{"id":988,"date":"2009-10-09T22:40:28","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T22:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nullozinejr.com\/zine\/?p=988"},"modified":"2009-10-09T22:40:28","modified_gmt":"2009-10-09T22:40:28","slug":"hell-yeah-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nullozinejr.com\/zine\/2009\/10\/09\/hell-yeah-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"Hell yeah Obama!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The exact requirements and process for selecting a Nobel Peace Prize laureate can be vague and secretive. But we think we&#8217;ve cracked the code for<strong> <\/strong>2009 winner and favorite Chicago president of all time Barack Obama. Way to go B!<strong> <\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong>10. He wanted to make The Onion write a correction.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pkg embedded-image center\" style=\"width: 408px;\"><a title=\"The Onion\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/onion_banner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/onion_banner.jpg\" alt=\"The Onion\" width=\"408\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>9. He likes Europe and tries to have reasons for his jaunts across the pond.<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pkg embedded-image center\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><a title=\"Obama and Sarkozy\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/sarkozy_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/sarkozy_web.jpg\" alt=\"Obama and Sarkozy\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>8. Cuz he&#8217;s pretty and he talks good too.<\/strong><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pkg embedded-image center\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><a title=\"John McCain and Obama\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/mccain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/mccain.jpg\" alt=\"John McCain and Obama\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>7. He&#8217;s a lover, not a fighter. Except for that one time with the light saber.<\/strong><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pkg embedded-image center\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><a title=\"Obama saber\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/obama_saber_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/obama_saber_web.jpg\" alt=\"Obama saber\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>6. He doesn&#8217;t let a little thing like results get in his way.<\/strong><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pkg embedded-image center\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><a title=\"Ahmadinejad\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/ahmadinejad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/ahmadinejad.jpg\" alt=\"Ahmadinejad\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>5. He wanted to prove the audacity of hope.<\/strong><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pkg embedded-image center\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><a title=\"Obama book signing\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/hope.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/hope.jpg\" alt=\"Obama book signing\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>4. Prospects for a Chicago 2020 Olympics doesn&#8217;t seem as far-fetched, now do they?<\/strong><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pkg embedded-image center\" style=\"width: 276px;\"><a title=\"Chicago 2020 Olympics logo\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/chi2020_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/chi2020_web.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago 2020 Olympics logo\" width=\"276\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>3. Sales of his Chia pet and other branded merchandise needed a boost.<\/strong><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pkg embedded-image center\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><a title=\"Obama Chia pet\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/obama_chia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/obama_chia.jpg\" alt=\"Obama Chia pet\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>2. He&#8217;s a Sox fan.<\/strong><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pkg embedded-image center\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><a title=\"Obama Sox\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/obamasox_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/obamasox_web.jpg\" alt=\"Obama Sox\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>1. Remember <span class=\"gphoto-photocaption-caption\">Martti Ahtisaari, who won it last year?! Exactly.<\/span> The committee got the memo.<\/strong><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pkg embedded-image center\" style=\"width: 400px;\"><a title=\"Martti Ahtisaari\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/ahtisaari_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/news-opinion\/ahtisaari_web.jpg\" alt=\"Martti Ahtisaari\" width=\"400\" height=\"550\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exact requirements and process for selecting a Nobel Peace Prize laureate can be vague and secretive. But we think we&#8217;ve cracked the code for 2009 winner and favorite Chicago president of all time Barack Obama. Way to go B! 10. He wanted to make The Onion write a correction. 9. 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