2009 Nobel Peace Prize

[Vampyr]

Another interesting thing to consider: The deadline for nominations for the 2009 Nobel Peace prize was February 1st. Obama had only been in office 9 days.

So by that logic, he actually received the award based primarily on things he had done before becoming president.

Originally Posted by Bond

Isn't the nobel prize meant to acknowledge a lifetime / body of work, not intentions? I will have to investigate this further.

Depends on the Nobel prize you're talking about. That's actually one of the more controversial aspects of the peace prize...it is often given out for immediate accomplishments rather than decades after said accomplishments, like the other Nobel prizes. Personally I think that's a good thing, since it exemplifies the type of people we need leading the world towards peace right now, rather than 30 years after the fact.

Although it's going to be a bit awkward if Obama starts dropping bombs on Afghanistan.