Stephen 'Breitbart' Bannon

[Tibs]

This slimy ******* played a key role in Trump's election and in forming the so-called Alt Right political movement that helped usher in the Trump 'Three Ring Circus' Presidency.

We've touched on the initial news of his firing and/or resignation in the Trump Winning thread (lol) and the Charlottesville far-right, Nazi/KKK thread (fitting), but I figured this demi-God to the Right deserves his own thread here on the Trump Nation board. Feel free to pay respects to the former White House Chief Strategist, now that Orange Jesus has ousted his former right-hand man.

These two men stood side by side for more than a year, spent untold hours huddled behind closed doors debating policy and strategy and seemingly shared the same vision in ''Making America Great Again.'

One would think Bannon will do his utmost to support his comrade-in-arms, his soulmate, his brother from another mother, now that he's back in the saddle as Chairman of Breitbart News. Theoretically, this could help give Trump some much needed support as Bannon will help fortify his base.

On the other hand, this may be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Trump is politically isolated more than ever and now he has the figurehead of the Alt Right on the outside looking in.

Juicy stuff.

What do you think? The reaction from the board's Trumpsters so far has been tepid at best. 'Don't care much about him.' 'No surprise, we saw it coming.' Didn't vote for Bannon, voted for Trump,' and the like.

 

[Tibs]

First up, Stephen K. Bannon. Step right up and let us know what you're thinking.

Stephen

Bannon Is Set To Go “Nuclear” On Trump Administration
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/bannon-unleashed/537381/

In firing Steve Bannon, President Trump has lost his chief ideologue, the man who channeled his base and advocated for the populist-nationalist policies that helped propel Trump to victory.

But he has gained an unpredictable and potentially troublesome outside ally who has long experience running a media organization, and an even longer list of enemies. “Steve is now unchained,” said a source close to Bannon. “Fully unchained.”

“He’s going nuclear,” said another friend. “You have no idea. This is gonna be really ******* bad.”

Bannon had in recent days mused about leaving, according to people who have spoken with him; he has expressed to friends that he feels the administration is failing and is a sinking ship. And last week, he told people in a meeting that he would have 10 times more influence outside the White House than inside it.

Breitbart News announced on Friday evening in a post lauding him as a “populist hero” that Bannon had returned to the site as executive chairman and had led the evening editorial meeting.

He met with Alex Marlow, Breitbart’s editor in chief, on Sunday and Monday, according to a source close to Bannon. Under Bannon, Breitbart morphed into an aggressive pro-Trump outlet, voicing many themes of his campaign even before he declared his candidacy. Since Trump took office, it has often seemed to function as a PR shop for Bannon’s faction of the White House.

It has frequently run stories attacking Bannon’s rivals, including, most recently, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and National Economic Council chair Gary Cohn.

<section id="article-section-2">Already, Breitbart is on a war footing. “It may turn out to be the beginning of the end for the Trump administration, the moment Donald Trump became Arnold Schwarzenegger,” editor Joel Pollak wrote on Friday, referring to the actor-turned-California governor, who won office as a populist outsider, and exited with a 23 percent approval rating.

Bannon’s next steps are being worked out with Robert and Rebekah Mercer, the billionaire Republican donors who have been some of Trump’s most important supporters and Bannon’s consistent patrons. Two of Bannon’s friends told me Bannon met with Bob Mercer this week in New York while Trump was in town.

“First he’s gonna figure things out with Bob and Bekah,” said one Bannon ally earlier on Friday. “Breitbart’s certainly the likely landing spot.” This ally said that Bannon may also move to a Mercer-funded outside group, or even start a new one.

Another friend of Bannon’s doubted this: “Why would he help them from the outside at this point? Run the outside group and then Jared Kushner takes credit?” Two sources close to Bannon said that he has for some time complained about Kushner being an issue in the Russia investigation; one of the sources said Bannon regards Kushner as “the weak link” in the White House when it comes to the investigation.

Bannon’s animus towards the “globalists” in the administration is well known. Now, from the outside, he no longer has any reason to play nice.

</section>Another source close to Bannon said that he remains loyal to Trump himself. But “when Steve feels the Trump administration is wrong, will he point to the people he has the inside knowledge about who are pushing for certain policies? I assume he will.”

