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Vierk gnome gets to use some of his favorite terms.
From time to time, I peruse the various sections here on this great CS site. In looking at the good CS advice to avoid scammers, I noticed mention of CS's (old, and possibly inconsistent) exclusion of certain parts of God's world. The reasoning has logic behind it, as many of these places do have their share of scammers. But is any of this racist, or xenophobic? And some do get through, variously, in any case. Ah, what a great feeling to use these words a bit more appropriately than they are often tossed about.
William Barr's highly inappropriate behavior
From The Independent;
(continued in my first comment below)
In response to:
By dropping Michael Flynn’s case, Barr has stripped centuries of credibility from the department of justice
The attorney general has done the worst harm that could be done to the republic: politicizing prosecution, so that friends of the Dear Leader get off
Eric Lewis
11 hours ago
Let’s play Mad Libs. Fill in the blanks:
What would attorney general William Barr have done if [name of prominent Trump enemy] had lied to the FBI about [contact with representative of hostile foreign power] in which they discussed [giving benefit to hostile foreign power] and then got caught and pleaded guilty, twice?
Let’s try: What if Michael Cohen lied to the FBI about talking to the North Korean ambassador about allowing nuclear testing and then got caught and pleaded guilty, twice?
or
What if Adam Schiff lied to the FBI about talking to the Iranian Ambassador about getting Congress to lift economic sanctions and then got caught and pleaded guilty, twice?
or
What if George Conway lied to the FBI about talking to Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president, about invasion plans he saw on Kelly Anne Conway’s laptop and then got caught and pleaded guilty, twice?
Lying to the FBI is a crime. There is a materiality requirement; if you tell the FBI that you had cornflakes for breakfast when you had raisin bran, they can’t indict you. But as a lawyer who has argued materiality in a number of cases, I can tell you that beyond what kind of cereal you have, there is very little that is not material. A lie is material not only if it is relevant to the investigation but if the FBI says the lie caused the FBI to affect the course or focus of its investigation or fail to pursue certain lines of inquiry.
So let’s return to our Mad Libs response. Plainly, the crime of lying to the FBI about contact with a hostile foreign power is potentially serious. The lie could be interposed to hide an improper relationship with the foreign power, i.e., espionage or, as the US president would call it with respect to his own FBI, treason. That is not to say that Michael Flynn committed treason, but when someone lies about contact with the Russian Ambassador, that would certainly create in the reasonably curious investigator a thought that there could be national security implications here. As Judge Emmet
Sullivan said, “Arguably, you sold your country out.”
Barr asserted that the government already had the transcript of the conversation so there was no reason to interview him. They knew he had talked to the Russian Ambassador and what was said — basically, don’t worry about responding to Obama’s throwing out of Russian diplomats (or spies undercover) because when we come into office, we’ll fix it all up.
But the FBI had been investigating Russian interference in the Trump campaign. And here is the incoming National Security Advisor telling the Russian Ambassador that good times are gonna roll for Russia when the Trump team arrives. On whose behalf was Flynn offering the goodies? Was he acting on his own? Unlikely. Was he instructed by President-elect Trump to let the Russian ambassador know? And if so, why? Was there, to use a phrase, a quid pro quo? Pretty good questions.
For Barr to claim there was no need to ask whether there was contact because the government already knew, is to limit the purpose of the interview to a single question. Not only does the FBI ask questions it knows the answer to all the time, such a question would be a logical entry point to the questions of why this was occurring when there was still a president in the Oval Office whose policies were entitled not to be undermined by the incoming administration.
By dropping Michael Flynn’s case, Barr has stripped centuries of credibility from the department of justice
The attorney general has done the worst harm that could be done to the republic: politicizing prosecution, so that friends of the Dear Leader get off
Eric Lewis
11 hours ago
Let’s play Mad Libs. Fill in the blanks:
What would attorney general William Barr have done if [name of prominent Trump enemy] had lied to the FBI about [contact with representative of hostile foreign power] in which they discussed [giving benefit to hostile foreign power] and then got caught and pleaded guilty, twice?
Let’s try: What if Michael Cohen lied to the FBI about talking to the North Korean ambassador about allowing nuclear testing and then got caught and pleaded guilty, twice?
or
What if Adam Schiff lied to the FBI about talking to the Iranian Ambassador about getting Congress to lift economic sanctions and then got caught and pleaded guilty, twice?
or
What if George Conway lied to the FBI about talking to Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president, about invasion plans he saw on Kelly Anne Conway’s laptop and then got caught and pleaded guilty, twice?
Lying to the FBI is a crime. There is a materiality requirement; if you tell the FBI that you had cornflakes for breakfast when you had raisin bran, they can’t indict you. But as a lawyer who has argued materiality in a number of cases, I can tell you that beyond what kind of cereal you have, there is very little that is not material. A lie is material not only if it is relevant to the investigation but if the FBI says the lie caused the FBI to affect the course or focus of its investigation or fail to pursue certain lines of inquiry.
So let’s return to our Mad Libs response. Plainly, the crime of lying to the FBI about contact with a hostile foreign power is potentially serious. The lie could be interposed to hide an improper relationship with the foreign power, i.e., espionage or, as the US president would call it with respect to his own FBI, treason. That is not to say that Michael Flynn committed treason, but when someone lies about contact with the Russian Ambassador, that would certainly create in the reasonably curious investigator a thought that there could be national security implications here. As Judge Emmet
Sullivan said, “Arguably, you sold your country out.”
Barr asserted that the government already had the transcript of the conversation so there was no reason to interview him. They knew he had talked to the Russian Ambassador and what was said — basically, don’t worry about responding to Obama’s throwing out of Russian diplomats (or spies undercover) because when we come into office, we’ll fix it all up.
But the FBI had been investigating Russian interference in the Trump campaign. And here is the incoming National Security Advisor telling the Russian Ambassador that good times are gonna roll for Russia when the Trump team arrives. On whose behalf was Flynn offering the goodies? Was he acting on his own? Unlikely. Was he instructed by President-elect Trump to let the Russian ambassador know? And if so, why? Was there, to use a phrase, a quid pro quo? Pretty good questions.
For Barr to claim there was no need to ask whether there was contact because the government already knew, is to limit the purpose of the interview to a single question. Not only does the FBI ask questions it knows the answer to all the time, such a question would be a logical entry point to the questions of why this was occurring when there was still a president in the Oval Office whose policies were entitled not to be undermined by the incoming administration.
(continued in my first comment below)
Durham moving ‘full-throttle’ on Russia probe review, top federal prosecutors involved: sources
U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham is going “full throttle” with his review into the origins of the investigation into suspected Russia-Trump coordination in the 2016 election, with additional top prosecutors involved in looking at different components of the original probe, sources told Fox News.
Two sources told Fox News that Jeff Jensen, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri who was tapped by the Justice Department in February to review the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, is continuing to help with Durham’s investigation even after the DOJ’s move last week to drop the case against Flynn.
The sources told Fox News that interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Timothy Shea is also assisting with components of the investigation.
“They farmed the investigation out because it is too much for Durham and he didn’t want to be distracted,” one of the sources told Fox News.
“He’s going full throttle, and they’re looking at everything,” the source told Fox News.
Two sources told Fox News that Jeff Jensen, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri who was tapped by the Justice Department in February to review the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, is continuing to help with Durham’s investigation even after the DOJ’s move last week to drop the case against Flynn.
The sources told Fox News that interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Timothy Shea is also assisting with components of the investigation.
“They farmed the investigation out because it is too much for Durham and he didn’t want to be distracted,” one of the sources told Fox News.
“He’s going full throttle, and they’re looking at everything,” the source told Fox News.
Lucifer
Do you believe in such an entity? One word answers please....A simple 'yes' or 'no' will more than suffice.
Are You Enjoying Your First “Test Drive” of Socialist America?
Are you enjoying your first taste of socialism? Life in America today is a sneak preview of life in Cuba or Venezuela. Democrats love it. This is the future they plan for you. The current economic catastrophe is exactly what America will look like if we institute “the Green New Deal.”
The goal is to defeat “climate change” by killing your job, taking your cars away, closing your business and turning America into Cuba, or Venezuela.
It’s a Progressive Democrat’s “rainy dream.”
And, isn’t it great? You don’t need to go to work. Money magically appears in your bank account. Hopefully you can live on $1,200 every six weeks for the rest of your life.
You get to spend long days watching daytime talk shows and movies on Netflix. You know, the things Democrats call a “typical day” for their voters.
And think of the money you’re saving on gas by not going anywhere. Soon, all those nasty, carbon-burning, polluting vehicles will be just a memory of the past. How wonderful will it be to have time to “just think” as you wait hours for those new energy-efficient buses and subways.
And, with all those nasty “non-essential” businesses closed, you’ll have plenty of time to converse with your neighbors, as you wait in line to see if anything is available for you to buy. It’s Socialist Nirvana.
So, please be honest with me, are you enjoying your small taste of life in a Socialist country? Are all these great benefits of socialism what you expected? Being told the business you spent your life building is “non-essential” and forced to close; being stuck at home not “allowed” to hold a job; having only the money your benevolent government decides you need; waiting in long lines at supermarkets for empty shelves; finding out toilet paper is now a valuable commodity; being told where you’re “allowed” to go; in some states (Michigan) banned from traveling to your own second home; not allowed to go to church; and having all your movements monitored and recorded.
Having fun yet? Welcome to a ”test drive” for Socialist America.
Democrats are just getting started. Soon they’ll tell you whether you’re “allowed” to enjoy yourself anymore. No more golf, bars, nightclubs, liquor stores, spas, movie theatres, bowling alleys. Oh wait, that’s already happened.
