First, Ben Bernake is named Time's 2009 Person of the Year, and then Obama receives a Nobel Peace Prize.
Two nominations and awards that baffle me into thinking the world has lowered their expectations and the bar for success. People are being rewarded for losing billions of dollars and prematurely before achieving goals set out by administrations.
When I was in college, one of my professors awarded everyone a 100 average at the start of the semester, and then it was our job to maintain it with hard work. If you didn't do well on tests or missed many classes, your average would drop significantly in accordance to your performance.
So my question is: If Obama does not make all his promises as President and if Ben Bernake loses even more money, can we take away these prestigious titles?
Regarding Time's man of the year - Hitler, Stalin, and Osama were nominees. Time says it's not about positive or negative, but total impact. If comparing Bernake to those candiates, it make a bit more sense.
ReplyDeleteWith regard to Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize - considering when they had to vote, it just lessens the value of the award. I have heard that they nominated him early because of something that happened with former President Carter. That only makes it more ridiculous in my opinion!
Hugs, counsin Shelly
It just irritates me greatly that people are being rewarded for failure, or in Obama's case, it was an advance on a job he has yet to finish.
ReplyDeleteI am in favour of change that you can see, and so far, America's future remains hazy.
I just cry when I see things like these....as you said the standard bar has dropped!
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