Landmark Legal Foundation Nominates Rush Limbaugh for 2007 Nobel Peace Prize

[underpants]

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-01-2007/0004518421&EDATE=

LEESBURG, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Landmark Legal
Foundation today nominated nationally syndicated radio talk show host Rush
Limbaugh for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

Text of letter

February 1, 2007
Professor Ole Danbolt Mjos
Chairman,
Norwegian Nobel Institute
Henrik Ibsens Gate 51
NO-0255
Oslo, Norway

Dear Dr. Mjos:
Landmark Legal Foundation herewith submits the name of Rush Limbaugh as an unsolicited nomination for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

We are offering this nomination for Mr. Limbaugh's nearly two decades
of tireless efforts to promote liberty, equality and opportunity for all
mankind, regardless of race, creed, economic stratum or national origin.

We fervently believe that these are the only real cornerstones of just and lasting peace throughout the world.

Rush Limbaugh is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host in the
United States and one of the most popular broadcasters in the world. His
daily radio show is heard on more than 600 radio stations in the United
States and around the world. For 18 years he has used his show to become
the foremost advocate for freedom and democracy in the world today.
Everyday he gives voice to the values of democratic governance, individual opportunity and the just, equal application of the rule of law -- and it is fitting the Nobel Committee recognize the power of these ideals to build a truly peaceful world for future generations.

Thank you for your thoughtful and serious consideration of this
nomination. Should you require additional information, please don't
hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,



Mark R. Levin
President

[poverlay]

1. Now that's comedy. I just about blew a snot bubble laughing at that one! n/t

[Judi Lynn]

29. That oughta do it! I hope Mark Levin remembered to send a tape of Rush mocking Michael Fox.

That would be very helpful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F05T9cU8hxQ

[Horse with no Name]

2. LOL

He's joking...right?

[underpants]

6. The conservatives ACLU

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Landmark_Legal_Foundation

Funders --THESE ARE THE BIG HITTERS IN THE RW FUNDING WORLD (google "The four sisters republican donors")
Allegheny Foundation
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
Carthage Foundation
Castle Rock Foundation
JM Foundation
Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
Philip M. McKenna Foundation, Inc.
John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
Sarah Scaife Foundation
Scaife Family Foundation

[drm604]

61. He's not joking...

But he's not really serious other. He knows his "nomination" is meaningless. Anyone could write such a letter. IMHO they're trying to accomplish one (or both) of two things:

1. They want to be able to publicize Rush as a Nobel nominee.
   
2. (more likely) They want to cheapen Nobel nominations in the public mind. They want us all to start talking about how meaningless this nomination is so that when some lefty commie liberal is nominated they can then point to how all the liberals had previously said that nominations are worthless.
   

These people are scum. They are doing their damnedest to cheapen in people's minds everything of real value - science, education, peace prizes - so that they can then push their values as being on an equal footing.

[saltpoint]

3. I think Limbaugh should be nominated for Dante's ninth ring of Hell

and sent there with expedition.

[NYCGirl]

4. Here's some background on the Landmark Legal Foundation:

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Landmark_Legal_Foundation

They have ties to the Scaifes, no surprise. And lots of money from Exxon Mobil:

http://www.exxonsecrets.org/html/orgfactsheet.php?id=79

[underpants]

8. I posted above

The Olin Fund and the Bradley fund are part of the "Four Sisters" of conservative funding. Koch oil is up there as is the Coors family's Castle Rock.

Google them and be amazed-it really is very well thought out there are no mistakes.

[peacetalksforall]

38. Levin also runs (or ran) townhall - an umbrella website for all the

conservative and religious groups.

He was on television several times a week during the Clinton character assassination and impeachment war. He is a smart aleck, mean-spirited, fast talking lawyer who speaks with as vicous scorn - and he does it on behalf or Mellon-Scaife, the Rutherford Institute, and all the biggies that fund right wing tricks.

