And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to....

Barack Obama???

Is that not a popularist vote? That coupled with the fact the nominations closed 2 months after he was elected.

I would have thought Suu Kyi stood more of a chance, though she's basically in solitary confinement. Or the Dalai Lama. Or John Key even. Especially since the award was for a '"hope for a better future”, pushing for nuclear disarmament and efforts to strengthen international diplomacy' - NZ has always pushed for nuclear disarmament. -_-

Sounds like a slight against Bush. Yes, Obama may have inherited a slew of problems from his predecessor, but what is he doing to promote peace? Seriously? The G8/G20 conference? Did they even talk about world peace? The closest I've seen (to be fair, seeing as I live in NZ) was Obama telling Ahmadinejad that some 'action' may be take if he continues with what most people assume to be a uranium enrichment program.

Obama is NOT near Mother Teresa. And to be fair, he may be eventually - but a future possibility does not deserve awarding until it has been made tangible. In the words of the Iranian Foreign Minister: “decision in this area was hasty, and conferring this prize was premature.”

Well put.