- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Bolton is a Necon, ME war monger- Why the frick did MAGA pick him for anything?
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:24 am
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:24 am
Their geopolitical positions are the direct opposite.
MAGA let’s get out of the ME
MUSTACHE- we need to go war with Iran
The choice of Bolton was odd when it occurred.
Now it’s just maddening
Questionable on all levels by our President.
There was no upside here with this choice.
MAGA let’s get out of the ME
MUSTACHE- we need to go war with Iran
The choice of Bolton was odd when it occurred.
Now it’s just maddening
Questionable on all levels by our President.
There was no upside here with this choice.
11
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:26 am to Covingtontiger77
The only thing I can come up with is he was the bad cop in relation to the Middle East.
He was the enforcer in the room. Sitting there mumbling something about carpet bombing and tanks.
He was the enforcer in the room. Sitting there mumbling something about carpet bombing and tanks.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:26 am to Covingtontiger77
I have heard that GEOTUS listens to Tucker more than any other cable news host.
Thank. fricking. God.
Thank. fricking. God.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:28 am to roadGator
quote:
The only thing I can come up with is he was the bad cop in relation to the Middle East.
Or maybe he's just not that great at selecting people
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:28 am to Covingtontiger77
You need to think back. Trump came into the WH with no political associations to people in different fields. He was largely relying on other people to give him recommendations. As a result he fired a lot of the original appointees when he found out they weren't in line with his thinking.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:30 am to Covingtontiger77
I know it's a BS hope. But would I love to see Bolton say something like, sure he and Trump disagree a lot, but that is why he picked me. He is still my president and I support him 110% I still reserve the right to not agree with everything he does.
God, the sky screamers would be everywhere.
Bolton would be a hero with honor.
God, the sky screamers would be everywhere.
Bolton would be a hero with honor.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:32 am to Zach
quote:
You need to think back. Trump came into the WH with no political associations to people in different fields. He was largely relying on other people to give him recommendations. As a result he fired a lot of the original appointees when he found out they weren't in line with his thinking
The only thing is that Bolton WAS NOT the original National Security Advisor. .
The order of Trump NSA’s
Flynn
Kellog
McMaster
Mustache
This was a dumb pick by MAGA
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:32 am to Covingtontiger77
quote:
Their geopolitical positions are the direct opposite.
MAGA let’s get out of the ME
MUSTACHE- we need to go war with Iran
It had a purpose that ended up fizzling, but he’s a good weapon to have in the event you need him. Hell - it’s arguable even having him on the team affected foreign policy of our adversaries knowing what his positions would be
I don’t think anyone saw him being an arrogant spiteful self serving a-hole in the end.
I’ll add that you don’t want to surround yourself with only people who share your world view. Your options become severely limited.
This post was edited on 1/29/20 at 11:35 am
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:44 am to Zach
Exactly, and he should have fired every Obama appointee as soon as he took office and taken the lumps early for that to prevent all the leaking and backroom antics that got him where he is now.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:52 am to Powerman
quote:
Or maybe he's just not that great at selecting people
I'd say it's more of a mixed bag. Some of his picks were pretty good and some were horrible. I've said this elsewhere, but there are only a few realistic options and it's probably a mix of all of three.
1. He lacks discernment when it comes to appointees
2. He was naive and thought that GOPe types would support him once he won the presidency
3. There's a limited number of candidates who can perform these jobs and most of them are DC slime.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:52 am to Covingtontiger77
To be fair, everyone who knows Bolton personally is surprised at this actions.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:53 am to Snipe
quote:
Exactly, and he should have fired every Obama appointee as soon as he took office and taken the lumps early for that to prevent all the leaking and backroom antics that got him where he is now.
True. The Dems fire all the GOP hired people. But Trump got rid of more of them than Bush did. He let almost everyone stay. It cost him.
Obama got all of his communist cell meeting buddies in the govt. But they were supposed to keep their mouths shut about their Marxism. Van Jones admitted he was a commie so he had to be let go. Obama was very sad about that.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 12:25 pm to Covingtontiger77
I was not a fan....dude's an arse
Posted on 1/29/20 at 12:39 pm to Zach
quote:
As a result he fired a lot of the original appointees when he found out they weren't in line with his thinking.
That's the problem. Those were original appointees, many were hiding swamp creatures. Bolton was not an original appointee, Bolton was known for what he was, and that was not inline with Trump. He either hired him for a single purpose, hired him so he could later fire him in the spotlight, or was incompetent hiring him.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 12:48 pm to Hurricane Mike
Actually, the original appointee, Flynn, was a good hire.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 12:55 pm to Covingtontiger77
It was a big mistake for sure.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 12:58 pm to Covingtontiger77
Trump said he chose Bolton because he wanted someone with the exact opposite view as him in relation to intervention so he could always hear both sides. He chose him so his cabinet wasn't an echo chamber. These were his spoken words on reasoning behind the hire.
Though admiral in that sense. We all knew it was a terrible hire, and Bolton was swamp trash who is now back stabbing him for book sales.
Though admiral in that sense. We all knew it was a terrible hire, and Bolton was swamp trash who is now back stabbing him for book sales.
This post was edited on 1/29/20 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 1/29/20 at 1:29 pm to Covingtontiger77
Placating the Bush neocon factions within the party. It's the same reason he picked Sessions for AG.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 1:51 pm to Covingtontiger77
Why did he put Democrats Ross and Navarro in his administration?
Page 1 of 1
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News