Bannon’s behavior in the past week signaled that he wasn’t planning to stay long. According to one source close to Bannon, he “made a point that he didn’t want to go to Bedminster” with the president, staying in Washington last week and then coming to New York earlier this week.

Bannon gave a head-scratching interview to the progressive American Prospect this week in which he undermined Trump’s posture towards North Korea, saying he doesn’t believe there is a military solution. He also attacked his enemies in the administration by name, including Cohn. Bannon allies at first told reporters that he did not intend for his phone call to Prospect editor Robert Kuttner to be an interview; then, Bannon told The Daily Mail it was done intentionally to take heat off of the president during the Charlottesville controversy. He then went on the record twice more with different publications, which is rare for him, and this morning he did not accompany Trump to a meeting with his national-security staff at Camp David.

Apart from its impact on the broader political landscape, Bannon’s exit will be extremely consequential to the inner workings of the White House, which has been marked by infighting between his nationalist faction and the more moderate influences who have been brought in. In his departure, the nationalists lose their leader while some of Trump’s key campaign promises—the border wall, for example—still go unfulfilled. Bannon famously kept a whiteboard full of those promises in his office, checking them off as they were fulfilled.

 

[Booted]

I honestly never heard of him until Trump hired him.

 

[Tibs]

Holy ****, Bannon comes swinging right out of the gate.

Bannon: The Trump presidency is 'over'
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347182-bannon-the-trump-presidency-is-over

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is declaring the impact of the Trump presidency "over."

In an interview with the conservative Weekly Standard Friday, Bannon said President Trump's administration would "be much more conventional" in the wake of his departure.

“The Trump presidency that we fought for, and won, is over,” he said. “We still have a huge movement, and we will make something of this Trump presidency. But that presidency is over."

He went on to predict Republicans would "moderate" Trump. He said the GOP hasn't given full throated support to Trump's agenda since he took office.

News of Bannon's departure from the White House broke Friday. Hours later, the former chief strategist had returned to his previous role as the executive chair of Breitbart News.

Bannon told the Standard that he is eager to get back to Breitbart and lead the opposition from there.

"Now I’m free. I’ve got my hands back on my weapons," he said. "Someone said, ‘it’s Bannon the Barbarian.’ I am definitely going to crush the opposition. There’s no doubt. I built a ******* machine at Breitbart. And now I’m about to go back, knowing what I know, and we’re about to rev that machine up. And rev it up we will do.”

Bannon also said he chose to resign. "I’d always planned on spending one year" in the White House," he said.

For the country, this may be a good thing. A sterilized Trump that drops all this right-wing nonsense and turns to moderates on both sides of the aisle. Would certainly do a lot less harm to the country then following this destructive Alt Right path leading nowhere fast. His base won't be happy, but who cares? Perhaps Trump can now salvage his presidency if in fact he's willing to drop the Alt Right bullshit. In the end, America may see Donald Trump return to his Democrat roots. At this stage, it would be a welcome change from the current FUBAR Festival that's characterized his presidency.

 

[Tibs]

Bannon may be a tad bipolar. Everyone paying attention knew full well this guy's off his rocker. Sounds like he's talking out of both sides of his ugly mug. Wonder what he'll say tomorrow when he sobers up? One thing's for sure, now that's he's been released from the constraints of the WH, he can unleash his anti-semitic, racist inner self.


Steve Bannon fired a warning shot on his way out of the White House
http://www.businessinsider.com/stev...trump-opponents-media-capitol-hill-2017-8?utm

Steve Bannon says now that he has left the White House, he will go to war against President Donald Trump's enemies.

In an interview with author Joshua Green on Friday, Bannon laid out his plan: "If there’s any confusion out there, let me clear it up: I’m leaving the White House and going to war for Trump against his opponents — on Capitol Hill, in the media, and in corporate America," Bannon said according to Green.

Green quipped: "Bannon sounded like he'd just consumed 40 Red Bulls."

That follows earlier comments people close to Bannon made about his immediate future post-Trump administration. "Get ready for Bannon the barbarian," one source said, according to the news website Axios.

