Tillerson: 'I didn't want this job ... My wife told me I'm supposed to do this'

#VeryFakeNews

Read that this morning.

I think it was worth him saying it so he could get his point across. He isn't a guy who wants to be President so is just doing the Sec. of State role in order to up his profile.

He is an American patriot who wants to be retired but was asked by the President to do this so he agreed to it.

That's the whole point of the article. How he approaches things differently than our politicians have in the past.

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Is this news? Tillerson stated this when he was approached. He stated that he was going to retire and enjoy life with the grandkids, before he got a call. After discussing it with his wife, she told him that he had a duty to serve his country.

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This is the kind of person you want running the govt. A person that's only real incentive is a desire to serve his/her country. The majority of the politicians become politicians bc of the influence and power that comes with it. This guy has more $$ then he knows what to do with and he ran one of the most prestigious companies in the nation. He was ready to relax and enjoy his golden years but instead took the call to serve his country.

Is this supposed to be a negative? I want people in power who do not want the power and are simply serving because they think they can make a positive difference.

ETA: The people who "serve" to advance their careers are the ones you need to worry about.

I wouldn't want the job either if I was I was the leader of one of the best companies in the world making a kush $30 mill a year with incentives.

Not to mention all the shite that the last 2 sos left behind in the wake. Tillerson and company is probably spending just as much time cleaning up all the crap from the last years before even getting to the actual job at hand.

I only trust politicians who dont want to be politicians.

"If it has to do with Trump, there is no nuance to words or phrases, everything must be taken hyper-literally. No such thing as self-deprecating or dry humor."

I am ambivalent at best toward Trump and did not vote for him. But it may even be worse than you say. Not only is their nuance, words that clearly explain a situation are often ignored. If you read what Tillerson went on to say, it is clear that he accepted the position out of a sense of duty to his country. Heaven forbid.

Sure, phrases have been taken out of context for years, but it's gotten worse, and the offenders are no longer just fringe media elements but mainstream outlets. Very discouraging.

He did not realize how he moronic the press is. Where nonsense is taken seriously and men of accomplishment are ridiculed. His grandkids act more mature than the media.