Sparky Big Time
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When this kind of staff movement occurred in the past, how was it reported? Anyone remember?
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timschochet
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About the same as now. A few headlines. Some speculation in news sources that oppose the administration that “things are falling apart”. Most people don’t pay attention to this sort of story.
Sparky Big Time
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When you place a person in a role because of their genetics instead of their abilities, it can deliver immediate gratification for those for whom virtue signaling delivers that dopamine hit. But in practice it can be rather negatively impactful to the individual who lacks the ability to handle the role, and by extension those who are dependent on them.
Gopher State
Footballguy
Really? All the major networks are
following this story, and I think a lot of Americans outside of CA are as well.
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GordonGekko
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I'll unpack this.
Sanders has a reputation as a mercenary and there are swirling rumors she served up Bernie Sanders to the establishment Democrats. She was enticed with being teased the role of Press Secretary for taking out the old man but, as it happens with the Obama/Biden/Harris/Rice regime, she got the same knife in her back that she gave to Sanders.
Jen Psaki was chosen because it was more critical to court white upper middle class suburban women.
Sanders was turfed to the Harris administration because no one actually trusts her but she is useful in certain spots. As Harris is a sinking ship, Sanders did what she does best and has proven she does best. Tank the person you are working for to the highest bidder and run as fast as you can in other direction.
Harris didn't get autonomy with her own staffing ( Which is unfortunate. I find her to be an idiot personally, but I still believe elected officials, just like NFL head coaches, should have some say in whom works under them. )
Susan Rice is effectively the Obama "field general" for this administration. Which is why no one with actual talent and options wants to work for the Obama/Biden/Harris/Rice regime. She's the anti-FDR. She places the exact wrong people in all the worst possible spots to do it.
If professional politics was baseball, Rice would be Ned Yost.
If professional politics was baseball, Symone Sanders would be Johnny Damon if Damon hit like Rafael Belliard and ran like Cecil Fielder. Maybe I'm being too brutal. How about hits like Omar Infante and runs like Ron Hassey. Does that sound better?
Sand
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In an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” Harris was asked what she sees as “the biggest national security challenge confronting the U.S. What is the thing that worries you and keeps you up at night?” a transcript of the interview showed.
She answered: “Frankly, one of them is our democracy.”
Biden has infected her with his gaffe virus.
(She later said “And so I go back to our point about the need to fight for the integrity of our democracy.”)
She answered: “Frankly, one of them is our democracy.”
Biden has infected her with his gaffe virus. (She later said “And so I go back to our point about the need to fight for the integrity of our democracy.”)
squistion
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In an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” Harris was asked what she sees as “the biggest national security challenge confronting the U.S. What is the thing that worries you and keeps you up at night?” a transcript of the interview showed.
She answered: “Frankly, one of them is our democracy.”
(She later said “And so I go back to our point about the need to fight for the integrity of our democracy.”)
Giving some context and clarifying the above quote.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kamala-harris-democracy-threats-voting-rights-b1982568.html
Kamala Harris says the threat to US democracy keeps her up at night
Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday said the threat to American democracy from anti-democratic movements is one of the biggest national security challenges confronting the United States today.
Speaking during a year-end interview on CBS News’ Face the Nation, Ms Harris was asked by host Margaret Brennan what the threat is that most “worries” her and “keeps [her] up at night”.
The vice president responded: “Frankly, one of them is our democracy”.
“I think there's so much about foreign and domestic policy that … was guided and prioritized based on Sept 11, 2001. And we are embarking on a new era where the threats to our nation take many forms, including the threat of autocracies taking over and having outsized influence around the world,” Ms Harris said.
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Boston
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Ladies and Gentlemen...the Vice President of the United States:
https://www.foxnews.com/media/kamala-harris-struggles-question-inflation
Love this quote from an ex-Staffer:
"It’s clear that you’re not working with somebody who is willing to do the prep and the work," one former staffer said. "With Kamala you have to put up with a constant amount of soul-destroying criticism and also her own lack of confidence. So you’re constantly sort of propping up a bully and it’s not really clear why."
https://www.foxnews.com/media/kamala-harris-struggles-question-inflation
Love this quote from an ex-Staffer:
"It’s clear that you’re not working with somebody who is willing to do the prep and the work," one former staffer said. "With Kamala you have to put up with a constant amount of soul-destroying criticism and also her own lack of confidence. So you’re constantly sort of propping up a bully and it’s not really clear why."
