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Seems like just yesterday the left was attacking the entire judicial system as being oppressive and a tool of the ones in power. Now it's infallible. To the limousine libs. Maybe not so to the "no snitching" huge part of the base.

Now Is Not the Time to Be Centrist By Brandon Morse What happened to Donald Trump in New York was wrong. There is no way around that fact. The idea that a political party can weaponize our justice system and prosecute a citizen who is politically inconvenient to them is the stuff of dictatorial governments. We used to look down out noses at those countries for their backward thinking. And yet, here we are. The Democrat just did it to Trump in order to either halt or complicate his road to the White House in 2024. This isn't a small thing. If a political party can weaponize the justice system in order to protect its own interests and political power, then we've lost the Republic. There is no justice system, just an enforcement arm of the Democrat Party. This is a very big deal and yet, so many people on the Republican side of the aisle can't seem to wrap their heads around what just happened. On Thursday night, I wrote about how Asa Hutchinson and Larry Hogan both urged the same thing, to accept the verdict whether we like it or not. I want to reiterate something I said during the Hutchinson article. Now is not the time for centrism. Now is not the time to play the role of nice, calm Republican. Acceptance of this verdict isn't respecting the rule of law. This court was a sham. The judge, the prosecution, and the case itself are all radical leftist creations hell bent on destroying a political opponent through lawfare and a weaponized justice system. This was rigged from the beginning. Nothing about this has anything to do with the rule of law as it should be in America. It might have taken place in America, and in an American courtroom, but what happened in that courtroom is far from being anything American. The only thing this verdict or this trial is worthy of is condemnation and reprisal. Republicans should be gearing up to bring Democrats to court left and right in order help them understand that playing with fire results in painful burns. https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2024/05/31/now-is-not-the-time-to-be-centrist-n2174898

"Many global heads of state of democratic countries (France, Japan, Israel, etc.) have gone to prison.... The incongruity of the Manhattan case as the venue for Trump’s legal humiliation is that it did not represent his worst crimes, or close to it. The case was always marginal, the kind of charge you would never bring against a regular first-time offender. It was the sort of charge you’d concoct if the target is a bad guy and you want to nail him for something. This, too, is not without precedent. Al Capone’s conviction for tax evasion is the paradigmatic example.... The legal ramifications of this weakness will play out in some indeterminate, possibly terrible fashion.... Life isn’t fair, nor is the legal system...." Writes Jonathan Chait, in "Trump’s Conviction Means Less Than You Might Think/A lot depends on what happens next" (NY Magazine). Possibly terrible.... It's obviously terrible. It's only a question of which form of terribleness lies ahead. So Chait is openly saying the the legal system isn't fair and Trump was convicted for being "a bad guy." You want us non-haters to just accept that, as if it's a form of world-weary sophistication? No, you will have to bear the weight of the consequences of persecuting a political opponent. You should not get off easy. Posted by Ann Althouse https://althouse.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-conviction-of-former-president-is.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trumps-felony-conviction-means-less-than-you-might-think.html

Hunter Biden’s trial still set to begin on Monday. So odd that Joe Biden, the manipulator of all courts in the country, who controls the levers of the justice system at all levels would allow this to happen…

