Call to Action: Stop Bannon Appointment

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And why are you all believing the spin from the Huffington Post and Rachel Maddow on Bannon?

Do your own research. Stephen Bannon is a very impressive man with amazing experience and credentials.

And he is a Navy Veteran.

Georgetown M.A. in National Security Studies.
Harvard MBA
Wall Street
Hollywood
Media
Publishing
Politics

The breadth of his experience is astounding. The man is sharp and he is a workaholic.

He is not "alt-right." He is conservative. His oldest daughter is a West Point graduate, which is also extemely impressive.

I am completely impressed with Trump's picks: Mike Pence, KellyAnne Conway, Rience Preibus and Stephen Bannon. Very impressive line up of people who deserve their appointments because of their long years of hard work for conservative causes.

Direct quote from Stephen Bannon in August 2016 about Breitbart News: "We're the platform for the alt-right!"

Spin that one, maestro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Saw this on Facebook, spreading the word

Here's a concrete action a friend of a friend proposed: Friends, let's seek a tactical victory this week. Let's try to stop the Bannon appointment. Presidents have had to back down before, for comparatively minor reasons. (Some of us are old enough to remember Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood, Bill Clinton's two AG appointments, who had to withdraw for failing to pay Social Security taxes.) Let's not assume this is a done deal.
Let's do what we can to stop this. I have enclosed a list of actions below. Please feel free to add to this, especially those of you with organizing experience (some of whom I've tagged).

1) If you live in the US, call your Representatives and Senators and tell them this is unacceptable.
2) Paul Ryan is feigning ignorance again. Call his office at [phone] and let him know that this is not ok. Same with Majority Leader McConnell, [phone].
3) Call out the media when they report the Bannon appointment as a straight news story or refer to him as a "Breitbart executive" or a "provocateur," but don't call him what he is: a white supremacist, anti-semite, misogynist. Don't let them normalize.
4) Where protests are ongoing, make this the focus, with signs, chants, etc. Next week we can turn out attention to other things. But for now let's focus like a laser on this.
5) Let's get religious groups on board; maybe even mainstream business groups, like the Chamber of Commerce (202-659-6000).
6) Contact other people of influence--College presidents, high-profile coaches and anyone else who has a public megaphone.
We can do this. #stopbannon

For the people that may have missed it.

[Anonymous]

^^ forgot the link

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/08/stephen-bannon-donald-trump-alt-right-breitbart-news

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try calling Paul Ryan's office in Wisconsin at 608.752.4050 or 800.909.7296. Also Mitch McConnell's offices in Kentucky 270.781.1673 or 502.582.6304

Keep calling.

[Anonymous]

Also flood MSM with requests for why they are not telling this story or his story of meeting with Farage.

Keep the pressure on.

[Anonymous]

Does he have to get security clearance? How does someone like him associated with an alt-right nationalist movement get security clearance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am sick to my stomach with his appointment... literally just want to crawl under my bed and every come out but know that now is the time to act but feel very helpless in all this

Great idea, but remember the snakes lives under the bed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does he have to get security clearance? How does someone like him associated with an alt-right nationalist movement get security clearance?

That's a good question. I would think being associated with hate groups -- much less their "platform" -- would disqualify Bannon. But to another poster's point, whether Bannon officially holds the role or not, he'll be whispering in the Orange Puppet's ear.

[Anonymous]

I just found out Bannon is from my hometown, Richmond. And his extended family still lives there, a lot of them. Apparently in the Northside, which ironically is the same area where Tim Kaine lives. And he loves to say he's a "son of Richmond, of the Old Confederacy". OMFG

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try calling Paul Ryan's office in Wisconsin at 608.752.4050 or 800.909.7296. Also Mitch McConnell's offices in Kentucky 270.781.1673 or 502.582.6304

Keep calling.

Keep calling.

[Anonymous]

You basically have to ask why the KKK and other neo-nazi groups are cheering about this.

The responses in this forum about these selections are disheartening. Not because of a democrat versus republican thing, but because we are human beings and Christians are supposed to love their fellow man.

I guess unless they are brown, black, jewish, muslim or disabled.

Truly sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try calling Paul Ryan's office in Wisconsin at 608.752.4050 or 800.909.7296. Also Mitch McConnell's offices in Kentucky 270.781.1673 or 502.582.6304

Keep calling.

They, like most in the congress, don't take calls or interact with non constituents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does he have to get security clearance? How does someone like him associated with an alt-right nationalist movement get security clearance?

That's a good question. I would think being associated with hate groups -- much less their "platform" -- would disqualify Bannon. But to another poster's point, whether Bannon officially holds the role or not, he'll be whispering in the Orange Puppet's ear.

If the president says this guys gets a security clearance, he will get one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:CNN article on Bannon and the happy white supremacist groups

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/14/politics/white-nationalists-on-bannon/index.html

Why deny it? Your candidate won! We are going to have a white supremacist advising national policy. It is everything the GOP and the Trump supporters wanted. You don't have to hide your feelings anymore, it's in the WH and the Presidential level now.

Yes, and Al Sharpton supported Clinton. Does that mean all Clinton voters are race-baiting grievance-mongers, or do you not understand even the most basic principles of logic?

Did she appoint Sharpton her top advisor? Did Sharpton align himself with groups that advocate kicking all the white people out of the country?
Stop playing the false equivalency game. You aren't smart enough to do it well.

White House visitor logs tell us that Sharpton visited Obama over 100x. Wasn't Clinton supposed to preserve Obama's legacy? Clearly America was not all on board.

If you knew anything about clocks other than the digital variety, you might understand the concept of a pendulum. Pendulums swing.

So, stop pretending you even have a clue, when you still can't figure out the obvious reasons a train ran over you a week ago. Trump is wearing your teeth as a necklace, and you're clearly in no position to tell anyone who is or is not smart.

Oh hon, you have no idea what I know or who I am. You haven't even figured out yet that you sold out your country to white supremacists. Pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And why are you all believing the spin from the Huffington Post and Rachel Maddow on Bannon?

Do your own research. Stephen Bannon is a very impressive man with amazing experience and credentials.

And he is a Navy Veteran.

Georgetown M.A. in National Security Studies.
Harvard MBA
Wall Street
Hollywood
Media
Publishing
Politics

The breadth of his experience is astounding. The man is sharp and he is a workaholic.

He is not "alt-right." He is conservative. His oldest daughter is a West Point graduate, which is also extemely impressive.

I am completely impressed with Trump's picks: Mike Pence, KellyAnne Conway, Rience Preibus and Stephen Bannon. Very impressive line up of people who deserve their appointments because of their long years of hard work for conservative causes.

Direct quote from Stephen Bannon in August 2016 about Breitbart News: "We're the platform for the alt-right!"

Spin that one, maestro.

Keep calling.
Keep writing.
Get on social media.
Keep up the pressure.
Flood them.