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Old 12-13-2018, 08:35 PM   #16
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...for a lot of political pundits and comedians.
The real thing will be more entertaining.
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Old 12-13-2018, 08:35 PM   #17
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Vig, it is a ZeroHedge "journalist" named Tyler Durden citing a HuffPo article as it's reference.
Dan IvanKjiiski, founder of Zero Hedge in 2009 decided that he, and all other Zero Hedge contributors, would blog under the collective pseudonym "Tyler Durden" (a psychopathic character from the movie, Fight Club).
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Old 12-13-2018, 08:49 PM   #18
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Dan IvanKjiiski, founder of Zero Hedge in 2009 decided that he, and all other Zero Hedge contributors, would blog under the collective pseudonym "Tyler Durden" (a psychopathic character from the movie, Fight Club).

Fantastic.


They can then all be anonymous douchebags like us here on PA.
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Old 12-13-2018, 09:08 PM   #19
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Does Jared ever actually talk ? Has anyone here ever heard him say words ?
I found this..

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Old 12-13-2018, 09:25 PM   #20
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Geez...the height of nepotism...or is it that he is unable to get anyone else to do the job...? Either way, bad sign...can you imagine when he will “fire” his son-in-law...desperation move.
The "height of nepotism"? Did you forget that DEMOCRAT JFK appointed his brother DEMOCRAT RFK to the position of ATTORNEY GENERAL? You know, that position, that person where a president dare not have anything in common with politically or influence over, unless, of course, you are a DEMOCRAT? Maybe JFK was desperate and couldn't get anyone else to do the job, either.
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Old 12-13-2018, 09:45 PM   #21
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The "height of nepotism"? Did you forget that DEMOCRAT JFK appointed his brother DEMOCRAT RFK to the position of ATTORNEY GENERAL? You know, that position, that person where a president dare not have anything in common with politically or influence over, unless, of course, you are a DEMOCRAT? Maybe JFK was desperate and couldn't get anyone else to do the job, either.
Agreed...it doesn’t get more nepo than that I guess...but with as many people disliking Jack back then, I can certainly understand why Jack made Bobby AG...Jack ended up being kind of an anti-establishment type, bucking the prevailing corruption, and paying the price for it...

The President is steering an increasingly abandoned vessel of state...IMO, there is cause for great concern here...I know very little about Jared (as most Americans), but I have to think there are way more competent persons that could be COS...but then again, I don’t even know what a COS does...care to bring me up to speed, Margie...?

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Old 12-13-2018, 09:55 PM   #22
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The Chief of Staff is an un-elected employee that is nothing more than a glorified personal assistant or gatekeeper.

Why should it matter who has this job?

Take that back, the previous muslim in chief gatekeeper brought in the terrorists...
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The "height of nepotism"? Did you forget that DEMOCRAT JFK appointed his brother DEMOCRAT RFK to the position of ATTORNEY GENERAL? You know, that position, that person where a president dare not have anything in common with politically or influence over, unless, of course, you are a DEMOCRAT? Maybe JFK was desperate and couldn't get anyone else to do the job, either.
I think it is a conflict of interest for him, thus the thread is stupid.
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Old 12-13-2018, 10:15 PM   #24
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The "height of nepotism"? Did you forget that DEMOCRAT JFK appointed his brother DEMOCRAT RFK to the position of ATTORNEY GENERAL? You know, that position, that person where a president dare not have anything in common with politically or influence over, unless, of course, you are a DEMOCRAT? Maybe JFK was desperate and couldn't get anyone else to do the job, either.
While RFK's appointment was political and controversial, he was certainly better qualified to be AG than Jared is qualified to be Chief of Staff. RFK was an attorney and had 10 years of relevant experience as an upper level government attorney at the time he was appointed AG.

Kushner, like Trump, worked for his father in the real estate business and eventually took over the business. Trump took over when his father died, Kushner when his father was convicted for fraud in 2005 and incarcerated. The very idea of someone whose life experience is limited to NY real estate and crony deals negotiating foreign trade agreements is absurd.
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Agreed...it doesn’t get more nepo than that I guess...but with as many people disliking Jack back then, I can certainly understand why Jack made Bobby AG...Jack ended up being kind of an anti-establishment type, bucking the prevailing corruption, and paying the price for it...

The President is steering an increasingly abandoned vessel of state...IMO, there is cause for great concern here...I know very little about Jared (as most Americans), but I have to think there are way more competent persons that could be COS...but then again, I don’t even know what a COS does...care to bring me up to speed, Margie...?
I have no doubt that 'trust' is first and foremost on Trump's mind, in deciding who his next COS will be. Can anyone blame him? Maybe Ivanka would the best choice! Maybe both she and Jared together...no rules on the position, and neither are taking a salary for their work in the administration, so no one can complain about double cost.

I'm sure that you know how to research, VTG, but here it is in a nutshell:

The responsibilities of the chief of staff are both managerial and advisory and can include the following:
  • Select key White House staff and supervise them;
  • Structure the White House staff system;
  • Control the flow of people into the Oval Office;
  • Manage the flow of information;
  • Protect the interests of the president;
  • Negotiate with Congress, other members of the executive branch, and extra-governmental political groups to implement the president's agenda; and
  • Advise the president on various issues, including telling the president what he/she does not want to hear.
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I have no doubt that 'trust' is first and foremost on Trump's mind
Correct. That would be trust in unquestioning loyalty and obedience.
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Correct. That would be trust in unquestioning loyalty and obedience.
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Old 12-13-2018, 11:10 PM   #28
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While RFK's appointment was political and controversial, he was certainly better qualified to be AG than Jared is qualified to be Chief of Staff. RFK was an attorney and had 10 years of relevant experience as an upper level government attorney at the time he was appointed AG.

Kushner, like Trump, worked for his father in the real estate business and eventually took over the business. Trump took over when his father died, Kushner when his father was convicted for fraud in 2005 and incarcerated. The very idea of someone whose life experience is limited to NY real estate and crony deals negotiating foreign trade agreements is absurd.
"President Kennedy's appointment of his 35-year-old brother Robert Francis Kennedy as the attorney general of the United States was controversial. According to many, Robert Kennedy, the youngest attorney general since 1814, lacked experience in practicing law."

Robert Kennedy's Attorney General Office

Funny that I can find nothing about criticisms of "nepotism."

BTW, does a COS negotiate foreign trade deals?
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Correct. That would be trust in unquestioning loyalty and obedience.
I don't believe that!
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Thanks Margie, nice summation of the role of COS...sounds like an important job to me...especially, “protecting the interests of the President”...get the feeling that Jared is a little too young for this role.
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