But of course, pot stores are open. They’re “essential.” This is what Democrats like Bernie Sanders and AOC have been pushing for, for years. This is their “rainy dream.”
Of course, in a truly socialist country it is much worse. In a truly socialist country, your Internet is tightly monitored, television is government-controlled, and all media is propaganda- even a step worse than it is in America today. Although the NY Times, Washington Post, ABC, NBC, CBS, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are all trying hard to give socialist banana republics a run for their money.
In a socialist country, as envisioned by today’s Democrat party, you would not have a car. Those would be reserved for party bosses like Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and AOC. You would have to work in a “state assigned” job. Doctors and janitors would make the same salary.
There will, of course, be huge “advantages” according to the crazy socialists of the Democrat Party. Stores will be much smaller. And, with the closure of all those greedy corporations, buying decisions will be much less confusing. The shelves will be empty anyway, so who needs all that space?
Read more:
The goal is to defeat “climate change” by killing your job, taking your cars away, closing your business and turning America into Cuba, or Venezuela.
It’s a Progressive Democrat’s “rainy dream.”
And, isn’t it great? You don’t need to go to work. Money magically appears in your bank account. Hopefully you can live on $1,200 every six weeks for the rest of your life.
You get to spend long days watching daytime talk shows and movies on Netflix. You know, the things Democrats call a “typical day” for their voters.
And think of the money you’re saving on gas by not going anywhere. Soon, all those nasty, carbon-burning, polluting vehicles will be just a memory of the past. How wonderful will it be to have time to “just think” as you wait hours for those new energy-efficient buses and subways.
And, with all those nasty “non-essential” businesses closed, you’ll have plenty of time to converse with your neighbors, as you wait in line to see if anything is available for you to buy. It’s Socialist Nirvana.
So, please be honest with me, are you enjoying your small taste of life in a Socialist country? Are all these great benefits of socialism what you expected? Being told the business you spent your life building is “non-essential” and forced to close; being stuck at home not “allowed” to hold a job; having only the money your benevolent government decides you need; waiting in long lines at supermarkets for empty shelves; finding out toilet paper is now a valuable commodity; being told where you’re “allowed” to go; in some states (Michigan) banned from traveling to your own second home; not allowed to go to church; and having all your movements monitored and recorded.
Having fun yet? Welcome to a ”test drive” for Socialist America.
Democrats are just getting started. Soon they’ll tell you whether you’re “allowed” to enjoy yourself anymore. No more golf, bars, nightclubs, liquor stores, spas, movie theatres, bowling alleys. Oh wait, that’s already happened.
But of course, pot stores are open. They’re “essential.” This is what Democrats like Bernie Sanders and AOC have been pushing for, for years. This is their “rainy dream.”
Of course, in a truly socialist country it is much worse. In a truly socialist country, your Internet is tightly monitored, television is government-controlled, and all media is propaganda- even a step worse than it is in America today. Although the NY Times, Washington Post, ABC, NBC, CBS, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are all trying hard to give socialist banana republics a run for their money.
In a socialist country, as envisioned by today’s Democrat party, you would not have a car. Those would be reserved for party bosses like Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and AOC. You would have to work in a “state assigned” job. Doctors and janitors would make the same salary.
There will, of course, be huge “advantages” according to the crazy socialists of the Democrat Party. Stores will be much smaller. And, with the closure of all those greedy corporations, buying decisions will be much less confusing. The shelves will be empty anyway, so who needs all that space?
Read more:
God
Do you believe in such an Entity? One worded answers please, a simple 'yes' or 'no' will more than suffice.
Why ?
Why can you go to Walmart but not Penny's? Why the Dollar store open and not a mom and pop shop? Why can't you have an elective surgery but you can have an abortion which is elective? Why should you stay inside but yet heat and sunlight kills the virus? What makes a person essential and another not? Why have most other death rates dropped during the virus? Why did world leaders meet in China in October 2019, why are the common people being controlled by the governments and no one is controlling the government? What happened to 5G? Why are hospitals paid more for Covid 19 deaths? Why does Sweden have some of the lowest cases but yet never locked down? Why did Obama give the Wuhan lab $334 million dollars? What does a computer geek have to do with a pandemic? Why is there agenda 21 and 2030? Why do they blame Trump for a world problem? Why isn't there ever anything on the news but Trump or the virus? Why did the CDC have a job posting for pandemic relief workers in November 2019? Why did Gates and Obama put out the documentary on Netflix called Pandemic right before the pandemic? Why have they been trying to erase history about Nazi Germany? Why are they infringing on Christians religious freedoms but yet Minneapolis MN is allowing Muslims to install speakers in neighborhoods to do the call to prayer?I don't care if your Republican or Democrat if your not asking these questions you should.
By Jim Binion
By Jim Binion
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