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While minding my own business at the Starbucks inside the Westin hotel this morning, I saw a man engage Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort in conversation about the VP selection process. The man, whom I couldn't identify, suggested that Pence was a smart pick and Gingrich would've been a disaster.
"Christie was livid, right?" the man said at one point. "Yeah," Manafort replied.
Christie has made no secret that he was disappointed he wasn't chosen to be Donald Trump's running mate. "[I] don't like coming in second. Ever," Christie said Thursday. But the conversation overheard by THE WEEKLY STANDARD Sunday suggests Christie's feelings were far more intense than mere disappointment.
I don't get it.
Christie was loyal.
He was an aggressive surrogate.
So why did he not get the job?
After all how much shit do you have to eat for Donald Trump to put you on the ticket?
Well from the look of discomfort on the face of Mike Pence it must be quite a bit.
At least the old bat remains hanging upside down in Wasilla.
ReplyDeleteWell put, 4:27!
DeleteAt least when she's not hurling cans.
:D
DeleteI'd bet Manafort had a big say in Christie's and Sarah's "disappearance" from the campaign.
DeleteIxsuspect the entire GOP had axsay in that decision, anonymous 6:02am.
DeleteI don't understand why people don't get this --
ReplyDeletePence was forced on him in the hope of attracting big name campaign contributions. Everything he has done in the last month screams that he needs money. He's lying about his haul, lying about forgiving the debt and pretending to be normal. He can't fund this himself and he needs $$$$ NOW, mainly so he can funnel that $$$ back to companies he owns.
OH! And also -- there's the fact that he illegally sought contributions from foreigners.
He is STILL begging for money from overseas. I wonder how many of the vendors at this shit-fest, oops "convention", will be left hanging when time to pay up arrives? Christie went on McDonald runs for tRump, and all he got were the bills, I bet! What a fine figure of a man he is in that uniform, eh?
DeleteThat is what was "leaked" out. It is likely that trump himself leaked or approved the leak because the people that work for him sign non-disclosure agreements.
DeleteHis management style is pitting his staff against one another. He is trying to look innocent of betraying gingrich and Christie. He chose the person he wanted and made individual promises that made each guy feel that they were his choice. I suspect he disparaged one another to both men and made each believe that he favored one over the other. That's why they were in shock and livid. They should both walk away because then each would be known as the person who stood up to Trump.
I don't like Cuccinelli but my husband does--they belong to the same gun club etc. Yesterday, Cuccinelli had the balls to go against Trump. Now, I respect him. Hopefully he won't be kissing Trumps ring any time in the future.
Much of his campaine has been funneled back with his companies providing services. Of course he'd hope that would continue with donor $$$$ also and too.
DeleteThe RNC didn't have enough money for the convention.
DeletePence is a kochsucker and the Kochs way into the campaign. So I'm sure there was a phone call saying put Pence on the ticket and you'll get money. So the Republican presidential ticket was bought and paid for.
That is the evil of money in politics and why campaign finance must be cleaned up.
How mournfully nostalgic I am for whatever last IM post assured us, 'despite this background noise, it's gonna be Clinton v. Bush, mark my words.'
ReplyDeleteThose were the good old days, huh?
Oh my oh my. Decisions decisions decisions. The Donald has to make another one today :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm making the popcorn now because this is going to be one of those wonderful stay glued to the tv days LOL
Doing the countdown waiting for Donald Trump to get out of bed and decide between Manafort or Melania. You cannot make this crap up.
Was that Maleria or Caitlyn Jenner? Hard to tell the difference. $carah is starting to resemble Caitlyn also, too. Same plastic surgeon? I doubt Maleria would go to Dr. JackMeOff, though.
DeleteMaybe if Melania really did write the speech, she's telling us that she'd rather be married to Barack than to Donald. I'm reminded of the time Condoleezza Rice refered to Shrub as "My husband".
Delete“From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise; that you treat people with respect,” Trump told the thousands of Republican delegates and assembled media on Monday night in Cleveland.
DeleteIn 2008, Mrs. Obama said, “You work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say you’re going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don’t know them, and even if you don’t agree with them.”
Trump’s spouse also lifted a line about children from Michelle Obama, saying, “We want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievements is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”
In 2008, Michelle Obama said, “We want our children — and all children in this nation — to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”
Melanie wears expensive wigs like Caitlin. Melanie's wig really rolls forward like she is wearing a hat wig.
