Rather than writing a long post on Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, I would like to say only one thing, and it was said by a reporter on Sky News this morning.
Barack Obama has won the prize for not being George Bush.
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Has this really happened ? The man has achieved almost nothing except getting elected.
Surely some sort of time is supposed to pass before such awards are handed out to evaluate the contribution ?
Or is this for his only job of being a "community leader" ?
PS I'm pretty sure this isn't Apr 1st, but I'm still not sure its not a wind up. They can't be serious are they ?
This has completely devalued the peace prize. Like you, I thought this prize was awarded to people who have spent many years working towards solving some of the world's most difficult problems.
I was talking to David Trimble in Manchester - a former winner of the prize. He deserved the honour; Obama clearly does not.
That's the half of it.
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