Lawrence O'Donnell picked up on something I missed...

[JHan]

.. having to do with dress and fashion.

Trump is obsessed with personal appearance, was annoyed by Sean Spicer's* suit, even John Bolton's moustache was too intolerable for him, yet Steve Bannon, his closest advisor, looks like a bum.

What you wear speaks volumes, whether you dress to impress or dress to offend - even if you dress without a care.

Trump's rules of attire don't apply to Bannon and the message he's sending is: Trump has no power over me.

[chillfactor]

1. great observation....

leave it to Lawrence to point it out.

[KittyWampus]

2. O'Donnell's segment was amazing. Not only that but his guest pointed out Bannon's snobbery

Bannon's intellectual snobbery.

[mtngirl47]

24. Oh say it ain't so! A conservative intellectual snob!

I thought only Librals could be intellectual snobs!

[JHan]

38. Yep and CPAC was telling..

..a display of how intellectually bankrupt conservatism has become..

[eppur_se_muova]

42. Bannon is a phony intellectual; a poseur.

He keeps using words and phrases which ... well ...



He apparently thinks "deconstruction" means a literal "tearing down". It does not.

de·con·struc·tion
ˌdēkənˈstrəkSHən/
noun
noun: deconstruction

a method of critical analysis of philosophical and literary language that emphasizes the internal workings of language and conceptual systems, the relational quality of meaning, and the assumptions implicit in forms of expression.

And "church militant" does not refer to a person (Bannon made a reference to his followers as "church militants".



They may have tried to educate him at Harvard, but he seems to have deflected their efforts rather effectively. He is no more an "intellectual" than Newt Gingrich, another "revolutionary" Republican phony.

[enough]

48. Exactly. NT

[kskiska]

58. Believe it or not, Bannon lives in a golden palace

comparable to Donald's. I've seen photos.

[napi21]

3. I'm watching. Lawrence has a lot of good info on his show tonight. Psychiatrist who's going to

explain why he believes the Con is nuts!

[Pacifist Patriot]

52. I've been curious about this. What did the psychiatrist say?

Did he reference the Hare PCL-R? I ask because I am convinced that whatever else is wrong with that man, he has got to score highly as a psychopath. It would take a lot for someone to talk me down from this position. There is only one item on the check list that I think doesn't seem to apply. Everything else positively screams Donald.

[Ilsa]

4. Wow. So it really is President Bannon. NT

[bdamomma]

5. Just call him

a Leninist who wants to see the destruction of the government and US.

[Leghorn21]

6. I can't prove nuthin of course, but I get the feeling that DFT is terrified of Bannon.

Why when how, I dunno, but while everyone else has to kowtow and flatter manbaby, I think Bannon's berating the crap out of him. Just MHO!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Who wouldn't be scared of Bannon?

The guy is terrifying. We finally got someone in our government who out-evils Dick Cheney.

[uponit7771]

16. He's scared Bannon's stank ass will sit down in on his furniture

[eppur_se_muova]

44. Plastic tarps to the Oval Office -- stat ! nt

[Amaryllis]

22. Does Bannon have something on him as well? Maybe Bannon is a Putin plant to keep him in line...

so he doesn't quit because he doesn't seem to be enjoying the job that much.

[JHan]

35. their views probably align .. generally..

remember as well that Trump loved Breitbart because they pushed his birtherism nonsense.

[Marie Marie]

7. I believe that Lawrence is hoping that Trump is watching and is baiting him BIG TIME.

Just rubbing his face in the fact that Bannon is the actual power behind the throne and he is doing it beautifully. Lawrence has been excellent in his handling of Trump.

[HipChick]

8. Missed the bit at the end, some reference to 'Dirty Old Man' comment?

[eppur_se_muova]

45. Media in Europe (esp. France) are showing photos of Bannon together with Marion Marchal-Le Pen ...

Bannon expressed admiration for the young, fetching Le Pen and the photos produce an "ew, DOM" reaction ... see Huff post link below.

http://cdn.thedailybeast.com/content/dailybeast/articles/2016/11/13/trump-s-man-stephen-bannon-flirts-with-a-le-pen/jcr:content/image.crop.800.500.jpg/49303378.cached.jpg

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/13/trump-s-man-stephen-bannon-flirts-with-a-le-pen.html

[madaboutharry]

9. Makes you think Bannon must have Polaroid pictures of Trump

that he is using to blackmail him. Maybe that is how Bannon got on the National Security Counsel.
He is controlling Trump.

[LakeArenal]

11. "Trump is obsessed with personal appearance"

Everybody's but his own.

[JHan]

25. haha his narcissism gets in the way lol

[smirkymonkey]

55. Exactly! He's a mess himself.

Hugely overweight, badly dressed, bloated face, ridiculous looking hair. How dare he criticize anybody for their appearance!

[joet67]

12. Bannon must be higher than him in the "Family". ? nt

[JHan]

23. He's Trump's Svengali

[Delmette2.0]

13. If he is right, we are so very....

Screwed.

