First woman wins Nobel Prize for economics…Too Soon?
"Democrats and their international leftist allies want
For many though, Professor Ostrum’s Nobel Prize is seen a coo for women around the world. The woman's rights movement, having gained ground in recent years, has taken a huge leap forward with the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Economics to a women for the first time...much to the dismay of Republicans.
Ratified in 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment prohibited state and federal agencies from gender-based restrictions on voting. Progress has been made in professional opportunities. Fields such as medicine, law, and science opened to include more women. At the beginning of the 20th century about 5% of the doctors in the
"You lie!" Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., shouted from his seat on the Republican side of the stage at the Lucky Horseshoe. Following the outburst, Rep. Wilson secured several millions in funds for his campaign.
Ostrom becomes the first woman to win the lauded prize in its 40-year history.
The award was a "great surprise... I'm still a little bit in shock," she said by phone at the news conference announcing the prize. “I am humbled and accept this award for women everywhere.”
Ostrom's work shows that local communities often manage common resources -- such as woods, lakes and fish stocks -- better on their own than when outside authorities impose rules, the committee said. “Bureaucrats sometimes do not have the correct information, while citizens and users of resources do," she said to explain the significance of her work. But this has some Republican’s panties in a bunch.
“No matter what local’s think, those resources are better controlled by the federal government with as little funding as possible,” Rep. Joe Wilson shouted, also stating…again, and for no apparent reason,…”YOU LIE!”
Ostrom said she had not yet thought about what she would do with her half of the $1.4 million prize, but has admitted that she feels compelled to hand it all over to Rep. Joe Wilson for showing such moxy in the face of advancing liberal agendas.