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		<title>By: Tailgunner</title>
		<link>http://texasfred.net/archives/5123/comment-page-1#comment-21063</link>
		<dc:creator>Tailgunner</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This would be funny if it weren’t so close to being accurate!

by Chuck Muth
October 11, 2009

What a day yesterday was for President Barack Obama!

At 0600 the Pentagon awarded our Nobel Peace Prize winner the Navy Cross, the Army Distinguished Service Cross and the Air Force Cross.

At 0615 he was also awarded the Medal of Honor.
At 0630 he was awarded a Silver Star

And at 0645 he was awarded a Purple Heart.

At 7:00 am he was awarded all of Michael Phelps’ Olympic Gold Medals for swimming.

At 8:15 am he was named MVP for next year’s Super Bowl.

At 9:00 am he was inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame.

At 9:45 am he received word that he’d won a Pulitzer for next year.

At 10:00 am he received an Academy Award for next year.

At 10:30 he received a Peabody Award for next year
.
At 11:15 am he received a Grammy for next year.

And at 12:30 pm he received a People’s Choice Award for next year.

At 1:30 pm he was named 2010 Playmate of the Year by Hugh Hefner.

At 2:00 pm he landed the lead role in the 2010 remake of “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
At 2:45 pm he was declared the winner of next year’s Masters golf tournament.

At 3:30 pm he was declared the winner of next year’s Kentucky Derby.

At 4:15 pm he was declared the winner of next year’s U.S. Open tennis tournament.

At 4:45 pm he was declared the winner of next year’s National Spelling Bee.

At 5:30 pm he cured cancer.

At 7:00 pm he walked across the Potomac River to grab a bite to eat.

At 11:00 pm the angels tucked him in and kissed him gently on his forehead.

Fortunately, today is Sunday and The Chosen One can rest.
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and finally from Tailgunner:
The Vatican just yesterday made 5 people saints - I haven&#039;t had the courage (or the stomach) to check the list yet.....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This would be funny if it weren’t so close to being accurate!</p>
<p>by Chuck Muth<br />
October 11, 2009</p>
<p>What a day yesterday was for President Barack Obama!</p>
<p>At 0600 the Pentagon awarded our Nobel Peace Prize winner the Navy Cross, the Army Distinguished Service Cross and the Air Force Cross.</p>
<p>At 0615 he was also awarded the Medal of Honor.<br />
At 0630 he was awarded a Silver Star</p>
<p>And at 0645 he was awarded a Purple Heart.</p>
<p>At 7:00 am he was awarded all of Michael Phelps’ Olympic Gold Medals for swimming.</p>
<p>At 8:15 am he was named MVP for next year’s Super Bowl.</p>
<p>At 9:00 am he was inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame.</p>
<p>At 9:45 am he received word that he’d won a Pulitzer for next year.</p>
<p>At 10:00 am he received an Academy Award for next year.</p>
<p>At 10:30 he received a Peabody Award for next year<br />
.<br />
At 11:15 am he received a Grammy for next year.</p>
<p>And at 12:30 pm he received a People’s Choice Award for next year.</p>
<p>At 1:30 pm he was named 2010 Playmate of the Year by Hugh Hefner.</p>
<p>At 2:00 pm he landed the lead role in the 2010 remake of “Jesus Christ Superstar.”<br />
At 2:45 pm he was declared the winner of next year’s Masters golf tournament.</p>
<p>At 3:30 pm he was declared the winner of next year’s Kentucky Derby.</p>
<p>At 4:15 pm he was declared the winner of next year’s U.S. Open tennis tournament.</p>
<p>At 4:45 pm he was declared the winner of next year’s National Spelling Bee.</p>
<p>At 5:30 pm he cured cancer.</p>
<p>At 7:00 pm he walked across the Potomac River to grab a bite to eat.</p>
<p>At 11:00 pm the angels tucked him in and kissed him gently on his forehead.</p>
<p>Fortunately, today is Sunday and The Chosen One can rest.<br />
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<p>and finally from Tailgunner:<br />
The Vatican just yesterday made 5 people saints &#8211; I haven&#8217;t had the courage (or the stomach) to check the list yet&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: Mr Pink Eyes</title>
		<link>http://texasfred.net/archives/5123/comment-page-1#comment-21041</link>
		<dc:creator>Mr Pink Eyes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was wondering whether it was constitutional for Obama to accept the prize money also. Section 9 of the constitution:

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.

