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janx

(24,128 posts)
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 12:15 AM Jun 2017

Who organized and scripted the "cabinet meeting"?

It was nothing short of blatant propaganda, completely scripted. While some of you understandably ridicule these cabinet members for their adulation of this imbecile of a president, you must surely realize that this was no spontaneous outpouring of love and respect for the man. People don't even talk that way, for god's sake.

It was SCRIPTED. It was organized, choreographed.

My question is: Whose idea was it, and who put it together?

Please enlighten me!

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Who organized and scripted the "cabinet meeting"? (Original Post) janx Jun 2017 OP
Obviously, Monty Python canetoad Jun 2017 #1
Good one. . . janx Jun 2017 #6
My guess is Reince Priebus MissB Jun 2017 #2
So he presented this idea to Trump and set the thing up? janx Jun 2017 #7
And for starters, Trump can't find Pence sittng across from him at this own circle jerk. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #29
Put on your hip boots folks 'cause the bullshit is knee deep. oasis Jun 2017 #36
Priebus trying to keep his job dalton99a Jun 2017 #3
His lawyer Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #4
His lawyer can't be that stupid! janx Jun 2017 #10
He's stupid enough to have Twitler for a client Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #15
I agree with you about one thing: janx Jun 2017 #21
The ghost of Leni Riefenstahl? bluedigger Jun 2017 #5
My money is on Priebus. Grammy23 Jun 2017 #8
Yes, but I don't think this production was mainly for Trump, janx Jun 2017 #16
But but...he's truly "blessed" to work for trump... Docreed2003 Jun 2017 #30
Schumer's response was epic. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #9
Yes it was! janx Jun 2017 #12
The best. Video: L. Coyote Jun 2017 #27
Mark Burnett, The Producer Of The Apprentice... Grassy Knoll Jun 2017 #11
I've never seen The Apprentice, but if it was as bad as people janx Jun 2017 #17
My guess is Trump. He has a history of issuing glowing reviews of himself. AnotherMother4Peace Jun 2017 #13
Well if he didn't conceive it and produce it, he certainly janx Jun 2017 #19
you're absolutely right onetexan Jun 2017 #33
I agree. Trump's fingerprints and DNA are all over this. Marie Marie Jun 2017 #28
It did have a bit of a "Manchurian Candidate" vibe, didn't it? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #14
This wins the thread! Docreed2003 Jun 2017 #32
Notice the camera lingering on canetoad Jun 2017 #18
Was he there?! janx Jun 2017 #20
Agree that rusty fender Jun 2017 #37
"It's a new day at the United Nations." janx Jun 2017 #22
I blame cousin fucking. Scurrilous Jun 2017 #23
That and lead pipes everywhere in the USA. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #55
Trump Skittles Jun 2017 #24
Maybe so. janx Jun 2017 #26
I never watched his reality tv show Skittles Jun 2017 #43
The producers of The Apprentice. It was 100% surreal reality television. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #25
if not Trump i was thinking it was Priebus's attempt to keep the job and get white house "in order" JI7 Jun 2017 #31
I can't stop laughing how they showed themselves to be the sheeple they accuse democrats to be. Lyricalinklines Jun 2017 #34
Omorosa... Rollo Jun 2017 #35
The ghost of Josef Stalin Hekate Jun 2017 #38
My best guess says Bannon Warpy Jun 2017 #39
What a spectacle MFM008 Jun 2017 #40
Pornography for deplorables. nocalflea Jun 2017 #41
From the looks of it rpannier Jun 2017 #42
Trump made sure that each and every cabinet members was publicly humiliated. Kablooie Jun 2017 #44
I'm sure it was produced by Don the Con. Maybe he hired "The Apprentice" writers. Vinca Jun 2017 #45
I would suspect Steve Bannon as now its all about the "optics".... beachbum bob Jun 2017 #46
You noticed that too? janx Jun 2017 #56
Kim Jong-Un's Minister of propaganda BainsBane Jun 2017 #47
Look for the one with the brownest nose. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #48
I think it was the girls from SNL that do the NPR parody maxrandb Jun 2017 #49
I didn't get a Harumph from that guy maxrandb Jun 2017 #50
Herr Goebbels. NT HopeAgain Jun 2017 #51
I am surprised the cabinet was seated and not all under the table fellating him - because they might Pachamama Jun 2017 #52
Alisyn Camerota on CNN called it a "syncopalooza" csziggy Jun 2017 #53
At least none of them said "I want to have your baby." Buns_of_Fire Jun 2017 #54

janx

(24,128 posts)
6. Good one. . .
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 12:26 AM
Jun 2017


But seriously, whose idea was this? Who organized it? Obviously Trump directed it once it was in place.

I've never seen anything like it.

From the NYT:

"The highly unusual spectacle before the cabinet meeting got down to business and the TV cameras were banished seemed designed to deflect attention from the president’s faltering agenda and the accusations leveled against him last week by the fired F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, which are threatening to further overshadow his agenda and haunt his presidency."

"A few cabinet members diverged from the apparent script. Jim Mattis, the secretary of defense — whose reputation for independence has been a comfort to Mr. Trump’s critics — refrained from personally praising the president, instead aiming his comments at American troops fighting and dying for their country."

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/us/politics/trump-boasts-of-record-setting-pace-of-activity.html?_r=0

janx

(24,128 posts)
7. So he presented this idea to Trump and set the thing up?
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 12:27 AM
Jun 2017

How on earth could anyone be naive enough to think that this would be believable?

L. Coyote

(51,134 posts)
29. And for starters, Trump can't find Pence sittng across from him at this own circle jerk.
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 01:09 AM
Jun 2017

That really inspired confidence, a president who can't find his own vice-President sitting across from him.


