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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Jan 4, 2018, 06:13 PM Jan 2018

"They Thought This Was Going to Be A Positive Book" [View all]

By JOSH MARSHALL Published JANUARY 4, 2018 4:28 PM

“The communications team urged all of the senior advisors to cooperate. They thought this was going to be a positive book for the President.”

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"They Thought This Was Going to Be A Positive Book" [View all] DonViejo Jan 2018 OP

I'm in a bad mood.. HipChick Jan 2018 #1

Me too. In fact, it's the RandomAccess Jan 2018 #22

A personal Trump effect -- guffaws. Hortensis Jan 2018 #38

Most incompetent administration ever! mcar Jan 2018 #2

The players have been played! Ha Wwcd Jan 2018 #3

Woah. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #8

Hey Sheshe2 ☺ Wwcd Jan 2018 #9

Hey Wwcd... sheshe2 Jan 2018 #12

My bad - I read your post as, "...touched his ass..." eleny Jan 2018 #15

Hahahahhaha sheshe2 Jan 2018 #16

Lol.. feels good to read laughing posts again. Wwcd Jan 2018 #25

The Book will come out tomorrow...it's only a day away ;) sheshe2 Jan 2018 #28

He got all the dope.... Historic NY Jan 2018 #4

THIS is the "blackmail tape". They were warned not to disrespect Steven Bannon, or else Wwcd Jan 2018 #11

To quote the immortal Rick Perry: Oops BeyondGeography Jan 2018 #5

Can't stop laughing. yardwork Jan 2018 #6

Me either! sheshe2 Jan 2018 #13

The only conceivable response to that notion gratuitous Jan 2018 #7

Sometimes I just cannot believe how stupid these people are. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #10

And I'm sure it would of been positive, that is if anything remotely positive had gone on. n/t Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #14

Yes. This. tanyev Jan 2018 #17

Right Where I Was Going ProfessorGAC Jan 2018 #37

This is amusing Gothmog Jan 2018 #18

Don't worry. I'm sure they're on their toes when dealing with putin. Mc Mike Jan 2018 #19

Not the appendage I had in mind... sheshe2 Jan 2018 #30

Touche, nt. Mc Mike Jan 2018 #36

The problem here is that they were "thinking" and I agree, it is a positive book. We're now KewlKat Jan 2018 #20

All because of the cover graphics.... Historic NY Jan 2018 #21

Was it stupidity, or was it hubris? RandomAccess Jan 2018 #23

I'm going to go with mostly hubris Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #27

LOL. Well said. RandomAccess Jan 2018 #29

Leave Jersey out of it. He's from Queens. meadowlander Jan 2018 #34

Oops, sorry. Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #35

Instead of Non-Fiction.. Cha Jan 2018 #24

This reminds me of Fatal Vision MaryMagdaline Jan 2018 #26

Trumpss communications staff recommended Michael Wolff without procon Jan 2018 #31

I thank the senior staff for being so cooperative NCjack Jan 2018 #32

Maybe he helped George Pap serve coffee JDC Jan 2018 #33

The gang that can't shoot straight! MoonRiver Jan 2018 #39