Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace prize and I’m still reeling at the shock. Most of us are, I should think.
Here are my theories as to how it might have come about:
1. Unlike in most of the rest of the world Øbama Køøl Aid (TM) remains Oslo’s most popular beverage.
2. The Norwegian prize committee’s sense of irony is growing ever more sophisticated, as it hinted when it gave the prize in 2002 to comedy ex-president Jimmy Carter, and hinted more strongly when it gave the prize in 2007 to climate-fear-promoting comedy failed-president Al Gore.
3. The other candidates on the shortlist were Robert Mugabe; Osama Bin Laden; Ahmed Jibril; and the late Pol Pot.
Or
4. He is the Messiah, you must accept his overwhelming brilliance without question, you must accept his overwhelming brilliance without question et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseam……..
5. The vote rigging actually worked this time (after the spectacular failure over the Olympic bid)
6. A comedy gaffe occured of ‘Jack Palance at the Oscars size proportions’ thus ensuring the wrong person won.
I heard you on the Michael Savage show, James. I’ve added your blog to my favourites. Have you noticed that we now have our own ‘Community Organisers’? God help us…
http://38degrees.org.uk/pages/the-team/ – (with an actual ‘Community Organiser’ from the Obama election run! I guess that makes him a celebrity or something.)
Their current campaign, what else? – ‘STAND UP FOR THE BBC’. In which they appear to be extremely concerned about the BBC receiving ‘drip-drip’ criticism.
“Peace” has zilch to do with life on Planet Earth.