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PoppaJ avatar
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#4853
This should be a hoot! Maybe we can get the Three Stooges to dress up in all black with face masks and backpacks and go yell profanities at the attendees?
Will you be there in your robe and pointy hood carrying a tiki torch?
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Beach FanaticAuthor
#4854
This should be a hoot! Maybe we can get the Three Stooges to dress up in all black with face masks and backpacks and go yell profanities at the attendees?
Maybe you should go there dressed up as an animal on the endangered species list.
Jenksy avatar
Beach Fanatic
#4855
This should be a hoot! Maybe we can get the Three Stooges to dress up in all black with face masks and backpacks and go yell profanities at the attendees?
It must suck to be that Republican.

No disrespect.
PoppaJ avatar
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#4856
There is only one race, the human race. All men are created equal. It was the Democrats, who for decades, kept them as second class citizens in the country. Own it...

Does it bother you that black unemployment is at its lowest point in decades? Welcome to Trump's America...
:lol: The past is the only defense you can muster for today’s republican party. Sad.
PoppaJ avatar
SoWal Insider
#4857
'Campaign of lies': What George Kent told impeachment investigators
Kent testified in a closed session on Oct. 15, telling lawmakers that, like other career diplomats, he was essentially cut out of decisions about Ukraine due to maneuvering by other administration officials and outsiders, including Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. Kent accused Giuliani of conducting a "campaign of lies" about the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, that led to her early recall from Kyiv.
If you are innocent, to quote FedxUsmc “why lie?”

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PoppaJ avatar
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#4858
Wow! I missed this part of the settlement. They had to be trained not to misuse charity funds.
"The Trump Foundation has shut down, funds that were illegally misused are being restored, the president will be subject to ongoing supervision by my office, and the Trump children had to undergo compulsory training to ensure this type of illegal activity never takes place again," New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose office filed the case, said in a statement. "The court's decision, together with the settlements we negotiated, are a major victory in our efforts to protect charitable assets and hold accountable those who would abuse charities for personal gain."
Judge Says Trump Must Pay $2 Million Over Misuse Of Foundation Funds
PoppaJ avatar
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#4859
Damn, this is really going to upset DennyK.

Secret chats involving Republican lawmaker reveal fresh evidence of plots and paranoia

Messages from network involving Matt Shea provide insight into ‘patriot movement’ – and the extent of their conspiracy thinking
Leaked Signal messages from an online chat network around six-term Washington state Republican representative Matt Shea show new evidence of violent fantasies, surveillance of perceived adversaries, conspiracy thinking, Islamophobia, and support for white nationalists.

The group chat the messages appeared in was repeatedly described by participants as an “intel” channel for sharing information among a large group of Shea’s associates, including:

  • Washington state representative Matt Shea, who posts in the chat under a frequently used online alias Verrumbellator.

  • Two-term Idaho state representative Heather Scott.

  • Former Spokane Valley councilman and Shea ally Mike Munch.

  • Former Spokane Valley councilman and podcaster Caleb Collier.

  • An account posting as “Marble”, attached to a phone number registered to Anne Byrd, who with husband Pastor Barry Byrd leads the secretive Marble Community Church, headquartered in a compound in remote north-east Washington.

  • Broadcaster and Shea lieutenant Jack Robertson, also known as John Jacob Schmidt.

  • Patriot movement activist and Malheur standoff participant Anthony Bosworth. Bosworth runs a patriot movement group called Liberty For All, once ran for Yakima county sheriff, and was chargedwith assaulting his daughter in downtown Yakima.
Secret chats involving Republican lawmaker reveal fresh evidence of plots and paranoia
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Beach Fanatic
#4861
Will you be there in your robe and pointy hood carrying a tiki torch?

