Linda McMahon headed to the White House, named Head of SBA

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Linda-McMahon-Considered-for-Secretary-of-Commerce-Sources-401008686.html

Sources close to Linda McMahon and President-elect Trump's transition team confirm the former Senate candidate is one name under consideration to become Secretary of Commerce in the new Trump administration.A McMahon in the white house. Vince would jizz everywhere.


UPDATE: Vince has jizzed everywhere. See Post #34 below.

[Nervous Ferret]

stunner

[Droford]

I knew given the McMahons bailed out Trumps foundation that if he won Linda would have some sort of role in the Trump administration

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Any room big enough in the White House to hold a WWE Ring?

[KIRA]

Trump is setting up his pro Corporate Legion of Doom nicely.

[Evil Vito]

This is the darkest possible timeline.

[Black Widow]

Give Hogan a place somewhere on his team.

[Vastardikai]

Surprised it wasn't Secretary of Labor, and she define all workers as "Independent Contractors."

[slik]

That would be 2 people working in the White House who have been the victim of Stone Cold Stunners

[Volare]

This is the only chance we have of making Stone Cold the actual Secretary of Alcohol.

[erickman]

does bobby lashley get to be a body guard

[Heisenberg]

almost a whole day before Bobby Lashley was considered in all this. Wake up sheeple

[XL]

Would there not be any kind of issue with somebody being given such a powerful position having just donated $7m?

[Nicky Fives]

WWE Capitol Punishment 2017 from the front lawn of the White House #Vincegasm

[The CyNick]

Despite criticism of WWE creative over the years, Linda always ran the business in an effective manner. So she's a good a choice as anyone.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't think I need to explain to anyone how the above post contains huge leaps in logic. My brother ran an effective business for over ten years, therefore he must be qualified too. :roll:

[Emperor Smeat]

Think Linda hasn't been involved with the WWE since 2009 when she started a career in politics. Outside of some charities, the most she ever ran the company was during Vince's roid trial only because Vince wasn't around.

Even her actual ownership of the company is tiny for someone at the owner level.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Best I can count, here's the breakdown of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24WWE&amp;src=ctag">$WWE</a> ownership after Vince sold over 2 million shares (2.8% of WWE) today. <a href="https://t.co/6X0ZcbERTm">pic.twitter.com/6X0ZcbERTm</a></p>&mdash; Brandon Howard (@adecorativedrop) <a href="https://twitter.com/adecorativedrop/status/732374010999246848">May 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[The CyNick]

I don't think I need to explain to anyone how the above post contains huge leaps in logic. My brother ran an effective business for over ten years, therefore he must be qualified too. :roll:

Why can't you be as successful as your brother?

I'm sure your bros company was pretty sweet, but was it a market leader like WWE, did it create as many iconic brands as WWE has? Was it as big financially?

Many business leaders don't want to be in those spots because the pay is far lower than they are currently earning. Linda on the other hand clearly has a desire to be involved in politics, so considering her is logical. I personally don't think President Elect Trump will ultimately choose her, but it's not like it's the Million $ Man being considered. She's a legit choice.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lol, swing and a miss.

[The CyNick]

Lol, swing and a miss.

Trapped in a logic lock, Noid quickly taps and pretends like he won.

[BigCrippyZ]

Despite criticism of WWE creative over the years, Linda always ran the business in an effective manner. So she's a good a choice as anyone.

Yes, because running a large for profit company is exactly like running a large governmental agency. :roll:

[Damian Rey 2.0]

C'mon guys. It's exactly the same thing.

[Big Vic]

but it's not like it's the Million $ Man being considered. But what if this was all part of his plan to get the WWF title? :eek:

[Sixx]

i'd choose stone cold over her, sadly he's not a buddy of trump's

[The CyNick]

Yes, because running a large for profit company is exactly like running a large governmental agency. :roll:

Who said it's the same? The qualities that made her successful in business could be transferred to a government role.

President Elect Trump hasn't held public office but the American people gave him a mandate to run the country. I'm sure they felt his skills in business that led him to build a multi billiion dollar empire could be transferred to helping America make great deals and win on the international stage.

Again, I don't think she will get the spot, I think there are better choices, but I'm also not ignorant enough to say just because she was a sports entertainment exec she can't hold a prominent role in President Elect Trump's cabinet.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lol, President Elect Trump.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Also, that last post of yours was riddled with straw-men. Get a new fallacy.

[The CyNick]

Lol, President Elect Trump.

why is that lol, thats what he is. Come late Jan I will refer to him as President Trump, respect for the office.

[BigCrippyZ]

The qualities that made her successful in business could be transferred to a government role.

President Elect Trump hasn't held public office but the American people gave him a mandate to run the country. I'm sure they felt his skills in business that led him to build a multi billiion dollar empire could be transferred to helping America make great deals and win on the international stage.


That's a lot of great assumptions you're making.

The qualities that made her successful in business could be a disaster if transferred to a government role.

