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Quid Pro Quo

Mull this sentence from the inimitable Victor Davis Hanson. “This reminds one of Carter’s harsh criticism of his own country prior to the 2002 Nobel Prize deliberations, in which even one of the judges acknowledged that the award was happy payback for his antiwar stance. . .”(emphasis added) Imagine that–the committee awarding the Nobel Peace […]

Mull this sentence from the inimitable Victor Davis Hanson. “This reminds one of Carter’s harsh criticism of his own country prior to the 2002 Nobel Prize deliberations, in which even one of the judges acknowledged that the award was happy payback for his antiwar stance. . .”(emphasis added)
Imagine that–the committee awarding the Nobel Peace Prize giving “payback” to someone who opposed a war.

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