Barack Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

This is very much real.  Obama was awarded this prize based on his efforts.  This includes his Cairo speech to the Muslim world and his efforts to sit down with the Iranian regime.  

The award is definitely controversial and will, no doubt, be in the talking points of all the talk radio hosts today.

Congratulations to Barrack Obama.  How is efforts for peace will play out, remains to be seen.  In any case he has made the effort, which was enough for the Nobel Peace Prize Committee.

Good work mudricky.

Well it's about time his efforts have been recognized, his world rating is on a high and the beauty is he has to live up to the award and keep on pushing for a more peaceful world. Glad to see the first black American president achieving something special, his efforts at home may not of been regard as they have been overseas especially by those that support the republican party.

This is going to really annoy the republicans on the far right, lol.    

Congratulations to President Obama.  I think this was a communist plot to see whose head will explode first: Rush Limbaugh's or Glenn Beck's.

The first thing I did was check before I posted. When I posted mine it had only happened so I checked that last few stories uploaded and there was nothing.

Since then there has been a few copy stories. This one below was not long after me: http://my.nowpublic.com/world/barack-obama-nobel-peace-2009-award if that's the story you mean.

If logs for the other stories state I posted after them then it isn't correct. 

I have in the past removed any stories if I have posted after someone else.

it's a bit early for something like that... I would say this is wrong

Paul Reynolds
BBC News, London

Here is the view form CBC Canada.

["This is going to really annoy the republicans on the far right"...]

I think it is going to annoy the citizens of the US on either side of the aisle. The only benefit I see for the O is that it will take some of the heat off of him for his inability to pay attention and fix things in the US. Just an opinion here not a personal attack...

The fact that deliberations on this concluded in February, it was very early in his Presidency.  I have read a few comments around the world on this this morning.  The reaction is mixed from both the right and the left.  Most are surprised.  Nevertheless I'm with you in congratulating President Obama on this award.  For the sake of the world I hope that his intentions of a nuke free world and cooperation with the muslim world succeed.

Well if that don't beat all.

They decided this back in February? One month after he took office?

Wow......no political leanings in that vote.

I don't think I've ever seen such a biased, partisan attribution of award to someone. I'm not American and am pretty agnostic about the politics over there, but it's pretty clear that this is an aware designed to deliver another slap to Bush. Much like the literature award going to Harold Pinter's woeful, sixth-form anti-war 'poetry' a couple of years back, or Al Gore's award.

There is still no peace in the Middle East - not even so much as a meeting between the parties. Not a single nuclear missile has been decommissioned.War is continuing in Afghanistan - and may even be stepped up.

I don't doubt his intentions - nor his ability to achieve things given time - but there is no justification for this award. None.

I'm sure given the fierce partisanship over there, "annoying the Republicans" might seem like a good outcome, but this award is supposed to be a significant and rare honour for someone who has transformed a situation in the world.

Yes we can!

Some people just hate this president with all the fiber of their being, and will never accept anything positive from him. (I hope I'm proven wrong.)

Here is a completely different take on the award: (It is my opinion.) Maybe, just maybe this Nobel Peace Prize is America's peace prize. Perhaps the committee was sending a message to all Americans that finally after 8 years of disastrous leadership on the world stage, American citizens had the good sense to elect a leader that would try and restore our prestige and stature in the international community. 

It is beyond my why some people are so intent, after 8 months or less,are hoping that our President is a failure. It is not about Obama, it is about  all of us. Differences of opinion is one thing. Hoping for the failure, or much worse, of the president is another matter.

He was given this prestigious award for "efforts". I should assume that GOOD parents should be awarded the same...at least their attempts are merited and seen through to the end. This president has proven to be all bark and no bite. When we see results, then MAYBE he should be CONSIDERED for the Nobel Peace Prize. Until then, go flaunt your expensive suits on late night shows and parade your lovely family around baseball games Mr. President.

Are you serious? Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel peace prize more on the basis of his values and vision than for his concrete achievements. Nominations for the prize closed on February 1 - less than two weeks after his inauguration on January 20. Source: www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?Does_Barack_Obama_deserve_the_Nobel_Peace_Prize?&in_article_id=750176&in_page_id=64 BTW - Democrats can keep patting themselves on the back, while watching America go up in flames.

When is the decision for the award made? Because he hasn't been in office that long really has he?