President Elect Trump hasn't held public office but the American people gave him a mandate to run the country. I'm sure they felt but didn't bother to think through that his skills in business that led him to build a multi billiion dollar empire could be a disaster if transferred to helping America make great deals and win on the international stage.

[The CyNick]

I would rather have people who have created wealth run the country vs. people who have never created any jobs or wealth and have sucked off the tax payer's tit their whole life. But I'm whacky like that.

[#1-norm-fan]

Also, that last post of yours was riddled with straw-men. Get a new fallacy.

Oh, so you think Damien Sandow is a better choice for Commerce Secretary?? LOL OK NOID.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I would rather have people who have created wealth run the country vs. people who have never created any jobs or wealth and have sucked off the tax payer's tit their whole life. But I'm whacky like that.

Yeah, because certainly nobody has ever made the connection that wealth=power and the old saying that "Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely." There have been some great American presidents, but quite a few of the earlier ones came from rather humble beginnings.

[slik]

Linda McMahon is headed to The White House



http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-sba-exclusive-idUSKBN13W2QY

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will nominate professional wrestling magnate and former Senate candidate Linda McMahon as his choice to head the Small Business Administration. Trump's announcement said McMahon would be a key player in his effort to generate stronger job growth and roll back federal regulations.


McMahon, 68, is a co-founder and former CEO of the professional wrestling franchise WWE, which is based in Stamford, Connecticut. She ran unsuccessfully for a U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut in 2010. She was an early supporter of Trump's presidential campaign. The SBA, which has at least one office in every U.S. state, provides support to small businesses such as by extending loans and making sure they get a percentage of federal contracts.


Trump said McMahon had helped the WWE grow from a 13-person operation to a publicly traded global enterprise with more than 800 employees worldwide. Trump is a WWE Hall of Fame member. If confirmed by the Senate, McMahon would join a Trump economic team that includes Wall Street executives Steven Mnuchin at the Treasury Department and Wilbur Ross at Commerce. "Linda has a tremendous background and is widely recognized as one of the country’s top female executives advising businesses around the globe," Trump said in the announcement. McMahon said her goal as the SBA chief would be to promote small businesses and help them grow and thrive.
Also In Politics


“Our small businesses are the largest source of job creation in our country,” she said.

[Wishbone]

LOL USA

[#1-norm-fan]

Well this makes a ton of sense.

[Frank Drebin]

This opens up a whole world of possibilities for surprise entrants in the Rumble!

[Vastardikai]

Nothing says irony like someone who ran a company that hires hundreds of "Independent Contractors" that gets to be called a "Small Business" because of said misclassification.

[Evil Vito]

When she has to go to meetings she'd better enter to this.

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[Theo Dious]

http://www.wrestlecrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/walkout07.jpg

Yeah check out the presumptive new head of the IRS.

[Destor]

I dont see any issue with this. Shes more than qualified

[Savio]

This opens up a whole world of possibilities for surprise entrants in the Rumble!

It's all a ploy by Mr. McMahon to screw stone cold again!

[DAMN iNATOR]

When she has to go to meetings she'd better enter to this.

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I don't see why she wouldn't.

Also, I think I speak for everyone when I say, Mr. President-Elect (shudders),

lKzmWsDiKP4

[Volare]

Trump will end up at Wrestlemania in some fashon within the next 4 years.

[mike adamle]

Maybe Linda will hook Vince up with Edward Snowden for a surprise rumble entry or something, afterwards, Snowden can leak the creative plans

[Mercenary]

So rated G WWE ahead can't wait for Taker vs Cena in a game of battleship at Wrestlemania

[DAMN iNATOR]

So rated G WWE ahead can't wait for Taker vs Cena in a game of battleship at Wrestlemania

Battleship® will be considered too violent. Instead, Vince or Triple H will book them to play SORRY!™ in a 30-minute time limit match.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I dont see any issue with this. Shes more than qualified

Especially after donating several million to his campaign. The best qualifications. #DrainTheSwamp

[Destor]

Especially after donating several million to his campaign. The best qualifications. #DrainTheSwamp

Not sure if you couldnt resist an easy joke or if you're serious and think that is somehow damning.

[Wishbone]

Battleship® will be considered too violent. Instead, Vince or Triple H will book them to play SORRY!™ in a 30-minute time limit match.

Man, being competitive at all is too much. Every episode of RAW will just be all the superstars sitting around singing about how great life is while playing games that don't have a winner so no one feels like a loser.

[#1-norm-fan]

Don't forget "participation titles".

Though they kinda do that already.

[Emperor Smeat]

And awards.

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[Evil Vito]

Noted small business WWE.

[Destor]

Noted small business WWE.
When she took control of the WWF it had less than 20 employess. It's the ultimate small business success story.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Man, being competitive at all is too much. Every episode of RAW will just be all the superstars sitting around singing about how great life is while playing games that don't have a winner so no one feels like a loser.

