Latest Undeserved Honor: Black Belt

Obama is now a master of tae kwon do, with 0 years practice

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 19, 2009 2:07 PM CST

(Newser) – This has gone too far. First President Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize “without actually producing any peace,” writes Andrew Malcolm. Now the South Korean president has awarded him a black belt in tae kwon do “after zero long years of study.... Read full story »

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Latest Undeserved Honor: Black Belt

Obama is now a master of tae kwon do, with 0 years practice

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