WAPO: Explain the Rob Porter story. Any of it.

[ehrnst]

Explain how this man could have been allowed to work at the White House after his ex-wives described this abusive behavior to the FBI.

Explain how White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, who reportedly knew of the FBI reports, could assert, in a statement circulated before and after the abuse photos emerged, “Rob Porter is a man of true integrity and honor and I can’t say enough good things about him. He is a friend, a confidante and a trusted professional.”

Yes, true integrity. Take a look at that photo, Gen. Kelly, and tell me how a man of integrity behaves. Hint: he doesn’t wait until a dozen hours after that photo was released to assert he is “shocked” and that “there is no place for domestic violence in our society.”

Explain, finally, how the White House, with this information public, can allow a man such as this to continue, even for a single additional day, to work there.

A history of abuse isn't a dealbreaker in this administration, it's a goddamned qualification.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/look-at-the-picture/2018/02/07/edceaae4-0c59-11e8-8890-372e2047c935_story.html?utm_term=.dfb635cd9847

[Angry Dragon]

1. The WH is an evil place filled with evil people

[spanone]

2. Laws don't apply to trump administration.

[pnwmom]

3. Pussy grabbers hang together. n/t

[tanyev]

4. Josh at Talking Points Memo wrote a piece about how this is also a national security issue

because it makes him vulnerable to blackmail. In ordinary times, that would be true. However, if the people you're working for already know about it and don't give a f**k, that's going to neutralize any threat of blackmail.

[greyl]

5. Yes, but another however is

he and/or other staff who knew could be blackmailed with threat of making it public.

[tanyev]

9. Right, I'm just saying this gang didn't seem to care that it went public at first.

Porter resigned and they were still talking about what a good guy he was, etc. It wasn't until the story wouldn't go away that they started mumbling the usual platitudes.

[underpants]

7. True, but.... let's not forget the very small pool they've had to draw from

Even normal Repub operatives types have stayed away from this operation.

There are still huge understaffings (some by design) and running people out. Ops who normally would get skin under their nails to get certain positions - especially a chair in the White House - have stayed away. Remember the ops who were wiling to go to Iraq through the Heritage Foundation just to show their allegiance.

That's operational and organizational but THIS is ridiculous.

[underpants]

6. The wifebeater shirt can equally be a pinstripe suit.

[thucythucy]

8. Is this what Kelly meant when he opined about the old days

when women were "sacred"?