Sheriff David A. Clarke just lost out on yet another Trump administration job—and he has the president’s chief of staff to thank.
Officials in the West Wing tell The Daily Beast that Clarke had been in consideration for a White House post over the past seven weeks. But on Tuesday, the controversial former Milwaukee County lawman signed on with an outside group instead. He will serve as a spokesman and “senior adviser” for the pro-Trump super PAC America First Action.
Four sources working in and close to the Trump White House said his failure to land a gig in the West Wing or at the Department of Homeland Security, where Clarke unsuccessfully sought a job earlier this year, was in large part the result of opposition from White House chief of staff John Kelly. Kelly led DHS until late July.
Though Clarke had been discussed for a possible White House communications or outreach role, Kelly’s position as chief of staff made the arrangement a “non-starter,” as one senior White House official put it. Earlier this year, while serving as DHS Secretary, Kelly had informed Clarke that an appointment to that department would not happen in part due to scandal surrounding the treatment of inmates in Clarke’s jail, and the ensuing negative media attention. According to two sources familiar with the discussions, this led to Clarke formally “rescinding” his intention to join the Trump administration in mid-June.
Damn, Kelly is keeping a tight lid on the White House to keep the cockroaches out.
Clarke is essentially Joe Apraio in blackface, and he would have brought all kinds of unwanted baggage into the White House with him.
Clarke is from the Steve Bannon/Michael Flynn school of outrageous conspiracy theories and has some real doozies of his own that are part of the permanent record.
But don't worry about ole Sheriff Clarke, he found a soft place to land.
Not quite as prestigious as a White House post, but at least he still gets to kiss Trump's ass.Sheriff Clarke, shut out by Kelly, going to Trump PAC, via sources.— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) September 5, 2017
Just because you're a minority, does not mean you aren't a racist. Clarke is a nasty psychopath, too. Trump hires people who are just like him.
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"“The Officers’ excessive use of force was unbearable,” Bennett wrote. “I felt helpless as I lay there on the ground handcuffed facing the real-life threat of being killed. All I could think of was, ‘I’m going to die for no other reason than I am black and my skin color is somehow a threat.’ My life flashed before my eyes as I thought of my girls."Bennett said the officer held a gun to his head and threatened to “blow my f*cking head off.”“Equality doesn’t live in this country and no matter how much money you make, what job title you have, or how much you give, when you are seen as a N—–, you will be treated that way,” {Seattle Seahawk}
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OT?"“We’re going to do what we’re going to do and then you can have pretty bill signing ceremonies,” Scarborough mocked. “Just stay out of the way. Because you don’t know what you’re doing.”"I’m telling you, how many times can you be insulted if you’re Mitch McConnell, before you say, ‘I’m taking over.'”Political reporter Kasie Hunt jumped in to say that both McConnell and Ryan would still rather have Trump than have to talk to ANYONE in the Democratic Party."“It’s very insulting to the American people they’re not given the option of being treated anything but really dumb by people like Paul Ryan.” <all IMPOTENT tiny dick pu$$ies
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Trump’s DACA Bigotry Backfires As Democrats Vow To Attach The DREAM Act To Bills Until It Passes
DeleteDemocrats in both the House and Senate wasted no time making Trump and the Republican Party pay for their president’s DACA bigotry by announcing that if the DREAM Act doesn’t come to the floor for a vote in September, they will attach it to every single must pass piece of legislation until it passes.
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http://www.politicususa.com/2017/09/06/trumps-daca-bigotry-backfires-democrats-vow-attach-dream-act-bills-passes.html
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ReplyDeleteGryphen, this is a really good article. And eyeopening.
Melting permafrost in the Arctic is unlocking diseases and warping the landscape
https://www.vox.com/2017/9/6/16062174/permafrost-melting
O/T 0h look, Sarah just woke up. Snark.
Delete@8:47 the whole WORLD better WAKE UP!
Deletethere is something seriously mental about clark and all those non-medal 'medals' he puts on his clothes. what a freak.
