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LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts) Sat Sep 30, 2017, 09:40 AM Sep 2017

Why is the Governor of Puerto Rico tripping over his genitals

on MSNBC? He is shilling for Trump. Hate to say it, but he is.

Why such the disparity in what he says and what the San Juan mayor says?

The politics being injected into this whole thing is making me nervous.

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Why is the Governor of Puerto Rico tripping over his genitals (Original Post) LuckyCharms Sep 2017 OP

Obviously officials need to suck up to Trump DURHAM D Sep 2017 #1

Maybe, but... LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #3

I think the governor Lindsay Sep 2017 #2

hes a trumper......he said he voted for trump.. samnsara Sep 2017 #4

It sounded like he was reading talking points. displacedtexan Sep 2017 #5

The San Juan mayor is responsible for San Juan, a small part of Puerto Rico Not Ruth Sep 2017 #6

The Governor is responsible for the entire island. LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #7

But they have different jobs and resources Not Ruth Sep 2017 #8

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)

1. Obviously officials need to suck up to Trump

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 09:43 AM

Sep 2017

to get him to do his job. The Governor is doing it because Mayor Cruz is calling Trump out for the asshole he is.

Pretty sure you knew this already.

LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)

3. Maybe, but...

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 09:46 AM

Sep 2017

if that is the case, the Gov must have a hell of a strong constitution, because his reaction is not a natural one.

Lindsay

(3,276 posts)

2. I think the governor

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 09:44 AM

Sep 2017

got the short straw in having to suck up to Trump - the theory being that it's the only way to get Trump to do anything.

Meanwhile, the mayor of San Juan tells the truth to the rest of the world.

This is the mess the right wing and their friends the Russians have created for us.

samnsara

(17,616 posts)

4. hes a trumper......he said he voted for trump..

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 09:50 AM

Sep 2017

..but just wait til things get worse down there.

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)

5. It sounded like he was reading talking points.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 09:57 AM

Sep 2017

He hit every point necessary to make it look like Trump was John Wayne riding in to save the day. Curious point: 1.3 million bottles of water for 3.5 million people doesn't sound like a success story to me. The Gov acted like this was a good thing.

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)

6. The San Juan mayor is responsible for San Juan, a small part of Puerto Rico

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 10:10 AM

Sep 2017

They have a different focus, just like the governor of your state vs the the mayor of your town. They also have different resources available to them.

LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)

7. The Governor is responsible for the entire island.

Reply to Not Ruth (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 10:17 AM

Sep 2017

If even one part of the island is not safe, then everything is not rosy, and should not be conveyed as such.

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)

8. But they have different jobs and resources

Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 10:26 AM

Sep 2017

Your mayor cannot call up the National Guard for example, your governor can, your mayor cannot assign state funds, your governor can. It actually is extremely common for governors and mayors to disagree on a variety of issues. In NYS, Cuomo and de Blasio, both highly respected Democrats, fight like cats and dogs.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/why-mayor-de-blasio-went-after-governor-cuomo.html

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