[JHan]

21. It really doesn't surprise me though..

When Trump assembled his econ advisory team during the campaign, I knew it was a fuck up. All of them align with Bannon in one way or the other and they all see federal government as the enemy.

[zentrum]

14. Very interesting.

Bet Bannon, being the smart one, has great contempt for Rump but realizes his usefulness to his radical project which is to set up a Klan Kountry over which he is King.

[JHan]

20. Agreed, he sees Trump as a conduit..

..easy to do since Trump holds no convictions beyond Donald Trump.

[zentrum]

34. All you have to do

....is give Rump the product to sell, and flatter him and you're set.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

15. I noticed that, too...

... Bannon appear as if someone tossed him a battery operated shaver. And that's it, besides generally clean looking clothes (Trump clothes?). He still looked like Chet from Weird Science.

[JHan]

19. He's the odd one out, image wise..

coincidentally his oddness makes him a focal point.

[dawg]

17. Bannon is wealthy.

He can look any way he wants.

[JHan]

18. so is rex tillerson, betsy de vos and the rest of his cabinet picks for the most part.

they all dress immaculately.

Image is everything for Trump.

Bannon doesn't care about that, and Trump is fine with this power play - that's Lawrence's point.

[dawg]

27. They could probably dress any way they wanted to as well.

Trump respects them for their enormous wealth.

The only people he has criticized over "image" matters have been poor people. You know, mere millionaires.

[KittyWampus]

31. Not what has been reported. Trump comments on clothing/how everyone looks.

[MontanaMama]

26. Dolt45 dresses like shit.

His suits don't fit, his golf clothes look even worse, his hats are stuuuuupid looking...Agent Orange wears scotch tape in place of a tie tack. He's ridiculous. He's not much better than Bannon.

[LenaBaby61]

41. Dolt45 dresses like shit.

I'd probably have to wear a nose plug if I ever stood next to jabba the bannon, and thank God I'll never stand next to that Leninist fool.



Look at that. DISGUSTING, lacquered-haired, big-bellied sloppy hog (Sorry hogs).

[Cha]

50. Match his looks

[Fantastic Anarchist]

54. Have you noticed how long Trump's ties are?

All the way to his crotch. He didn't dress well at all.

[MontanaMama]

57. Yes! He's ridiculous.

It is ironic how critical he is of the appearance of others and he's such a disaster himself. Total denial. I'm really not comfortable shaming someone else for their appearance - I'm not perfect by any means - but he is so awful to other people in regards to how they look and dress.

[northoftheborder]

28. interesting comments

DU thread contributors are some of the finest

[briv1016]

29. So I guess Putin's going shirtless again in their first face to face.

[JHan]

32. might as well.......... also......

[HoosierDebbie]

30. Lawrence

Lawrence looked especially handsome and dapper in his program tonight. Ultimate contrast between the Bannon look and his own. Immaculate grooming and precise tailoring. I am especially impressed.

[MontanaMama]

51. I have a huge crush

On Lawrence. He looks impeccable every night... and he's such a smarty. Package deal. 😍

[CincyDem]

33. Dress is the informal power structure...

...sitting in a B2B selling seminar several years ago. Consultant is talking about his time as a B2B selling guy...and he's got a pretty well documented history of doing it well...he starts talking about the "know your real customer" rule. Figuring out who in the room was the real power in the decision making process.

His golden rule - if everyone is wearing "the uniform", the guy who isn't is the guy in charge. If the uniform is surfing shirts and shorts - the guy with the button down is in charge. If the uniform is suits and ties, the guy in with no tie and a sports coat is in charge.

His point - it ain't perfect but in his experience, it was a 90-95% that the guy out of uniform was the one guy who didn't have to wear it.

Lawrence is spot on with this one.

[JHan]

39. Yup

[Pacifist Patriot]

53. Completely agree

[unblock]

36. Bannon could trash donnie's image in a heartbeat

donnie can survive horrible stories on cnn, abc, etc., but if he loses breitbart, he's toast.

bannon's got donnie over a barrel.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

37. Drumpf should look in the mirror. He looks like a minor mob boss.

He looks like a freaking extra on the cast of The Departed or Black Mass.

[smirkymonkey]

56. Look at the bad spray tan/make-up job in that photo!

[LiberalLovinLug]

40. Its not just his dress

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To me it is like looking at the portrait of Dorian Gray. All the evil he has perpetrated is shown on his face. He looks decrepit unclean and worn out by the devil.

[zentrum]

43. Good point.

The Portrait of Dorian Gray should start to become a best seller just like 1984 is.

He looks debauched, drug-using, miserable and mean.

[dchill]

46. Bannon's behavior tells me...

that he knows everything that Putin has on Trump.

[HipChick]

47. Lawrence had a FB live tonight, and was talking about his Bannon 'unshaven' look

He's much more handsome that slob Bannon...Lawrence will be back Mon...

Link to tweet

[Cha]

49. Excellent point. trump looks like a slob too.

he has no power over himself.