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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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Seuss
United States10536 Posts
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
On July 22 2017 00:24 Mohdoo wrote: It is pretty damn wild that we are at a point of even talking about pardoning. Another reminder that many people in this thread didn't even believe Russia tried to help Trump. Russia tried to undermine American trust in their institutions. It's very easy to show Clinton was the favorite and everything hurting her election hurt America. Russia's in it for Russia. It's still astounding to me that people I'd otherwise think are rational observers need sinister collusion conspiracies to go one step beyond the simple truth. | ||
KwarK
United States43987 Posts
On July 22 2017 01:06 Danglars wrote: Russia tried to undermine American trust in their institutions. It's very easy to show Clinton was the favorite and everything hurting her election hurt America. Russia's in it for Russia. It's still astounding to me that people I'd otherwise think are rational observers need sinister collusion conspiracies to go one step beyond the simple truth. Care to explain why the Republicans took such a weak stance on Russian sanctions, the annexation and invasion of parts of Ukraine, and ceding Syria to Russia? Because it seems a whole lot like Russia is getting more than chaos, and would be getting even more were it not for the Democrats holding them accountable. The current administration has worked tirelessly to avoid conflict with Russian interests. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
What would you need to believe team Trump directly worked with the Russian government to gain an advantage in the 2016 elections, Danglars? Did Trump Jr.'s own admission that he wanted to meet to gain "oppo research" not change your needle on this at all? With a group of people this inept, it's hard for me to believe they didn't cross a line somewhere. Or have the goalposts now moved to semantics of the definition of collusion for you? | ||
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IyMoon
United States1249 Posts
WASHINGTON — Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned on Friday morning, telling President Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of the New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director. Mr. Trump offered Mr. Scaramucci the job at 10 a.m. The president requested that Mr. Spicer stay on, but Mr. Spicer told Mr. Trump that he believed the appointment was a major mistake, according to a person with direct knowledge of the exchange. Spicer has left the building | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary WASHINGTON — Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned on Friday morning, telling President Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of the New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director. Mr. Trump offered Mr. Scaramucci the job at 10 a.m. The president requested that Mr. Spicer stay on, but Mr. Spicer told Mr. Trump that he believed the appointment was a major mistake, according to a person with direct knowledge of the exchange. Source + Show Spoiler [relevant GIF] + ![[image loading]](http://i.giphy.com/gCNz2WKeYs0yA.gif) | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
Edit: That gif has so many frames. | ||
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Simberto
Germany11835 Posts
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farvacola
United States18857 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On July 22 2017 01:19 Simberto wrote: So who is that Scaramucci guy, that Sean Spicer thinks he is bad for the White House? That must be a whole new level of shitty if even Spicer can't deal with him. From all I can dig up on him, he seems to be a rich dude that defended Trump, gave the Trump camp money and has zero experience in public service or communications. | ||
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Logo
United States7542 Posts
On July 22 2017 01:22 Plansix wrote: From all I can dig up on him, he seems to be a rich dude that defended Trump, gave the Trump camp money and has zero experience in public service or communications. That's ok the Trump administration engages in neither of those things. | ||
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TheFish7
United States2824 Posts
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
On July 22 2017 01:20 farvacola wrote: I don't know much about him, but the fact that his name fits nicely in Bohemian Rhapsody rhymes seems awfully suspicious. If he can do the fandango, he's probably overqualified for a PR position. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On July 22 2017 01:23 Logo wrote: That's ok the Trump administration engages in neither of those things. It is all about hiring the best people*. * Of the people that are willing to join the bag of flaming dog poop that is the Trump White House | ||
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Simberto
Germany11835 Posts
On July 22 2017 01:27 TheFish7 wrote: Scaramucci is a hedge fund guy. He's very anti-regulation of wall street. He worked at Neuberger Berman before it was sold to Lehman, then for Goldman Sachs. He has a stake in his own hedge fund company now, which was supposedly being sold to a chinese investor (there's some question about whether that deal will go through due to the crackdown by Chinese govt. on capital leaving the country). everyone assumed he'd be getting a high profile job in the Trump admin. since he was a big contributor. So he is an incompetent guy with conflicts of interest, but that doesn't explain why he is the guy that Spicer really couldn't deal with, the Trump admin has a lot of these people. | ||
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TheFish7
United States2824 Posts
He once asked Obama when he will stop "hitting wall street like a pinada" not sure about spicer's objections. | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
On July 22 2017 01:15 IyMoon wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/us/politics/sean-spicer-resigns-as-white-house-press-secretary.html WASHINGTON — Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned on Friday morning, telling President Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of the New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director. Mr. Trump offered Mr. Scaramucci the job at 10 a.m. The president requested that Mr. Spicer stay on, but Mr. Spicer told Mr. Trump that he believed the appointment was a major mistake, according to a person with direct knowledge of the exchange. Spicer has left the building First the lawyers, now Spicey. Rats are leaving the ship fast now | ||
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Wulfey_LA
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On July 22 2017 01:32 Simberto wrote: So he is an incompetent guy with conflicts of interest, but that doesn't explain why he is the guy that Spicer really couldn't deal with, the Trump admin has a lot of these people. Because Trump gave him Spicer's job and wouldn't let Spicer speak on camera anymore? | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45915 Posts
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