Nobel praise for America's new direction; GOP condemns, Rush stands with the Taliban

"Certainly from our standpoint, this gives us a sense of momentum -- when the United States has accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes."
Assistant Secretary PJ Crowley, a spokesman for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

We do know that we were facing a spiral of conflict that, unchecked, could have taken the world to the abyss. I see this prize as an endorsement of his extraordinary reorientation of world politics, and as an encouragement to see it through. In the midst of our domestic battles, and their ill-temper (from which I have not been immune lately), this is an attempt to tell us: look up for a moment, see how far we've come in pivoting away from global conflict, and give this man a break for his efforts and the massive burden he now bears.

And, in the darkness that still threatens, know hope.
Andrew Sullivan

If only the establishment press and cable news doofs were as critical about the pretext for the invasion of Iraq as they are about the current president winning THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE! there would be 40,000 American soldiers and countless Iraqi civilians who'd be living their lives in relative peace right now.

I'm seriously wondering if any level of success this president achieves will actually be described as such. The President of the United States just won the Nobel Peace Prize -- only the third sitting president to ever achieve this -- and it's being treated like a freaking gaffe. Seriously, based on what I've read and overheard, you could easily replace the words "Nobel Peace Prize" with "clinging to their guns and religion."

Simply put: This is only a good thing for America. Nothing less.
Bob Cesca

Meanwhile Limbaugh proclaims he stands with the Taliban, Beck suggests the award should go to Teabaggers and Michael Steele turns into Kanye.

I think that everybody is laughing. Our president is a worldwide joke. Folks, do you realize something has happened here that we all agree with the Taliban and Iran about and that is he doesn't deserve the award. Now that's hilarious, that I'm on the same side of something with the Taliban, and that we all are on the same side as the Taliban.
Rush Limbaugh

These progressives are extraordinarily powerful. And this campaign of Barack Obama, this global campaign for Barack Obama, is done by global interests that have extraordinary power. They're very well connected.

The Nobel Peace Prize should be turned down by Barack Obama and given -- you ready for this? Oh, this one's gonna make headlines -- should be given to the Tea Party goers and the 9-12 Project.
Glenn Beck

And, as always, eloquently summed up by Rachel: