# Trump's Cabinet of Curiosities **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 10, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367 "2016-11-10T16:28:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 35
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/681 "2016-12-22T01:24:47Z")
> [@jshore](#): > > I swear when I first read that article’s first sentence, "Now that he has written a new chapter in American politics, Donald Trump is about to rewrite the economic textbooks on the way to a renewed American prosperity, " I thought, “Oh…Here is someone criticizing Trump…so where does he mention this Navarro fellow you’re talking about?” > > It is only after reading a little further that I realized that first sentence was meant as praise, not insult, and that the author was Navarro! Now I am seeing why it is so difficult to come up with satire of these people that is actually distinguishable what is being satired. I did almost the exact same thing, **jshore**. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/682 "2016-12-22T01:28:20Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > As a lifelong St. Louisan, let me say, FUCK CARL ICAHN! FUCK HIM AND ANYONE WHO ASSOCIATES WITH HIM. MAY HE DIE MISERABLE AND ALONE! > > Seriously, fuck that guy. Before I shove this hand grenade up his Nixon and pull the pin, maybe you’ll tell me? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/683 "2016-12-22T01:35:08Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Before I shove this hand grenade up his Nixon and pull the pin, maybe you’ll tell me? Wouldn’t it be easier to pull the pin first? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/684 "2016-12-22T01:42:28Z")
Suppose, if you had a hydraulic grenade implanter that could get it in place really quickly. _Really_ quickly. Otherwise, might not go off and he would survive. But then, I’d likely say, ah, what the heck, we made our point. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/685 "2016-12-22T01:48:13Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Suppose, if you had a hydraulic grenade implanter that could get it in place really quickly. _Really_ quickly. Otherwise, might not go off and he would survive. But then, I’d likely say, ah, what the heck, we made our point. _Mythbusters_ tested throwing yourself on a grenade and they tested various items containing a grenade’s blast. No one thought to combine the two. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/686 "2016-12-22T02:07:27Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Before I shove this hand grenade up his Nixon and pull the pin, maybe you’ll tell me? TWA had a major hub and, for a while, its HQ in St. Louis. Icahn took control of TWA, stripped its assets, doubled its debt, and made off like a bandit. TWA collapsed, taking with it a chunk of the local economy and the ability of people in St. Louis to fly anywhere without connecting through about four other cities. Icahn is _hated_ in St. Louis. To be fair, TWA had problems before Icahn took over. But rather than try to turn the company around, he looted it. Fuck him. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/687 "2016-12-22T02:55:17Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > TWA had a major hub and, for a while, its HQ in St. Louis. Icahn took control of TWA, stripped its assets, doubled its debt, and made off like a bandit. TWA collapsed, taking with it a chunk of the local economy and the ability of people in St. Louis to fly anywhere without connecting through about four other cities. Icahn is _hated_ in St. Louis. > > To be fair, TWA had problems before Icahn took over. But rather than try to turn the company around, he looted it. > > Fuck him. And then St. Louis [got porked](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sports-nfl-stadiums-insight-idUSKCN0VC0EP) by the Rams. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/688 "2016-12-22T03:48:30Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > And then St. Louis [got porked](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sports-nfl-stadiums-insight-idUSKCN0VC0EP) by the Rams. It’s been a rough few decades for my beloved home town. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/689 "2016-12-22T03:49:33Z")
I know many of you don’t think much about Iowa because flyover state, midwest and boring. But our Governor Braindead has stepped down to become Ambassador to China. I feel sorry for China. He only got the post since his son was on the Trumpwagon. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/690 "2016-12-22T05:16:09Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > I know many of you don’t think much about Iowa because flyover state, midwest and boring. But our Governor Braindead has stepped down to become Ambassador to China. I feel sorry for China. He only got the post since his son was on the Trumpwagon. So what does [this asshole](http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/12/21/branstad-faces-perils-being-friend-china/95598808/) know about China apart from what he has ordered on a take out menu? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/691 "2016-12-22T19:02:54Z")
> [@jshore](#): > > I swear when I first read that article’s first sentence, "Now that he has written a new chapter in American politics, Donald Trump is about to rewrite the economic textbooks on the way to a renewed American prosperity, " I thought, “Oh…Here is someone criticizing Trump…so where does he mention this Navarro fellow you’re talking about?” > > It is only after reading a little further that I realized that first sentence was meant as praise, not insult, and that the author was Navarro! Now I am seeing why it is so difficult to come up with satire of these people that is actually distinguishable what is being satired. Trump and his cabinet is gonna put The Onion out of business. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/692 "2016-12-22T19:05:17Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > And then St. Louis [got porked](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sports-nfl-stadiums-insight-idUSKCN0VC0EP) by the Rams. That was their fault. Every city who fall all over itself to suck a Pro sport’s franchise cock will have to clean some other cities shit off first, and then realize they are gonna be next. The solution is easy- \*dont spend a nickle of public funds for any Pro sports. \* ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/693 "2016-12-22T19:10:52Z")
