Yesterday, President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. I raced to my calendar, having to make sure that the date was not April 1st.This is concrete proof that the Nobel Committee's standards are falling like a stone. Just a couple of years ago, they at least made Al Gore come up with a massive work of fiction to win.
On the other hand, there is good news from this announcement. There are no longer any actual qualifications for the Nobel Peace Prize. It looks like now, they're just handing it out randomly, like the lottery. So, next year, I'm submitting my own name. You should, too. (You do know that it includes 1.4 million dollars, right? It's not just a little trophy that sits on your desk.)
Where's Ashton Kutcher when you need him most? (And Lord strike me dead, I never thought I'd say those words.)
