tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post3731166582897998207..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: FBI managed to identify 13 Russian trolls but ignored disturbing evidence which led to the deaths of 17 childrenDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58761138023422455822018-02-19T03:43:14.658-05:002018-02-19T03:43:14.658-05:00Kurdish fighters in north-western Syria say they h...<i><b>Kurdish fighters in north-western Syria say they have struck a deal with the Syrian government under which it will send troops to help repel a Turkish offensive.</b></i><br /><br />http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43107013<br /><br /><br /><i>A senior Kurdish official, Badran Jia Kurd, told Reuters that government soldiers could enter the Afrin region within days and that they would deploy to some border positions.<br /><br />The alleged agreement was also reported by Iraqi Kurdish media group Rudaw, which quoted a Kurdish politician from Syria, and a news agency which backs Syrian Kurdish forces</i><br /><br /><br />How does this benefit US interests?<br /><br /><br /><b>No Testosterone</b><br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6901584278688067822018-02-19T03:33:26.116-05:002018-02-19T03:33:26.116-05:00Turkey gave US another chance: FM Cavusoglu
Turki...<i><b><br />Turkey gave US another chance: FM Cavusoglu</b></i><br /><i><br />Turkish foreign minister says normalized ties depend on US keeping promises on the fight against terrorism, Syria policy</i><br /><br /><br />The Muzzie despot doesn't want much ...<br /><br />Just a rewrite of US Foreign Policy.<br /><br />Not a tweet from the US.<br /><br /><b>No Testosterone</b><br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1231926448999202732018-02-19T02:48:48.299-05:002018-02-19T02:48:48.299-05:00.
Hmmm. Let me try to explain it to you one more....<br /><br /><b>Hmmm. Let me try to explain it to you one more time.</b><br /><br />No, I wouldn't say you did it intentionally. It's something that comes to you naturally.<br /><br />The point is, if I say something that you think might have come from whoever in your mind is the 'MSM' that is your argument, MSM, MSM, MSM like some continuous loop playback mechanism. It is your most often used argument. It requires no analysis and for that matter thought. On the other hand, you use them as a source and you see no problem at all.<br /><br />More important than the source though is the content, is it logical, is it believable, is it a news story, an opinion piece, or an editorial? You have to look at more than just supporting your consensus bias, Doug. Are you reading what it actually says or what you want it to be saying?<br /><br />From the parts you posted above...<br /><br /><i>......an experience that <b>is suspected</b> to have drawn them even closer.</i><br /><br />Suspected by who? The author? Anyone else? My first instinct when I read it was the author was trying to pump up his best buddy theory.<br /><br /><i>“Just years apart in the 1990s, they both gave up their top-tier private law firm jobs to return to the trenches of prosecuting criminals...</i><br /><br />Wow, that's really telling. Just, what, a 'few years apart' they decided on career changes moving from private practice to become prosecutors. Gee, I wonder if there was anyone else in the 1990's that made a similar move. That's really got to bind those guys especially given that from what we have seen Comey he is such a pompous, sanctimonious prick, just the kind of guy you would like to hang with, the kind of guy most people would like to have a drink with after work and use as your wing man when you're out trolling for chicks.<br /><br /><i>Their relationship was made stronger during an incident in 2004. At the time, the Los Angeles Times reported, Comey, Mueller and a number of other law enforcement officials were on the verge of resigning in opposition to a Bush administration plan to reauthorize a domestic surveillance program that was launched after the terror attacks of 9/11.</i><br /><br />Well now, that is telling. I wonder where all those included in that "number of other law enforcement officials" ranked on Mueller's 'Butt Buddy List'. Are they considered alternates? Is there a rotation scheme?