Comments on: Update IV: Pretty Please: A Nobel Peace Prize For My Parrot

By: John Danforth

John Danforth — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:35:35 +0000

I agree with Jamie. Now that Obama has accepted this undeserved (and unconstitutional) present from a foreign government, he must either move towards peace or be skewered for hypocrisy, maybe even from his own supporters. So it might not be a bad thing in the end. But more likely it'll be forgotten, and he'll skate away without a care. I only recently learned anything about birds. What I found out is that they are profoundly sexual beings, and certain of them are lifelong monogamists. I can't be too nice to the female cockatiel that adopted me, or she'll be mean to my girlfriend, who raised her from a baby chick 15 years ago. (I guess the bird is a good judge of character.) They are strong-willed and like to dominate any situation. [Parrots are not just any bird. Read the literature about them. And yes, they bond so intensely to a person that, if allowed, they will play one owner against the other by making one a favorite.] As for dogs, a very few of them have the hearts of lions, and are more manly than most men. Whatever charges you can level against dogs applies to men, too. [Nah; it's the owners.]

By: Mari Tyers

Mari Tyers — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:47:17 +0000

And the Obama prayer, (formerly “the Lord’s prayer) shall read:

Obama, which art Obama, Obama be Obama;
Obama come; Obama be done, Obama as Obama.
Obama this day Obama.
And forgive us Republicanism, as we forgive Republicans.
And lead us not into Bushism; but deliver us from Bush.
For Obama art Obama, Obama, and Obama forever and ever
A-Obama

LOL
There should be a SouthPark episode about this sometime soon. While not as clever as The Simpsons or even Family Guy, SouthPark is probably the only show politically incorrect enough to make fun of the Obama.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:54:51 +0000

This talk of parrots reminds me of my next door neighbors as a child. They too were from South Africa and I spent many a day chasing their beautiful grandaughter at their house. Their parrot introduced me to a sailors vocabulary at a very young age and some unique Dutch words that I cannot remember at this time.

By: Roger Chaillet

Roger Chaillet — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:34:51 +0000

He’s still an empty black suit.

But I repeat myself.

By: George Pal

George Pal — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:13:16 +0000

With so many “awards” around, there is bound to be a shortage of the “accomplished”. [lovely!] Considering the likes of past prize winners; Rigoberta Menchu, Yasser Arafat, Al Gore, and now Obama, “aspirations” is still aiming too high. As it’s playing out, the trend suggests the only criteria for future Nobel Peace Prize winners is… charlatan.

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:14:02 +0000

Obama MEANS peace … and hope … and change … and love. The Peace Prize itself should be named the Obama Prize. Obamakind (formerly “mankind”) shall speak the new Universal language, Obamese.
One no longer will CHANGE lanes when driving but will OBAMA lanes….

And the Obama prayer, (formerly “the Lord’s prayer) shall read:

And all of Obamakind shall say it in unison and achieve a collective Obamagasm.

For in the beginning, Obama created Barack and Michelle – and it was Obama!

Obama be onto you!

By: David Smith

David Smith — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:47:23 +0000

My first reaction to this announcement was dazed confusion and contempt. Upon further reflection, however, I realize this confers far more importance to this prize and the committee that bestowed it. The word “irrelevant” is much more appropriate.

By: M. B. Moon

M. B. Moon — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:42:23 +0000

“…(Darwin help us)…” Jamie

What part of random mutation plus natural selection sounds like it might be helpful?

“Oh Great Impersonal Natural Selection, please be merciful to these unworthy genes so that we may reproduce after our kind.”

When pride comes, then comes dishonor,
But with the humble is wisdom. Proverbs 11:2

Yes, I know you were being very ironic. But it would not surprise me to see Darwin worship take off, thus proving that the religious impulse of mankind cannot be suppressed even when completely idiotic.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:05:11 +0000

Forget the Committee’s motivations for the award or Obama’s worthiness; this is largely irrelevant. The most troubling thing about the president is despite his purported superior intellect, he seems completely ignorant of the metagame being played around him.

For instance, going to Copenhagen to stump for the Olympics was clearly a trap. If Chicago had won the games, the inevitable cost overruns and corruption endemic to that city would have handed his opponents a valuable weapon to use against him. Of course Chicago was denied and he came home with egg on his face. There is a reason previous presidents on both sides of the aisle have declined to stump for the Olympics in person – it’s a catch-22, a no-win situation. Someone with an 75 IQ could realize this.

Now he is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The intelligent choice, the ONLY choice for a sitting president is to decline the award. Accepting it is only going to create massive expectations at home and around the world that no one could possibly meet. He could have won massive amounts of respect and kept his hands untied by respectfully declining the award. Yet his massive ego has him sticking his head right in the hangman’s noose.

There are only a few conclusions to draw: 1)The president is not the genius we think he is [that’s a no-brainer] 2) He is a supreme narcissist, or (Darwin help us) 3) A combination of the two.

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:38:19 +0000

APS- American Parrot Society. I have two dogs, both topping 80 pounds, anybody that wants to come in while I'm gone is welcome to feed them supper. Duke is very intelligent, whereas Abby would be a good companion for Ivan. [LOL] I will be nice about parrots, and enjoy my idoicracy with my buds, thank you. [Well it sounds like you treat them like dogs; not like humans.]