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Stinky The Clown

(67,808 posts) Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:31 PM Jul 2016

Trump Wants His VP to Handle The Work. He wants to be Chairman of the Board

Donald Trump Jr. has released a statement to CNN denying reports that he offered Ohio Gov. John Kasich to be in charge of foreign and domestic policy saying, "You know the way I conduct myself. Do you really believe I would say 'John Kasich is in charge of foreign and domestic policy and Donald J. Trump will focus on making America great again?' What am I a meathead?"

Are you a meathead? Yeah. As oily a meathead as your old man.

http://www.complex.com/life/2016/07/donald-trump-vp-handle-all-presidential-duties

Speaking of oily meatheads, here's Paul Manafort, back in May:

The vice presidential pick will also be part of the process of proving he’s ready for the White House, Manafort said.

“He needs an experienced person to do the part of the job he doesn’t want to do. He seems himself more as the chairman of the board, than even the CEO, let alone the COO.”

As if this is a good thing in a President?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-paul-manafort-general-election_us_574619eee4b0dacf7ad3e201

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Trump Wants His VP to Handle The Work. He wants to be Chairman of the Board (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 OP

that would make the selection of a nutjob like pence even worse dembotoz Jul 2016 #1

That's why I posted this. That is what's at stake this cycle. Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 #2

YES sarae Jul 2016 #3

A chairman of the board approach might not be the worst thing. Kahina_Loren Jul 2016 #4

The last micromanager president we had was Carter Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 #5

I was not born yet. Kahina_Loren Jul 2016 #6

Bush also thought he could run the US government as a showtime CEO and let his VP procon Jul 2016 #7

dembotoz

(16,808 posts)

1. that would make the selection of a nutjob like pence even worse

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:45 PM

Jul 2016

cause trump might sing and dance around issues and make people feel he won't be that bad

the gov of indiana has shown himself to be a nut job....He IS that bad

Stinky The Clown

(67,808 posts)

2. That's why I posted this. That is what's at stake this cycle.

Reply to dembotoz (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:50 PM

Jul 2016

sarae

(3,284 posts)

3. YES

Reply to dembotoz (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:51 PM

Jul 2016

That's what's so frightening. If Trump's too lazy to do the work himself (and thereby potentially saving us from nuclear war), then we'd have to worry about Pence bringing us back about 100 years. GREAT.

Kahina_Loren

(19 posts)

4. A chairman of the board approach might not be the worst thing.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:03 PM

Jul 2016

As long as that chairman is not Trump.

A President cannot micromanage everything in such a massive country as the USA.

Stinky The Clown

(67,808 posts)

5. The last micromanager president we had was Carter

Reply to Kahina_Loren (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:04 PM

Jul 2016

Do you remember the Carter years?

Kahina_Loren

(19 posts)

6. I was not born yet.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:09 PM

Jul 2016

I have read a bit of recent American history though.

But, being European I am obviously not an expert.

I am a Norwegian social democrat who really likes Bernie Sanders and from what I have read of Carter, including his activism after the presidency, I would have liked him too.

procon

(15,805 posts)

7. Bush also thought he could run the US government as a showtime CEO and let his VP

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:27 PM

Jul 2016

run the day to day operations. Like Trump, Bush made a fortune as a reckless businessman, weaseling his way out of any responsibility for his poor decisions. Trump has even less government experience than Bush, and since Pence is no Dick Cheney, he can't delegate authority to his VP.

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