What a joke. They should have at least waited for him to be in office for a full year before giving him the Peace award for being the first black president of the America. I'm sure he's capable of doing something that warrants a Nobel Peace Prize, but he has done no such thing so far. If you look at the time line, he was already nominated for this back in February, where he was only a month on the job. Let's stop giving out awards for good intentions and wait for some results first, OK?
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The first African-American to win the White House, Obama was praised by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
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They do realise that he's been refusing to meet the Dalai Lama out of fear to upset the China, right? That doesn't sound like a very extraordinary effort to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.
I just hope this doesn't cause too much of backlash to him somehow. Perhaps he should respectfully decline the prize? He's bound to get a nomination again sooner or later anyway.
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Actually looking at the previous winners, it seems like this is pretty standard fare. Looks like the Peace category isn't held in that high of a regard as the other ones either.