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NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 06:33 PM Mar 2019

Trump Nobel nominations were forged

according to the NY Times.

Let me guess - the signatures were John Miller, David Dennison and John Barron?




direct link to the article:

OSLO — The protocol for nominating and choosing recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize is one of the world’s most scrutinized and secretive.

A total of 329 candidates — 217 individuals and 112 organizations — are being considered for this year’s prize, which will be announced in October. The identities of the candidates are kept secret, and indeed, the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prizes, is forbidden from divulging any information about its deliberations for 50 years, and even then, only for scholarship purposes and at its discretion.


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/world/europe/nobel-peace-prize-trump-fake-nomination.html

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Trump Nobel nominations were forged (Original Post) NewJeffCT Mar 2019 OP
I a democrat did this...oh fuck, i give up Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #1
probably forged by Trump Demovictory9 Mar 2019 #2
The black crayon, that was used, gave it away. TheBlackAdder Mar 2019 #6
LOL underpants Mar 2019 #39
Good one Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2019 #50
That criminal piece of shit is so desperate for recognition malaise Mar 2019 #3
I'm fighting the numbness of these daily assaults on everything all the time...💧👁💧👁💧 spanone Mar 2019 #8
What I want to know is if he went on TV and said that the Japanese malaise Mar 2019 #9
He probably nominated himself....he definitely thinks it's long overdue spanone Mar 2019 #13
This report more than hints at that malaise Mar 2019 #16
He wants to " Be best" Butterflylady Mar 2019 #32
This is exactly why I always take his approval polling with a grain of salt. unitedwethrive Mar 2019 #54
Given that the corporate media run many of the polls and they want a horse race for profit malaise Mar 2019 #55
I bet he will try a third time...he never learns. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #4
Seriously there are no words for this one malaise Mar 2019 #7
The Ig Nobels. There isn't one for unpeace but I'm sure this would be a nice new one. erronis Mar 2019 #33
Maybe an Ig Nobel prize for accomplishments in literature? NotASurfer Mar 2019 #42
Don't give him any ideas. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #45
If he wants to forge an Iggy nomination, it'll cinch the deal NotASurfer Mar 2019 #48
I'll bet "John Barron" nominated him. catbyte Mar 2019 #5
If only we had known............... MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #10
Any idea what his supporters think about this? Arkansas Granny Mar 2019 #11
I cannot process this one malaise Mar 2019 #12
Neither can I Malaise..... Pachamama Mar 2019 #30
They will learn and adapt. nt NCjack Mar 2019 #14
Trump will call it Fake News NewJeffCT Mar 2019 #24
Thats EXACTLY how it will go. Cant wait to post it on FB & get their responses. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #29
This shit will only escalate MontanaMama Mar 2019 #15
But this time he involved the Prime Minister of a Country malaise Mar 2019 #17
Oh you're so right... MontanaMama Mar 2019 #34
He'll blame Obama or Hillary - sigh - Talitha Mar 2019 #18
Flabbergasting & sickening. This needs to be on the MSM Nightly News. stuffmatters Mar 2019 #19
I thought it would be on network news earlier malaise Mar 2019 #20
Even human shielding the Japanese PM too. Trump degrades America beyond the unthinkable every day. stuffmatters Mar 2019 #23
That is contemptuous malaise Mar 2019 #35
Trump's capacity for the disgusting is bottomless.Sure hope we find out who forged the letter. stuffmatters Mar 2019 #44
Trump's capacity for the disgusting is bottomless malaise Mar 2019 #46
K&R Scurrilous Mar 2019 #21
Fake News. Xolodno Mar 2019 #22
That's probably pretty close to his response NewJeffCT Mar 2019 #26
The one from Meredith McIver has to be real... jcgoldie Mar 2019 #25
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Could it BE more perfect?? oldsoftie Mar 2019 #27
This story is huge. Will our MSM give it legs? oasis Mar 2019 #28
Wow. Just wow. underpants Mar 2019 #31
How does one forge a nomination? TlalocW Mar 2019 #36
Of course they were! NurseJackie Mar 2019 #37
Did the forgery look like this? BadgerMom Mar 2019 #38
It was Radar who signed those! imanamerican63 Mar 2019 #40
What the fuck. Goodheart Mar 2019 #41
De....gener.....ate uponit7771 Mar 2019 #43
Mercy, Maven! MFGsunny Mar 2019 #47
I hope he is exposed for this pathetic stunt. Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #49
Look at the date: the NYT reported this *last* February, 2018. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #51
We'll sadly likely never know if Trump was involved ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #52
will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest? NewJeffCT Mar 2019 #53

malaise

(269,004 posts)
3. That criminal piece of shit is so desperate for recognition
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 06:39 PM
Mar 2019

that it is frightening - the fake Time magazine over, the bidding of the crap painting - all those fake letters and phone calls to the media he calls fake now and now this vulgar attempt to win a Nobel prize.