DeleteI really Michelle because she is not affected like these two.
I really like Michelle. So much autocorrecting by my computer screws up my text.Forgive me!
DeleteShe said she wrote the speech. Donald said he chose Ohio for the convention...chronic lying to see what will stick.
DeleteThank you Mr. Trump for taking despicable Mike Pence with you on your losing quest for power. I live in Indiana and we don't want him back. Both Pence and his wife are arrogant and think they are better than everybody else, kind of like Christie and Mary Pat.
ReplyDeleteGo over to talkingpointsmemo.com and read what Pence wanted to do to women under his "forced birth" legislation. It was set to become law July 1st but the Supreme Court ruling on Texas abortions put the kibosh on it.
Not Over Yet>
Delete“Fetal tissue, regardless of the period of gestation,” the rule reads, must be subject to “interment” or “cremation” following an abortion.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/07/18/3799229/texas-fetal-burial-abbott/
Here in Michigan, Gov. Snyder's wife was too good to live in the governor's mansion. She stayed put in their gated community in Ann Arbor while he commuted to Lansing, at great cost to us I'm sure.
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Here in Michigan, Gov. Snyder's wife was too good to live in the governor's mansion. She stayed put in their gated community in Ann Arbor while he commuted to Lansing, at great cost to us I'm sure.
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Why all the hate for Gov Snyder's wife? Because she got the birthday cake you always wanted?
Deletehttp://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2016/02/see_the_cake_michigan_governor.html
wit pics!
"With birthday cakes we don't normally meet the recipient. They came in with some pretty specific ideas of the things they wanted in the cake and then I designed it based on what they wanted."
The designs included a bag from Chanel, a box from Tiffany & Co., a diamond necklace and a box from Nordstrom, which Leavitt rendered in cake and fondant. The cake took 30 hours to design, bake and decorate."
The GOP had to have at least one of the candidates not up for indictment in the near future.
ReplyDeleteOMG, I didn’t realize they did the 60 mins interview in Trump’s tacky penthouse with the cheap imitation Versailles theme.
ReplyDeleteLook for a line of paint bearing the tRump name. Only comes in gold, though.
DeleteI heard they will be selling tRump branded turd polish too!
DeleteWill Trump gild the Whitehouse when he wins the election? I've heard that the entire family will move in when he wins.
DeleteChris never forgets. He will always look for opportunities to bring down trump.
ReplyDeleteChristie said. HE DIDN'T PICK ME> "Listen, Matt, the worst day of a convention is the first day because everyone’s building up to it and everybody gets breathless, both the delegates and the media, about something to cover and a controversy to talk about. I think after tonight we won't be talking about this, we’ll move on to whatever comes up tonight."
Delete"breathless"< YOU FAT FUCK GO TO JAIL 1ST.
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Yeah, that's one lane that's never going to reopen.
DeleteOT Michelle Obama appears in Carpool Karaoke with James Corden on Wednesday night.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L-2fTLEiDA
Too cool.
I guess we know what Melania will be seen doing next.
DeleteI'll have to stay up awfully late to watch this, but it may be worth it :)
DeletePresident Obama set the highest bar, presidentially speaking.
DeleteBut think about Michelle Obama--we won't get another FLOTUS to match this class act (no offense intended, Mrs Clinton). Mrs. Obama will certainly not fade away into any limelight, but she will be sorely missed in the White House. That Lady never put a foot wrong, a word wrong, etc. Never had to worry about her being an embarassment to the country. Class, intellegence, and good character. Now drump's 3rd wife, on the other hand....
Pence is a perfect receptacle for however much crap Trump wants to dump into his gaping mouth.
ReplyDeleteFat Butt Hurt!! Poor Boy..
ReplyDeletePence reminds me of one of those albino villains in movies.
ReplyDeleteDoes pence iron his Klanhood or have his maid do that?
DeleteDoes anyone else think Manafort is creepy?
ReplyDeleteI do! I do!
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Not only creepy, he looks like a heavy drinker with a perpetual hangover. Always puffy with bloodshot eyes.
DeleteTrump sent out another wolf signal with Chachi's speech that used the word "messiah" when describing Trump. Today's benediction was about Trump and criticised as heretical by republicans on Redstate.com.
