Well. It's a step down from Messiah.
It's a bit like giving the Literature Prize to Rod McKuen, no? Or to Henry Gibson's rhymester character from Laugh-In?
The article notes that the nomination deadline for the 2009 Peace Prize was February 1st. Twelve days after January 20th.
Amazing.
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Henry Gibson's character did more for literature (his verse did, after all, scan and rhyme) than the One has done for peace.
I cannot think of a historical precedent. The Greeks who awarded all the prizes to Nero come to mind, but they were paragons of integrity compared to the Nobel Committee: Nero showed up and took seriously what he was doing, and, being their Emperor, was in a position to help them or hurt them.
Really, one hopes that the Committee was bribed, or had collectively gone out of their minds; otherwise, we will have to invent a new word: “flattery” and “sycophancy” are not enough.
This literally boggles my mind. It is beyond satire.
+JMJ+
I stopped paying attention long before Al Gore won. The Nobel Peace Prize has gone the way of the People Magazine Sexiest Man Alive award.
My reaction was "Huh? This is a joke, right?"
+JMJ+
Funniest reaction ever:
"Where's Kanye West when you need him?"
I'll be chuckling over that all weekend.
Proof, as if we needed it, that modern culture has become frivolous to the point of parody.
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