Warren Zevon Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, Gary Busey said: They are after yet another whistleblower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 ERIC CIAMARELLA IS NOT A “WHISTLEBLOWER,” HE’S AN OPERATIVE: Schiff Hides Transcript to Protect ‘Whistleblower.’ The Democrats’ Last Ditch Effort To Upend the Trump Trial New York Sun, by Editorial Original Article Has the Trump impeachment drama reached its Brett Kavanaugh or Clarence Thomas moment? That would be the moment when, after the hearings are more or less done and it looks like the target will survive, the Democrats confect a last ditch scandal to block, in the case of the two justices, Senate confirmation or, in the case of President Trump, acquittal. We confess we’ve been expecting something to be brought up at the last minute. It is, after all, the Democratic Party’s modus operandi. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tiberius said: They are after yet another whistleblower! The Soros cubicle farm has been trying to reach you. You are supposed to be doing pro-Sanders propaganda today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 minute ago, RochesterRob said: The Soros cubicle farm has been trying to reach you. You are supposed to be doing pro-Sanders propaganda today. You are such an idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I have been watching Fox this morning to see how the Bolton book has been covered. They are hammering the point that the timing is aligned with the book release. Step 1 - attack credibility. Step 2 - focus on the evil leaker to the NYT rather than issue. In addition, they say the President is denying it. If Trump denies something, I think it was Ainsley claimed we have to believe him. After all with his record of honesty above all else, no one could question his side of the story, right? I don't think this Bolton news moves the needle for the Republican Senators. They just need to find a defensible position. If they keep their eyes and ears closed, there are still a lot of those. I am coming around to the idea though that this Senate Hearing may end up hurting Republican Senators in the longer run. It seems to me that over time more evidence of these misdeeds surfaces. It looks worse and worse for those that claim that they don't want to hear any more possible evidence. Seems political opponents of the Repub Senators will point out the dishonesty of this willful blindness during future campaigns. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Just now, Tiberius said: You are such an idiot Your replies are being read in the voice of Piotr Rosmenko today who was the prototypical Eastern European man on Laugh-In done by the late great Arte Johnson. As far as staying on subject your employers MEAN IT. They have a vested interest in having Sanders create as much havoc as possible in the US political system and by golly you are going to get with the program as long as you are drawing a paycheck from them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 https://twitter.com/RepLeeZeldin/status/1221584242230075394 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Bob in Mich said: I have been watching Fox this morning to see how the Bolton book has been covered. They are hammering the point that the timing is aligned with the book release. Step 1 - attack credibility. Step 2 - focus on the evil leaker to the NYT rather than issue. In addition, they say the President is denying it. If Trump denies something, I think it was Ainsley claimed we have to believe him. After all with his record of honesty above all else, no one could question his side of the story, right? I don't think this Bolton news moves the needle for the Republican Senators. They just need to find a defensible position. If they keep their eyes and ears closed, there are still a lot of those. I am coming around to the idea though that this Senate Hearing may end up hurting Republican Senators in the longer run. It seems to me that over time more evidence of these misdeeds surfaces. It looks worse and worse for those that claim that they don't want to hear any more possible evidence. Seems political opponents of the Repub Senators will point out the dishonesty of this willful blindness during future campaigns. question for you, if you don't mind, Bob. did you pay attention to the Kavanaugh Hearings? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, Foxx said: https://twitter.com/RepLeeZeldin/status/1221584242230075394 Just call witnesses now, it's a trial! No taxes, no witnesses, no documents, no allowing cabinet officials to get Senate approval. This will no end well for Trump in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, Foxx said: question for you, if you don't mind, Bob. did you pay attention to the Kavanaugh Hearings? Not too closely but some. Why is that relevant to my Bolton book comments? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Bob in Mich said: Not too closely but some. Why is that relevant to my Bolton book comments? ThE dEmS hAvE dOnE tHiS bEfOrE (The Dems didn't do anything. One of Trump's former appointees (likely) leaked a portion of his book that is bad for the president) Edited January 27, 2020 by Gary Busey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 A MERE TECHNICALITY: Dershowitz: Democrats’ case meritless because no crime committed. Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Dershowitz, a member of Trump’s defense team, said Democrats had not made a sufficient case to charge the president with a crime as they presented their arguments in 24 hours over three days. “The conduct has to be criminal in nature — it can’t be abuse of power, it can’t be obstruction of Congress,” he said referring to the two charges laid out in the articles of impeachment against Trump. “Those are precisely the arguments that the framers rejected.” To be fair, Democrats reject the Framers and the Constitution for a whole lot of things. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Foxx Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 16 minutes ago, Bob in Mich said: Not too closely but some. Why is that relevant to my Bolton book comments? go back and look at the timeline of events. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 The Left's John Bolton ‘Hail Mary’ is proof we are watching Kavanaugh Part 2. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I have yet to see anyone talk up Bolton's character. That's a talking point without evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 "Bolton bombshell" is only a bombshell in the minds of Twitterati and MSNBC/WaPo types. Do you really think ordinary people are going to be like, "Hmm, this really changes my mind. You see, the timeline asserted has been shifted by XYZ"? