Who will be next out of Trump's kakistocracy?

[sharon45]

Yeah, that would make Trump look pretty stupid, since Tillerson is part of his own arm producing the speech. Let's see if Trump is naive enough this time to actually fall for some fake news.

Which speech do you mean?

Tillerson's speech.

What fake news? This time?????

This rumor I quoted ZiprHead talking about above.

 

[sharon45]

For those playing at home, this may be of use,

Today, speculation about Kelly’s future increased after Politico reported that Kelly’s deputy Kirstjen Nielsen is likely to be named Homeland Security Secretary—the theory among some Republicans is that Kelly wanted to give her a soft landing before his departure.

Now, no one needs to worry anymore with Vanity Fair also on the case.

 

[funinspace]

Well, it appears the countdown for Tillerson's departure has begun. And if this leaking out wasn't intended, it may not even make it to the end of the year. And Pompeo has demonstrated excellent sucking up skills...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/politics/rex-tillerson-state-department/index.html

The New York Times reported Thursday morning that the plan has been developed by White House chief of staff John Kelly and is likely to be triggered late this year or early next year.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Well, it appears the countdown for Tillerson's departure has begun. And if this leaking out wasn't intended, it may not even make it to the end of the year. And Pompeo has demonstrated excellent sucking up skills...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/politics/rex-tillerson-state-department/index.html

The New York Times reported Thursday morning that the plan has been developed by White House chief of staff John Kelly and is likely to be triggered late this year or early next year.

It is incredible. Prior to Trump, in general, the Director was something with CIA related experience or at least a strong relationship with intelligence, if a politician. Trump is just naming sycophants to the rather important position. Pompeo really shouldn't have been nominated. Sen. Tom Cotton possibly broke the law by sending a letter to Iran regarding the nuclear agreement.

 

[Ford]

Well, it appears the countdown for Tillerson's departure has begun. And if this leaking out wasn't intended, it may not even make it to the end of the year. And Pompeo has demonstrated excellent sucking up skills...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/politics/rex-tillerson-state-department/index.html

The New York Times reported Thursday morning that the plan has been developed by White House chief of staff John Kelly and is likely to be triggered late this year or early next year.

It is incredible. Prior to Trump, in general, the Director was something with CIA related experience or at least a strong relationship with intelligence, if a politician. Trump is just naming sycophants to the rather important position. Pompeo really shouldn't have been nominated. Sen. Tom Cotton possibly broke the law by sending a letter to Iran regarding the nuclear agreement.

Well to use a golfing term (odd choice, but bear with me) this is par for the course. Tillerson had zero experience in diplomacy. Carson had zero experience in urban development. DeVos came from a family of grifters. The only way this could be more of a Trumpian move is if Cotton hated the CIA and publicly expressed the opinion that the agency should be dismantled.

 

[Keith&Co.]

...AND forgot, on camera, what CIA stood for.
"Let's see, I know the A stands for America..."

 

[funinspace]

...AND forgot, on camera, what CIA stood for.
"Let's see, I know the A stands for America..."

Nah... Colon Introspection Association

 

[Rhea]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/those-publications-need-to-clean-this-up

TPM is reporting that this leak wasn’t reliable. Interesting.

Now it seems that that’s not quite the case. If it’s really happening there isn’t a lot of need to send Tillerson a message or shame him. Just do it. What it seems like is that a lot of the prestige publications got hoodwinked into delivering a message which they thought was a news story.

 

[barbos]

...AND forgot, on camera, what CIA stood for.
"Let's see, I know the A stands for America..."

Who was that?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/those-publications-need-to-clean-this-up

TPM is reporting that this leak wasn’t reliable. Interesting.

Now it seems that that’s not quite the case. If it’s really happening there isn’t a lot of need to send Tillerson a message or shame him. Just do it. What it seems like is that a lot of the prestige publications got hoodwinked into delivering a message which they thought was a news story.

Not that the leak wasn't reliable, but that the administration lied to the press. There is a notable distinction here .

 

[starwater]

Is Tillerson just not a big enough suck up or did he piss off Ivanka.

 

[TV and credit cards]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/those-publications-need-to-clean-this-up

TPM is reporting that this leak wasn’t reliable. Interesting.

Now it seems that that’s not quite the case. If it’s really happening there isn’t a lot of need to send Tillerson a message or shame him. Just do it. What it seems like is that a lot of the prestige publications got hoodwinked into delivering a message which they thought was a news story.

For calling him a “moron” perhaps. Are they indicating this shaming would be beyond Trump with their “Just do it.” comment?

 

[blastula]

So he leaks the fake news, then blames the media for it.

Donald J. Trump‏n@realDonaldTrump 1h1 hour ago
The media has been speculating that I fired Rex Tillerson or that he would be leaving soon - FAKE NEWS! He’s not leaving and while we disagree on certain subjects, (I call the final shots) we work well together and America is highly respected again!

 

[Bronzeage]

The is a story told by Ben Bradley, which was used in the movie, "All the President's Men." Bradley tells about being a young political reporter and he gets a hot tip from a very reliable source. President Lyndon Johnson was going to replace J. Edgar Hoover, as Director of the FBI. Bradley started making calls to try and get confirmation, but no one would talk. The next day, LBJ has a ceremony in the Oval Office, where J. Edgar Hoover's appointment as Director became "for life."

Bradley's tip was real and Johnson was trying to push out Hoover, but trying to confirm the story tipped off Hoover, who was able to marshal his supporters and block LBJ's move. Bradley's editor supposedly said, "Congratulations, Ben. You got us stuck with Hoover, forever."

The politics of replacing a cabinet secretary or other high official are complicated at the best times, and if the secretary intends to hang on, it's very complicated. Heaven only knows why Sessions and Tillerson even wanted the job in the first place, much less why they would want to keep it, after finding out what it's like to be employed by Donald Trump.

Sometimes, the very act of reporting that someone is on the way out, is enough to keep them on the job. This must be some kind of Heisenberg Principle, applied to politics.

 

[blastula]

I'm putting my $0.02 on Conway being next. She has appeared to have faded into obscurity and that's a death sentence in this administration.

On the other spectrum, I'd say the two who will stay to the end guaranteed will be Ben Carson and Omarosa Manigault.

You lose! Fired? Reports Say Omarosa’s Departure Had More ‘Drama’ Than WH Described – Talking Points Memo

Trump is probably taking it out on Omarosa because of the way black women kicked his ass yesterday.

Dina Powell is also out. Deputy National Security Adviser Dina Powell To Leave The White House : NPR

 

[Underseer]

Omarosa. She just quit and/or was fired.

 

[Patooka]

I'm putting my $0.02 on Conway being next. She has appeared to have faded into obscurity and that's a death sentence in this administration.

On the other spectrum, I'd say the two who will stay to the end guaranteed will be Ben Carson and Omarosa Manigault.

http://www.news.com.au/world/north-...s/news-story/379004bc54c11accc6e1b0a0ef4eb7b7

Wow, I was dead wrong.

 

[blastula]

*tap tap* Is this thing on?

 

[Patooka]

*tap tap* Is this thing on?

Wow, don't know what happened there. When I posted my reply my browser was saying that no one have posted in this thread for over a week. Weird. Upside is I've only lost $0.02, which means I could purchase Trumps' credibility as a human being and still have some change left over.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Each time someone is out of the administration, we need a new poll thread...