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tblue37

(65,318 posts)
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 11:30 AM Nov 2020

LOL! Overheard walking past someone on the phone in DC:



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Overheard walking past someone on the phone in DC: “I mean, people can’t hold it against us just because we were in the administration, right? This is going to be so unfair.”
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LOL! Overheard walking past someone on the phone in DC: (Original Post) tblue37 Nov 2020 OP
It will be held against these idiots Gothmog Nov 2020 #1
Yep, he may have a case on the ground of discrimination Under The Radar Nov 2020 #2
LOL! BComplex Nov 2020 #6
Does Washington have a small business with a similar name to a high end hotel? chriscan64 Nov 2020 #14
Ha! Karma13612 Nov 2020 #27
"We're meeting at Trump International Secondhand Furniture Rentals" struggle4progress Nov 2020 #48
Just make sure it's not stocked with shit he stole from the White House. Volaris Nov 2020 #49
Haha! Good one! MLAA Nov 2020 #19
Yes do file that... on Monday. Captain Zero Nov 2020 #20
Hell yes! zentrum Nov 2020 #3
Said the people who used to shout 'lock her up' C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #4
Oh, I think they do: spooky3 Nov 2020 #11
Ding ding malaise Nov 2020 #16
"VERY UNFAIR!" Aristus Nov 2020 #5
If a little kid doesn't get his way, as in "Joey had the ball first, please wait your turn", their.. EarnestPutz Nov 2020 #34
We can only hope RazBerryBeret Nov 2020 #7
So sad when you outlive the "Thousand Year Reich" GopherGal Nov 2020 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author RazBerryBeret Nov 2020 #8
Whine on, whine on Trump supporters... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #9
Life ain't fair Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #10
The Mark of the Beast Zambero Nov 2020 #12
Oh, they have no idea. NCDem47 Nov 2020 #13
Heh, heh, heh. You watch, chuckles. Buns_of_Fire Nov 2020 #15
Oh, man, that's terrible. But true. PatrickforO Nov 2020 #38
Having been there, trust me they can bottomofthehill Nov 2020 #17
I sure hope so- a lifelong taint stink curse that'll never wash off. NBachers Nov 2020 #18
The American Public quickly forgets. Captain Zero Nov 2020 #21
It is what it is, Puddlin' sarge43 Nov 2020 #22
Your resume has a missing period of time. keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #23
Every last enabler made their choice and that has consequences. If they're out, they can't ancianita Nov 2020 #24
....You Made Your Bed...... titanicdave Nov 2020 #25
You might want to leave that off your resume. Flaleftist Nov 2020 #26
Umm, Karma13612 Nov 2020 #28
No worries sycophants..... LPBBEAR Nov 2020 #29
That Is Always The Case DallasNE Nov 2020 #30
LOLOLOLOL! SO unfair! elleng Nov 2020 #31
Yes, we can. Yes, we do. And, yes, we will, for the rest of your miserable lives. Some of us have niyad Nov 2020 #32
My nephew worked in the Obama administration... Totally Tunsie Nov 2020 #33
well, whaahhh. AllaN01Bear Nov 2020 #35
These conversations are probably going on all over the place. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #36
Redux of post WWII sarge43 Nov 2020 #40
I was just following orders! Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #46
Unfair? That is like an SS member being surprised PatrickforO Nov 2020 #37
Get used to one phrase from potential employers ... lpbk2713 Nov 2020 #39
Yes, we ARE going to hold it against you. James48 Nov 2020 #41
i sure as hell would. barbtries Nov 2020 #42
Yep liberal N proud Nov 2020 #43
Ah, the enabler's plight Blue Owl Nov 2020 #45
"Everyone assumes I'm an incompetent ideologue just because I licked his boots" struggle4progress Nov 2020 #47
Working for a treasonous murdering Cha Nov 2020 #50

chriscan64

(1,789 posts)
14. Does Washington have a small business with a similar name to a high end hotel?
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 11:59 AM
Nov 2020

Rudy needs to give his press conference in front of some place that sounds more expensive than it is like the Four Seasons Landscaping place yesterday.

