The runners up(all of whom deserved the prize infinitely more than B.O.)

http://www.benjaminbradley.com/politics/who-did-obama-beat-to-win-his-nobel-prize/

Sima Samar, women’s rights activist in Afghanistan: “With dogged persistence and at great personal risk, she kept her schools and clinics open in Afghanistan even during the most repressive days of the Taliban regime, whose laws prohibited the education of girls past the age of eight. When the Taliban fell, Samar returned to Kabul and accepted the post of Minister for Women’s Affairs.”

Ingrid Betancourt: French-Colombian ex-hostage held for six years.

Dr. Denis Mukwege: Doctor, founder and head of Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. He has dedicated his life to helping Congolese women and girls who are victims of gang rape and brutal sexual violence.

Handicap International and Cluster Munition Coalition: “These organizations are recognized for their consistently serious efforts to clean up cluster bombs, also known as land mines. Innocent civilians are regularly killed worldwide because the unseen bombs explode when stepped upon.”

Hu Jia, a human rights activist and an outspoken critic of the Chinese government, who was sentenced last year to a three-and-a-half-year prison term for ‘inciting subversion of state power.’

Wei Jingsheng, who spent 17 years in Chinese prisons for urging reforms of China’s communist system. He now lives in the United States.

just heard this on the topic: where is kanye west when you need him ?

I agree. Perhaps the world can have hope that america is not the bully of the world if there is a consensus that its leader is about hope and diplomacy.

Not really, because they dont actually REACH out beyond their pageant areas to do much difference GLOBALLY. As a president, OBama has and takes opportunties to reach out in efforts of diplomacy to more than just his fellow citizens but citizens of the world and I am very proud for him on this day.

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Can anyone give consistent examples,,based on the founders ideas and the commonality of past awardees,,how the award is EARNED?

I see it as a man who has a GLOBAL platform (not just in their own country) spreading a message of hope and peace, and also having a history of actions that indicate he is dedicated to and sincere about that hope and willing to put the work in to be a part of it,, as he has urged a GLOBAL audience to do. Many people do great things for their own and that is noble and Im sure some of those have received awards. Obama has done something on a Global scale where peace and hope are concerned, and he deserves it as well.

Thanks for this post!!!!!! There ARE some that actually do deserve it and shamefully they have been passed up by a community organizer.

Talk is cheap, but apparently it can also win you the Nobel Peace Prize. Give it to him when he's done something. Hopefully he will.

Oh ok ya, I saw that too, but it made me think of Rush first, and was funnier with it actually.

I thought the meatloaf went to bed. I KNOW she didn't get me choclates

I would have been more shocked if the prize had been given to Kim Jong-il of North Korea, but not by much...

sorry but love your profile name

Thanks, it's becoming more and more difficult to come up with catchy screen names, LoL!

A NOBLE CHOICE FOR THE NOBEL PRIZE:

This morning, Michelle and I awoke to some surprising and humbling news. At 6 a.m., we received word that I'd been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.

To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize -- men and women who've inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.

But I also know that throughout history the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it's also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes.

That is why I've said that I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations and all peoples to confront the common challenges of the 21st century. These challenges won't all be met during my presidency, or even my lifetime. But I know these challenges can be met so long as it's recognized that they will not be met by one person or one nation alone.

This award -- and the call to action that comes with it -- does not belong simply to me or my administration; it belongs to all people around the world who have fought for justice and for peace. And most of all, it belongs to you, the men and women of America, who have dared to hope and have worked so hard to make our world a little better.
--Barack Obama

Lets hope it puts fire in peoples hearts to be a part of some positive changes instead of just griping about what others arent doing.

Nah, just took a break, if I had those chocolates they'd keep me up too late.. Oh wait it is late. They'd keep me up later. Oh geez I should be sleeping.

"In a related story, Norway's Peace Prize Committee awarded the Man in the Moon the Interstellar Peace Prize for not responding to aggressive attacks originating from the Planet Earth. A truly peaceful response having nothing to do with the Moon...'s lack of nuclear weaponry. The award was presented in absentia as Man has not been located since the attack."


On that note I'm off to get ready for work.

Good day all

Obama who?????

The Noble Peace Prize organisation has lost all credibility by awarding it to Obama . Now it is obvious this prize means nothing at all . Any organization that allows lobbyists lobby for their people is corrupt and useless . Now they know where they can stick their so called Noble Peace Prizes....!!! .

Damn double post .

Yep, I'll help them stick it if they need any help.