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      Every pick has been specifically chosen to be bad for their role.

      Gaetz was 100% chosen for ATTORNEY GENERAL because of the accusations.

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        Kinda feels like it. I wonder if the idea is to lower the bar for the next pick – someone who sucks 75% as badly?

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          I think he’s testing loyalty in the party. I think he wants exactly who he has chosen.

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        It’s like one massive trolling so they can say “see how bad it could have been? Now take this close to but not quite as bad choice and like it.”

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        He will never top Romney for head of the DOE. Yes yes it’s bad to appoint people as a form of trolling but you have to admit sometimes he’s funny.

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            Ah yeah that’s right, Rick Perry. I’m glad I remember anything from the 2012 republican primary let alone which guy tanked his campaign with a debate gaffe.

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              He didn’t remember because Rick Perry wasn’t wearing his fedora. “A governor? Perry the governor!”

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              Haha yeah he’s not too memorable otherwise but it’s a funny mistake since Romney and Trump hate each other.

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                At this point Romney feels like the guy who was the villain in the first season, but he has a small recurring role as one of the good guys who pose for merchandise but don’t actually affect the plot… So he’s Tien now I guess.

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      People who have baggage are easily controllable. Trump’s a mob boss, and he’s equally in the pocket of Putin. He’s used to these tactics.

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        Emperor Trump has a quiz for you dissidents: does this napkin smell like novichok? Answer honestly, you peasant.

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      What the hell are you talking about?

      The president-elect has no idea what Gaetz looks like. The president-elect doesn’t even know Gaetz. The president-elect has never considered Gaetz for AG. The president-elect and Gaetz have never met.

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        For the uninformed, this is funny (and sarcasm) because there’s mountains of evidence of them together. Besides, you know, picking him for AG. But he tries this defense all the time anyway, and people actually believe it.

        Just like explicitly Trump calling up members of Congress to kill the bipartisan border bill, and then blaming the Democrats for not passing a border bill. They sold that one on the campaign trail too, and it worked.

        Sources

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          To be fair Tim Walz tried to point out that Trump voted down the Border Bill… and everyone just laughed at him and called him Tampon Tim because America is currently in its “Too Dumb To Live” phase

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          Thank you. I don’t mark my sarcasm and I thought I was going to get my post removed for misinformation again lol

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            Yeah, there’s another one not marked that’s been up for hours. “Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Security.” Yeah, okay. Funny joke.

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              It looks like your memory doesn’t extend before 2020. If you can recall further, you will remember that jokes in the 2020+ era may not be considered jokes in the 2016-2020 era

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          People don’t actually believe it, they’re just looking for an opportunity to give themselves plausible deniability. To let themselves off the hook for being complete pieces of shit.