WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a cable to all U.S. diplomatic missions last month warning American diplomats that under federal law they should not take overt sides in the presidential campaign. On Tuesday, he plans to ignore his own warning by speaking to the Republican National Convention endorsing President Donald Trump for a second term.
“Do as I say not as I do…”
I’m going to go rob a liquor store in my personal capacity, so that my actions aren’t considered relevant to the laws against robbing liquor stores. Where has this loophole been all my life?
Trump gave the Order
Personal Slave Follows it
This will be a major affront. I’m girding my loins now.
Just like all arrogant Republicans. . . the rules are for thee not for me.
At some point, Trump’s Senators and Congressmen would be identified as:
McConnell (T-Ky)
Scott (T-Fl)
Cornyn (T-Tx)
McCarthy (T-Ca)
It’s my understanding that this upstanding, law-and-order (mal)administration takes a very dim view of violations of the law, including the never-enforced Hatch Act.
Hypocrisy, We Hardly Knew Ye
First, is that store or stores? Also, if you’d be so kind, grab as much Alaskan Amber Ale as you can find. (I’ll research your targets if you’d like.) Thanks in advance.
You want me to steal beer for you? I dunno. Mostly I was just going to take the money. Even one case of beer will slow up the dash to the car. You know little of crime, I can see.
Pompeo Flouts His Own State Department Guidance To Speak At GOP Convention
Because what’s wrong with adding just one more unethical act of corruption to the horseshit mountain of corruption?
Can’t you ask for a carry-out? Many clerks are ever-so helpful.
"I am pompous Mike Pompeo and I can do anything I damn well please and you will like it!
Cigarettes weigh less and are worth more. I’d go for as many cartons as you can carry.
Along with the money of course.
I hate Pompeo with a passion. He’s the dumbest damn thing for all that pompousness I’ve ever seen.
Can multiple reporters PLEASE call him out on this at his next U.S.-based press conference? When he gets all huffy and tries to dismiss the question with his typical argle-bargle and picks out a new reporter, I want THEM to ask the same questions, (lather, rinse, repeat) until he provides a real answer.
Just take it all. Empty the store. Steal a truck first.
… Democrats … accuse the country’s top diplomat of inappropriate political behavior that has been anathema to his predecessors and of trashing his own admonition to State Department staffers.
For aristocrats, and their wannabes, it’s always, ‘One rule for thee, another for me.’
Mikie is just practicing for the life he wants to become accustomed to.
I would see this in so many organizations…second-bananas acting out.
Indicates fright and weakness.
I don’t know HOW this guy made it through West Point.
Well, since I’m robbing them in my personal capacity there’s not really a reason to dash to the car anyway, and they have no reason to feel resentful or unwilling to help. Like I said, this whole personal-capacity thing is a new idea for me and I’m just beginning to work out the implications.