Kevin McCarthy relishes role as Trump’s fixer, friend and candy man - Polidicks

[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kevin-mccarthy-relishes-role-as-trumps-fixer-friend-and-candy-man/2018/01/15/a2696b4e-f709-11e7-b34a-b85626af34ef_story.html[/url] [quote]President Trump and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) were alone in the presidential suite on Air Force One, flying east toward Washington in early October, when the president reached for a handful of Starbursts, the fruit-flavored, box-shaped chewy candies. But instead of unwrapping all of the treats, the president was careful to pluck out and eat two particular flavors: cherry and strawberry, McCarthy noticed. “We’re there, having a little dessert, and he offers me some,” McCarthy recalled in an interview. “Just the red and the pink. A bit later, a couple of his aides saw me with those colors and told me, ‘Those are the president’s favorites.’ ” Days later, the No. 2 Republican in the House — known for his relentless cultivation of political alliances — bought a plentiful supply of Starbursts and asked a staffer to sort through the pile, placing only those two flavors in a jar. McCarthy made sure his name was on the side of the gift, which was delivered to a grinning Trump, according to a White House official.[/quote]

Even Reagan with his jar of jellybeans wasn't this fucking self deluded.

imagine winning the favor of the most powerful orangutan on the planet [I]with a jar of carefully picked starburst [/I] imagine fighting with each other to win said favor fighting over his spraytanned grin. "He looked at me! He looked right at me!" 'He was scanning for immigrants!' "No, I saw it! HE LOOKED AT ME!"

[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;53054890]imagine winning the favor of the most powerful orangutan on the planet [I]with a jar of carefully picked starburst[/I][/QUOTE] Trump is a manchild so makes sense.

EFF MY MERGE

This would be hilarious if he wasn't the President.

[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;53054890] "He looked at me! He looked right at me!" 'He was scanning for immigrants!' "No, I saw it! HE LOOKED AT ME!"[/QUOTE] "Witness me!" *walks into press briefing room* [editline]15th January 2018[/editline] Someone should tell the president about these [IMG]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91n8uFdpRnL._SX355_.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE]McCarthy made sure his name was on the side of the gift, which was delivered to a grinning Trump, according to a White House official.[/QUOTE] So he's the definition of an ass-kisser.

Imagine being such an ass kisser you reduce yourself to the level of candy supplier just to be appreciated by a giant man baby

"How'd you get your job?" "I was nominated by the President, Democrats ardently opposed my nomination, I experienced hours of difficult questions during my nomination hearing, and even some Republicans were starting to waver before they decided that my qualifications do in fact suffice for the job. You?" "I brought the President a jar of pink and red Starbursts." Silly Putin, he could've avoided all of the trouble created by the election meddling if he'd just sent Trump one of these instead. [t]https://www.russellstover.com/wcsstore/RussellStoverCatalogAssetStore//Images/1000x1000/0000/0002-1000.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=Raidyr;53054914]"Witness me!" *walks into press briefing room* [editline]15th January 2018[/editline] Someone should tell the president about these [IMG]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91n8uFdpRnL._SX355_.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] /sigh You Just Don't Get It. If you can't have it done in a wasteful, time consuming way then what's the point? Next you'll expect him to eat the crackers in an oreo instead of just the filling.

[QUOTE=Sableye;53055027]/sigh You Just Don't Get It. If you can't have it done in a wasteful, time consuming way then what's the point? Next you'll expect him to eat the crackers in an oreo instead of just the filling.[/QUOTE] Shit I never considered the idea of buying a mixed bag or two, sorting out all the red ones, then keeping the rest for yourself. I guess this is why I'm not a Senator.

