Kellyanne Conway - 'Go buy Ivanka's stuff'

[FIVR]

http://thehill.com/media/318656-conway-promotes-trump-daughters-merchandise-go-buy-ivankas-stuff


El Presidente's chief saleswoman with her latest brilliant quote. I'm at a loss for words.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

http://thehill.com/media/318656-conway-promotes-trump-daughters-merchandise-go-buy-ivankas-stuff


El Presidente's chief saleswoman with her latest brilliant quote. I'm at a loss for words.

Embarrassing.

 

[Homerboy]

So now the Presidency has been reduced to the equivalent of the HSN?

 

[vi edit]

The almighty dollar. The ultimate form of resistance. It's the few remaining powers as citizens we still have. Glad the royal family is starting to be affected (or at least annoyed).

 

[repoman0]

I didn't think the Trump administration would be so blatant in using the office of the Presidency for financial gain, but I suppose everybody who voted against him already knew it would happen. Trump voters don't mind being pawns whose only use is to make another family richer at the probable expense of their own.

 

[Homerboy]

Hey, at least by buying her stuff you can be proud that you're Making America Great Again by supporting the American factory workers, right?

...oh wait... sorry.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Kind of makes you wonder if Trump himself benefits from her business. Maybe a partial owner or anything.

If only there was some way to know..........

 

[Murloc]

I don't understand, on her wiki page she looks like she has achieved stuff that requires brains, and yet she blurts out these stupid sentences.

 

[HomerJS]

Holding the office hostage for financial gain. I'm sure the Trump ass lickers will chime in either "not important" or "we knew he was a money grubbing scumbag and that was litigated during the election"

 

[Homerboy]

I don't understand, on her wiki page she looks like she has achieved stuff that requires brains, and yet she blurts out these stupid sentences.

I have no doubt that at one time she was a smart and successful woman. However, when you surround yourself with idiots and disgusting people for years and years I imagine it tends to wear off on you over time.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Jesus Christ she actually said "I'm going to give a free commercial". How can anyone excuse this as ethical when she is on his staff?

I'll wait for the Congressional hearings on this...

 

[Blackjack200]

Jesus Christ she actually said "I'm going to give a free commercial". How can anyone excuse this as ethical when she is on his staff?

I'll wait for the Congressional hearings on this...

On ChapoTrapHouse they were talking about how hypocrisy means absolutely nothing anymore. The GOP reps and senators have absolutely no principles, as long as Trump has enough support, they will not challenge him. If it dips enough, they'll impeach him in a heartbeat.

(To be clear, the democrats are no better. If Trump's approval ratings were reversed they'd be falling over each other to post racist shit on twitter and book rooms in his hotels. The Schumer-Pelosi party needs to go.)

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Jesus Christ she actually said "I'm going to give a free commercial". How can anyone excuse this as ethical when she is on his staff?

I'll wait for the Congressional hearings on this...

You say that as though ethics is required to operate within the US Government. Apparently the only requirement is to be 'Tough on X'.

 

[Subyman]

Commander in shill

 

[PottedMeat]

COMING TO A TJMAXX/ROSS/ (and eventually GOODWILL) LOADING DOCK NEAR YOU (unless it's its been made illegal)

 

[emperus]

How is this not illegal?

 

[brycejones]

I'll wait for the Congressional hearings on this...

Sorry they are busy investigating the government ethics office for questioning Trump's business plans and temperature records. No time for this weak sauce stuff they have to stay focused on attempting to intimidate anyone who would criticize the administration and sowing doubt about science.

 

[fskimospy]

How is this not illegal?

It is illegal.

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2007-title5-vol3/pdf/CFR-2007-title5-vol3-sec2635-702.pdf

§ 2635.702 Use of public office for private gain.

An employee shall not use his public office for his own private gain, for the endorsement of any product, service or enterprise, or for the private gain of friends, relatives, or persons with whom the employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity, including nonprofit organizations of which the employee is an officer or member, and persons with whom the employee has or seeks employment or business relations.

 

[Homerboy]

It is illegal.

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2007-title5-vol3/pdf/CFR-2007-title5-vol3-sec2635-702.pdf

Then she should be sued to the highest letter of the law.
It won't cut the head off the snake, but it will at least do some damage.

 

[Blackjack200]

Add this to the stack of things to ask Gorsuch about during his confirmation hearings.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Then she should be sued to the highest letter of the law.
It won't cut the head off the snake, but it will at least do some damage.

I'm sure the new AG will be all over this.

 

[repoman0]

Add this to the stack of things to ask Gorsuch about during his confirmation hearings.

Speaking of Gorsuch, sounds like he might already be turning on Trump:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/us/politics/donald-trump-immigration-ban.html

 

[HomerJS]

It is illegal.

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2007-title5-vol3/pdf/CFR-2007-title5-vol3-sec2635-702.pdf

KA Conjob skips by on technicality. She used her public office for someone else's private gain.

 

[Blackjack200]

I saw that, but when Blumenthal asked him to speak out publicly, Gorsuch demurred. I think he's just trying to score some cheap points with democrats to get confirmed. 'Oh, I can vote for him, he spoke out against Trump'.

No he didn't.

 

[Blackjack200]

KA Conjob skips by on technicality. She used her public office for someone else's private gain.

The rule covers that too.