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bigtree

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91. but we're not the media

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 10:30 AM

Mar 23

...most of us are advocating on behalf of the Biden campaign, with zero interest in repeating Hur's lies, for whatever reason.

To the point of the political impact of the report. I believe we're in better political stead pointing to the declination to charge, rather than whinging on and on about it and highlighting Hur's lies.

Moreover, it's clear to me that having this openly partisan republican declining charges is a far sight better political outcome than a Democratic SC defending against charges of favoratism or collusion.

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Let's be clear. Tribe and Weissman are full of shit about the Trump investigations [View all] bigtree Mar 22 OP

Unfortunately, this OP starts off with a false premise when it says... Think. Again. Mar 22 #1

lol bigtree Mar 22 #4

Perhaps I missed some nuance, but it is exactly what you said... Think. Again. Mar 22 #8

not arguing your parsing bigtree Mar 22 #9

Don't think that was the intention. cachukis Mar 22 #6

This is one valid point - eom FHRRK Mar 22 #25

Good call. Goodheart Mar 22 #30

You are the one spreading falsehoods Fiendish Thingy Mar 22 #42

Say wut?... Think. Again. Mar 23 #72

The OP never mentioned anything about "The Democratic Party's DOJ" Fiendish Thingy Mar 23 #94

to be fair to the poster bigtree Mar 23 #95

If we cannot exist within a shared reality, how can we hope to defeat fascism? Fiendish Thingy Mar 23 #96

Wow, you're really bad at this. Think. Again. Mar 23 #97

Substance free reply. Fiendish Thingy Mar 23 #99

regardless of when the DOJ pursued Trump, agingdem Mar 22 #2

I'd like to believe this Nasruddin Mar 22 #40

Trump knows he going to lose the election.. agingdem Mar 23 #66

YES, I agree MorbidButterflyTat Mar 23 #116

Celebrity lawyers are paid to fill a role and support an agenda. TwilightZone Mar 22 #3

Pretty awesome accounting. cachukis Mar 22 #5

There's not politicizing the DoJ, and then there's being so afraid of the appearance of being political... Silent3 Mar 22 #7

I think the NYT article's mind reading is as bogus as a carnival medium bigtree Mar 22 #10

"Salacious editorializing" is not a minor thing Silent3 Mar 22 #14

funny that the exoneration isn't your talking point bigtree Mar 22 #19

Now there's an intellectually dishonest debate tactic! Silent3 Mar 22 #26

I'll make it simple bigtree Mar 22 #32

I'm talking about my opinion of Garland and the DoJ Silent3 Mar 23 #70

you've posted nothing to back that up bigtree Mar 23 #75

No, my opinion is only contradicted by your opinion Silent3 Mar 23 #76

I actually posted facts that you didn't address at all bigtree Mar 23 #81

I've seen many lists before of all the things the DoJ has supposedly done... Silent3 Mar 23 #119

"Taking the win and moving on"? Takket Mar 22 #24

they spent ONE day on that and moved on. bigtree Mar 22 #34

Milquetoast Merrick needs to go. Sky Jewels Mar 23 #80

I can think of some other folks who are also pining for him to leave bigtree Mar 23 #82

Yep MorbidButterflyTat Mar 23 #118

Let's be clear, Hur testified he "did not exonerate" the president. sop Mar 23 #79

the fuck bigtree Mar 23 #83

You keep on using the term "exoneration," yet Hur specifically testified he did not exonerate Biden. sop Mar 23 #88

you're using Hur's language to make that point bigtree Mar 23 #89

Let's cut through all the pointless semantics: sop Mar 23 #90

but we're not the media bigtree Mar 23 #91

Thank you. dchill Mar 22 #11

We have all been part of the show. cachukis Mar 22 #12

Man, I have reread this twice. cachukis Mar 22 #16

Posting on the earlier article I said the cheer leaders would be staying up republianmushroom Mar 22 #13

I stopped responding to edhopper Mar 22 #17

Thankfully their numbers are now small. Celerity Mar 22 #22

But vocal edhopper Mar 22 #29

Well, that is unfortunately usually a given here. Celerity Mar 22 #33

you have a lot of nerve talking about me like that bigtree Mar 22 #23

I have the nauseating feeling that we are all... dchill Mar 22 #15

I don't know what this post is trying to prove... appmanga Mar 22 #18

I rest my case. cachukis Mar 22 #20

so you read nothing bigtree Mar 22 #21

You clearly did not read the NYT article Fiendish Thingy Mar 22 #45

Fucking "Rule of Law" thing pisses me off OAITW r.2.0 Mar 22 #27

Can you fit any more strawmen into one post? Goodheart Mar 22 #28

Thank you. ancianita Mar 22 #31

I can't be the only one that thinks the slower the better. rubbersole Mar 22 #35

Still at it writing tomes defending Garland, huh? brush Mar 22 #36

As I've said... the proof is in the pudding, and here's the pudding Goodheart Mar 22 #37