Febuary... I know shocker... he was only 11 days in office

Here are two comments: one from times-on-line and from an Israeli source.

Jerusalem, Israel; News that President Obama received the Nobel Peace elicited a gasp from the anchor of afternoon newsreel of Israel Broadcasting Authority Radio on Friday - "Well, now that is a surprise", she said with some spontaneity.

Within an hour of the announcement, Reuven Rivlin, veteran speaker of the Israel Knesset Parliament, warned  that "Someone who gets a peace prize should not force-feed Israel with his version of peace",  going on to say that he hoped that the peace prize would not inspire the president to "dictate a peace accord to Israel"

Israel has reason to be concerned.

The committee that awards the Nobel Peace prize is comprised of officials from the Norwegian political elite, as opposed to other Nobel prizes for excellence in science, education, health or other scholarly concerns.

The announcement of this prize occurs at a time that Norway remains almost the only European nation to recognize, aid and abet the Hamas regime in Gaza, at  a time when Norway sanctions boycotts of some Israeli companies, and at at time when Norway openly funds movements in Israel that advocate the expulsion of Jewish communities from Judea, Samaria, the Golan and Jerusalem.

Things are so bad between Norway and Israel that the Israeli Foreign Ministry is now considering filing  a formal request to expel Norwegian peace keeping observers from Hebron.

In other words, for many Israelis. the Norwegian endorsement of a peace initiatives of President Obama reads like a kiss of death for Israel, conveying a message, which is that the US should lead the world community to establish a Palestinian state, even if that state would launch aerial attacks on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, much as the Palestinian entity in Gaza now fires freely on Sderot and the Western Negev.

Will the Nobel Peace Prize give President Obama the leverage that he needs to lower the boom on Israel?

Time will tell.

David Bedein can be reached at bedein@thebulletin.us

This is what the Times-On-Line had to say. Pretty Harsh comments and it appears to reflect the sentiment globally.

"The award of this year’s Nobel peace prize to President Obama will be met with widespread incredulity, consternation in many capitals and probably deep embarrassment by the President himself.

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Rarely has an award had such an obvious political and partisan intent. It was clearly seen by the Norwegian Nobel committee as a way of expressing European gratitude for an end to the Bush Administration, approval for the election of America’s first black president and hope that Washington will honour its promise to re-engage with the world.

Instead, the prize risks looking preposterous in its claims, patronising in its intentions and demeaning in its attempt to build up a man who has barely begun his period in office, let alone achieved any tangible outcome for peace.

The pretext for the prize was Mr Obama’s decision to “strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples”. Many people will point out that, while the President has indeed promised to “reset” relations with Russia and offer a fresh start to relations with the Muslim world, there is little so far to show for his fine words"

No, not too early. Not wrong.

Jeff\ the reaction around the world is similar to yours.  Most think that this is too early before the fruits of his outreach are seen.  I am not sure that this will take the heat off Obama, I think it puts pressure on him to be successful in his efforts of international diplomacy. 

I was in the process of reporting this story when mudricky.s was the only one that showed as having been published.  I assume that he was the first then.  I didn.t publish my story then. 

A Whitehouse official says the President "humbled" to be selected by the committee, and he is to speak live 10:30 am ET.

I suppose there will be those who will think Obama engineered this one?

H e is my one and only hero....This I will announce once again or declare.... BAM IS THE WORLD.For all his great efforts to unite people around the world regardless of faith and religion,encourages everyone to participate in discussion or have  compassion..especially with our health care reform,for every Americans rich or poor...HE DESERVED TO WIN THIS MOST HIGHEST AWARD.It's the President way of governing,with civility and CLASS.There are a lot of reasons that Pres.Bam was awarded the Nobel Peace.........he gives the world HOPES and PEACE....stretching  his hands to the poor,wealthy,powerful to have a one common goal......Peace and Unity. Hail to the Chief.

Mudricky, I learned it from you first! Congratulations on the fast post, and also to President Barack Obama for the Nobel Prize award.

presented on my birthday.

and who actually WROTE the speech?

Also, would anyone happen to know what Obama's plans for the reduction of USA's nuclear capability? This is for my knowledge.

We live economically in a climate of devaluation, the Nobel Peace price has joined the crowd. Sad....

BHO was nominated the day after the Inaugaration. for what at that time?