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BREAKING: Trump nominates Cong. John Ratcliffe as DNI (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2020 OP
Fuck you Drumpf, you Nazi! rzemanfl Feb 2020 #1
He has gone beyond scraping the bottom of the barrel here leftieNanner Feb 2020 #2
Yes, he was nominated and then his nomination was pulled Mike 03 Feb 2020 #5
Yeah, but they openly don't care about integrity or suitability any more muriel_volestrangler Feb 2020 #13
ratfucker. spanone Feb 2020 #3
Another Foxbot jls4561 Feb 2020 #4
RAT-takes-us-over-the-CLIFF MFGsunny Feb 2020 #6
oh f#%k handmade34 Feb 2020 #7
The experts on CNN are aghast Mike 03 Feb 2020 #8
FFS TEB Feb 2020 #9
Another unqualified toadie superpatriotman Feb 2020 #10
Please relax and feel your inner sunshine. K? rzemanfl Feb 2020 #14
Anyone that would accept a job from him is a clown Renew Deal Feb 2020 #11
Ratcliffe IS a clown jls4561 Feb 2020 #12
Have pity on Trump, DURHAM D Feb 2020 #15
Every, single news item today has left me saying,"Oh fuck" BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #16

leftieNanner

(15,120 posts)
2. He has gone beyond scraping the bottom of the barrel here
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 06:30 PM
Feb 2020

Didn't Ratcliffe have to rescind his nomination once before for something?

Will Moscow Mitch push him through this time?

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
5. Yes, he was nominated and then his nomination was pulled
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 06:34 PM
Feb 2020

because he was unqualified.

So he's not only scraping the bottom of the barrel, he's going back for seconds.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)
13. Yeah, but they openly don't care about integrity or suitability any more
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 06:46 PM
Feb 2020
Trump had initially appointed Ratcliffe to serve as his intelligence chief last July, but the Texas congressman withdrew from consideration weeks later amid media scrutiny that he padded his résumé as well as bipartisan concerns about his experience.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/485206-trump-again-taps-ratcliffe-to-serve-as-intelligence-chief

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)
6. RAT-takes-us-over-the-CLIFF
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 06:34 PM
Feb 2020

All those impeachment hearings histrionics REALLY DO PAY OFF!

And we get effed.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
8. The experts on CNN are aghast
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 06:38 PM
Feb 2020

The first one had trouble speaking and then started laughing.

Now a female expert (a former case officer) is ripping this nomination to shreds.

They both said this is Trump emboldened, and that we should brace for worse.

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)
16. Every, single news item today has left me saying,"Oh fuck"
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 06:51 PM
Feb 2020

then I read or hear another news item and change it to, "Oh, double fuck", then, "Triple fuck"....

I am almost out of "Fucks" and it is only 3 PM! Boycotting all news is an option of course but that is like burying my head in the sand since I know many, many more "Oh fucks" are coming non-stop.

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