An obvious endorsement of Obama's continuation of the Bush policies of a U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jimmy Carter to Obama: "Now accept the award and your journey to the dark side will be complete. I am your father..."

Remember when the Nobel Prize was awarded for achievement and not for simply appearing to care? The Nobel became undeone entirely when Al Gore beat out Irena Sendler. It is nothing but a mockery of the original intent.

Obama will create great fanfare but the Nobel Prize casts no shadow.

I understand the cutoff date was February 1st.

He'd been in office less than two weeks.

Oh, what WONDERS is he going to perform given 4 years to work his magic on the world?

(Come to think of it, this explains his 'reluctance' to make a hard decision regarding Afghanistan - after all, how would it appear if he got a Peace Prize right after authorizing troops to another country? Not that he's overly concerned about his image or anything...)

I really am seriously wondering just how this is going to affect his already over-inflated ego. All his life he's gotten something for nothing, just for being slicker than vaseline on a doorknob. Now he's gotten a Nobel Peace Prize for simply existing and making promises.

Sigh. Nobody would think it even credible if it were in a novel. Real life, however, is much, MUCH stranger than fiction - and rarely comes to a satisfying resolution with all the plot threads neatly tied up.

Well now, until now I considered obama as nothing more than Bush II considering he's continued the 2 wars, continues the rendition program so freedom fighters can be tortured by proxy and has spen the country into 3 times the deficit than Bush.

Now however it's obvious obama is Carter II given the same nutty economic and diplomatic policies.

And BTW, you you hadn't noticed, gallivanting around the globe being critical of every American policy of the last 8 years is now officially worth a cool million dollars plus.

In yo FACE, rest of the world!

U.S.A! U.S.A!

The Europeans sense that the stronger Obama is domestically, the more likely it is that Europe's world power will increase and America's decrease, relative to each other. They will continue to praise him to the skies so long as they sense that his tenure in office increases their power relative to ours.

Or, to put it another way, the European intellectual class senses that Obama cares more to earn their good opinion than he cares to earn the good opinion of any other group -- a sentiment also shared by many wealthy & well-educated Americans. To get that good opinion, he and they allow the attitudes and preferences of the European leadership to be a major factor in deciding what policies America will implement. And in return, the European elite praise him.

I am sickened by this travesty of an European cabal once again interfering in the political life of our nation. The witless ones preceding Obamao in receipt of this politicized trophy were as divorced from the core reality of the American people as he constantly demonstrates that he is. They have behaved with a contempt quite similar to his for those Americans whose beliefs and politics demand another way than the one being shoved down our throats, now publicly abetted by the agendized cabal of the Nobel Committee.

It has become clear in the short time since January 19th, that if events continue to unfold in the same pattern here in the United States, we will throw this bum and his cohorts from office in due course. And thus, today is fired a preemptive shot across the bow of our country's internal struggle.

Sickening, truly sickening.

This incredible award will probably affect BHO's decision on Afghan troop strength. Now that he's been crowned king of world peace, how can he beef up our forces? He's got to maintain his self-image after all.

"When this item showed up in my email this morning the first thought was that it was a joke."

So did I. This has got to be the best example of "symbolism over substance" that I have ever seen. Once again, the leftist intellectual community proves that they value intentions far more than an actual track record of worthwhile accomplishments.

After that jerk Arafat (spelling?)and then Gore and Carter I look downed at the Nobel Peace Prize. They can shove it.
This is another thing to make Obama's tail go up. And all the lefties are going to have an...well you know what I was going to say.
I have a scary feeling our soldiers are going to pay for this big time, like #8's comment.

I understand the cutoff date was February 1st.

He'd been in office less than two weeks.

(Rolling On Floor Laughing My Soon To Be Socialist A-- Off)

Nigel: Is this a joke?
David: ...this is the...
Nigel: Excuse me, is this a joke?

I can't believe we are witnessing this. what a joke.

It's official, the Nobel Peace Prize is a joke and a totally worthless, political gesture.

This takes me back a few years to when I won Time's Person of the Year in 2006. I mean I was stunned. I think I remember I was in the middle of writing a mortgage check when my wife brings home this issue of Time and there it was on the cover. Well, it was not quite as prestgious as the Nobel and granted I had to share my award with some other people. On the other hand I can tell you that - all hubris aside, of course - I was just as deserving of that award as Obama is of the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Nobel committee has now completed the work, so nobel-ly begun in 1994, and continued in 2007, of reducing a once great honor to the sick political joke we see today.

If Obama had any integrity (which I seriously doubt) he would politely refuse the "honor" and suggest that it be awarded to someone more deserving.

But, narcissist that he his, it will never once occur to him that there could be anyone more deserving than he.

So did Arafat...........meaningless!
Just like the U.N.

My immediate reaction was shock. Then I realized this is a tacit admission by the left (worldwide) that the Obama administration is failing and needs to be propped up.

The following is from the Nobel Prize site, on their nomination process:

"February - Deadline for submission. The Committee bases its assessment on nominations that must be postmarked no later than 1 February each year. Nominations postmarked and received after this date are included in the following year's discussions. In recent years, the Committee has received close to 200 different nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. The number of nominating letters is much higher, as many are for the same candidates.

February-March - Short list. The Committee assesses the candidates' work and prepares a short list.

