View Full Version : Trump may become the first president to appoint an LGBT cabinet member
Clipper Nation
11-14-2016, 03:29 PM
Trump has placed openly gay Richard Grenell on his short list of potential candidates for the position of UN Ambassador. If Trump brings Grenell on as U.N. Ambassador, the Gateway Pundit notes that he will become the first president to appoint an openly gay person (http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/11/will-donald-trump-first-president-appoint-openly-gay-cabinet-member/) to his cabinet, marking a huge milestone for LGBT rights in the United States.
http://www.inquisitr.com/3712270/donald-trump-on-lgbt-issues-poised-to-be-first-president-to-appoint-an-openly-gay-cabinet-member/#Zzhe2cz0U1BBKWdj.99
Blake
11-14-2016, 03:38 PM
Lol that'll make the right wing Christians that voted for him happy
How hilarious will it be if Donald is the best thing that could have happened to rank and file Republicans' sensibilities?
Fuck Christians, fuck the right wing, cut my taxes, mo money is mo money. I don't care if abortion becomes mandatory, just mo money mo money mo money. Queers can infest the Whitehouse, Donald can suck a dick during the State of the Union address.. mo money fo me is mo money fo me.
spurraider21
11-14-2016, 03:56 PM
We all know Bannon is a huge faggot
Clipper Nation
11-14-2016, 04:17 PM
Lol that'll make the right wing Christians that voted for him happy
They voted for him after he showed his support for transgender rights on the campaign trail, referred to gay marriage as a "settled issue" that conservatives need to move on from, invited an openly gay man (Peter Thiel) to speak at the convention, and held up the rainbow flag on stage at one of his rallies. A gay cabinet member won't suddenly make them regret their choice after all of that.
Trump threw the Jeebotards a bone by making Pence his VP, but that's all they're getting. They have nowhere near as much clout in the GOP as they used to.
benefactor
11-14-2016, 04:22 PM
Starting to warm up to Trump a bit tbh. He might be fun to watch if he keeps trolling his own party.
Wild Cobra
11-14-2016, 04:23 PM
Fuck Christians, fuck the right wing, cut my taxes, mo money is mo money. I don't care if abortion becomes mandatory, just mo money mo money mo money. Queers can infest the Whitehouse, Donald can suck a dick during the State of the Union address.. mo money fo me is mo money fo me.
OK Boutons...
We know you're a broken record.
Starting to warm up to Trump a bit tbh. He might be fun to watch if he keeps trolling his own party.
Trump's not really a Republican. He definitely isn't conservative. All part of why I thought he could actually work as president (in the middle - especially if the Clinton/Obama-less Democrat party hangs left with Bernie/Warren/Michael Moore/Sarandon).
MultiTroll
11-14-2016, 06:18 PM
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skyhook
11-14-2016, 09:17 PM
Fuck Christians, fuck the right wing, cut my taxes, mo money is mo money. I don't care if abortion becomes mandatory, just mo money mo money mo money. Queers can infest the Whitehouse, Donald can suck a dick during the State of the Union address.. mo money fo me is mo money fo me.
ok, let me analyse this statement...DMC seems like a white guy who loves to fish, as I remember some fishing related avatar from some time back. He is doing a satire of some sorts, "mo money" is clue pointing to mainly deep voiced and typically obese middle aged american blacks.But it can be applicable to anyone who has earthy tones, as I understand that americans are pretty fat. Fk christians, yeah right fuck them, fuck the right wing, yeah sometimes, cut my tax, absolutely agreeable, mo money mo money...well that's the working class americans' capitalistic tendencies. I've heard USA is a land of opportunities.
baseline bum
11-14-2016, 09:39 PM
It's nice to see Trump dragging evangelicals out of the 19th century. Now if he can get his stimulus through congress I'll be impressed.
Will Hunting
11-14-2016, 09:44 PM
They voted for him after he showed his support for transgender rights on the campaign trail, referred to gay marriage as a "settled issue" that conservatives need to move on from, invited an openly gay man (Peter Thiel) to speak at the convention, and held up the rainbow flag on stage at one of his rallies. A gay cabinet member won't suddenly make them regret their choice after all of that.
Trump threw the Jeebotards a bone by making Pence his VP, but that's all they're getting. They have nowhere near as much clout in the GOP as they used to.
Yeah religion wasn't even a topic during the election, can't remember the last time that happened.
I actually wouldn't be surprised to see the Dems pick a William Jennings Bryan religious populist type 4 years from now to try and steal that vote.
baseline bum
11-14-2016, 10:08 PM
Yeah religion wasn't even a topic during the election, can't remember the last time that happened.
I actually wouldn't be surprised to see the Dems pick a William Jennings Bryan religious populist type 4 years from now to try and steal that vote.
That's a horrifying thought. Who do they even have who could be that? Are they going to nominate Creflo Dollar or some shit?
Will Hunting
11-14-2016, 10:13 PM
That's a horrifying thought. Who do they even have who could be that? Are they going to nominate Creflo Dollar or some shit?
I'm guessing that no matter what, the democratic candidate 4 years from now is someone who's off the radar right now.
Will Hunting
11-14-2016, 10:15 PM
Now that you mention it I could easily see someone like Cornell West running 4 years from now.
baseline bum
11-14-2016, 10:17 PM
Now that you mention it I could easily see someone like Cornell West running 4 years from now.
:lmao I'd rather they ran Clinton again :vomit:
Will Hunting
11-14-2016, 10:23 PM
:lmao I'd rather they ran Clinton again :vomit:
My hope is that the candidate who wins is the candidate who isn't getting the black vote. The Democratic Party has fallen apart largely because it's controlled by corrupt, Clay Davis type politicians who have been riding the black vote their entire career
baseline bum
11-14-2016, 10:25 PM
My hope is that the candidate who wins is the candidate who isn't getting the black vote. The Democratic Party has fallen apart largely because it's controlled by corrupt, Clay Davis type politicians who have been riding the black vote their entire career
This election showed the black vote is pretty fucking unreliable if the candidate isn't black, so yeah, fuck the black vote.
Yeah religion wasn't even a topic during the election, can't remember the last time that happened.
I actually wouldn't be surprised to see the Dems pick a William Jennings Bryan religious populist type 4 years from now to try and steal that vote.
How would they steal them with a pro-abortion stance?
Will Hunting
11-14-2016, 10:29 PM
How would they steal them with a pro-abortion stance?
I'm saying they would flip their stance on the issue.
Will Hunting
11-14-2016, 10:30 PM
This election showed the black vote is pretty fucking unreliable if the candidate isn't black, so yeah, fuck the black vote.
The n!ggers showed up in droves during the primaries to make sure shillary would win, and then they didn't show up in the general election :lol
I'm saying they would flip their stance on the issue.
But then they'd lose most of the progressive, even moderate Dems.
Will Hunting
11-14-2016, 10:32 PM
But then they'd lose most of the progressive, even moderate Dems.
Not necessarily.
It wasn't even 100 years ago when the populist/progressive wing of the country was religious (William Jennings Bryan for instance was an adamant supporter of teaching creationism in school). There's no reason that couldnt come back.
baseline bum
11-14-2016, 10:37 PM
Not necessarily.
It wasn't even 100 years ago when the populist/progressive wing of the country was religious (William Jennings Bryan for instance was an adamant supporter of teaching evolution in school). There's no reason that couldnt come back.
That's because they were the Jim Crow party wanting to appeal to butthurt confederates.
Not necessarily.
It wasn't even 100 years ago when the populist/progressive wing of the country was religious (William Jennings Bryan for instance was an adamant supporter of teaching creationism in school). There's no reason that couldnt come back.
People (especially the young) are becoming less and less religious. Surprising to me that most of my ds class is atheist when their parents' are mostly from South America and probably Catholic.
Spurminator
11-14-2016, 11:10 PM
There is no way Feminist Democrats would follow the party into pro-life evangelism.
Clipper Nation
11-15-2016, 12:09 AM
The Democrats are moving so far left at this point that Stalin and Mao look like Rush Limbaugh by comparison. There's no fucking way that a pro-life candidate will ever be allowed anywhere near the Democrats' nomination.
boutons_deux
11-15-2016, 12:13 AM
"The Democrats are moving so far left"
link? tiniest bit of evidence?
angrydude
11-15-2016, 12:51 AM
"The Democrats are moving so far left"
link? tiniest bit of evidence?
Sanders and Warren are the new faces of the party.
ok, let me analyse this statement...DMC seems like a white guy who loves to fish, as I remember some fishing related avatar from some time back. He is doing a satire of some sorts, "mo money" is clue pointing to mainly deep voiced and typically obese middle aged american blacks.But it can be applicable to anyone who has earthy tones, as I understand that americans are pretty fat. Fk christians, yeah right fuck them, fuck the right wing, yeah sometimes, cut my tax, absolutely agreeable, mo money mo money...well that's the working class americans' capitalistic tendencies. I've heard USA is a land of opportunities.
Mo mufuckin money
boutons_deux
11-15-2016, 12:55 AM
Sanders and Warren are the new faces of the party.
so?
What's far left about their informal platform, policies, which must be wonderful for the 99% because the VRWC/Repugs/Trash intend to destroy anything Barry has done that Liz and Bernie support, eg, bank reserves, forcing financial advisers to work for their clients instead of screwing their clients, financial regulation, CFPB, etc, etc.
