I know all about White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s propensity for tough discipline, but never did I think he would be responsible for such a difficult ScuttleButton puzzle this week.
How to Play
ScuttleButton, as you may know, is that weekly waste-of-time exercise where we post a vertical sequence of campaign buttons. Your job is to take one word (or concept) per button and add ’em up to arrive at a famous name or familiar expression. Guess the correct phrase and you could be the proud winner of the coveted Political Junkie button!
Enter your submission using the convenient submission form below, or email your submission to scuttlebutton@krpoliticaljunkie.com. You must include your name and city/state to be eligible.
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Inauguration Day/Jan. 20, 1977/James E. Carter Jr. — Our 39th president.
Kent for Co-Chairman — I believe this is a California state Democratic button.
I Survived Ken Rudin’s 1st 50 — Not sure I understand this button, considering the fact I’m still only in my 20s.
So, when you combine James + Co + Me, you kinda get …
James Comey. That “nut job” President Trump fired as head of the FBI. An action that helped lead to the establishment of a special counsel to investigate the Trump White House.
The randomly selected winner is … Jody Beighley of Plover, Wis.