Our Revolutionary Times COMMENTARY By Victor Davis Hanson Sometimes unexpected but dramatic events tear off the thin veneer of respectability and convention. What follows is the exposure and repudiation of long-existing but previously covered-up pathologies. Events like the destruction of the southern border over the last three years, the October 7 massacre and ensuing Gaza war, the campus protests, the COVID-19 epidemic and lockdown, and the systematic efforts to weaponize our bureaucracies and courts have all led to radical reappraisals of American culture and civilization. Since the 1960s, universities have always been hotbeds of left-wing protests, sometimes violently so. But the post-October 7 campus eruptions marked a watershed difference. Masked left-wing protesters were unashamedly and virulently antisemitic. Students on elite campuses especially showed contempt for both middle-class police officers tasked with preventing their violence and vandalism as well as the maintenance workers who had to clean up their garbage. Mobs took over buildings, assaulted Jewish students, called for the destruction of Israel, and defaced American monuments and commentaries. When pressed by journalists to explain their protests, most students knew nothing of the politics or geography of Palestine, for which they were protesting. The public concluded that the more elite the campus, the more ignorant, arrogant, and hateful the students seemed. The Biden administration destroyed the southern border. Ten million illegal aliens swarmed into the U.S. without audit. Almost daily, news accounts detail violent acts committed by illegal aliens or their surreal demands for more free lodging and support. {snip} Americans are also reappraising their attitudes toward time-honored bureaucracies, the courts, and government agencies. The public still cannot digest the truth that the once respected FBI partnered with social media to suppress news stories, to surveil parents at school board meetings, and to conduct performance art swat raids on the homes of supposed political opponents. After the attempts of the Department of Justice to go easy on the miscreant Hunter Biden but to hound ex-president Donald Trump for supposedly removing files illegally in the same fashion as current President Joe Biden, the public lost confidence not just in Attorney General Merrick Garland but in American jurisprudence itself. The shenanigans of prosecutors like Fani Willis, Letitia James, and Alvin Bragg, along with overtly biased judges like Juan Merchant and Arthur Engoron, only reinforced the reality that the American legal system has descended into third-world-like tit-for-tat vendettas. Finally, we are witnessing a radical inversion in our two political parties. The old populist Democratic Party that championed lunch-bucket workers has turned into a shrill union of the very rich and subsidized poor. Its support of open borders, illegal immigration, the war on fossil fuels, transgenderism, critical legal and race theories, and the woke agenda are causing the party to lose support. The Republican Party is likewise rebranding itself from a once-stereotyped brand of aristocratic and corporate grandees to one anchored in the middle class. Even more radically, the new populist Republicans are beginning to appeal to voters on shared class and cultural concerns rather than on racial and tribal interests. The results of all these revolutions will shake up the U.S. for decades to come. More at the link: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/05/31/our_revolutionary_times_151029.html .

Economic liberalism is free trade market based approach. Communism is, in theory, a democratic system of collective ownership of everything. This is not possible in the modern era, IMO

liberalism and communism are economic systems?

They’re two totally different economic systems!!!

The GOP is not Trump. Trump is not the GOP. The people who are voting for trump, for the most part, do not like the GOP. They realize that it's a uniparty system at this point. They've been alienated by the Republican party dolts like Scott Walker, John McCain, and others over the last 10 years. Bush didn't do anyone any favors. The libertarian party took a left turn and not is radioactive. Trump is not the Republican party, for better or worse. The saddest part of all of this has become the tribalism that is the "magats" type statement where this is now acceptable to insult people who are your friends, family, and neighbors. It goes both ways. I don't like Trump but I loathe Democrats who are petulant children. I will never vote Democrat for what they have made of this political circus to persecute trump and what they did to Kavanaugh. If I was Republican I would beg everyone in power to go over every Democrats business record of 20 years for equal prosecution. Oh, and if I was Ohio I 100% would not put Biden on the ballot. Legally he should not be allowed.

Because the “rules” for life in 2020 were an embarrassment to the human race - and absolutely impacted the election in the most unprecedented ways imaginable. 1. Voting SEASON 2. Mail in ballots - some states everyone got one 3. No rallies. No public gatherings. 4. Trump does one thing to move to reopen - he’s going to kill us 5. Something happened on election night - all ballots in FLORIDA counted in 3 hours. Georgia? Arizona? Nevada? Going to need about 2 weeks plus.