ElNono
11-15-2016, 02:48 AM
Now that you mention it I could easily see someone like Cornell West running 4 years from now.
It's gonna be either Bernie-Warren or Booker-Castro, IMO...
spurraider21
11-15-2016, 03:11 AM
It's gonna be either Bernie-Warren or Booker-Castro, IMO...i doubt bernie runs in 4 years... but who knows, maybe by then warren would try to run herself
warren-booker ticket would be pretty solid imho. give sanders a cabinet spot as a retirement gift (although he's arguably better off in the senate). bernie bros will get behind warren pretty easily without having to deal with the socialism boogeyman buzzword during the generals
warren's annihilation of john stumpf was pretty awesome and could be her own personal launching point and a sign of her willingness to take on wall street, etc
CosmicCowboy
11-15-2016, 09:05 AM
Hopefully Sheila Jackson Lee gets her big chance in 2020.
UNT Eagles 2016
11-15-2016, 09:27 AM
That's a horrifying thought. Who do they even have who could be that? Are they going to nominate Creflo Dollar or some shit?
They should nominate a devout Muslim guy, tbh. That way they win both the social right wing vote and the liberal "tolerance" vote. Unbeatable coalition, tbh
mavsfan1000
11-15-2016, 11:07 AM
So much hate this Trump has. *sarcasm* Yet the media will continue to accuse him of all sorts of things. Unless you are an illegal alien or radical Islamic terrorist, you will be treated with respect in Trump's America.
Sanders and Warren are the new faces of the party.
Almost anyone liberal looks to the left of Hillary. She was more hawkish than some neocons.
i doubt bernie runs in 4 years... but who knows, maybe by then warren would try to run herself
warren-booker ticket would be pretty solid imho. give sanders a cabinet spot as a retirement gift (although he's arguably better off in the senate). bernie bros will get behind warren pretty easily without having to deal with the socialism boogeyman buzzword during the generals
warren's annihilation of john stumpf was pretty awesome and could be her own personal launching point and a sign of her willingness to take on wall street, etc
If Bernie were 4 years younger he would run, but 79 is just too old. I suppose Trump is no spring chicken either but he comes across as energetic and younger (maybe it's just his immaturity though, who knows).
boutons_deux
11-15-2016, 11:52 AM
If Bernie were 4 years younger he would run, but 79 is just too old. I suppose Trump is no spring chicken either but he comes across as energetic and younger (maybe it's just his immaturity though, who knows).
It would be hilarious if the health checkup showed him to be taking 10 subscription pills daily, CVD disease, kidney disease, pre-diabetic or diabetc, etc, etc. Of course, he will bribe the docs to hide his diseases, drugs.
lefty
11-15-2016, 12:52 PM
Lol that'll make the right wing Christians that voted for him happy
:lol
I said it when he was elected, all those beisbol fans who voted for him are going to regret it
Trumped used those morons to get his votes, now he doesnt give a shit about them :lol
hater
11-15-2016, 01:06 PM
It's gonna be either Bernie-Warren or Booker-Castro, IMO...
Trump Jr in 2024 and lil Barron Trump Jr Jr in 2032.
NBA = fucked :lmao
baseline bum
11-15-2016, 01:19 PM
:lol
I said it when he was elected, all those beisbol fans who voted for him are going to regret it
Trumped used those morons to get his votes, now he doesnt give a shit about them :lol
Beisbol fans will be dead in 4 years so they don't care tbh
Blake
11-15-2016, 02:13 PM
They voted for him after he showed his support for transgender rights on the campaign trail, referred to gay marriage as a "settled issue" that conservatives need to move on from, invited an openly gay man (Peter Thiel) to speak at the convention, and held up the rainbow flag on stage at one of his rallies. A gay cabinet member won't suddenly make them regret their choice after all of that.
Trump threw the Jeebotards a bone by making Pence his VP, but that's all they're getting. They have nowhere near as much clout in the GOP as they used to.
Eh, I think they still have more clout than you think, but that's not the point.
The point is that it's funny why they voted for a Republican Trump when anyone with a half brain realizes he's nothing more than a pandering non partisan troll
Eh, I think they still have more clout than you think, but that's not the point.
The point is that it's funny why they voted for a Republican Trump when anyone with a half brain realizes he's nothing more than a pandering non partisan troll
As long as he picks SC justices from the lists he put out, they'll be satisfied - think long term/lasting. And he's been strong on the abortion issue - not that Roe vs Wade will ever be overturned. For me, gotta win first - then worry about how much he gets done.
CosmicCowboy
11-15-2016, 02:34 PM
It's gonna be either Bernie-Warren or Booker-Castro, IMO...
Castro made a huge strategic mistake leaving San Antonio for Housing Secretary. Now he is going to have to come back and rebuild his base and eventually run for Senator.
