It does not do him much good where he is now.
Posted on 10/12/2009 2:37:31 AM PDT by Scanian
The fact that I'd ever written a piece on the Noble prize had totally slipped my mind until this past Saturday. (This shows you what writers are like.)
I see little I'd retract at this point. Al Gore's worthless Nobel did in truth mark his high point, from which he has inexorably faded to his current status as the shady salesman for a questionable product. (I'd like to see his balance sheet since September 2008.)
Will Obama match Al's trajectory? I think so. The Norwegians have done our Dear Leader no favor. What the award has done is to mark him permanently as a teacher's pet, that odious figure from everyone's school days who was always first in line, always got the highest marks, and always got the prizes whether deserving or not. Obama is now the international equivalent, his accolades not only undeserved but stolen from those who actually earned them (the Chinese dissidents, to name one such group).
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Getting the Nobel from literally five nobody lefty Norwegians is like getting on the cover of Sports Illustrated. You’re done. Toast. Cooked. There’s a fork in your chest.
Good point. Aung San Suu Kyi has derived some small protection from the flush of prestige her well-earned Nobel Peace Prize brought her, but a lot of Chinese dissidents might find the Nobel an albatross around their necks before a vindictive and confidently malicious Chinese state.
God, I hope so. If so, I hope they give it to Hugo Chavez next, right before he declares war on Colombia. That would about complete the train wreck the Nobel has become.
It does not do him much good where he is now.
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