And of course bow or curtsy in his majesty’s presence.
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Grey Poupon?
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It’s a sign of total panic on liberal parts when sensible, thoughtful, reasonable instructions such as these are considered as odd. Congresspersons are very busy. Prep time is short.
On the “never say that he has another appointment”, what is wrong with “We must get Congressman TER on the road”?
Not a single one of these instructions seem out-of-line to me.
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That this is a story speaks to the cluelessness of the “journo” who wrote it. Not a single one of these prep reqs are odd. Many are quite sensible.
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Why do Republicans so frequently look like uncooked blood sausage?
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Not a single one of these prep reqs are odd. Many are quite sensible.
Bullshit. They speak to a ridiculously-pampered asshole who can’t even keep track of his own fucking wallet. And he were a Democrat, that’s exactly what you and Fox would be saying.
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What is truly odd is that “TER” found it necessary - or is such a micro-manager - that this level of minutia needed to be written down & distributed - seriously, 8-page memo on how to chauffeur a congressman … what kind of totally inexperienced rubes is he hiring?
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Do not taunt Super Happy Fun TER
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Always have a bowl of M&Ms available AFTER having removed ALL brown M&Ms. The Congressman should never see, or be the presence of anything brown.
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I don’t know why this is a story. The only thing even remotely uncomfortable about this is the requirement the aide have a cup of coffee for the Congressman. I do find it a little odd that somebody would write this in memo form. It would seem to be the sort of stuff that an aide would be told by his manager.
No, @bluestation, it doesn’t matter if he is a Republican or a Democrat, an aides job is to make his or her boss look good.
My thought exactly.
GOP Rep’s Instructions To Aides: No ‘Unnecessary Conversation’ In The Car
What a maroon.
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One co-author of the eight-page document — which, among many other things, calls for aides to “have a cup of black coffee available” for Rokita every time they pick him up [. . .]
Failure to carry out this instruction will be considered grounds for dismissal.
Having to be reminded to not blow up at trackers is pretty amusing though.
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There’s a lot here, but it’s not terrible… especially compared to what I heard about some bosses while I was a Hill staffer. I once sat in Sheila Jackson Lee’s office for nearly two hours letting her staffers vent to me. “It’s okay, she’s not here, let it out.”
My boss at the time insisted on driving himself, and on leaving us alone on evenings and weekends. He got agitated when his doctors wouldn’t let him drive while he was recovering from heart surgery.
This one sounds pretty normal.
" time to take a ride, it leaves today, no conversation"
Such prima donna, people can be so odd.
ETA: I do like my quiet time.
One co-author of the eight-page document — which, among many other things, calls for aides to “have a cup of black coffee available” for Rokita every time they pick him up — accused Rokita’s competitor in the upcoming Indiana Republican Senate primary, Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN), of leaking the document, Politico reported.
If I were Rokita, I’d worry less about that leak and more about the leak that his aides will surely have taken in that cup of black coffee that he demands they prepare for him.
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Lotsa laughs, but there’s really nothing at all unreasonable about any of them. Which leaves you wondering what effect his opponent thinks this will have on primary voters. I think the person who said it’s an attempt to peg him some kind of elitist is probably close to the mark. But he just wants a fuckin’ cuppa black, nothing about a Starbucks Caramel Mocha Mouseshit Swirl Supreme, like the Mooch is always clutching, and he didn’t say “make sure to park the Prius so the absence of exhaust fumes will not be noticed by the garage”, and he didn’t instruct aides to say “we’re sorry but the Congressman has a meeting with Bill Clinton in his limo”. So what the fuck. The elitism tagging long ago took on its own stench of elitism.
– Do NOT say to TER, “Todd we have to go” or “You have an appointment at XYZ.” Instead, gently tug on TER’s harness leash and politely tell the person/people TER is speaking with that it’s nappy-nap time.
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