tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post6826598412401674215..comments2024-03-27T01:27:21.576-08:00Comments on The Immoral Minority: Donald Trump fires Rex Tillerson, replaces him with Mike Pompeo. Update!Gryphenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-34733103811846809002018-03-13T21:59:45.917-08:002018-03-13T21:59:45.917-08:00He’s going to Trump Tower. I’m sure his continued ...He’s going to Trump Tower. I’m sure his continued salary (with a possible raise?) is more of a bribe to keep his mouth shut. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-7072590804889161962018-03-13T15:06:53.331-08:002018-03-13T15:06:53.331-08:00Now it is saying he has been re hired to work on t...Now it is saying he has been re hired to work on trump's campaign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-18478977970902840182018-03-13T15:00:27.650-08:002018-03-13T15:00:27.650-08:00State Department Staffers Cry ‘Hallelujah’ Over Re...State Department Staffers Cry ‘Hallelujah’ Over Rex Tillerson’s Downfall<br /><br />https://www.thedailybeast.com/state-department-staffers-cry-hallelujah-over-rex-tillersons-downfallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-46139562807001051262018-03-13T14:01:57.698-08:002018-03-13T14:01:57.698-08:00Tillerson isn't the only one gone.
https://w...Tillerson isn't the only one gone. <br /><br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/fired-trump-twitter-tillerson-doesnt-thank-190659205.html<br /><br />"The State Department released a statement from Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein, saying Tillerson “did not speak to the president and is unaware of the reason” for his dismissal.<br /><br />“The Secretary had every intention of staying because of the critical progress made in national security,” the statement said.<br /><br />Hours later, Goldstein was himself fired, evidently for contradicting the White House version of events."<br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-mcentee-trump-reportedly-fired_us_5aa7d246e4b087e5aaedf006<br /><br />"A longtime personal assistant to President Donald Trump was reportedly fired and escorted out of the White House on Monday, with one report claiming the ouster was due to a criminal investigation.<br /><br />John McEntee was unceremoniously removed from his position because the Department of Homeland Security is investigating him for “serious financial crimes,” CNN reported, citing an unidentified source familiar with his termination. The alleged crimes are said to not be related to Trump.<br /><br />The Wall Street Journal, which was the first to break the news of McEntee’s ouster, reported that he was removed because of an “unspecified security issue,” citing an unidentified White House official.<br /><br />McEntee wasn’t allowed to collect his belongings ― including his jacket ― before being escorted out, according to the Journal."<br /><br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/ice-spokesman-quits-bashes-trump-094819988.html<br /><br />"A spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Francisco resigned over the Trump administration’s handling of a recent immigrant raid in the Bay Area.<br /><br />James Schwab told the San Francisco Chronicle late Monday that administration officials, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald Trump, grossly exaggerated the number of undocumented immigrants who avoided arrest after Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf tipped off the public days before the raid began on Feb. 25.<br /><br />“I quit because I didn’t want to perpetuate misleading facts,” Schwab said. “I asked them to change the information. I told them that the information was wrong, they asked me to deflect, and I didn’t agree with that. Then I took some time and I quit.”"<br /><br />That's FOUR more. Granted the ICE guy as small potatoes. But how many more lower level public servants have quit or been fired that we don't know about. This is in addition to the many positions that are still unfilled. <br /><br />Trump is just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-54446702820482191042018-03-13T13:42:00.650-08:002018-03-13T13:42:00.650-08:00The Republicans are going to lose the special elec...The Republicans are going to lose the special election in Pennsylvania. <br /><br />This may be the tipping point. Trump is now an albatross around the neck of the GOP. Tying themselves to him is now a losing proposition. It may be that Pompeo will NOT be rubber stamped confirmed by the Senate. This might be the start of push back. <br /><br />If they want to save themselves and their party, they're going to need to distance themselves from Trump and cut ties with is policies and his nominees. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republicans-rick-saccone-pennsylvania-special-election-trump-country_us_5aa6bda6e4b009b705d501fd<br /><br />"Dwight Harris, 40, is a registered Republican who enthusiastically voted for Donald Trump and is largely satisfied with the choice he made.