Remember Melania's meme coin? On January 20th, Trumpy's inauguration day, her coin sold for $11.22. (She reserved 35% of the coins for herself, just in case they skyrocketed.) Well today, a little more than a month later, they sell for $0.91. Bad move on Melania's part to hold any, but still another effective Trump scam to gut the MAGA faithful.

Watching Trumpy hire incompetent lackeys at all levels of the federal government is frightening, but there is some entertainment value to seeing more of their scams spiral out of control and hit the ground.

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Originally posted by Kensco:
Remember Melania's meme coin? On January 20th, Trumpy's inauguration day, her coin sold for $11.22. (She reserved 35% of the coins for herself, just in case they skyrocketed.) Well today, a little more than a month later, they sell for $0.91. Bad move on Melania's part to hold any, but still another effective Trump scam to gut the MAGA faithful.

Watching Trumpy hire incompetent lackeys at all levels of the federal government is frightening, but there is some entertainment value to seeing more of their scams spiral out of control and hit the ground.

"Incompetent lackeys" Patel has the qualifications , theres no denying that. You may detest him, but he's qualified. Bongino is qualified to perform the tasks that Trump needs to reform the FBI< which for some reason you guys don't want?

Noem,

https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/...read.304808%2Fpage-3

I'd say thats overqualified in comparison to the previous one?

Kennedy, I don't like.
Gabbard, I'll wait to form an opinion on.

Pam Bondi - 100% qualified.

Well, Steve, Just the fact that Trump nominated them is enough for me to make a solid presumption that they are corrupt to the core, in all sense of the word. Remember Gaetz? If Trump had his way, he would be in.

In his first term there are a few exceptions to Trump's orbit and those invited or gravitated, who were not corrupt, such as Mad Dog Mattis, Rex Tillerson, John Kelly. And there's examples like Roger Stone, Flynn, Manafort, Bannon and not least Kellyann Conway and Paula White.

Mattis, Tillerson and Kelly and others turned against him, and he turned on them because they were not corrupt and loyal enough.

My point is that Trump instinctively seeks out unsavory characters for his orbit.

"Qualifications"? Manafort was qualified - experience and connections. Many may be "qualified" per resume, but there's a special qualification Trump requires that isn't spelled out on a resume. SLIME - enough to grease the fascist machine.

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Originally posted by Magine Enigam:
Well, Steve, Just the fact that Trump nominated them is enough for me to make a solid presumption that they are corrupt to the core, in all sense of the word. Remember Gaetz? If Trump had his way, he would be in.

In his first term there are a few exceptions to Trump's orbit and those invited or gravitated, who were not corrupt, such as Mad Dog Mattis, Rex Tillerson, John Kelly. And there's examples like Roger Stone, Flynn, Manafort, Bannon and not least Kellyann Conway and Paula White.

Mattis, Tillerson and Kelly and others turned against him, and he turned on them because they were not corrupt and loyal enough.

My point is that Trump instinctively seeks out unsavory characters for his orbit.

I agree with you 100% on Gaetz. He was a bad choice, no argument.

If Biden's cabinet turned on him, wouldn't he fire them as well? A president picks a cabinet, that will govern in his vision.

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My point is that Trump instinctively seeks out unsavory characters for his orbit.

The principle common ground he shares with Putin is the ‘mob boss’ ethos. He is John Gotti writ large.

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"Qualifications"? Manafort was qualified - experience and connections. Many may be "qualified" per resume, but there's a special qualification Trump requires that isn't spelled out on a resume. SLIME - enough to grease the fascist machine.

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A president picks a cabinet, that will govern in his vision .

Exactly!!!

BTW, Biden didn't have much turnover in his cabinet or other appointments. Trump had lots of turnover.

No doubt, Manafort and Stone and Bannon and Navarro for examples were loyal - quid pro-quo for pardons or a job.

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Originally posted by Magine Enigam:
I added/edited my above post to include:

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"Qualifications"? Manafort was qualified - experience and connections. Many may be "qualified" per resume, but there's a special qualification Trump requires that isn't spelled out on a resume. SLIME - enough to grease the fascist machine.

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A president picks a cabinet, that will govern in his vision .

Exactly!!!

BTW, Biden didn't have much turnover in his cabinet or other appointments. Trump had lots of turnover.

No doubt, Manafort and Stone and Bannon and Navarro for examples were loyal - quid pro-quo for pardons or a job.

Biden would never fire anyone. Nobody got fired for the Afghanistan cock-up. Trumps management style is hands on.

Those other names you listed, none were cabinet appointments.

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Those other names you listed, none were cabinet appointments.

I was including "orbit". Stephen Miller is another example.

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Trumps management style is hands on.

That kinda funny if you think about it too much. Itsy-bitsy hands on a bloated monster.

But really, you're right.

It's the management style of an insecure Dark Triad sadist bully, zero-sum transactional, tit for tat, monster. IOW a mob boss.

And you think that's appropriate for a man of immense power, a world leader of a country who has aspired to be a world leader, based on moral principles per the Founders.

Trumpy is running a John Gotti enterprise, no doubt, but I think he is following the Hugo Chavez playbook; change the supreme court, change the constitution, install your unqualified loyalists, destroy election integrity, change the.......; the economy goes to shit, and you end-up with a Maduro-type MAGA figurehead running the whole shebang, and the U.S. becomes a Russian satellite answering to Moscow.

I hate the sound of that. I don't think most of the MAGA minions do.

