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Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

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BBC are reporting as breaking news that the US president has just won the Nobel Peace prize.
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Following the example of this peacemaker:

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WTF
What has he done to solve conflicts?
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Farce.
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BBC are reporting as breaking news that the US president has just won the Nobel Peace prize.
For what ??
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They couldn't even come up with a reason. "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" is all that's listed.

First sitting president to win since Wilson back in the early 20th century.
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AL GORE, enough said.

But seriously, this is a piss take.
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Complete joke.
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Huh? what has he done besides *tries to think*

This decision devalues the peace prize imo
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What a fecking joke! :Left liberal types kiss left liberal butt. I feel it is also a big **** you to Bush and the Republicans.
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