<br /><br />Harris, a second-generation coal miner tired of people who feel “entitled” to government handouts, is exactly the kind of voter that Republican congressional candidates need to count on in a difficult election year.<br /><br />But when a canvassing team from the United Steel Workers labor union knocked on Harris’ door on Thursday afternoon, Harris let them know that he was already planning to vote for Democrat Conor Lamb in Tuesday’s special congressional election.<br /><br />The reason was simple: His union, the United Mine Workers of America, had informed him that Lamb supports bipartisan congressional legislation to plug the hole in the union’s troubled pension fund.<br /><br />Republican Rick Saccone, on the other hand, “won’t even talk to our union at all about the pensions or anything,” Harris said.<br /><br />That left Harris no choice but to go with Lamb, with whom he disagrees on other issues. “I can’t cut my own throat,” he said.<br /><br />Attrition from union members like Harris is part of a perfect political storm brewing for Republicans in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, where over 80,000 people ― from more than one-fifth of households ― belong to unions. Unions, many of which have endorsed the district’s Republican candidate in the past, have mobilized in full force against Saccone, whose anti-union record includes support for right-to-work laws."<br /><br />November isn't that far away. <br /><br />Neither is 2020. <br /><br />Trump's perfect storm of cruelty, stupidity and mis-management may be so intense that no amount of voter disenfranchisement, gerrymandering or interference from the Russians will be able to sway the election in their favor. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-6209183956007808862018-03-13T13:02:20.858-08:002018-03-13T13:02:20.858-08:00This is exactly what Putin wanted; Traitor Trump i...This is exactly what Putin wanted; Traitor Trump is doing exactly as instructed. WA Skepticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-84240975401905149812018-03-13T12:13:32.419-08:002018-03-13T12:13:32.419-08:00Preznidint Mighty Mouth (look at the truly *ugly* ...Preznidint Mighty Mouth (look at the truly *ugly* bully-boy pic at the Raw Story article posted below) is doing a good, ol' fashioned Saddam-Hussein style purge, so he can have 'yes-men' around him to stroke his...er...ego:<br /><br />https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/doesnt-want-restraints-trump-clearing-naysayers-wont-let-run-white-house-like-campaign-rally/<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-59029945814444653702018-03-13T11:09:12.721-08:002018-03-13T11:09:12.721-08:00And that statement sealed Tillerson's fate. M...And that statement sealed Tillerson's fate. Maybe Tillerson's just as glad to be out of the trump administration. Maybe he got to the point that he just didn't care or want to pretend to parrot trump's views anymore. <br />BeaglemomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-66470112301503205152018-03-13T11:05:47.866-08:002018-03-13T11:05:47.866-08:00Trump Fired Tillerson To Strengthen His Declining ...Trump Fired Tillerson To Strengthen His Declining Hold On Power<br /><br />...This isn’t about Trump falling apart. Trump is removing anyone who disagrees with him and replacing them with lackeys who will let him impulsively do whatever he wants.<br /><br />According to quotes provided to PoliticusUSA by the White House Press Pool, this was Trump’s answer when he was asked if he consulted Tillerson on the N. Korea decision, “No, I really didn’t discuss it very much with him, honestly. I made that decision by myself. Rex wasn’t, as you know, in this country. I made the North Korea decision with consultation from many people but I made that decision by myself. I actually got along well with Rex but really it was a different mindset, a different thinking.”<br /><br />It is a common move for presidents who are failing domestically to turn their attention to foreign policy, but Trump is taking it a step beyond. This president sees foreign policy as an unobstructed playground for his impulsive actions. Trump wants a one-man government, where he is calling all of the shots by the seat of his pants. Getting rid of Rex Tillerson means that Trump can go to N. Korea and also trash the Iran deal.<br /><br />As the Russia investigation closes in on him, Trump isn’t falling apart. He is consolidating his areas of power and fighting to hold on.<br /><br />https://www.politicususa.com/2018/03/13/trump-fired-tillerson-to-strengthen-his-hold-on-power.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-11770279927745501742018-03-13T10:00:53.008-08:002018-03-13T10:00:53.008-08:00Paul Krugman just issued an prescient warning in t...Paul Krugman just issued an prescient warning in the wake of Rex Tillerson’s ouster<br /><br />...Someone is feeding the president these destructive ideas, and all roads lead his trade czar, Peter Navarro. Navarro shares Trump’s protectionist view on trade, which seems to be his main qualification for the job. “The story of Navarro’s rise,” Krugman observes, “tells you a lot about the nature of the Trump administration—a place that rewards sycophants who tell the boss what he wants to hear.”