FIFA President Gianni Infantino may be a friend of Donald Trump. But even if he wasn’t, they needed to flatter Trump in a major way to reduce the chances of soccer players being denied a visa to play in the United States next June and July. .
I’m watching the UK snooker championships and I am appalled that they did not include a peace prize for Trump.
The organizers must be wokies with trump derangement syndrome.
Look up the definition of “narcissistic personality disorder” and you have your answer!
It’s all about being admired by others. That’s why he’s always bragging about his alleged “accomplishments”, regardless of what question is asked of him or the intended purpose of a speech, which inevitably becomes always about himself.
He has absolutely no self-awareness, so the question of being “proud of” something is compleely moot. He’s under the persistent delusion that he’s the greatest person who has ever lived. He just wants everybody else to recognize him for it.
“I was saying ‘Boo-urns’.”
One could squint really hard and say that Infantino is doing his fiduciary duty for FIFA with this “award.” The manic Orange One is a threat to global football’s biggest money making event and, hey, everyone knows that the way to make Donnie happy is with open acclaim. So you make up an award and try to protect $5 billion or so in revenue.
It’s just so hard to give Infantino and FIFA the benefit of the doubt because they’re all such seasoned slimewads.
“Mr. President! Is that the Nobel Peace Prize?”
“It’s a peace prize.”
I was taught that as both a Secret Masonic hand shake, and as a means of self defense. It changes the angle of the grip, making it much harder for an asshole to crush your hand while shaking.
In this case, being slimey actually works in their favor.
Frankly, I have a hard time blaming Infantino or the rest of FIFA for this. They’re playing the game, successfully. The stupid part is that Trump is stupid, not that someone else is taking advantage of his stupidity. It doesn’t even result in a corrupt outcome, because their goal is just to make sure that the already-agreed-to deal is kept.
A bit of a side note, but I have to think that the designer of that trophy seems to be wholly unaware of the rule that, famously, does most to distinguish soccer from all other football codes.
So you wanted three feet holding up the ball?
I like it!
Maybe it’s just a four-armed goalie.
Apt description. Spot on.
As I said in the other thread…
Earlier tonight my 2 year old and (just) 4 year old came downstairs to get the Bluetooth speaker they use for bedtime. My four year old was super upset that the 2 year old found the speaker first and was about to have a melt down. I spied a Bluey book on the shelf and passed it to her saying it was very important and needed to be brought upstairs with the speaker. This completely brought her onside cheerfully with no tantrums.
This is what just happened to the most powerful leader on earth during the draw for the most prestigious sporting event on earth FTR
“And in other news, the National Legume Growers’ Association today awarded Donald Trump its prestigious Peas Prize …”
I just hope nobody gives him a Pee Prize…
I’m afraid that after he passes on to the the great hereafter, his gravesite will be awarded many pee ‘prizes’,
All of this controversy reminds me of the time I was awarded the SDMB Peace Prize.
Which was just now. I created the SDMB Peace Prize and awarded it to myself.
So like Barack Obama and Donald Trump, I too have been awarded a Peace Prize.
And damn well deserved I’d say. Good show, old chap!