ReplyDeleteDelusions of being a dictator(tinpot) perhaps? Yea, he is one strange bird alright. He 'festoons' himself with silliness. He's like a character out of Kubrick's 'Dr. Strangelove'. Like most extreme right wingers, I don't think he is tethered to reality. It's like he has Sarah Palin type delusions of grandeur.
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DeleteWho Trump hurts by ending DACA, explained with a cartoon
ReplyDeleteAnd 11 charts.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/9/1/16243080/daca-trump-chart-cartoon
Why ending DACA is so unprecedented
Trump’s decision to wind down DACA unless Congress acts doesn’t just threaten 800,000 immigrants. It threatens America’s immigration legacy.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/9/5/16236116/daca-history
The government is already winding down DACA — no matter what Trump tweets
Why Donald Trump can’t just “revisit” DACA in six months, explained for Donald Trump.
https://www.vox.com/2017/9/6/16259076/trump-daca-congress
Diaper Donny jr. WILL HE LIE?> "Another very bad decision by Trump Jr."? It's a crime to lie to Congress and everything he says can be used against him."Manafort and Kushner have already spoken to Senate Intelligence Committee"
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"The real question is if Republicans, who lead both chambers, will take action to protect the United States from Russian interference in the midterm elections.
So far, the answer to this question is NO"
VOTE! these FUCKER$ out of office!
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/09/06/bad-decision-donald-trump-jr-agrees-speak-congress.html
OPINION:" in 2014, "most people aren't worthy of respect.""he's doing to the Dreamers what was done to him." Including his son.
Delete" Without saying a word, his father slapped him across the face, knocking him to the floor in front of all his classmates. He simply said “put on a suit and meet me outside,” and closed the door."
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/05/opinions/trump-dreamers-fear-loathing-opinion-dantonio/index.html
https://www.datalounge.com/thread/17851225-a-college-roommate-of-donald-trump-jr-tells-a-disturbing-story-about-daddy-dear
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"Resort to compulsory process was necessary because of DOJ's and FBI's insufficient responsiveness to the committee's numerous Russia-investigation related requests over the past several months,"
"Trump has performed this kind of bait-and-switch before."
ReplyDelete"Cases revolved around criminal prosecutions, whereas the trans ban and DACA involve civil disputes. "due process will always place limitations on executive caprice." OR WILL IT?
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/09/the_u_s_government_betrayed_dreamers_and_transgender_troops.html
Trump is the worst human to live in the White House. He and his have cast evil and filth within the historic structure.
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DeleteAmerica’s shrinking percentage of white Christians isn’t a sudden occurrence
ReplyDelete...“As recently as 1996, white Christians still made up nearly two-thirds (65%) of the public. By 2006, that number dropped to 54%, but white Christians still constituted a majority. But over the last decade, the proportion of white Christians in the U.S. has slipped below majority. Today, only 43% of Americans identify as white and Christian — and only 30% as white and Protestant.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/09/06/americas-shrinking-percentage-of-white-christians-isnt-a-sudden-occurrence/
New poll: Obama-Trump voters are starting to sour on Trump
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Hurricane Irma is heading straight for Trump’s Caribbean mansion
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HOLY SHIT, Florida and much more are about to get walloped!
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https://twitter.com/TTrogdon/status/905205124699750401
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Hurricane Irma path: Forecast map warns Florida, New York and Washington - cities at RISK
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Delete"The wind speeds broke the measuring tool:
@151mph "The gusts for the Category 5 storm have reached 185 mph. That’s the equivalent of an EF4 tornado sitting on an area – nonstop for hours. "recorded 226 mph gusts from the northeast eyewall of the storm.""the strength of this storm seems to dwarf more recent hurricanes."{Miami}"“It won’t survive,”
"(Irma) looks like it could be something that will be not good. Believe me, not good," Trump says in Oval." BELIEVE HIM NOW.
Power out in Puerto Rico
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2 more in the works: Jose
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