<br /><br />What he wants to hear are views at odds with mainstream economists on both sides of the aisle, and even worse, “seem to involve basic conceptual and factual errors.” Consider what Krugman calls Navarro’s “complete misunderstanding of the trade effects of value-added taxes (VATs), which the U.S. doesn’t have but play a large role in most European countries’ revenue.”<br /><br />...Even worse, Krugman continues, “he’s willing to abase himself in extraordinary ways.” Take this quote from an interview with Bloomberg: “My function, really, as an economist is to try to provide the underlying analytics that confirmhis intuition. And his intuition is always right in these matters.”<br /><br />Krugman thinks that in this interview, Navarro is “proudly declaring that he’s a propagandist, not a policy analyst—that his role is solely to confirm Trump’s prejudices.” What’s worse, “he’s also engaging in an utterly un-American level of sycophancy. Since when has it become acceptable to declare that Dear Leader is infallible?”<br /><br />https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/paul-krugman-just-issued-ominous-warning-wake-rex-tillersons-ouster/<br /><br />https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/opinion/trump-trade-peter-navarro.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-52469497537747972702018-03-13T09:59:42.324-08:002018-03-13T09:59:42.324-08:00The US is truly descending into dictatorship with ...The US is truly descending into dictatorship with the narcissistic orange despot on top and a whole slew of torture-loving and war-mongering sycophants willing to do his bidding. It's happening right before our eyes at lightening speed. Scary.Marthenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-7240936700736437662018-03-13T09:55:11.905-08:002018-03-13T09:55:11.905-08:00Wasn't Little Jared in charge of all the gover...Wasn't Little Jared in charge of all the government reorganization? Not too successful, was it?<br />BeaglemomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-1008327841936271172018-03-13T09:53:54.275-08:002018-03-13T09:53:54.275-08:00The munchkin (or whatever his name is) is basking,...The munchkin (or whatever his name is) is basking, along with his wife, in the perks of his job. I don't think he'll quit just because Tillerson was dumped. Mattie will use the excuse that someone remotely sane has to be in place but he won't go in a sympathy move either.<br />BeaglemomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-34437230809893638132018-03-13T09:50:10.286-08:002018-03-13T09:50:10.286-08:00https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/mississippi-paren...https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/mississippi-parents-mourn-death-bullied-12-year-old-son-came-bisexual-school/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-40897470634595786712018-03-13T09:47:33.393-08:002018-03-13T09:47:33.393-08:00Trump’s Pick To Replace Former Exxon CEO As Secret...Trump’s Pick To Replace Former Exxon CEO As Secretary Of State Is A Bigger Climate Denier<br /><br />Mike Pompeo, who was tapped to replace Rex Tillerson, could be the first secretary of state to reject climate science outright. Climate deniers have high hopes for him.<br /><br />Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, threatens to bring a hard-line brand of climate change denialism to Foggy Bottom for the first time.<br /><br />The current CIA director, named early Tuesday as the nominee to be the nation’s top diplomat, has long rejected the widely-accepted science behind man-made global warming, dashing hopes that the United States might reverse its decision to leave from the Paris climate accord before November 2020, when the deal allows the country to formally withdraw.<br /><br />In a twist, Tillerson, the former chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp., turned out to be one of the most moderate voices on climate change in the Trump administration, despite his previous employer’s role as an early and generous financier of the climate change denial movement. <br /><br />Tillerson urged Trump against pulling out of the Paris Agreement last June, and suggested last September that the U.S. could remain in the deal. Still, the State Department rewrote its web page on climate change last March, abolished its climate change envoy position in August and left teams working on global warming issues in limbo, seemingly encouraging staff to leave. Coincidentally, a major environmental nonprofit sued the State Department on Tuesday for refusing to release a U.N. report on U.S. climate action that was due on Jan. 1. <br /><br />If confirmed by the Senate, Pompeo seems poised to do more damage to efforts to combat climate change. <br /><br />“It’s good news for us,” said Myron Ebell, a leading proponent of climate change denial and a director at the right wing Competitive Enterprise Institute. “I expect very good things from him at the State Department.”