Obama never saw a camera he didn't love
Alfred Nobel, inventor of Dynamite, was pretty clear about the criteria for awarding the peace prize bearing his name, it goes, “to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” Given those criteria I was surprised that the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to President Barack Obama. It was awarded by the Nobel committee despite Obama meeting none of Nobel’s criteria by the February 1, 2009 nomination deadline…nor since. It must have surprised the President too. In a rare display of truth President Obama said, “I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures honored by this prize.” Truer words….
Interestingly not everyone thought Obama was undeserving, some noted peaceniks fawned all over Obama. Fidel Castro, former Communist Military Dictator of Cuba, said that Obama’s award was a “positive measure”. Ahmed Yousef, deputy foreign minister of (Terrorist Organization) Hamas said, “We congratulate him for this”. Also offering congratulations was Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei (2005 Nobel Peace Prize) who said “Israel is number one threat to Middle East”. What a great bunch to have behind you, eh?
Anyway, now that President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize he’s being considered by a number of other prize committees. It’s expected that Obama will be presented the following awards in 2009 and 2010:
The Academy Award (Oscar): Obama will be presented the Best Picture Oscar for the autobiographical movie of his life that he intends to someday write, direct, and star in. Harrison Ford will deliver the trophy to Obama in France.
The Tony Award: Obama will be presented the Tony for his one-man show based on the memoir he hasn’t written or even conceived of yet. No word yet if the teleprompter will get a nod.
The Pulitzer Prize: Barack Obama’s unwritten memoir easily gets the next Pulitzer. I’m still waiting to find out if the Nobel Committee will revise the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature winners or wait until 2010 to present the award for the unwritten book.
The Grammy Award: The as yet to be recorded spoken-word version President Obama’s memoir that he hasn’t yet written will also garner the Grammy Award in 2010 even though it’s not expected to hit the shelves for several years – if ever.
The Emmy Award: Barack Obama’s planned but not yet produced sock puppet show will get the daytime Emmy for Best Daytime Drama by defeating Susan Lucci. He’ll also get the prime time award for the same show despite it never being shown…ever.
After that who knows? Will he be awarded the NBA Finals MVP trophy or the Cy Young award? The Heisman Trophy? America’s Cup? He’s just as qualified to win those awards as he is to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Maybe I’m too hard on Obama. Maybe he’s actually qualified to win one award…the World Magic Award for making democracy and free markets disappear in his own country.
