Discussion: Trump Announces Alexander Acosta As New Pick To Lead Labor Department

There is no good news on the labor front

From NYT:

The election took on added significance because of the emphasis President Trump has placed on domestic manufacturing, and on Boeing in particular. The president has called out the company over the cost of the new Air Force One program it is developing, and he recently sought to pit Boeing against Lockheed Martin to hold down the cost of the F-35 fighter jet.

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Why so many comments about Acosta’s appearance? Do you really care? I don’t. That he was Alito’s protege does not speak in his favor, but I’d like to know more about his background and policies.

Better choice than fast food CEO. Vote no anyway.

Why?

Point taken, but his appearance is rather jarring. His head seems to be shaped like some sort of gourd, with his ears mounted at the same level as his mouth, rather than his eyes. Doesn’t make him a good or bad nominee, but this photo, at least, provokes an immediate “Whoa!” reaction.

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:smiley: See? I can’t help laughing. Mockery is a form of resistance, and I like a good laugh as much as anyone, but I try not to comment on appearance, especially on features that cannot be changed short of cosmetic surgery makeover.

“I’ve wished him the best,” Trump said. “I think he’ll be a tremendous secretary of labor.”

You said the same thing about Puzder, right?

Who does the extreme vetting for Trump, this guys has a longer tail thn Puzder.

Feds Hid ‘Sweetheart’ Deal for Sex Offender With Deep Political Ties

While the relationship between Epstein’s legal team and the U.S. attorneys would eventually devolve into what Acosta later described as “a year-long assault on the prosecution and the prosecutors,” the early negotiations took on a cooperative tone, victims’ attorneys allege, that had defense lawyers and prosecutors “working together to concoct a criminal charge for Epstein to plea to other than his sexual abuse of minors.”

…and who stuck that ass’s jawbone into his mouth?

Not to mention Miller, who’s only 31. Even aside from losing his hair early, he has the gaunt, sunken-eyes look of a long-term meth addict. Also, I just found out Alex Jones is only 43. I guess the chemtrails really do affect you.

Well, that’s not quite fair; the photo is taken from below, plus his head is tilted up, so it gives a weird effect. He still has an unusually prominent chin and his ears are just a little lower than normal, but not bizarrely so.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2974482.1487264346!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_750/cracker-barrel-discrimination.jpg

I do my best to avoid it. If you make fun of your political opponent’s appearance or name (Obummer, tRump, and so on), you’ve already lost the argument.

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True - it’s a terribly unflattering angle (most of us look lousy when photographed from well below eye level).