Showing posts with label Nobel prize winners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nobel prize winners. Show all posts

Thursday, December 11, 2008

You probably heard it here first

Since it wasn't an American who won the Nobel Peace Prize most media in the USA have ignored the man who actually did win it, a diplomat from Finland. His name is Martti Ahtisaari and he's spent his whole professional life working to bring peace to the world. Sure, he's also been in a sauna or two in his day as well and he looks like a villain from the 1960's Batman TV show, but come on, the dude is deserving of the prize.

Congratulations Mr. Martti Ahtisaari for a job well done. And for being a great Finn.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

If only someone would have said something earlier


When the increasingly strong hurricanes start hitting us every three or four weeks, when the Atlantic Ocean conveyor shuts down and permanent winter sets in on northern Europe and Great Britain, when the sea levels rise and all their precious spacious beach houses get washed away, all the Reich wing haters of Al Gore are going to blame him for the drastic consequences of climate change. They're going to scream, "It's his fault for not telling us sooner. It's his fault for not saying it louder and making us listen."

And when their grandchildren and great grandchildren go off to fight wars over water rights and as the human population as a whole gets sloughed off by the planet, they'll wish they'd listened and took positive action instead of sticking their WASPy heads in the sand.