> The classic crazy example would be Obama’s prize. It was obviously just a “you're not George W. Bush” prize. Hard to take such a thing seriously

Tom Lehrer, a satirical musician, once said that political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was given the Nobel Peace Prize.

That is a good example, but at least Kissinger did actually contribute to peace, even though overshadowed by his other activities.

I'm not sure it would be awarded more than once a generation if they actually required a significant contribution to creating world peace. I don't necessarily consider that a bad thing. Looking at the list of recent recipients, I would say Mikhail Gorbachev is probably the most recent individual who truly, unequivocally deserves it.

The committee saying “none of you assholes deserve it this year, try harder” might be a good statement to make.

You mean President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho?