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You mistake the single-minded know-nothing tribalism of the average Democrat for that of the average Republican voter.

A few super-low-info liberals on my FB feed were celebrating at first. But now the mood has turned overwhelmingly somber.

**** him though. Not going to lose sleep over that rat****er.

05-09-2017 , 07:28 PM

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suzzer99

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Why not just use WikiLeaks?

05-09-2017 , 07:29 PM

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DrModern

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Originally Posted by Namath12

That letter is the exact same kind of bull**** my ex wife used to pull during our custody battle.

Somehow, someone has found a way to make this about The Awful Things Women Do.

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

Well that's scary.

The Frumster making ominous pronouncements with no evidence? Super scary.

Here's a hot take: Any Democrat who wants to run in 2020 might as well go ahead and hand his or her emails over to The Intercept now.

05-09-2017 , 07:29 PM

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05-09-2017 , 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

Well that's scary.

Do you even know what that word means?

05-09-2017 , 07:31 PM

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No, please tell me what you think it means.

05-09-2017 , 07:32 PM

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No, I think that's what you aren't getting. There is no difference. We're all the same, whether you want to admit it or not.

The double standards and embarrassing hypocrisy on both sides in the past 6 months has been absurd.

WAAF.

Unbelievably ****ed.

05-09-2017 , 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

No, please tell me what you think it means.

The overthrow of a democratically elected government by the military.

05-09-2017 , 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by awval999

I thought you guys were screaming for Comey's head in October?

TRUMP has delivered.

The reflex is overwhelming, isn't it?

scha·den·freu·de
ˈSHädənˌfroidə
noun
pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

05-09-2017 , 07:34 PM

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Coup is all overthrows. Authoritarian is an overthrow.

05-09-2017 , 07:35 PM

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The gullibility of a significant portion of the US population astounds me.

05-09-2017 , 07:35 PM

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Isn't this the key part?:

On first blush I read that as finger-pointing at Comey for how he handled the HRC email case, as in, he ****ed up by engaging in the charade they were re-opening the case only to say a few days later butnahhh not really. It's true the last paragraph does sound sympathetic to the poor treatment of HRC by the FBI.

But that's way, way too favorable and assumes too much. This seems like a giant ****ing troll written by Trump himself: oh, everyone agrees you made mistakes, just huge mistakes, what a mess, a disaster. Everyone agrees you did bad. What bad thing, exactly? Well, actually, it was your decision NOT to prosecute.

There's nothing in here really suggesting Comey was too hard on HRC. It's the opposite.

Start taking bets on HRC emailzzzzz Benghazi gates re-entering the 24h cable news cycle daily. Confident this is happening.

I don't think this is the most persuasive reading, but look betond the text. This is obviously put together in a panic to fire Comey ASAP. Why the rush if it's just to go after Hillary? Find a replacement, have Comey resign to spend time with his family, and bring in whatever hack you want. This is more urgent, which means it's about Russia (or maybe a new corruption scandal!), which means they want to have dupes and trolls being able to give the reaction ably showcased by awval ITT.

EDIT: NYT reporting that WH started looking for a reason to fire him just recently:

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/0....co/jmihYkOao3

05-09-2017 , 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DrModern

Here's a hot take: Any Democrat who wants to run in 2020 might as well go ahead and hand his or her emails over to The Intercept now.

Better to rehearse their testimony to the federal grand jury convened by Trump's future FBI director into their criminal dealings and corruption.

05-09-2017 , 07:37 PM

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To be clear, Frum is claiming this is "a coup against the FBI."

05-09-2017 , 07:38 PM

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The overthrow of a democratically elected government by the military.

Those are typically referred to as "military coups" specifically.

05-09-2017 , 07:39 PM

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Even the most jaded are aghast on twitter. Comey was supposed to testify before Congress on Thursday. I want to lol, but my face won't go along.

he should still, right?

05-09-2017 , 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DrModern

Somehow, someone has found a way to make this about The Awful Things Women Do.

Yep that's precisely the implication in that post, well done Doctor

05-09-2017 , 07:41 PM

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Well, this is terrifying.

05-09-2017 , 07:44 PM

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what is awvall even celebrating here besides fascism? comey is a republican and trump is firing him on some obvious bull**** at the same time trump is being investigated by the fbi AND at the same time trump is denying he's being investigated by anyone!

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/

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3. Irrationalism also depends on the cult of action for action’s sake. Action being beautiful in itself, it must be taken before, or without, any previous reflection. Thinking is a form of emasculation. Therefore culture is suspect insofar as it is identified with critical attitudes. Distrust of the intellectual world has always been a symptom of Ur-Fascism, from Goering’s alleged statement (“When I hear talk of culture I reach for my gun”) to the frequent use of such expressions as “degenerate intellectuals,” “eggheads,” “effete snobs,” “universities are a nest of reds.” The official Fascist intellectuals were mainly engaged in attacking modern culture and the liberal intelligentsia for having betrayed traditional values.

05-09-2017 , 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by awval999

Do you even know what that word means?

Here we go, once again, with trumpledongs getting into the nitty gritty of precise definitions and trying to focus the debate on that while the **** storm rages all around.

05-09-2017 , 07:44 PM

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trump's personal bodyguard delivered the note to comey's office

Last edited by ScreaminAsian; 05-09-2017 at 07:50 PM.

05-09-2017 , 07:46 PM

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According to NYT, Comey learned of his firing from televisions that had the news on while he was speaking to FBI employees in Los Angeles. LOL

05-09-2017 , 07:56 PM

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Toobin adamant that it's highly unlikely that Comey ever told Chump he wasn't being investigated even once, let alone three times, violates all kinds of norms etc