VULGAR – AT 6:07 P.M. ET:  The Pulitzer Prizes were announced today.  At one time it was an exciting announcement.  Now it's a big yawn.  The Pulitzers are given by Columbia University, and you may be sure that the political left's interests are preserved.

But there is unintended hilarity here.  Consider:

...Kathleen Parker, a conservative political columnist, won the award for commentary...

Conveniently omitted is the fact that this "conservative" columnist endorsed Barack Obama for president.  Well, I guess it is a way for an alleged rightie to get a Pulitzer.

The politicization of the Pulitzers is sad.  The same can be said about the Peabodys and the Oscars.  The situation isn't, perhaps, as bad as with the "prestigious" George Polk awards, named for a man who, it has been powerfully demonstrated, falsified his World War II record. 

We should point out that many of the winners of these awards deserve them, and have done fine work.  Yes, corrupt corporations or police departments must be exposed.  But corrupt "social service" groups, educational institutions and "peace" organizations must also be exposed.  We wait for those stories to be honored...or even written.

April 12, 2010