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The Nobel Peace Prize lost all credibility when it was given to Obama in 2009.
by xyzzy4 10y ago
The Nobel Peace Prize lost all credibility when it was given to Obama in 2009.
- hgdtcdt 10y agoThey've since changed the way it is decided and fired the person in charge. Norwegians were embarrassed about the way prizes used to be decided.
- runholm 10y agoHe was awarded the price for his use of diplomacy instead of provoking more new wars. There was a lot of controversy regarding the decision, but to say that it lost all credibility is simply not true.
- wbl 10y agoHe had had zero time to do any of that, being elected just a year before.
- jbuzbee 10y agoCough. According to Wikipedia[1] - "Nominations for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize closed just 11 days after Obama took office." That must have been a busy 11 days doing diplomacy... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize