...Rex Tillerson is no longer working for a "moron"---allegedly his words not mine.
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...Rex Tillerson is no longer working for a "moron"---allegedly his words not mine.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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I guess he can go back to terrorizing the world with Exxon/Mobil now. The left should be singing and dancing as their magic 8 ball wish came true. Maybe he shouldn't call his boss a moron, although that was about NKorea was it not? Who is winning that argument?
I know Dave, it was just a good chance for you to bash Trump and a veiled attempt at calling him names. Its okay he wont need to run to a safe space and cry for an hour.
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And this from the WSJ:
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s personal assistant, John McEntee, was escorted out of the White House on Monday, two senior administration officials said. The cause of the firing was an unspecified security issue, said a third White House official with knowledge of the situation.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders declined to comment saying, “We don’t comment on personnel issues.” Mr. McEntee didn’t return a call seeking comment.
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Mr. McEntee was removed from the White House grounds on Monday afternoon without being allowed to collect his belongings, a White House official said. He left without his jacket, a second White House official said.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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He is cleaning house and finding some help that meets his own attributes.
Old redneck hillbilly borned and raised on a redwood stump.
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Maybe he was leaking stuff. Trump said a long time ago he was going to clean house with leakers. Just like the motto I grew up with in the oilfield, "Ya can't work, ya can't stay" period. As in the Tillerson case, you do not get to argue with the boss for very long.
Would you be okay with one of your assistants telling you that he didnt agree with you and that you are a moron? With your temper I do not see that person being around very long. I don't think anybody would put up with that for too long. Trump is not a normal politician, in fact he is not one. He knows what he is used to and that is accomplishing the goal, if you have to crack a few eggs, so be it.
You and the MSM are playing by the same old failed rules that politicians have been playing for years and look where we have ultimately ended up. Trillions in debt, the MSM NOT reporting actual news facts, they are spinning hatred and bias and avoiding reporting fairly to the American people, the actual shape of things. We do not need anymore of that baloney right now, we need reporters checking into details unbiased on everybody. If it is bad for America, tell us, do not cover it up because it casts a shadow on your party. Stop playing the games that got us in this hole to begin with, hate all party's and politicians equally.
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Tillerson was fired because he dared to declare the US would support the UK under Article 5 of the NATO treaty.
We have known since before the election that President Trump was wanting America out of NATO and into the Russian Federation.
Tillerson's declaration of support for the UK in a response to the Russian Nerve gas attack on the UK showed his disloyalty to the President and the President's agenda.
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The "unspecified Security issue" that caused the firing of John McEntee is the upcoming indictment for financial crimes unrelated to the President or the campaign.
Steve Goldstein, the undersecretary of Public Affairs at the State Department has been fired by the White House for contradicting the White House claim of how Tillerson had been fired, saying Tillerson had been fired by a Tweet from the President this morning and that Tillerson had no desire of leaving.
"The secretary had every intention of staying because of critical progress made in national security," he said. "The secretary did not speak to the president and is unaware of the reason."
Last edited by Fulltimer; 03-13-2018 at 12:31 PM.
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Too bad, so sad. Just knew this was coming. Running a country while some may think it should be like a business, involves other countries and what they expect from us as friends or foes. So far Trump IMHO hasn't got his yes men in place.
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"Everyday I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've
stayed alive."
'Take care of yourself, and each other.'
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What a friggin mess!! The real truth is more than likely that not the first one of us knows squat about what is really going on!
This is your mind on drugs!
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It was very classy--- he got fired over Twitter--- and then the guy that let that little detail out got fired as well--- not sure how he was notified.
Apparently, this afternoon Mr. Tillitson did get a phone call--- what a standup guy. The early claim was that Tillitson would stay on to work through the transition--- apparently that took place today cause he is gone tonight. What a circus.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Obama had 20 cabinet members leave over his eight-year term. Some were fired and others "resigned". You can take 20 and divided by 8 and figure out the numbers. But when it's president Trump it's all different and he has lost control of everything. Take for instance tonight the house race in Pennsylvania if the Democrat wins the Liberals here and in the media will be screaming to the Hills that it's over and it's a vote against Trump. But they will not tell you that midterm elections historically have always gone against the incumbent party. The same thing happened several times once again to President Obama. But like I said before it's all different it's all measured differently when it involves our president Donald Trump
OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
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Tillerson was opposite of his boss in a number of critical calls in his bailiwick. No president can tolerate that. The manner, not the substance, of the firing was classless, as usual.
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
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Russia will again attack American soldiers and will probably be more successful than in the attack last month.
I'm pretty sure the President's supporters will say those American soldiers killed must have been Democrats.
What is giving aid and comfort to our enemies called?
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The Russia claims are bull****. Tillerson had discussed with Trump and a few others about leaving 3 months ago. He talked with Trump last friday and the deal was struck, he did not read it first on twitter, Gawd you people fall for anything.
The aide that was fired was given the boot over a gambling problem, now if the media had gotten wind that he had that kind of problem and needed help, they could have paid his bets off and then gotten info.....THAT is a security problem nipped in the bud.
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Tillerson did not say he had discussed it with Trump. He said he got a phone call from Trump in the afternoon after the early morning Tweet from the President.Originally Posted by TxMusky
Trump fired State Department spokesman, Steve Goldstein, who said Sec. Tillerson first knew he had been fired from Trump's tweet.
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