OK, now a serious comment

OK, there is a lot of chatter out there about the Nobel Peace Prize being a racial issue.  O supporters say opposition is racist.  Some O opposers say it could be an affirmative action award.

To all these people, I say, "bunk!"

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to men and women of all races, nationalities, colors, creeds and religions.  Here is a brief list of just some of the winners:

Yasser Arafat

Desmond Tutu

Mother Theresa

George Marshall

Nelson Mandella

Kofi Annan

Kim Dae Jung

Jimmy Carter

Wangari Maathai

Ang San Suu Kyi

Lech Walesa

Martin Luther King

Seriously, now.  Does that look like a non-diverse group?  There is NOTHING racial - in ANY way - about the selection.  There should be nothing racial about the analysis.

Obama did not win for being black.  He did not win for being the first black President.  You can think his win makes a mockery of the prize without being a racist.  You can believe he has done nothing to deserve the award without being racist.

It's funny... all the "experts" out there said the election of Obama ushered in a post-racial era.  Now Obama wins a PEACE prize, supposedly for showing the potential of all of us gettin' along, and people from all directions are bringing race into it.

Comments

[V the K]

Off-topic, but, "Pssst, Gullyborg, over here:

http://kurlander.blogspot.com/2009/10/20000-in-tuition-well-spent.html

[Di]

For all the "post-racial-ness" Obama's election was supposed to usher in, no one brought up race even during the campaign season ... except Obama & Co.

No one makes racial comments ... except Obama & Co.

People who oppose ObaMao tend to go out of their way to *not* mention race for fear of being called a raaaaaaacist!

[Mike/]

Di makes some interesting comments. Stratfor did a neat analysis of the award; and, as usual, it all turns out to be about political ideology. See it here:

http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20091012_nobel_geopolitics