Oct 9, 2009

First, I think it's absolutely wonderful that he was awarded. There, obviously, is a lot of controversy over whether he deserved it, and although I highly value others' opinions, I also feel that the Nobel Prize committee was not doing anyone any favors by any means. It would be a bit more suspicious had it been a U.S committee, but that's not the case, so the idea that Obama is not "yet" deserving of the award is preposterous. I also think it's a joke to all other Nobel Prize winners for criticizers to say that he is undeserving, had the committee simply made a decision for reasons other than which makes Obama the qualified winner, it is to say that all past winners should require a second critique. To end, Obama was rewarded for his accomplishments, and efforts, and his ultimate reward was a result of those accomplishments that the Nobel Prize committee believed to make him the winner of the 2009 award, I do not think it is anyone else's prerogative to second guess that decision.