And the Peace Nobel Prize for 2009 goes to...

[Rasputin]

Win?

They didn't require Gore to do that.

But his election was stolen by the left leaning liberal american court system, or something like that.

[Martinus]

I think it is funny, I don't get the outrage, tbh.

[Caliga]

I think it is funny, I don't get the outrage, tbh.

I can't speak for others, but personally I'm not "outraged", just "shocked and dismayed".  I have not looked at the list of other nominees but I'm quite certain there are plenty of people listed who have achieved far more.

[Ed Anger]

I think it is funny, I don't get the outrage, tbh.

I can't speak for others, but personally I'm not "outraged", just "shocked and dismayed".  I have not looked at the list of other nominees but I'm quite certain there are plenty of people listed who have achieved far more.

I'm not even that. I'm mellow.

[saskganesh]

I join the chorus saying this award is way way premature.

[Caliga]

I remember something like this happened when Al Gore won the prize, in that another nominee had saved a ton of Jews from the Holocaust, and while Gore is really, really concerned about the environment, he hasn't really had an opportunity to broker peace, not having been elected POTUS and all that.

[Grey Fox]

The peace prize is a total joke anyway. Even the legitimate recipient actually haven't really done anything for peace.

[Malthus]

I think it is funny, I don't get the outrage, tbh.

It isn't "outrage" so much as a sort of saddened bemusement.

The way it will hurt Obama (other than with the batshit insane crowd who already think he's the antichrist) is that it will feed into the growing perception that the man's basicially a pretty face with charisma by the ton - who is sadly incapable of living up to any of the hype.

The greater the hype, the greater the expectations, the greater the gap between expectation and performance. The man's been elected as POTUS, he's won the Nobel Peace Prize, his whole platform is based on "hope" for "change" - expectations could not be higher. If he turns out to be a 'mere' competent caretaker president, it would be a dissapointment.   

[Caliga]

The peace prize is a total joke anyway. Even the legitimate recipient actually haven't really done anything for peace.

Yeah, it's weird to have a prize related to your ability to *prevent* shit.  I mean, they don't give the Nobel Prize for Medicine out to people who prevent AIDS from being cured. 

We should probably have a Nobel War Prize.  I mean, Arafat would have actually been a good candidate for that particular award.   Get on this, Slargos.

[Zanza]

What an utterly ridiculous choice.

[Legbiter]

It is a trap.  From now on, when Obama considers the military option, he'll think twice because to do so will be somewhat inconsistent with his status as a Nobel peace laureate 

Too late, he just declared war on the moon. 

Also, WTF?

[lustindarkness]

I think it is funny, I don't get the outrage, tbh.

It isn't "outrage" so much as a sort of saddened bemusement.

The way it will hurt Obama (other than with the batshit insane crowd who already think he's the antichrist) is that it will feed into the growing perception that the man's basicially a pretty face with charisma by the ton - who is sadly incapable of living up to any of the hype.

The greater the hype, the greater the expectations, the greater the gap between expectation and performance. The man's been elected as POTUS, he's won the Nobel Peace Prize, his whole platform is based on "hope" for "change" - expectations could not be higher. If he turns out to be a 'mere' competent caretaker president, it would be a dissapointment.   

That's my hope. *nazi youth school kids chanting Obama*

BTW, I'm waiting on my Cracker Jacks! 

[crazy canuck]

If no one was worthy of the prize this year, they should not have presented any award.  If someone was worthy they should have given it to that person.

[The Minsky Moment]

If no one was worthy of the prize this year, they should not have presented any award.  If someone was worthy they should have given it to that person.

Sorry but this procedure is completely contrary to the rules of the award.

[grumbler]

This cheapens Arafat's 1994 prize