Tag Archives: Nobel Peace Prize

Peace vs. Pacifism

Posted on December 11, 2009 at 7:23 am by Bob Cesca

I only caught this in passing, but as always Lawrence O’Donnell has a very unique way of looking at controversial issues. He mentioned last night on Countdown that the Nobel Peace Prize isn’t the Nobel Pacifist Prize. There’s a very … Continue reading →

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Nobel

Posted on December 10, 2009 at 8:25 am by Bob Cesca

The president’s Nobel acceptance speech was fascinating. Of course it was representative of the Obama pragmatism. But what struck me about this address was that it underlined how this war president, unlike recent other presidents, isn’t a proud war president. … Continue reading →

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Drudge Rules Their World

Posted on October 11, 2009 at 12:41 pm by Bob Cesca

George Will on This Week today: “The award set off a global cry of two words: ‘For what?’” And here was Drudge’s banner headline on Friday. Yet Will had the nerve to indict the Nobel committee’s seriousness?

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Compare and Contrast

Posted on October 10, 2009 at 5:43 pm by Bob Cesca

By way of a contrast to the establishment media and supporter reaction to President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, here’s a flashback to some media and supporter reactions to Bush landing on the USS Lincoln and declaring that “major combat operations … Continue reading →

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Chip Reid Parrots the Hackery

Posted on October 10, 2009 at 4:15 pm by Bob Cesca

The following video of Chip Reid perfectly illustrates Halperin’s capitulating hackery. Turn down the award because the Republicans are pitching a fit. Defund ACORN because the Republicans are pitching a fit. Don’t finance the president’s effort to close Gitmo because … Continue reading →

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National Treasure

Posted on October 10, 2009 at 2:52 pm by Bob Cesca

Congressman Alan Grayson. This guy kicks all kinds of ass. I wonder if he thinks the president should decline the Nobel Prize — you know, just because the Republicans are bitching about it.

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Maddow on the Nobel

Posted on October 10, 2009 at 11:50 am by Bob Cesca

This 11 minute opening segment from Rachel Maddow’s show last night summarizes everything I was thinking and writing about yesterday — and so much more. Standing ovation.

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Quote of the Week

Posted on October 9, 2009 at 10:05 pm by Bob Cesca

“Certainly from our standpoint, this gives us a sense of momentum — when the United States has accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes.” —Assistant Secretary PJ Crowley, a spokesman for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on President Obama’s Nobel … Continue reading →

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Halperin Doesn't Disappoint

Posted on October 9, 2009 at 9:06 pm by Bob Cesca

This evening on the Ed Show, Mark Halperin repeated the same crap that’s been an ongoing blight on both the establishment press, as well as the Democratic Party. It goes like this: Anything that might cause the Republicans to flip … Continue reading →

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Nobel Peace Prize: Historical Precedent

Posted on October 9, 2009 at 7:54 pm by Bob Cesca

History: The Nobel Committee gave South African Bishop Desmond Tutu the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his leadership of efforts to abolish apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid wasn’t fully abolished in South Africa until 1994. The committee could have … Continue reading →

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