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03-03-2017 , 09:59 AM

#15526

fatkid

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Louis Cyphre

Christopher Steele sounds like a name a mediocre writer made up for his secret agent protagonist.

The clouds hung in the sky like loosely formed gorilla turds as Christopher Steele pondered his next chess move against the orange tinted administration.

03-03-2017 , 10:02 AM

#15527

Namath12

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Quote:

Originally Posted by m_reed05

It depends how desperate they are to move the topic from Russia to another high profile defeat, because it looks dead on arrival. See Maddow tonight. Leaked DHS Intel report admits it doesn't address any national security threat.

I saw that segment, I don't think the leaked DHS report is even the most damning part of it. As she correctly pointed out, they're arguing in court that this ban is necessary because of immediate threats to national security. If the threats are "immediate" why did they, by their own admission, delay implementation of a revised ban to avoid "stepping on" the positive coverage of Trump's speech?

Spoiler:

03-03-2017 , 10:17 AM

#15528

yeSpiff

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But Sessions isn’t the only one [Cabinet Members Who’ve Made False Statements to Congress].
At least four other cabinet members made statements during their nomination hearings that are contradicted by actual facts:

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt,
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos,
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.

The statements were all made under oath, except those of DeVos.

https://www.propublica.org/article/f...ent=1488547826

03-03-2017 , 10:24 AM

#15529

einbert

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https://twitter.com/NetworkJunkyz/st...43306569228288

03-03-2017 , 10:28 AM

#15530

SuperUberBob

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Louis Cyphre

Christopher Steele sounds like a name a mediocre writer made up for his secret agent protagonist.

I'm 100% sure it is made up. If his real name was made public he'd probably be dead

03-03-2017 , 10:28 AM

#15531

OmgGlutten!

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Was being pro-Russia popular in the alt right pre Trump?

03-03-2017 , 10:29 AM

#15532

einbert

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https://twitter.com/yashar/status/837453969119195137

03-03-2017 , 10:30 AM

#15533

einbert

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OmgGlutten!

Was being pro-Russia popular in the alt right pre Trump?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b092f08686bd6e

03-03-2017 , 10:30 AM

#15534

Trolly McTrollson

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OmgGlutten!

Was being pro-Russia popular in the alt right pre Trump?

I don't think so. Pretty sure it's 100% going to bat for whatever daddy Trump tells them.

03-03-2017 , 10:31 AM

#15535

einbert

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Lying under oath is only a crime if you're Bill Clinton, I guess?

03-03-2017 , 10:41 AM

#15536

einbert

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Sessions used political funds for expenses in Cleveland where he also spoke at the RNC in favor of Donald Trump before meeting with the Russian Ambassador/Spy Recruiter Kislyak.

https://twitter.com/haldonahue/statu...73366270136320

03-03-2017 , 10:41 AM

#15537

einbert

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https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/st...42268905652226

03-03-2017 , 10:42 AM

#15538

prana

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OmgGlutten!

Was being pro-Russia popular in the alt right pre Trump?

I don't know about the alt right but it was with the politician and right wing news:

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/8gpcf5...onal-autocrats

03-03-2017 , 10:43 AM

#15539

einbert

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https://twitter.com/markmobility/sta...29515446747136

03-03-2017 , 10:45 AM

#15540

Zimmer4141

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I feel like the Deep State/Intelligence Actors know a **** ton right now and are trying to figure out the best way to play it to do the least amount of damage to America long-term. You have to get public opinion to sour on Trump first then go after him. If you just release the peeing video immediately, that does irreparable harm to the Office of the Presidency.

03-03-2017 , 10:45 AM

#15541

Namath12

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Here's a list of ambassadors from notable nations with whom members of the Trump campaign met (and did not meet) both before and immediately after the election:

UK [ ]
Canada [ ]
Mexico [ ]
France [ ]
Germany [ ]
Switzerland [ ]
Israel [ ]
Italy [ ]
Spain [ ]
Brazil [ ]
Argentina [ ]
Russia [X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X]
Ukraine [ ]
Turkey [ ]
Japan [ ]
Australia [ ]
Philippines [ ]

03-03-2017 , 10:48 AM

#15542

einbert

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If the meetings with Russian ambassadors/spy recruiters were all innocent, WHY NOT DISCLOSE THEM UPFRONT?

03-03-2017 , 10:49 AM

#15543

einbert

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https://twitter.com/jaketapper/statu...64951678472192

03-03-2017 , 10:51 AM

#15544

JPantz

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Has Spicer given an official White House briefing all week?

03-03-2017 , 10:53 AM

#15545

Zimmer4141

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https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/837674370826928129

Thanks everybody in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania who put me in the White House!!

03-03-2017 , 10:54 AM

#15546

RV Life

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Quote:

Originally Posted by markksman

Maybe he uses speech to text and because his annunciation is so poor he has to keep doing it over and over.

"Bigly. No. Not Bigly, bigly. Dammit. I said Bigly. Not bigly."

03-03-2017 , 10:55 AM

#15547

einbert

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FBI is stonewalling Congress on info between Trump-Russia connections:

https://twitter.com/rafalhill/status/837535938834112512

03-03-2017 , 10:56 AM

#15548

Namath12

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Those lakes aren't so great

03-03-2017 , 10:56 AM

#15549

Kafja

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Quote:

Originally Posted by einbert

If the meetings with Russian ambassadors/spy recruiters were all innocent, WHY NOT DISCLOSE THEM UPFRONT?

Because they were afraid the MEAN and UNFAIR liberal media would say that there was something suspicious about meeting with Russia right before changing your platform to be much more pro-Russian, at the same time your opponent was being hacked by Russian intelligence.

Therefore, to avoid unjust persecution by the nasty fake news enemy-of-the-people media, the only sensible course of action was to lie to Congress.

I'm joking ldo but I wouldn't be surprised if this is pretty close to the argument they'll make.