Bannon might be a clod, not an evil genius

[DonViejo]

By Jennifer Rubin November 14 at 10:15 AM

Stephen K. Bannon’s first foray into Senate electoral politics has resulted in the nomination of a fringe character who has a long-list of women who accuse him, essentially, of being a sexual predator of children. His defenders might say, “Ah, that was the plot all along — to destroy the GOP!” Well, if that was really his intent — to deprive President Trump of a majority in one or both houses (hence accelerating impeachment) and to launch an era of Democratic rule — who among us could have done a better job?

“Some Republicans have taken the politically expedient and morally vacant ‘if true’ position on Moore, which is a perfect example of why Steve Bannon’s war to destroy them is succeeding,” said the masterful Trump critic and GOP operative Rick Wilson. “MSNBC’s Chris Hayes got it exactly right when he called Bannon ‘the strategic genius who’s managed to maneuver the Republican Party into being all in on a man who stands accused of molesting a child.’” What would be his other “accomplishments”?

Bannon has made a laughingstock of the morally bankrupt evangelical Christian right, prompting more than 50 of the self-appointed “values” leaders to write a letter in support of an accused predator. They’ve been exposed as power-hungry operators who lust for influence and affirm the rightness of their flocks’ self-pity and resentment.

Bannon has foreshadowed a world — more bloody, unstable, autocratic — in which the United States is not the leading power on the world stage. What would the world look like if America cheered thugs in Russia, China, Turkey and the Philippines? We are getting a taste of that now, which should be enough to drive a stake in the heart of so-called realist foreign policy.

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[gratuitous]

1. Not been a good month for Bloaty McBloatface

Surprised he still gets the time of day on the teevee, but Fox is always there for him.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Getting a small group of people pissed off in the blog-o-sphere is easy...

Maintaining that anger and spreading it around IRL is a bit harder. It worked once, for Trump. But like Bush said, we can't get fooled again.

[Javaman]

3. bannon is the stumbling clod in a china shop...

he has no business being there yet finds himself in way over his head then tries to pull off the great charade of trying to appear that he knows what he's doing, yet fails miserably by knocking over a wall of plates.

[meow2u3]

4. I would LURVE to see Bloaty McDrunk locked up

for advocating overthrow of government.

[emmett grogan]

5. I think he's a hybrid - he's an evil clod.

marble falls

[kysrsoze]

6. Might?

[mitch96]

7. I think establishment rePublicans will say or do anything to stay in power

Bannon attacks McConnell, backs Moore.. McConnell says he believes the women who accuse Moore.. I think if it was a guy in McConnell's camp he would dis the women...
Politics as usual...uggh
It's fun to watch the other side squirm though...
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[eppur_se_muova]

8. Bannon is a poseur, a pseudo-intellectual.

Can't read a transcript of any of his speeches without finding a few instances where it's clear he doesn't understand the real meanings of some of the words and phrases he's using. "Deconstruction" is not the same as "destruction", which is what he actually means when he says the former.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. One Nit To Pick

While i agree with his assessment of the grotesquely overrated Bannon, the 50 pastor letter has already been proven to be a fraud perpetrated by Moore and his wife.

[VOX]

10. Bannon is a complete hack dipsomaniac who cuddles up to big money.

In selling his brand of vile shit to the Mercers, he stays afloat.

He is so rotten inside and out, I don’t see how he’ll survive another 5 years of life. He already looks like The Reaper passed him by accidentally.