Not defending the person getting the prize......
Here are the words of those giving the prize,
Asked why the prize had been awarded to Mr Obama less than a year after he took office,
Nobel committee head Thorbjoern Jagland said: "It was because we would like to support
what he is trying to achieve".
Heres another perspective, or perhaps said in another way.
In a surprise, Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize - Yahoo! News
But of course winning the prize for words is not new.
Chronicler of brutal dictatorship wins Nobel prize - Yahoo! News
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