I got the impression it was the Nobel committee's way of saying, "See? If you're not an international asshole you might get nice things," aka, "Thank you for not being Bush."
Yeah, that sounds about right.
Yes, there is. There's a hurry, Xander. I'm dying...I may have as few as fifty years left.
Anya ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Oct 09, 2009 3:04:47 am PDT #12968 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sue - Oct 09, 2009 3:11:59 am PDT #12969 of 30001
hip deep in pie
That Nobel committee really upped their HSQ. It does feel somehow like there's several lines of subtext in the award. One is "Thank you for not being Bush." But I think there's also a little of "Yay America! you elected a black dude." and some, "Take that, you crazy whack-a-doodle conservatives."
Sue - Oct 09, 2009 3:20:23 am PDT #12970 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Sue! Did you manage to find a cat-sitter? If you haven't, I could drop by once a day to feed them.
Oh Lousie, thank you!!! I haven't and I will take you up on that. Insent
Laura - Oct 09, 2009 4:31:53 am PDT #12971 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
"See? If you're not an international asshole you might get nice things,"
Good a reason as any. It is certainly fodder for the news people for a day or two. My first two thoughts after coffee: 1. It is nice that I am not the only one with confidence in the man. 2. I wish I could have been at the Cheney breakfast table this morning.
Jessica - Oct 09, 2009 4:37:04 am PDT #12972 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
aka, "Thank you for not being Bush."
Yup. Exactly my impression. Which...okay, I guess. There really wasn't anyone this year who, like, did stuff?
§ ita § - Oct 09, 2009 4:40:17 am PDT #12973 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Slow peace year.
tommyrot - Oct 09, 2009 4:42:12 am PDT #12974 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It kinda' makes me think of all the Medals of Freedom that Bush gave out to... people who didn't promote freedom.
Amy - Oct 09, 2009 4:48:03 am PDT #12975 of 30001
Because books.
tommyrot - Oct 09, 2009 4:48:35 am PDT #12976 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Theodosia - Oct 09, 2009 5:03:43 am PDT #12977 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I got to break the news to my roommate while she was brushing her teeth. She choked, most gratifyingly.
I suppose the whole thing about stopping torture as a policy also played into the decision. If they'd just waited until he'd actually, you know closed Guantanamo already and finished making decisions on who gets prosecuted and who gets released w/o a trial because the US FUCKED UP the cases against some of them so badly.