March-August - Adviser review. The short list is reviewed by permanent advisers and advisers specially recruited for their knowledge of specific candidates. The advisers do not directly evaluate nominations nor give explicit recommendations."

So yes, as JLawson pointed out, nominations do close on February 1 of each year.

February and March are used to review each candidate's body of work so that a short list of nominees can be created. (Snark comment: looks like a short list of "work" went pretty far for Obama).

Then from March through August the committee reviews the short list.

Ok, so when did the stuff happen that allowed the committee to speak of Obama's "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" in their announcement?

Given the information above, I cannot find Obama's path to Nobel Peace Prize recipient. That tells me information is missing. A person or persons with influence with the prize committee and "invested" some way in Obama would fill a lot of the gaps in this story line.

Bottom line for me, this is direct evidence of panic by the political/social left in the face of failure and defeat. It's an all out effort to try and save the Obama presidency.

I'm usually skeptical of the on-air comments of George Stephanopolous, considering his deep roots in the Clinton Administration. So, an 'honest' comment from him that doesn't serve the Democrats is worth noting.

His comment on ABC News this morning on hearing the news of Obama's prize award, was "This isn't April First, is it?" This could only be an April Fools' joke, and George gained a little more credibility in my book for this statement. And the Nobel organization gained less.

Go figure.
I.

That first sentence alone is enough to make a fellow gag. Which is to that say poor writing skills don't serve your argument, or in this case, lack thereof.

Thats exciting news. Thoughm tt sure pisses the hell out of the people that don't want anything good to happen to our nation while Obama is president.

Wonder if CNN will fact check the Nobel Committee.

Exactly what did Obama do to obtain a nomination? He had nothing except campaign promises, and no accomplishments during his brief stint as a US Senator. All he had was 'Hope and Change'; which any con man from the streets of Chicago could give you. (Wait a minute...he IS a Chicago con man!)

I promise to make the world safer for children and small animals.

Now where's my Nobel Prize?

That day one executive order to close Guantanamo bears sweet, succulent fruit.

Who's laughing now, Cheney?

How I found out...
Husband: "Looks like they couldn't find anyone to award the Nobel Peace Prize to..."

Me: (chuckling) "What'd they do, give it to Obama?"

Husband: "Yep."

Me: .... (waiting for the punchline)... "You're kidding, right?"

Husband: "Nope."

Me: "NO WAY! You're joking!"

Husband: "No, look." (shows me article)

Me: "But he hasn't even DONE anything!!"

And yeah, that sums it up.... Obama has done nothing but say "Hope" and "Change" a lot, and throw Israel under the bus. He was in office 2 weeks when the nomination deadline closed. I just don't get it. Remember when Nobel prizes actually MEANT something?

"Surely you jest!"
"No, and stop calling me Shirley."

So much for any shred of respect for the Nobel Peace prize and the committee that awards it had.

'The Won' bringing 'peace' to anywhere on this planet?, I don't think so. Is it possible that the award was made as a gesture towards his divisiveness because he sure as hell has done more as a single individual to spread racial animosity than ANY I know.

I guess he and James Earl share more in common now than ever before. If the criteria that they used to make that judgment is used again he's a lock for the rest of his life.

I am totally in shock about this. I would actually be happy for Obama if he actually had a tangible accomplishment to hang this on. But seriously, what has he done to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

Jimmy Carter worked his butt off to get a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. He has spent decades on the world stage working for peace. I have great disagreements with Jimmy in how he goes about it, but I don't deny his commitment and sincerity. There is tangible proof of his work.

Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War. There is tangible proof of that.

George H.W. Bush freed the Kuwaiti people from Saddam Hussein. That is tangible proof of the torture, rape and horrors that Saddam inflicted on the Kuwaitis.

Bill Clinton worked hard for peace between Israel and Palestine. You can't question his commitment and sincerity in trying to accomplish peace. Under his administration the country and world benefitted from un-precedented prosperity. That is tangible proof.

George W. Bush freed the Iraqi people from Saddam Hussein, the Afghani people from the Taliban, took on international terrorism, greatly reduced AIDS in Africa. You can disagree with how he went about it, but Saddam Hussein is no longer a brutal dictator, the Taliban is no longer in power, and another 9/11 has not happened.

Compared to all of that what has Barack Obama done to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize after 2 weeks in office. The committee credits his commitment to reducing the world of nuclear weapons. The world has not been reduced by a single nuclear weapon since he became Senator. How does that make him worthy? In fact, Bush has an actual record of reducing nuclear weapons.

It's a start I guess.

This just in...
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has named mmm...mmm...mmm...Barack Hussein Obama the MVP of the upcoming World Series.

You really aren't surprised were you? What is hard for me to understand is how Obama can except a "coveted" peace prize for being elected. Kind of cheapens an already cheap prize more. Oh! Nevermind. ww

I am waiting to see all the cheering and applauds to President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, as I did for his failure to get the 2016 Oplympics for US

Bwahahahaha!

I realized that we are all living an episode of the Twilight Zone, where The Won has redefined his continuing wars as Peace - now this is beginning to make (limited) sense.

I wonder if the scumbags on the Nobel committee will grant him perpetual license?

Likewise, what's the Jug-eared Douche going to do with the money? I hope it's a really good charity...

Remember - the rest of today's the continuing edition of our Twilight Zone.