[jakkals]

"The only other US president to receive the honor was Jimmy Carter and he received it for his work after he was president"

Woodrow Wilson won the Nobel Price in 1919 (while he was in office).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson

[Maktab]

After helping to end World War I and having done his utmost to secure a fair and lasting peace in Europe, including being instrumental in founding the League of Nations.

I like Obama, but what has he done so far to compare to that?

[tedunangst]

Roosevelt won in 1906, while in office.

[SamAtt]

For being the driving force behind ending a war that killed almost 200,000 people (just felt someone should make that point)

[1010011010]

"Wilson secured passage of the Federal Reserve system in late 1913."

... that bastard!

[viggity]

The fact that they gave it to Wilson proves that the whole thing has been a farce since it started.

[billswift]

Wilson was the worst president of the 20th century. If it hadn't been for his getting the US involved in the First World War, it is unlikely there would have been a Second.