While I view Bannon as a deeply nefarious and malevolent individual, the lapel pin probably has some mundane significance, or perhaps even a reputable one, and I’ve only posted this in the Pit rather than General Questions so I could use the word “fuckwit” in the O.P.
That could be it. Here’s an article discussing triangular badges that Trump’s inner circle were wearing on the campaign trail, to identify those who were allowed to pass through security to the president-elect.
Also, here’s a thread discussing a different lapel pin that Bannon was wearing:
So it does appear that Bannon’s lapel pin could be Secret Service-related, and the bigger hexagonal design could perhaps be for more exclusive Oval Office security clearance.
It certainly makes Bannon look a bit more sinister, though, especially with his all-black smart casual lounge suit and shirt.
Bannon is about as sinister as CHAOS from Get Smart.
While Trump receives plenty of well deserved ridicule for being the incompetent buffoon that he is, I think we could do with much more pointing and laughter at Bannon’s expense.
Let’s start with the guy’s childishly apocalyptic world view. He’s a fucking loon, not some sinister Rasputin; far more of a Nostradumbass than Nostradamus.
Then move to his attire. His washed out black shirts and booze stained jackets are nearly as slovenly as his ill fitting Old Navy khakis. You simply cannot be a super-villain wearing beige khakis with an elastic waistband. Wait, are those penny loafers on his feet?
Finally, that permanent hung over and under showered look. It’s clear the guy crawls out of an empty bottle every morning. The same one that he emptied the night before. Can we just call him out for the belligerent alcoholic he really is? I’m sure the Betty Ford center would welcome him with open doors and a long hot shower.
Bannon: about as sinister as a drunk raving from a park bench.
I’d agree that, taken individually, Bannon comes across as an inconsequential bum with a heavy liquor problem and fringe theory mindset, and would say that his sinisterness derives from the fact that anybody actually listens to what he has to say, let alone the most important man in the world. He certainly appears to be making himself heard in the Oval Office, judging from from this video footage.
I think that in his all-black finery, Bannon appears to be going for a bit of a Sith Lord look, the like of which Dick Cheney could only dream about. He just needs to make sure he gets the right design for his lapel pin badge.
Bannon is having his way with trump and the country right now, clever or not. He’s a fascist. There isn’t an IQ test for that.
You sound like a conservative trying to save a little bit of face. Forget it. It’s over now, for generations at least. You will never see the end of Bannon’s influence on your world. He didn’t have to be smart to do it either.
That drunken asshole is sadly mistaken if he thinks he can get away with berating Trump’s kin with impunity. He may get a way with it a time or three, but I doubt very much Trump will tolerate it for very long once Ivanka begins to pout to daddy about the horrible horrible drunk that smells like sweat and yells at her and her super-smart husband. Trump’s trust circle isn’t a meritocracy, it’s a family business. And Bannon better not forget it.
I do agree that Bannon will leave an indelible mark on the republican party if he’s permitted to continue to operate with such disregard for American democratic principals. My opinion about that is: fuck 'em! They’ve got it coming to the extent that they’ve been complicit in all this Trumpery & fuckery.
Assumes whatever species he is actually has a heart. Still, the visual of Trump floating around The Oval Office in a suspensor suit ranting and raving seems oddly in character.
Donald Trump as the Baron Harkonnen, Steve Bannon as his right-hand mentat Tumuch Uisce, and Reince Priebus as the rival mentat in the Baron’s court Vinegar Badger.
