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My reaction to Republican reactions to the news that President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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I see that the uber-wingnuts that define today's Republican Party have their shorts in a wad because President Obama was recognized with the most prestigious award of its kind in the world, the Nobel Peace Prize.

Schadenfreude is a German term for pleasure derived from the misery of another; Glückschmerz is jealous anguish at the good fortune of another.

As for President Obama's award I must confess to feelings of Schadenfreude at Republican Glückschmerz.

 

Bob is a retired engineer and lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He contributed significantly to the post-Challenger redesign of the solid rocket boosters for the space shuttle.
He has taught engineering at several universities and was (more...)
 

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