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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts) Fri Jul 28, 2017, 06:50 PM Jul 2017

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Reince Priebus is another Dignity Wraith.

That's a term coined by Josh Marshall to describe "men and women (though mainly men) of once vaunted reputations or at least public prestige who have been reduced to mere husks of their former selves after crossing the Trump Dignity Loss Event Horizon."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-wraithing-of-rod-rosenstein

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Reince Priebus is another Dignity Wraith. (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 OP

You look into the abyss, the abyss looks into you. Thomas Hurt Jul 2017 #1

Trump is a shit pile. Shit gets into everything. VermontKevin Jul 2017 #2

Josh Marshall is a real gem! longship Jul 2017 #3

Trump Dignity Loss Horizon. That is awesome JDC Jul 2017 #4

When will Gen. Kelly become a Dignity Wraith, too? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #5

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

1. You look into the abyss, the abyss looks into you.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 07:21 PM

Jul 2017

Trump doesn't have the power to get away with offing people like Putin. He has to do it this way.

VermontKevin

(1,473 posts)

2. Trump is a shit pile. Shit gets into everything.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 07:29 PM

Jul 2017

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. Josh Marshall is a real gem!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 07:47 PM

Jul 2017

"Dignity wraiths." Indeed!

JDC

(10,127 posts)

4. Trump Dignity Loss Horizon. That is awesome

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Fri Jul 28, 2017, 10:09 PM

Jul 2017

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

5. When will Gen. Kelly become a Dignity Wraith, too?

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 10:18 PM

Jul 2017

It's inevitable, but how long will it take? Will he try to fire Scaramucci, whom Trump likes? What if he doesn't get along with Jared and Ivanka?

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