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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Personally, I think it's way too early to evaluate Obama's impact on the U.S., let alone world peace. In that sense, I think this is a bit goofy. However, it's also totally beyond his control. I think it's very funny that somehow an unsolicited award that was deliberated on in another country is evidence of Obama's own arrogance in the mind of some posters.
The committee is saying that they are looking to future, not past accomplishments, as is pretty standard for the Nobel Peace Prize (totally different criteria than other Nobel prizes):
I still don't agree with it, but it does explain how they made their choice. We might quibble with their methods, but ultimately none of us has any more control over the process than Obama himself.
For the information of those who don't know, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a five-member panel appointed by the Norwegian parliament. Nothing to do with the other Nobel Prizes, which are deliberated on and awarded in Sweden through a much different process.
If anyone actually cares, here are Obama's comments about it (emphasis mine):
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Can you believe the arrogance? I mean seriously: how dare he say that he doesn't yet deserve the award and that it is a call to action for the future rather than a reward for his past actions!!
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IFF, almost all (that i cared to go back and read) comments are exclusively about the mickey mouse decision made by a mickey mouse organization NOT about obama's arrogance (that's a given.) What's with the red herring?