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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rdtsc on Friday November 11, 2016 @02:10AM (#12928640)
Wondering, who do you think he should have brought on board that you'd think -- "Oh that's a good choice, good for him"?

I would guess nobody? If he brought Gingrich it would have been "He's bringing the old crusty white guy from the establishment, he's been lying all this time he is just like them". If he brought in a woman, people would have just said "he is using her as a token"?

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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by tptacek on Friday November 11, 2016 @10:41AM (#12931579)
If you'd read the whole comment, you'd see that I provided an example in the comment itself.
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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rdtsc on Friday November 11, 2016 @11:33AM (#12932125)
Oh sorry, you're right. I was an idiot and mixed up Gates and Gingrich.

The gist of what I was trying to say and messed up badly was that no matter who he would pick, they'd be criticism. If he picked Gates, people would have said he was an insider. If he picked an outsider, then it looks risky and it will just be more incompetence. If a minority, then he is just pandering...

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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by tptacek on Friday November 11, 2016 @11:47AM (#12932243)
I speak for myself, not people in general.

(Sorry, I don't mean to sound this terse).

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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rdtsc on Friday November 11, 2016 @12:37PM (#12932631)
No, no, you were right. I made a dumb comment without thinking or paying attention. Just ignore my stupidity. Sorry again.
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