One would have expected a candidate who rode the enthusiasm of activists to an upset victory in the Democratic primary to realize that this enthusiasm was an important asset. Instead, however, Mr. Obama almost seems as if he’s trying, systematically, to disappoint his once-fervent supporters, to convince the people who put him where he is that they made an embarrassing mistake.
One would have expected a candidate who rode the enthusiasm of activists to an upset victory in the Democratic primary to realize that this enthusiasm was an important asset. Instead, however, Mr. Obama almost seems as if he’s trying, systematically, to disappoint his once-fervent supporters, to convince the people who put him where he is that they made an embarrassing mistake.
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 should go to Julian Assange (if he lives long enough to receive it).
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 should go to Julian Assange (if he lives long enough to receive it).
Charlie Stross – http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/12/the-nobel-peace-prize-for-2011.html