So, I wake up to the sound of NPR telling me that Obama just won a Nobel Peace Prize. My first thought was, "Damn, that was quick."

The morning goes along, I wonder why they would give it to him so early, blah de blah, then I get online and because AT&T is my ISP, to get to my email I have to look at their stupid 'news' splash screen and there, right across the top, is this headline:

"How Nobel Prize Could Hurt Obama"

Hey, you know what, AT&T Yahoo front page? Fuck you. Seriously. Every time I see an Obama headline on that page, it's negative. Even when something good has just happened. Cash for clunkers working? No, "Cash For Clunkers Working Too Well." Every time. So, you know, I expect that, and any time I see an Obama story on their portal I just ignore it.

But still. It really does take one's breath away. They actually managed to make having won a Nobel peace prize a negative.

You know, argue all you want about whether it was deserved. But what's not up for debate is the fact that there are a lot of people lurking in the bowels of the big news machine who are just never going to have a good word to say about Obama, no matter what happens.



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