Top 10 newspaper front pages from Obama’s Nobel Prize win

in Headline Politics by griffn — October 11, 2009 at 2:38 am | 0 comments

One of my favorite things to do after major world events is head to Newseum the next day to check out the newspaper reactions from around the world. Here are the ten best front pages from Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win.

10. Kleine Zeitung (Graz, Austria)
Yeah, I just won a Nobel Prize, I bought this Flavor Flav sized peace medallion to celebrate, and my head is twice the size of my body, so what? Say something about it. You like the tie? Huh? With the stars and stripes? Say something, I dare you.

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9. Super Express (New York, New York)
I have no idea what language this newspaper is in, but I’m pretty sure “Za Co?!” translates to “The F*ck?!” It’s also fun to guess what the story on the right is about.

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8. The Ottawa Sun (Ottawa, Canada)
I can’t prove it, but I’m almost positive this front page is racist. “City wins in bus spat?” An obvious reference to how the Ottawa Sun wishes the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott had turned out. And Obama looks like winning the Nobel Prize is the funniest joke he’s ever heard. ‘CISM!!

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7. Publico (Lisbon, Portugal)
Clearly, Obama’s only next logical step is to defeat Russia’s genetically-engineered boxing machine in a 15-round death match. Or, wait, that’s Rocky. I’m getting my 1980s Cold War propaganda mixed up.

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6. Gulf News (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
The Middle East version of The Drudge Report.

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5. Correio Brazilense (Brasilia, Brazil)
Either Tiger Woods also won a Nobel Prize or this newspaper needs to hire a new cartoonist.

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4. Die Tageszeitung (Berlin, Germany)
How do you say “WTF” in German? Za Co?!

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3. The Beaufort Gazette (Beaufort, South Carolina)
This front page tells you all you need to know about the local priorities in Beaufort, SC. Top story: Golfer in stable condition after gator attack. Oh, and the President won a Nobel Peace Prize.

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2. The Jakarta Post (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Check out the headline for the Nobel Prize story: “Some like it, some don’t.” I love how it gives you absolutely no information and could easily be applied to any other story in the newspaper. “Dodgers beat Cards– Some like it, some don’t.” “Police kill two brother outlaws– Some like it, some don’t.” I also love how they made it look like Obama is checking out Miss Indonesia.

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1. The Dispatch (Casa Grande, Arizona)
This might be the most awesome front page ever. The President just won a Nobel Peace Prize. Marge Simpson just got the cover of Playboy. How can we link these two stories? I’d give anything to have been a fly on the wall of that editorial meeting.

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