CURRENT EVENTS - DECEMBER

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

“… Trump, in a relatively brief acceptance speech, then addressed the audience of around 2,000 people. “This is truly one of the great honors of my life. And beyond awards,” he said, before referencing conflicts he helped end, “we saved millions and millions of lives.”

The prize — announced by FIFA last month without prior approval from its board, the FIFA Council — was introduced “to reward individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world,” FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, said in a release.

The timing of the announcement, the opacity of the process and criteria, and Infantino’s strong relationship with Trump led many to assume that the award was created essentially as a consolation prize for Trump after the U.S. President was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize, the world’s most prestigious award of its kind.…”

 

[nycfan]

 

[ZenMode]

 

[nycfan]

 

[ZenMode]

No better source for a fake peace prize than from a sport that has turned faking injuries into an art form.

 

[aGDevil2k]

They turned half of that into a big Trump fellatio fest

 

[superrific]

FIFA peace prize = "First Annual Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence"

 

[C-Money]

 

[TangledUpInBlue06]

I thought conservatives didn't like participation trophies?

 

[SnoopRob]

The real question is if they'll ever give it out again or if it'll fall by the wayside like the Wolpfack Unlimited award.

 

[Zoo_View]

In reality, the FIFA Peace Prize truly is the greatest honor of Trump’s life.

 

[finesse]

The real question is if they'll ever give it out again or if it'll fall by the wayside like the Wolpfack Unlimited award.

Three more years or Trump's crash and burn whichever comes first.

A less selfserving organization might morph it into something real. They have the international reach to do that. I don't see it happening.