"And we try to seek out and partner with organizations that share our passion." Despite that passion and the sense of service that suffuses this family-owned-and-operated business, Mike is by no means a
grandstander, preferring instead to let others take the spotlight.
That was good news, considering the place underwent a name change more than a month ago, from The
Grandstander to Game On Third.
McGurk has led the US's fight against ISIS since 2015 but in a tweet sent yesterday Trump said he did not know him and called him a "
grandstander".
Interesting relationship -- but I also gave all of the resources that he never really had." Answering the charge in Mattis's resignation letter that he did not treat American allies correctly -- Kurdish forces in Syria now threatened with being left at the mercy of Turkey -- Trump wrote: "Allies are very important -- but not when they take advantage of US." He also tweeted dismissively about the highly-regarded McGurk, calling him a "
grandstander".
Grandstander? The Fake News is making such a big deal about this nothing event!
As I discuss in the pages ahead, Venezuelan media presidents as diverse as Caldera and Perez and anti-imperialism
grandstander Chavez and his less charismatic successor Maduro have all evoked this narrative of progress, using different framing devices, but ultimately working from the same modern spectacular playbook with themselves as saviors.
Thwarted at the federal level from banning such firearms, at least for the time being thanks to a Republican-controlled House, Senate and Presidency, the citizen disarmament elites have turned their attention to the states, where "progressive" politicians secure in their seats feel free to offer their own nudges down Nancy Pelosi's "slippery slope." Thus we have bans on semi-automatic firearms and standard capacity magazines, bans on concealed and open carry, bans on private sales, ammunition controls, and a never-ending succession of whatever idiot idea some opportunistic political
grandstander thinks can get media praise for "doing something about gun violence."
He's not a
grandstander and I think he has found comfort and utility and control of his destiny, and I'm happy for you pal."
At the time, Trump called Comey a "showboat" and a "
grandstander."
Two days later, Trump went on national television for an interview where he tried to discredit Comey, calling him "a showboat" and a "
grandstander".
The White House brushed Shaub's resignation aside as the defeat of a discontent
grandstander - even while misspelling his name.
After he was sacked, the president had goaded him on Twitter, calling him a "showboat" and a "
grandstander" before adding: "Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press."