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>> obama, ghandi never got a nobel peace prize. it is such a joke. >> reporter: the air waves and internet are in open battle on how he made it on the list 11 days after inauguration and picked over 200 others. >> has he ended the war? no. >> reporter: from the head of the republican national committee, what has president obama actually accomplished? and there was this refrain. >> you've got to turn it down. you've got to turn it down. >> reporter: democrats hit back, comparing the rnc to hamas and the taliban, which also criticized the nobel choice. and the president's fans rallied too. >> at the end of the day, i think part of the reason was because he inspires many people around the world to want to make peace. >> reporter: the nobel committee says that's precisely it. the president has given hope to the world for better relations and fewer nuclear arms and he's gone beyond had some of his recent predecessors in reaching out to muslim countries. >> i've come here to cairo to seek a new beginning. >> i think it's a good start. i

. >> mahatma ghandi never got a nobel peace prize. >> it's such a joke. >> the airwaves and internet are in an open battle how he made it after 11 days of inauguration and then picked over everyone else. what has president obama actually accomplished? and there was this refrain. >> you got to turn it down, you got it turn it down, you got to turn it down. >> democrats hit back, comparing the rmc to the taliban, which also criticized their choice, and the president's fans rallied, too. >> at the end of the day, i think part of the reason was he inspired many people around the world to want to make change and make peace. >> the nobel committee said that's precisely it. the president has given hope to the world for better relations and fewer nuclear arms and he's gone beyond his previous predecessors to make peace. >> i think he deserves it. >> but the award is still a shocker for many. in the united kingdom, for example. >> he's getting the nobel peace prize? >> that's ridiculous. i don't think he deserves that. >> despite all the opinions, there is genuine danger lurking here. the pre