President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today for less than a year's worth of work in international diplomacy. The honor seems to have caught everyone off guard, including the White House. At a time when the president's influence failed to even keep Chicago in the running for the 2016 Olympics, and considering his body of work is limited at best, this truly is an odd selection and yet another reason to take all awards with a grain of salt.
Friday, October 9, 2009
An award that has many baffled
President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today for less than a year's worth of work in international diplomacy. The honor seems to have caught everyone off guard, including the White House. At a time when the president's influence failed to even keep Chicago in the running for the 2016 Olympics, and considering his body of work is limited at best, this truly is an odd selection and yet another reason to take all awards with a grain of salt.
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Didn't the Nobel committee give the same prize to Al Gore for his movie, instead of to the lady who saved hundreds of Jewish children from death?
ReplyDeleteDave Knepper
Plant City, FL