Ig Nobels

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Anyone who thinks Obama, or any other American president, will or even can 
be remarkably better, remarkably more honest and "transformative" than his 
predecessors, hasn't been paying much attention to history. Yes, I think 
Bush was [insert your preferred derogatory word or phrase], and yes, I am 
glad Obama won. However, I never expected a new day in American politics. He 
is undoing some damage Bush inflicted, particularly in international 
relations. But Guantanamo, redition, and the persecution of two wars are 
still run out of the White House.

Obama has kept some of the worst powers (some cut from whole cloth) Bush 
added to the Presidency. This should not be a surprise. It goes against 
human nature to give away power.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "alice wellintown" <alicewellintown at gmail.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: Ig Nobels


> You boyz need to check in for a reality check up. Why anyone with half
> your brains would talk such utter nonsense about American Politics can
> only be explained by extreme delusions of grandeur, extreme naive
> idealism turned bitter cynicism. Both need to be checked  by anyone
> who hopes to say something intelligent about the current state of
> America. The President was awarded a Nobel. A smart move by the Nobel
> folks. Will certainly make a difference. That is, of course, what
> anyone with half a brain wants to see: change. To make change the
> President must sell his ideas. He's a good salesman. He wraps up his
> ideas in hope and inspires people, especially the young and those of
> any age, citizens of any nation, who have not surrendered to cynicism.
> Not too bad. Much better than what we've suffered since JFK if not
> since FDR. That one would expect the President to dismantle the
> American Military Industrial Complex in his first term or in his
> second should he be fortunate enough to win one, is rediculous.
> Certainly, we should expect that the President answer his critics who
> have noticed that he has failed to deliver on several key campaign
> promises and has clearly shifted to the Right of the Right of Center
> position he ran on. This is not a shock. Anyone who knows even a
> little about politics in America expected this would happen. Pop the
> tires on the Presidential band wagon and what will you get? A
> Republican. Sure would be the best of all possible worlds if we didn't
> have a one party system that only serves up one meal seasoned for
> slightly different tastes, but that's what's on the table. The Nobel
> folks are lot smarter than the P-List gives them credit for. They've
> done something clever here.
>


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