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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:45 AM Aug 2016

HOW did Breitbart's Bannon score the Trump gig? This will SHOCK you...he kissed Trump's ass.



Known as a devil-may-care conservative, Bannon’s populist and nationalist sympathies reflect his longstanding disgust with both major political parties. And like Trump, Bannon enjoys needling the political establishment. The businessman boasted in his statement Wednesday that Bannon had once been called the “most dangerous political operative in America,”

Yet for longtime aides and supporters loyal to Trump, Bannon’s hiring is cause for concern. “Bannon will play to Trump’s worst sensibilities,” said a source close to the Trump campaign, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Trump’s decision to hire Bannon followed months of conversations between the pair. Bannon urged the impulsive, angry presidential nominee to ignore people who wanted him to tone it down, according to The Washington Post.

The advice resonated with Trump, who has resisted calls to “pivot” throughout his campaign. “I am who I am,” Trump said in an interview with a Wisconsin TV station Tuesday. “I don’t want to change. Everyone talks about, ‘Oh, well you’re going to pivot, you’re going to.’ I don’t want to pivot. I mean, you have to be you. If you start pivoting, you’re not being honest with people.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-restructures-his-campaign-leadership_us_57b41635e4b0b42c38af46ec
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HOW did Breitbart's Bannon score the Trump gig? This will SHOCK you...he kissed Trump's ass. (Original Post) Miles Archer Aug 2016 OP
It is not who you know but whistler162 Aug 2016 #1
Important question. DURHAM D Aug 2016 #2
Take this quote and swap the word 'pivot' with 'shower'. There's your answer: Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2016 #6
Good news for us. In a hole, Trump brings in another guy to shovel. spooky3 Aug 2016 #3
I think this guy is bringing a backhoe. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2016 #5
The very portrait of restraint and conservatism. yellerpup Aug 2016 #4

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)
6. Take this quote and swap the word 'pivot' with 'shower'. There's your answer:
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 11:01 AM
Aug 2016

"I don’t want to change. Everyone talks about, ‘Oh, well you’re going to pivot, you’re going to.’ I don’t want to pivot. I mean, you have to be you."

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