President Obama won an anticipatory Nobel Peace Prize
American liberals are celebrating because "The World" loves us again.
Jennifer Rubin throws a bucket of cold water on that notion:
No, it’s a bad thing, a very bad thing, because he got it — as one must to snag a Nobel Peace Prize — by denigrating American values and exceptionialism, demonstrating an aversion to moral clarity, refusing to call out despotic regimes (the Iranian students will be thrilled to know that they give prizes to leaders who think of them as an annoyance), disarming America, repeatedly distorting history to fit false narratives, refusing to stand up to international bullies (excuse me, members in good standing in the international community), and spinning a great deal of hooey about global wealth-sharing and environmental extremism.
And here’s the thing: these regimes don’t like America any more than they used to. They love a U.S. president who shares their disdain for America’s role in the world. So they gave him a prize. “America Isn’t That Great” Man of the Year isn’t something to cheer. Well, unless you work at the White House.
I also like Peggy Noonan's observation that this may give our international superstar president pause:
Assuming the White House did nothing to encourage or lobby for the award, it is not Barack Obama's fault that he has been embarrassed by this honor. And it may possibly hold for him an unanticipated benefit. It may give him pause:
"Look what idiots my biggest international supporters are. I may have to rethink a few things."
1 comments:
Even WaPo and the NY Slimes thought it was bad that he got it. Chairman Zero's coalition of media whores is falling apart.
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