The Nobel Committee sure knows how to pick them

A few days after presenting Doris Lessing the Nobel prize for literature for her, "skepticism, fire and visionary power." , the seemingly harmless 86 year old, had very harsh words for some. Firstly Lessing had to say this about 9/11,"Many people died, two prominent buildings fell, but it was neither as terrible nor as extraordinary as they think. They're a very naive people, or they pretend to be," Ouch that hurts. She goes on to say that 9/11 wasn't as bad as IRA attacks that plagued England for man years. She then serves up a few choice words for former P.M Ton Blair, ""Many of us hated Tony Blair, I think he has been a disaster for Britain and we have suffered him for many years. I said it when he was elected: This man is a little showman who is going to cause us problems and he did." Lessing then continues with her America bashing by attacking "Dubya" ,"As for Bush, he's a world calamity.Everyone is tired of this man. Either he is stupid or he is very clever, although you have to remember he is a member of a social class which has profited from wars." Don't get me wrong now. Lessing also has some things to say about Iran, "I hate Iran, I hate the Iranian government, it's a cruel and evil government.Look what happened to its president in New York, they called him evil and cruel in Columbia University. Marvelous! They should have said more to him! Nobody criticizes him, because of oil."

I just have a few questions for the Nobel committee.
Where do they get these people? Don't they do some sort of background check before they hand out these awards?
Maybe next year the Nobel committee will do some research before they hand out awards to people who make very controversial statements, and will hand out awards to decent people who deserve it.

Thanks to Yahoo News