{"id":43897,"date":"2026-02-15T14:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=43897"},"modified":"2026-02-15T14:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:14:28","slug":"the-epitome-of-amateur-hour-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2026\/02\/15\/the-epitome-of-amateur-hour-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Epitome of Amateur Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If you look for this stuff with your mouth hanging open, you’ll likely die of suffocation or drowning. That’s how fast it’s coming in.<\/p>\n

So some readers will be familiar with the House hearing in which Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi descended into, well, gibberish isn’t quite accurate, but she certainly looked like a lunatic<\/a>. Observers believe she was trying to impress one person, that being President Trump.<\/p>\n

This is an amateur hour thing to do, because any AG knows that you answer the questions as fully and truthfully as possible, regardless of the impact on the President, or anyone else. This is Government 101 stuff and not an advanced topic. Diverge from this simple rule and shit starts to happen.<\/p>\n

And, for the President who is presumably responsible for manipulating Bondi into such behavior, it, too, is amateur hour stuff. He has given his his allies in Congress another reason to disregard his wishes when legislation arises. He’s given his MAGA<\/strong> supporters another reason to walk away. All to soothe his savage ego.<\/p>\n

Doubt that? Here’s chloris creator, rather snarkily, via<\/a> Daily Kos<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n

Maga Podcasters Jumping Ship After the Bondi Hearing<\/strong><\/p>\n

We may or may not forgive these people, but the fact that some MAGA podcasters are peeling away is a BFD.<\/p>\n

They have a lot of influence.<\/p>\n

They have the pulse of right-wing culture.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yep, left wing arrogance, but what they pick out is worth the teeth grinding. Here’s just one bit:<\/p>\n

JOE ROGAN.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what Joe Rogan had to say. Let\u2019s play it. \u201cSo we know Sultan Ahmed bin Sullean Sul Suliam [no idea about the actual spelling] sent the torture vide to Epstein. This is in 2009. Um, so Epstein was saying, that, \u2018where are you? Are you okay? I love the torture video.\u2019 Jeez. \u2018I am in China. I\u2019ll be in the US the second week of May.\u2019 What the ???, man? And why is his name redacted? Why would your name be redacted if you\u2019re not a victim?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Go read, or listen, to the rest of it.<\/p>\n

If MAGA<\/strong> podcasters are dismayed by Bondi and Trump, they may begin to reject them. Yes, Rogan may not be MAGA<\/strong>, but he’s very popular and if he’s commenting negatively on Trump and his minions, Trump supporters may also be dismayed and walk away.<\/p>\n

And in other amateur hour news<\/strong>, the New Mexico GOP appears to have failed to nominate anyone<\/a> to challenge Senator Luj\u00e1n (D). While beating a sitting Senator is typically no mean feat, it’s not impossible in slightly blue New Mexico. After all, Kamala Harris did win the State in 2024, but only by six points<\/a>. A failure to nominate anyone at all emphasizes what an amateur hour production the New Mexico GOP has become. Local blogger Joe Monahan (same link as above):<\/p>\n

The party holds no statewide elected executive offices and no seats in the five -member congressional delegation. The governor is a Democrat and both chambers of the legislature overwhelmingly so. The five-member\u00a0state Supreme Court<\/a>\u00a0is all Democratic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is what happens when ideological purity becomes the primal measurement stick, and experience is loathed.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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