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People Are Officially Done With John Kelly After His Absurd Civil War CommentsThe White House chief of staff blamed the war on a lack of compromise.
By Ed Mazza 10/31/2017 05:14 am ET
John Kelly, chief of staff to President Donald Trump, angered many on Monday when he told Fox News Laura Ingraham that the Civil War was caused by a lack of ability to compromise.
Kelly had been seen by some as a voice of reason in the White House. But his latest comments may have burned up whatever goodwill he had among the presidents critics:
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-kelly-civil-war-reaction_us_59f806dae4b0c0c8e67c5db9
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)And he continues to carry water for him...
awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)when he proposed separating parents from minors at the border while he was at DHS.
Just another white supremacist a-hole. Doubt his son died for this shit, but he didn't seem to mind dump politicizing his death.
librechik
(30,676 posts)Kaleva
(36,342 posts)uponit7771
(90,364 posts)Hamlette
(15,412 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Coates makes the slavery goal of the Confederacy very clear. Many good original sources quoted.
TPM introduced me to Coates yrs ago in a much neater format/organization of the blog.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Kelly has disgraced himself with his defense of slavery and it's champions.
Iggo
(47,565 posts)Paladin
(28,272 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)Yea, We Said It And Have No Plans WHAT-SO-EVER Of EVER Walking It Back!
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)We're fucked.
BamaRefugee
(3,487 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)Constitution needed to be amended! Think 13th, 14th, 15th. The compromise had to be retracted, Mr. Kelly
Hekate
(90,793 posts)Spot on.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)on not knowing their history about slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the long history of the Civil Rights movement.
Also tweeted to Ingraham that he'd be in Cinncinatti later and fox should book him on her show.
Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)he sounded just like his trashbag boss. I said hmmmmm perhaps that is just a show and theater for the old windbags benefit....but as we see as Mr. Kelly has 'evolved' *cough puke spit* that HE IS JUST LIKE HIS SCUMBAG BOSS.