Legendary nutcase John Bolton was in the running for a high-level cabinet pick in millionaire president-elect Donald Trump's administration. Multiple sources claim that he was denied serious consideration, however, because Trump makes decisions based upon people's looks. To put it plainly: he simply cannot stand to look at Bolton's equally legendary facial hair. The cabinet hunt was described as a "casting call" in one report.
Given Trump’s own background as a master brander and showman who ran beauty pageants as a sideline, it was probably inevitable that he would be looking beyond their résumés for a certain aesthetic in his supporting players.
“Presentation is very important because you’re representing America not only on the national stage but also the international stage, depending on the position,” said Trump transition spokesman Jason Miller.
To lead the Pentagon, Trump chose a rugged combat general, whom he compares to a historic one. At the United Nations, his ambassador will be a poised and elegant Indian American with a compelling immigrant backstory. As secretary of state, Trump tapped a neophyte to international diplomacy, but one whose silvery hair and boardroom bearing project authority.
Now you know why Chris Christie doesn't have a job.
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Stock buybacks are the preferred form of financial engineering in corporate America, through which companies borrow like crazy and give the money to their shareholders, artificially increasing their earnings-per-share ratio, massively reducing real economic growth, while enriching a tiny number of already-wealthy investors: but buybacks may finally be coming to an end.
Unpleasant logorrheic Alex Jones removed one of his videos in which he claimed “Pizzagate is real,” and that “it needs to be investigated” after one of his fans went to DC’s Comet Ping Pong and fired his gun inside the restaurant.
Madeline Ashby (previously) writes, “This is a protest song in the vein of Woody Guthrie or Pete Seeger, written by the wonderful John McDaid (previously, and it’s great.”
Shopping for the person who has everything (or your boss) last minute is practically impossible. Luckily, everyone loves a fruit and chocolate gift basket. Not only is it a tasty (almost healthy) respite from the winter cold, but it doubles as a festive centerpiece, which is perfect for anyone that may be hosting for the holidays. FruitBouquets.com […]
Turning on the light makes it almost impossible to get back to sleep after a late-night trip to the bathroom. The close-only-one-eye trick almost works, but you’ll be hard-pressed to teach that to a potty-training child.The IllumiBowl 2.0 solves this annoying problem by turning your toilet into a motion-sensitive night light. To install, simply stick […]
Microsoft Word might make an adequate typewriter, but it won’t save you from a chaotic writing process. Since its initial release in 2007, Scrivener has become the gold standard for writing and structuring long-form text.Scrivener combines a word processor with a robust project management tool designed for writing projects. By bundling a virtual corkboard, outliner, […]
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