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Bandit Kings must be loyal. It is one of the basic requirements for the job. When a biker boss or a drug lord or a self styled Bandit King president throws someone like Comey under the bus--a man who went out on a limb to help Trump steal the election ( Trump's self styled outlaw base loves the fact that he stole the election--its what outlaws do)it signals that he cares for no one but himself. And, up until now, Trump's deluded base of under educated, under employed, under insured trailer park dwellers have been telling themselves that if they just stick with their man, he will finally deliver them the White Privilege which they have been denied.
You won't hear much from the Base about Comey's firing. The base does not write columns for the NYT. The Base doesn't even get to appear on Fox News. But the Base is simmering. And the Base is worried. If Trump will turn on his own partners in crime in such a callous, despicable way, how we will he treat the men and women who voted for him?
Lobbing U.S. missile at Syria to defend "Muslim radicals" against nerve gas attacks unnerved the Base. Throwing one of his own co-conspirators to the wolves is going to alarm the base.
What we are witnessing is the moral equivalent of Robin Hood turning in Little John to the Sheriff of Nottingham for the reward. Ouchies.
Squinch
(50,949 posts)up to the people left over from Obama, because if Obama appointed them they must be bad. And they're expecting that Trump will appoint someone who will go after Hillary Clinton.
I'll bet my lunch that the base is celebrating tonight.
Don't underestimate the dumbassery.
enough
(13,259 posts)at this level. Hope I'm wrong, because I don't see anyone else who can exercise any influence. Time will tell.
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)They are simple authoritarians. They like strength. And nothing says strength like firing some Washington guy they probably never heard of.
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)The rage is simmering. Soon it will boil over.
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)"Comedy basically got trump elected. Trumps recent picks are ones his Jew advisors make."
"When does he fire Kushner?"
"Well exactly thats what I'm saying even if trump liked bannons view on this he ends up caving to higher (((powers)))."
"Really? So what your explanation for trump firing comey all of a sudden after he loved him? Not because of Russia investigation really?"
Q: "Are you glad Trump fired Comey?"
A: "No he didn't need to and it makes it look like it he's worried about something. Comey helped him win."
"Trump's Jewish handlers have spoken. I wonder if Comey will be found in the traditional DC manner of suicide where he shoots himself in the back of the head with his hands tied behind his back?!?"
"Yet disregard when comey helped trump with the Clinton announcement? This is like justifying the demotion of bannon and firing of Flynn."
"I'm just glad I have a lot of firearms!!!"