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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking news: Ratcliffe out as DNI replacement for Coats.
As per the Madman's Twitter feed. Says he'll name a new person soon.
Nunes perhaps?
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Breaking news: Ratcliffe out as DNI replacement for Coats. (Original Post)
Tommy_Carcetti
Aug 2019
OP
Nunes, the dairy farmer? How, pray tell would THAT be more credible than Ratcliffe?
hlthe2b
Aug 2019
#1
I would think Nunes or Gohmert. Hard choice between two intellectual equals.
justhanginon
Aug 2019
#9
hlthe2b
(102,236 posts)1. Nunes, the dairy farmer? How, pray tell would THAT be more credible than Ratcliffe?
Last edited Fri Aug 2, 2019, 06:36 PM - Edit history (1)
malaise
(268,968 posts)2. He'd be just as bad
The Rat was never going to be appointed
CatWoman
(79,301 posts)4. certain criteria must be met in order to get that job
which practically doomed Ratcliffe
like being completely and totally unqualified
DBoon
(22,363 posts)6. add to that being compromised by Russia
and you have described Nunes to a "t"
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)3. I read a report that tRump had approached Nunes about the post
and he demurred, but said he'd love to be CIA director if tRump wins a second term. And no, as absurd as that whole story sounds, I didn't make it up.
Brother Buzz
(36,423 posts)10. I can believe it.
And as dense as Nunes is, he knows what way the wind is blowing
FM123
(10,053 posts)7. Will Hurd is leaving the House, maybe he can be DNI.
(actually probably not, he publicly contradicted trumpy that Russia did interfere in our election)
durablend
(7,460 posts)8. Not racist enough?
justhanginon
(3,290 posts)9. I would think Nunes or Gohmert. Hard choice between two intellectual equals.
But they are loyal to trump so who needs smarts?
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)11. Nothing like a Friday afternoon news drop.
underpants
(182,788 posts)12. Seems like Hannity is the Director of "Intelligence " in the Clustertrump
Kicking because you got the first post in.