Image by tsevis via Flickr The U.S. has much to be proud of, today, as news of the President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize hits the street. Obama is only the third sitting U.S. president to win the prize, joining Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson , who won in 1906 and 1919 respectively. Former President Jimmy Carter received the award in 2002 for his human rights advocacy.  Former Vice President Al Gore was a Peace Prize recipient in 2007 in recognition of his work concerning climate change.

U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world “hope for a better future” and striving for nuclear disarmament, in a surprise award that drew criticism as well as praise. The decision to bestow one of the world’s top accolades on a president less than nine months into his first term, who has yet to score a major foreign policy success, provoked gasps of surprise from journalists at the announcement in Oslo.

If you would say Copenhagen was not kind to Obama, you might also say Oslo made up the difference. Amid “gasps of astonishment from journalists” President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Friday. OSLO (Reuters) – U.S. President  Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world “hope for a better future” and striving for nuclear disarmament, in a surprise award that drew both warm praise and sharp criticism.

Timothy Birdnow Brian forwards this piece from Newsmax as yet more evidence that Obama is a top candidate for the position of AntiChrist. According to the article: “African bishops attending a Vatican meeting are speaking about the election of Barack Obama in divine terms — putting them very much at odds with many of their U.S. counterparts. Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle of Accra, Ghana said Wednesday that there was “a divine plan behind” Obama’s election.

As sleepy as I am in the morning, there aren’t many reports coming out of the radio that make me stop what I’m doing and turn up the volume, convinced I’m experiencing audio hallucinations. Today was different. I gather this was the reaction in Oslo, too, where the assembled reporters were said to “gasp.” I’ll say. Talk about a story that writes itself: The committee’s choice of Obama from among 205 nominees appears in part to be a continued rebuke to the Bush administration’s go-it-alone approach to world bodies and alliances, including its decision to go to war in Iraq without U.N.

Wow. Break out the spatulas, and get ready to scrape the exploded brains of right-wingers off the ceiling, walls, etc. Apparently, President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize . US President Barack Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said he won it for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples”. The committee highlighted Mr Obama’s efforts to support international bodies and promote nuclear disarmament.

The Times of London can’t figure it out: The pretext for the prize was Mr Obama’s decision to “strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples”. Many people will point out that, while the President has indeed promised to “reset” relations with Russia and offer a fresh start to relations with the Muslim world, there is little so far to show for his fine words.

Now that Pres. Barack Obama got that Nobel Peace Prize victory out of the way, it was time to bomb the Moon . As predicted on Office Hours yesterday , the entire event, taking place this morning at 7:30amET, was mostly hype, at least in terms of usable video. Still, every cable and broadcast news morning show took it live, with team reporting.

Now, I don’t think anyone saw this coming: From CNN: Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize (CNN) — President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a stunning decision that comes just eight months into his presidency. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Obama for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” The president had not been mentioned as among front-runners for the prize, and the roomful of reporters gasped when Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Nobel committee, uttered Obama’s name.

Obama ‘Humbled’ To Win Nobel Peace Prize 1:32pm UK, Friday October 09, 2009 Barack Obama has said he is “humbled” after being announced as a surprise winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama has called for a reduction in the world’s stockpile of nuclear weapons The  Norwegian Nobel Committee selecting him for the honour despite the US president being in office for less than a year. The actual announcement in Oslo even drew audible gasps from some onlookers.