 It certainly seems that the prize money could be considered an emolument from a foreign state.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was wondering whether it was constitutional for Obama to accept the prize money also. Section 9 of the constitution:</p>
<p>No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.</p>
<p> It certainly seems that the prize money could be considered an emolument from a foreign state.</p>
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		<title>By: cmblake6</title>
		<link>http://texasfred.net/archives/5123/comment-page-1#comment-21038</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What he did violate is all standards of decency. This whole thing is such fecal matter as to be ludicrous.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What he did violate is all standards of decency. This whole thing is such fecal matter as to be ludicrous.</p>
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		<title>By: minuteman26</title>
		<link>http://texasfred.net/archives/5123/comment-page-1#comment-21035</link>
		<dc:creator>minuteman26</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Double Douchebag Award this week.  The Nobel prize commitee for awarding it to Obama and Obama for accepting it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Double Douchebag Award this week.  The Nobel prize commitee for awarding it to Obama and Obama for accepting it.</p>
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		<title>By: extex_cop</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well...if doesn&#039;t face any charges on this...what next?

Will he be crowned &#039;Miss America&#039;...&quot;All I want is World Peace&quot;..and if give me the crown I (BHO ) deserve...then I will spread peace around the world ..... PUKE... VOMIT... BARF !!!! 
He makes me sick everytime I hear or see him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well&#8230;if doesn&#8217;t face any charges on this&#8230;what next?</p>
<p>Will he be crowned &#8216;Miss America&#8217;&#8230;&#8221;All I want is World Peace&#8221;..and if give me the crown I (BHO ) deserve&#8230;then I will spread peace around the world &#8230;.. PUKE&#8230; VOMIT&#8230; BARF !!!!<br />
He makes me sick everytime I hear or see him.</p>
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		<title>By: Katie</title>
		<link>http://texasfred.net/archives/5123/comment-page-1#comment-21026</link>
		<dc:creator>Katie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually 2 sitting POTUS have won it.  Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt.  Both ended wars.  Obama got it because he is black and not George W. Bush.

As long as he gives the money away, he can keep the award.  That will be the most money either of them have ever donated to any charity.

NOMINATION FOR THE NEXT DOUCHEBAG OF THE WEEK:  &lt;b&gt;The awarding committee for the Nobel Peace Prize &lt;i&gt;and&lt;/i&gt; the nation of Norway!&lt;/b&gt;  Why did we ever save their sorry assess from the Germans????????????</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually 2 sitting POTUS have won it.  Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt.  Both ended wars.  Obama got it because he is black and not George W. Bush.</p>
<p>As long as he gives the money away, he can keep the award.  That will be the most money either of them have ever donated to any charity.</p>
<p>NOMINATION FOR THE NEXT DOUCHEBAG OF THE WEEK:  <b>The awarding committee for the Nobel Peace Prize <i>and</i> the nation of Norway!</b>  Why did we ever save their sorry assess from the Germans????????????</p>
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		<title>By: BobF</title>
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		<dc:creator>BobF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just think?   That prize money will probably be less than it will cost to fly him, his entourage, and security to pick it up.  

I wonder what charity he will donate the money to?  I wonder if it will wind up with ACORN?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just think?   That prize money will probably be less than it will cost to fly him, his entourage, and security to pick it up.  </p>
<p>I wonder what charity he will donate the money to?  I wonder if it will wind up with ACORN?</p>
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		<title>By: capitalisa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>B. Hussein is the third sitting president to receive this award.  So there is precedent.  I&#039;m not saying it&#039;s right he got it, just that it&#039;s not the first time.  Seriously, after they gave it to Arafat, it shouldn&#039;t have surprised anyone if they had given it posthumously to Stalin.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>B. Hussein is the third sitting president to receive this award.  So there is precedent.  I&#8217;m not saying it&#8217;s right he got it, just that it&#8217;s not the first time.  Seriously, after they gave it to Arafat, it shouldn&#8217;t have surprised anyone if they had given it posthumously to Stalin.</p>
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		<title>By: ozarkguru</title>
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		<dc:creator>ozarkguru</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Hatch Act would not apply.

