Stephen Miller is under consideration for White House communications director, top Trump sources tell Axios. https://t.co/kE2zAuhWX1
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 5, 2017
Clearly going for the Spinal Tap drummer thing with that position. https://t.co/JHHMOWlZAS
— Schooley (@Rschooley) August 5, 2017
Miller is being touted as a natural person to drive comms since he did it for Sessions and Bachmann, has POTUS trust. But not a done deal.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 5, 2017
Yeah, he was brilliant, like when Bachman went on Hardball & was such a lunatic her opponent received over $1m in donations in 24 hours https://t.co/9rNoEBFtGy
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) August 5, 2017
"[Stephen Miller] looks like the hitchhiker that other hitchhikers stay away from." https://t.co/xRuIel6KcU
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 4, 2017
As the racetrack touts say: Horses for courses.
I think the media is finally coming around to these people aren't just lightly racist, but like, fully committed to the racist lifestyle.
— Schooley (@Rschooley) August 5, 2017
Doug R
Did Nazi that coming
A Ghost to Most
Fucking PeeWee Herman Goerring, Screech’s nasty little brother
Good- get that fascist Fuck in front of cameras more, so he can get crushed
Baud
If only someone had warned us.
Villago Delenda Est
Sessions and Bachmann? Both vile sacks of Jeebofascist shit, so yeah, the Nazi scum that is Miller fits right in.
germy
West of the Rockies (been a while)
Liberals mock Miller and, I suspect, consider him to essentially be a political lightweight. Moderate Repubs must despise his open White nationalism. Maybe the base, which is about 20% of the country, likes him.
How does that make him a winner?
Roger Moore
@Baud:
But her emails!
germy
No, I think that was the plot of a 1980s Rodney Dangerfield movie.
I’m pretty sure Trump will stay the way he is. “No hugging and no learning.”
Roger Moore
@West of the Rockies (been a while):
It’s pretty simple. Trump knows the moderate Republicans will always cave, and he plans on preventing the Democrats from voting, so rallying the racist base is all that matters.
Chris
@West of the Rockies (been a while):
What’s a moderate Republican?
schrodingers_cat
@Chris: A mythical creature, like Yeti.
germy
And here we have his 2020 campaign slogan.
A Ghost to Most
@West of the Rockies (been a while):
I’ve not seen much evidence of this.
germy
@Roger Moore: He’s going to face some competition when he runs again:
NY Times thinks Pence might be a rival as well.
Baud
@germy: Cotton has been very pro-Trump, however.
schrodingers_cat
@Baud: Heir-apparent?
Baud
@schrodingers_cat: Right. If Trump doesn’t last to reelection, then everything changes.
A Ghost to Most
@schrodingers_cat: hair apparent.
Villago Delenda Est
@A Ghost to Most: Shitstain apparent.
germy
@Baud:
Maybe he thinks Trump will resign (illness or scandal) and he can run against Pence 2020.
Doesn’t hurt to be prepared.
Ohio Mom
@germy: I don’t speculate about Kasich. He wants to run, very badly.
Hungry Joe
We have been extremely fortunate in that all of Trump’s spokespersons, to a man and to a woman, come across as slime.
Patricia Kayden
@Baud: That’s painful to read. Secretary Clinton fully revealed Trump’s racism and yet he still won. And you still have folks on the far left saying that they’re glad they didn’t vote for her. Sigh.
West of the Rockies (been a while)
@Chris:
Good point. Theoretically speaking, a moderate Republican….
Frances Perkins
We have more important things to worry about. The Trump Administration is seeking to wreck Social Security by offering early buyouts to nearly all of its staff. Social Security cannot function effectively without adequate staffing. Many American seniors are dependent on Social Security income to live. It would be a catastrophe for them if Social Security were to implode.
See the report on the buyouts in Government Executive magazine at http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/08/social-security-has-sent-early-out-offers-nearly-its-entire-workforce/140008/.
A Ghost to Most
rawstory
cmorenc
@Baud:
But Cotton’s also very pro-Cotton. Guess which will win out as Trump’s deteriorating situation transitions into opportunity for Cotton?
West of the Rockies (been a while)
@Hungry Joe:
I’d forgotten how terrible Katrina Pierson was… she’s resurfaced lately, it appears.
Patricia Kayden
@Ohio Mom: I hope he doesn’t win in 2020 even if he’d be an improvement over Trump. No more Repubs in the White House after Bush and Trump.
efgoldman
@germy:
All lightweights. Added together, they have less substance than ?Jeb?
Frankensteinbeck
@Chris:
A racist who really wants deniability.
germy
@efgoldman:
Since their philosophy is government is bad; it should be small enough to drown in a bathtub; it should keep out of the way of the Free Market™ etc. I would expect them all to be lightweights. Light as feathers.
Smedley Darlington Prunebanks (Formerly Mumphrey, et al.)
Stephen Colbert a few nights ago described Miller as White House advisor “and national forehead reserve, Stephen Miller.”
Frankensteinbeck
@West of the Rockies (been a while):
Moderate Republicans are uncomfortable with it. They don’t disagree, they just want to be able to tell themselves they’re not white supremacists as they push white supremacy.
West of the Rockies (been a while)
@Frankensteinbeck:
True. Political expediency dictates they mask their racism.
germy
Watch Miller make a joke about immigrants
Twitchy motherfucker should have been a stand up comedian.
Mike in NC
That episode of Game of Thrones was just insane! Might have to re-watch it 4 or 5 times.
NotMax
@Ohio Mom
And very badly is also how he will run.
schrodingers_cat
@germy: No, not going to.
zhena gogolia
@schrodingers_cat:
Don’t, it’s stomach-turning.
PsiFighter37
@Mike in NC: Great episode. Finally kicking it up a notch…
germy
@NotMax:
“I want to be President in the worst way.”
rikyrah
@Patricia Kayden:
As Kay says…their vote for him defines THEIR lack of character. Because, of course, they knew he was a disgusting human being.
Chris
@West of the Rockies (been a while):
“First, assume a moderate Republican…”
? ?? Goku (aka The Hope of the Universe) ? ?
@germy:
Miller should have his kneecaps shattered with a baseball bat so he can never stand up again
Ohio Mom
@NotMax: I’ve lived through two terms of him being my governor. He will not be a good president.
But he may wow voters — after Trump, who wouldn’t look good?
debbie
@Ohio Mom:
Agreed. He would be horrible. Think how many Americans he would have to run over with his bus!
Ohio Mom
@debbie: It’s an indication of how dumb he is that he thinks that Get-with-us-or-we’ll-run-you-over schtick is charming.
But I keep hearing people say he’s a “good Republican.” Ugh.
Major Major Major Major
@Ohio Mom: the totebaggers love Kasich, but they’re mostly democrats nowadays. Republicans… did not love Kasich last time round.
Quinerly
Miller’s family: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/stephen-millers-liberal-family-members-have-some?utm_term=.yrmYjlWPo&ref=mobile_share#.kqZaB8OqW