"Major announcement tomorrow at the Ritz (dry cleaners)."

spooky3

(34,438 posts)
11. Oh, I think they do:
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 11:41 AM
Nov 2020

Unfair: Anything bad that happens to me

Fair: Anything bad that happens to you

EarnestPutz

(2,120 posts)
34. If a little kid doesn't get his way, as in "Joey had the ball first, please wait your turn", their..
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 01:17 PM
Nov 2020

.....response is often "that's not fair", meaning "I didn't get my way, so that's unfair". I've thought about this almost every time I've heard Trump complain about how unfairly he is being treated in one context or another. He has and continues to sound like a little kid who is unhappy because he didn't get his way.

Response to tblue37 (Original post)

Buns_of_Fire

(17,174 posts)
15. Heh, heh, heh. You watch, chuckles.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 12:04 PM
Nov 2020

Pro Tip: Just leave this period on your resume blank, and tell a potential employer that you were in prison. You'll get a warmer reception.

PatrickforO

(14,570 posts)
38. Oh, man, that's terrible. But true.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 01:31 PM
Nov 2020

Or, conversely, put an asterisk next to your Trump experience with *will explain in interview.

Then, work on interview answers that talk about what you learned from your time in the Trump administration, how you're never going to do it again, and how you should be offered another chance because you are reformed!

bottomofthehill

(8,329 posts)
17. Having been there, trust me they can
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 12:08 PM
Nov 2020

And I worked for people who the American public had much greater respect for than the criminal enterprise that currently resides in the whitehouse.

It was still difficult to find a job when administrations flip.

People coming out of this administration should be looking for legal counsel don’t worry about finding a job.

That said, the Republican think tanks will take care of some of the well connected. The Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise Institute and the like along with groups like the Chamber of Commerce, the Homebuilders, National Association of Manufacturers and the defense companies. There will be soft landings for the chosen few.

keithbvadu2

(36,762 posts)
23. Your resume has a missing period of time.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 12:42 PM
Nov 2020

Your resume has a missing period of time.

I was in prison, I tell you.

Prison, I say.

ancianita

(36,022 posts)
24. Every last enabler made their choice and that has consequences. If they're out, they can't
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 12:43 PM
Nov 2020

cry foul when they never thought through the long term consequences.

No sympathy for enablers posing as innocents.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
26. You might want to leave that off your resume.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 12:54 PM
Nov 2020

Just say you were homeless and smoking crack in a gutter instead.

Karma13612

(4,552 posts)
28. Umm,
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 01:06 PM
Nov 2020

“I was in a coma, and can’t recall where”

this way, they can’t try and verify which hospital you were in.

LPBBEAR

(295 posts)
29. No worries sycophants.....
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 01:07 PM
Nov 2020

I hear central Kansas is looking for people to shovel shit. You'll be perfect.

DallasNE

(7,402 posts)
30. That Is Always The Case
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 01:08 PM
Nov 2020

It has to be a consideration when you take the job and not just a whine when a new administration comes in. It is how you conduct yourself while on the job that matters and it is that conduct that will be held against you. What was "so unfair" was the conduct -- a conduct gleefully pursued.

niyad

(113,255 posts)
32. Yes, we can. Yes, we do. And, yes, we will, for the rest of your miserable lives. Some of us have
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 01:12 PM
Nov 2020

VERY long memories.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
33. My nephew worked in the Obama administration...
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 01:15 PM
Nov 2020

pretty high up, in the Economics sector.

When it was time to leave, he had job offers up the wazoo - each better than the other. He and his family ended up making a major move, with major benefits, to the west coast.

Those were the days...when being linked to a president or an administration meant something. The "People of tRump" won't be as fortunate.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
36. These conversations are probably going on all over the place.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 01:25 PM
Nov 2020

They are heading for the realm of "I was only following orders."

PatrickforO

(14,570 posts)
37. Unfair? That is like an SS member being surprised
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 01:28 PM
Nov 2020

their participation in Hitler's 'administration' was held against them.

Only following orders doesn't hack it.

James48

(4,435 posts)
41. Yes, we ARE going to hold it against you.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 01:56 PM
Nov 2020

Putting kids in cages and violating the Hatch Act, all while stealing money from military family housing and day care to finance your Mexican wall- that all has consequences.

barbtries

(28,787 posts)
42. i sure as hell would.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 01:56 PM
Nov 2020

since the only prerequisite was trump loyalty, i wouldn't hire anyone from that administration except for the people who got out and went public with the truth.

"it's so unfair" yeah, fuck off.

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