By Steve Sailer
10/10/2009
Since everybody’s handing out awards, I’m going to invent the A.J. Liebling Award — named in memory of the journalist who boasted "I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better" — and give it to Mickey Kaus who posted this on Friday at 2:48 AM (Pacific Time):
What Obama Should Do With His Nobel Peace Prize Posted Friday, October 09, 2009 2:42 AM | By Mickey Kaus
Turn it down! Politely decline. Say he’s honored but he hasn’t had the time yet to accomplish what he wants to accomplish. Result: He gets at least the same amount of glory--and helps solve his narcissism problem and his Fred Armisen ('What’s he done?') problem, demonstrating that he’s uncomfortable with his reputation as a man overcelebrated for his potential long before he’s started to realize it. … Plus he doesn’t have to waste time, during a fairly crucial period, working on yet another grand speech. … And the downside is … what? That the Nobel Committee feels dissed? … P.S.: It’s not as if Congress is going to think, well, he’s won the Nobel Peace Prize so let’s pass health care reform. But the possibility for a Nobel backlash seems non-farfetched. … 2:48 A.M.
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