"... we may be one oppo drop away from Bannon not being a part of this campaign"

[Tactical Peek]

CHUCK TODD: Are you happy with the hires of Steve Bannon and Kellyanne Conway?

REINCE PRIEBUS: Look, you know, I go with the flow based on what the campaign wants to do. I think Kellyanne is doing a phenomenal job. I don't know Steve Bannon, to tell you the truth, very well.

CHUCK TODD: Okay.

REINCE PRIEBUS: I'm going to get to know him. I mean, I'm starting to get to know--

<snip>

CHUCK TODD: All right. The Steve Bannon--

ANDREA MITCHELL: "I don't know Steve Bannon," wow.

CHUCK TODD: "I don't know Steve Bannon," Hugh, what did you make of that?

HUGH HEWITT: I don't know Steve Bannon either.

CHUCK TODD: I think we as discussed, we may be one oppo drop away from Bannon not being a part of this campaign.

HUGH HEWITT: Very possibly.


http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-august-28-2016-n639011


A fiery wreck even more spectacular that Paul Manafort's must be coming soon.

[DURHAM D]

1. I hope not. They need to keep him around. nt

[Tactical Peek]

2. Heh.

[LeftRant]

29. It will still look very bad for Trump. "If he flails this much as a candidate..."

And the headlines will all be things like, "ANOTHER Trump Campaign Shakeup!"

[Sanity Claws]

3. "oppo drop away"?????

What the hell does that mean? Is Chuck Todd making up new words in an effort to look like an insider? And Hugh Hewitt pretends to understand it?

[Fred Sanders]

4. Yes, Todd seems to be inventing words only he understands.

[Tactical Peek]

5. "oppo" has long been used to refer to opposition research, also known as digging up dirt.

"To drop" is the new fad way to say 'to air' or 'to broadcast' or 'to publish'. Since this was a round-table of professional talking heads, they can lapse into jargon at the drop of an oppo.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

28. I read it as "hippo drop"

Although I guess if you dropped a hippo on Bannon you'd get the same effect.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. I guess it means an info drop by the opposition (Democratic Party et al).

Something like the revelations of Manafort's shady dealings with shady Russians and Ukrainians.

[Qutzupalotl]

31. I wish simply managing a white supremacist website met that standard.

But, alas.

[Cary]

7. Reince

Pfeh

[DFW]

8. Well what did they expect?

The guy has been there almost two weeks, after all.

[tonyt53]

9. If Bannon goes, so does Conway. The same person put both of them there. One guy, and it wasn't Trump

A billionaire named Mercer.

[yardwork]

10. I think Conway is the next to go. Bannon will stay.

Trump likes Bannon.

[MoonRiver]

20. They have a business deal in the works.

Gotta keep your partners happy.

[Chemisse]

21. Isn't Conway the one who brought a bit of sanity to the campaign?

Ever since she came on, Trump has been trying to behave. I wouldn't think he'd want to dump her - but hey, it's Trump. Maybe she doesn't feed his ego adequately.

[stevenleser]

26. Conway is good at phrasing things in a way that massages Trump's ego.

"Oh Donald, I read that speech that 'so and so' prepared for you. It really makes you look strong. I figured you would want to edit out that part on page 6 once you read it. I know you would catch that as being too over the top on x"

That will only work for so long. She is constantly trying to reign him in using flattering language. That is very hard on her and everyone else around Trump who will want to reduce her influence over him can easily point out that she is manipulating him and once that happens she's out.

[stopbush]

11. Newest RW lie: "I don't know Steve Bannon."

Any enterprising reporter would be digging for video of Bannon with Priebus and Hewitt.

Of course, the media didn't bother when Trump said he had never heard of David Duke, even though there's tape of him talking about Duke from a few years ago.

[erpowers]

15. I agree with you

The idea that Hugh Hewitt and Rience Priebus do not know Steve Bannon is likely nonsense. Brietbart News was a well know news outlet even on the left. It is hard to believe that neither Hewitt nor Priebus, especially Hewitt, since he is a radio host, do not know Steve Bannon.

[gratefultobelib]

24. I recall Trump, being queried by someone (saw the video but don't remember who it was) and he was

asked about the support he was receiving from white supremacists. Unbelievably, Trump responded that he didn't know what that meant and consequently he couldn't answer the question! This was just a few weeks ago.

[uponit7771]

25. +1

[3catwoman3]

12. This campaign's vetting process...

...seems woefully superficial.

[localroger]

17. Everything about the campaign is superficial

It's almost as if Trump doesn't care if he wins, or doesn't even want to win. Oh wait.

[world wide wally]

13. See what Trump did there?

By changing his campaign people to alt-right assholes, he completely changed the subject away from his ties to Putin.
On to the Ned line of bullshit.

[catbyte]

14. Don the Con's hiring choices so far does NOTHING to inspire any sort of confidence that he is

even able to know enough to actually "hire all the best people" for his administration. He can't even hire a competent campaign manager, how the hell is he going to choose to negotiate ANYTHING? He can't just tank the economy then sell of Yosemite National Park to reduce the debt, although he would probably try because he values nothing but money and power.

[Thinkingabout]

16. The Trump campaign is in need for a miracle worker, don't think the miracle worker has been born.

[localroger]

18. Busy forging a ring in a volcano. /nt

[longship]

30. My precious!

Good one!

[TheCowsCameHome]

19. He followed them home, can't they keep him?

Maybe if he pees on the rug once too often..........

[Spitfire of ATJ]

22. I took that as meaning they already KNOW the dirt on this guy....

And as soon as the Hillary campaign knows about it the guy is toast.

Thus proving that they feel ZERO OBLIGATION to inform the public.

[Iggo]

23. Nobody's talking about foreign agent Manafort anymore, though, huh.

Trump: "Phew! That was close!"

[Hoyt]

27. I think Conway will stay, as long as she wants to continue spinning Trump's crud. The Brietbart guy

just looks like another white wing racist bully.