Just go away you vile cretin - there are no words for your lack of decency, integrity or common decency.

spanone

(135,838 posts)
8. I'm fighting the numbness of these daily assaults on everything all the time...💧👁💧👁💧
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 06:51 PM
Mar 2019

narcissism on a galactic scale

malaise

(269,004 posts)
9. What I want to know is if he went on TV and said that the Japanese
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 06:53 PM
Mar 2019

PM nominated him when the forgeries came from the US?

What kind of vile fuckery is that?
That's an international crisis in the making - is he that desperate for a peace prize.
Obama sure sent him over the edge.

spanone

(135,838 posts)
13. He probably nominated himself....he definitely thinks it's long overdue
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 07:05 PM
Mar 2019

He opens his mouth and has no clue what is coming out. the truth is his last consideration....sick of him.

malaise

(269,004 posts)
16. This report more than hints at that
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 07:46 PM
Mar 2019
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1233302/pg1
Earlier this month Donald Trump claimed that he was nominated by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abi. Trump claimed the nomination was because of the work opening up dialogue with North Korea. [1]


Trump said Friday that Abe "gave me the most beautiful copy of a letter that he sent to the people who give out a thing called the Nobel Prize. ... He said, 'I have nominated you, respectfully, on behalf of Japan. I am asking them to give you the Nobel Peace Prize.'"

Right after, Trump announced he was awarded the nomination from Shinzo Abe, reporters attempted to verify that by asking him. He refused to either confirm nor deny that he had.[2] That’s a strange thing to say isnt it?

So, fast forward to today. Now the Nobel Prize Committee states that Donald Trumps nomination was a forgery. Not only that but there was another attempted forgery attempt last year. [3]


But a wrinkle in this time-honored process — the peace prize was first awarded in 1901 — emerged on Tuesday, when the committee announced that it had uncovered what appeared to be a forged nomination of President Trump for the prize. The matter has been referred to the Oslo police for investigation.

Donald Trump has Obama on the brain. He just wants to be as good as Obama.

This is in no way illegal but this guy is the president of the USA and he lowers himself to forging nominations to be considered for a peace prize. Is that really what we want from our president?

unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)
54. This is exactly why I always take his approval polling with a grain of salt.
Mon Mar 4, 2019, 03:13 PM
Mar 2019

He, and his ilk (which includes the Russians), would stop at nothing to maintain power. I would not be at all surprised to find out in coming years that they bribed pollsters, or even just the one or two who are compiling the data. We know for a fact that they put a lot of time, money and effort into rigging online polling during the election. How different is this really?

I hate conspiracy theories, but I wonder if our side's proclivity to avoid thinking about conspiracies makes us blind to things that might be happening right under our noses.

malaise

(269,004 posts)
55. Given that the corporate media run many of the polls and they want a horse race for profit
Mon Mar 4, 2019, 03:41 PM
Mar 2019

I'd rule nothing out.

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)
4. I bet he will try a third time...he never learns.
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 06:40 PM
Mar 2019

Where is the prize for being the biggest fucking moron? He wouldn't have to forge that, not even once.

erronis

(15,267 posts)
33. The Ig Nobels. There isn't one for unpeace but I'm sure this would be a nice new one.
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 09:05 PM
Mar 2019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize

Historically I think George Orwell's 1984 Ministry of Truth would be a good foundation for dumpf and future despots that talk through their anus.

NotASurfer

(2,150 posts)
42. Maybe an Ig Nobel prize for accomplishments in literature?
Sun Mar 3, 2019, 12:53 AM
Mar 2019

Exploiting Twitter as a novel form of miscommunication, perhaps

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
10. If only we had known...............
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 06:54 PM
Mar 2019
"I am ashamed that I chose to take part in concealing Mr. Trump’s illicit acts rather than listening to my own conscience.

I am ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is.

He is a racist.

