calling kanye a jackass, and having beer with a cop, and a racist professor. But fucking hey, at least he TRIED.
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