Time Monk on Obama Nobel Peace distraction
My hero George Ure seems to sum things up pretty well here:
"The Nobel Prizes - and especially the 'peace' prize - have always confounded me anyway since they are all based on profits left over from the guy (Alfred Nobel) who invented dynamite and gelignite. So pardon the political incorrectness of this, but as I see it, naming something a 'peace prize' and funding it with dynamite profits is - how do you say this? - a kind of blood money deal by my standards...
So forget that part - that's always been the case, no change there. No, instead I needed to look further to build a list of what Obama has actually done since he got into office.
Has he ended the Iraq occupation? Nope.
Has he ended the Afghanistan war? Uh, well....
Criticized Israel's invasion of Gaza and supported the commission report which identified excess force/war crimes? Nope.
How about defused the Iranian situation and brought their nuclear ambitions to heel? Nope. In fact, Iran's back drum beating this morning saying they will 'blow up the heart of Israel if attacked" this morning. So no, peace is nowhere to be seen in that part of the world.
Has Obama turned America into the Land of Milk and Honey? Nope - hell, it's only a week or two since the acoustic weapons were turned on peaceful demonstrators at the G-20 in Pittsburgh...not exactly Man of Peace kinda stuff...
Has work stopped on detention camps and the $500-million KBR deal on that front? Not that I've heard.
Finished the fence? Hahaha! Pah-leze.....
How about full, open, responsive hearings on Health Care? Nope - that's being run up the financial track to give it wings.
A decisive turnaround in the declining US employment picture? Hang in there...
Full funding for FDIC which is nearly broke? Don't rush things...
Declaration of flu shot rights? Not so's you'd notice, no....
Peace and harmony in the financial world? You put something in that coffee besides sugar?
Well, how about other great initiatives on behalf of peace, then? Only one really weak one that I can figure.."