He is a conman.

He is a cheat."


Michael Cohen, February 27, 2019

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
30. Neither can I Malaise.....
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 08:59 PM
Mar 2019

Everyday is a full on assault against the senses and every decency....I am feeling like a battered person emotionally and the shock and disgust with this vermin who is illegitimate and has divided our Nation and is destroying us - its only getting worse each day....

There is nothing that this piece of shit Trump won't do or how low he can go....and that is what is so terrifying.

I have always feared that he has the nuclear code and whether he would use it and for nefarious purposes....but many will say that there is no way he would go that far

Really? I believe he would and its terrifying....

stuffmatters

(2,574 posts)
19. Flabbergasting & sickening. This needs to be on the MSM Nightly News.
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 08:25 PM
Mar 2019

And on all the Sun morning gasbag shows tomorrow

malaise

(269,004 posts)
20. I thought it would be on network news earlier
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 08:28 PM
Mar 2019

This is shocking - who forges a Nobel Peace prize nomination? Is anything spared from his machinations?
Just indict the MF - I'm sick of it

stuffmatters

(2,574 posts)
23. Even human shielding the Japanese PM too. Trump degrades America beyond the unthinkable every day.
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 08:44 PM
Mar 2019

Yes just sick of it. Trump & his crime family need to be indicted stat.

stuffmatters

(2,574 posts)
44. Trump's capacity for the disgusting is bottomless.Sure hope we find out who forged the letter.
Sun Mar 3, 2019, 03:44 AM
Mar 2019

Not that public humiliation has any effect on the whole shameless Trump/Republican criminal operation. But slight satisfaction if one of them gets named for this. So slight satisfaction there while the inevitable indictments are being firmed up.

Xolodno

(6,395 posts)
22. Fake News.
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 08:39 PM
Mar 2019

There was no Collaboration...I mean forgery!

This is just another liberal hit job by the liberal Nobel committee refusing to acknowledge my accomplishments. We all know I deserve a Nobel prize more than Obama, but those liberal Socialist Nordic countries have their own agenda....

TlalocW

(15,383 posts)
36. How does one forge a nomination?
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 09:30 PM
Mar 2019

By submitting it under someone else's name? According to the award's website, there's a list of who can nominate, including:

Members of national assemblies and national governments (cabinet members/ministers) of sovereign states as well as current heads of states

Surely, Trump could have one of his lackeys in government nominate him. Did he try to forge the name of a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and forget an umlaut?

TlalocW

Goodheart

(5,324 posts)
41. What the fuck.
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 11:01 PM
Mar 2019

His patheticness is limitless.

Is "patheticness" a word? If not it should be because it fits.

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)
47. Mercy, Maven!
Sun Mar 3, 2019, 07:57 AM
Mar 2019

We passed malignant narcissism about 8,700 lies ago from this Dumpster Fire Inc.

We passed Grifters Inc in this same maladministration about TWO BILLION DOLLARS Ago.

When do we pass this turd? He's waaaayyyyyy worse than a kidney stone.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,706 posts)
51. Look at the date: the NYT reported this *last* February, 2018.
Mon Mar 4, 2019, 02:41 PM
Mar 2019

I am wondering whether the police in Norway have since figured out who did it. From the 2018 article:

Inspector Rune Skjold, the head of the economic crimes section of the Oslo police, said that investigators had been in touch with the F.B.I. since last fall, which suggests that the forged nominations originated in the United States. He said the police believed that the same perpetrator was behind both forgeries.

Mr. Skjold said the earlier letter was subjected to a thorough and lengthy forensic examination, which the new letter is also likely to undergo.

In a phone interview on Wednesday, Mr. Njolstad of the Nobel committee, said, “We verify all nominations, at least the ones with a shadow of doubt.”

Mr. Njolstad declined to provide details or copies of the forged nominations, but he said it was fair to assume that the documents purported to have been from a nominator who — when contacted — said the nominations were not valid.
 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
52. We'll sadly likely never know if Trump was involved ...
Mon Mar 4, 2019, 02:43 PM
Mar 2019

Even if he was, it'll be 'gee, it sure would be nice of someone nominated me for a Nobel Prize', which of course isn't a direct order, so ... you know, nothing wrong with that whatsoever

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
53. will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?
Mon Mar 4, 2019, 02:56 PM
Mar 2019

the code that Michael Cohen was talking about last week

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