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Kyle Griffin: This is a real picture that the AP took (tweet). (Original Post) demmiblue Nov 2017 OP
Not sure of the context. underpants Nov 2017 #1
seems like it Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #4
Christmas card picture ornotna Nov 2017 #6
Hmmm... hard decision between the two: demmiblue Nov 2017 #16
I like how you dress. You ought to have your clothes cleaned and burned. longship Nov 2017 #26
Loooooove those hashtags. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2017 #34
She has it tough, the dame above. WinkyDink Nov 2017 #44
they took a picture as they looted the treasury? spanone Nov 2017 #2
What a strange photo... MineralMan Nov 2017 #3
I'd likewise like some sort of context. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #5
That's US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin nt herding cats Nov 2017 #8
Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #21
And his trophy wife. n/t TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #23
You didn't recognize Stevie "No Promises" Mnuchin?! WinkyDink Nov 2017 #10
Nope. I don't own a TV, so while I'm familiar with names PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #19
They're excited because his signature is now on the money. Corvo Bianco Nov 2017 #27
You're the lucky one, with this Administration. WinkyDink Nov 2017 #38
Ohhh, I know I am. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #41
Plus the $$$avings! WinkyDink Nov 2017 #43
Probably my biggest savings PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #46
I have a big PC monitor, but I don't really like "TV" on it. So I have cable, but WinkyDink Nov 2017 #47
Sec. of the Treasury Mnuchin and his blonde actress racist book writing wife underpants Nov 2017 #11
Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #20
Mnuchin finally got that cheerleader that turned him down in high school Yavin4 Nov 2017 #28
More info (sorry!): demmiblue Nov 2017 #7
These two are unbelievable. Guess they learned nothing from their last bad PR stunts. nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #9
Trophy wife prob disappointed awesomerwb1 Nov 2017 #12
Don't you usually leave the money on the nightstand? underpants Nov 2017 #13
She does not want the ink on her fingers unc70 Nov 2017 #14
No prints underpants Nov 2017 #18
The man with the pnuchable face. longship Nov 2017 #15
You made me laugh! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #24
I just cannot resist that one. longship Nov 2017 #25
I think you misspelled OriginalGeek Nov 2017 #29
You made me laugh too! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #31
One of my favorite things to do OriginalGeek Nov 2017 #37
Fuck them JI7 Nov 2017 #17
So that's how much she costs. Yavin4 Nov 2017 #22
Who is that woman with John Oliver? Louis1895 Nov 2017 #30
Why do I think of foreplay? nolabear Nov 2017 #32
SMH Solly Mack Nov 2017 #33
This photo oozes white privilege. jalan48 Nov 2017 #35
Kanye wants to use it for the cover of a reissue of his song "Gold Digger" NightWatcher Nov 2017 #36
Lulz: demmiblue Nov 2017 #39
Remember this gem from the trophy wife? justgamma Nov 2017 #40
You know what really annoys me is this asshole is supposed to be working...WORKING and all I Kirk Lover Nov 2017 #42
With that smug look on her face, GoCubsGo Nov 2017 #45

MineralMan

(146,288 posts)
3. What a strange photo...
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:01 PM
Nov 2017

It brings lots of possible stories to mind.

I think the guy in the back is the lookout...If he sees someone coming, he'll say, "Psst! Cheese it! Here come the feds!"

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,851 posts)
5. I'd likewise like some sort of context.
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:02 PM
Nov 2017

Perhaps I should recognize the people in the photo, but I don't. Care to enlighten me?

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,851 posts)
19. Nope. I don't own a TV, so while I'm familiar with names
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:22 PM
Nov 2017

and at least what some of the henchman around Trump look like, I don't recognize them all.

I appreciate being informed.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,851 posts)
41. Ohhh, I know I am.
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 08:14 PM
Nov 2017

My current state of no TV has lasted nine years now, and I honestly can't imagine I'll ever have one again. I can watch most of the TV shows I want via the internet, and I simply do without the others. As it is, there are enough good shows out there (no matter your personal definition of good) that there's more to watch than any sensible person has time for.

