Kathianne
12-10-2009, 08:23 PM
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/12/10/snubbed-norwegians-replace-absent-obama-at-event-with-cardboard-cutout/
Snubbed Norwegians replace absent Obama at event with … cardboard cutout; Update: Photo added
POSTED AT 6:14 PM ON DECEMBER 10, 2009 BY ALLAHPUNDIT
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Wait ’til you hear what the event was.
Obama had quite a whirlwind day Thursday – he signed the Nobel guest book, huddled with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, met with King Harald V and Queen Sonja, and delivered an acceptance speech after he was formally presented with the prize. He also joined the king and queen at an evening banquet.
But he skipped out on several other activities, including lunch with the king, a news conference at Oslo’s Grand Hotel, CNN’s traditional interview with the prize winner and a “Save the Children” benefit concert, where organizers replaced him with an Obama cardboard cutout. Obama also won’t be around for Friday’s Nobel Concert.
Presumably this means they stuck a cardboard cutout next to the entrance, but I’ve been cracking myself up imagining that they put it in a seat in the front row or in the presidential box or something just to be extra spiteful. Picture yourself onstage, fiddling away at the violin, and you look out and see a life-size version of this staring back at you.
Not to mention that we have the hopey changey president invoking the neo-con argument of 'just war':
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/world/europe/11prexy.html?_r=1&ref=instapundit
December 11, 2009
Accepting Peace Prize, Obama Evokes ‘Just War’
By JEFF ZELENY
OSLO — As he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, President Obama defended the necessity of some wars, aligned his decision to escalate the combat in Afghanistan with the rationale for other conflicts where the United States has led the fight against oppression and appealed for greater international efforts to achieve peace.
“Make no mistake: evil does exist in the world,” Mr. Obama said. “A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler’s armies. Negotiations cannot convince Al Qaeda’s leaders to lay down their arms.”...
Snubbed Norwegians replace absent Obama at event with … cardboard cutout; Update: Photo added
POSTED AT 6:14 PM ON DECEMBER 10, 2009 BY ALLAHPUNDIT
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Wait ’til you hear what the event was.
Obama had quite a whirlwind day Thursday – he signed the Nobel guest book, huddled with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, met with King Harald V and Queen Sonja, and delivered an acceptance speech after he was formally presented with the prize. He also joined the king and queen at an evening banquet.
But he skipped out on several other activities, including lunch with the king, a news conference at Oslo’s Grand Hotel, CNN’s traditional interview with the prize winner and a “Save the Children” benefit concert, where organizers replaced him with an Obama cardboard cutout. Obama also won’t be around for Friday’s Nobel Concert.
Presumably this means they stuck a cardboard cutout next to the entrance, but I’ve been cracking myself up imagining that they put it in a seat in the front row or in the presidential box or something just to be extra spiteful. Picture yourself onstage, fiddling away at the violin, and you look out and see a life-size version of this staring back at you.
Not to mention that we have the hopey changey president invoking the neo-con argument of 'just war':
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/world/europe/11prexy.html?_r=1&ref=instapundit
December 11, 2009
Accepting Peace Prize, Obama Evokes ‘Just War’
By JEFF ZELENY
OSLO — As he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, President Obama defended the necessity of some wars, aligned his decision to escalate the combat in Afghanistan with the rationale for other conflicts where the United States has led the fight against oppression and appealed for greater international efforts to achieve peace.
“Make no mistake: evil does exist in the world,” Mr. Obama said. “A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler’s armies. Negotiations cannot convince Al Qaeda’s leaders to lay down their arms.”...