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The Nobel is not the only award the president does not deserve. Mark Katz imagines the prizes yet to come.
As Barack Obama is busy drafting his acceptance speech he’ll take to Norway for the Nobel Peace Prize, former Clinton speechwriter Mark Katz is getting a head start on his remarks for other awards that even the president will admit he may or may not deserve.
Statement of President Barack Obama on Winning the Oscar for Best Actor
You love me!! You really love me!!
[PAUSE FOR LOUD, KNOWING LAUGHTER FOLLOWED BY THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE]
I would like to thank the Academy for this most unusual honor—which, if I understand it correctly, is being awarded to me for the outstanding performance that Denzel Washington will most certainly deliver in his next film, Brothers in Arms.
I understand full well that this award is not for accomplishments I myself have achieved but for the hope I have been able to inspire. And so I accept this award on behalf of those transformative actors who have inspired the world by their portrayals of great men: Charlton Heston as Moses. Ben Kingsley as Gandhi. And Jim Carrey for his portrayal of God in Bruce Almighty.
Of course, none of this would be possible with my agent, Ari Emanuel.
It is with deep humility that I accept this prize for the acceptance speech that I delivered with deep humility. In truth, I am in fact humbled by the very power of humility and have real doubts about my own ability to express its very deepness in the face of humilities’ daunting greatness.
Statement of President Barack Obama on Winning the Emmy for Best Televised Acceptance Speech of a Nobel Peace Prize
First of all, let's give it up for Neil Patrick Harris—the man who has successfully delivered real change and given new hope to the next generation of televised award-show audiences!
It is with deep humility that I accept this prize for the acceptance speech that I delivered with deep humility. In truth, I am in fact humbled by the very power of humility and have real doubts about my own ability to express its very deepness in the face of humilities’ daunting greatness.
But this award is not for me. It is for the power of stirring, goose-pimply rhetoric that makes those who are privileged to hear it swoon in rapture. And so I would like to take this opportunity to thank the person who first inspired me to talk the walk—and walk the talk. And to stare into a TV camera and wax poetic about truth, justice, hope, and all that. Won't you please stand up, Mr. Aaron Sorkin!!!
Statement of President Barack Obama on Winning the Man of the Year Award from the American Committee for Job Creation, Fiscal Responsibility, and Backing Up Rhetoric with Concrete Action.
Thank you. I would like to thank Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele for the inspiration he provided to the creators of this political action committee, which to be honest is just a letterhead generated by The Center for American Progress.
• Obama Won What?!: Daily Beast Contributors Weigh InVery clever, Podesta—you guys are good! However, in all seriousness, I believe there is truly a need for a prize such as this and I hope to win it again next year. In the meantime, I have decided to set up a trust to perpetuate this institution going forward and have decided to fund it with the money I was recently awarded with a MacArthur "genius" grant. In your face, Steele.
Statement of President Barack Obama Upon Being Awarded The First Annual Golden Obama.
It is indeed a double honor you have given me: First, naming this prize, which honors the public figure who exhibits the most prize-winning qualities after me. And then awarding to it me as its first recipient. I mean, I don't think Alfred Nobel won a Nobel Prize, nor did Joseph Pulitzer win a Pulitzer nor did Tony Randall ever win a Tony. I could go on and on. I hope I will continue to live up to the high prize-winning standards that are embodied in its namesake, President Barack Obama. Thank you and good night.








It is called narcissistic, and obama is a man made up of 100% narcissistic traits, don't think this didn't go to his head. From all the newspapers I'm reading they claim obama did not deserve this award, but I think obama believes everyone loves him. He is being used, this was a message to George Bush and it's all left wing propaganda.
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Yeah. Okay. Ha, ha. We get it. Very funny. Go on, let all of your RACISM out. I'm sure that you think you're SOOOOOOOOOOO Clever, with your parody of Acceptence Speaches. Well, we'll see who gets the last laugh, when he DOES give his Acceptence Speach in January. For your information, the Nobel Peace Prize isn't the only thing our great President won. I'm told that he's gonna be The ROSE BOWL QUEEN as well. SO...IN YOUR FACE!
Im so sick of hearing we dont like obama because we are racist. That is the dumbest thing i have ever heard. Maybe he will get re elected maybe he wont. I dont believe in anything he stands for anything he says. I dont believe in big government. It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he is black. There is no more black white asian anything we are just americans now. Let the racisim thing go. We dont bring it up. You do. .
well i can only hope that he doesnt get reelected
Did he get that honor after speaking to the gay community this weekend?
It's time to get over the whole RACISM thing...this is just FUNNY!
It is all George Bush's fault that Obama won the Nobel prize.
WHEN IS IT GOING TO STOP BEING BUSH'S FAULT. My washer broke today, can I blame that on George Bush, or is it okay to blame Jeffrey Immelt? Should blame myself for being stupid enough to buy anything with the GE logo.
Obama is just another tool for Immelt, the Emmuel brothers & Chicago machine. The only award Obama should be rewarded is the most lacking of qualification for president. Wonder if Carter support Obama to keep from dying as the dumbest president of the last 100 years ? Just aa thought!
LOL! I stubbed my toe today so it has to be Bush's fault.
obama didnt get the olympics for chicago can i blame Bush
my computer stopped working, can i blame it on George Bush
For absurd comments on a justified send up, gommygommy takes the biscuit (whether it is a dark chocolate business or pure white suggary one I am sure he or she will find it racist,. a cry which excuses the need to think straight.
thank you
The office of "Health and Human Services" under the Obama 'admenstruation', has instituted a new procedure for those who do not like, agree or otherwise adore BO. It's called the Frontal LObamamy. Why not get one today?! Acorn workers have and look what they can accomplish. Child prostitution is in now!!!
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Mark,
We may not agree on everything but we definitely agree on this. Did the Prize Patrol show up for Obama yet. I am referencing you in my examiner post today. Good going. Lol!
I prefer charisma over action 10 out of 9 times. The "point-and-wink" and the "let's-settle-this-over-a-beer" are classic. I give honorable mention to the "no-you're-the-man" and the "oh-you're-too-much". Speak loudly and make them think you actually have a stick---how do you like me now?!
I notice gommygoomy's comment about racism. Isn't it time to stop lazily avoiding mental effort to deal with the truth and look at the merits.
Thank you.
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