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I didn’t think I’d ever leave the CIA. But because of Trump, I quit.
washingtonpost.com ^ | 2/21/2017 | Edward Price

Posted on 02/21/2017 8:09:26 AM PST by rktman

Trump’s actions in office have been even more disturbing. His visit to CIA headquarters on his first full day in office, an overture designed to repair relations, was undone by his ego and bluster. Standing in front of a memorial to the CIA’s fallen officers, he seemed to be addressing the cameras and reporters in the room, rather than the agency personnel in front of them, bragging about his inauguration crowd the previous day. Whether delusional or deceitful, these were not the remarks many of my colleagues and I wanted to hear from our new commander in chief. I couldn’t help but reflect on the stark contrast between the bombast of the new president and the quiet dedication of a mentor — a courageous, steadfast professional — who is memorialized on that wall. I know others at CIA felt similarly.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cia; fakenews; obama; price; quitter; realpropaganda; trump
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To: FlingWingFlyer

We have to assume this is FAKE until proven otherwise. Such is the state of the enemedia now.


61 posted on 02/21/2017 8:35:29 AM PST by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: rktman
How Obama is bankrolling a nonstop protest against invented outrage



62 posted on 02/21/2017 8:36:32 AM PST by Cheerio (The unknown President #44)
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To: rktman

Towards the end, in his paragraph denying political involvement, Mr. Price contradicts the first sentence of that paragraph. Supporting the idea that leftist activists among government officials are not careful thinkers.


63 posted on 02/21/2017 8:36:42 AM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: rktman

Indeed...I still haven’t figured it out completely and I’ve been here awhile. Maybe I’m what my wife says I am - a dumbass country boy.


64 posted on 02/21/2017 8:36:55 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: PGR88

Little chicken shit could not pass the lie detector test……


65 posted on 02/21/2017 8:41:51 AM PST by mastertex
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To: KC_Conspirator

This may be classified as “self-induced elimination”. Something very Darwinian is going on, when these sorts of personalities start weeding themselves out.

Originally the CIA was working in the service of the United States of America, but that mission has been creeping a lot lately. Now it is hard to tell what faction of Islam holds their allegiance.


66 posted on 02/21/2017 8:42:58 AM PST by alloysteel (John Galt has chosen to take the job. This time, Atlas did NOT shrug.)
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To: rktman

Good riddance- you were probably useless anyway


67 posted on 02/21/2017 8:43:06 AM PST by Mr. K
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To: Leep
I bet this person was up to no good and now can’t get away with it.

And or is scared he will get caught for what he did by the new administration. ....good riddance.

68 posted on 02/21/2017 8:43:35 AM PST by Envisioning (Trump is imposing the people's will on it's government......)
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To: rktman

Looks like parts of the swamp are self draining.


69 posted on 02/21/2017 8:44:25 AM PST by Parley Baer
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To: rktman

Banish him to The Village.


70 posted on 02/21/2017 8:44:53 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: rktman
Paging the Boo Hoo girl


71 posted on 02/21/2017 8:45:29 AM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: rktman

The puke spook is a kook.


72 posted on 02/21/2017 8:46:18 AM PST by Psalm 144 (Ace McCain, the Songbird. See "loose cannon".)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

I could not agree more. It probably should not be a permanent placement. More like a temporary assignment from appropriate agencies. The tendency to go rogue in the dark is too great otherwise, and institutionally they have clearly gone globalist rather than patriot.


73 posted on 02/21/2017 8:49:39 AM PST by Psalm 144 (Ace McCain, the Songbird. See "loose cannon".)
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To: Parley Baer

This clown was “LOANED” to the Obama WH for the last few years!? I am sure that Team Trump found this out and it is now a case of “You can’t fire me because I quit.”

If anyone doubted that this sniveling weasel has any “objective” credibility he sounds like a Clinton campaign operative.

He is a leftist, LIBERAL DEMOCRAT.

He is all that is wrong with the CIA.


74 posted on 02/21/2017 8:52:20 AM PST by LeonardFMason (426)
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To: rktman

Poor thing. Did someone forget to change your diaper? Boo Hoo


75 posted on 02/21/2017 8:53:23 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: rktman

Well, Slick Eddie, did you ever consider that President Trump gave that speech, in part, to ferret out guys like you and make you quit?


76 posted on 02/21/2017 8:57:48 AM PST by Lion Den Dan
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To: rktman

Ditto.


77 posted on 02/21/2017 8:58:13 AM PST by connyankee (#MAGABEGINS)
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To: Farmer Dean
If this is the type of person we are hiring for the CIA we are screwed. We really need to take a look at who was hired over the last eight years. I know this clown worked two years under Bush but I'm more worried about who came after him. Are there any real American men and women left at the CIA? We don't need partisan hacks. There's already too many of them.
78 posted on 02/21/2017 8:59:11 AM PST by peeps36 (Obama = the skidmark on America's underwear.)
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To: rktman

Let’s waterboard him and find who all the deep state traitors are!


79 posted on 02/21/2017 9:00:16 AM PST by Meet the New Boss
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To: rktman

Thank goodness he quit. That is one less worthless traitor in the CIA.


80 posted on 02/21/2017 9:00:36 AM PST by protest1
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