[The_Republican]

Not so Nobel Prize.

[Paul Atreides]

The Nobel Prize is as worthless as the Academy Award: rarely, they are given to someone who is deserving, but most of the time they are given to whomever is the most politically correct.

[laurav]

Lech Walesa wasn't exactly known for his conservative views, but I think he was a worthy Nobel recipient. If this Iranian woman can help bring about the fall of the mullahs in Iran, I will cheer her prize too (even if Walesa thought the Pope should get it). None of us might vote for her in America, but she'd be a breath of fresh air in a fundamentalist Islamic state. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I see much movement on the Iran front (then again, Poland took 10 years).

[optimistically_conservative]

The "peace prize" has become an irrelvant joke because it is not awarded "to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind" by those who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."

Ebadi is a human rights activist in Iran, for Iranians. Brave, honorable, smart woman. This says more about the politics of the selectees than their recognition of someone meeting Nobel's criteria - but it's been that way for a long time now.