Post: #576

It really doesn't matter that it's been going on a long time.

This reinforces Trump's frame and message that we've got incompetent/stupid/crooked people negotiating our trade deals.

The issue isn't that the Clintons are doing whats always been done, the issue is the country can no longer afford to have a bunch of self serving fuck ups in office.

Post: #577

This pay-for-play ambassador business reminds me of Dan Rooney, the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Guy was born into wealth as his dad founded the team, and after college, worked there his whole career, assuming ownership when his father Art died in 1988. I remember back when I was a kid and he released some low-level WR named Cedric Wilson for hitting his girlfriend but then the same thing happened with star linebacker James Harrison and he opted to not release him. One of those guys who likes to act like he's some holier-than-thou moralist unless it hurts the bottom line. Win at any cost I suppose, but those were some shitty optics for the 'devout Catholic' Rooney.

Rooney endorsed Obama in 2008, campaigned for his candidacy and made a good donation to the DNC, $30K. Obama rewarded his loyalty and made him the Ambassador to Ireland:

Quote:The global political and economic issues "are too important these days to send people who aren't qualified," he said.

In a January news conference, Obama said he wanted to build a larger pool of career diplomats, but said it would be "disingenuous" for him to say he would not install political allies in U.S. embassies.

"Are there going to be political appointees to ambassadorships?" he said at the time. "There probably will be some."

David Lewis, Vanderbilt University political scientist and the author of The Politics of Presidential Appointments, said giving coveted ambassadorships to political supporters is a "relatively low-risk way for presidents to repay campaign debts."

"You are not putting them in Sudan. … You are not putting them in the Middle East," he said. But the practice could make it harder "to recruit the best people in the foreign service if all the best assignments" go to political appointees, Lewis added.

All but one ambassador to Ireland since 1927 have been political appointees, according to the State Department. Rooney last year gave $30,000 to a Democratic Party committee that aided Obama's campaign, according to CQ MoneyLine, a non-partisan group that tracks political contributions.

Via http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/fo...land_N.htm

As a side note, here are the financials of the Steelers' stadium:

Quote:The Steelers play at Heinz Field, which opened in 2001 at a cost of $357 million, with the Steelers putting up $76 million and taxpayers put on the hook for $281 million.

I just love these billionaire team owners who inherit all of their money and then maneuver their way politically to getting it all funded by taxpayers. I suppose it's just another case of 'hate the game, not the player' but that shit bugs me, stadiums are NOT these ''economic engines for the community" that all of the team owners claim they are. I am sure Rooney is making his money back though, John Kerry's wife's (Teresa Heinz of the Ketchup empire) family paid $57 million for the naming rights to the field.

Donald Trump's short-lived reign as the owner of the USFL's New Jersey Generals included a 20 year lease to play at the home of the NY Giants (The Meadowlands), no taxpayer dollars required to build a TRUMP DOME

Post: #578

(09-14-2016 11:09 PM)Fisto Wrote:  It really doesn't matter that it's been going on a long time.

This reinforces Trump's frame and message that we've got incompetent/stupid/crooked people negotiating our trade deals.

The issue isn't that the Clintons are doing whats always been done, the issue is the country can no longer afford to have a bunch of self serving fuck ups in office.

Post: #579

(09-14-2016 11:09 PM)Fisto Wrote:  It really doesn't matter that it's been going on a long time.

This reinforces Trump's frame and message that we've got incompetent/stupid/crooked people negotiating our trade deals.

The issue isn't that the Clintons are doing whats always been done, the issue is the country can no longer afford to have a bunch of self serving fuck ups in office.

Well said.

In private industry a CEO is only worth as much as his rolodex. Good CEOs "Know a guy" for damn near everything. That's one of the main things you are allegedly paying the guy for. It's basically a master of personnel.

Did Obama know every ambassador before appointing them? Heck no. Did he know them through a close and trusted friend? Maybe a few. Did he appoint them because Bill and Hillary or the DNC told him that they are a major donor and they are owed a position? Looks like it.

If we were him some of us probably would have done the same thing since this has been done for a long time. The problem is that we are not the economic powerhouse hegemon we were back in the 1950s. The stakes are high as fuck right now and debt is at an all time high with no end in sight. This is considering Obama actually gave a fuck about any of us, which I don't think he does. He's been in this for himself and recently has been displaying his narcissism publicly.

Trump needs to end this practice if he wins. He is an actual CEO. He knows tons of people. Far more than Obama ever did before taking office. No doubt any appointment will be "political", but only because he needs them to pursue his agenda. Obama's trade agendas do not seem to self developed and it shows. Trump should not pull from the Republican party pool of candidates unless they pass a vigorous interview first.