<br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pompeo-climate-state-department_us_5aa7e180e4b03c9edfaffc0aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-86915541911352114162018-03-13T09:45:54.642-08:002018-03-13T09:45:54.642-08:00Rex Tillerson Leaves With A Shattered Reputation A...Rex Tillerson Leaves With A Shattered Reputation And A Broken Department<br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rex-tillerson-trump-state-secretary-history_us_5a205cb7e4b03350e0b53464Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-33559125887889836752018-03-13T09:26:04.997-08:002018-03-13T09:26:04.997-08:00Why Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State Should Scare...Why Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State Should Scare You More Than Rex Tillerson<br /><br />A bumbler who disagrees with Trump from time to time is better than a yes man as America's chief diplomat.<br /><br />https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-mike-pompeo-at-state-should-scare-you-more-than-rex-tillersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-19502274212306151772018-03-13T09:01:26.704-08:002018-03-13T09:01:26.704-08:00Dedicated anti-LGBTQ homophobe tapped to replace R...Dedicated anti-LGBTQ homophobe tapped to replace Rex Tillerson<br /><br />https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/3/13/1748665/-Dedicated-anti-LGBTQ-homophobe-will-now-be-America-s-Secretary-of-StateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-82431759312901372912018-03-13T09:00:37.071-08:002018-03-13T09:00:37.071-08:00Remember how Mike Pompeo egged on WikiLeaks to att...Remember how Mike Pompeo egged on WikiLeaks to attack Clinton during the campaign?<br /><br />https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/3/13/1748627/-Remember-how-Mike-Pompeo-egged-on-WikiLeaks-to-attack-Clinton-during-campaignAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-76554325728784961742018-03-13T08:57:21.514-08:002018-03-13T08:57:21.514-08:00Dem candidate DESTROYS Trump stooge Devin Nunes...Dem candidate DESTROYS Trump stooge Devin Nunes' on Twitter after House's bogus Russia report<br /><br />https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/3/12/1748521/--We-know-what-Trump-paid-Stormy-Daniels-now-everyone-is-wondering-Devin-Nunes-s-hourly-rateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-34995777395191436232018-03-13T08:56:21.984-08:002018-03-13T08:56:21.984-08:00After Donald Trump’s sudden firing of Secretary of...After Donald Trump’s sudden firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, a Tillerson aide immediately contradicted the White House declaration that the firing was planned in advance, instead stating that Tillerson had only learned he was fired via Trump's Tuesday morning tweet.<br /><br />Now that aide has been fired as well.<br /><br />https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/3/13/1748668/-Trump-fires-Tillerson-aide-who-confirmed-that-Tillerson-was-only-told-of-his-firing-this-morningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-13847679020087034352018-03-13T08:47:21.020-08:002018-03-13T08:47:21.020-08:003 firings so far today - Tillerson, McEntee, and t...3 firings so far today - Tillerson, McEntee, and the staffer who wrote Tillerson's statement (because it contradicted the lie was the White House oficial statement and instead told the truth about Tillerson firing)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-52362759986428131922018-03-13T08:44:40.513-08:002018-03-13T08:44:40.513-08:00The new CIA Director: “As a clandestine officer at...The new CIA Director: “As a clandestine officer at the [CIA] in 2002, Gina Haspel oversaw the torture of two terrorism suspects and later took part in an order to destroy videotapes documenting their brutal interrogations at a secret prison in Thailand.”<br /><br />https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/973541828711641093Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-40678223877345737152018-03-13T08:43:49.167-08:002018-03-13T08:43:49.167-08:00Here is the since-deleted tweet from Mike Pompeo o...Here is the since-deleted tweet from Mike Pompeo on July 24, 2016 pushing stolen Democratic emails and Wikileaks. Pompeo was head of House Intelligence Commitee at the time. 3 days later, Trump called on Russia “if you’re listening” to get Clinton’s email.<br /><br />https://twitter.com/DafnaLinzer/status/973562443795521537Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-36038165347903962142018-03-13T08:42:24.502-08:002018-03-13T08:42:24.502-08:00Once again we see the president’s definition of “f...Once again we see the president’s definition of “fake news” — accurate news the president doesn’t like being reported. The Tillerson departure has been in the works for months.<br /><br />https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/973549022349754368Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com