Nobel Prize? -- For accomplishing what?

It's rather refreshing that even Matt Lauer, one of Obama's fan club, questions the appropriateness of Obama receiving the Nobel Peace prize. Prior recent recipients do tend to reflect a liberal bias on the part of the selection committee, but at least those recipients have done something (for good or ill).   --   S. Lane

NBC's Lauer: Not to Be Rude, but Obama Hasn't Done Anything

By: Rich Noyes

October 09, 2009 10:37 ET

http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/2009/20091009104100.aspx

ven Barack Obama’s fan club on NBC’s Today were stunned at the President’s winning of the Nobel Peace Prize. Co-host Matt Lauer found it baffling: “We’re less than a year into the first term of this president and there are no -- I'm not trying to be, you know, rude here -- no major foreign policy achievements, to date.”

Meet the Press moderator David Gregory felt the need to point out the “left-leaning” impulse of the Europeans who christened Obama as the world’s leading peacemaker for 2009: “This is a lot more about tone than it is substantive accomplishment. In many ways, this is a European body who is more left-leaning, certainly, and opposed to the administration of George W. Bush.”

Lauer followed up: “So, what you're saying in some ways and, again, not to be rude here or sarcastic, that in some ways he wins this award for not being George W. Bush?”

Gregory agreed: “I think that that is an inescapable conclusion about all of this.”

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Republican Party National Chairman Michael Steele echoed many of our thoughts when he said: 

"The real question Americans are asking is, ‘What has President Obama actually accomplished?’ It is unfortunate that the president’s star power has outshined tireless advocates who have made real achievements working towards peace and human rights, . . . One thing is certain — President Obama won’t be receiving any awards from Americans for job creation, fiscal responsibility, or backing up rhetoric with concrete action.”