Tsk, Tsk, the preferred accessory when wearing one's robe and pointy hat for a proper SoWal'er is an AK-47.
PoppaJ avatar
SoWal Insider
#48621
Emerald Pearl Clutcher, how upset are you that this man knew and was personally informed about young athletes being sexually assaulted, but chose to ignore it? Think about how many suffered because of his failure to act.
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PoppaJ avatar
SoWal Insider
#4863
Absolute immunity? Mulvaney will not testify under oath because he cannot truthfully defend the president.*
PoppaJ avatar
SoWal Insider
#4864
Pam Bondi is to join the trump administration. Yes, the same Pam Bondi who received $25,000 from the trump charity (now shuttered by court order and $2,000,000 fine) to not pursue an investigation into trump university. (now shuttered by court order and $25,000,000 fine)
Bob Wells avatar
Beach Fanatic
#4865
Pam Bondi is to join the trump administration. Yes, the same Pam Bondi who received $25,000 from the trump charity (now shuttered by court order and $2,000,000 fine) to not pursue an investigation into trump university. (now shuttered by court order and $25,000,000 fine)
Ms Bondi also works for Qatar for a million a year as a lobbyist or adviser.
Despite earlier controversy, Pam Bondi joining Team Trump
Beach Fanatic
#4866
Breaking news: Quatar announces investigation into Elizabeth Warren.
PoppaJ avatar
SoWal Insider
#4867
The courts have found trump unqualified to run both a for profit university and a nonprofit charity, but republicans claim he’s qualified to run a country.:nono:
PoppaJ avatar
SoWal Insider
#4868
Ms Bondi also works for Qatar for a million a year as a lobbyist or adviser.
Despite earlier controversy, Pam Bondi joining Team Trump
So to republicans Hunter Biden, a lobbyist and attorney, being paid $600,000 a year by Turkey is criminal, but Pam Bondi, a lobbyist and attorney, being paid $1,380,000 a year by Qartar is normal business practice?
PoppaJ avatar
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#4869
trump claims he is releasing the transcript of another call. Why not release the full transcript, or even better the recording of the first call? Also, how does another call change what everyone read on the summary of the first call?
Bob Wells avatar
Beach Fanatic
#4870
So to republicans Hunter Biden, a lobbyist and attorney, being paid $600,000 a year by Turkey is criminal, but Pam Bondi, a lobbyist and attorney, being paid $1,380,000 a year by Qartar is normal business practice?
All about perception.
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#4871
trump claims he is releasing the transcript of another call. Why not release the full transcript, or even better the recording of the first call? Also, how does another call change what everyone read on the summary of the first call?

It will probably be just as incriminating as the first transcript. It would be like John Wayne Gacy inviting people to a party in the crawlspace. Rumor has it that release of the first doctored transcript was Bill Barr's idea. Trump never really read it well enough to comprehend the incriminating content. He assumed that Barr wouldn't throw him under the bus. Guess again. Supposedly he is pissed at Barr for talking him into releasing this "perfect" transcript, as well as one other thing. He is really angry that Barr won't come out and make a public statement that Trump has done no wrong with respect to Ukraine. Barr of course has reached his breaking point, and is really trying to cover his ass. He never really wanted anything to do with the Ukraine investigation. It doesn't make any sense to make him and Rudy points of contact in dealing with Ukraine. Trump just doesn't understand the roles of justice department, state department, FBI, CIA you name it. They are just board pieces with magical powers intended to serve him at his whim. Whatever possible good Trump has done for the country, I don't see how any could think that the ends have justified the means.
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#4872
It will probably be just as incriminating as the first transcript. It would be like John Wayne Gacy inviting people to a party in the crawlspace. Rumor has it that release of the first doctored transcript was Bill Barr's idea. Trump never really read it well enough to comprehend the incriminating content. He assumed that Barr wouldn't throw him under the bus. Guess again. Supposedly he is pissed at Barr for talking him into releasing this "perfect" transcript, as well as one other thing. He is really angry that Barr won't come out and make a public statement that Trump has done no wrong with respect to Ukraine. Barr of course has reached his breaking point, and is really trying to cover his ass. He never really wanted anything to do with the Ukraine investigation. It doesn't make any sense to make him and Rudy points of contact in dealing with Ukraine. Trump just doesn't understand the roles of justice department, state department, FBI, CIA you name it. They are just board pieces with magical powers intended to serve him at his whim. Whatever possible good Trump has done for the country, I don't see how any could think that the ends have justified the means.
Good analysis, as always. The problem I see is that both Barr and Pompeo are so far implicated that they have no way to extricate themselves out of it. They have to play along. This seems to be a lot like the mob operates. You get your guys to do something illegal and then you have them trapped. They have no choice but go along with the don.
Bob Wells avatar
Beach Fanatic
#4873
Good analysis, as always. The problem I see is that both Barr and Pompeo are so far implicated that they have no way to extricate themselves out of it. They have to play along. This seems to be a lot like the mob operates. You get your guys to do something illegal and then you have them trapped. They have no choice but go along with the don.
Think if they went along with the 25th Amendment removal they would be forgiven?
Lake View Too avatar
SoWal Insider
#4874
Think if they went along with the 25th Amendment removal they would be forgiven?
I’m not sure that can even happen. How many cabinet members are truly senate confirmed and how many are acting secretaries?
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#4875
Good analysis, as always. The problem I see is that both Barr and Pompeo are so far implicated that they have no way to extricate themselves out of it. They have to play along. This seems to be a lot like the mob operates. You get your guys to do something illegal and then you have them trapped. They have no choice but go along with the don.
I don't think Barr knew what he was getting into. He thought he was just brought on to help Trump wade through the Mueller probe. It seems that as soon as Trump felt Mueller exonerated him, he jumped right in on extorting Ukraine.
PoppaJ avatar
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#4876
I don't think Barr knew what he was getting into. He thought he was just brought on to help Trump wade through the Mueller probe. It seems that as soon as Trump felt Mueller exonerated him, he jumped right in on extorting Ukraine.
I think he was all in and may still be. Remember, he did not hesitate to go on a world tour to lend credence to a conspiracy theory designed to discredit our intelligence agencies.

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