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rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
Dec 18, 2018 - 07:27pm PT
Flynn wanted to use Reagan's " i don't recall " alibi but instead took Giulianis advice and used the " Truth isn't Truth " defense...
dirtbag

climber
Dec 19, 2018 - 07:21am PT
Fascinating interview—I guess it’s an interview—with Robert Mueller just after the 2016 election. There are no juicy quotes, but a fuller picture of the man emerges.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/19/i-talked-mueller-after-trumps-election-heres-what-he-was-worried-about/?utm_term=.ce4eafb7860f
HermitMaster

Social climber
my abode
Dec 19, 2018 - 07:30am PT
Norton

climber
The Wastelands
Dec 19, 2018 - 08:26am PT
Survey: 75% Of American CEOs Are 'Personally Apologizing' For Trump

"75% of the 134 CEOs that were surveyed anonymously, 75% said they had to personally apologize for our administration and our government when doing business in a foreign country."
dirtbag

climber
Dec 19, 2018 - 08:27am PT
If the professional hysterics on cable news – Don Lemon and the rest - have seemed a little more florid and jumpy than usual recently, there’s a reason: They’ve finally uncovered the president’s crimes.

No, not Russia collusion. Despite years of searching, there’s still no evidence that happened. This horrifying new misdeed they have uncovered has nothing to do with Vladimir Putin. Instead, it’s about sex. Here’s how The New York Times describes it: “President Trump directed illegal payments to ward off a potential sex scandal that threatened his chances of winning the White House.”

In other words, Trump paid off former girlfriends.

So, let’s assume that happened. We don’t know for certain that it did; we’d need videotape to prove that. For the sake of debate, let’s just say it did. Why would sending money to women be considered a crime?

Because, federal prosecutors and their lackeys on TV are telling us, Trump was running for president at the time. Therefore, his payments constitute a campaign finance violation, even though the money apparently didn’t come from his campaign. That’s the argument.

There’s no precedent for that argument, to put it mildly. Bill Clinton tried to keep his affair with Monica Lewinsky secret by giving her a government salary. Nobody suggested that was a campaign finance violation. Even when presidents have admittedly violated campaign finance laws, impeachment and felony charges never entered the conversation.

Barack Obama, for example, ran for president in 2008. His presidential campaign was found guilty of campaign violations involving nearly $2 million. That’s almost ten times the payments Trump made. No one was prosecuted for that. The Obama campaign got off with a $375,000 fine to the FEC.

[I don't expect the libs on this forum to actually respond to the facts in this story. They will attack me and Tucker Carlson.] ~Jody

The good people of NBC News are disgusted by what Donald Trump did. Paying off female accusers? That’s just wrong. As Nancy Pelosi might say, it’s “immoral.” It’s not something NBC would engage in or tolerate or countenance. Ever. Except possibly under extreme circumstances.

In 1998, Chuck Schumer was caught taking $1 million in “excessive contributions.” He also failed to properly disclose $6.4 million in expenses. The consequences of all this: Schumer paid a $138,000 fine. Chuck Schumer is still in the Senate today.

Senator John Edwards, meanwhile, funneled up to a million dollars in donor money to his mistress in the middle of a presidential campaign. He never spent a day in jail. Edwards was sleazy. He wasn’t a criminal.

For some reason, you haven’t heard any of this background on NBC recently. The good people of NBC News are disgusted by what Donald Trump did. Paying off female accusers? That’s just wrong. As Nancy Pelosi might say, it’s “immoral.” It’s not something NBC would engage in or tolerate or countenance. Ever.

Except possibly under extreme circumstances, like on those occasions when hiding the sexual misbehavior of its high-paid anchors seemed important to quarterly earnings. Or when accused rapist Harvey Weinstein called in for a favor. Or other times, too.

But those were entirely different circumstances because Donald Trump was not involved. And Trump is a very bad man, even though he once worked at NBC and made tens of millions of dollars for the company. But, again, that was different.