Don’t forget, Gotti had a huge and adoring public following as well. A lot of people eagerly fall in behind a goon just to feel a bit of vicarious power.

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Trumpy is running a John Gotti enterprise, no doubt, but I think he is following the Hugo Chavez playbook; change the supreme court, change the constitution, install your unqualified loyalists, destroy election integrity, change the.......; the economy goes to shit, and you end-up with a Maduro-type MAGA figurehead running the whole shebang, and the U.S. becomes a Russian satellite answering to Moscow.

I hate the sound of that. I don't think most of the MAGA minions do.

when they will see the light it will be too late ...

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Don’t forget, Gotti had a huge and adoring public following as well. A lot of people eagerly fall in behind a goon just to feel a bit of vicarious power.

It's always funny yo me how Obama gets off with his thug/intimidation tactics

It’s ok when the REAL NAZI’s do it.

jeffeosso / Jayhawker2022, got any actual, verifiable examples to compare to Trump's? Innuendos don't really hold water. What is a "REAL NAZI"?

List some of the scams Obama fostered. Did his son-in-law make billions off his presidency? Can you name some of the crimes Obama was indicted for and convicted??? Did he ever get caught on a phone conversation asking for votes to be "found? Was Obama ever charged with rape? Did his "thugs" you mention ever attack the Capital, try to overthrow an election and then get pardoned by Obama?

The best you have is to cast aspersions, and imply something is there when it's not. Hoping that someone will believe you, but that's just not happening, is it?

MAGA has two ways to go from here. You can admit you were stupid or hoodwinked; or you can admit you don't believe in democracy and our form of government, and Trump should be president for life, just like Putin, Xi Jinping, or Kim Jong Un. It shouldn't be that hard. Which is it?

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Obama gets off with his thug/intimidation tactics

Maybe my memory is getting bad, but could you cite us some examples?

I was referring to Brown Shirt/SA/street fighting tactics of the Nazi foot soldiers of the left


YOU brought up YOUR Nigerian Nightmare and the dude he married.


Are you telling us there is something we should have Elon and the boys look into?

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Obama gets off with his thug/intimidation tactics

Maybe my memory is getting bad, but could you cite us some examples?

you do not have to demonstrate in trump world and sympathy you just to say and repeat and everybody will believe it ...

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Originally posted by Tumbleweed:

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Obama gets off with his thug/intimidation tactics

Maybe my memory is getting bad, but could you cite us some examples?

you do not have to demonstrate in trump world and sympathy you just to say and repeat and everybody will believe it ...

More wisdom from Tue deranged snow Mexican.

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Obama gets off with his thug/intimidation tactics

Maybe my memory is getting bad, but could you cite us some examples?

sure, LISTEN to his first SotU - then imagine trump saying the same words -- should take 10 minutes -- i would say "enjoy" but i don't dislike anyone that much

just listen for this key phrase, in context (maggie can't process context) - "we will CALL YOU OUT" -- literally that speech was when i lost hope for him - totally smug thug -- say, wasn't he going to a diddy party after?

"i have a pen and a cell phone" sayth lord obama, a couple times, as well

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Originally posted by Tumbleweed:

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Obama gets off with his thug/intimidation tactics

Maybe my memory is getting bad, but could you cite us some examples?

sure, LISTEN to his first SotU - then imagine trump saying the same words -- should take 10 minutes -- i would say "enjoy" but i don't dislike anyone that much

"i have a pen and a cell phone" sayth lord obama, a couple times, as well

MDid you mean Sith Lord obama and his life partner Magic Mike?

wow. Jeffee and Jayhawker - a match made in whacko la la land.

You’re his lord and master.

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Originally posted by Magine Enigam:
I added/edited my above post to include:

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"Qualifications"? Manafort was qualified - experience and connections. Many may be "qualified" per resume, but there's a special qualification Trump requires that isn't spelled out on a resume. SLIME - enough to grease the fascist machine.

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A president picks a cabinet, that will govern in his vision .

Exactly!!!

BTW, Biden didn't have much turnover in his cabinet or other appointments. Trump had lots of turnover.

No doubt, Manafort and Stone and Bannon and Navarro for examples were loyal - quid pro-quo for pardons or a job.

That's because Biden was/is a turnip. He had no input.....his handlers where running th country......you know....unelected people!

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Originally posted by Kensco:
Trumpy is running a John Gotti enterprise, no doubt, but I think he is following the Hugo Chavez playbook; change the supreme court, change the constitution, install your unqualified loyalists, destroy election integrity, change the.......; the economy goes to shit, and you end-up with a Maduro-type MAGA figurehead running the whole shebang, and the U.S. becomes a Russian satellite answering to Moscow.

I hate the sound of that. I don't think most of the MAGA minions do.

He has never once spoken of stacking the supreme court, just made appointments as per the law,of the land and precedent....you lefties are big on precedent....

What exactly has,he done to "destroy" election integrity???

Ken.....you are a whining female leftard......get a grip!

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Originally posted by Tumbleweed:

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Obama gets off with his thug/intimidation tactics

Maybe my memory is getting bad, but could you cite us some examples?

sure, LISTEN to his first SotU - then imagine trump saying the same words -- should take 10 minutes -- i would say "enjoy" but i don't dislike anyone that much

just listen for this key phrase, in context (maggie can't process context) - "we will CALL YOU OUT" -- literally that speech was when i lost hope for him - totally smug thug -- say, wasn't he going to a diddy party after?

"i have a pen and a cell phone" sayth lord obama, a couple times, as well

Don't forget "elections have consequences"........

Lefties will whine......