Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Originally Posted by Buster

Hilarious.

Speaking of NP winner Al Gore, at least he was actually VP and made a movie to "earn" his award.

The nomination deadline was Feb 1...about 10 days into the Obama Presidency.

That right there tells you how much of a joke the Nobel has become. It's so far away from when it was awarded to men like Albert Einstein.

Alfred Nobel would be ashamed to know how his name has been made into such a farce.

This is like giving the Heisman Trophy to a kid who's still playing High School ball. Sure, he COULD earn it someday, but he hasn't stepped on the college field yet.

It's so ridiculous I can't even be mad about it...nothing but laughs are appropriate.

Not to nitpick but Einstein won the "Nobel Prize in Physics" which is different than the Nobel Peace Prize. I agree about the nomination thing, but I am sure some will argue his goodwill alone, change from the previous administration(multi lateral approach, etc), etc. has had a significant impact on the environment in international politics.

I don't really care about the Nobel Peace Prize, but just noting that. The Nobel Prize in Economics is coming out on Monday, that's the one I really care about(econ major).