Stephen Wayne, professor of government, on the surprise factor of President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize:

"What had he done by February? He had been the first African-American elected president and provided sawing rhetoric. In one sense, Obama has always been more popular in Europe than in the United States. That popularity is based in part on the contrast he provides to former President George W. Bush, who was not popular in Europe. I am very favorable toward President Obama, but this prize is a surprise to me."

Obama's Nobel is Premature, Historians and Political Scientists Say

October 9, 2009, Fox News