Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan poses in Geneva, following a meeting in which he agreed to chair the committee which will award a US$5 million dollars prize for achievement in African leadership, founded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.(AFP/Chris Young)
To: NormsRevenge
The title made me think of "game show host"...
"Come on down, and pick what's behind Curtain Number Two!"
2 posted on
04/01/2007 7:55:50 PM PDT by
Old Sarge
(+ /_\)
To: NormsRevenge
This is a joke,right?If Kofi is going to administer the prize then I would expect the payout to suddenly drop to maybe 3 million.Where's the rest of the money,kofi don't know.
4 posted on
04/01/2007 7:58:49 PM PDT by
Farmer Dean
(Every time a toilet flushes,another liberal gets his brains.)
To: NormsRevenge
Is that his middle finger there, on his cheek?
It would fit his attitude towards the world during his tenure as Corruption-General of the U.N.
To: NormsRevenge
Lemme guess--Kofi's son (KoKo? DeCaf?) is in the running...?
7 posted on
04/01/2007 8:15:16 PM PDT by
randog
(What the...?!)
To: NormsRevenge
awarded to departing African statesmen for promoting good governanceSounds like there will be a dearth of candidates, just Mugabe, Amin,.....
8 posted on
04/01/2007 8:17:01 PM PDT by
expatpat
To: NormsRevenge
Self-aggrandizement award.
9 posted on
04/01/2007 8:28:09 PM PDT by
endthematrix
(Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.)
To: NormsRevenge
The yearly allocation for the prize is actually a little less than a Nobel, but since they'll only end up awarding it once every 10 years or so it'll add up.
10 posted on
04/01/2007 8:30:33 PM PDT by
RonF
To: NormsRevenge
Was there ever a more feckless man of position considered a gentleman?
11 posted on
04/01/2007 8:30:49 PM PDT by
MHGinTN
(If you've had life support. Promote life support for others.)
To: NormsRevenge
What's next? Robert Mugabe gets the Nobel Prize for population control?
12 posted on
04/01/2007 8:33:58 PM PDT by
mkjessup
(If Reagan were still with us, he'd ask us to "win one more for the Gipper, vote for Duncan Hunter!")
To: NormsRevenge
"Billions of dollars are thrown at African countries. ......to absolutely no avail.
13 posted on
04/01/2007 8:51:07 PM PDT by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: NormsRevenge
Mission Possible
"As always, should you or any of your committee be caught looting the prize vault, the secretary will disavow any knowledge or your actions. Good luck, Kofi."
15 posted on
04/01/2007 8:58:44 PM PDT by
vamoose
To: NormsRevenge
His new employers aren't very bright, are they?
16 posted on
04/01/2007 8:59:17 PM PDT by
skr
(Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit. -- Ronald Reagan)
To: NormsRevenge
I'll bet his expense account is bigger than the prize.
17 posted on
04/01/2007 9:51:59 PM PDT by
fat city
(What part of cognitive dissonance don't you understand?)
To: NormsRevenge
Wow!
Is this akin to a grade three student giving grade one students an award for the best fingerpainting?
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