Nobel Peace Prize Laid on Empty Chair

[Ragnar]

Video: The empty chair Hot Air

A grand moment from today’s poignant Nobel ceremony, the first since 1936 where neither the Peace Prize winner nor a close relative was permitted to attend. Choosing Liu Xiaobo was the Nobel committee’s way of testing China: After years of economic liberalization, were they ready to make a small concession to political liberalization too? Or would they prefer to follow the Nazi example and keep Liu locked away? We now have our answer; if the award accomplishes nothing else (which may well be the case), there’s at least a bit of extra clarity in that. The only surprise, in fact, is how sustained China’s tantrum over this has been.

Link to explain "the Nazi example"...
Carl von Ossietzky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Obama's statement...
Statement by the President on the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize | The White House

 

[L.K.Eder]

follows the empty suit.

 

[Baruch Menachem]

Better than giving it to an empty suit.


this is the second time this has happened.

First guy was in Dachau at the time and wasn't free to attend.

 

[California Girl]

That's nice. They gave to an empty suit last year. Seems fitting for a chair to 'win' this year.

 

[California Girl]

Three minds in perfect harmony!

 

[L.K.Eder]

you ***** need to be faster on the draw. you are too predictable.

 

[California Girl]

you ***** need to be faster on the draw. you are too predictable.

Check the times.... we all posted at the same time. You just got lucky.

 

[The T]

That's nice. They gave to an empty suit last year. Seems fitting for a chair to 'win' this year.

Or giving it to a blithering idiot that's suckered many into the AGW Scam.

 

[L.K.Eder]

you ***** need to be faster on the draw. you are too predictable.

Check the times.... we all posted at the same time. You just got lucky.

may i introduce you to seconds?

as in sloppy?

i am not proud of picking that low hanging fruit.

 

[California Girl]

you ***** need to be faster on the draw. you are too predictable.

Check the times.... we all posted at the same time. You just got lucky.

may i introduce you to seconds?

as in sloppy?

i am not proud of picking that low hanging fruit.

Your post wasn't there when I posted. Live with it.

 

[L.K.Eder]

Check the times.... we all posted at the same time. You just got lucky.

may i introduce you to seconds?

as in sloppy?

i am not proud of picking that low hanging fruit.

Your post wasn't there when I posted. Live with it.

try to post something about a teleprompter or about 57 states, you will feel better then. i promise i won't preempt it this time.

 

[Ragnar]

you ***** need to be faster on the draw. you are too predictable.

Great minds think alike... and so do yours.

 

[Rat in the Hat]

Last year, an empty head. This year, an empty chair.

Will next year be an empty sock?