If there are people hear who have not heard of him (he doesn't seem to appear like he did in the 90's - or maybe i'm not watching the programs that would host him) - and - if you can't bear to listen to or watch Matalin or Ann Coulter - you're not going to like listening to him. Mark (know it all) Levin.

[Judi Lynn]

44. He's a completely odd little fella, isn't he? Always so sour, so snide.

What would all these people do if the vacuum opened up by Reagan's removal of the Fairness Doctrine hadn't become a haven for right-wing psychopaths, and a profitable way to make a living?



Levin, McCarthy: separated at birth?

[Ian David]

5. It was between Rush Limbaugh and Courtney Love? n/t

[karynnj]

10. Never ever thought I'd say this - I'll vote for Courtney Love

[BattyDem]

7. I hope they included the video ...

of him ridiculing a man with Parkinson's Disease. That should be a big hit with the Nobel Institute. :eyes:

[Ganja Ninja]

9. Perhaps one day the Nobel Institute will offer a prize for assholes.

That's the only chance he has of winning an award from them.

[NanceGreggs]

11. Isn't that supposed to read "NOBEL PIECE PRIZE"?

As in "Limbaugh is some nasty PIECE OF WORK?"

[TankLV]

51. Nobel Putz Prize? Nobel Prick Prize?

Nobel WAR CRIMINAL Prize?

Nobel Fucking Batshit Insane Prize?

[NanceGreggs]

54. Ah, yes ...

The possibilities are endless ...

[AndyA]

12. What horseshit. Is this for real?

If it is, a think DUers should type out a letter to the same person, giving reasons why Rush Limpballs is NOT eligible for this recognition, put a stamp on it and send it.

The glaring errors of Rush promoting liberty, equality, and opportunity for all are only the tip of the iceberg.

We cannot just allow this to happen. If ever there were a person who represented discrimination and unequality, it's Limpballs.

We need to make sure they see the video of Rush mocking Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's as well. Now that's certainly worthy of recognition. :eyes:

[LynneSin]

23. Yep - anyone can be nominated for a Nobel prize

Getting nominated isn't exactly something major and the Nobel folks actually do NOT announce the nominees until years have passed.

[muriel_volestrangler]

50. Not by just anyone

You have to be a national legislator, professor of law, social sciences or similar, or a previous winner.

http://nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/nominators.html

This 'foundation' doesn't appear to have any professors on it (and what professor wouldn't be a laughing stock, professionally, for nominating Limbaugh?) so this is just a PR stunt by the foundation, and possibly Limbaugh. It certainly reads like something cooked up over several drinks - or prescription drugs.

[AllegroRondo]

36. I dont think so

very few people actually have the ability to nominate anyone, and the Nobel committee keeps those nominations secret for 50 years.

so this group can "nominate" all they want, but the Nobel committee wont accept it.

[struggle4progress]

53. Nominations are by invitation only: unless the Committee invited ..

.. these folk to nominate, they can blow themselves out of breath and their so-called "nomination" won't mean squat

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. wtf

So racism and making fun of people with disabilities are considered peaceful acts now?

[Qutzupalotl]

14. Is this a response to Gore's nomination?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2712182

[crickets]

20. That was my first thought.

It's a pathetic gesture, whatever the reason for it.

[underpants]

21. I think they do this every year.

Only certain people in each Nobel Prize field can submit nominees. What they have done is for their own enjoyment I guess.

[Turbineguy]

15. I send it out to a bunch

of wingnuts who keep sending me idiotic emails in support of continuing the killing in Iraq with the cautionary statement:

"Get a bucket of cold water to dunk your head in before you read this. I will not be responsible for the consequences!"