You are exactly right. Garland has been a poor AG. The OP poster keeps posting the same crap... brush Mar 22 #39

Family member? Goodheart Mar 22 #41

Really? brush Mar 22 #43

I have no idea. Wouldn't surprise me because of the over-the-top defensiveness. Goodheart Mar 22 #44

Your timeline is incomplete Fiendish Thingy Mar 22 #50

If you think his job was to win the election, you're making the same mistake Trump made about his DOJ bigtree Mar 22 #46

Win the election? No. His job was to prosecute the orange toad and his cabal who lead... brush Mar 22 #49

he is prosecuting him bigtree Mar 23 #55

Keep on your crusade. He's still been a poor AG. brush Mar 23 #56

you listen here bigtree Mar 23 #59

Ok, ok, ok. I give up. Have at it. brush Mar 23 #61

I don't need your permission bigtree Mar 23 #63

Ok. Ok. You're taking this too seriously. brush Mar 23 #64

there's always someone jumping on my threads to tell me all about myself bigtree Mar 23 #65

It's just a discussion board. Not that big a deal. brush Mar 23 #67

baiting and bullying on these pages is a big deal bigtree Mar 23 #68

AGAIN with the strawmen? Goodheart Mar 22 #51

As bad as the NYT article is, it still destroys nearly all of the myths about Garland Fiendish Thingy Mar 22 #38

Yet we're 3 years+ since J6 and trump has yet to be tried. brush Mar 22 #47

Your impatience does not mean a ball was dropped Fiendish Thingy Mar 23 #53

3 year plus is not impatience. Blind to reality is unfortunate though. He's been a poor AG. brush Mar 23 #54

Garland has not been working on the Trump prosecution for 3 years bigtree Mar 23 #57

No more pls. Keep tilting at windmills. brush Mar 23 #58

jesus bigtree Mar 23 #62

there's that bigtree Mar 22 #48

+1. and thanks. you are not the only person I have read today stopdiggin Mar 23 #60

Perfect example of a straw man: "Garland did nothing to investigate Trump until Smith was appointed" Silent3 Mar 23 #71

talk about a straw man bigtree Mar 23 #86

I don't think you understand what a "straw man" argument is Silent3 Mar 23 #107

unless 'core questions' come with more than angst over time passed bigtree Mar 23 #111

"and with actual receipts to back all of that up" Silent3 Mar 23 #117

you're making a simple argument bigtree Mar 23 #120

the thread is packed full of responses to your fallacy bigtree Mar 23 #121

That is/was a common complaint amongst Garland bashers Fiendish Thingy Mar 23 #92

it was really galling to hear the committee members like Schiff to complain about delays bigtree Mar 23 #93

Thank you. I need to read this again, twice. Joinfortmill Mar 23 #52

Anonymous internet poster says renowned Constitutional scholar Lawrence Tribe is full of shit. All righty then. jalan48 Mar 23 #69

this discussion board isn't a clearance house for Tribe and Weissmann bigtree Mar 23 #77

I'm reminded of that famous Apollo 13 quote, "Success IS an OPTION" lostnfound Mar 23 #73

If the lives of billions of people depended on getting to the moon in a hurry... Silent3 Mar 23 #78

I 100% agree. And in the case of Apollo 13, rushing rocket science is exactly what they had to do lostnfound Mar 23 #122

IOW NanaCat Mar 23 #74

Let's be clear. Garland failed us. Sky Jewels Mar 23 #84

I believe Tribe and Weissman have valid points. ms liberty Mar 23 #85

since you've been here a while, you should know about hit and run posting bigtree Mar 23 #87

bigtree, you must be getting lonely, being a diehard Garland supporter. Paladin Mar 23 #98

His OP has 36 recs at last count. Moosepoop Mar 23 #100

Actually, if you look at the number of recs divided by the number of views, the quotient is remarkably low. Earth-shine Mar 23 #103

Recs divided by views means exactly what? Moosepoop Mar 23 #105

I assume that "number of views" represents people on "both sides" of this argument. Earth-shine Mar 23 #106

Of course the views are from "both sides." Moosepoop Mar 23 #108

Frankly, that's a load of Moosepoop. People can do the math for themselves. Earth-shine Mar 23 #110

Yes, they can. Moosepoop Mar 23 #113

Exactly. The number of recs doesn't go up at all, does it? Earth-shine Mar 23 #115

Duplicate post n/t Moosepoop Mar 23 #114

Bingo! nt Quixote1818 Mar 23 #112

most of us have come to grips with the fact that the AG hasn't been investigating or prosecuting Trump and Co. bigtree Mar 23 #104

This is becoming sad. Scrivener7 Mar 23 #101

have some tea and a cookie bigtree Mar 23 #102

Yes, it really is. n/t demmiblue Mar 23 #109