Reasons aside, ... to your point ... Here are his pre & post Brady metrics: Pre-Brady (Dorsey) 260 passing yards/game 70.3% compl. % 1.9 TDs/game 1.1 INTs/game 1.3 Sacks/game 96.6 Rating 7.4 YPA Hurried on 8.6% of attempts Hit on 8.0% of attempts 1st-Down% 33.7% (includes TDs & 1st-Downs) Average Depth of Target/Attempt - 8.4 Yards out ______________________________ Under Brady 244 passing yards/game 60.7% compl. % 1.4 TDs/game 1.0 INTs/game 1.6 Sacks/game 85.5 Rating 7.5 YPA Hurried on 9.2% of attempts Hit on 10.0% of attempts 1st-Down% 32.8% (includes TDs & 1st-Downs) Average Depth of Target/Attempt - 9.1 Yards out So if we analyze that data against the narrative that he improved under Brady, and that the passing game turned shorter, but that's obviously not the case. The depth of target alone tells us clearly that that's false. As to efficiency metrics, Allen obviously got notably worse in Brady's system. In fact, let's assume that Allen's metrics in Brady's system held for an entire 17-game season, and since they are an average of Brady's 7 regular season games as such. Allen would finish with the following on the season with rankings by this past season in parentheses: 4,148 Yards (8th) 24 TDs (tied for 11th) 17 INTs ( 60.7% Compl. % (30th) 13th in 1st-Down % 85.5 Rating (23rd) That's hardly improvement. To your point, those numbers are only marginally better than his 2019 numbers of 20 TDs and 9 INTS (half), yet a mere 4 more TDs on an additional 1,000+ passing yards. It's also not as if the Ds we faced were tough outside of KC & Dallas, the latter of which was flat coming into Buffalo following a primetime SNF game vs. Philly which essentially cemented the divison for Dallas. People dismiss his average play with all kinds of narrative, but those are the numbers under Brady's system. Sure, he'll tweak it, but also sure, now without a single player on the team that's proven to command double-coverage downfield, and with half of Allen's TD and yardage recipients now gone from the team, and remarkably with us replacing Davis with someone absurdly similar. Hopefully Shakir can be that downfield receiver to draw deep. It'd be great to see him at the top of the league in Yards and YPR. ... just in time to give him leverage to renegotiate going into his fourth of four years. LOL There's potential, but it doesn't play to Allen's forte` and the inexperienced Brady's going to have to be at the top of an OC's game to get it all to work efficiently. Posting numbers only marginally better than Allen's 2019 numbers will turn out a vocal fanbase on the issue.

Yeah, I hear you, and what you say makes sense. I see it a little differently. I'd say at any given time in the NFL there 2 to 5 QBs who essentially make their teams contenders every year. Rodgers was and may still be one. Josh, Patrick, Burrow's on my list. We coudl talk about the list, and different people would have some different guys on this list, but we pretty much know who those guys are. Then there are another half dozen guys or so who are good enough that when everything falls right, they might win a Super Bowl. Personally, I think Goff is one of those. He doesn't really scare me in August, but it all may come together for him in some year. If you're the GM, I think you have to swallow hard and pay the guy, which is what the Lions did. For me, however, Tua is not in that group. I think Tua is a system QB who's fine when he can run the offense on script and make quick throws. He's really good at that. But when the play has to be extended, he's really poor. Six to ten plays a game, maybe more, the play demands that your QB be creative. Mahomes and Allen are great at it. Goff is okay, Tua isn't even okay. On top of that, he's an injury risk. I think it's five-year mistake to give him a big second contract. He's going to disappoint them, and when they figure that out, it will be too late. I know, it's hard to let a guy walk who's been productive, but I think the Dolphins won't win with him.

What do Americans get out of this? I think it sets a very bad precedent. Sad time in our history. I am against going after presidents either side of the aisle. There is way too many external forces in our system. Time for us to come together as one. That is all.

Oh no...it's just stevestojan. Fuk.c stick racists like roundy were probably in diapers when you were LAMPing away. Hey remember when you complained about the profanity filter so annoyingly and incessantly that SDS changed it so that: Sh!t = stevestojan I'm sure that SDS wouldn't remember that at all! The tape supposedly existed eight years ago.