Observers said that Bannon's departure from the White House has energized him. Breitbart's White House correspondent Charlie Spierling tweeted Friday evening that Bannon had returned to the right-wing website as executive chairman and led the news outlet's evening editorial meeting.

Bannon has frequently bristled at critics of Trump, moderate Republicans, and so-called globalists whom he saw as roadblocks to Trump's legislative agenda.

 

[Tibs]

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[Tibs]

OPINION | Trump will regret dumping Steve Bannon
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-bl...pinion-trump-will-regret-dumping-steve-bannon

The forced resignation of White House Chief Strategist Steven Bannon is less of a surprise than it is a disappointment. The keystone to President Trump’s momentous 2016 election victory fell prey to the worst habits of Washington’s nature. In short, Bannon fought the swamp and the swamp won.

The administration started with a bang, bringing in many new voices to the national conversation. Now, several high-profile axings later, President Trump is moving closer to the D.C. elite than many insiders are comfortable with.

The exact reasons why Bannon is out are still unclear but the rumblings were all there. New Chief of Staff John Kelly promised more discipline for the Oval Office. However, he should be careful not to substitute rigidity in place of stability. Every successful organization needs a balance of ideas — creating a haven for Establishment Republicans is not taking in the strengths of both sides.

President Trump is ceding dangerous ground to the media and establishment here. There is no compromise with the Never-Trumpers and Democrats over the role of chief strategist. Personnel is policy, and Trump is ceding his ace for a player to be named later. That’s not good enough for the people who made his movement happen.

What worked so well for Trump, both on the campaign trail and in the White House, was a balance between the two wings of modern conservatism — Reince Priebus had strong ties to the old guard of the GOP while Bannon generated populist solutions at a rapacious pace. Bannon, whether in West Wing or not, is the barometer of the working class of this country. Considering the wavering from other segments of the population, the president cannot afford to mortgage his political future due to pressure from a press corps he can never impress or win over. I wrote earlier this week that Bannon was the indispensable member of Trump’s team. Unfortunately, the next several weeks and months will bear that out.

Of the original team of economic nationalists, only Stephen Miller remains in a frontline position. Certainly, pushing out the stabilizing force of Bannon will make others in his mold think twice about joining the administration.

What about the president’s most ardent supporters? The person who donned a red hat and drove 100 miles to a rally in rural Iowa is going to feel that a piece of their political soul is missing. Thousands of lawn signs, phone calls, and homemade banners for Trump were made by people who desired and expected a new type of politics, one of loyalty to not only country but the people surrounding the president. To them, President Trump was the Great Insulator against political heat.

Where does the president go from here? He’s already launched a fundraising committee for 2020, but will he have the components needed to reach out to the human wave that brought him into office? Without Bannon this will become a major problem. Bannon’s contributions include sharpening and elucidating the America First policy on trade, against foreign intervention, tax rates, immigration, and the general direction of the country’s future.

“Amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics,” warns an old military saying. All of the broad outlines of an economically sovereign United States are worth only the paper they’re printed on without the right person to weigh alternatives, prioritization, and means to an end. Trump should have let Bannon be Bannon, instead of creating a no-win situation for him. Don’t be surprised if the former chief strategist comes back with an axe to grind, as it seems like he might be already.

Compromise is a great thing in terms of policy. Even Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill made deals. Nixon went to China. However, ideological convictions should be solid. The greatest compromisers held their own positions and conceded only what was necessary to get what they needed.

Giving away Steve Bannon is a terrible mistake. Perhaps even worse, it is an awful precedent. In all of Trump’s writings and speeches, he goes out of his way to highlight loyalty as his most important virtue and expectation. Bannon was loyal to the end of his tenure in D.C. What else could Trump ask for? An ally already quoted Bannon as saying that he would force Trump to let him go publicly if the administration didn’t “follow the direction we were elected for.”

Andrew Breitbart used to write about being prepared for an ideological war. Not a debate, not a stern talking to, but a war. Steve Bannon was the one person in the White House who both understood that principle and had the tools to win.

