MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell says Sec. of State Tillerson is making official

[oasis]

visits to several countries but the SOS staff has not provided the MSM with a travel schedule. Mitchell went on to say the national press has always traveled with the SOS as long as she could remember. Now they are forced to travel commercial air to try and keep up with Tillerson.

Tillerson is more of an arrogant asshole than anyone could have believed.

[guillaumeb]

1. And a liar.

Oil is the connection here, just as oil was the Bush/Cheney connection with Iraq.

[oasis]

6. His staff ran Mitchell and other press members out of the room at

least twice in the last week. He doesn't speak to the press.

[guillaumeb]

8. Well,

if Tillerson never speaks to the Press he cannot lie to them.

They really should change his title to Secretary of Oil.

[Big Blue Marble]

14. More likely

Minister of Russia.

[dalton99a]

18. No doubt. What is he hiding?

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. any of them perhaps - not any of us

[Phoenix61]

3. He got a friendship medal from Putin

Why would anyone be surprised by his behavior?

[oasis]

16. Lt. Gen. Flynn, Sessions, Manafort are all knee deep in this Russia

thing. Too bad Trump chose to pick a fight with the intelligence community. Right after the drip, drip drip,all of the Trump cabal's traitorous asses will get hung out to dry.

[zentrum]

46. I'm always surprised when

....people trust the intelligence community.

I mean on the one hand--how do we know they aren't infiltrated too? And on the other, these are the folks that overthrow other governments at the bidding of the military-corporate-big oil-complex.

In the course of past history, I've found their thinking, aims and methods absolutely as destabilizing, capricious and oligarch-serving as almost anything else going on.

I mean they overthrew the democratically elected head of Iran, Mohammed Mosadeggh, way back in the 50's and installed the cruel and dictatorial Shah---for oil. For oil! And it's one of the roots of the mess we're in, in the Middle East today.

If these are the guys we're counting on to save our Democracy, God help us.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Tillerson's and Trump's arrogant disdain for the press

and ultimately, their non-accountability to Americans
will blow back in their faces like a pile of bricks.

[oasis]

12. True that. Their day of reckoning is coming. Soon. nt

[dchill]

5. "an arrogant asshole" - Who could have guessed?

[oasis]

10. That was my characterization, not Mitchell's.

Although, if you could read her mind this morning when Tillerson's staff literally pushed her out of the room, she likely would call him much worse.

[dchill]

45. I knew that. I was agreeing with YOU.

[Merlot]

42. Anyone who knew exons track record could have guessed

[Warpy]

7. Just another arrogant putz who doesn't reallize that government

and public service are different from being a pampered CEO of a big corporation.

[guillaumeb]

9. Will Comrade Trump ever realize that?

So far, Comrade Trump has been enriching himself heavily at the Public's expense.

[calimary]

20. BINGO.

That's the post of the year. Last year, this year, and how-ever long this ordeal continues.

THE reason why you can't, and shouldn't, try to run the government like a business. They're. Just. NOT. The. Same. Thing.

[babylonsister]

11. Yep. From my friend bigtree, they don't need no stinkin' journalists...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028772362

[oasis]

15. To hide their back room deals. Tillerson's probably pissed that he

and Putin have to put the half trillion $$$$$ Exxon drilling deal on hold indefinitely. Because of all the heat about Russia, the embargoes aren't coming off of Putin's ass none too soon.

[TheFrenchRazor]

21. who is going to do anything to stop them? putin is going to put the screws to trump, and trump will

will give him whatever he wants. dems can scream all they want, but they have no power, and putin will fix many subsequent elections for repugs if they deliver for him.

[oasis]

22. The many patriotic souls in our intelligence community to the rescue.

They are holding all the cards.

[dhill926]

13. well there journalists....

seems like a stick in the eye to me. I would probably think about maybe doing something about this....

[oasis]

17. Payback coming. Mitchell hates to be slighted. Her grudges endure.

[Stonepounder]

19. Is the President of the United States and his Sec State committing treason?

18 U.S. Code § 2381 - Treason

Current through Pub. L. 114-38. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)
US Code


Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(2)(J), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)

Seems to me that both that there seems to be an awful lot of evidence coming out that strongly implies that both Trump and Tillerson meet the legal definition of treason. I would love to see this proved in an Impeachment proceeding, criminal court, and then a Millitary firing squad to let everyone that the US stands strong and will not suffer treason lightly.

Note: Please notice that I am not advocating illegal violence against the President or anyone else. I am stating an opinion that if proved that Trump is a willing actor putting the interests of Russia ahead of the United States he and those persons working in concert with him should suffer the maximum penalty allowable by law, duly imposed by a legally constituted court having the appropriate jurisdiction.

[oasis]

25. To be sure, the FBI is building a watertight case as we write. nt

[notdarkyet]

32. I would include Hannity, Fux News, republican senators, house members and anyone who

Has spoken aloud in defense of trump at this point in time, knowing what we know now, especially with the Wikileaks's drops, are all also guilty of treason for aiding and abetting Russia in trying to wreck our country, democracy and institutions.

It's time to put up and herd the traitors in some nice prison, like Guantanamo. Sessions seems to think it's nice.

[Stonepounder]

34. I won't argue with you on that.

Prison for them for sure.

[sarcasmo]

23. Sorry Andrea E-mails you are the reason this douche is in power.

[oasis]

27. True. Now we must shift our focus to stopping the enemies of

transparent democracy.

[hollowdweller]

24. It's all about global millionaires controlling the world and dividing it all up

The GOP's anti gov't ideology have finally come to it's natural conclusion.

Capitalism actually killed democracy. Now it's the gov't.

[oasis]

29. I'm willing to bet the nutball, Steve Bannon is at the bottom of all of it.

[TeamPooka]

26. Why would they want press covering their destruction of America?

[still_one]

28. Gee Andrea, aren't you glad that every chance you had you bashed Hillary, even when the news was

favorable

[oasis]

30. You should have seen Andrea's face as she was being shuffled from

the presence of Tillerson. She was shooting daggers.....big time.

[still_one]

31. I don't have that opportunity anymore, since on November 9, I insured I don't receive those national

cable/satellite new stations anymore, but appreciate the update, thanks

[OnDoutside]

43. Karmas a beach.

[zentrum]

33. In Tillerson's mind

...Tillerson is the CEO of Exxon Mobile, not the SOC. Pure and simple.

[oasis]

36. "I command all that I survey". And thus spake his highness. nt

[zentrum]

44. Hahaha.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

35. Recalling Mitchell's extra harsh coverage of Hillary last year.

I also recall her covering Secretary of State Clinton from the plane they travelled on together 8 years ago.

[oasis]

37. Yup. Hillary seemed annoyed with her but had to put up w/the b.s. nt

[JI7]

38. it's probably more Trump who wants it this way

[oasis]

39. Or his puppet master, Bannon. nt

[SHRED]

40. How can he make oil deals...

...with a nosey press hanging around??

[oasis]

41. Tillerson's pissed because the half trillion dollar Exxon deal must be put

on hold while all-things-Russian is being reported all over the news.

[Mike Nelson]

47. Andrea...

...may think he's got a lead in the search for more Hillary emails.

[JHan]

48. lol ++++10000000