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yardwork

(61,588 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 08:55 AM Aug 2016

Looks like the knives are out for Bannon.

Seems like somebody close to Trump wants him off the campaign. They're giving the media damaging stories about Bannon. Not that anybody has to dig very deep to find damaging info about Bannon.

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Looks like the knives are out for Bannon. (Original Post) yardwork Aug 2016 OP
Another one bites the dust. That one didn't last long! misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #1
Well to be fair to Trump Happyhippychick Aug 2016 #22
That's the gift that keeps on giving. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2016 #31
Trump doesn't have an oppo research team, this was RNC or Fox News/Murdoch nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #2
Somebody wants Bannon out. yardwork Aug 2016 #5
or they want Trump to go down hard nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #14
Kellyanne wants full control over T-rump although she is just as Iliyah Aug 2016 #3
I think it's Kellyanne, too. yardwork Aug 2016 #7
Maybe it's because she's a pollster - but heard someone say KAC has never Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2016 #11
My bet is Ivanka leftynyc Aug 2016 #4
That makes sense. yardwork Aug 2016 #6
Has it really been determined leftynyc Aug 2016 #9
Ivanka knows there has been speculation Deng is Putin's girlfriend, so still dumb Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #23
I think, overall, Ivanka wants her dad to win. Think KAC has no personal Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2016 #10
But but but she and Ms. Pooty Poot are comrades RapSoDee Aug 2016 #29
So FFM threeway with Putin, Ivanka and Putin's GF with Trump watching? Monk06 Aug 2016 #33
Ivanka couldn't even figure out how to register to vote for her dad in the primary nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #15
Chaos in the bunker Jim Dandy Aug 2016 #8
It's too early to dump what's-his-name ffr Aug 2016 #26
how do you know the Trump campaign giving media Bannon stories? nt Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2016 #12
The New York Post, owned by a friend of Trump, ran the Bannon domestic violence story anneboleyn Aug 2016 #18
What's interesting about the Post is that they had been running some Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2016 #19
It may be just business leftynyc Aug 2016 #27
That makes so much more sense. thought they were tight. One good Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2016 #32
ah! very interesting Fast Walker 52 Aug 2016 #20
I don't know. Pure speculation on my part. yardwork Aug 2016 #24
You don't think this was a Clinton oppo dump? piechartking Aug 2016 #13
The NY Post got the scoop oberliner Aug 2016 #21
I think it's KAC GOLGO 13 Aug 2016 #16
He'll get very smart people jcgoldie Aug 2016 #17
Well, that was quick. apnu Aug 2016 #25
Republicans Vs. Republicans RapSoDee Aug 2016 #28
Has anyone seen this bird on tv? Seems camera shy with all his many nasty opinions and all Peregrine Took Aug 2016 #30

Happyhippychick

(8,379 posts)
22. Well to be fair to Trump
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 12:36 PM
Aug 2016

His daughter did give him a subscription to the "Campaign Manager of the Month" club.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
3. Kellyanne wants full control over T-rump although she is just as
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:07 AM
Aug 2016

bad as Bannon.

Any response from T-rump's party of GOPers on HRC speech? I haven't read any.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
11. Maybe it's because she's a pollster - but heard someone say KAC has never
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:55 AM
Aug 2016

been part of a winning campaign

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
4. My bet is Ivanka
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:11 AM
Aug 2016

I read she pushed him to hire Kellyanne and she certainly SEEMS to be the most reasonable one there so my bet is his daughter is leaking all this stuff.

yardwork

(61,588 posts)
6. That makes sense.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:31 AM
Aug 2016

Edited - on the other hand, Ivanka let her photo on vacation with Putin's girlfriend get in the news. That was dumb.

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
9. Has it really been determined
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:47 AM
Aug 2016

she's dating putin? I read conflicting reports on that. What is of no doubt is she's rupert murdoch's ex-wife. If all the speculation is true about don the con wanting to start a media empire, getting in good with the ex wife of his direct competitor isn't a bad way to do it.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
10. I think, overall, Ivanka wants her dad to win. Think KAC has no personal
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:53 AM
Aug 2016

ideology - she is just playing the game of how to win (remember she trashed the man several months ago)

The HUGE problem for both of them is that IT'S WAY TOO late to redefine him.
You can't just make believe he didn't say the stuff he said that he hired Breitbart (probably for the donations) (and we can't let people forget). They are very dumb to think they can pull this off.

Trump started to lose this thing when he 100% alienated the Bushes, Cruzes, and party establishment. But the day Trump lost this thing for sure was the day after he got the nomination. It would have been almost believable that all the shit storm was for getting the nomination. If he had pivoted then - and started acting serious/respectable we'd probably be up shit creek.


Monk06

(7,675 posts)
33. So FFM threeway with Putin, Ivanka and Putin's GF with Trump watching?
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 08:12 PM
Aug 2016

Sorry my bad brain made me say that

ffr

(22,669 posts)
26. It's too early to dump what's-his-name
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:35 PM
Aug 2016

Better they keep the incompetent Alt-Right supremacist for a while longer so we can get more mileage out of it.

I'm having a field day with all that's been going on. New day. New shit-storm from Drumpf. How embarrassing! He's a national mockery.

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
18. The New York Post, owned by a friend of Trump, ran the Bannon domestic violence story
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 11:30 AM
Aug 2016

yesterday. They were among the media sources that broke the story. So yes I also suspect that the Trump campaign wants Bannon to "resign" like Manafort (lol) with some stupid story about how he is becoming a distraction, etc. The campaign is desperate to stop the Bannon/alt-right stories as Trump is tanking in the polls.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
19. What's interesting about the Post is that they had been running some
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 11:33 AM
Aug 2016

really bad stuff about him before. And, they posted the raunchiest pics of MT.

You wonder, if someone other than Trump is feeding stuff. Like if the KIDS are for some reason - If KAC and ET are feeding on Bannon. But, who would feed bas stuff about MT?

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
27. It may be just business
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:48 PM
Aug 2016

related. Murdoch owns the Post, speculation is don the con is really going for a media empire and Murdoch is his direct competition. Could be a preemptive shot at Donnie. I'm not sure Rupert was ever fond of Donnie..I recall his affair with Marla maples playing out on the front page of that paper...also his ties to the mob.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
32. That makes so much more sense. thought they were tight. One good
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 08:06 PM
Aug 2016

thing...at least there is hope that it wasn't the Donald who sent them the Melania pics. Yup, guess the Post is chicken feed compare to BB

piechartking

(617 posts)
13. You don't think this was a Clinton oppo dump?
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 10:06 AM
Aug 2016

It seemed perfectly choreographed with all the speeches and stuff yesterday.

I only ask because the synchronization between the different forms of communication from Clinton's campaign yesterday was a thing of beauty:

1) First the KKK video,
2) the speech
3) tweets during the speech that mirrored what she was talking about in real-time, some with links to supplemental information

It was pretty masterful. The Bannon could have been the icing on the cake.

GOLGO 13

(1,681 posts)
16. I think it's KAC
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 11:14 AM
Aug 2016

I have yet to see her say anything about Bannon at all. She speaks like he's not part of the campaign. Not a single word.

Peregrine Took

(7,413 posts)
30. Has anyone seen this bird on tv? Seems camera shy with all his many nasty opinions and all
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:07 PM
Aug 2016

I would think he would be all over the media expressin' himself.

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