According to a poll conducted by PoliticsHome, a firm created in 2008, "launched in association with Pollster.com," according to the website.
In the UK, 62% think he did not deserve it, versus 22% who do.
PoliticsHome interviewed 1430 adults in the US, and 1303 adults in the UK, by email between 9-11 October 2009. Results are weighted by party ID to reflect the both countries at large.
*Before Obama cultists whose feelings may be hurt by this poll pooh pooh PoliticsHome for being obscure and insignificant, have in mind that the prestigious Mark Blumenthal, a life-long Democrat, trusts them:
http://www.pollster.com/blogs/what_happened_to_the_politicsh.php
*the Taliban part is a joke, of course, but according to DNC logic, it's true.
The debate about whether President Obama deserved the Nobel Peace Prize is a subjective one. Opinions vary widely.
But other questions have clear-cut answers (also known as "facts); for example: Does "international" mean five people from the same country? No.
M. J. Rosenberg challenged the truth a few days ago when he said, of the Nobel Peace Prize:
"Essentially this award is a statement from the international community that it welcomes the United States assuming, once again, the role of world leader that it discarded eight years ago"
Again, that's incorrect. To call the group that chose the winner of this award the "international community" is like calling a civil war a "global war."
A likely rebuttal would be that the reaction of the international community --not the award itself-- has been one of approval. But
1) Rosenberg referred specifically to the award, not the reaction.
2) Politicians and newspapers (and other media) throughout the world (also known as the international community) are roughly split on this issue depending on their ideologies.
Please be more accurate next time. Thanks
