Discussion: Former Trump Aide Says Bannon's WH Departure Was 'Not Personal To Him'

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#11

a host

Nothing heavenly about this host…
Seems like each, Trump/Bannon, has the other in a survivor-based, death’s embrace, knives to throats or testicles.
As Nazi Chris Cantwell said in the infamous Vice Charlottesville footage, their side doesn’t trust, work as well together as liberals do and require ‘team’ exercises.
Trump and outside Bannon will manufacture team exercises for their base via their Sinclair ‘network’.
That this minimal, often half-assed, ‘work’ is violent and destructive creates a media-induced feel of being effective. It is mostly head trip.

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#12

“Whenever I travel to Manhattan from my hidden lair in South America, I always stay at the Trump Tower Hotel. The accommodations are impeccable, and the doormen are delicious!”

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#13

He said such divisions exist in “every presidency.”

Um, except for the division along racist lines.

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#14

Can SCOTUS’ Dark Money spin Hannibal Lector into the Bobbsey Twins?

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#15

They keep trying to run this country like a business.
America is not the Quik-E Mart, and Trump will never be as smart as Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.

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#16

Next on Fox! “The Bobbsey Twins Eat Nancy Drew”.

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#17

Trump couldn’t even run a business. The king of bankruptcy claims. He’s just a huckster who got lucky with good ratings on a piece of crap tv show.

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#18

Yes, and I hear Adolf had quite a few “divisions” when he invaded Poland.

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#19

Let us not forget the Mercer’s Russian connections and those mysterious disappearing campaign Breitbart cookies for those now spouting the odd claim that ‘of all Trumpies only Bannon is Ruskie-free’…nor those who have said the game remains afoot even with most of the compromised sponged from the Executive branch, most.

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#20

Baghdad Bossie says what?

Man, I’d hate to be your shoes!

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#21

More like unhinged.

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#22

Having watched Alien Covenant last night, I have to believe Trump’s a major investor in Weyland Industries…

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#23

He said such divisions exist in “every presidency. There’s no difference here.”

So true.

Who could forget all the trouble President Obama had with Nazis in his administration?

The Obama White House was a virtual Panzergruppe of Nazis.

Nazi-this and Nazi-that just crippled him for eight long years of soaring approval and record achievement.

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#24

Bannon’s window of opportunity in Washington slammed shut the day he told the House Republican “Freedom Caucus” they had “no choice but to vote for” an early version of the bogus health care bill and they chose to ignore him.

This is all for the irreducible base for whom Trump can do literally no wrong. It is not for those of us who hear him say “family” and instantly think “Manson.”

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#25

No. Bannon is neither delusional nor mentally ill like Trump.

Don’t ever make the mistake of conflating Trump’s illusions with Bannon’s opinions and plans. Bannon knows what he’s doing. He knew that it would be a short ride at the White House. Now he will just do what he always did, but this time from a different office and phone number. He has plenty of money. He didn’t need the job.

And no, he never thought the popular vote had been fixed, or any of Trump’s other fantasies. He is far more dangerous, and effective, than Trump is.

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#26

You need to read some of Bannon’s screeds. Or a few transcripts from his interviews. It is perfectly possible to be brilliant and batshit crazy. Charles Manson comes to mind.

Trump is a mediocre brained emotionally unstable narcissist. He could go full psychosis at any moment, but so far he’s just nasty and unstable. And he thinks his support staff is at best his intellectual equals (Bannon) and for the most part his inferiors.

Bannon is both brilliant and deeply delusional. Unhinged. He is living in an alternative universe of his own creation, and it is very very dark. Yes, Bannon is far far smarter than Trump. And far more dangerous.He is also way further along on the road to full blown psychosis. He may already be there.

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#27

Really? Well explain then why the little man was giving out all of those interviews prior to his leaving the White House. The interviews I read were from someone that seem to be very upset. The little man is out of the White House that’s all we care about, don’t care where he goes or what he does he’s of little importance anymore. There are still a few more that need to leave the White House, Not sure why they are still there but rest a sure that they will be removed. The hanger owns must’ve stayed behind to cause more drama

#28

You must accept and believe that. His opinion is the only truth. You can never know what he’s calculating. He left! Maybe he wanted to. Maybe he didn’t. Maybe he has a plan, or perhaps, no clue. You’ll never know. He isn’t saying. He’s a genius.

He needs a tax break.

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#29

Way too much analysis and speculation about Bannon on cable news Saturday. The newsies loved him because he was fomenting trouble on many fronts. News! They intend to keep him prominent in the future: "Here’s what Bannon thinks about ( fill in the blank)! Regular panelist on CNN and Fox, go to guy for Meet the Press, Maher, Hannity. The good thing is that he will try to make Ryan and Turtle’s jobs impossible–no compromise allowed. He’s not a Trump surrogate because Trump has no agenda. He’ll be working to create an agenda, and the media will deeply appreciate his providing a coherent narrative. President Bannon indeed!

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#30

Of course it’s not personal to Bannon, that would require a sense of shame and personal responsibility.

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