Trump impeachment T-shirts? Grow up, Rep. Tlaib. Removing a president is serious business. - USA TODAY
Trump impeachment T-shirts? Grow up, Rep. Tlaib. Removing a president is serious business. - USA TODAY |
- Trump impeachment T-shirts? Grow up, Rep. Tlaib. Removing a president is serious business. - USA TODAY
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| Posted: 29 Sep 2019 04:44 AM PDT CLOSE 
If Donald Trump is her tutor on tactics, Rashida Tlaib is doing it wrong. Neither of them serve Americans well by appealing to their coarser appetites.For only the fourth time in the nation's history, the House of Representatives has launched an inquiry that could lead to the removal of a sitting president. And now Rep. Rashida Tlaib has marked that solemn occasion with a merchandising campaign for her own line of T-shirts emblazoned with the message: "Impeach the MF." It's a prim contraction of the war cry with which the Democratic congresswoman from Detroit made headlines, embarrassed sympathetic colleagues, and secured her status as one of the incumbent president's favorite targets shortly after being sworn in last January. "Lean in with me to hold this lawless President accountable," Tlaib, who represents Michigan's 13th Congressional District, implored in an appeal posted on Twitter. It's exactly the sort of thing Donald Trump might do, if he were in Tlaib's position — and it diminishes her, and the seriousness of the task that awaits her and her colleagues, every bit as much as Trump has diminished his own office. Impeachment is a heavy responsibilitySome context: I like Rashida Tlaib. I oversee an editorial board that endorsed her in her inaugural run for Congress. We have friendly disagreements about policy, and more frequent ones about tactics, but I have met very few lawmakers who work harder on behalf of their constituents than Tlaib does. I'm also a champion for class clowns, and for the healing power of comic relief. If it weren't for the Stephen Colberts of the world, my head might have exploded sometime in early 2017. Ukraine scandal fallout: Trump's new impeachable offense is threatening the life of a CIA officer But Tlaib is not a late-night comic. She's one of 435 people who may soon be asked to decide whether a president (who came to office via a constitutional process that has assured the peaceful transition of executive power for more than 200 years) should be expelled from office before his term expires. And now she's turned that weighty responsibility into a T-shirt line. You can't beat Trump at being smallIt's not funny, and it's another victory for a president who has won his own cheap applause by trivializing his office, mocking his political rivals, and demolishing any pretense of civility. Try as she might, Tlaib will never beat Donald Trump at the art of being small. But like Trump, Tlaib risks little by playing to her friendliest audience. Her Detroit-based seat is as indelibly blue as any in Congress. I don't doubt her sincerity, but the fact is that colleagues like Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Troy and Rep. Justin Amash (I-Grand Rapids) have risked infinitely more in throwing their own support behind an impeachment inquiry. Like many who championed her candidacy, I was embarrassed when Tlaib made national headlines with her first-day-of-school promise ("We're going to impeach the mother----er!") earlier this year. Aim higher than comic reliefBut it was a rookie mistake. And while I had no illusions that it would frighten the exuberant Tlaib into apologetic public submission, I assumed she would emerge from the resulting firestorm with a keener appreciation of the way in which her exuberant style could undermine her substantive agenda. This feels different: Donald Trump's defense on Ukraine only makes him look worse But it turns out that Tlaib, a notoriously fast study when it comes to policy, is a slow learner when it comes to low politics. And she's using the wrong tutor. This is no time for T-shirt slogans, and Tlaib does not serve her constituents well by appealing to their coarser appetites. It's time to get out of Trump's sandbox and concentrate on rebuilding a government that offers its citizens something bigger than comic relief. Brian Dickerson is the Editorial Page Editor of the Detroit Free Press, where this column first appeared. Follow him on Twitter: @BRIANDDICKERSON Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/29/donald-trump-impeachment-tshirts-rashida-tlaib-inappropriate-column/3792265002/  |