Here's the good part. No ads. Which means the rare times I'm somewhere that has commercial TV turned on, I'm driven crazy by the ads. And the best part? No political advertisements. Makes election season much nicer.

And while I do have some gaps in my knowledge, such as not recognizing the people in the photo, overall I'm as well informed as anyone. Plus, by not having a TV turned on all day, I don't get caught up in the hype of the story of the moment. It's nice. I'd recommend to all to get rid of your TV.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,851 posts)
46. Probably my biggest savings
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:48 PM
Nov 2017

comes from not being exhorted to Buy! Buy! Buy! all day long. I am retired, living on a decent, but small and fixed income. Since I don't see the ads that imply my life is worthless unless I own this or that new thing, it's not so hard to get along with what I have.

But I think the savings from not having cable or satellite service might be substantial. I do know a lot of people complain about them. I do have Netflix, both streaming and DVD, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. I watch on the computer screen that's in front of me as I type this, and since I'm the only one watching I get to sit as close as I want. Yeah. Lucky me indeed.

 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
47. I have a big PC monitor, but I don't really like "TV" on it. So I have cable, but
Thu Nov 16, 2017, 03:46 AM
Nov 2017

not Netflix, Hulu, HBO, etc.

I have Amazon Prime, but I never remember that I do! 😁

Yavin4

(35,437 posts)
28. Mnuchin finally got that cheerleader that turned him down in high school
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:41 PM
Nov 2017

All it took was for him to do well in school, get hired by Goldman Sachs, rip off the public, produce crappy movies in Hollywood, and then work for Trump as his Treas. secretary.

demmiblue

(36,841 posts)
7. More info (sorry!):
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:04 PM
Nov 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza are now on the money, literally.

The two officials took a tour of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on Wednesday to see firsthand the production of new $1 bills, the first currency that will bear their signatures.

Mnuchin’s signature is decidedly more legible than that of his predecessor Jacob Lew. Lew had handwriting that was so sloppy that former President Barack Obama once joked that unless he made his signature more legible, it might debase the currency.

Carranza and Mnuchin, accompanied by his wife Louise Linton, examined sheets of the $1 bills at the bureau’s Washington printing plant. The currency will be shipped to Federal Reserve regional banks around the country, and the new bills are expected to go into circulation in December.

Both Treasury officials provided 10 sample signatures, from which one was chosen for government engravers.

https://www.apnews.com/7712409521c34bf084d02eee79936685?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP_Images

Louis1895

(768 posts)
30. Who is that woman with John Oliver?
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:47 PM
Nov 2017

Sorry, but I could resist since John makes the comparison all the time!

justgamma

(3,665 posts)
40. Remember this gem from the trophy wife?
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 08:11 PM
Nov 2017

Linton continued in her response to the critic: “Adorable! Do you think the US govt paid for our honeymoon or personal travel?! Lololol. Have you given more to the economy than me and my husband? Either as an individual earner in taxes OR in self sacrifice to your country? I’m pretty sure we paid more taxes toward our day ‘trip’ than you did. Pretty sure the amount we sacrifice per year is a lot more than you’d be willing to sacrifice if the choice was yours.”

In other words we're rich and you're not. So we're entitled.

 

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)
42. You know what really annoys me is this asshole is supposed to be working...WORKING and all I
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 08:16 PM
Nov 2017

see is pics of him and his dumb wife while he's supposed to be WORKING. Leave her at home to do important things like shopping because she's sure a shit not any 'actress' I know. SCUM..THE WHOLE LOT OF THEM.

GoCubsGo

(32,080 posts)
45. With that smug look on her face,
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 08:30 PM
Nov 2017

one would think she was holding a sheet of hundred dollar bills, instead of singles. I look forward to seeing her face when her shitbag husband is frog-marched off to prison.

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