The Norwegian Nobel Committee consists of five members and according to Thorbjoern Jagland the decision to award U.S. President Obama the Peace Prize was unanimous. Really - the five seat panel was asked if they had expected their decision to generate both surprise and criticism. Three of them responded, the fourth declined to answer, and the fifth did not even answer calls seeking comment. Now in all truthfulness does this sound like a unanimous decision committee unwaveringly proud of its selection.
DIOGENES REMARKS considers it a left-wing influenced decision that at least two members just went along with. This year there was a new Nobel panel member, Aagot Valle a Norwegian left-wing politician. He dismissed the idea that Obama was without merit but did not state what was meritorious. One Nobel committee member Inger-Marie Ytterhorn thought that Obama did not greet the announcement of the award with joy. Indeed the President did not look particularly happy and that was his opportunity to be a gentleman and graciously decline the award - he did not do so. The long time committee member Kaci Kullman Five commented briefly stating only that a discussion had been expected.
More and more one feels a left-wing pressure that others went along with for the award of this clearly Political Prize.
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