Winning the Nobel peace prize was a popularity contest for Trump, the same as his obsession with TV ratings and how many idiots tune in to watch him make an ass of himsethat lf in front of the world. He literally made a public plea to Machado to pass the prize to him, as though he expected that this woman who sadly likes him would take pity and pacify him with a pathetic gift of a prize she deserved and that he did not.
Good morning . . . Andrew O'Hehir's alternate take on the Nobel 'rebuke' of Trump (along with some background on the much-coveted 'prize') . . .
'. . . Anyone who insists on blurring their vision badly enough to perceive the choice of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado as in any way a rebuke to Trump, or a rejection of the global tendency he represents, is badly fooling themselves.
'. . . Machado has explicitly allied herself with Trump and the global right, which has been obsessed with reconquering Venezuela ever since the rise of Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s far more successful predecessor, in the late ‘90s. . . . You can’t claim that Machado doesn’t know her role: She abased herself before Trump as vigorously as she could after the Nobel announcement, even “dedicating” the prize to him, in an English-language tweet, “for his decisive support of our cause.”
'. . . For the Nobel committee to ignore the war in Gaza for the third straight year — this time in favor of a controversial right-wing figure in a medium-sized South American nation — is a blatantly political decision. As for the glorious history of the Nobel Peace Prize, the fact that Henry Kissinger got one and Mahatma Gandhi did not pretty much sums it up. . . . Trump only cares about the Nobel in the first place because they gave it to Barack Obama, which seemed nonsensical and condescending at the time and looks even worse now. (As for the other U.S. presidents to win the award — Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson — well, let’s move on.)
'It would have been a travesty for Donald Trump to win the Nobel Peace Prize only days after urging the generals under his command to wage war on American civilians. But to stake out an admittedly outrageous devil’s-advocate position, at least it would have been honest. Instead, as antiwar activist and author David Swanson suggests, the Nobel committee galaxy-brained itself into giving him the prize by proxy, while “hoping in vain that Trump manages to understand that.” That was just straight-up cowardice, which is probably even worse.'
a big round plate w/ lots of filigree, gold plated, w/ the word ‘’Noble’’ (of course), for display in the oval office would go a long way towards ratcheting down this diversion …
Criminals do not get prizes like this. Shows how disillusioned Trump and his supporters are. I think they no longer even know right from wrong, if they ever did, the way they act and talk.
🤨 Oh, Lordy! On the day her husband missed the Nobel Peace Prize, by 1000 miles, Melania gives Vlad a big hug!*
🤬 So now Melania is sniffing around for next year's Nobel Peace Prize by caring about Ukraine 's separated families! The First Lady of "I Don't Really Care, Do You?" still doesn't give a crap about her husband's separation of families in the US! But, she has opened a backchannel to communicate directly with one of Trump's favorite enemies of the United States, the murderer Vladimir Putin! Doesn't that make her the Gen. Michael Flynn of Trump 2.0?! And shouldn't she be fired from the Trump administration just like Michael Flynn was?! 🤬🤬🤬
*Melania Trump says she has an ‘open channel’ to Putin on Ukrainian children, and some have been reunited with family | CNN Politics https://share.google/I3csdqqGYzRgQH2ez
...if only the Nobel committee wasn’t full of Trump haters. What else does anyone need to know?" Trump lurved them BEFORE the decision was announced, guess his personal lobbying failed. What do you think he said while begging? Or ordering? Or threatening?
"But nothing is going to dislodge Grenell from Trump’s colon."
True, so very true. It must be very crowded in there, what with Rubio, Bondi, Noem, Patel, RFKjr, Leavitt, Vaught, Vance, Miller, Loomer, Borgum, etc. etc. all fighting for space.
"You're all a bunch of stuck-up snobs, and I wouldn't take your stupid prize for jerks if you begged me! Do you hear? BEGGED me! WAAAAHH!!"
*runs up to room*
*slams door*
*poops in corner*
Winning the Nobel peace prize was a popularity contest for Trump, the same as his obsession with TV ratings and how many idiots tune in to watch him make an ass of himsethat lf in front of the world. He literally made a public plea to Machado to pass the prize to him, as though he expected that this woman who sadly likes him would take pity and pacify him with a pathetic gift of a prize she deserved and that he did not.
