Forget the lotteries or a long shot quadrella. The easiest way to make a million dollars and earn the respect of your peers to boot is to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
The rules are invariably flexible. A winner has to do something ‘good’ within fairly broad confines of what good is but then can do a lot of stuff that is extremely bad. Or you can do many bad things early on and then do a little bit of good and next thing you know you’re standing on the stage at the Stockholm Concert Hall, smiling for the cameras with the presentation cheque in hand.
The 26th President of the United States, Teddy Roosevelt was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Before becoming president, the redoubtable Teddy was both Secretary of the Navy and the leader of the Rough Riders, a US volunteer cavalry outfit that saw action in the Cuban theatre of the Spanish-American War of 1898.
Teddy frequently charged ahead of his men and blasted away at anything that moved. He wrote a rather chilling piece of reportage where he spoke of his euphoria after killing his first man at the Battle of San Juan. Even his admirers, of which I am one, would acknowledge Teddy liked war a little bit too much.
Full column here.
JackSprat says:
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AT 11:19 PM
Hard to find a Mount in Adelaide Boa so I guess this blog is his next best option 🙂
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Seriously? You know what I love about you guys and all the stuff you know about South Australia, its how ignorant it makes you look when you sprout off like that.
The beautiful mountains that surround Adelaide like lovers arms give you views forever and cool retreats in summer, lakes and valleys, trout fishing to die for, stunning wildlife, even more stunning bushland.
But you wouldnt know that, you and your empty vessel buddy there.
Tell me, have you ever left the backward holler that is the east in Australia and ventured west?
Wraith, we were in Adelaide in May. Gorgeous place. The vines had turned autumnal and it was just stunning. We were also travelling along the Murray and stopped at places like Renmark and Loxton. The wine is the best Australia can offer, cheeses, olives etc. makes you think you could be in the Mediterranean, without having to travel overseas. My sister and some close friends live in the hills and I never get tired of driving through the hills to the coast. I think South Australia is a great State, don’t let those two bother you, they’re just trying to get a reaction from Dismayed. All a bit juvenile really.
Wraith,
I am well aware of the beauty of the Adelaide Hills and their height.
Hardly high enough for Dismal and his soap box.
Having said that, if SA stood on its own two feet instead of filching money from the eastern states via GST redistribution, it might get more respect.
Much of the time, you act like the rich heir who thinks he is entitled and wantonly spends money.
Case in point – I think your hospital has lost its position as the world’s most expensive building – it is now down to the 7th..
Dullard, we in SA dont need or crave your respect. We are too busy doing better than you poisonous angry little snots who have forgotten we are all Australians. Stick your respect.
Jack, we are glued to ‘The Good Fight’ on SBS. We know all about lawyers tricks so anything tried by Senator Roberts today ought to be whacked right out of court by George.
Will this be a wig & gown cameo?
Will there be scope for gratuitous attacks on the patriotism of the ABC?
Can Roberts edge in his support for Trump against DPRK?
I sincerely hope the case is not gavelled out inside two minutes. If it is we’ll be subject to even more of Abbott & Credlin.
No George as yet, HU but it has been amusing all the same. Roberts may want to make some inquiries about available removalists.
Great series!
22,000 potential sites for pumper hydro storage. What is the coalitions answer? turn back time to 1850. No surprises.
https://theconversation.com/want-energy-storage-here-are-22-000-sites-for-pumped-hydro-across-australia-84275
“There are many similarly site-rich regions across Australia. The larger reservoirs shown in each image are of such a scale that only about a dozen of similar size distributed across the populated regions of Australia would be required to stabilise a 100% renewable electricity system.” No coal NO worries.
Replying to yourself is poor form, Unmade!
“Commercial fishing would be allowed in 80% of the waters within the marine parks, including activities assessed by the government’s own risk assessments as incompatible with conservation.”
https://theconversation.com/more-than-1-200-scientists-urge-rethink-on-australias-marine-park-plans-84366
Hi from Porto, several blogs didn’t make the grade.
Back to the footy tipping Gryzly, I see five tippers got the bonus point on the weekend on top of Bo the first week of finals. It is very distorting, mind you I managed a big fat zero.