<br /><br />And gee, my impression is that these guys were all taking a principled stand against Bush's unconstitutional overreach. That's doesn't sound like the yes man willing to do, without compunction, the bidding of the powers that be that was talked about in the other story you put up.<br /><br />.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55697884476056897302018-02-19T01:24:30.099-05:002018-02-19T01:24:30.099-05:00I've never linked to the NY Times, WaPo, La Ti...I've never linked to the NY Times, WaPo, La Times, SF Chronicle, Atlantic, ever before.<br /><br />...I only did it here so Quirk could make a profound point.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9027910505075489502018-02-19T01:20:18.398-05:002018-02-19T01:20:18.398-05:00We need a Robert Mueller resignation or a second s...<b>We need a Robert Mueller resignation or a second special counsel</b><br /><br />As Bill Otis wrote in these pages last week, Mueller is too close to Comey to be impartial, and that violates Justice Department conflict of interest rules. As Otis noted, “Comey and Mueller have been friends for nearly 15 years. They were partners in the episode that defined Comey's professional persona more than any other in his public service. It would be surprising if it had not also forged a permanent bond with Mueller ... Comey now finds himself at the center of the Russian investigation over which Mueller presides.<br /><br />Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a problem: He has a disqualifying conflict of interest regarding a large part of his work. It involves a choice between investigating or relying on former FBI director James Comey, a longtime close friend of Mueller’s.<br /><br />Ideally, he’ll recognize that and resign. But if he doesn’t resign, Attorney General Jeff Sessions should appoint another special counsel to take over the obstruction-of-justice part of the investigation, where Mueller is disqualified.<br /><br />Questions also swirl about Comey's notes about this conversation and why he gave them to a private individual (professor Dan Richman of Columbia Law) to convey to journalists. <br /><br />Additional questions have arisen about whether this curious and seemingly devious means of putting the contents of the notes in the public domain (leaking, in other words) was designed specifically to bring about the appointment of a special counsel outside the president's direct reach — and, indeed, whether Comey wanted, expected or intended his friend Mueller to get the job.”<br /><br />https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/06/19/we-need-robert-mueller-resignation-or-second-special-counsel-glenn-reynolds-column/102990890/<br />Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-16274880611119870582018-02-19T01:19:06.424-05:002018-02-19T01:19:06.424-05:00.
I haven't seen that anyone has asked Comey ...<br /><br />.<br /><br />I haven't seen that anyone has asked Comey why he leaked his notes.<br /><br />.<br /><br />Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11606487608829147272018-02-19T01:17:53.120-05:002018-02-19T01:17:53.120-05:00Yep, they hate each other, cause Doug quoted WaPo ...Yep, they hate each other, cause Doug quoted WaPo calling them friends.<br /><br />Perfect logic.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37764838535543628212018-02-19T01:15:46.067-05:002018-02-19T01:15:46.067-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76696973721875309192018-02-19T01:13:32.057-05:002018-02-19T01:13:32.057-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88670364971156410602018-02-19T01:11:55.344-05:002018-02-19T01:11:55.344-05:00.
...an experience that is suspected to have draw....<br /><br /><i>...an experience that is <i>suspected</i> to have drawn them even closer.</i><br /><br /><br />:o)<br /><br />Has anyone else noted how Doug suddenly likes the MSN?<br /><br />Too funny.<br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27798773305593947362018-02-19T00:57:13.224-05:002018-02-19T00:57:13.224-05:00:-)
Maybe they hate each other: Who knows???:-)<br /><br />Maybe they hate each other: Who knows???Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36172681556307772982018-02-19T00:56:46.678-05:002018-02-19T00:56:46.678-05:00.
