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Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
washingtontimes.com ^
Posted on 02/03/2016 9:26:46 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize The Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is reportedly in the running to receive the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.
Mr. Trump, who has attracted international backlash over his controversial rhetoric and call to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., has reportedly earned a nod for the award thanks to his tough talk on terrorism and other security threats from around the world, according to Nobel watcher Kristian Berg Harpviken, the director of the Peace Research Institute of Oslo.
In the nomination letter Mr. Harpviken said he had received, supporters said Mr. Trump deserved the prize for “his vigorous peace through strength ideology, used as a threat weapon of deterrence against radical Islam, ISIS, nuclear Iran and Communist China,†Agence France-Presse reported.
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To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:29:53 AM PST
by
Anitius Severinus Boethius
(www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
To: Sub-Driver
Is this really from The Onion? The “prize” became completely worthless after 2009.
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:30:47 AM PST
by
FoxInSocks
("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
To: Sub-Driver
Bomb the hell out of them. Take their oil.
Now that’s a peace plan.
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:31:02 AM PST
by
McGruff
(We're not in Iowa anymore Heidi.)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:32:33 AM PST
by
anymouse
(God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
To: Sub-Driver
“I’d kill for a Nobel Peace prize.”
Stephen Wright
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:32:58 AM PST
by
Huskrrrr
To: Sub-Driver
Anyone can be nominated for a Nobel Prize.
I say we nominate Jim Robinson. He deserves one.
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:32:58 AM PST
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: Sub-Driver
This is it! Trump’s poll numbers will tank now I tell ya!
To: Sub-Driver
Some flower shop in Manhattan is going to make a lot of money.
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:39:05 AM PST
by
Slyfox
(Ted Cruz does not need the presidency - the presidency needs Ted Cruz)
To: McGruff
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:39:30 AM PST
by
onyx
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To: Sub-Driver
A way to tweak the Nobelites
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:40:52 AM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Sub-Driver
LOL!
I've compared Mr. Trump to Obama before, but this is getting ridiculous.
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:47:50 AM PST
by
KittenClaws
( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
To: Sub-Driver
"The 2015 peace prize was won last year by four Tunisian groups that led the country's transition to democracy."Tunisia? If that's the standard, Trump should be a shoo-in!
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:51:24 AM PST
by
Sooth2222
("In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve." - Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859))
To: Sub-Driver
He’s done more to earn it that Obummer ever has.
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:54:42 AM PST
by
Idaho_Cowboy
(Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
To: Sub-Driver
Rush Limbaugh was nominated a few years ago too. Just imagine the reaction of the liberal press . . . LOL.
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posted on
02/03/2016 9:56:38 AM PST
by
BAW
(It's gunna be YUGE.)
To: FoxInSocks
The "prize" became completely worthless after 2009. So incredibly true.
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posted on
02/03/2016 10:24:23 AM PST
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
Thousands of people are nominated every year.
Hey....how about a social media campaign to nominate John Scott?
To: Huskrrrr
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posted on
02/03/2016 10:44:57 AM PST
by
TheCause
("that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States")
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