| Robert De Niro drops F-bombs in CNN interview about a Trump impeachment and Fox News - USA TODAY Posted: 29 Sep 2019 11:09 AM PDT CLOSE Robert De Niro says he's not concerned about losing fans over his criticisms of President Donald Trump, adding that the current level of political discourse in the U.S. "is not normal." (April 18) AP Robert De Niro raised eyebrows Sunday morning, repeating a choice expletive twice in a live interview with CNN that ended up broadcasting two F-bombs without being censored. While discussing his outspoken, blunt disdain for President Donald Trump, De Niro, 76, told Brian Stelter on CNN's "Reliable Sources" that he believed Democrats have "no choice" but to impeach the president. "There's no way around it," the actor said. "This guy has done everything possible, much worse than I ever thought, ever. The day after he was elected, I said, 'Well, I'll give him a chance. You never know.' He is worse than I ever could have imagined. ... This guy should not be president, period." At the 2018 Tony Awards, De Niro made headlines when he exclaimed, "(Expletive) Trump!" onstage, though censors bleeped him before his cursing made it to the broadcast. Stelter brought up the incident, asking De Niro to clarify comments he made previously about Fox News coming after him as a result of the speech. "(Expletive) 'em. (Expletive) 'em," said DeNiro, this time uncensored, before Stelter chimed in to warn the actor that while cursing on a cable show isn't a Federal Communications Commission violation, it was still a Sunday morning news show. (Translation: Not illegal, but still taking things too far.) "Sorry," DeNiro said. "But let me say something: We are at a moment in our lives in this country. This guy is like a gangster. He's come along and he's said things and we've said over and over again, 'This is terrible. This is a terrible situation.' And this guy just keeps going on and on and on without being stopped." Stelter ended the segment by cutting to a commercial. More Robert De Niro: Trump getting impeached would 'Make America Great Again' Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/09/29/robert-deniro-drops-f-bomb-cnn-slamming-trump-fox-news/3812760002/  |
| WeWork, Uber, Juul: CEO ousters that have gripped the headlines - USA TODAY Posted: 29 Sep 2019 08:13 AM PDT CLOSE CEOs of some of the nation's best-known companies headed for the exit last week. Adam Neumann, co-founder of shared office space company WeWork, and Kevin Burns, CEO of e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, were both pushed aside under a cloud of controversy. They are just the most recent executives to tumble from the top in the wake of troubled finances, questionable relationships, criminal allegations and even alleged tangles with the so-called deep state. Here are some of the more high-profile departures from the past and recent past: Adam Neumann: A stalled public offering, mounting financial losses and some questionable personal money moves dulled the reputation of WeWork CEO Adam Neumann. Once heralded as a wunderkind, WeWork announced last week that Neumann would be replaced in his role by two other company executives. Among the actions that raised alarms: Neumann tapped company stock to get a $500 million personal loan, and he had to return $6 million that WeWork's parent company paid him for use of the word "We.'' Chloe Coscarelli: The vegan chef was ousted from ByChloe the popular restaurant chain that bears her name, in 2017 in the wake of a dispute with her partners. Harvey Weinstein: The producer was fired from the Weinstein Company in Oct. 2017 after multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Kevin Burns: The Juul Labs CEO stepped down last week after apologizing for a vaping epidemic among teenagers. The company asked for Burns' resignation as it grapples with a federal government ban on most vaping flavors, as well as the fallout from hundreds of people suffering from vaping-related lung illnesses that have led to at least nine deaths. K.C. Crosthwaite, senior vice president and chief strategy and growth officer for Juul investor Altria, will become Juul's new CEO. Devin Wenig: Wenig said last week that he would resign his role helming online marketplace Ebay because he and the board didn't see eye to eye. New electric car:Porsche Taycan Turbo goes electric What to know about Galaxy:Galaxy Fold review: 5 things to consider as Samsung's second-try $2,000 phone goes on sale Patrick Bryne: When the head of Overstock resigned in August, he attributed his departure to "involvement in certain government matters,'' the "deep state'' and his possible involvement in an FBI inquiry. Byrne gave up his board seat as well Travis Kalanick: Kalanick, who launched Uber in 2009, was yet another co-founder who lost control of the company he helped create. Some of Uber's biggest investors asked Kalanick to leave in June 2017 as the ride-hailing company attempted to recover from a series of controversies, including reports of a sexist culture and a federal investigation of its privacy practices. Steve Jobs: The legendary co-founder of Apple temporarily parted from the tech giant after being fired in 1985. CLOSE Cofounders Rebekah and Adam Neumann talk lessons in leadership. Time Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/09/29/wework-juul-ceos/3788117002/  |
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