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To: ManyMoose who wrote (74813)	10/9/2009 12:46:29 PM
From: Oeconomicus	3 Recommendations Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 90947

Not really. This makes three (and arguably five) of the last eight prizes that would more accurately be called the 'NoBush Peace Prize.' Hell, maybe six of nine. A month after 9/11 they gave it to the UN and Kofi "oil-for-fraud" Annan.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (74813)	10/9/2009 2:24:02 PM
From: RinConRon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

I think it's great. It further highlights the farce that the Nobel has become.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (74813)	10/10/2009 3:42:53 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

I have an easier time believing this than Obeyme winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Circle flies A cowboy from Texas attends a social function where Barack Obama is trying to gather more support for his Health Plan. Once Obama discovers the cowboy is from President Bush’s home area, he starts to belittle him by talking in a southern drawl and single syllable words. As he was doing that, he kept swatting at some flies that were buzzing around his head. The cowboy says, "Y'all havin' some problem with them circle flies?" Obama stopped talking and said, "Well, yes, if that's what they're called, but I've never heard of circle flies." "Well Sir," the cowboy replies, "circle flies hang around ranches. They're called circle flies because they're almost always found circling around the back end of a horse." "Oh," Obama replies as he goes back to rambling. But a moment later he stops and bluntly asks, "Are you calling me a horse's ass?" "No, Sir," the cowboy replies, "I have too much respect for the citizens of this country to call their President a horse's ass." "That's a good thing," Obama responds and begins rambling on once more. After a long pause, the cowboy, in his best Texas drawl says, "Hard to fool them flies, though."