Discussion: 'Never Said I Didn't': Abe Is Tight-Lipped On Trump Nobel Prize Nomination Claim

Oh jeez, Japan, did you make the same mistake the US did?

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Right? Is this guy a Senate Republican or something?

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Iā€™ll bet Abe is rueing the day he first sucked up to Spankee at Mar-a-Barfo.

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At the very least I hope we survive this presidency so that the final words of our species arenā€™t some high school level bullshit. ā€œMade you look!ā€ he screamed as he launched the nukes.

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They better keep Abe away from small sharp knives. As for the ā€˜beautiful letterā€™ letā€™s see it Donald. Should be on display, right?

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The situation is Aberrational, the man is aiding and Abetting Trump. We must have an Abeyance.

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Two (nukes) for flinchingā€¦

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It was the damn big, beautiful chocolate cake that hooked him!

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Oh I donā€™t know, he invented bombshells after all

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Does this mean thereā€™s a chance that ETTD?

Iā€™ll nominated him for the Darwin Award.

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Indeed. Iā€™m betting that Abe will lose political support at home over this.

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Oh I donā€™t know, he invented bombshells after all

Dynamite, please ! The company still exists, he died in 1896, bombshells as in aeriel bombs were pretty unknown then.

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ā€œThey gave it to Obama,ā€ Trump said. ā€œHe didnā€™t even know what he got it for. He was there for about 15 seconds and he got the Nobel Prize. He said, ā€˜Oh, what did I get it for?ā€™ With me, I probably will never get it.ā€

A couple of observations. First, recall that Trump has narcissistic personality disorder, and itā€™s been evident for years that heā€™s got a real complex about Obama. So, we could have predicted this move before Trump was inaugurated.


Second, in the Era of Trump, we would be foolish to discount the possibility that Trump could actually obtain the prize ā€” presumably by crooked means. So, here are some facts about how the winner is chosen:

Its five members are appointed by the Norwegian Parliamentā€¦ Despite its members being appointed by parliament, the committee is a private body tasked with awarding a private prize. In recent decades, most committee members have been retired politicians.

  • As far as selection criteria:

should be awarded ā€œto the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congressesā€

I suspect that retired Norwegian politicians are unlikely to vote for Trump, since heā€™s pretty much reviled by everyone except Putinā€™s Axis of Kleptocracy. I suppose itā€™s possible Putin could secretly threaten the members ā€” he does have a history of sending assassins after folks over issues that arenā€™t related to Russiaā€™s national security. Doesnā€™t seem likely, though.

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Exactlyā€¦Abe is toying with having to commit professional seppuku.

And he didnā€™t even get a slice of the beautiful chocolate cake.

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It was a joke.

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Although he clearly missed the significance of Spankee getting two scoops of ice cream and him only getting one.

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Abe being obsequious should not be news. The front page of the Miami Herald yesterday should be dominating the news. Miami Herald published the names of all kids, 18 years old and younger, killed by guns since Parkland. All 1157 of them:

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Well, theyā€™re both news, but the one you cite is truly maddening. We are living in an insane era.

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(Assuming here you meant Abe) At first I was going to say, nope, too late but indeed Abe and his wife have no children, so he still qualifies as a Darwin Award candidate.

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Being Trumpā€™s best friend among world leaders has not worked out well for Abe.

Everything Trump touches turns to shit. Why is this so hard for people to learn? You canā€™t control him, you canā€™t steer him in a better direction. Merkel has learned that, McConnell is learning it. Nancy Pelosi knew it all along.

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