Sorry, no repeat for the president.
But well-deserved congratulations do go out to Kailash Satyarthi, a children’s rights activist from India and to Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani teen who was shot by the Taliban because she wanted to go to school:
Kailash Satyarthi, 60, and Malala Yousafzay, 17, show that you can work for social justice at any age #NobelPrize2014 pic.twitter.com/v8ZRv8bGRa
— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) October 10, 2014
The Wall Street Journal has a great write-up on the two here:
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai. Details: http://t.co/U0yyWY2M84 #NobelPrize2014
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 10, 2014
As a reminder, here’s what the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner had to say to 2009’s winner about drone attacks:
Today, Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize. 2 years ago, she told Obama "drone attacks are fueling terrorism" http://t.co/BrTeCq048S
— McClatchyDC (@McClatchyDC) October 10, 2014
So, how’s that working out?
Malala’s prize is long overdue and there are many who thought she should have won it last year, like we did:
Fox Business' Charles Payne on 'euro-snob' Nobel Peace Prize committee: 'They suck' http://t.co/5yo9UxcQIg
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 11, 2013
Although there is talk that the Nobel committee is playing politics with this year’s winners, too:
The Nobel Peace Prize committee, having disgraced itself by hastily honoring Obama, stoops to play the Indian-Pakistani, Hindu-Muslim game.
— Brahma Chellaney (@Chellaney) October 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/ggiittiikkaa/status/520516563007700992
Finally, in other Nobel Peace prize news, Americans want President Obama to give his back:
https://twitter.com/foxnation/status/520266812991500289
Oof.