It was the moment when the entire world laughed at liberals and then lost all respect for the Nobel Prizes. When Barack Obama was announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, even the fresh-faced president pretended to be a little shocked. “To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who’ve been honored by this prize,” Obama said at the time. Still, he accepted the prize over several other much more worthy candidates. What did he do to deserve the prize?
Now, in a traditional Homer Simpson “doh!” moment, a former director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute has acknowledged that, in hindsight, he’s not so sure if giving the prize to Obama was a good move either. More regrets on the next page:
Make him return then. So should gore!
Regrets (too late)…and Barry’s right he did not deserve it.
He didn’t deserve it, just like the presidency. The color of his skin got him both.
The Nobel Prize is worthless…. meaningless
Do they have the Nobel division prize?
We all regret it!!!!
Novel prize has no value since then. Just as well discontinue it. Has no meaning.
A little late don’t you think?
Well duh! We all knew that 8 years ago.
As well they should.