ReplyDeleteI think "Daddy" Trump will require worship in all arenas. Reminds me of the USSR and the fact that Putin and Trump are best buddies. Sadly, most of our voting population does not understand the details of the cold war. It's just a word to them that paranoid old people use.
Loved seeing Tamron Hall take chachi's ass and hand it back to him when she interviewed his ass. It's no wonder he had a dismal career, like 2 tv shows and a few CRAP movies 100 years ago, and a failed run as a reality 'star'.
DeleteNo one wants to work with an asshole, especially a no-talent asshole. Might could overlook the bad attitude if not for the lack of real talent.
I don't think either side had integrity but I do think this was a faustian bargain. The goppers-in-charge (haha!) forced their choice for vp on drumpf and in return they defeated the stop-trumpers.
ReplyDeleteI mean drumpf acts like a five year old about having to be seen with the great unwashed known as pence - ignoring him, talking over him, etc.
The roll out and this interview shows just how little drumpf wanted pence and how little respect he has for him.
Oh yeah, you want to force your guy on me, well we'll just see how that goes.
What a festering syphilitic butthole.
I like the golden-ized chairs Trump and his puppet are sitting on. Does Trump not trust chairs provided by anyone else or does he always have to "look like" a king? Absolutely pathetic, the pair of them.
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Not an illusion. Blatant.
DeleteImagine the cheap knockoffs soon to be seen in every Trumphumper's home.
DeleteTrump uses people and then discards them. Christie and others who sucked up to him are reaping what they trumped.
ReplyDeleteNotice in the photo of the interview, the VP contender's chair appears smaller and shorter. Emperor Trump will always want his subjects lower than him. It's probably an optical illusion, but tells the truth about how Trump will value anyone around him, that they always submit to him.
And we thought the McCain/Palin ticket was a circus. This GOP convention is all-out one big hot mess.
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/jon-stewart-and-stephen-colbert-gleefully-mock-angry-creamsicle-donald-trump/
It was a great show. The classic spit take. The broadway number at the beginning. The Hungry for Power Games. And of course, The Word. Looks like Trumpiness will be replacing Truthiness.
DeleteWhat's not to get? Trump is the most thin-skinned grudge holder ever seen in public life. He was never going to do anything for Christie, who had the nerve to run against him and criticize him. It was always going to be about leading Christie on and then humiliating him.
ReplyDeleteHe made Christie his lapdog. This white haired guy will quickly learn his place when it comes to Don the Con and sharing His limelight..,huh,Sarah?
DeleteIt is very unfair of you to use that very old picture of Governor Christie in the baseball uniform.
ReplyDeleteHe is a changed man now. He is only 93% as large as he used to be.
Didn't the taxpayers foot the bill for Gov Fatass's lapband surgery?
DeleteYes they did.
And now look at the huge obese munsta who likes to slam the poor for not being able to afford desperately needed medical interventions.
All he needed to do was push his dinner plate away, coulda done that for free, save the taxpayers $$. How many poor people died so his fat ass could get fatter?
What's sad is that just because of people's aversion to a strong woman like Hilary they would vote Trump. But the Republicans learned the hard way with George W. Bush and they will learn with Trump. Another sad thing, is if he wins we will learn too, a lesson we don't want to learn. Wish, the Republican voters would come to their senses and just avoid this disaster altogether.
ReplyDeleteI saw bits and parts of that interview with Trump and Pence. Donald narcissism is really out there on this one. He wanted to do all the blah blah blahing about himself and when he couldn't contain himself a second longer he burst into the conversation like a two year old. I think he may have aspergers or something. It must be hard to have his mind. Hard to control that little waggy tongue of his. His blah blah blahing is not that of a conscious, thinking adult. I've seen this before but in classrooms. And to think, people are wanting him as our President. America think again.
ReplyDeleteIt's not enough that Donald speaks in sound bites, he thinks in Thought Bites. He has the attention span of a gnat. Mosquitoes have more focus than he does.
DeletePoor pudgy puddin cup, probably got teased all his life for his physique, man boobs and temper tantrums, now he realizes he got screwed, blewed and tattooed by Don the Con. But he DID get to meet President Obama and Brooce.
ReplyDeleteNow, all that's left is the hope that one of Trumps girls or boys is looking for a boyfriend from Jersey.