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December LC Thread **Survivor White House Edition**

View Poll Results: Who will NOT survive the month of December?

Matthew Whitaker

10 21.74%

John Kelly

6 13.04%

Kjrstyn Njielessen

8 17.39%

James Mattis

1 2.17%

Ryan Zinke

0 0%

Donald Trump Jr

8 17.39%

Roger Stone

4 8.70%

Ivanka Trump

1 2.17%

Rod Rosenstein

6 13.04%

Write-in

2 4.35%

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12-03-2018 , 04:05 PM

#76

microbet

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Lol. You never stop being a person's lawyer.

If the rest is accurate, congrats perv you had an 18yo give you a hand job.

12-03-2018 , 04:06 PM

#77

jalfrezi

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She said she was 18, so that's ok.

12-03-2018 , 04:09 PM

#78

jalfrezi

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

Can one of you French bros explain to a USAan why all of France hates Macron now? Is the Le Pen family gonna take control?

IANF but it seems it's dawned on our noisy neighbours that the young, charismatic chap they voted for is in fact a total washout primarily interested in maintaining the living standards of the 1%.

The vital cryptic clue they missed during the election was the phrase "ex-banker".

12-03-2018 , 04:11 PM

#79

BOIDS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

Can one of you French bros explain to a USAan why all of France hates Macron now? Is the Le Pen family gonna take control?

ever been to france? the french have disdain for everyone. disdain is of course a french word and rightly so

(right) sarkozy approval rating 30%
(left) 'ollande 4%
(centrist) macron 19%
(nazi) le pen 19%

12-03-2018 , 04:23 PM

#80

champstark

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Quote:

Originally Posted by microbet

Lol. You never stop being a person's lawyer.

This quote is not true legally or ethically, of course.

12-03-2018 , 04:39 PM

#81

champstark

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538 article about increasing size of SCOTUS

Everyone's favorite Pod Save America bro's stance is, unsurprisingly, terrible:

Quote:

Jon Favreau of “Pod Save America” isn’t surprised by the conversation, though. He sees the plan as compelling, if potentially dangerous. “I’m positive my old boss [Obama] wouldn’t be a fan of this because he’s such an institutionalist, and that’s my reluctance as well,” he said. “I value the fact that we have a court right now that — while [it’s] certainly partisan and probably more partisan than it has been in some time — will still act as the one quasi-independent branch of government when we have Trump as president and a Republican Party that’s gone off the deep end.”

On the other hand, Favreau said, “I’m also persuaded by the argument that, well, Republicans have changed the shape of the court by holding a seat open already, and there’s nothing to suggest that they won’t try to change the court in the future if they have the votes to do so.”

You don't sound very persuaded, Jon.

12-03-2018 , 04:44 PM

#82

Trolly McTrollson

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How is this Epstein thing not getting more press, WTF.

12-03-2018 , 04:53 PM

#83

aarono2690

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Victor

Looked like dude had on a biking helmet. I proly take my chances out biking it.

You’re dead then.

So tilting watching him dink around with his camera when he should be focusing all of his energy on the cat.

12-03-2018 , 04:57 PM

#84

dth123451

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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

How is this Epstein thing not getting more press, WTF.

The guy literally ran a kiddie sex trafficking ring and served zero real jail time. The story has obliterated what little faith I had in the legal system and should be Exhibit A the next time lawbros tell us to trust the process.

12-03-2018 , 05:00 PM

#85

microbet

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Adding two seats to make up for Garland is mandatory. Adding more seats for game theory reasons to punish cheaters is where the discussion should be.

12-03-2018 , 05:05 PM

#86

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Like holy **** when some comedian called Huckabee ugly, that dominated the news cycle for a week but some billionaire runs a Bond super villain pedo ring and it’s almost total silence.

12-03-2018 , 05:25 PM

#87

stinkubus

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In all likelihood there are many, many household names that would find themselves ensnared in the scandal if the authorities had decided to throw the book at Epstein.

Plus there's also the fact that Americans don't seem to care too much about sex crimes other than as a form of titillation on law-enforcement related TV shows and movies.

12-03-2018 , 05:43 PM

#88

Namath12

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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

Like holy **** when some comedian called Huckabee ugly, that dominated the news cycle for a week but some billionaire runs a Bond super villain pedo ring and it’s almost total silence.

If that article from last week is to be believed, even the federal prosecutor (who is now Labor Secretary) was afraid of Epstein's legal team.

12-03-2018 , 05:52 PM

#89

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It’s like if Pizzagate turned out to be true and the news media were like “hey, let’s run a story on this picture of a giant cow the internet found.”

12-03-2018 , 05:52 PM

#90

eyebooger

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Namath12

If that article from last week is to be believed, even the federal prosecutor (who is now Labor Secretary) was afraid of Epstein's legal team.

Link to article? I think I missed it.

12-03-2018 , 05:54 PM

#91

UsedToBeGood

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

It’s like if Pizzagate turned out to be true and the news media were like “hey, let’s run a story on this picture of a giant cow the internet found.”

TBF that cow was an absolute unit.

12-03-2018 , 05:56 PM

#92

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Originally Posted by eyebooger

Link to article? I think I missed it.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/loc...219494920.html

Some really solid investigative journalism by Miami Herald. Enjoy it while it still exists.

Quote:

In 2007, the FBI had prepared a 53-page federal indictment charging Epstein with sex crimes that could have put him in federal prison for life. But then-Miami U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta signed off on a non-prosecution agreement, which was negotiated, signed and sealed so that no one would know the full scope of Epstein’s crimes. The indictment was shelved, never to be seen again.

Epstein instead pleaded guilty to lesser charges in state court, and was required to register as a sex offender. He was sentenced to 18 months incarceration.

But Epstein — who had a long list of powerful, politically connected friends — didn’t go to state prison like most sex offenders in Florida. Instead, the multimillionaire was assigned to a private wing of the Palm Beach County stockade, where he was able to hire his own security detail. Even then, he didn’t spend much time in a cell. He was allowed to go to his downtown West Palm Beach office for work release, up to 12 hours a day, six days a week, records show.

12-03-2018 , 05:59 PM

#93

SirOsis

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Quote:

Originally Posted by stinkubus

In all likelihood there are many, many household names that would find themselves ensnared in the scandal if the authorities had decided to throw the book at Epstein.

Plus there's also the fact that Americans don't seem to care too much about sex crimes other than as a form of titillation on law-enforcement related TV shows and movies.

I'm not sure about the bolded. I'd agree that Americans often don't seem to care much about adultery.

12-03-2018 , 06:00 PM

#94

PoppaTMan

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Not sure where I would have been more surprised to see proportional MSM amplification: Epstein or Panama Papers.

Much easier to churn out clicks from critiquing some Trump tweets and call it a day.

12-03-2018 , 06:00 PM

#95

Namath12

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#HimToo

12-03-2018 , 06:04 PM

#96

TrollyWantACracker

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

Like holy **** when some comedian called Huckabee ugly, that dominated the news cycle for a week but some billionaire runs a Bond super villain pedo ring and it’s almost total silence.

Let he who is not on the Epstein flight logs cast the first stone imo.

12-03-2018 , 06:18 PM

#97

dth123451

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“The global elite is stealing billions, laundering it and committing tax fraud while running kiddie sex rings, huh? But did you hear Nazi baby cager got heckled at a restaurant?”

GJGE MEDIA

12-03-2018 , 06:26 PM

#98

UsedToBeGood

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I've never looked too much into the Epstein stuff but just looked at his wiki. JFC, one of the best examples of how the uberwealthy and powerful do not face the same justice system as the rest of us.