A point about Papadopolous

[genxlib]

This may seem like a minor "what gives?" kind of question on a "what the fuck?" kind of day

But why the hell is a 30-yr old considered a foreign policy adviser?

The guy has what looks like a decent education but he spent 5 years in a think tank.

The biggest thing on his resume is that he was the US delegate to the Model UN. That is a pretty good resume stuffer for someone looking for his first job but WHY would you consider him an expert on anything. That would be like sending someone from moot court directly to the Federal Bench.

Not for nothing, this guy was 3 years old when the Berlin Wall fell. Is it any wonder that they don't understand what a rat-fucker Putin is if this is what they consider an expert.

[Achilleaze]

1. He's a republican

lack of experience and competence are OK if you are a republican

[genxlib]

9. It sort of reminds me of Post Occupation Iraq

Where the place was full of twenty something ideologues that had no clue what the real world was like.

I made it about half way through "Imperial Life in the Emerald City" about post invasion period. It made me so mad I couldn't finish it. We are still paying the price for that.

[Not Ruth]

2. What does a think tank do?

[genxlib]

5. In my opinion

They are a circle jerk funded by special interests that hire people to sit around and dream of a world the way they want it to be.

You often hear the term "wing-nut welfare". That is where people who are too crazy or evil to continue in public positions are given a cushy job in the industry. That usually means they landed at a think tank.

It is usually reserved for people who have been around the block a bit but it looks like this character went to one straight out of grad school.

I am sure there are exceptions and others might define it differently. But that has always been my experience with them.

[Not Ruth]

6. Sounds like an internship for the CIA to me

[genxlib]

8. It is possible

I would not rule it out. I would not put it past the CIA to provide that kind of cover.

However, the Model UN angle would seem to be at odds with that possibility.

Even if it were the case, I still would not consider him a foreign policy adviser.

[Thomas Hurt]

3. the whole thing seems shady to me....

unless I am missing something, anyone in authority at the Trump campaign could have called the Russian embassy and asked for meetings between Trump foreign policy committee and Russia.

a direct line to the Russian foreign affairs office.

Hell, it seems like the Ambassador would have taken a call from Donnie even if he wasn't a Pres candidate.

Instead we have this 30 year twit going behind everyone's back or purposely doing this covertly to put them in touch.

and of course...Donnie can't possibly be in the meetings.........to much exposure..........what were they afraid to expose?

[red dog 1]

4. Comb-Over Boy: "I never met Papadopolous"

K&R

[Wellstone ruled]

7. In Politics,it is all about

personal contacts and who you know. During any campaign,it is who's Rolodex are you using.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Pat Buchanan was the same age during Nixon's first term as an "advisor"

and had been involved with Nixon's campaign the previous 3 years.

[genxlib]

11. And look how well that turned out

Even so, I would argue that the Foreign Policy positions should be experienced hands.

There are lots of young people involved in politics but there are some areas of expertise where experience matters a great deal more than others.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Exactly.

But that is the age they get them. I remember that age - alot of energy and no longer considered a "kid".

But I think another example of what you are talking about is having Kushner run off to the ME to broker a "peace agreement" (@ age 36).

[genxlib]

13. Definitely true about Kushner

Of course we know what his qualifications are. If he ever got divorce papers, they would come with a pink slip attached.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. !!!

[Justice]

15. Remember Trump campaign was not normal, no real staffing, framework.

All of the people Trump named in WP interview were odd choices for foreign affairs advisors.

[genxlib]

16. Stated a different way

I don't think he actually had any Foreign Policy Advisers.

He just panicked when he was asked and he started naming anybody he could think of that was hanging around the campaign talking about foreign countries.

[oasis]

17. Low profile errand "boy". nt