by wildcherry on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 | News, World

“What has Obama done to earn a Nobel Peace Prize?” seems to be the going question here in the United States as well. Why grant the world’s most distinguished Peace award to someone with no concrete achievements to his credit and who is currently maintaining a strong military presence Iraq and in Afghanistan?

“Saturday Night Live” opened last night with a sketch mocking the president’s good fortune, starting with his Nobel Peace Prize win:
“This prize bestowed by the Nobel committee in Norway is given annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to world peace. Jimmy Carter won it for decades of trying to find solutions to international conflicts, Al Gore won it for his years of education [the] U.S. about climate change, and us? Well, I won it for not being George Bush.”

Obama (played by Fred Armisen) went on to announce that he had won the Powerball lottery jackpot as well. “The funny thing is it’s the first Powerball ticket I’ve ever bought. I was driving Sasha and Malia home from school and we stopped at a 7/11 for sodas. We all chose two numbers and there you have it: $70 million.”

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