The Anti-Bush Nobel Peace Prize

“The Anti-Bush Nobel Peace Prize” is a blog post from The Smirking Chimp defending the recent Nobel Peace Prize recipient, President Obama. In the blog writer Cenk Uygur slaps the wrists of the republican haters claiming they’re still upset that George Bush is no longer in power. Uygur believes that Obama received the award not so much for what he has accomplished so far, but for simply not being George W. Bush. Yes, this is really his main argument.

Being that The Smirking Chimp is a very liberal site, the intended audience would also be those who call themselves liberals. I can’t imagine Rush Limbaugh is a religious follower. Cenk Uygurs credibility is only that he has been a member of The Smirking Chimp for over three years.

The post straddles the hypocritical line. Uygur stated, “the next time you talk about the President a little respect is on order.” This coming from a blogger who writes for a site which states it’s “in dishonor of the worst president in U.S. history” with a comical ape-like picture of George Bush, mouth gaping, with a return to sender stamp over his head. His accusations that the reason people are upset over Obama’s win is because they’re still sour George Bush is out I think are not true. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist in the Congo who is putting vicious rape victims back together was one of nominees favored to win, and in my opinion should have won. Their argument is that Mukwege, or Afghan women’s rights activist Sima Samur have actually done things to save lives, when Obama hasn’t been in office long enough to make real changes.Yes, he has made big plans, but he simply hasn't been able to enact much due to not even being in office a year. Now I am sure there are those far right individuals who fit the crazy republican bush lover stereotype the author bashes, but those are the exceptions, not the norm.

I think the hardest thing for conservatives to comprehend is why the President won. Many do not know the actual reason for the prize. According to the founder of the prize, Alfred Nobel the Nobel should be awarded to "the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." This is the reason he has won, for his "efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

This blog is another prime example of how far partisanship has gone off the deep end. People these days are more focused on who’s liberal or conservative instead of stopping and listening to the real issues on both sides and finding a way together as a nation to solve them.