Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize

[Farbin Kaiber]

Unexpected. Rather unexpected.

[thearkitekt]

last i saw he was in the process of ending these wars. starting an exit strategy for iraq was a HUGE step in the process (as the previous administration didnt have one). These things take time to fix. But i feel starting the process is half of it

[RainierHooker]

how about about ending a couple of wars and actually DOING SOMETHING WORTHY of a peace price. Fucking ridiculous.

+100000

Oh, and didn't the de-escalation of Iraq start to happen before Obama was elected?

[Trucidatio]

Hahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahahahahahahahahahah


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[M-technik-3]

On the premise of an ideas that has yet to be implemented. 37 months to the next election.

[Aptyp]

i really think that the rest of the world will come to the same conclusion as this thread so far, and American credibility will be hurt even more.

[quickervicar]

Politics aside (just this once!), I cannot see how anyone can defend this decision. From Encarta:

"Nominations of candidates are due on February 1 of the award year. Then, Nobel committee members and consultants meet several times to evaluate the qualifications of the nominees. The various committees cast their final votes in October and immediately notify the laureates that they have won."

That means that Obama would have been nominated on his work within the first 1-1/2 weeks in office. I don't care what party you align yourself with--that is absolutely irresponsible on the part of the Nobel-voters.

[Fast Frankie]

yeah, thats bullshit. Nobel Peace Prize is a joke, has been for a long time now.

[bwanac]

It should go to the voters.

[Turf1600]

I can has million dollars?

[M-technik-3]

Politics aside (just this once!), I cannot see how anyone can defend this decision. From Encarta:

"Nominations of candidates are due on February 1 of the award year. Then, Nobel committee members and consultants meet several times to evaluate the qualifications of the nominees. The various committees cast their final votes in October and immediately notify the laureates that they have won."

That means that Obama would have been nominated on his work within the first 1-1/2 weeks in office. I don't care what party you align yourself with--that is absolutely irresponsible on the part of the Nobel-voters.

He was 9 days into his term, the article I read stated. Based purely on what he promised is why it came about.

[Desaevious]

He was 9 days into his term, the article I read stated. Based purely on what he promised is why it came about.

Nobel Nominations Committee wtf.

[Alkasquawlik]

I dunno why everyone is getting so worked up?

He deserves it... look at all of the hard work that he's done. it's so nice that all of the troops are out of the middle east, unemployment rates are falling drastically, and Obama has forced the government to stop intervening in what should be the People's decisions.

[RainierHooker]

I dunno why everyone is getting so worked up?

He deserves it... look at all of the hard work that he's done. it's so nice that all of the troops are out of the middle east, unemployment rates are falling drastically, and Obama has forced the government to stop intervening in what should be the People's decisions.

What you did there, I see it...

[Beach Bum]

I dunno why everyone is getting so worked up?

He deserves it... look at all of the hard work that he's done. it's so nice that all of the troops are out of the middle east, unemployment rates are falling drastically, and Obama has forced the government to stop intervening in what should be the People's decisions.

I love this. I don't agree with a lot of what you write sometimes, but this is comedy gold.