Tillerson Bravely Acknowledges It’s ‘Wrong’ To Ask Foreign Power For Political Favors

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Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson broke with his former boss during an interview with PBS News Hour this week, acknowledging that it is “wrong” for a U.S. official to ask a foreign power for personal or political favors.

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OF COURSE, it is and sane people, people that grew up in this country and fed on the stories of the founding of this nation, the Declaration and the Constitution KNOW this. Greedy, grasping grifters ‘pretend’ that somehow it’s business as usual and they are wrong…again.

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“Wrong.” Brave word, there. Would you like to go for “illegal?” How about “felony?”

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This is significant. Sure Tillerson is a Bad Guy.

But he broke with Trump and now Trump knows it on this day, November 19, 2019.

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Former top diplomat bravely does the minimum, states the obvious.

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But still November 19, 2019 is kind of a sad day when this acknowledgement is in contrast to an entire major party’s sniveling excuses. This shouldn’t be a controversy. : (

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Zu wenig, zu spät.

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Tillerson needs to establish his street creds by stating why he called †Я☭mp a “f…ing moron.” He has not been forthcoming enough to win any Profile in Courage award. Still Putin’s friend, methinks.

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“And I think everyone understands that,” Tillerson said.

Everyone understands that, which is why Everyone is not facing an impeachment inquiry. Strong statement from Putz McGee here.

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acknowledging that it is “wrong” for a U.S. official to ask a foreign power for personal or political favors.
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WRONG?

  • like it is “wrong” to use your fork to stir your coffee?
  • “wrong” to blow your nose in your dinner napkin?

or
WRONG - like makes you totally unfit to continue as President and must be removed immediately ?

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If you want the true skinny on Tillerson read Rachel Maddow’s book Blowout, you will be enlightened.

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It is wrong to murder people in cold blood.

There! Now somebody call me brave! Pretty please!

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Good. Thank you.

But why is this brave?

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Every little crack in the dyke is significant.

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And that Order of Friendship that Putin gave Tillerson just eats at Trump’s soul.

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That would be dike, I think. Of course you could be reaching for a hilarious double entendre. If so, I salute you.

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Really? It’s now considered somehow heroic to advocate one follows the law?!!

Truly a profile in (dis)Courage. :unamused:

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Cannibalism is problematic. But please don’t use my real name.

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Nothing like courage in hindsight…:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Wow; we’ve really lowered our standards: Doing (and saying) the right thing used to be the norm; now it’s considered BRAVERY?

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