I reviewed a blog by Mary Shaw posted on The Smirking Chimp sparked by President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The author goes on to point out some of the more absurd comments made by “hysterical right-wing” supporters. Some of the more absurd quotes note the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded for affirmative action, or should have gone to the tea party goers of the 9-12 Project. The final straw is when Rush Limbaugh states that he and the Taliban agree that Obama does not deserve the prize.
The blogger goes on to support that Republicans and the Taliban are similar because they believe women “should be kept in their place,” giving examples from Glenn Beck who compares Hilary Clinton to a naggin’ wife and Ann Coulter saying women should not be given the right to vote. It goes on to put Rush Limbaugh in an unfavorable light pulling sexist comments he has made about women.
The final points refer to theocracy being similar in Republicans and the Taliban as well as a bonding tie of wanting President Obama to fail.
Where to start... What a wealth of points to be able to poke holes through!! Let’s just go to the all the people chosen to quote, THEY GO FOR THE BIG REACTION. When the sound bites, the analogy or the ideas are more absurd - the public response is more enthusiastic. This equals more followers. Which eventually means more money, and the cycle continues. Maybe some of these people who are delegated large amount of airtime really believe the swill they spew, but I believe most of it is to reinforce the ranks.
Who really believes the Nobel Peace Prize is for affirmative action, should go to the 9-12 Project, women should not vote, that Hilary Clinton comes off as a nagging wife or that Republicans and the Taliban go together on their views. Really this is attention getting at its best or slandering the “competition” at its worst.
I am a conservative who realizes that when the "sides" are taken, whoever can make the other side look more ridiculous, unintelligent, unpatriotic, too patriotic, sexist, racist, or socially unacceptable WINS.
While I do not believe President Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize at this point in his presidency - I believe that his words calling for delaying military strikes without support of outcomes, increasing hospitable democratic policies in the world, and not pushing democracy down everyone’s throat points in the direction that he may be deserving of such an award in the future.
Too bad the committee chose to not wait to see if his actions can match his speeches.
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