Bongino

[Jolly]

Couldn't remember if we'd had a thread on Trump naming Dan Bongino as Assistant FBI director.

Bongino leaves a $5,000,000 radio show and podcast to take a what, approximately $200k salary?

[Horace]

@Jolly said in Bongino:

Couldn't remember if we'd had a thread on Trump naming Dan Bongino as Assistant FBI director

You started one four hours ago.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Horace said in Bongino:

@Jolly said in Bongino:

Couldn't remember if we'd had a thread on Trump naming Dan Bongino as Assistant FBI director

You started one four hours ago.

Memory is the second thing to go. I've forgotten what the first one is.

[Jolly]

@Horace said in Bongino:

@Jolly said in Bongino:

Couldn't remember if we'd had a thread on Trump naming Dan Bongino as Assistant FBI director

You started one four hours ago.

1. I'm working between two different boards at around 0300.

2. I'm old.

[Mik]

So what are his qualifications?

[Horace]

Trump really likes the "straight out of central casting" types.

[taiwan_girl]

And he is "stridently" pro-Trump.

[Jolly]

@Mik said in Bongino:

So what are his qualifications?

Two master's, one in psychology, one in business administration. Former NYC cop. Former Secret Service, Presidential Detail for W and Obama.

Author of four(?) books. Top 10 podcast. Top 10 radio show.

[Jolly]

I suspect he's being brought in as the hatchet man. This will be a short-lived appointment.

I've heard Bongino talk about his family. Supposedly a good many were law enforcement. One uncle was FBI, I think. They considered him as reaching the pinnacle of law enforcement.

[Jolly]

@taiwan_girl said in Bongino:

And he is "stridently" pro-Trump.

You mean the Whitehouse will appoint somebody stridently anti-Trump?

[Horace]

Link to video

[Mik]

OK, I looked him up. 17 years in Law enforcement, 13 in Secret Service, plus education. OK. I'm good.

[jon-nyc]

He has basic qualifications in law enforcement.

It’s unfortunate Kash broke his promise to the line agents though. It took him mere hours.

Also I’m not a fan of putting someone in that position who makes his money demonizing half the population and is pretty open about it. Worse still, that’s how he will continue to make his money when this gig ends.

[taiwan_girl]

@Jolly said in Bongino:

@taiwan_girl said in Bongino:

And he is "stridently" pro-Trump.

You mean the Whitehouse will appoint somebody stridently anti-Trump?

Of course not. But I would hope that this is not the #1 reason he was hired.

We manage to appoint "apolitical" ambassadors (i.e. career state dept. people), so no reason it could be done in other places.

[89th]

@Jolly said in Bongino:

Bongino leaves a $5,000,000 radio show and podcast to take a what, approximately $200k salary?

Pretty sure he answered this.

"Power... fucking power. That's all that matters. Power. Checks and balances? HA! That's a good one."

Yup, seems appropriate to lead the justice department.

[Jolly]

How often do you listen to his shows or podcasts?

https://bongino.com/podcasts. Try 2429.

[taiwan_girl]

You mean stuff like this?

[Jolly]

Amen.

[Doctor Phibes]