He Would Make a Great Paegant Contestant
Quick opening thought — I wonder if the guy who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine earned the prize because he wants to find a cure to AIDS. It’s all about intentions!
Those who are defending the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama are saying that it is meant to serve as an encouragement for what he wants to do. It’s to build him up … let him know we are all rooting for him. So, it’s pretty much like giving every kid a participation trophy at the end of the soccer season. We are boosting the President’s self-esteem. Just a little pat on the back. You can do it, champ!
The Nobel committee claimed that the award was given because President Obama wants to rid the world of nuclear weapons. That’s cute. Perhaps he should put on a sash and enter the Mr. Illinois paegant.
This question is for you, President Obama, and will be asked by celebrity judge Vanna White. “If you win the title of Mr. Illinois, how will you use your crown to make the world a better place?”
“I will make all the bad guys throw their weapons into the ocean and then paint pretty rainbows in the sky. After that, we will all hold hands and sing. I will bring world peace, and look good in a swimsuit while doing it.”
We are not going to see a world without nuclear weapons. You are never going to get everyone to play along. We can only hope to create an environment in which it is difficult for evil dictators to get such weapons and in which no one feels compelled to use them.
The Nobel Peace Prize became meaningless after it was awarded to known terrorist Yassar Arafat. But, are you really telling me that no one on this entire planet has made actual accomplishments in peace efforts this past year? No one bringing children of different cultures together through education? No one feeding the hungry in third-world nations so that the chance they turn to violence is lessened? No one capturing the stories of war-torn nations through a camera or a notebook to expose the horror to the world?
Nope. Guess not. We only have a man who was nominated after being in office for less than two weeks based on some nice campaign promises.
If President Obama achieves a greater level of peace and understanding among the nations during his tenure as president, then by all means give him strong consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize. But now? It’s nothing more than a political endorsement.
I sincerely hope that this Peace Prize will be earned in eight years. This one went to Obama more for who is NOT, rather than long-reaching ‘making the peace’.