It's a joke... he was probably nominated solely for being black. I don't see white Obama as a nominee. Sorry if someone got offended.

Yeah, had it backwords.

Aren't most peace winners just recipients because they speak and 'try' to promote peace? Did MLKJ accomplish anything tangible on a wide scale before earning a prize? It's an award based on effort, not on accomplishing the impossible.

Obama deserves it for bending over backwards trying to quell the anger of the world. That first speech to the muslin world, the ongoing diplomacy with iran and north korea, the talks with russia, and trying to bring both wars to an end instead of starting a new one in the middle east have to be worth something.

While the idea of true peace is but a fleeting dream, you'd be hard pressed to find someone who has used his standing in the world to try to achieve it more than obama.

Orca -

But this would be like MLKJ getting the award before his 'I have a dream speech'. Yes, MLKJ never had a major accord to his name, but he had huge influence to shape a decade.

Obama has somewhat shaped 6 months. That's hardly worth the largest yearly award.

Actually MLK DID do a lot of wide scale tangiable things before he won the peace prize.

Look up the Birmingham Campaign.

He was also at it for much more then a year... did much more with much more agaisnt him.

For example... he was jailed during said Birmingham campaign in 1963 and still worked against those who jailed him.

To compare Obama with MLK is outright ridiculious.

Also actually i could name many people who've done more.  For example the afore mentioned Morgan Tsvianni.

Other people who were more deserving.

Hu Jia, Wei Jingsheng, Piedad Cordoba... Sima Samar... pretty much anybody that's actually strove for peace and end to violence and victimization for more then a few months and had to deal or worry about actual consequences.

Hell, I'd of put Bill Clinton ahead of Obama.

Wow, so he got it for what he "might" do? He still has not done any of these things yet.....

I like President Obama and I think he's a good man, but what the Hell is this?

All right, Mr. President. You have your award. Now go out and make sure you earn it.

I'm gratified that Obama is as confused as I am.