Posts by Spoletta

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Memo shows Trump tried to end investigation in Feb.

by Coded Logic in

washington — president trump asked the f.b.i.

director, james b. comey, to shut down the federal investigation into mr. trump’s former national security adviser, michael t. flynn, in an oval office meeting in february, according to a memo mr. comey wrote shortly after the meeting.. “i hope you can let this go,” the president told mr. comey, according to the memo.. the existence of mr. trump’s request is the clearest evidence that the president has tried to directly influence the justice department and f.b.i.

investigation into links between mr. trump’s associates and russia.. mr. comey wrote the memo detailing his conversation with the president immediately after the meeting, which took place the day after mr. flynn resigned, according to two people who read the memo.

Spoletta

You fool, you do realize people, