Oct 9, 2009

David Hasselhoff was drunk again in London

It seems he just can’t shake his desire for drink, and earlier this week David Hasselhoff was reportedly hospitalized for two days after a drunken bender in London, England.

The worst part about it is that the former “Baywatch” hunk ended up punching a doctor during his binge at the St. Martins Lane Hotel.

The Hoff was released on Thursday from the Capio Nightingale Hospital after being held for 48 hours to sober up and sort himself out.

David is across the pond to help celebrate Simon Cowell’s birthday, though it doesn’t seem that he’s paying too much attention to the “American Idol” icon.

A Nobel Peace prize for Obama. WHY?


“He won what?” is the first universal reaction.
And second, at least on the Right: “Why did they do that?”

Even the
Nobel committee’s citation does not pretend Barack Obama has actually achieved anything. Rather, it was given to him “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” That’s efforts, not achievements.

Reading carefully through the entire citation suggests that Obama is being celebrated for two reasons. Its chatter about “a new climate,” the United Nations, a “vision of a world free from nuclear arms,” andgreat climatic challenges” points to his being the anti-George W. Bush.

Second, the prize committee hopes to constrain Obama’s hands vis-à-vis Iran. It lauds him for not using force: “Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts.” This is obviously gibberish: Whereas Bush did not use force against North Korea, Obama does not rely on dialogue in Afghanistan. But the statement does pressure Obama not to use force in the theater that counts the most, namely the Iranian nuclear build-up.

So, from the Leftist Norwegian point of view, it’s a twofer — bash Bush and handcuff Obama.


My prediction: The absurdity of the prize decision will harm Obama politically in the United States, contrasting his role as international celebrity with his record devoid of accomplishments. Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, notes that Obama “won’t be receiving any awards from Americans for job creation, fiscal responsibility, or backing up rhetoric with concrete action.” Expert to hear much more along those lines.