As Kanye West highlighted at the MTV video awards — “Imma let you finish…” — the ones who most deserve an award are never the ones who win it. So why do we still care who wins?
Obama’s Nobel Prize
Bob Ellis: A Nobel Prize for a noble recipient
Good oratory skills shouldn’t be mocked because speeches can change the world and Barack Obama’s words have already affected it profoundly. He’s a worthy Nobel Peace Prize winner, says Bob Ellis.
Dowd: Gandhi wuz robbed! Bono too!
Maureen Dowd’s got the real story of what went down when Bill Clinton and George Dubya Bush heard about Barack Obama getting the Nobel Peace prize. It wasn’t pretty.
Why Neda should have won the Nobel Peace Prize
Barack Obama’s Peace Prize win was almost embarrassing, says The Washington Post. A more deserving winner would have been Neda Agha-Soltan, the young Iran woman killed while protesting the country’s recent Presidential election.
Limbaugh: The elites of the world love a weakened US
America’s favourite conservatives rushed to comment on Barack Obama’s Nobel win, with Rush Limbaugh calling it a “greater embarrassment” than Chicago losing the 2016 Olympics.
Obama’s done good but not that good…
Barack Obama’s Nobel win acknowledges that he’s changed how Americans deal with the world, particularly the Muslim world and has helped reform the world’s view of the US. But, let’s not forget Afghanistan. Or Iraq.
Encouragement award for Obama
Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama now may be early, but it’s a strategic act to strengthen his resolve. And it’s definitely not unprecedented. Just look at Desmond Tutu.
Cook: Like winning an Academy Award for a film proposal
Obama’s Peace Prize win seems emblematic of the triumph of celebrity over substance, says Trevor Cook. His achievements lie ahead of him, not behind him.
Rundle: All shall have Peace Prizes!
Awarding Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize is ridiculous, says Guy Rundle — especially as nominations closed months ago.
Bartlett: Piecemeal Peace Prize
Obama’s Peace Prize win seems to be based on the possibility and promise of peace, rather than looking at the outcomes in the real world, says Andrew Bartlett. Surely it’s far too early to pass out awards on whether his approach will bear positive fruit.
Obama’s Nobel Prize: the backlash begins
Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win has shocked, delighted, outraged and confused the world’s punditry. Did he deserve it? Should he have turned it down? What does it mean for America? The world weighs in.
Who knew? Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Committee has awarded its annual peace prize to President Obama “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”.
