Woah

[heidi]

They just awarded Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize.

Has it ever been given to a head of state within 9 months of his or her taking office?

Oh, the right wingers' heads will explode! Can't wait to see how this is covered. Were there any rumors of this beforehand? And is a nobel better than bringing Olympics to Chicago?

(and since I'm being political, kudos to both Florida's senators for voting for Franken's bill that would strip govt contracts from companies that require binding arbitration for employees who are sexually assaulted at work. The 30 republicans who voted against it? I have no words for their vile-ness.)

(btw, still have not seen Show. I had a sleepless kid from 915 thru 230 am last night. No spoilers, please - except I know who the Guest Star was.)

Comments

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

It seems a strong component was switching US foreign policy from WE WILL BOMB YOU to Hi! Let's talk about stuff!

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

I was just talking to Lars about it. Part of us think it was perhaps a bit too soon to say, the other part thinks that any president who isn't GWB is an improvement on the chances for world peace ;)

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

any president who isn't GWB is an improvement on the chances for world peace ;)

This.

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

Ditto. He gave most the rest of the planet a chance to sigh in relief, and Hawaii and Kenya (and that one town in Japan) a big reason to celebrate in a way they've never done before. It's the potential, not the specific achievements.

Rachel Maddow did a great 11 minutes on this, as soon as I find the transcript for the video-impaired I'll post it.