actually, this clued us into another translation of Trump’lese…
“Grandstander” means “honorable person” or at least someone making the attempt…
I went back and looked, and it fits in every instance… Trump’lese (Trumpspeak, whatever) is getting deciphered as we go.
“I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx
CEO Intel = grandstander
CEO Under Armour = grandstander
CEO Merck = grandstander
CEO Alliance for American Manufacturing = grandstander
James Comey, former FBI Director = grandstander
Are the lines of prestigious CEOs clamoring to join Team Tramp just wrapped around the WH? I thought not. Who would want to join this sinking ship now?
I am sure there is a plethora of titty bars and escort services that will take up the slack.
Republicans in Congress who function mainly to serve their corporate overlords may not be saying much, but no doubt taking note.
If Trump loses corporate America, he loses the Republican Party. Can’t win an election or withstand impeachment proceedings with only Nazis at your side.
“If Trump loses corporate America, he loses the Republican Party”
If only America could be so lucky. LOL!
His entire life has been focused on seeking validation and praise which he can’t get because he’s so full of himself. NYC has mocked him since Day One, Hollywood renounced him ages ago, and business leaders look at him as a failed heir who’s decades behind the curve.
I’d bet Bannon taught him that word…
He would have been quicker to denounce the Nazis if they had criticized him. Like, in the time it takes his tiny sausage fingers to type 140 characters.
WTF?
Also, Thread!
I’d like to suggest an even more urgent update: Change “a national embarrassment” to “a complete asshole.”
I believe the grandstanding took place when they joined the panel. So I’d like to retroactively bash the CEO’s for never should’ve joined in the first place.
Had current events not rightfully tainted these so-called leaders’ reputations, they each would’ve been thrilled to collect whatever subsidies came their way, while allowing The Rump to revel in the credit and glory, for decisions planned well before he even ran for office.
Trump is a worse businessman than conservative voters realize.
In either case, resetting the damn thing is a full time job that would potentially be eligible for overtime.
I’ve decided to proactively bash whichever grandstander chooses to take their place.
Any executive who joins any panel of The Rump is grandstanding by definition, and deserves all the sympathy of a rat who boarded the sinking ship.
More dignity wraiths to join the rest. As a former Intel employee I was furious when Brian Krzanich joined the council and misrepresented previously-made investment plans in Fab 42 to give Trump political cover and legitimacy. And I was sickened by his little informercial from the Oval Office.
All of these CEOs made calculated decisions to put themselves into Trump’s orbit. Either because they tacitly supported him or they were willing to trade their principles for a seat at the table. So while I am happy to see them making the right decision today, I won’t clap too loudly. They shouldn’t have been there in the first place, and whatever blow back they get from either Trump or the general public is just karma at work.
Sometimes a Cockholster just can’t get no respect. No respect, I tell you.
Unlike all you smartasses, I have a SERIOUS question:
Should President* Lying Littledick now be referred to as the “Whiner in Chief,” or the “Snowflake in Chief”?
OK, so the question wasn’t that serious. So sue me.
Let’s call the members of this panel what they are. Appeasers.
History is clear in the role Appeasers had in propping up the Third Reich in the name of money.
Dow Chemical, GE, Ford, GM, and Chase Bank were some of many who, to protect their profits and to profit from the war, became appeasers to Nazi Germany.
We know who Donald Trump is, so if a company continues to stand next to Donald Trump, then they are operating against the values of this country.
Below is the list. Contact them and remind them that history will remember.
Andrew Liveris, Dow Chemical Co.
Bill Brown, Harris Corporation
Michael Dell, Dell Technologies
John Ferriola, Nucor
Jeff Fettig, Whirlpool
Alex Gorsky, Johnson & Johnson
Greg Hayes, United Technologies Corp.
Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin Corp.
Jeffrey Immelt, General Electric Co.
Jim Kamsickas, Dana Inc.
Rich Kyle, Timken Co.
Thea Lee, AFL-CIO
Denise Morrison, Campbell Soup
Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing Co.
Doug Oberhelman, Caterpillar Inc.
Michael Polk, Newell Brands
Mark Sutton, International Paper
Inge Thulin, 3M Co.
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO
Wendell Weeks, Corning
Who’s he going to replace them with?
Larry, Curley and Ho?
His family?
Putin?
Organized crime figures?
The couch sitters on Fox n friends?