Rock predicts the Cleveland Browns' 2016-17 NFL season (RAW, March 10th, 2003, IIRC):
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[Vastardikai]

When she took control of the WWF it had less than 20 employess. It's the ultimate small business success story.

WWE is considered a "Small Business" because of how they (mis)classify talent.

[Stickman]

I would rather have people who have created wealth run the country vs. people who have never created any jobs or wealth and have sucked off the tax payer's tit their whole life. But I'm whacky like that.

So much this.

[Destor]

WWE is considered a "Small Business" because of how they (mis)classify talent.
WWE is not considered a small business. When Linda took control of the office they were a small regional company that is now a publicly traded global monopoloy.

[Big Vic]

WWE is a "mom n pop" wrestling company.

[Destor]

WWE <strike>is</strike> was a "mom n pop" wrestling company.

[Big Vic]

They aren't big league like GFW.

[The CyNick]

This seems like a good role for her.

[mike adamle]

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[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;As a CEO, I never expect employees to do anything I am<br>not willing to do myself.&quot; - Linda McMahon <a href="https://t.co/xisp1gqclB">pic.twitter.com/xisp1gqclB</a></p>&mdash; Derek Montilla (@Cap_Kaveman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cap_Kaveman/status/823923148001189889">January 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Theo Dious]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;As a CEO, I never expect employees to do anything I am<br>not willing to do myself.&quot; - Linda McMahon <a href="https://t.co/xisp1gqclB">pic.twitter.com/xisp1gqclB</a></p>&mdash; Derek Montilla (@Cap_Kaveman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cap_Kaveman/status/823923148001189889">January 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Yeah because there was ever anyone in the company that "expected" Foley to do that. I'm sure everyone "expected" that he wouldn't be stupid enough to get thrown off a cage.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;As a CEO, I never expect employees to do anything I am<br>not willing to do myself.&quot; - Linda McMahon <a href="https://t.co/xisp1gqclB">pic.twitter.com/xisp1gqclB</a></p>&mdash; Derek Montilla (@Cap_Kaveman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cap_Kaveman/status/823923148001189889">January 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Wrestlers are not employees. They are independent contractors.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

They're fucking rubes is what they are.

[The CyNick]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;As a CEO, I never expect employees to do anything I am<br>not willing to do myself.&quot; - Linda McMahon <a href="https://t.co/xisp1gqclB">pic.twitter.com/xisp1gqclB</a></p>&mdash; Derek Montilla (@Cap_Kaveman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cap_Kaveman/status/823923148001189889">January 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Snowflakes out in full force I see

[Vastardikai]

Wrestlers are not employees. They are independent contractors.

Which makes the quote kind of dark, does it not?

[Destor]

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Not sure if joking or just has no clue what her job was
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[Big Vic]

You guys don't remember when Linda got thrown off the top of the cell?

[Big Vic]

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4cUrD_UWGVE/hqdefault.jpg

[Evil Vito]

Wrestlers are not employees. They are independent contractors.

Which is a massive farce.

[#1-norm-fan]

God fucking damn you, STD...

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

God fucking damn you, STD...

Was not unnecessary. Talking about Senate hearings and it's all under oath and shit.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

She's not the booker either.

[#1-norm-fan]

No one said she was the booker. She was the CEO. Your "independent contractors, not employees" thing was semantics and unnecessary. Stop it.

[Vastardikai]

No, in this context, it is completely necessary.

Especially when we are going into a "Sharing Economy" where many of the folks that are hiring at the moment, like Uber and AirBnB, are hiring "Independent Contractors" instead of actual employees.

[#1-norm-fan]

In the context of trying to correct the point that tweet was trying to get across, it wasn't a necessary correction. "They're not employees, they're independent contractors" doesn't change the point of the tweet. Whether the tweet itself is silly or not.

Now if we're talking about the whole idea of wrestlers being independent contractors being fucking bullshit, then that's a different story.

[Ruien]

You were all just STD CORRECTED.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

RUBES

[Big Vic]

I laughed when STD said it so I am assuming it was meant as a joke (even though it's true).

JR is an employee though right? Because he was set on fire and kissed Vince's butthole.

Now maybe Linda likes tossing salad but I doubt she likes to be set on fire.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I laughed when STD said it so I am assuming it was meant as a joke (even though it's true.

STD and Droford Share the Same Weird, Slightly Annoying "Quirk" (http://tpwwforums.com/showthread.php?t=130148)

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I laughed when STD said it so I am assuming it was meant as a joke (even though it's true).

JR is an employee though right? Because he was set on fire and kissed Vince's butthole.

Now maybe Linda likes tossing salad but I doubt she likes to be set on fire.

No, anybody on camera is contracted.

[Big Vic]

No, anybody on camera is contracted.

Lol, I think that's wrong.

[Big Vic]

HHH is an independent contractor.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

He's indie a lot of things, but pendent contractor is not one of them.