[Earthdweller]

"Yes, but did any of those fine people inspire a feeling of "hope" or "change", in the manner that Barry was able to do?"

If your premise for Norway's decision is correct, the Nobel no longer awards extraordinary individual achievement, charity or excellent contributions to the advancement of humanity and “hope and change” are now code words for world socialism/fascism ruled by a few corrupt leftist individuals who award each other for like minded thinking.

[Cyropaedia]

I agree that awarding him the Nobel was ridiculous. I was just trying to be sarcastic.