Joel Stein (LA Times Columnist and frequent Time Magazine Contributor) has a sarcastic, humorous style of writing. He employs plenty of pop culture references both for humor and to emphasize his points, which are usually on current events or his own experiences. Stein’s columns and articles aren’t meant to be profound, but to get the reader thinking (and laughing) about topics heavily reported on in the news today, or just about things that all of us experience: people who talk on their cell phones while driving, Harry Potter mania, and Donald Trump’s ridiculousness.
And now for the hard part…I am going to (try to) write about Obama’s recent Nobel Peace Prize (a topic he would typically cover) in Joel Stein’s style. Here it goes.
For those of you living out of CNN.com zones, let me be the first to inform you that our president, Barack Obama, has just won the Nobel Peace Prize for something I don’t think anyone, including the Nobel people, can quite identify. Officially, he won for his "vision" and inspiring "hope" at the beginning of his presidency. So, essentially, for the same reason Keanu Reeves is a famous and successful actor: who knows? Previous winners include Franklin Delano Roosevelt for easing Russian-Japanese tensions and Al Gore for his tireless work to inform the public about the looming environmental crisis. Obama’s speechmaking abilities totally rank up there with those. Maybe the Nobel people really do think his presidency has already changed the world. Or maybe they just like Portuguese Water dogs a lot, too.
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