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Link to tweet
After a round table discussion with Nicolle Wallace, Steve Schmidt ripped the gauze off the White House and the damage they're doing in a way that every network ought to be doing right now. The discussion was fairly benign until that point, centering around "respect" and whether or not a West Wing can do without it. I mean, really?
Schmidt brought a dose of reality back to everyone with his ensuing rant, delivered in a quiet and intense voice.
"These people don't work for IBM," Schmidt reminded. "These people are in close proximity to the most powerful person in the world...These are positions of immense responsibility, immense importance."
The danger is real, and it's serious, Schmidt continued, particularly in terms of trustworthy leadership of our military and in the foreign arena, pointing out that for the first time ever in the history of the Western Alliance, the Australian, Canadian, and British prime ministers can't trust the credibility of the administration to commit their troops to American command.
"It makes the world more dangerous," he warned.
Putting everything into the proper perspective, Schmidt wrapped it up this way: "It's not that Anthony Scaramucci used bad words. It's that Anthony Scaramucci showed us all he revealed what's going on there. The snake pit. The leaking. The lack of probity. The lack of rectitude by these people who constantly, constantly since Donald Trump became president have stood up in front of the podium with the White House seal on it, have serially lied to the American people have prevaricated constantly. And it is not good for America. It's bad." Before everyone goes off about how Steve Schmidt is responsible for Sarah Palin, consider the possibility that he knows that and has gotten a clue. Instead of lying to us all and claiming there was no harm from that, he's instead calling out lies as a bad thing, and sending some serious warning shots which each and every cable network should pay attention to.
Yes, the White House lies. All the time. Serious lies. The President of the United States is a serial liar, whether it's on Twitter, a cabinet meeting or a speech. And then he sends out his minions to lie, and it's high time someone called it out on cable, which Steve Schmidt just did.Every cable network should be operating on these two premises:
The White House lies
Lies are bad for America
If they do that, we might actually survive this miserable despotic Presidency that should never have happened.
Link to tweet
On MSNBC this afternoon, in talking about the most recent White House shakeup, Steve Schmidt went off on President Trump over his lack of impulse control.
As Nicolle Wallace and the panel recapped the week of Scaramucci before his resignation today, Schmidt said that its not just the people around the President, but the President himself who is degrading Americas institutions.
We have a 71-year-old President of the United States, he continued, who has the impulse control of a little child, who feels aggrieved, whos resentful, whos a constant victim He clearly has no impulse control.
spanone
(135,924 posts)Raven
(13,908 posts)remarkable. He shut the Trump guy up completely. It was the best description of the dangerous situation this Country faces that I've heard so far. It was scary.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)moda253
(615 posts)Think about that statement and the obvious play at dividing liberals and democrats and you can see the EXACT outcome that Russian political technology aims for.
To be clear I'm not saying that you aren't smart enough to recognize that but I do see that as the endgame of this whole charade. Dividing our way of thinking and getting us to succumb to what we are "ok with"
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)Volaris
(10,278 posts)Might I offer the thought that while the enactment of true Liberal values into real policy seems to require Progressive steps, it's NOT true that 'Progress'ive wins require liberal values...saying you're a progressive democrat for the sake of getting half-assed 'bi-partisan' policies enacted isnt worth much in and of itself, but the best arrival at liberal policies that actually do make a difference often requires Progressive tactics.
If I can put it another way: the core of Progressive values MUST be Liberal because if they're not, then we're electing people who are good at being middle-of-the-road, for the sake of being middle-of-the-road and you're correct that THAT is dangerous for us and our country.
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)apparently, and I, myself remember. Eisenhower, Nelson Rockefeller, and our local congressman (the only Republican my parents always supported), among others. I was not eligible to vote until the late Sixties, but my mom was an active Democrat in a very Republican town. Most of her friends were Republican. The parties didn't hate one another then, and worked together, even if grudgingly, when the elections were over. I remember visiting the state capital with a group of kids when our Republican state senator took us to meet the Democratic governor. They were jovial and seemed to respect one another. My first vote was against Nixon, but compared to Trump...
Hekate
(91,005 posts)A lot of those Southerners spitting at little kids were Democrats -- Dixiecrats. Nixon peeled them off. But until Nixon, when people talked about the "loyal opposition on the other side of the aisle," they meant it and it was true. Until quite recently even, both sides agreed on infrastructure projects.
The GOP has gone radical and destructive. But you can recognize what I am now calling True Conservatives by their horror and disgust at the damage to our nation. I saw this in Steve S and Nicole W during the campaign last year. Those two are patriots.
