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Edwird -> Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/19/2016 5:44:20 PM)
Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet. Trump Campaigned Against Lobbyists, but Now They're on His Transition Team A big huff-and-puff in his campaign about Trump not having any lobbyists in the new government, and requiring a signed agreement preventing appointees from working for a lobbying firm for five yeas after departure. It was nice of him, though, to give the lobbying honchos a heads-up alert, and last opportunity, "get it while the gettin's good, guys," and stuff his transition team with well experienced high-level lobbyists for purpose of designating candidates for all these 'non-lobbyist'-held positions. Change! But now that all the sage advice from this crew has been obtained, and their recommendations now well in hand- it's showtime! Lobbyists leave Trump transition team after new ethics rule A masterful job in huffery and puffery, sound and fury, signifying (nothing) ------ Change! Gotta love this quote, from veteran food and agro-chem lobbyist Michael Torrey: "When asked recently to terminate lobbying registration *for clients whom I serve* in order to continue my role with the transition,** I respectfully resigned from my role." They already got served, your clients' guy will be in place, you're done here, great job, thank you.

Kirata -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/19/2016 5:57:34 PM)
Let me see if I understand you here... quote: ORIGINAL: Edwird Trump Campaigned Against Lobbyists, but Now They're on His Transition Team A big huff-and-puff in his campaign about Trump not having any lobbyists in the new government.... That in the same post with this: Lobbyists leave Trump transition team after new ethics rule At least three lobbyists have left President-elect Donald Trump's presidential transition operation after the team imposed a new ethics policy that would have required them to drop all their clients. In other words, you can't be a lobbyist and be on the transition team. It's one or the other. And you're lampooning that as... quote: ORIGINAL: Edwird A masterful job in huffery and puffery, sound and fury, signifying (nothing) ------ Change! Seriously? K.

Edwird -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/19/2016 6:58:15 PM)
Did you not read both articles? Or read them through? Yes, My second link related the news of the lobbyists being gone from the transition team, but, -for those paying attention-, the first article explained what their role was prior to that point. For those paying attention. Seriously.

Edwird -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/19/2016 7:02:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata Let me see if I understand you here... Apparently not.

Kirata -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/19/2016 7:22:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Edwird quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata Let me see if I understand you here... Apparently not. Yeah, that would be what you'd think. Funny how nobody who disagrees with you has the proper understanding. K.

Edwird -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/19/2016 7:37:50 PM)
Look, you are welcome to put forth your observation anytime you want (and not by my 'allowance' of such in any case), but it is appreciated if you at least exercise some modicum of due diligence beforehand, which was not evident in your initial comment. I'm not saying you -have- to, just sayin' ...

BamaD -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/19/2016 7:55:34 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata quote: ORIGINAL: Edwird quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata Let me see if I understand you here... Apparently not. Yeah, that would be what you'd think. Funny how nobody who disagrees with you has the proper understanding. K. She is all-knowing, therefore if you don't agree you must not have understood.

Edwird -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/19/2016 8:13:58 PM)
Just because you wear XXXXL panties doesn't mean everyone who calls you out on your stupidity is a female. The collar-standard profile for non-profiling members is a turn on for you, then? I mean, that's great and all, but your neighbors would appreciate it if you were to not pound the pud on your doorstep while looking at it. PS Just a guess, but your older sister wasn't named Ed, was he?

Kirata -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/19/2016 11:10:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Edwird Look, you are welcome to put forth your observation anytime you want (and not by my 'allowance' of such in any case), but it is appreciated if you at least exercise some modicum of due diligence beforehand, which was not evident in your initial comment. I'm not saying you -have- to, just sayin' ... Well then in the spirit of due diligence, since apparently you didn't get it the first time around, I think some people are willing to spin just about anything Trump does into something they can find fault with. And while sometimes there may be something to it, this one strikes me as a reach. That's all. K.

tamaka -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/19/2016 11:15:20 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata quote: ORIGINAL: Edwird quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata Let me see if I understand you here... Apparently not. Yeah, that would be what you'd think. Funny how nobody who disagrees with you has the proper understanding. K. I can't wrap my head around the 'Nobody who disagrees with you'...

Kirata -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/19/2016 11:18:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: tamaka quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata quote: ORIGINAL: Edwird quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata Let me see if I understand you here... Apparently not. Yeah, that would be what you'd think. Funny how nobody who disagrees with you has the proper understanding. I can't wrap my head around the 'Nobody who disagrees with you'... Let it go, then. Saying "nobody" was overkill anyway. Mea culpa. K.

Edwird -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/20/2016 2:57:23 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata quote: ORIGINAL: Edwird Look, you are welcome to put forth your observation anytime you want (and not by my 'allowance' of such in any case), but it is appreciated if you at least exercise some modicum of due diligence beforehand, which was not evident in your initial comment. I'm not saying you -have- to, just sayin' ... Well then in the spirit of due diligence, since apparently you didn't get it the first time around, I think some people are willing to spin just about anything Trump does into something they can find fault with. And while sometimes there may be something to it, this one strikes me as a reach. That's all. K. Well to me, it was blatantly obvious that the initial transition team were involved in the first place for a purpose, and their release ~ 10 days later was indication of mission accomplished. BTW, why is it a 'stretch' to question why Trump had so many lobbyists on the transition team at the start? What, even after all the campaign rhetoric against lobbyists, he suddenly realized "Oh my, all these guys are lobbyists on my team? I never knew!". What is obvious to me is a 'stretch' for you. Great, we can go have our coffee now,

Kirata -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/20/2016 3:37:00 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Edwird why is it a 'stretch' to question why Trump had so many lobbyists on the transition team at the start? What, even after all the campaign rhetoric against lobbyists, he suddenly realized "Oh my, all these guys are lobbyists on my team? I never knew!". He knew they were lobbyists. He said so in an interview on TV. But they were people who knew the ins and outs of Washington, possibly better than anyone else, and I suspect Trump learned enough of what he wanted to know before the team set the ethics rules that some decided didn't suit them. quote: ORIGINAL: Edwird Great, we can go have our coffee now, Sounds like a plan. K.

Termyn8or -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/20/2016 5:30:16 PM)
If Trump cured all disease they would blame him for overpopulation. Others of course would blame Clinton. They weren't willing to give up their "clients" to have that job ? Well that tells what kind of people they are. Into money and not much else. And do you think their "clients" would not have some influence on them at that job ? Were you born in a pumpkin patch ? T^T

LadyDemura -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/20/2016 10:12:53 PM)
I'll believe it when I see it. Quite a few Trump supporters I know are surprised his cabinet picks so far are mostly career Republican politicians rather than business leaders...

MrRodgers -> RE: Change! Trump's lobbyist transition team to designate non-lobby cabinet (11/21/2016 12:39:32 AM)
Kinkroids, it's about the fucking money and in both directions. I read where lobbying is $30 benefit for every $1 invested, so.....? Trust me...K St. is alive and well no matter who is in office.

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