Phoenix61

(18,828 posts)
15. He's stupid enough to have Twitler for a client
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 12:35 AM
Jun 2017

So yes, I believe he would be that stupid. I mean, look at all those smart people saying how great Twitler is! They wouldn't do that if he was a liar. Comey's the liar. It's those damn libtards just stirring up stuff. His base is just dumb enough to believe that shit.

janx

(24,128 posts)
21. I agree with you about one thing:
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 12:55 AM
Jun 2017

The audience for this was primarily his base. This is so desperate. Watching it again, I keep looking at the people in the background and wondering if any of them realize how ridiculous this appears.

Grammy23

(6,122 posts)
8. My money is on Priebus.
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 12:28 AM
Jun 2017

He has a gun to his ribs. Make things better by July 4th or no White House picnic for him! He's the one in the crosshairs right now. Did you hear his comment to tRump? It was gag-worthy and delivered with a catch in his throat and a tear in his eye. For future reference, anyone who wants to know how to suck up to the boss will only need to go look it in on YouTube. Way to go, Priebus. Preserving your place in history.

janx

(24,128 posts)
16. Yes, but I don't think this production was mainly for Trump,
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 12:38 AM
Jun 2017

although no doubt it served a double purpose. Its intended audience was the American people--specifically his base.

Blatant propaganda, as I said. It could not be more obvious. It was so damn stupid! Why wouldn't its originator (whoever that is) realize that?

janx

(24,128 posts)
19. Well if he didn't conceive it and produce it, he certainly
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 12:42 AM
Jun 2017

directed it. Watch him as he points to each member, nods, and thanks each one in turn.

The whole thing was a production, and I don't understand why some journalists don't try to find out who orchestrated it.

Thanks to everyone for your replies. It astonishes me.

onetexan

(13,913 posts)
33. you're absolutely right
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 01:16 AM
Jun 2017

It was the brainchild of a con man - completely fabricated. Galling & shocking though is the fact his cabinet members all played their part! WTH?!

canetoad

(20,769 posts)
18. Notice the camera lingering on
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 12:39 AM
Jun 2017

The Angel of Death's (Bannon) fat face? I think this is his work.

L. Coyote

(51,134 posts)
55. That and lead pipes everywhere in the USA.
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 10:12 AM
Jun 2017

White nationalists take pride in their careful inbreeding.

Our national motto could be, Don't Drink the Water. The higher you live in a skyscraper, the more pipes, the more lead you get. This could explain a lot about the billionaires.

janx

(24,128 posts)
26. Maybe so.
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 01:05 AM
Jun 2017

Were his reality show pursuits this ridiculous? In his typically boorish fashion, he trashes the Dems in Congress, and the script immediately switches to the accolades.

L. Coyote

(51,134 posts)
25. The producers of The Apprentice. It was 100% surreal reality television.
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 01:04 AM
Jun 2017

The new Presidential series of The Apprentice, starring Donald J. Trump as the President. No other actor would take the job.

JI7

(93,617 posts)
31. if not Trump i was thinking it was Priebus's attempt to keep the job and get white house "in order"
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 01:15 AM
Jun 2017

Lyricalinklines

(367 posts)
34. I can't stop laughing how they showed themselves to be the sheeple they accuse democrats to be.
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 01:27 AM
Jun 2017

Projection projection projection!

Hekate

(100,133 posts)
38. The ghost of Josef Stalin
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 01:56 AM
Jun 2017

Or perhaps Red Don got some advice from Little Kim in North Korea.

Dictatorin' is hard.

Warpy

(114,615 posts)
39. My best guess says Bannon
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 02:06 AM
Jun 2017

This was the show of unity that is to allay any fears that the White House is as dysfunctional as leaks and rumors say it is.

Bannon has got to know they're only buying time at this point.

Kablooie

(19,107 posts)
44. Trump made sure that each and every cabinet members was publicly humiliated.
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 03:42 AM
Jun 2017

And shamed in front of the whole world.
Only people who are willing to publicly grovel at his feet are allowed to work for him.
And that apparently consists of the entire Republican party.

And you know that if any Democrats gain control again they will be shocked, shocked at every imaginary faux pas again.

Vinca

(53,994 posts)
45. I'm sure it was produced by Don the Con. Maybe he hired "The Apprentice" writers.
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 05:10 AM
Jun 2017

And, let's face it, the thing was Emmy worthy in the Comedy Special category.

maxrandb

(17,428 posts)
49. I think it was the girls from SNL that do the NPR parody
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 07:13 AM
Jun 2017

"I just love your Sweddy Balls"

Pachamama

(17,564 posts)
52. I am surprised the cabinet was seated and not all under the table fellating him - because they might
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 07:45 AM
Jun 2017

...have well have been...

It was a grotesque spectacle and when it was broadcasting, I turned the channel after 2 mins because I couldn't take anymore and refused to have it streaming into my house.

Every single one of them with exception of Mattis (which I saw a clip on TV news later on in evening) got down on their god damn knees and nursed on his little orange dick like it was their mothers tit that nourished them and gave them purpose and meaning in life.

csziggy

(34,189 posts)
53. Alisyn Camerota on CNN called it a "syncopalooza"
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 07:52 AM
Jun 2017

I'm pretty sure she was trying to combine "sycophant" and "lollapalooza." Both she and Chris Cuomo were clearly disgusted by the spectacle.

Buns_of_Fire

(19,161 posts)
54. At least none of them said "I want to have your baby."
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 08:01 AM
Jun 2017

That may be in the sequel. We'll see how the polls go.

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