I haven't seen that anyone has asked Muell...<br /><br />.<br /><br /><br />I haven't seen that anyone has asked Mueller the question.<br /><br />.<br /><br />Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10705991735263796402018-02-19T00:56:00.195-05:002018-02-19T00:56:00.195-05:00‘Brothers in arms’: The long friendship between Mu...<b>‘Brothers in arms’: The long friendship between Mueller and Comey</b><br /><br />“Just years apart in the 1990s, they both gave up their top-tier private law firm jobs to return to the trenches of prosecuting criminals — Mueller as a junior prosecutor in Washington, DC, and Comey in Richmond, Virginia,” Washingtonian reports. “<b>Both men were rising stars mentored and guided by Eric Holder</b> in the 1990s during Holder’s time in the Justice Department under the Clinton administration.”<br /><br />(Learned from the best. A pillar of honesty and integrity, Eric Holder.)<br /><br />Their relationship was made stronger during an incident in 2004. At the time, the Los Angeles Times reported, Comey, Mueller and a number of other law enforcement officials were on the verge of resigning in opposition to a Bush administration plan to reauthorize a domestic surveillance program that was launched after the terror attacks of 9/11. President Bush eventually agreed to modify the secret program after both men jointly intervened — an experience that is suspected to have drawn them even closer.<br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2017/live-updates/trump-white-house/trump-comey-and-russia-how-key-washington-players-are-reacting/brothers-in-arms-the-long-friendship-between-mueller-and-comey/?utm_term=.8384b87c59f4<br /><br />Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6728456168805067672018-02-19T00:54:03.336-05:002018-02-19T00:54:03.336-05:00Except in movies.Except in movies.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24946406461292072102018-02-19T00:52:26.258-05:002018-02-19T00:52:26.258-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76037998837101930232018-02-19T00:51:21.984-05:002018-02-19T00:51:21.984-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54204726970716847382018-02-19T00:50:39.322-05:002018-02-19T00:50:39.322-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4626783849740249552018-02-19T00:06:26.183-05:002018-02-19T00:06:26.183-05:00.
sorry...
...but acceptable in Trump...
..<br /><br />sorry...<br /><br />...but acceptable in Trump...<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5839005611385081822018-02-19T00:02:53.107-05:002018-02-19T00:02:53.107-05:00.
I've never said a word about Mueller being ....<br /><br />I've never said a word about Mueller being a straight shooter. What I said was...<br /><br /><i>Mueller was appointed mid-May of last year. Still waiting for you to explain to me what Mueller has said, asserted, whatever word you and Bozo want to use, or anything he has done since taking over the investigation that was something any other prosecutor wouldn't have done.<br /><br />Are you saying any of the indictments brought by Mueller so far are illegitimate?</i><br /><br />However, I find it ironic you find some of the things mentioned above objectionable in Mueller but unacceptable in Trump. Acting as apologist for the administration he was working for? Heck, Trump would have found that admirable, downright loyal. Patriot Act? Heck, it's been 16 years and Congress passed and Trump recently signed an extension and expansion of some of the most egregious parts of the Patriot Act. Torture? Trump's all for it, wants to expand it if you can believe what he said during his campaign. The War on Terror? Going strong, no end in sight.<br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44748792289484585992018-02-18T23:49:35.597-05:002018-02-18T23:49:35.597-05:00Do away with the gun-free killing zones.
Except i...Do away with the gun-free killing zones. <br />Except in bars. Alcohol, firearms and attitudes don't mix well.Dougmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376833358762656823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90474656785733330862018-02-18T23:45:19.998-05:002018-02-18T23:45:19.998-05:00Hungary's Orban calls for global anti-migrant ...<b>Hungary's Orban calls for global anti-migrant alliance...<br /><br />Calls Christianity 'Europe's last hope'...DRUDGE</b><br /><br />https://ca.news.yahoo.com/hungarys-orban-calls-global-anti-migrant-alliance-eye-172952366--business.html<br /><br />Good idea !Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32924757438562458642018-02-18T23:41:39.333-05:002018-02-18T23:41:39.333-05:00The mentally ill lash out at anytime and anywhere....The mentally ill lash out at anytime and anywhere. Just a fact that I'm sure of.<br />The criminal element and terrorists strike at soft targets.<br />We need thicker skins and hardened defenses. <br />The enemy is in our perimeter.<br /> Dougmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376833358762656823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12736421877517758972018-02-18T23:34:48.655-05:002018-02-18T23:34:48.655-05:00
...them best friends.
.<br /><br />...them best friends.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41249325883842019952018-02-18T23:34:11.361-05:002018-02-18T23:34:11.361-05:00.
Working together doesn't make the best frie....<br /><br />Working together doesn't make the best friends.<br /><br />When asked the question, Comey's lawyer said theirs was a good working relationship; however, it was professional rather than personal.<br /><br />I haven't seen that anyone has asked Mueller the question.<br /><br />.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-78733406925328331552018-02-18T23:30:53.174-05:002018-02-18T23:30:53.174-05:00You have emphasized Mueller is a straight shooter....You have emphasized Mueller is a straight shooter.<br /><br />I have posted a page full of examples that he is not.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.com