Bannon doesn't lose that set of unique skills just because he's no longer chief strategist. He may become an unwelcome critic of the president, in service of what both Trump and Bannon thought were once shared ideals.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Bannon may be a tad bipolar. Everyone paying attention knew full well this guy's off his rocker. Sounds like he's talking out of both sides of his ugly mug. Wonder what he'll say tomorrow when he sobers up? One thing's for sure, now that's he's been released from the constraints of the WH, he can unleash his anti-semitic, racist inner self.

I always had the feeling that Bannon is the sort who doesn't play well with others. Also he always looks like he just got out of bed and wearing the clothes he slept in.

 

[Tibs]

Of course she does.

Coulter blames media for Bannon ouster
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/347116-coulter-blames-media-for-bannon-ouster

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter blasted President Trump's decision to fire chief strategist Stephen Bannon, framing the move as a victory for liberals and the media over populism.

"STEVE BANNON OUT! Media is the most powerful branch of government," Coulter tweeted on Friday soon after the news of Bannon's dismissal broke.

"Who will the media decide [Trump] has to fire next?"

Coulter cast Bannon as a positive influence within the White House on issues important to the president's populist base, warning that his departure would push the White House down the wrong path.

"At least Wall Street will get its tax cuts now! Also, more pointless wars!!!!" she said, also adding that most of Trump's top staff has its roots in the investment firm Goldman Sachs.

Coulter has been an ardent supporter of Bannon throughout his time on the campaign and in the White House.

News of Bannon's departure broke on Friday afternoon, a move that marked the end of a controversial stint in the White House. Bannon, the former head of Breitbart News, has a sterling reputation among Trump's grass-roots base. He joined Trump's presidential campaign in the final months to applause from those who saw him as part of Trump's commitment to populism.

But his brief tenure in the White House was marked with regular clashes with top aides who disagreed with his nationalistic viewpoints. And he drew recent criticism when Trump equivocated white supremacists rallying in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend with counterprotesters, as he's urged Trump in public interviews to engage in culture wars over race.

1. If this is true, as she states, then how ******* weak (panicked?) is Trump right now to cow-tow to the media? To sacrifice his most loyal policy-maker, that swept him into the White House?

2. If it's not true, then why would Trump and Bannon split at this point? Reading the 'Trump winning' thread, everything's going great, stock market's up, economy's kicking ***, Trump is achieving his goals, we're right where we want to be. Then why the break-up of a perfect marriage at the peak of harmony and endless sunshine? Bannon brought him this far, he's the Chief Strategist of all things Trump, thus these perceived victories are as much Bannon's as they are Trump's. Why break up such a harmonious, successful tandem?

There are no easy answers, I realize that. Maybe some of the hardcore Trump supporters here will help us obtain some clarity.

 

[Elfiero]

Holy ****, Bannon comes swinging right out of the gate.

Bannon: The Trump presidency is 'over'
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347182-bannon-the-trump-presidency-is-over



For the country, this may be a good thing. A sterilized Trump that drops all this right-wing nonsense and turns to moderates on both sides of the aisle. Would certainly do a lot less harm to the country then following this destructive Alt Right path leading nowhere fast. His base won't be happy, but who cares? Perhaps Trump can now salvage his presidency if in fact he's willing to drop the Alt Right bullshit. In the end, America may see Donald Trump return to his Democrat roots. At this stage, it would be a welcome change from the current FUBAR Festival that's characterized his presidency.

The investigation is not going away. He'll be impeached before Christmas, that is if he doesn't resign to avoid prosecution. As stupid as he is he might stick around too long and they might have to pull him out of a hole like Saddam.

 

[Elfiero]

Of course she does.

Coulter blames media for Bannon ouster
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/347116-coulter-blames-media-for-bannon-ouster



1. If this is true, as she states, then how ******* weak (panicked?) is Trump right now to cow-tow to the media? To sacrifice his most loyal policy-maker, that swept him into the White House?

2. If it's not true, then why would Trump and Bannon split at this point? Reading the 'Trump winning' thread, everything's going great, stock market's up, economy's kicking ***, Trump is achieving his goals, we're right where we want to be. Then why the break-up of a perfect marriage at the peak of harmony and endless sunshine? Bannon brought him this far, he's the Chief Strategist of all things Trump, thus these perceived victories are as much Bannon's as they are Trump's. Why break up such a harmonious, successful tandem?