Blake
11-15-2016, 03:01 PM
As long as he picks SC justices from the lists he put out, they'll be satisfied - think long term/lasting. And he's been strong on the abortion issue - not that Roe vs Wade will ever be overturned. For me, gotta win first - then worry about how much he gets done.
Yeah he trolled you good.
Blake
11-15-2016, 03:02 PM
Castro made a huge strategic mistake leaving San Antonio for Housing Secretary. Now he is going to have to come back and rebuild his base and eventually run for Senator.
Lol seriously that's funny.
lefty
11-15-2016, 03:03 PM
Beisbol fans will be dead in 4 years so they don't care tbh
http://media3.giphy.com/media/2xIOiAPXonois/giphy.gif
Clipper Nation
11-15-2016, 03:32 PM
Eh, I think they still have more clout than you think, but that's not the point.
The point is that it's funny why they voted for a Republican Trump when anyone with a half brain realizes he's nothing more than a pandering non partisan troll
Because they feel that any Republican in office is better for them than any Democrat would be, even if said Republican doesn't actively push their agenda. They also voted for a Mormon in 2012, tbh, so it's not like this is anything new.
CosmicCowboy
11-15-2016, 03:37 PM
Lol seriously that's funny.
If you think Castro is going to jump from unemployed housing secretary to President in 4 years you are truly delusional. He couldn't even make the short list for Hillary's VP.
It would be hilarious if the health checkup showed him to be taking 10 subscription pills daily, CVD disease, kidney disease, pre-diabetic or diabetc, etc, etc. Of course, he will bribe the docs to hide his diseases, drugs.
Matters of health shouldn't be hilarious even if he possibly does take things like that. But we already know he will be healthiest president to ever serve according to his actual doctor.
Blake
11-15-2016, 04:40 PM
If you think Castro is going to jump from unemployed housing secretary to President in 4 years you are truly delusional. He couldn't even make the short list for Hillary's VP.
That's it. Show that strawman who's boss
Blake
11-15-2016, 04:42 PM
Because they feel that any Republican in office is better for them than any Democrat would be, even if said Republican doesn't actively push their agenda. They also voted for a Mormon in 2012, tbh, so it's not like this is anything new.
Yeah, pretty sure that Mormon would never appoint an LGBT cabinet member.
This is definitely pretty new territory for the evangelicals.
CosmicCowboy
11-15-2016, 04:54 PM
That's it. Show that strawman who's boss
Castro?????
:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao
Blake
11-15-2016, 05:26 PM
Castro?????
:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao
You're lost. It's okay, not like this is anything new
monosylab1k
11-15-2016, 05:30 PM
Starting to warm up to Trump a bit tbh. He might be fun to watch if he keeps trolling his own party.
Could Trump be the first President to switch parties mid term?
Republican Ben Carson opts against job in Trump Cabinet
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, a former 2016 Republican presidential candidate who is an adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, has opted against accepting a Cabinet position in the Trump administration, his spokesman said on Tuesday.
Carson, a popular writer and speaker in conservative circles, has been a close adviser to Trump and is a vice chairman of Trump's transition team.
He has been mentioned as a possible secretary of health and human services or education.
Carson's business manager, Armstrong Williams, said Carson has made clear he has no experience in running a federal bureaucracy.
"Dr. Carson doesn't feel like that's the best way for him to serve the president-elect," Williams told Reuters.
He said Carson would remain a close adviser of Trump and a friend. "His life has not prepared him to be a Cabinet secretary," Williams said.
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/11/15/republican-ben-carson-opts-against-job-in-trump-cabinet/21606637/
Did Mr. Carson's business manager forget that he ran for POTUS, and yet he is saying he's not prepared to run a federal bureaucracy... :lol
CosmicCowboy
11-15-2016, 05:35 PM
You're lost. It's okay, not like this is anything new
:lmao
You don't get that his timing was bad?
Trumps victory means he is unemployed for at least two years. I seriously doubt he comes back and challenges Ivy, his brother already has the "safe" house district...there is no way he jumps to the head of the line for President in 2020.
spurraider21
11-15-2016, 05:38 PM
If carson actually turns down a cabinet position ill forgive him for running for president
Blake
11-15-2016, 05:43 PM
:lmao
You don't get that his timing was bad?
Trumps victory means he is unemployed for at least two years. I seriously doubt he comes back and challenges Ivy, his brother already has the "safe" house district...there is no way he jumps to the head of the line for President in 2020.
Strawman said he was going to head of the line for potus in 2020. You'll have to lol at him, not me.
He'll probably go the Cisneros route and make a bunch of money in the private sector before taking a run at senator or governor or whatever.
It's not like he's as old as you. He's a young guy and now he has something nice to put on his resume. I don't see the downside to taking the job, even if he knew in advance it would only be for a few years.
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