[liam_laddie]

16. Think(?) tank

Always thought Landmark Legal Foundation was a satire subsidiary of the Harvard Lampoon or The Onion. This nomination, if real, proves it! :eyes:

[meegbear]

17. Now he can be like Dr. William Hammesfahr ...

and say he's been nominated for a Nobel prize!

http://mediamatters.org/items/200503220009

[underpants]

18. Ah yes the "cash upfront" Neurosurgeon

and that is a good thing how again??

Hammsfahr of the dubious Terri Schiavo incident

[LynneSin]

25. I was just gonna post about the Shiavo idiot doctor

Getting nominated for a Nobel isn't anything to crow about

[meegbear]

33. That has to be one of the most pathetic "claim to fame" statements ever

God help anyone who's been treated by this guy.

[no_hypocrisy]

19. The sponsor, Mark Levin, is a syndicated conservative radio talk show host whose

show is aired 3 hours after Rush's on WABC in NYC.

http://www.wabcradio.com/showdj.asp?DJID=12009

[Ganja Ninja]

31. He's the guy Alec Baldwin called Hannity's "cabana boy". n/t

[AndrewJacksonFaction]

63. That's F'n funny.

[peacetalksforall]

41. I didn't know about his radio career - in the 90's he was always on tv. See my #38 post.

He is near the bottom on my list of people who don't deserve respect.

[olddad56]

22. There are better choices than Rush. I say Dick Cheney..

He is all about peace in the middle east. Oh, he is the one who is all blowing the middle east into pieces. Never mind.

[NYCGirl]

26. What about the guy Cheney shot in the face? He should be nominated —

what a peacemaker!

[booksenkatz]

30. All he wants is peace! PEACE! PEACE!!!!

(with apologies to Mel Brooks)

"A little piece of Iraq, a little piece of Iran,
A little piece of Afghanistan, and Syria perchance.
A little slice of Turkey, and all that that entails;
And then a piece of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales."

(Something like that. Great Britain? Oh hell, why not. Why bother changing the lyrics.)
:silly:

[EST]

24. This makes about as much sense as *'s handing out medals

of freedom, like the candy from the USSR empire.
With the sort of interlocking corruption that is the fabric of this fuc*ed up country, it may well happen.

Tucker Carlson was attempting to get someone to assassinate John Kerry, earlier, and he's still spouting shit instead of getting a striped suntan. White is black and up is down. 1984 must was instruction manual instead of fictional future history.

[LynneSin]

27. Nobel folks never annouce who was nominated until 50 years afterwards

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize#Process_of_nomination_and_selection

Unlike many other awards, the names of those nominated for a Nobel Prize are never publicly announced and they are never meant to learn that they were considered for the Prize. Nomination records are sealed for fifty years. In practice, some nominees become known, or are claimed by publicists, especially in literature where there is an economic incentive.

[Vidar]

28. Har d to believe this isn't the Onion.

[HuffleClaw]

32. and of course the 'usual suspects' will conveniently forget how they collectively

sneered and laughed at certain people's similar nominations.

[Sabriel]

34. I can't remember...did Goebbels win when he was nominated?

If so, then there's precedent for Rush winning.

[rodeodance]

35. its an insult to the Nobel prize for people to nominate slime.

[Bitwit1234]

37. Did they think the committee might run out of toilet paper.

[HeeBGBz]

39. What kind of drugs are THEY on?

Nobel Piece of Shit prize maybe.

[Xipe Totec]

40. I didn't know there was a Nobel Spaz Prize

Go figure.

[CBHagman]

42. There's a prize for sitting on your fat backside?

There's a prize for sitting on your fat backside, to use the parlance of John Murtha, and shooting off your mouth and offering fresh evidence of your profound self-absorption and ignorance? There's a prize for having your calls screened?

If there is such a prize, it's the Equine Posterior Award, not the Nobel Peace Prize.

[jaybeat]

43. Don't suppose this is intended to "one-up" anyone?

I'm mean, after all, if that no-good tree-hugging wacko Al Gore can get nominated, don't you think we ought to nominate a *true* patriot, just to show them Norwegian commies what their stupid prize should *really* be about?