There are no easy answers, I realize that. Maybe some of the hardcore Trump supporters here will help us obtain some clarity.

Clarity to them is kryptonite. What we will get is red herrings by the dozen.

 

[deljzc]

Look, if all Trump supporters love all things Bannon, that guy could have run and won the Presidency. He didn't.

I don't agree with all things Bannon, just like I don't agree with all things Breitbart or IndySteel or Tim or Ron or Trump. That being said, I give a lot of credit to the guy for seeing the tea leaves in this country WAY before most did. While I know the liberals among us want to say he saw the racism and ugly side of America, I choose to say he saw a growing tide of people that want to love their country again and saw that Nationalism could actually trump (no pun intended) many of the other "divides" that have previously defined politics in the 21st century. He saw very correctly that there was a huge swath of white, middle class, traditionally union type votes across the rust belt that was there for the taking away from what they voted for in 2008 and 2012.

They would flip their votes if the right issues were brought up and pounded on during a campaign. And he was dead 100% correct.

To me, Bannon will go down in history as one of the greatest political strategists of all time just because he got a man like Trump elected. That in itself is an almost unfathomable deed that deserves recognition.

 

[Elfiero]

I always had the feeling that Bannon is the sort who doesn't play well with others. Also he always looks like he just got out of bed and wearing the clothes he slept in.

Well those cross burnings do drag on and on, then there are the Saturday night ones where you have to get up early Sunday to go to church.

Those are the worse...............................................

 

[Spike]

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Stupid Libtards thought Trump was gonna resign after Bannon left!

They are so pathetically stupid

Stupid, bitter losers that now want to be like ISIS amd tear down all our country's statues



WAR!

Steve Bannon: 'I'm leaving the White House and going to war for Trump'


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WAR!

TAKE THEM ALL DOWN!


Lawmaker who made Trump assassination remark may face ouster

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.— A Missouri lawmaker who temporarily posted a Facebook comment expressing hope that President Donald Trump would be assassinated could face an effort to remove her from office.

Gov. Eric Greitens and Lt. Gov. Mike Parson, both Republicans, said on Friday that state senators should oust Democratic Sen. Maria Chapelle-Nadal, who has continued to reject calls for her resignation.

"If she will not resign, the Senate can vote to remove her. I believe they should"

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/n...emark-may-face-ouster/J8FBuw4dYnbc8waLDLPR3L/

 

[Elfiero]

Look, if all Trump supporters love all things Bannon, that guy could have run and won the Presidency. He didn't.

I don't agree with all things Bannon, just like I don't agree with all things Breitbart or IndySteel or Tim or Ron or Trump. That being said, I give a lot of credit to the guy for seeing the tea leaves in this country WAY before most did. While I know the liberals among us want to say he saw the racism and ugly side of America, I choose to say he saw a growing tide of people that want to love their country again and saw that Nationalism could actually trump (no pun intended) many of the other "divides" that have previously defined politics in the 21st century. He saw very correctly that there was a huge swath of white, middle class, traditionally union type votes across the rust belt that was there for the taking away from what they voted for in 2008 and 2012.

They would flip their votes if the right issues were brought up and pounded on during a campaign. And he was dead 100% correct.

To me, Bannon will go down in history as one of the greatest political strategists of all time just because he got a man like Trump elected. That in itself is an almost unfathomable deed that deserves recognition.

Please, they (you?) don't care about loving the country again, they care about keeping a white majority.

That's why for years we've seen the endless stream of posts trying to demonize undocumented people, and recently; building a wall. That has been the overwhelming concern in this forum.........gee I wonder WHY?

End of story.

 

[Elfiero]

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Stupid Libtards thought Trump was gonna resign after Bannon left!

They are so pathetically stupid

Stupid, bitter losers that now want to be like ISIS amd tear down all our country's statues



WAR!

Steve Bannon: 'I'm leaving the White House and going to war for Trump'


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WAR!

TAKE THEM ALL DOWN!


Lawmaker who made Trump assassination remark may face ouster

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.— A Missouri lawmaker who temporarily posted a Facebook comment expressing hope that President Donald Trump would be assassinated could face an effort to remove her from office.

