Bush Gets First International Medal Of Peace

Think Progress:

To mark World AIDS Day, Saddelback Pastor Rick Warren is hosting a Civil Forum on Global Health at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Warren will present President Bush with the first "International Medal of PEACE" from the Global PEACE Coalition in recognition of his unprecedented contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS and other diseases. The "International Medal of PEACE" is given for outstanding contribution toward alleviating the five global giants recognized by the Coalition, including pandemic diseases, extreme poverty, illiteracy, self-centered leadership and spiritual emptiness. The Bush administration reports that its AIDS initiative helped treat two million people living with HIV/AIDS.

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Comments

[NoSillyName]

Excuse me? WTF?!

[Whinger]

Quite an achievment for a warmonger!

[AtheistUS]

"five global giants recognized by the Coalition, including pandemic diseases, extreme poverty, illiteracy, self-centered leadership and spiritual emptiness" - yes, these five giants always accompany religious lunatics.

[BabsfromKansas]

pandemic diseases, extreme poverty, illiteracy, self-centered leadership and spiritual emptiness...sounds like the legacy Bush has left us

this group obviously has ulterior motives in pandering to the Republicans

[igorz]

Kinda gives new meaning to the term oxymoron, doesn't it?

[fignozzle]

WHY??????????

[Tropiholic]

It must be a mistake!

[lotuslike]

That's just sick.

[CostaDelBarto]

"pandemic diseases, extreme poverty, illiteracy, self-centered leadership and spiritual emptiness. "

You can see why they went for the Pandemic diseases category. Bush winning any of the other categories is even more ridiculous.

[lunchlady]

Maybe they meant that Bush wins for PERSONAL "illiteracy, self-centered leadership, and spiritual emptiness. "

[portwes]

Oh, Rick, thanks for clearing up the confusion!

Holding a candidate's forum in an evangelical church, so you could show America that evangelicals aren't all in the Republican's pockets. Some of us were scratching our heads in confusion.

NOW your true colors come out, and you have made it abundantly clear whose side you are really on, by giving an "international" award to someone who by all rights should be in prison for murdering hundreds of thousands of people.

[bungalow]

I think he's being awarded for his own display of "illiteracy, self-centered leadership and spiritual emptiness."

[greatlardini]

Rick Warren is a typical fundamentalist fra-ud, and this event just strengthens the argument.

[CostaDelBarto]

Strengthens? I'd say it concludes that argument.

[violimo]

W: Peace prize, I thought you said pizza pie.

[WineWonkette]

EYES ROLLING

[Blue in NH]

Consider the source. This so-called "international medal of peace" is being bestowed on Dubya by a right wingnut preach in California. What next, Ricky gives Sarah Palin the "international medal of diction?"

[BartLA]

priceless.

[tedbear]

Ditto!!! Hysterical.

[CostaDelBarto]

Also making news: Hindenberg wins aviation award. Titanic named ship of the year.

[Indieguy]

Let's add Herbert Hoover gets economic achievement award and Adolf Hitler gets Humanitarian of the Year award.