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What is truly odd is that āTERā 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 ā¦ 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 donāt 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 doesnāt 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 Repās Instructions To Aides: No āUnnecessary Conversationā In The Car
What a maroon.
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One co-author of the eight-page document ā which, among many other things, calls for aides to āhave a cup of black coffee availableā 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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Thereās a lot here, but itās not terribleā¦ especially compared to what I heard about some bosses while I was a Hill staffer. I once sat in Sheila Jackson Leeās office for nearly two hours letting her staffers vent to me. āItās okay, sheās not here, let it out.ā
My boss at the time insisted on driving himself, and on leaving us alone on evenings and weekends. He got agitated when his doctors wouldnāt 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 ā which, among many other things, calls for aides to āhave a cup of black coffee availableā for Rokita every time they pick him up ā accused Rokitaās competitor in the upcoming Indiana Republican Senate primary, Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN), of leaking the document, Politico reported.
If I were Rokita, Iād 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 thereās 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 itās an attempt to peg him some kind of elitist is probably close to the mark. But he just wants a fuckinā cuppa black, nothing about a Starbucks Caramel Mocha Mouseshit Swirl Supreme, like the Mooch is always clutching, and he didnāt say āmake sure to park the Prius so the absence of exhaust fumes will not be noticed by the garageā, and he didnāt instruct aides to say āweāre sorry but the Congressman has a meeting with Bill Clinton in his limoā. So what the fuck. The elitism tagging long ago took on its own stench of elitism.
ā Do NOT say to TER, āTodd we have to goā or āYou have an appointment at XYZ.ā Instead, gently tug on TERās harness leash and politely tell the person/people TER is speaking with that itās nappy-nap time.
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Is this guy somebody important? I need to know, I guess, because I have never heard of him. He sure thinks He is important.
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I had this image of a gaggle of very earnest and grossly underpaid staffers competing savagely to offer His Royal High Pomposity that treasured cupāo Joe (black only please) Nescafe instant.
The anal douche nozzle and contents MUST be between 97 and 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
Rule # 127: And in conclusion, ALWAYS be sure to compliment Rep. Rokita on the loveliness of his multiple double chins. And his man boobs are NOT to be subjected to any āPurple Nurplesā.
Letās just try to get this whiteā¦I mean right, OK, people?!
Iām reading Al Frankenās book and he constantly talks about his staffers and how they keep him in line.