[QUOTE]Just the red and the pink. A bit later, a couple of his aides saw me with those colors and told me, ‘Those are the president’s favorites.’ ”[/QUOTE] Oh my god he really is a fourth grader

[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;53055041]Oh my god he really is a fourth grader[/QUOTE] Yeah, because people definitely don't have favorite things and the history of the White House is definitely not filled with weird quirks from every president who has ever been in office. Edit I just think there are plenty of other legitimate things to be upset about when it comes to Trump. This is almost as bad as the two scoops thing. Who cares? If I was the President I'd have an entire freezer full of red and blue freeze pops. Why? Because I like them and I can have the power to tell someone to stock a freezer with them.

[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;53055041]Oh my god he really is a fourth grader[/QUOTE] Right? What a piss-baby. Even I as a child would eat the yellow ones because it came with the rest and mama didn't raise no bitch.

All classic Starburst flavors are equal in greatness. The tropical shit sucks, though.

[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;53055041]Oh my god he really is a fourth grader[/QUOTE] Why? Is Trump not allowed to have a preferred candy? He has a lot of petty stuff to give him shit for but this is childish. I mean, if I was president, I'd probably have a bag of M&Ms near me at any given time because M&Ms are delicious.

People make this sound like this is him going out of the way to lick Trump's boots when really it's an extremely simple nice gesture that wouldn't be a big deal to do for a friend, even. What stood out to me way more in the article was this: [QUOTE]Last Tuesday at the White House, for example, Trump seemed to wander close to agreeing to an immigration deal with Democrats, without any caveats, to protect thousands of young undocumented immigrants known as “dreamers” from deportation. McCarthy jumped in quickly to head things off: “Mr. President, you need to be clear, though. . . . You have to have security,” he said, prompting Trump to retreat.[/QUOTE] Before he was elected, a lot of people seemed to have the idea that Trump could actually be pretty moderate about a lot of things, although they quickly gave up that notion. This makes me wonder though, does Trump actually care about even any significant amount of the decisions he makes or is he just being easily manipulated by anyone he talks to?

[QUOTE=Elspin;53055142]People make this sound like this is him going out of the way to lick Trump's boots when really it's an extremely simple nice gesture that wouldn't be a big deal to do for a friend, even. What stood out to me way more in the article was this: Before he was elected, a lot of people seemed to have the idea that Trump could actually be pretty moderate about a lot of things, although they quickly gave up that notion. This makes me wonder though, does Trump actually care about even any significant amount of the decisions he makes or is he just being easily manipulated by anyone he talks to?[/QUOTE] talk about burying the lede holy shit

[QUOTE=Zero-Point;53055055]Right? What a piss-baby. Even I as a child would eat the yellow ones because it came with the rest and mama didn't raise no bitch.[/QUOTE] The yellow ones?? Well let's not be animals, here.

[QUOTE=IKTM;53055079]The tropical shit sucks, though.[/QUOTE] You take that the fuck back!

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;53055199]talk about burying the lede holy shit[/QUOTE] WaPo reported these quotes [URL="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fifty-five-minutes-at-the-table-trump-tries-to-negotiate-and-prove-stability/2018/01/09/0b41af64-f570-11e7-a9e3-ab18ce41436a_story.html?utm_term=.53c9a2357cb8"]6 days ago[/URL] and references them in three different articles that came up on the first Google search.

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;53055332]You take that the fuck back![/QUOTE] [I][B]No.[/B][/I]

[QUOTE=Mingebox;53055258]The yellow ones?? Well let's not be animals, here.[/QUOTE] Mama. Didn't raise. No bitch.

[QUOTE=Mingebox;53055258]The yellow ones?? Well let's not be animals, here.[/QUOTE] lemon and orange are the best starburst flavors, fight me

[QUOTE=TheHydra;53055878]lemon and orange are the best starburst flavors, fight me[/QUOTE] If you said that to my face I'd strike you down on the spot you fatherless son of a troll.

[QUOTE=L'Citizen;53056078]If you said that to my face I'd strike you down on the spot you fatherless son of a troll.[/QUOTE] You'll have to take us all down