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Was Sarah Huckabee-Sanders in a coma? (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Oct 2017 OP
She is Trump's Joseph Goebbels, minister of propaganda. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #1
Well, Goebbels actually had some intelligence, as evil as he was inside. Kleveland Oct 2017 #7
Yes. Which is worse, stupid/evil or smart/evil. ??? Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #8
They whine because they are unable to stand the heat of doing their job Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #2
Including and especially Trump! madamesilverspurs Oct 2017 #3
Political appointments by Donald Trump struggle4progress Oct 2017 #4
Nominees show up for work without waiting for Senate approval struggle4progress Oct 2017 #5
Trump Cries Foul on Judges, but He's Ahead of Obama struggle4progress Oct 2017 #6
No, she's just a stupid hick. BigDemVoter Oct 2017 #9
i'm new to the twitter thing AmandaRuth Oct 2017 #10

Kleveland

(1,257 posts)
7. Well, Goebbels actually had some intelligence, as evil as he was inside.
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 03:18 PM
Oct 2017

She is just a stupid and evil sheep, trying to fly.

"They do not so much as fly, as plummet".

Irish_Dem

(47,518 posts)
8. Yes. Which is worse, stupid/evil or smart/evil. ???
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 04:21 PM
Oct 2017

I do not know the answer to this question.

Bush was stupid/evil.
Cheney was smart/evil.

Trump is stupid/evil.
McConnell is smart/evil.

Putin is genius/evil.

Obama is genius/good.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)
2. They whine because they are unable to stand the heat of doing their job
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 02:48 PM
Oct 2017

Promoted past their abilities

add: Seeing how Trump tells us how religious he is. His god says says he does not test their ability to handle things. Quit your
WHINING

struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)
4. Political appointments by Donald Trump
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 02:50 PM
Oct 2017

... There are 1,212 presidential appointments which require confirmation by the U.S. Senate and 353 presidential appointments which do not require confirmation.[1] The Washington Post has identified 602 key positions requiring U.S. Senate confirmation. As of October 18, 2017, 145 of Trump's nominees have been confirmed for those key positions, 176 are awaiting confirmation, and 8 have been announced but not yet formally nominated ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_appointments_by_Donald_Trump

struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)
5. Nominees show up for work without waiting for Senate approval
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 02:53 PM
Oct 2017

By ANDREW RESTUCCIA and NAHAL TOOSI
10/20/2017 05:04 AM EDT

The Trump administration is pushing the limits of an obscure federal law that restricts nominees from serving in federal positions before they’re approved by the Senate.

A POLITICO review has identified four officials at three different agencies doing substantially similar work to the position for which they have been nominated – despite not yet getting a green-light from the Senate ...

President Donald Trump has complained repeatedly that Democrats are moving too slowly to confirm his nominees, though he’s also said he intends to leave many jobs empty. Democrats counter that the onus is on Trump, who has not yet announced nominees for a slew of key positions across the government ...

Lawyers tracking the issue said the central issue that determines whether an official is violating the Vacancies Act is not their official title, but whether they are performing the duties of the job for which they have been nominated ...

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/20/trump-nominees-working-senate-approval-243972

struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)
6. Trump Cries Foul on Judges, but He's Ahead of Obama
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 02:55 PM
Oct 2017

By JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Democrats are holding up his judicial nominees, but almost nine months into his presidency, he has had more judges confirmed than President Barack Obama did in the same time period, and his numbers aren't far off those of other recent presidents ...

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-10-19/trump-cries-foul-on-judges-but-hes-ahead-of-obama

AmandaRuth

(3,105 posts)
10. i'm new to the twitter thing
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 04:25 PM
Oct 2017

trying to figure it out, but there was a tweet about her being at some capital hill bar last night, dead drunk. I wish I could find it again, and I wish I knew how to share.

no judgment here, I'd be drinking heavily too if my boss was that jerk. I am sure she is hung over AF today (as the kids would say)

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