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Kingofalldems

(38,421 posts)
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 03:19 PM Aug 2020

Is Kellyanne Conway the anonymous WH staff member?

The one who has actually written at least one article in the NY Times exposing Trump.

I read this person will reveal his/herself this Fall.

She is leaving the WH soon, so it sort of adds up.

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Is Kellyanne Conway the anonymous WH staff member? (Original Post) Kingofalldems Aug 2020 OP
I don't think so. Mike 03 Aug 2020 #1
I played with the idea that Anonymous was Kellyanne PatSeg Aug 2020 #14
"written by an intellectual with vast knowledge and understanding of history and world events" denem Aug 2020 #16
Yes, that occurred to me as well PatSeg Aug 2020 #22
I've long suspected that she has an ulterior motive Rorey Aug 2020 #2
Kellyanne enid602 Aug 2020 #15
guessing not. but I guess we'll see. stopdiggin Aug 2020 #3
I have always thought so get the red out Aug 2020 #4
Probably... Mike Nelson Aug 2020 #5
I no longer think so budkin Aug 2020 #6
I wouldn't put it past her. nilram Aug 2020 #7
Kellyanne Conway? Hell no. Autumn Aug 2020 #8
She's leaving because her family life is falling apart brooklynite Aug 2020 #9
My gut feeling is that Kelly is a Trojan horse in the trump Whitehouse. dubyadiprecession Aug 2020 #10
I think so too Rorey Aug 2020 #18
She sure hated him during the primaries. Kingofalldems Aug 2020 #20
She really did PatSeg Aug 2020 #23
I thinks she's as loyal to Trump as much as a grifter can be loyal to anyone. Politicub Aug 2020 #11
She's musclecar6 Aug 2020 #12
If she is, Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #13
This article theorized that it might have been Andrew Bremberg Clash City Rocker Aug 2020 #17
Anonymous seemed concerned with foreign policy Cicada Aug 2020 #19
No, unless we see definite confirmation, Hav Aug 2020 #21
Wasn't it said that Anonymous was no longer working in the White House ? JI7 Aug 2020 #24
The way I figure it--if anonymous has left the WH Kingofalldems Aug 2020 #25

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
1. I don't think so.
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 03:24 PM
Aug 2020

Reading the book A WARNING, it seems to be someone with a background possibly in history and international relations and someone who works in one of the agencies, like DHS. Anonymous might already be out in the public eye, just not saying he/she is Anonymous. This sounds bad, but I don't think Conway is smart enough to write a book like "A WARNING." (I'll apologize if she turns out to be Anonymous)

Miles Taylor is a possibility. Like Anonymous, he claims to speak for a small group of "Others" who will come forward.

It's possible Anonymous has come forward, but just hasn't announced that he/she is Anonymous.

Someone else came forward this week too from DHS, a woman whose name I can't recall.

Some people think it's Kirstjen Nielsen. I was leaning towards Dan Coats, but now I'm having doubts.

EDIT: It's not necessarily "White House staff"; it's an official in the administration.

PatSeg

(47,259 posts)
14. I played with the idea that Anonymous was Kellyanne
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 03:58 PM
Aug 2020

but I read the book A Warning and that was written by an intellectual with vast knowledge and understanding of history and world events. That's not Kellyanne. It is very likely it is someone we aren't even familiar with, though Miles Taylor is a possibility. I pictured someone older though, with more years of government experience.

I do believe Kellyanne does plan on writing a book, probably has already started it and I think that is the primary reason she stayed so long in this administration. Her book would probably read more like a tabloid expose. Now that she's going home to take care of "family issues", she can finish it up. If she doesn't hurry, she will miss her window of opportunity, as the market is being flooded with tell-all books, and there are only so many that people will read. I'm committed to maybe two more and then I think I'm done. The top of my list is Michael Cohen's book and then possibly "Melania and Me".

 

denem

(11,045 posts)
16. "written by an intellectual with vast knowledge and understanding of history and world events"
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 04:11 PM
Aug 2020

That's not Kellyanne, but it is George..

PatSeg

(47,259 posts)
22. Yes, that occurred to me as well
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 06:06 PM
Aug 2020

The possibly Kellyanne would come home with the stories of what had transpired and George may have started keeping a record. Still, he's not quite what I pictured when reading the author's words.

Whoever it is, he/she (sounds rather male) is someone I could respect, but at the same time, disagree with profoundly when it comes to politics and domestic policy. This person does not like Democratic policies for the most part, but really seems to have a lot of experience in foreign policy, possibly someone who is or has worked in the State Department. He/she respects our institutions and plays by the book.

I wonder if anonymous is still working in the administration and if he/she plans to reveal their identity.

enid602

(8,594 posts)
15. Kellyanne
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 04:05 PM
Aug 2020

I remember she and her husband bought a $7MM home in the DC area a couple years back. Gotta make mortgage somehow. Her grandfather was an infamous mobster hit man in South Jersey. She grew up in her grandmother's house; grandad lived on the lam but visited a lot.

stopdiggin

(11,241 posts)
3. guessing not. but I guess we'll see.
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 03:25 PM
Aug 2020

My impression of Conway as a mouth piece -- is that she's a full on humper. If she's conflicted about any of this -- she does a real good job of suppressing it.

Mike Nelson

(9,943 posts)
5. Probably...
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 03:29 PM
Aug 2020

... not. However, she has probably started - or completed - her own book... and, her aim will be to make Money; she will not be loyal to Crooked Donald. They are cut from the same cloth.

budkin

(6,698 posts)
6. I no longer think so
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 03:30 PM
Aug 2020

She's contributed way too much to the damage, especially that speech the other night. She's fucking awful.

nilram

(2,886 posts)
7. I wouldn't put it past her.
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 03:33 PM
Aug 2020

Previous statements of hers seem to contradict the views that she says she holds now. This position at the White House seems like a “marriage of convenience.“ I’m not saying she’s a hypocritical opportunist, but, well, yes I am.

brooklynite

(94,331 posts)
9. She's leaving because her family life is falling apart
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 03:45 PM
Aug 2020

If your standard for Anonymous is "someone who left the Administration", well.....

dubyadiprecession

(5,678 posts)
10. My gut feeling is that Kelly is a Trojan horse in the trump Whitehouse.
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 03:46 PM
Aug 2020

Kelly and her husband are really of the same mind. They both hate trump.
She’s “faking it, to making it”.
Kelly and her husband will co author a book together when trump is through in November.

PatSeg

(47,259 posts)
23. She really did
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 06:09 PM
Aug 2020

BUT then again, so did everyone. The bottom line is no one really LIKES Trump. They fear him, they use him, but most of them truly hate him.

His deplorable base doesn't count, as they don't really know him and they are brainwashed.

Politicub

(12,165 posts)
11. I thinks she's as loyal to Trump as much as a grifter can be loyal to anyone.
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 03:48 PM
Aug 2020

They had a symbiotic relationship, which seems to be coming to an end.

I don't think Conway was Anonymous, but I could easily be proven wrong. "Anonymous" tried to project this aura of caring about the country; Conway doesn't give a damn about the U.S. and its people.

Hav

(5,969 posts)
21. No, unless we see definite confirmation,
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 05:47 PM
Aug 2020

she's way too deplorable to deserve any benefit of the doubt. If she'd be opposed to Trump, she wouldn't have enabled him every step of the way since 2016 and more importantly, her daughter wouldn't find her so damn repulsive.

JI7

(89,239 posts)
24. Wasn't it said that Anonymous was no longer working in the White House ?
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 06:12 PM
Aug 2020

And this was before Kellyanne decided to leave recently.

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