However, he is limited by the constitution.  At present: All gifts to the President from foreign governments belong to the U.S. government.   [But then the award is from a private org and not a government.]

Also there is US CODE: Title 5,7342. dealing with gifts

However, the President may accept gifts from private citizens, but gifts in excess of a certain amount must be disclosed.  

There is a question raised at the following post: Can a sitting president receive a Nobel Peace Prize?  [It has been done before.]  
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Can-a-sitting-president-receive-a-Nobel-Peace-Prize-63851812.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Can a sitting president receive a Nobel Peace Prize?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

The Nobel Peace Prize includes a medal, a personal diploma, and a large sum of prize money (currently 10 million Swedish crowns).   A Norwegian award given in Swedish money - interesting.  Tonight Conversion rate 1 Swedish krona = 0.14257 U.S. dollars. [$1,425,700]

I believe if Obama is allowed to donate the money it should be donated to US - the good old United States - Treasury.

But Obama will use it to buy more influence.  Do you suppose he would finally give a few dollars to his poor African grandmother and brother and Asian sister?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Hatch Act would not apply.</p>
<p>However, he is limited by the constitution.  At present: All gifts to the President from foreign governments belong to the U.S. government.   [But then the award is from a private org and not a government.]</p>
<p>Also there is US CODE: Title 5,7342. dealing with gifts</p>
<p>However, the President may accept gifts from private citizens, but gifts in excess of a certain amount must be disclosed.  </p>
<p>There is a question raised at the following post: Can a sitting president receive a Nobel Peace Prize?  [It has been done before.]<br />
<a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Can-a-sitting-president-receive-a-Nobel-Peace-Prize-63851812.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><b>Can a sitting president receive a Nobel Peace Prize?</b></a></p>
<p>The Nobel Peace Prize includes a medal, a personal diploma, and a large sum of prize money (currently 10 million Swedish crowns).   A Norwegian award given in Swedish money &#8211; interesting.  Tonight Conversion rate 1 Swedish krona = 0.14257 U.S. dollars. [$1,425,700]</p>
<p>I believe if Obama is allowed to donate the money it should be donated to US &#8211; the good old United States &#8211; Treasury.</p>
<p>But Obama will use it to buy more influence.  Do you suppose he would finally give a few dollars to his poor African grandmother and brother and Asian sister?</p>
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		<title>By: Silver Fox</title>
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		<dc:creator>Silver Fox</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unusual idea--the Hatch Act. Well I&#039;m not waiting for that egg to &quot;hatch&quot;. Can anyone see Eric Holder going forward, or the House with Nancy at the helm. Heck, this guy could shoot his dog and even the ASPCA wouldn&#039;t lift a finger. Him getting the Nobel prize is a joke, but then the Norwegians are a joke. This is the only play they have on the international stage. Each year the importance of the Nobel Prize goes down in the eyes of the common man here in American. Its the MSM that gives it status. Just like the pultizers they are both political now days with the left controling who is honored.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unusual idea&#8211;the Hatch Act. Well I&#8217;m not waiting for that egg to &#8220;hatch&#8221;. Can anyone see Eric Holder going forward, or the House with Nancy at the helm. Heck, this guy could shoot his dog and even the ASPCA wouldn&#8217;t lift a finger. Him getting the Nobel prize is a joke, but then the Norwegians are a joke. This is the only play they have on the international stage. Each year the importance of the Nobel Prize goes down in the eyes of the common man here in American. Its the MSM that gives it status. Just like the pultizers they are both political now days with the left controling who is honored.</p>
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