Gov. Eric Greitens and Lt. Gov. Mike Parson, both Republicans, said on Friday that state senators should oust Democratic Sen. Maria Chapelle-Nadal, who has continued to reject calls for her resignation.

"If she will not resign, the Senate can vote to remove her. I believe they should"

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/n...emark-may-face-ouster/J8FBuw4dYnbc8waLDLPR3L/

Red herring # 1......See Tibs? LIke clockwork.

 

[Spike]

WAR!

Kick all the Liberal treasonous ****** out of the country!


U.S. Judge Orders Deportation of Convicted Terrorist and Women’s March Organizer

Rasmea Odeh has been stripped of U.S. citizenship

A federal judge ordered Thursday that convicted Palestinian terrorist and Women's March organizer Rasmea Odeh be deported from the United States, and her citizenship, revoked.

Odeh's case became a political flashpoint after she joined the anti-Trump Women's March and helped organize the Day Without Women strike. Feminists continued to defend the convicted terrorist

http://freebeacon.com/national-secu...smea-odeh-deported-strips-her-of-citizenship/

 

[Elfiero]

WAR!

Kick all the Liberal treasonous ****** out of the country!


U.S. Judge Orders Deportation of Convicted Terrorist and Women’s March Organizer

Rasmea Odeh has been stripped of U.S. citizenship

A federal judge ordered Thursday that convicted Palestinian terrorist and Women's March organizer Rasmea Odeh be deported from the United States, and her citizenship, revoked.

Odeh's case became a political flashpoint after she joined the anti-Trump Women's March and helped organize the Day Without Women strike. Feminists continued to defend the convicted terrorist

http://freebeacon.com/national-secu...smea-odeh-deported-strips-her-of-citizenship/

Red herring #2

 

[Spike]

Bwahahahahaha!

On your knees *******

TRUMP WINS AGAIN!

Michael Moore Admits: ‘Donald Trump Outsmarted Us All’

https://www.mrctv.org/videos/michael-moore-admits-donald-trump-outsmarted-us-all

 

[Tibs]

That being said, I give a lot of credit to the guy for seeing the tea leaves in this country WAY before most did...To me, Bannon will go down in history as one of the greatest political strategists of all time just because he got a man like Trump elected. That in itself is an almost unfathomable deed that deserves recognition.

deljzc, a couple of things.

I can't argue with you regarding Bannon's genius in getting Trump elected. Who would have thought? I agree it will go down as one of the great political strategic victories in history.

Having said that, I must admit I feel a twinge of sadness in all of this. Seven months into the presidency, all of that seems stale and inconsequential. Kind of like a brush fire, that blazed fast and hard but has now run out of both fuel and oxygen.

So I do agree with you his achievements as a political strategist are indisputable. He came up with a winning plan and did whatever it took to get his man into the White House. Yet Bannon's departure is also a damning statement on the current state of the Trump presidency, which seems to be a rudderless ship set out to sea.

In the end, it's not the election night victory that will be remembered, but the overall effectiveness - or in this case, ineffectiveness - of the Presidency. At this current rate I'm afraid Bannon will join Trump on the very lowest rungs of the historical record. And in turn, it proves what I've been saying since day one. Trump's campaign that led him to victory - regardless of its initial success - will have proven to be nothing more than a bunch of empty promises, unfulfilled expectations and more than anything, bluster and hot air.

If nothing else maybe Bannon and Trump can get a pair of matching, shiny participation trophies.

 

[deljzc]

Please, they (you?) don't care about loving the country again, they care about keeping a white majority.

That's why for years we've seen the endless stream of posts trying to demonize undocumented people, and recently; building a wall. That has been the overwhelming concern in this forum.........gee I wonder WHY?

End of story.

I completely disagree, but then disagreeing with you is like old hat around here. I'm not sure you have one fan (or even anyone that agrees with even 25% of what you say) in this whole group. Does anyone agree with you, like, anywhere? Do you hang out with anyone that is like minded to you? I mean, where is your safe space of agreeable people and what do they look like? How many snowflakes are really around you during the day?

 

[Tibs]

Red herring # 1......See Tibs? LIke clockwork.

Red herring #2

Damn, credit where credit is due. You nailed it, Elfiero.

