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Why the same 1000 or so names?
Vanity | 11/12/2024 | Self

Posted on 11/12/2024 7:45:31 AM PST by HonorInPa

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There are over 200 million adults in the US. Why do we keep recycling the same 1000 or so insiders in each administration? I was hoping Trump would reach beyond the DC elite but he seems to be picking the usual suspects and career politicians.
1 posted on 11/12/2024 7:45:31 AM PST by HonorInPa
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To: HonorInPa

Correct me if I’m wrong, but Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk aren’t exactly DC elitists.

Many more outsiders could be named, but these two are very evident.


2 posted on 11/12/2024 7:48:49 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
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To: HonorInPa

Trump is trying to keep America’s vast, bloated, debt-ridden Fed.gov bureaucracy afloat, and prevent it falling into the hands of destructive leftist ghouls.

For that, he needs people who know how the empire operates

As much as Fed.gov needs it, Trump doesn’t want to be America’s Gorbachev.


3 posted on 11/12/2024 7:50:54 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Responsibility2nd

Good response.

Would RFK jr be an outsider?


4 posted on 11/12/2024 7:52:14 AM PST by Grampa Dave (An answer to decades of fervent prayers: "Liberal women have spontaneously stopped procreating!")
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To: HonorInPa

Also, if you’re successful OUTSIDE of government, why do you want to give that up to be INSIDE government?

I realize Elon and Vivek are exceptions this time, but even they are not taking full-time roles.


5 posted on 11/12/2024 7:52:36 AM PST by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: Grampa Dave

Nope. And Tulsi Gabbard is no insider either.


6 posted on 11/12/2024 7:53:42 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
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To: HonorInPa

Kristi Noem is not an insider


7 posted on 11/12/2024 7:54:50 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: Eccl 10:2

“Also, if you’re successful OUTSIDE of government, why do you want to give that up to be INSIDE government?”

Good Question. Ask President Trump. He’ll have an answer.


8 posted on 11/12/2024 7:55:33 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
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To: Grampa Dave

“Would RFK jr be an outsider?”

Who is RFK Jr?


9 posted on 11/12/2024 7:56:03 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: HonorInPa
You wouldn't ask a bunch of clerks to rewire a large commercial building. You'd want people who already understand electricity, and preferably some who were familiar with that particular building.

There are plenty of conservatives who understand Washington, and want to reform it. Putting in people who don't understand all the regulatory, legislative, and constitutional nuances is asking for good intentions that lead nowhere.

10 posted on 11/12/2024 7:57:17 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin ( )
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I would consider RFK Jr. as an outsider, personally.

See my relevant thread on this status regarding Insiders and Outsiders I just started less than an hour ago!

LINK TO FREE REPUBLIC THREAD: The Outside, Inside (Bill Whittle)

I just spent the last few days thinking about "Insiders" and "Outsiders" as Bill Whittle did. And if he were looking at RFK Jr. I have no doubt he would classify him, even as someone coming from the Kennedy "Insider" family...as an "Outsider".

11 posted on 11/12/2024 8:00:36 AM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: HonorInPa
I was hoping Trump would reach beyond the DC elite but he seems to be picking the usual suspects and career politicians.

Some of his business pals who went in last time weren't great either (that Exxon guy, Scarramuci). At that level, there are cutthroats and backstabbers everywhere.
12 posted on 11/12/2024 8:01:45 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Responsibility2nd; Eccl 10:2

Because if we leave governance up to Insiders...this is what we get.

2024.

I hate politics. I lived my whole life concentrating on my job, paying my taxes, paying my own way in society, etc. and didn’t give a thought to governance.

But I was wrong. I should have been involved in some way and not surrendered governance to the hands of those despicable, corrupt people who do it now, especially in my putrid Blue State.

That is why I like seeing Musk show an interest. Watch the video linked above for an opinion on Insiders vs Outsiders. Done the day before the election, too!


13 posted on 11/12/2024 8:04:28 AM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: TexasGator

Son of RFK, Sr.


14 posted on 11/12/2024 8:04:33 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
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To: HonorInPa

These folks have found it lucrative enough to want this path. And feel that skirting the law is great as long as I dont get caught.

The libs have this secret board of folks kinda like S.H.I.E.L.D except on the bad guy side. They have alibies and cover stories for everyone. It just depends on if they like you right now, or not.


15 posted on 11/12/2024 8:06:25 AM PST by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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To: HonorInPa

He’s picking South Dakota gov Noem for Homeland Security. This will also give her valuable federal and international experience, to qualify her for a future presidential run.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4277789/posts


16 posted on 11/12/2024 8:06:40 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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First of all, not all insiders are complicit, second they know how the government operates, third they are al in on the America first movement.

You need the knowledge to navigate within the Leviathan effectively

Quit being a negative Nancy.

17 posted on 11/12/2024 8:08:00 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Grampa Dave

Not with the 80 year history of his family in government.


18 posted on 11/12/2024 8:08:07 AM PST by HonorInPa
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His team must be recommending these picks. I don’t understand them, either.

Why are they tapping people who are holding office now? Why not leave them where they are?

We voted for Trump. But, now is the time to ask questions - before he steps into office.


19 posted on 11/12/2024 8:08:18 AM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: SauronOfMordor

Its a rumor

She shot her political image along with her pup


20 posted on 11/12/2024 8:13:10 AM PST by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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