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(21,635 posts)In real life, unfortunately, those are usually the first to get the job.
Sociopaths, you've no doubt noticed, tend to be charmers and good fast-talkers. The human condition. alas.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)I try to stay on top of things, but there's a f**k-ton of sociopaths out there doing their thing openly these dark days.
appalachiablue
(41,132 posts)rpannier
(24,329 posts)appalachiablue
(41,132 posts)UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd Resigns Over Immigration Scandal, CNN, April 30, 2018.
(CNN) Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May lost a key ally late Sunday with the resignation of Home Secretary Amber Rudd, who quit after claiming she "inadvertently misled" government over targets for the deportation of illegal immigrants.
Rudd resigned Sunday amid a growing scandal over the government's mistreatment of the so-called "Windrush generation," men and women from the Caribbean who arrived in Britain in the 1950s and 60s, but in recent years have been declared illegal immigrants despite having lived in the country for decades.
She becomes the fourth high-ranking minister to resign from May's government in the past six months. It puts further pressure on May, already struggling to maintain government unity over faltering Brexit talks.
Rudd had been under pressure to step down over her involvement in the affair, following allegations that members of the Windrush generation -- so named after the ship that had brought hundreds of Caribbean migrants to Britain -- had recently been refused medical care, denied housing and threatened with deportation...
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/29/europe/amber-rudd-home-secretary-resigns/index.html
appalachiablue
(41,132 posts)appalachiablue
(41,132 posts)rpannier
(24,329 posts)former Home Secretary in the UK
Raphe M
(59 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Very funny! The Onion has some great videos. Welcome to DU!
Raphe M
(59 posts)And thanks for the welcome.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)That is where I am from. I live in Boston now and have lived in NYC and SF, but I am originally from a town very close to Rome.
Puzzler
(2,505 posts)Check Wikipedia!
FYI: The Simpsons were first seen on the The Tracy Ullman Show in USA in late 80s
That is where The Simpsons got their start
Go with me on this one!
-Puzzler
2naSalit
(86,612 posts)And the Simpsons ended up spinning off from the shorts they had on her show. Tracy Ullman is a phenomena, she does these impersonations so well, she's a great writer and actress, wish we had access to more of her comedy. I learned about her from her show back in the day.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)She's brilliant!