 

[Spike]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

TRUMP WINS AGAIN!

WAR!

Steve Bannon: 'I'm leaving the White House and going to war for Trump'

Stephen K. Bannon Returns Home to Breitbart News

Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon returned as Executive Chairman of Breitbart News Friday afternoon and chaired the company’s evening editorial meeting. Ranked the #63 website in America by Amazon-owned ‪Alexa.com, and with the #13 Facebook page in the world, Breitbart News is considered the most influential populist website in the world.

“The populist-nationalist movement got a lot stronger today,” said Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow. “Breitbart gained an executive chairman with his finger on the pulse of the Trump agenda.”

Breitbart News CEO and President Larry Solov agreed.

“Breitbart’s pace of global expansion will only accelerate with Steve back,” said Solov. “The sky’s the limit.”

http://www.breitbart.com/big-journa...hero-stephen-k-bannon-returns-home-breitbart/

 

[RollRed]

Who'd a thunk it.... a guy with the same sensibilities and world view as Archie Bunker didn't pan out as the chief strategist for the POTUS.

 

[deljzc]

deljzc, a couple of things.

I can't argue with you regarding Bannon's genius in getting Trump elected. Who would have thought? I agree it will go down as one of the great political strategic victories in history.

Having said that, I must admit I feel a twinge of sadness in all of this. Seven months into the presidency, all of that seems stale and inconsequential. Kind of like a brush fire, that blazed fast and hard but has now run out of both fuel and oxygen.

So I do agree with you his achievements as a campaign chief are indisputable. He came up with a winning plan and did whatever it took to get his man into the White House. Yet Bannon's departure at this point is also a damning statement on the current state of the Trump presidency, which seems to be a rudderless ship set out to sea.

In the end, it's not the election night victory that will be remembered, but the overall effectiveness - or in this case, ineffectiveness - of the Presidency. At this current rate I'm afraid Bannon will join Trump on the very lowest rungs of the historical record. And in turn, it proves what I've been saying since day one. Trump's campaign that led him to victory - regardless of its initial success - will have proven to be nothing more than a bunch of empty promises, unfulfilled expectations and more than anything, bluster and hot air.

If nothing else maybe Bannon and Trump can get a pair of matching, shiny participation trophies.

Well, there are many things I am positive about just having a conservative in the White House for the first time in 8 years that even having that represented by Trump is fine by me. My moral compass is fine with how I voted because I think the lecturing from the left and media makes me sick and stubbornly obstinate against them. Trump to me is not a bad guy. He is not a racist. He is not the devil incarnate. He might be woefully not a politician or even capable of being "Presidential" like some in the past have been, but I find that term a bit overrated. You could argue Obama and Carter were as Presidential as they come yet to me and my political beliefs, both led our countries down very bad paths. So "Presidential" is a bit overrated in my book as opposed to policy. I believe and have believed from the very beginning that Trump truly has the best interest of the USA in his heart and intent. He might not know how to make that happen, but he is not intent on hurting the country like some make him out to be.

To my political beliefs, we desperately needed a political shift/correction from the Obama years. You seemed to support a shift even further left with your support of Sanders and I couldn't (and still can't) agree with that. And I thank every day that didn't happen. Even LACK of policy is better than having Sanders in charge of the White House.

I was hoping for more from Trump. Can't lie and say I didn't. But I also strongly believe no President in history has come into office with so many immediately against him (especially those with immense power). He hasn't handled that power struggle well but I have still have a sliver of hope that maybe some good legislation will get passed over the next year or two before the 2020 election.

I don't agree with you that all this is the "end of the end" or Trump will resign anytime soon or any type of impeachment will happen. I don't think the Republicans lose control of either the House or the Senate in 2018. I think there is still plenty of time to get things done. Congress needs to realize there is guy there with a pen willing to sign just about ANYTHING they can agree upon and pass. If they just wake up and realize that maybe the ******* "supposed" Republicans in congress will wake up and get something done.

I voted for a shake up of Washington. I'm getting it. We all see what Washington is about. You might see just Trump and his antics but I am paying attention to everything else. I knew what Trump was and is. It's what Washington is revealing about itself that is so important to our country moving forward.