"Hence all the stupid." You think?? All of the Wonkette people could close with that line and be accurate no matter what they wrote.
It's almost as if none of them (Norwegians) watch Fox 'news'.
Who is in charge on oceanic health? The sturgeon general. Sorry, couldn't help myself.
Good morning . . . Andrew O'Hehir's alternate take on the Nobel 'rebuke' of Trump (along with some background on the much-coveted 'prize') . . .
'. . . Anyone who insists on blurring their vision badly enough to perceive the choice of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado as in any way a rebuke to Trump, or a rejection of the global tendency he represents, is badly fooling themselves.
'. . . Machado has explicitly allied herself with Trump and the global right, which has been obsessed with reconquering Venezuela ever since the rise of Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s far more successful predecessor, in the late ‘90s. . . . You can’t claim that Machado doesn’t know her role: She abased herself before Trump as vigorously as she could after the Nobel announcement, even “dedicating” the prize to him, in an English-language tweet, “for his decisive support of our cause.”
'. . . For the Nobel committee to ignore the war in Gaza for the third straight year — this time in favor of a controversial right-wing figure in a medium-sized South American nation — is a blatantly political decision. As for the glorious history of the Nobel Peace Prize, the fact that Henry Kissinger got one and Mahatma Gandhi did not pretty much sums it up. . . . Trump only cares about the Nobel in the first place because they gave it to Barack Obama, which seemed nonsensical and condescending at the time and looks even worse now. (As for the other U.S. presidents to win the award — Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson — well, let’s move on.)
'It would have been a travesty for Donald Trump to win the Nobel Peace Prize only days after urging the generals under his command to wage war on American civilians. But to stake out an admittedly outrageous devil’s-advocate position, at least it would have been honest. Instead, as antiwar activist and author David Swanson suggests, the Nobel committee galaxy-brained itself into giving him the prize by proxy, while “hoping in vain that Trump manages to understand that.” That was just straight-up cowardice, which is probably even worse.'
https://www.salon.com/2025/10/12/at-least-trump-didnt-win-the-nobel-prize-or-wait-did-he/
Yep, but she was awarded for her actions, not her beliefs.
The orangutan oligarch is so pitifully fucking thirsty
I appreciat your sentiment, but please leave the orangutans out of it.
Is he supposed to win it for killing venezuelans or for killing iranians?
a big round plate w/ lots of filigree, gold plated, w/ the word ‘’Noble’’ (of course), for display in the oval office would go a long way towards ratcheting down this diversion …
Criminals do not get prizes like this. Shows how disillusioned Trump and his supporters are. I think they no longer even know right from wrong, if they ever did, the way they act and talk.
Maybe a free large pizza and wings would have pacified him.
🤨 Oh, Lordy! On the day her husband missed the Nobel Peace Prize, by 1000 miles, Melania gives Vlad a big hug!*
🤬 So now Melania is sniffing around for next year's Nobel Peace Prize by caring about Ukraine 's separated families! The First Lady of "I Don't Really Care, Do You?" still doesn't give a crap about her husband's separation of families in the US! But, she has opened a backchannel to communicate directly with one of Trump's favorite enemies of the United States, the murderer Vladimir Putin! Doesn't that make her the Gen. Michael Flynn of Trump 2.0?! And shouldn't she be fired from the Trump administration just like Michael Flynn was?! 🤬🤬🤬
*Melania Trump says she has an ‘open channel’ to Putin on Ukrainian children, and some have been reunited with family | CNN Politics https://share.google/I3csdqqGYzRgQH2ez
...if only the Nobel committee wasn’t full of Trump haters. What else does anyone need to know?" Trump lurved them BEFORE the decision was announced, guess his personal lobbying failed. What do you think he said while begging? Or ordering? Or threatening?
Henry Kissinger won it.
That's disturbing but not surprising
evil incarnate …
“Trump earned it” is one of those phrases that can’t ever be true, unless
you’re talking about all the disdain and contempt I have for him.
Is there a "participation trophy"?
"But nothing is going to dislodge Grenell from Trump’s colon."
True, so very true. It must be very crowded in there, what with Rubio, Bondi, Noem, Patel, RFKjr, Leavitt, Vaught, Vance, Miller, Loomer, Borgum, etc. etc. all fighting for space.