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Captain Zero

(6,805 posts) Tue Nov 10, 2020, 03:03 AM Nov 2020

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Could Biden hire Pilger and Esper ?

As transition consultants? I think he should just to freak out Trump and Barr.

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Could Biden hire Pilger and Esper ? (Original Post) Captain Zero Nov 2020 OP

Yes! He should! And he should launch a Democratic investigation into what Trump didn't do to Doodley Nov 2020 #1

I am not sure pilger has left the agency just the job that would carry out barrs illegal order questionseverything Nov 2020 #2

Reported that he has 7m put by for transition supports...I presume OnDoutside Nov 2020 #4

Sneaky. I like it. OnDoutside Nov 2020 #3

Yes Rice4VP Nov 2020 #5

Esper was an asskissing Trump sycophant bottomofthehill Nov 2020 #6

this!!! Celerity Nov 2020 #7

From the Post article bottomofthehill Nov 2020 #8

Esper is part of the Mil-Industry complex revolving door DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #9

No. There are more than qualified Dems Thrill Nov 2020 #10

Why would he? Unlike Trump, Biden knows plenty of decent people who are not Trump humping Autumn Nov 2020 #11

Piliger is a Profile in Courage Esper was Trumps Yesper bottomofthehill Nov 2020 #12

Doodley

(9,088 posts)

1. Yes! He should! And he should launch a Democratic investigation into what Trump didn't do to

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 03:08 AM

Nov 2020

prevent Russian interference.

questionseverything

(9,654 posts)

2. I am not sure pilger has left the agency just the job that would carry out barrs illegal order

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 03:13 AM

Nov 2020

But besides that gao has not released transition money so I don’t know how president elect biden will Be able to hire

OnDoutside

(19,956 posts)

4. Reported that he has 7m put by for transition supports...I presume

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 03:15 AM

Nov 2020

in expectation that Trump would try this.

OnDoutside

(19,956 posts)

3. Sneaky. I like it.

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 03:14 AM

Nov 2020

Rice4VP

(1,235 posts)

5. Yes

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 04:41 AM

Nov 2020

bottomofthehill

(8,329 posts)

6. Esper was an asskissing Trump sycophant

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 08:33 AM

Nov 2020

Now, he is trying to revise history. Not only would I not bring him on to the transition, I would be fitting him For a prison suit.

He gave trump everything he wanted, Trump was fond of calling him Yesper. Once he thought Trump would lose the election he started to think of his lobbying career and went into hiding.

No profile in courage is Esper and he should not be rewarded in any way

Celerity

(43,339 posts)

7. this!!!

Reply to bottomofthehill (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 08:41 AM

Nov 2020

bottomofthehill

(8,329 posts)

8. From the Post article

Reply to Celerity (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:16 AM

Nov 2020

But It’s not like he hasn’t said the things Trump wanted to hear. And the fact that Esper wants to distance himself from that now says plenty about how productive he thinks it has been

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/09/espers-exit-interview-is-stark-revisionist-warning-about-trumps-lame-duck/

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

9. Esper is part of the Mil-Industry complex revolving door

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:21 AM

Nov 2020

He can go back to Boeing and stay there.

Thrill

(19,178 posts)

10. No. There are more than qualified Dems

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:24 AM

Nov 2020

Autumn

(45,066 posts)

11. Why would he? Unlike Trump, Biden knows plenty of decent people who are not Trump humping

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:26 AM

Nov 2020

fucking Republican trash.

bottomofthehill

(8,329 posts)

12. Piliger is a Profile in Courage Esper was Trumps Yesper

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:45 AM

Nov 2020

Two totally different views. Piliger took a principled stand, Esper is trying to revise history for his next job. They should be treated very differently.

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