Bob McCarty Writes

If the world was stunned to learn that President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, it will be even more amazed by all the awards that are still coming his way, according to the folks at Reason TV.  In the video below, they highlight a number of other awards not reported on in my earlier post, Seven More Awards Due President Barack Obama.

Most noteworthy among the just-announced awards was the award President Obama received from the Royal Geographic Society for discovering eight new states.  You might recall that, in a post nine months ago, I highlighted an alternative to the U.S. Mint’s 50 State Quarters® Program that surfaced in the form of Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection which recognized the seven mystery states to which then-candidate Obama said he had visited during his campaign.

Among the mystery states included in the collection are the following (click on coins to enlarge):

STATE OF CONFUSION — Not to be confused with his home state of Illinois, the State of Confusion is where Barack Obama leaves many of his liberal followers who, during the weeks since the election, have expressed dismay over the positions he’s taken and the people he’s selected to become high-ranking members of his administration.  The coin at left depicts confused Obama supporters wondering where their “change” went.

STATE OF DENIAL — Though Barack Obama won’t admit it, the State of Denial (a.k.a., “Russia”) is where many of his radical left-wing socialist ideas have their roots.  The coin at right shows Obama wearing a Russian fur hat while still in denial about his political leanings.

STATE OF OF DISBELIEF — It’s the state in which many Americans find themselves after learning that a U.S. senator and Harvard Law School graduate thinks spending more than $1 trillion is the solution to the nation’s economic crisis.  The coin at left shows a typical American taxpayer trying unsuccessfully to make Obama’s match work.

STATE OF DISCONTENT — It’s home to bitter churchgoers who do little beyond sitting at home and clinging to their guns and religion.  The coin at right shows how those bitter-clinging people of faith feel about their new commander-in-chief.

STATE OF EUPHORIA — It’s home to people who find Obama’s empty promises so appealing, in fact, that they have two state mottos:  “Hope” and “Change.”  The coin at left shows the Obama campaign flag and the hammer-and-sickle flag flying over the nation’s capitol.

STATE OF ISRAEL — Though Obama is not welcome in this state and wishes it didn’t exist, he has reportedly entered Israel — accompanied by Jimmy Carter and members of Hamas — through underground tunnels that connect the Jewish state with Gaza.  The coin shown at right shows how Obama hopes Israel will look in the future (i.e., “gone”).

STATE OF SHOCK — It’s the state in which Americans find themselves after experiencing a rapid and precipitous decline in the standard of living to which they became accustomed during the Ronald Reagan years.  The coin at left shows a typical American family in shock after “adjusting” to their new lifestyle under Obama’s rule Administration.

Editor’s Note: To learn more about Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection, click here.

SEE ALSO: Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize, Cy Young Awards