Rush Limbaugh nominated for Nobel Peace Prize!

The rules state (I looked them up) that any of the following people may nominate: (1) Members of international courts, (2) unversity rectors or chancellors, (3) members of national assemblies and governments of states, (4) directors of peace research institutes, professors of social science, history, philosophy, law and religion, (5) former winners of the award, and active members of the Nobel Committee.

Some interesting facts...Mahatma Gandhi never won the award although nominated five times (says alot about the Swedes). Marie Curies won twice (Physics in 1093 and Chemicstry in 1911). Otto Heinrich Warburg won the prize for medicine in 1931 and again in 1944...but was prohibited by the Nazis from accepting the award from a decree established in 1937 to prohibit all Germans from accepting Nobel Prizes...same year that Mr. Hitler was nominated and those dang Swedes refused to give him the peace prize.

For the liberal minded Swedes...it is a tool at their disposal to stick various governments....from Burma to the U.S. They are careful to pick only people that will cooperate and make the "finer points speech". Of course, CNN now carries this live to the world and does lengthly interviews (only on CNN international). Most of the world believes chatter and sees all of these peace prize winners as holier-than-thou types. The recent chatter of Jimmy Carter being racist....doesn't stick well...but hey, Jimmy already got his award.

As for Rush. If...and that is a long IF...he were to win...it would be like bringing Billy Graham into New Orleans at his peak. Billy would have preached to the crowd and given them the finer points of salvation. Rush would likely present the same speech...about freedom and liberty. In this case...since Rush knows he won't win...he should actually write the entire text of his acceptance speech...as boldy as he can....and give it to the public the day prior to the winner being announced. His points gained...will make the actual announcement appear foolish and disheartened. Al Gore's entire speech will have to dwell on Global Warming...and his legacy. The only question will be if his old buddy (Bill)...shows up in Oslo to shake Al's hand (my bet is no).

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