Go, Twins! And take the Vikings with you! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/694 "2016-12-22T23:01:24Z")
Trump finally lands some entertainment for his inauguration, [The Mormon Tabernacle Choir](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-mn-mormon-tabernacle-choir-trump-inauguration-20161222-story.html). Two bits says the do a rendition of Ol’ Man River. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/695 "2016-12-22T23:12:15Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Trump Names Peter [Pudd’nhead](http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/21/trump-picks-china-hawk-peter-navarro-for-new-trade-post.html) Navarro to Head House National Trade Council. [Here](http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/It-s-Morning-in-America-2-0-10603608.php) is what’s comming down the road. > > Oh yeah, and [Billionaire Carl Ichan](http://www.rockfordadvocate.com/billionaire-carl-ichan-tapped-as-trumps-regulatory-adviser-13124/) tapped as Trump’s regulatory adviser. It’s gonna be Fun Fun Fun… This will be priceless. Remember what I’m saying because in no time at all, this will happen. The talk has already started about a 10% tariff on imported goods. The US tried this in 2009 with the Chinese tires flooding the market. China responded with tariffs on imported US chicken. The farmers lost big time. From Forbes \*For the first time ever, total U.S. exports to China have passed $100 billion with 30 states now counting China as one of their top three export markets. As these Chinese get richer, they are importing more goods from America. \* China has lots of response room there. Lots of room. And we haven’t even mentioned that trillion (yes, with a T) dollars in new Boeing aircraft over the next 20 years. Hello Airbus. \*China is currently our largest goods trading partner with $598 billion in total (two way) goods trade during 2015. Goods exports totaled $116 billion; goods imports totaled $482 billion. \* Trump will start a Trade war, smile and tell us he’s making America great again, and the end result, more American’s out of work. This will come to pass. China will play their hand far better than the big Cheeto plays ours. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/696 "2016-12-22T23:15:26Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Trump finally lands some entertainment for his inauguration, [The Mormon Tabernacle Choir](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-mn-mormon-tabernacle-choir-trump-inauguration-20161222-story.html). Two bits says the do a rendition of Ol’ Man River. I’m hoping it’s [The Penis Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH76tfDxm7Y). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/697 "2016-12-22T23:38:58Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > I’m hoping it’s [The Penis Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH76tfDxm7Y). Yes **Morgenstern** , a fitting song to serenade a guy with little hands. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/698 "2016-12-23T01:52:02Z")
Lord only knows what initiated [“Trump alarms arms-control community with nuke tweet”](http://thehill.com/policy/defense/311590-trump-alarms-arms-control-community-with-nuke-tweet). Peckerhead hasn’t even been sworn in yet. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/699 "2016-12-23T02:15:19Z")
It seems that the shallowness of Trump was painfully demostrated on why he refused Bolton, you would think it would be because of his extremism? His hatred of the UN? Nah, this report mentions that it was that Donald did not like his pornstache. [Donald Trump rejected Secretary of State candidate John Bolton over his moustache, adviser reveals | The Independent | The Independent](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-secretary-of-state-reject-john-bolton-moustache-transition-president-elect-cabinet-a7489576.html)? > [@](#): > > Donald Trump passed over a potential candidate for Secretary of State because of bushy moustache, according to insiders close to the incoming US President. > > Several of Mr Trump’s associates said they thought that John Bolton’s brush-like moustache was one of the factors that handicapped the bombastic former United Nations ambassador in the sweepstakes for the role. > > “Donald was not going to like that moustache,” said one, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “I can’t think of anyone that’s really close to Donald that has a beard that he likes.” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/700 "2016-12-23T02:18:47Z")
And now [this](http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-fighter-jets-lockheed-boeing-20161222-story.html). Christ. Three chimpanzees with half sharpened pencils could do a better job than this rodeo clown. And we have to put up with this bullshit for the next 4 years? Ugh! “Loren Thompson, chief operating officer of the non-profit Lexington Institute, said that Trump appeared to have decided to start negotiations before he had a thorough understanding of the F-35 program. “This certainly sets some sort of precedent because no Commander in Chief has ever done this before being inaugurated,” he said.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367.md?page=36)