Sean Hannity on Nobel Peace Prize: ‘Frankly, I would’ve given it to George Bush.’

By Zaid Jilani

Last night, Fox News host Sean Hannity hosted a panel that debated the merits of President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. After complaining about Obama’s goal of eliminating nuclear weapons and claiming that the Nobel is undesirable because Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat receieved it, Hannity suggested an alternative recipient for the award — former President George W. Bush:

HANNITY: [Yasser Arafat] got the Nobel peace prize. Excuse me, a terrorist got the Nobel peace prize. Some people deservedly so. You know who else deserved it? Ronald Reagan. And frankly, I would’ve given it to George Bush.

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As many commentators have noted, the Nobel Prize appears to have been motivated in part by anti-Bush sentiment, which makes Hannity’s suggestion particularly absurd. After all, George W. Bush engaged in the torture of detainees, waged an unprovoked and illegal war, and brought about the largest protests in history against U.S. policies — hardly behavior that is fitting for a Nobel Peace Prize.

.M.C.L comment: Sean Hannity has took back the title of the dumbest man on Fox News from Glenn Beck with that statement. Honestly the idea Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush deserve a Nobel Prize would be really lowing the bar for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Reagan White House armed both sides in the Iran and Iraq war, funded death squads in South America and introduced drugs in the inter cities. George W. Bush like the article pointed out started a war just for the hell of it, torture detainees and spied on Americans.

Beck: Obama should turn down the Nobel and give it ‘to the Tea Party goers and the 9-12 Project.’

By Matt Corley Engaging in a bit of explicit blog-baiting on his radio show today, Glenn Beck declared the naming of President Obama as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize recipient “the last nail in the coffin” for the credibility of the Nobel committee. Beck conspiratorially claimed that the award revealed that “these progressives are extraordinarily powerful and this campaign of Barack Obama, this global campaign for Barack Obama is done by global interests that have extraordinary power. They’re very well-connected.” Beck said that the prize should have instead been given “to the Tea Party goers” who have protested Obama: BECK: Of all things, the Nobel Peace Prize should be turned down by Barack Obama and given — you ready for this, oh this one’s going to make headlines — should be give to the Tea Party goers and the 9-12 Project. … Because of the arrogance of the progressives that thought no one would stand in their way. That he would be able to accomplish everything. Two weeks into his presidency, they nominated him for it and said, “oh this is going to be a slam dunk.” Because of the Tea Party goers and the 9-12 Project people that stood in his way and stopped him from accomplishing the things that he thought, “please, I’m the Messiah, I’ll be able to accomplish that.” Listen here: Beck’s radio rival, Rush Limbaugh, was more caustic, telling Newsweek, “The Nobel gang just suicide bombed themselves. Gore, Carter, Obama, soon Bill Clinton. See a pattern here? They are all leftist sell-outs. M.C.L. comment: So instead giving the Nobel Prize to the President Glenn Beck wants the Nobel Prize goes to the racists, nuts, retards and the assortment of human trash that makes up the tea party protest and his 9.12 movement? And Glenn what was you doing back in 1990? Because I'm hearing things about you and a young girl.