WTFBBQ!?!! Obama got the Nobel!?!? Oh NOES! HIDE T3H WIMMEN AND CHILLEN!

*sigh*
Were these people taking a nap when Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, Woodrow Wilson, Kofi Anan, Henry Kissinger, Yasir Arafat, and the UN Peacekeeping Forces recieved them? There are probably plenty of people all of those times that made greater sacrifices in the name of peace. Every year a laureate is presented that others disagree with, the detractors point out plenty of examples. Sometimes their criticisms are based on objectivity, sometimes it’s just ignorant political bias.

It’s a prize that frequently goes more often to high-profile people than not. It seems to be a major criteria, possibly because even minimal effort at that level can have wider impact globally than someone sweating in the trenches – even if it’s that grass-roots level work that might have the greatest real impact. Maybe it’s just to encourage people at that level to work for peace maybe because so FEW people at that level take any chances to obtain peace – or maybe it’s just overly politically influenced. Personally if it inspires a few more world leaders to give priority to peace, I’d be happy with pundits (and armchair quarterbacks) griping about it becoming “worthless” – until one of their own “heroes” gets the nod.

I’m not on the panel, the people griping aren’t either, and this isn’t the Science prizes.  Let the guy get his award, and maybe it’ll inspire him to create peace in our time.  Maybe it won’t, and there’ll be another person awarded next year.  Move along.  Or be thankful that your life is apparently so wonderful that you have the time to waste griping.  That’s gotta be worth something.

I might buy my wife noise-cancelling headphones so she can make it through the day without hearing people vent their bitterness on the topic.  :/