Particularly when the sausage is a backhanded compliment to a potential up-and-comer.I have no idea why a candidate would share these details with the general public. We don't want to see how the sausage is made.
Particularly when the sausage is a backhanded compliment to a potential up-and-comer.I have no idea why a candidate would share these details with the general public. We don't want to see how the sausage is made.
This was actually a legit political gaffe.modernsin said:Particularly when the sausage is a backhanded compliment to a potential up-and-comer.I have no idea why a candidate would share these details with the general public. We don't want to see how the sausage is made.
We had multiple people decline the position. Admitting that is somehow is incredulous to you all?HEM said:This was actually a legit political gaffe.modernsin said:Particularly when the sausage is a backhanded compliment to a potential up-and-comer.I have no idea why a candidate would share these details with the general public. We don't want to see how the sausage is made.
Elias Greyjoy said:It's not like we ranked ten people from the get go and went down a line.
lol?Elias Greyjoy said:we literally went down a line of candidates
*sigh*modernsin said:Elias Greyjoy said:It's not like we ranked ten people from the get go and went down a line.lol?Elias Greyjoy said:we literally went down a line of candidates
THIS IS LITERALLY ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I'VE EVER SEENmodernsin said:Elias Greyjoy said:It's not like we ranked ten people from the get go and went down a line.lol?Elias Greyjoy said:we literally went down a line of candidates
We're just pointing out a fairly naive (though understandable) slip-up, and highlighting an important point every high-profile politician should keep in mind, which is that actions have consequences. No shit, right? Okay, more specifically: every little thing you say can and will be held under a microscope when you're running for a big-ass office like this. That's just how it is. I'm sure you know this, so don't get all defensive. Especially when your public pedigree as of late has been to criticize many aspects of the current President's administration. It sucks when the tables are turned, but don't act like you wouldn't make a "big stink" if the candidate was someone else and you saw the opportunity.Elias Greyjoy said:Would you have felt better being in the dark and assuming we hadn't offered Mouse the job after her stellar performance? I think you're all making a big stink out of nothing, but if that one point sticks so badly in your craw, I won't change that no matter what I say.
Someone should write a manual so prospective candidates know the hard line between not talking enough and talking too much. I think everyone would benefit.
And that's where we differ.modernsin said:it's something that shouldn't have been said.
:rimshot:Rach said:So Elias, if you became Vice-President. How would you handle greater criticism?
I suppose that would depend on the specifics surrounding said criticism.Rach said:So Elias, if you became Vice-President. How would you handle greater criticism?
Again, portraying it as a good move is a tough sell. Does the last page of comments not indicate that to you? I've read your explanation. Moreover, I understand it, thanks to my enviable reading comprehension skills. But I don't buy it. Good luck selling other people on it, sincerely. But myself and others have already dismissed it as bad logic, and in this game, public perception is everything.Elias Greyjoy said:And that's where we differ.modernsin said:it's something that shouldn't have been said.