[snowsislander]

If memory serves, the Kenyan Clown would be only the second sitting occupant of the Oval Office to receive the prize, after President Theodore Roosevelt for his work in negotiating the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War. President Carter also received one, but it was well after his tenure in office.

What a bizarre decision by the Nobel committee. The Kenyan Clown has probably done less for world peace than any previous holder of the office, and certainly 9 months seems like an entirely too short period to make an informed decision if they are going to make the decision on general principles rather than specific actions.

[toldyou]

“...and certainly 9 months seems like an entirely too short period to make an informed decision if they are going to make the decision on general principles rather than specific actions.”

Myth: Candidates can be nominated until the last minute.

The nomination deadline is eight months before the announcement, with a strictly enforced deadline of Feb. 1.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ibu-kfROlVhexdt7vLCBR7KGa1gwD9B7CB282

[w1andsodidwe]

When Jimmah Cartah won and the committee admitted that they gave it to him to embarrass GW, that told me all I ever needed to know about this prize.

[ecomcon]

Things are given to Obama. It makes him look accomplished. How many communists can claim the Nobel peace prize? Affirmative action is wonderful.