If he doesn't get a 4 year sentence will you guys be disappointed? I don't really care either way, but white collar crimes like this usually get easy sentences. Because of the political implications I think it would be an important flex for NY to go hard on him. Otherwise it is just a paper win if he walks with a hefty fine, and we're all back to hoping people vote with their brains (ha). It kind of tests the entire system, and proves democracy is probably not for a society that has no collective scruples.

Today’s verdict represents the culmination of a legal process that has been bent to the political will of the actors involved: a leftist prosecutor, a partisan judge and a jury reflective of one of the most liberal enclaves in America —all in an effort to “get” Donald Trump. That this case—involving alleged misdemeanor business records violations from nearly a decade ago—was even brought is a testament to the political debasement of the justice system in places like New York City. This is especially true considering this same district attorney routinely excuses criminal conduct in a way that has endangered law-abiding citizens in his jurisdiction. It is often said that no one is above the law, but it is also true that no one is below the law. If the defendant were not Donald Trump, this case would never have been brought, the judge would have never issued similar rulings, and the jury would have never returned a guilty verdict. In America, the rule of law should be applied in a dispassionate, even-handed manner, not become captive to the political agenda of some kangaroo court.

The clip is from 1985, and yes I am aware that it was used often on TV back then. And then Quack, MD comes in right behind with a massive dose of iron law of projection. So when Trump is taken out of context on the very fine people hoax...and you're shown REPEATEDLY exactly how he was purposely taken out of context, Trump is still a nazi / racist. Biden? It was taken out of context. Case closed. You f stains don't even pretend.

Karen tries.... so hard. Joe Biden was quoting racist comments when he used the N-word in 1985 Of course, Biden was quoting a state legislator from a RED STATE.

Bingo. Not the most efficient system but it’s what they do… They have a buzzer that calls a court officer. They can ask for testimony, evidence, rereading the jury instructions, etc. I believe I saw a report that one of them asked for Alka-Seltzer, which is pretty relatable.

You can't play the role of outsider fighting the system saying blacks are victims of the system when you're in charge of the system.

It’s fair to suggest that people don’t know the normal processes of the court system. Most, myself included, would not know what constitutes “normal”. In a case like this, however, where bias and politics are a significant factor—and legal observers of all stripes are weighing in with opinions ranging from purity to unquestioned neutrality, people are going to choose a side. The way I see it, it sounds an awful lot like normal standards would not involve this case seeing a courtroom at all.

i don't know why they don't just overtly state that they are racist....oh, wait

There is sustained debate of whether or not this case is purely political, whether or not Bragg took a novel approach to prosecuting this case, and decisions made by the judge throughout the course of the trial. You then chose one statement, as reported, to suggest discussions on bias are unreasonable based on a system you, yourself, have raised questions about.

In the realm of the legal system, it is a hair that is split. People working for a company fall into several categories. They can be contractors, can be non-exempt, exempt, officers of the corporation, or directors on the board of directors. Directors on the board and officers legally act on behalf of the corporation and their actions can be treated like actions of the company. In general, the other types of employee actions are less directly tied to a corporation in terms of liability. The flight attendants do not sign away their ability to seek a remedy but their employment agreement may define where they can seek remedy. In this case, the flight attendant can and should seek a remedy directly from the offending player. She may also be able to seek a remedy directly from her employer for failing to maintain a safe and harassment free work place. Third party lawsuits usually come into play when the party of primary responsibility lacks the resources to provide sufficient restitution. In this particular case, the player probably has more than sufficient funds to settle the issue. A suit against the team or the NFL would be a reach.

WELL, MSNBC: MSNBC regular cites Clarence Thomas’s white wife in racist rant. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3018411/liberal-media-scream-msnbc-regular-cites-clarence-thomass-white-wife-in-racist-rant/ .