The Republican party shunning his VP at Washington a few days ago was extremely embarrassing and he ought not reward this betrayal. They want him to wallow in their mud with the Democrats. He needs to stay eagle minded and soar above their petty system and bring some ingenuity and common sense business best practices into the White House. It would be great if for the first time we found out they used cool stuff like Kanban/Scrum modified project management styles into the White House, or used other proven business style organization models to fix our economy.

This country has been needing a legit business minded candidate for a very long time.

Post: #580

I tried to run a pool in 2012 with my co-workers, we'd all agree to donate $10K and put our names into a hat to choose the "bundler" to buy an ambassadorship for 500K or so.

The plan did not go through because we weren't sure who would win, the polls were close, and of course you have to give to the winner.

Post: #581

Resurrecting this old thread due to a recent /pol/ tweet's new information about Seth Rich:

Guccifer 2.0 - The Hack/Leak Contradiction

Twitter DM's Between @Guccifer_2 & @Robbin_Young

The above two links contained a lot of DM conversation's screen shots between Guccifer 2.0 and Robbin Young (former Playboy Model/Actress). It confirmed our suspicions that it was not robbery in regarding to what happened to Seth Rich. According to Guccifer 2.0, Seth Rich was his whistleblower and DNC leaker.

From reading the DMs, Guccifer 2.0 was clearly depressed and stressed over what happened to Seth. Also, one thing I noticed from reading the DMs is that Guccifer 2.0 had nobody to talk to. He was very wary and cautious because he couldn't trust anybody after what happened to Seth Rich except this Robbin Young chick, whom he spilled his guts to privately.

What is interesting is that Seth Rich was asked to join the Hillary Clinton Campaign 4 days before he was killed.




Robbin Young

Update: Whoa...holy shit!

Other sources
* Wikileaks Bombshell: Guccifer 2.0 Admits “Seth” Rich Was DNC Leaker
* EXCLUSIVE: Murdered DNC staffer was about to join Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, reveals father

Post: #582

Called it!

I knew Seth was working with Guccifer. Seth isn't an IT guy but Guccifer is and then some. He gave Seth all the instructions on how to export all the email, put it all on a portable harddrive and give it to the wikileaks employee in the woods outside American University.

The bad news is that the FBI, Trump (especially in his current state), or the DC Metro police will bother investigating based on a wanted foreign hacker's admission.

Justice will not be served until someone else comes forward that is on American soil that can be interviewed by law enforcement. Seth's father doesn't help matters since he is probably a loyal Democrat that still thinks his son was robbed. He could press the FBI to help (Doubt they would), but it would be possible to get them to assist if he cared enough to push the issue.

Post: #583

Rod Rosenstein makes an announcement.





Claims Guccifer and DC Leaks were Russian GRU officers. No actual US citizens are being charged.

Post: #584

Post: #585

They conveniently sweep the Awan brother situation under the rug (1 misdemeanor and probation if I remember) just in time to announce this bullshit.

Post: #586

^^^^ And The Russians are being used as a scapegoat and a distraction that the entire DNC doesn’t want the public to know (i.e., missing server).

Post: #587

And of course they won't release details so that actual cyber security professionals can scrutinize it, more so because no real charges are being filed.

Nice cover up.

Post: #588

The way it was all handled was absolutely disgusting bullshit. They stop crimes by preventing them from ever going to trial. The DOJ acts like a Jury the way it chooses to prosecute crimes. May as well disband the FBI the way it's being run. Keep ICE, they actually arrest people.

Of course I believe in having an FBI but there needs to be greater Congressional oversight, their must be new laws created to allow faster cleanups of bad cases to hold corrupt lying scumbag officials (like Strzok) accountable.

Post: #589

Quote:DNC Chief denies She was at hospital night of Seth Rich murder; Then Metro Police Drop the Hammer on DEM Leader

Donna Brazile, the former interim head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), flatly denied claims by conservative blogger Matt Couch that she was at the same hospital where former DNC Staffer Seth Rich died.

Couch made several claims on Sunday and Monday that Brazile and Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Browser were at the hospital Rich was taken to the morning he was killed on July, 10 2016.

Couch said he had “credible” information from sources and added that he had information that was “verifiable” and he has “a way to prove it.”

Brazile on Monday claimed to be on the west coast at the time of the murder.

But two D.C. Metropolitan Police sources told True Pundit on Monday that the new revelations are relatively accurate.

"Ask Brazile for her cell phone records on the date involved," one police source said. "That would settle it. Pull the hospital (CCTV video) tape from 4 am and let’s see who is on video arriving at the hospital. If you have nothing to hide, give Metro permission to release basic evidence."

Credible points. Sounds very simple. Let’s see some records.

Don’t hold your breath.

Brazile snapped on Monday after the allegations, lashing out on Twitter and commissioning her lawyers to attack Couch.

Mayor Bowser’s office also denied the report.