Hekate
(91,005 posts)Implying that the poster you are replying to is stupid for refusing to believe that everyone who is not a Democrat is our enemy is more than mistaken, it's in itself a dangerous proposition and is divisive.
ailsagirl
(22,907 posts)They're not part of the idiotic clods that comprise today's repukes-- they don't spout lies, hatred, and propaganda. They're not off their rockers. They're not zealots and, as you said, not True Believers.
IMO
radical noodle
(8,017 posts)They are conservatives (primarily fiscal conservatives) but they put country above party in this case. They see the danger trump poses.
Hamlette
(15,412 posts)The Russians are trying to split the Democrats by Nicole and Steve pretending to be reasonable human beings?
I'd be willing to give your idea some consideration if you said they were trying to split us between liberal and "progressive".
It is patronizing in the extreme for you to suggest being "ok with" thinking, rational beings makes me susceptible to propaganda. Wash your mouth out.
Volaris
(10,278 posts)And as has already been stated downthread, he knows that Palin (and Trump as proxy) are his partys responsibility, as is the faux-populist ignorance that supports them. He knows that the rest of his career is going to be one giant mea culpa. He knows that eventually, it will get bad enough that they will lose majority power of gerrymander, and if the GOP hasn't found a new soul and base when it happens, that's it they're done.
trueblue2007
(17,245 posts)ailsagirl
(22,907 posts)They're not crazy!
Last night on The 11th Hour, Richard Painter used that exact word. I hope repub leadership is listening. Right now, they are the only ones who can do something about the scourge in the WH & they watch this shit show get worse everyday & do nothing in hopes of one party rule. I hate them all.
Hekate
(91,005 posts)When he said he twas "scared," you could tell that what he means is "terrified." He called Trump "deranged."
CrispyQ
(36,557 posts)I can't recall - did Williams run out of time? Cuz it seemed like he didn't say much after that - moved along, so to speak.
Hekate
(91,005 posts)...was magnificent. If we Democrats fail to listen to the voices of True Conservatives crying in the wilderness -- if we insist there is nothing we have in common with them -- then we deserve what is about to befall us. (shudder)
This is what we have in common with True Conservatives: love of country, which was intended to be a republic; and love of democracy.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)IMO more republicans are going to be waking up to what they ushered into the WH. Take away all party labels, R, D, I ... and ask ones self, is this guy in the WH really what we want representing and leading this country? I think it would be a resounding NO across all labels.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)and suddenly get the old proverbial 'come to jesus' moment.
Squinch
(51,084 posts)BECAUSE he gave us Sarah Palin and may see the danger of his own actions is a good one.
Gothmog
(145,839 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)katmondoo
(6,457 posts)If all Republicans were like him there would be no Trumps, he learned from his mistake with Palin and I think he never forgets it.
Old Vet
(2,001 posts)Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)I was stunned and delighted that he so pointedly called out trump's antics.
DeminPennswoods
(15,295 posts)put country above party. Who still revere the office of the presidency and the functions of government. Yes, they're still conservative and support policies with which I disagree, but it's clear they do love our country.
I put Nicole Wallace, Schmidt, Rick Wilson, Ana Navarro, Bill Kristol in that category and to a lesser extent people like Charlie Sykes.
LuckyLib
(6,822 posts)gademocrat7
(10,683 posts)onetexan
(13,079 posts)yet neither any of the GOP leadership nor their senate/house members have the balls to admit the truth of what is going on. Kudos to Mr. Schmidt for speaking the truth. More of GOP need to come out swinging as he has.
rock
(13,218 posts)I don't think it's that good. Give the child some credit.
vkkv
(3,384 posts)Butterflylady
(3,556 posts)act better than him.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)riversedge
(70,442 posts)MiddleClass
(888 posts)They both were good soldiers, and brought you Sarah Palin, horrified both of them, worked for the ticket, did not vote for that ticket.
They saw the light, saw the Republican Party sacrifice integrity to win elections, and now see the results, the manifestation of the actions they first partook in and left.
They are conservatives not willing to sell their souls for victory, (Fox news, talk radio, Russian involvement).
They see the winning for the sake of winning, gerrymandering, Donald Trump lies, fake news, Russia
, they see the destruction of the whole Republican party, like the rest of the never Trumpers
wishstar
(5,272 posts)Unprecedented for a President to be involved in developing and pushing a false story in order to change narrative during ongoing investigation