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Just now, Foxx said: go back and look at the timeline of events. No, I will not go back to Kavanaugh hearing articles looking for some vague connection. If you want to make a point for discussion, please just state your point. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, Bob in Mich said: No, I will not go back to Kavanaugh hearing articles looking for some vague connection. If you want to make a point for discussion, please just state your point. are you saying you don't want to investigate things yourself, that you would rather have your opinions fed to you? because... that's what it sure sounds like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 #WalkAway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 WELL, THAT WHOLE IMPEACHMENT THING IS CERTAINLY GOING SWIMMINGLY: WashPost-ABC Poll: Trump begins reelection year more competitive against Democrats than he was three months ago. ‘They’ve Taken Their Best Kill Shot And Missed’: Geraldo Rivera Says Impeachment Is Doomed. . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, B-Man said: A MERE TECHNICALITY: Dershowitz: Democrats’ case meritless because no crime committed. Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Dershowitz, a member of Trump’s defense team, said Democrats had not made a sufficient case to charge the president with a crime as they presented their arguments in 24 hours over three days. “The conduct has to be criminal in nature — it can’t be abuse of power, it can’t be obstruction of Congress,” he said referring to the two charges laid out in the articles of impeachment against Trump. “Those are precisely the arguments that the framers rejected.” To be fair, Democrats reject the Framers and the Constitution for a whole lot of things. . I know full well that a defense lawyer's job is to offer up the best possible defense for his client. That is the job. I couldn't do that job. It would bother my conscience to no end to know I let a guilty person walk away unpunished, especially a violent criminal. I would love to hear Dershowitz' reply as to whether he ever feels any responsibility for allowing people he knows are guilty to escape justice. If the freed criminal victimizes innocent folks again, would he ever have second thoughts? Did he ever fear OJ may repeat? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said: So which one is cultish and unwilling to accept reality? I can prove what I said — you cannot prove the inverse. The media spent three years telling you what was false was actually true — while calling trump a liar. Cognitive dissonance hurts. But you can work through it if you’re willing to be honest and reassess what you think you know. I can make the case: We called him a racist, sexist, misogynist, homophobe, rapist, pervert, foreign operative, and traitor, and you still support him. What more do we have to make up before you'll open your eyes? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bob in Mich said: I would love to hear Dershowitz' reply He said he wore underwear during his massage at Epstein's mansion - a true hero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 8 minutes ago, Foxx said: are you saying you don't want to investigate things yourself, that you would rather have your opinions fed to you? because... that's what it sure sounds like. No, please don't make up my words. What I am saying is exactly what I typed. Nothing more or less. If you want to discuss something, why make it a project for others to engage? Again, if you have a point for discussion, what is it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, Bob in Mich said: I know full well that a defense lawyer's job is to offer up the best possible defense for his client. That is the job. I couldn't do that job. It would bother my conscience to no end to know I let a guilty person walk away unpunished, especially a violent criminal. I would love to hear Dershowitz' reply as to whether he ever feels any responsibility for allowing people he knows are guilty to escape justice. If the freed criminal victimizes innocent folks again, would he ever have second thoughts? Did he ever fear OJ may repeat? Practicing criminal defense carries deep responsibilities that put one in a unique position to do things they may find distasteful in order to serve a higher purpose. If you determine that only the innocent are worthy of a legal defense, you undermine the entire criminal justice apparatus, and constitutional protections of the accused go by the wayside. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 If you are observant, you’ve probably noticed a pattern with media “bombshells” involving Donald Trump. They usually boil down to something we’ve already known spun in a way to make it seem newly nefarious. Stamp it as a “scoop” or “breaking news” and away we go. Last night, another supposedly major story dropped from The New York Times. It’s from John Bolton’s upcoming book and was leaked to Maggie Haberman. We’ll just start with the headline and move into the body of the article, as the two are disconnected in some ways. What’s not said in this headline is important, but to be fair, it does at least leave things vague enough that it’s not outright false. The obvious implication here is that Trump told Bolton to hold up aid, that Ukraine was threatened with said hold up, and that it proves a quid pro quo solely to get Joe Biden. That just so happens to be the narrative the media have inferred as well and are running with. Sounds really bad, right? The problem is that the actual meat of the article on that matter is much less sensational than is currently being portrayed by every blue-check mark journalist gasping on Twitter right now. Here’s what’s really being alleged. What appears to have happened is that Trump told Bolton that he preferred to not send the aid to Ukraine until they turned over materials dealing with the Russia investigation. Let me repeat that: the Russia investigation. While the Times then desperately tries to tie that to Biden to push the favored political narrative, it’s clear by how this is written that there’s no actual mention of politically targeting the Bidens. If that were in the manuscript, they would not have left it so ambiguous. In short, Trump let a subordinate know that he was skeptical of Ukraine’s actions on fighting corruption and that he wanted to see them hand over materials relevant to investigating 2016 election interference before he released the aid. Nowhere in this article is there any indication that Ukraine was bribed, nor that they even knew the aid was on hold. https://www.redstate.com/bonchie/2020/01/27/another-bombshell-involving-trump-and-john-bolton-dropped-last-night-here-are-the-details/ . 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 30 minutes ago, Gary Busey said: If Jim Acosta says he has multiple sources you can take that to the bank. And by bank I mean landfill. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Bolton sounds like he was a witness to abuse of power. Let's hear him testify! Stop the cover up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bob in Mich Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Rob's House said: Practicing criminal defense carries deep responsibilities that put one in a unique position to do things they may find distasteful in order to serve a higher purpose. If you determine that only the innocent are worthy of a legal defense, you undermine the entire criminal justice apparatus, and constitutional protections of the accused go by the wayside. Rob, I didn't say the guilty should not be defended. What I said is I couldn't do that job as my conscience would bother me if I knowingly set the guilty free....especially violent criminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 WHERE’S WALDO WHISTLEBLOWER? PHILBEN: I want to touch on one last point before I yield to one of my colleagues. That relates to the whistleblower. The whistleblower who we haven’t heard that much about who started all of this. The whistleblower we know from the letter that the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community sent that he thought that the whistleblower had political bias. We don’t know exactly what the political bias was because the Inspector General testified in the House committees in an executive session, and that transcript is still secret. It wasn’t transmitted up to the House Judiciary Committee. We haven’t seen it. We don’t know what’s in it. We don’t know what he was asked and what he revealed about the whistleblower. Now you would think that before going forward with an impeachment proceeding against the President of the United States that you would want to find out something about the complainant that had started all of it because motivations, bias, reasons for wanting to bring this complaint could be relevant, but there wasn’t any inquiry into that. Recent reports, public reports, suggest that potentially the whistleblower was an Intelligence Community staffer who worked with then Vice President Biden on Ukraine matters, which if true would suggest an even greater reason for wanting to know about potential bias or motive for the whistleblower. At first when things started, it seemed like everyone agreed that we should hear from the whistleblower including Manager Schiff. I think we have what he said. SCHIFF (tape): Yes, we would love to talk directly with the whistleblower. We’ll get the unfiltered testimony of that whistleblower. We don’t need the whistleblower. PHILBIN: What changed? At first Manager Schiff agreed we should hear the unfiltered testimony from the whistleblower, but then he changed his mind and he suggested that it was because now we had the transcript. But the second clip there was from September 29th which was four days after the transcript had been released. But there was something else that came into play, and that was something that Manager Schiff had said earlier when he was asked about whether he had spoken to the whistleblower. SCHIFF (tape): We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower. We would like to. PHILBIN: It turned out that that statement was not truthful. Around October 2nd or 3rd, it was exposed that the Manager Schiff’s staff at least had spoken with the whistleblower before the whistleblower filed the complaint and potentially had given some guidance, some sort to the whistleblower. After that point it became critical to shut down any inquiry into the whistleblower. During the House hearings, of course Manager Schiff was in charge. He was chairing the hearings. That creates a real problem from a due process perspective, from a search for truth perspective, because he was an interested fact witness at that point. He had a reason, since he had been caught out saying something that wasn’t truthful about that contact, he had a reason to not want that inquiry. It was he who ensured that there wasn’t any inquiry into that. . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 “The Room Where It Happened” How appropriate ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 42 minutes ago, Bob in Mich said: No, I will not go back to Kavanaugh hearing articles looking for some vague connection. If you want to make a point for discussion, please just state your point. “No I will not think for myself! How dare you ask me to do something I’ve proven I’m incapable of doing!” Sums up why Bob is so, so lost in a perfect two sentences. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillsFanNC Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 They've got him this time. I'm absolutely sure of it. ? 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 minute ago, BillsFanNC said: They've got him this time. I'm absolutely sure of it. ? He is good at being a criminal, that's for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Tiberius said: “The Room Where It Happened” How appropriate ? You forgot to mention the big oval surrounding the title words on the book cover. Hmmm, that may be a clue....what could that oval mean? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Bob in Mich said: Rob, I didn't say the guilty should not be defended. What I said is I couldn't do that job as my conscience would bother me if I knowingly set the guilty free....especially violent criminals. Maybe. It's hard to say until you've been in that position. I had a friend with that mindset who had no qualms about sending the guilty up the river until he did an internship at the public defender's office. He still wanted to be a prosecutor, but had a much different perspective after that experience. Not all criminals, event violent offenders, are truly dangerous people that society needs to be protected from. Some are, but some are not. I too would have reservations about defending someone I thought would pose an imminent danger if released, but that's not always readily apparent, and it's not necessarily ethically or morally preferable to deny that person a good defense, even if you think he belongs in prison. When those cases do arise it's more often a case of mitigation rather than outright exoneration. If they've got the right guy they can usually prove it. If not, subverting constitutional protections to prevent a guilty person from escaping punishment is unethical. Certainly one can choose not to represent a particular client, but it's not necessarily ethical to pawn those cases off on others if you take your duties seriously. It can be a difficult choice with no easy answer. What should always be considered is that the power of the state to prosecute is immense, and if we deny constitutional protections to some, we effectively deny them to all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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