Posted on 10/09/2009 7:06:00 AM PDT by grey_whiskers
Awarded for the same reason he was given scholarships, the Editor of the Harvard Law Review, his political career as a community organizer, state legislator, senator and president—great P O T E N T I A L. All of which adds up to — as Websters Dictionary defines it: 1) “existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality, or 2) : expressing possibility; specifically : of, relating to, or constituting a verb phrase expressing possibility, liberty, or power by the use of an auxiliary with the infinitive of the verb (as in “it may rain”). It may develop into actuality, but I think there’s a greater chance “that it may rain.”
I'm not convinced that's less deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than the current winner.
In other news, Harvard has selected an incoming freshman with pretty good SAT scores and exceptional letters of recommendation as this year’s valedictorian.
John was in the fertilized egg business.
He had several hundred young layers (hens), called 'pullets,' and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs.
He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced.
This took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny bells and attached them to his roosters.
Each bell had a different tone, so he could tell from a distance, which rooster was performing.
Now, he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report by just listening to the bells.
John's favorite rooster, old Butch, was a very fine specimen, but this morning he noticed old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all!
When he went to investigate, he saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing, but the pullets, hearing the roosters coming, could run for cover.
To John's amazement, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it couldn't ring.
He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one.
John was so proud of old Butch, he entered him in the Renfrew County Fair and he became an overnight sensation among the judges.
The result was the judges not only awarded old Butch the No Bell Piece Prize but they also awarded him the Pulletsurprise as well.
Clearly old Butch was a politician in the making.
Who else but a politician could figure out how to win two of the most highly coveted awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the populace and screwing them when they weren't paying attention.
Vote carefully this year, you can’t always hear the bells.
Fresh off Olympic failure, Obama wins “Miss Congeniality.”
It's that good.
Cheers!
Not worth the paper it’s printed on.
President Barack Hussein Obama joins the exalted ranks of Jimmy Carter, the worst president of the 20th Century, and Yasser Arafat, an unrepentent terrorist and murderer. The Nobel committee today awarded Obama the Nobel Peace Prize. Pretty amazing considering Obama has only been president for 9 months and has accomplished nothing worthwhile. He has managed to destroy the American economy, tripled the deficit, and lost 5 million jobs driving the unemployment rate to nearly 10%. He has yet to accomplish one “peaceful” feat.
The Nobel committee said Obama has engendered “hope” by his insistence on disarming America of its nuclear weapons. Maybe they should re-name it the Nobel Hope Prize. Or maybe the Nobel Slobbering Sycophant Liberal Prize.
AW COME ON! don’t you think the (piece) prize will look good on the mantle next to his birth certificate? They both have the same amount of authenticity.
It’s starting to look a lot like Carter ... everywhere I go.
(sung to the tune, It is starting to look a lot like Christmas)
Fitting, an irrelevant prize awarded to an irrelevant President
I already wrote something on another thread but, I like your kitties.
You have a problem with Polka Barrel songs? /s
This is another “I remember exactly where I was when I first found out ...”. moment.
Oh, wait. That's this year's Nobel Piece prize, shared with David Letterman, Gov. Sanford (Appalachian Tail - SC), and Elliot Spitzer.
Cheers!
It is a backhanded compliment, of international ridicule, for doing nothing.
And amazingly, I too am embarrassed for the guy.
Nothing like being given a Raspberry Award for, well.... Nothing.
FReeping, where else?
To the gulag for you Mr.
Stupid is, as Stupid does.
Wanna chocolate?
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