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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking: Wilbur Ross threatened to fire NOAA officials who disagreed with Trump on Alabama
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NYT Climate
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BREAKING: The Commerce secretary threatened to fire NOAA officials in a fight over President Trump's incorrect warnings about Alabama and Hurricane Dorian. https://nyti.ms/2UIjZVX
madaboutharry
(40,218 posts)Demovictory9
(32,472 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,018 posts)triron
(22,013 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,049 posts)Probably tie him up and then drop him off at the NOAA office to do as they see fit.
Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)That should be punishment enough.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)until he begs for mercy.
maxsolomon
(33,384 posts)Whatever, it doesn't really matter; no one's laid a glove on Wilbur yet, and won't anytime soon.
BigmanPigman
(51,625 posts)Poiuyt
(18,130 posts)The Harding and Grant administrations can't hold a candle to this one.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,400 posts)The Gangsters Of Putin are in charge of law enforcement, so there are no consequences if they defy the laws.
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)So we have a long, pathetic paper trail of bad faith.
blm
(113,083 posts)Whiskeytide
(4,462 posts)... make a post evoking that image without a warning. Whats wrong with you? I almost lost my lunch.
blm
(113,083 posts)You can do it. Heheh....Ive read enough of your posts. ; )
spanone
(135,861 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)Desert Dem
(78 posts)The Russian money launderer.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)karin_sj
(811 posts)I havent thought about her for decades! Thanks for bringing back some great memories of her music
crazytown
(7,277 posts)I can't hide you from the government
Oh God, Daddy I won't forget.
Mme. Defarge
(8,040 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)How hilarious will it be if Trump is taken down by a pen?
Maybe it really is mightier than the sword!
bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Paladin
(28,271 posts)Having one of your suckhole minions threaten the livelihoods of competent government employees over a matter that should have been abandoned days ago. And being too stupid to recognize just how small and petulant it makes you look. Pathetic.
ffr
(22,671 posts)durablend
(7,464 posts)Have you forgotten about those?!?!?
EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)2naSalit
(86,765 posts)he's the wannabe emperor who has his agency's seal embroidered on the slippers he scuffles around in the WH wearing rather than shoes. Maybe he thinks he's the pope or something, sure an elevated view of himself.
RVN VET71
(2,697 posts)In other words a 21st Century Republican.
Wilbur Ross looks like he died a century ago and is kept "alive" by infusions of human blood drained from the poor and their children.
His signature comment will always be -- to me anyway -- his insistence that what he enjoyed most of all on his visit to Saudi Arabia was that there were no political protests anywhere in that country of seriously oppressed people. He implied, of course, that he would like the U.S. much better if the same situation prevailed here.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)I didn't realize he was still alive.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,018 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)lastlib
(23,271 posts)...with an old rusty, manure-crusted, tetanus-infected pitchfork. Sideways.
And his boss, and his worthless followers, too.
Politicub
(12,165 posts)And any of his supporters who wish to be subjects of a king or queen need to find another country. We are not required to subject ourselves to any person.
NOAA should put out a statement to the republicans to warn them of the massive blue wave that's fast approaching.
gademocrat7
(10,665 posts)Criminal to the core.
kacekwl
(7,021 posts)have to do with NOAA ?
Luciferous
(6,084 posts)sarge43
(28,942 posts)KPN
(15,649 posts)NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,109 posts)what one is. All this corruption running unabated. Can you even IMAGINE the howling and gnashing of teeth if OUR side was doing this SHIT???
burrowowl
(17,644 posts)struggle4progress
(118,330 posts)OnDoutside
(19,969 posts)Botany
(70,567 posts)n/t
Volaris
(10,274 posts)Because if not, SecRoss can make all the threats he wants.. he can't fire somebody who doesn't work for him ...
sarge43
(28,942 posts)The real question is - are the employees civil service?
iwillalwayswonderwhy
(2,603 posts)He should portray Ross in the movie All the Presidents Men II, the Plot Sickens.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,036 posts)KPN
(15,649 posts)appointees under him. Fed government isnt the private sector. He has to have legitimate cause (performance or conduct cause) and must adhere to well established progressive discipline procedures. These guys are morons. That doesnt mean he cant make worklife hell for career employees should he wish to do so.
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)They tell people either to support 45's claims or not to publicly oppose 45's words and if they disobey, it becomes insubordination.
Beringia
(4,316 posts)Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Lock this crooked fuck up!
Turbineguy
(37,364 posts)would sully their own reputation to cover for trumps lies.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)He is a textbook definition of a snake of a human being. Corruption reeks from that pig's sweat.
lindysalsagal
(20,726 posts)At this point, I'd love to be the fired employee, just to get it all on the record. I'd volunteer for the months of abuse to be the voice of pissed-off americans.
Takket
(21,617 posts)real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)calimary
(81,440 posts)This crooked little troll usually keeps his head down and seems more interested in not attracting attention.