Sand
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squistion
Footballguy
An anonymous former staffer quoted in a Fox News article. What could be more credible than that?
djmich
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Boston
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squistion
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Sand
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I could care less what a disgruntled staffer has to say. She's talked a couple of times about inflation and truly hasn't the foggiest about the most basic rudiments of the phenomenon, causes, and effects.
BladeRunner
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So, just so I got this correctly, from 2016-2020 the left believed EVERY rumor, lie and unocrroborated report from "anonymous whistleblower", "anonymous source", "source close to X", "source inside the administration" and "unnamed staffer" from EVERY mainstream media source, social media source or Adam Schiff - WITHOUT QUESTION - but now they DON'T believe them?
WTH? Such hypocrisy.
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Sand
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I'm still waiting for that bombshell he promised over and over and over. I'm sure it's coming!
Boston
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So unqualified for where she is...like Sarah Palin she has no business being the VP...the difference is Palin never became VP...Biden will never replace her due to PC/woke reasons, but she should not be anywhere near the Presidency.
sho nuff
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I think thats part of the point. Some reject anonymous sources when it’s against their side but have no problem citing if it’s against the other.
So do we believe unnamed sources? Or not?
Im fine with them if corroborated by another source. No matter who they are talking about. Now it also depends in who is reporting. Fox and CNN types iffy but probably ok. Fringe sites (places like vox or GatewayPundit) …no thanks
squistion
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Actually it is IMO, given Fox's reporting credibility (see Hannity Tucker and Laura) versus NYT, which despite what you read from the usual suspects here, is still widely respected by most folks.
Ramblin Wreck
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Boston
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BladeRunner
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Checkboxes never work. Probably should vet people properly from now on. Not sure if the Democrats will do it, though.
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IvanKaramazov
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If a particular poster tells you openly that he's going to ignore any and all data that don't originate from his bubble, believe him. You aren't going to change his mind -- that's the point, to lock his mind into one particular position. Just make a note and move on.
IvanKaramazov
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Max Power
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What happen to the days where the story must be verified, not anonymous. If the msm continues to primarily use anonymous sources then nothing is credible.
So what percentage of credibility are we assigning to nyt as we have to assume some of their anonymous sources articles are inaccurate and false?
Da Guru
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Squis does have some serious tunnel vision. "All lies and jest still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest"
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BladeRunner
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Oh boy, that's not going to go over well. Expect to get reported.
See you in a few weeks!
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squistion
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Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
Oh boy, that's not going to go over well. Expect to get reported.
See you in a few weeks!
For what?
BladeRunner
Footballguy
You didn't use his proper alias name - that's grounds for excommunication.
Any plays on his name is considered rude and disrespectful.
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sho nuff
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When was that? There have been anonymous sources for years and years and years. And it isn’t just the msm. Its all media.
unckeyherb
Footballguy
but not a single, uncorroborated anonymous source, right? That little wrinkle was added during the Trump years as being totally acceptable. Its not.
sho nuff
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timschochet
Footballguy
I give her a D for the first year. Her messaging has been terrible: that gets an F. And since messaging is about 80% of a Vice President’s entire job, that’s not good.
She’s got to step up her game if she wants to be a viable candidate for President. Otherwise she’ll just be another Walter Mondale.
She’s got to step up her game if she wants to be a viable candidate for President. Otherwise she’ll just be another Walter Mondale.
Boston
Footballguy
Why do I hear the word "messaging" consistently used as an excuse when the dems are not doing well? As far as her grade...what has she done well?
unckeyherb
Footballguy
Maybe, but it was certainly made orders of magnitude more acceptable and more widely used in the #resistance years. Prior to Trump announcing his candidacy you would rarely read articles in mainstream media with one uncorroborated source. That was viewed as journalistic malpractice and journos previously wouldn't have had the balls to do so as they'd be excoriated by their editors. We'd get daily drops from NYT level papers citing "one unamed source close to the administration" or at best that citation was "confirmed" by another unamed source within the white house.
unckeyherb
Footballguy
She's going to have to do a helluva lot more than that. I can't possibly picture a scenario where that is feasible.
Forever - only in the last few years are the msm running with a single anonymous source.
sho nuff
Footballguy
I think its possible…but seems more selective memory to think as much…and clearly not just then left wing media doing it.
squistion
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That isn't true. Deep Throat in the Watergate scandal was a single anonymous source. Quite often there is only source on the inside that is willing to speak at all, even anonymously. More than one source is preferred but not always available.
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