We are loving the food, people scenery and wines of Portugal, but not in that order.
I see our travel curse has struck again, with protests and political arrests in Barclona where we visited last week. Watch out Morocco next week. So glad we ain’t in town for the SSM pantomime.
Lou oTOD…..enjoy Morocco, you are visiting at a special time if the year, the weather should be stunning.
I loved Porto and Lisbon, Lou. Great food and generous portions from memory.
Agree Lou. All that SSM stuff is but a distant cry.
Marvellous to be free of it all.
Sounds like you’re having a good time too. Go for it!
It’s bulls running around everywhere in my village next week. Practically every day there’s a bull run through the street. I’ll go to one to experience it, but no more. When I question the cruelty the locals shrug and reply “ah, but, it’s tradition.”
They had one a couple of weeks ago that I didn’t know about. But wandering up to the village the smell of bull poo pervaded the atmosphere!
That’s a coincidence as I’ve been getting a whiff of bull poo around these parts!
That’s funny Milton! 🙂
oh No more facts to show the lies the cons tell.
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/gay-marriage/myths-around-safe-schools-debunked/news-story/374b23a137c5c9ac7b63ace15b9806c7
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Simms ( you know that mob of left wing greenies eh razor?) “Mr Simms told the National Press Club in Canberra that of electricity price increases, over 40 per cent was due to rises in network charges, 24 per cent in higher retail margins, and 19 per cent in bigger generation costs.” “I don’t think the retail costs and margins have anything to do with renewable energy either.” “However, he acknowledged some green schemes were too generous when they began and have since been wound back” “He said 16 per cent came from “green costs”. Gee the lowest proportion of price rises is due to “green” costs.
Razor says: September 19, 2017 at 5:49 pm. Are you and Bella tag teaming for Getup now? If you didn’t have your own conspiracy shadows to jump at you would never get off your arse to let your brain get some fresh air.
Look out! oh, its ok it just another gay, left wing, muslim, greeny inner city barista, Have I missed any? HAHAHAHA. Poor oldies the facts have made you even more fearful than your conservative upbringing. Look out? No seriously, the future is heading straight at you. HAHAHAHAHA.
Silly comment Razor, I don’t need anyone’s support to post here & TBH do you think anyone who disagrees with LibNat’s lies are affiliated with Get-Up? That’s an illusion mate but if it gets you through……
Commenting here is fun for me even if it comes with some risk, loaded as it is with dirty coal conservatives. I can’t just be a passive spectator whilst my country is rife with propaganda & corruption, growing censorship, more homelessness, less democracy, less truth & record breaking environmental degradation.
I don’t accept the inevitability of a future Australia as ‘marketed’ ad nauseum by biased publications & what passes for government these days.
The bullies that run the place make endless accommodations for the toxic old ways and deny the consequences because they’re paid to push that agenda even knowing the new generation will pay the price.
Change will come when the young demand it & the old accept that.
You might need to use forceps. but maybe you need to consider getting your head out of that area of your anatomy where the sun doesn’t shine, Dismayed.
You are not the fountain of all knowledge or moderator of this blog.
People have differing opinions to yours. That does not make them ignorant.
Go and read thd book “How to win friends and influence people”
I see Aung San Snea ky is refusing to let the UN in to check out the “clearing” operations. Bishop. J. wants to pay the Rohingya to turn around and be slaughtered some more. Bishop. J. who ran Hardies legal plans to wait out people dying from asbestos showing her true self again. I see some here think she is the bee knees. No surprises.
Again we see former PM Credlin’s hand puppet abbott dividing the nation for his own regressive views. This country was very lucky those people only had the reigns for a short time but they still want to inflict more regressive views onto the nation. It is clear Credlin and abbott and their supporters are not acting in Australia’s national interest. Go away tony go away peta you have stopped the nation from achieving and progressing enough already.
Perhaps Credlin advised him to eat yet another onion…..😢
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/wtf/tony-abbott-ate-another-onion/news-story/1ae44815a64a46fc5ac4aa02ac267eea