~Tucker Carlson

^^^TDS^^^
NutAgain!

Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
Dec 19, 2018 - 08:37am PT
I think what normal people learn before kindergarten, especially if they are raised in ostensibly Christian homes, is that "two wrongs don't make a right".

Indirectly Trump might be keeping his promise to drain the swamp, but not in the manner that his supporters expected. Perhaps he has taken it to such an obscene level that it has accelerated public discussions about women's rights and ethical behavior, and perhaps might lead to greater accountability and scrutiny for all elected and appointed officials.

Well, one might hope at least.
HermitMaster

Social climber
my abode
Dec 19, 2018 - 08:55am PT
Norton

climber
The Wastelands
Dec 19, 2018 - 09:13am PT
Norton

climber
The Wastelands
Dec 19, 2018 - 09:15am PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 19, 2018 - 09:33am PT
Hahaha, oui, Macron’s approval ratings are just about the same as Trump’s there.
The French hate everyone!
EdwardT

Trad climber
Retired
Dec 19, 2018 - 09:47am PT
Norton is trolling like a big boy, today.

Must've gotten an opiate refill.
WBraun

climber
Dec 19, 2018 - 09:50am PT
LOL so true ^^^^^

He's a massively brainwashed fool .....
apogee

climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
Dec 19, 2018 - 10:05am PT
Reposted, for contrast:


Republicans, Don’t Fool Yourselves — Donald Trump Is in Serious Trouble
By DAVID FRENCH
December 14, 2018 5:04 PM
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/republicans-dont-fool-yourselves-donald-trump-is-in-serious-trouble/

In response to the emerging evidence that Donald Trump directed and participated in the commission of federal crimes, all too many Republicans are wrongly comforting themselves with political deflection and strained legal argument. The political deflection is clear, though a bit bizarre. The recent wave of news about Trump’s porn payoffs is somehow evidence that investigators and critics are “shifting focus” from the Russia investigation to alleged campaign-finance violations.



This is not CNN or Don Lemon, Jody.
canyoncat

Social climber
SoCal
Dec 19, 2018 - 11:05am PT
Republicans are severely lacking in meme skills.
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Dec 19, 2018 - 11:44am PT
No, not Russia collusion. Despite years of searching, there’s still no evidence that happened.

The point of that article is to feed confirmation bias. When it begins with such an utterly ridiculous statement why go further? There’s at least a half dozen publicly known pieces of evidence indicating Russia collusion. It’s not proof. But that isn’t what was stated.

Why bother refuting other parts of that propaganda piece if you can’t admit the misstatements right up front. You hear what you need to hear despite ample evidence to the contrary. No point in debating. It’s weird that people can’t accept the truth and will believe nonsense to stay in their fake world view. At least Carlson makes a very good living providing the alternative facts some people crave.
EdwardT

Trad climber
Retired
Dec 19, 2018 - 01:10pm PT
Piers Morgan gives the impression Michelle Obama is a low class catty bitch.

Is he wrong?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6512417/PIERS-MORGAN-Stop-Michelle-hates-going-low-bitchy-sniping-Melania-tacky.html
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
Dec 19, 2018 - 06:39pm PT
How anybody could believe anything Trump says at this stage of the game is a really sad commentary on how gullable and detached Americans have become...
NutAgain!

Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
Dec 19, 2018 - 06:55pm PT
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/12/paul-ryan-deficit-house-gop-majority-legacy.html
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 19, 2018 - 07:39pm PT
EdwardT! Re your post:

Piers Morgan gives the impression Michelle Obama is a low class catty bitch.

Is he wrong?

Well! What a surprise! Golly gee!

Look who hates the Obamas. Our very own racist, Edward T.

EdwardT

Trad climber
Retired
Dec 20, 2018 - 05:09am PT
Good old Fritz

Whiny snowflake...

and an as#@&%e.

Ho, ho, ho

Merry Christmas
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