:sarcasm:

[Cass]

45. I really hope this is satire.

Gah. Can you imagine anyone with half a brain nominating that blowhard for a Nobel Peace Prize? It just defies logic.

:crazy:

[cubs4life]

46. I was waiting for the url to The Onion.

Sadly ... this is for real. :crazy:

[AnneD]

47. Oh man

at first blush, I was sure this was Onion material.

[churchofreality]

48. To distract attention from Gore's legit nomination

Those conservative jokers...

[LTR]

49. Is this the same Mark Levin who hosts that wingnut radio show?

This is utterly hilarious. I mean, what the hell has Fatboy ever done in the name of peace?

Man, they must really hate Gore!

:rofl:

[Quantess]

52. Good luck with that.

:rofl:

[moondust]

55. Hilarious!

[OneBlueSky]

56. now THAT's funny!!!! . . . n/t

.

[mcscajun]

57. This is an UNSOLICITED Nomination and carries NO Weight Whatsoever

This is merely a press release and is specious on its face.

"Landmark Legal Foundation herewith submits the name of Rush Limbaugh as an unsolicited nomination for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize."

Nominations can only be made by individuals, governments, and institutions invited to do so by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The Committee keeps the nominations secret and asks that nominators do the same.
http://nobelpeaceprize.org/eng_com_nom.html

In other words, this is BS of the most egregious type.

[Maeve]

62. About as much weight as me nominating Underpants

There ya go, my friend! And you have at least as much chance as the Blowhard has of getting it!

[mcscajun]

64. Place your bets! Place your bets!

And then next year, I can nominate you, Maeve, and the year after, maybe you'll nominate me!

:freak:

[Maeve]

68. Hey, my CAT has done more for world peace that Rushie has!

Sure and we'll nominate the whole of DU! :toast:

[mcscajun]

69. That's it! I'm nominating Maeve's Cat for the Nobel Peace Prize.

And if the cat doesn't win, well...we'll know the Fix Was IN.

Here's to you, Maeve! :toast:

[Turbineguy]

58. After sending this out to an email list

of people I thought were wingnuts, it turns out that not all of them are.

I follow up today with:

Hi All,

I’ve gotten a couple of comments on yesterday’s message and further research has revealed:

There is talk of Al Gore being nominated for a Nobel Prize because of his work in Global Warming and Climate Change and that this motivated the Rush Limbaugh nomination.

The prnewswire people are paid for announcements such as this. You can send a letter to the Pope nominating a serial rapist for Sainthood and for a fee; these people will put it out as news.

The Landmark Legal Foundation is not listed as an organization qualified by the Nobel concern to make nominations; therefore this letter probably went straight into the trash bin. Limbaugh’s position as a director makes the nomination a blatant conflict of interest as well.

Nonetheless Rush Limbaugh can now tell his “Dittoheads” he was nominated for the Nobel and simply neglect to mention that the nomination has no validity.

Enjoy the day!

[redqueen]

59. Why are there so many rich, greedy a-holes?

Liberty my ass... this guy is working for those that want to make things worse. Somebody benefits, though, and that's who funds this kind of crap.

:puke:

[EndElectoral]

60. Too funny! I think Rush is on their Board of Directors...good for a laugh though

[Omaha Steve]

65. He is so pro war, how does he rate a peace prize?

He has bashed Dems on Iraq since before it started. He said it would be over in 2 weeks. It goes on and on. He doesn't want peace, he just wants Reps in control. Why not give him a war prize?

[sofa king]

66. My tribute to Rush

Standing tall with other comparable Nobel Peace nominees of the past.

[Maeve]

67. That's a good one! eom

[Ezlivin]

70. Purple Hearts, Nobel Prizes - Must be devalued if a liberal is ever awarded one

I hate these people.

They are ruining the language and are responsible for dumbing down America.