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Men of sleet: The snowflakes behind Trumps macho-man act
https://thinkprogress.org/all-the-presidents-snowflakes-2bba6a955545/
The president's inner circle is stuffed with thin-skinned men who can't handle being criticized.
Alan Pyke
Sep 1, 2017, 1:16 pm
...............Then theres David Clarke no longer, from Friday at midnight, the sheriff of Milwaukee County, and a close political ally of Trumps though not (yet) an employee.
Clarkes reputation is built on swagger, all large cowboy hats and fake medals in the words of Reasons C.J. Ciaramella. He routinely ridicules his critics in snowflake-adjacent terms, playing a game of tougher-than-you to swat aside enemies both generic (liberal protesters) and specific (the Milwaukee County official investigating him for abuse of power).
Which makes it strange that Clarke couldnt handle when a Wisconsin resident saw him on an airplane last year and had the temerity to stare at him and shake his head slowly in disgust. After the staring incident, which attorneys Clarke hired would later describe as physically threatening in court documents, the sheriff called for backup. He instructed on-duty deputies to come meet his plane at the gate, detain the man whod dared convey his disapproval to the sheriff in person, and interrogate him. No need for an arrest, Clarke told his fellow public employees, unless he becomes an asshole with your guys.
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If Trump had his way, Clarke would already be working for the White House. The sheriff was offered a job at the Department of Homeland Security back in May, which he ultimately declined. The top job at the agency is open again now, however, leading to speculation that Clarkes abrupt resignation Thursday night might presage a gigantic promotion. A guy who sicced armed deputies on an airborne head-shaker could soon be running the largest domestic security staff in the country...............................
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Men of sleet: The snowflakes behind Trumps macho-man act (Original Post)
riversedge
Sep 2017
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Lint Head
(15,064 posts)1. They are all childish asses.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)2. LOCK THEM UP!
Why does no one seem to get this fairly basic premise? They are all evil criminals and deserve to be locked away for the rest of their lives.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)3. Right-wingers are snowflakes with the melting point
of helium.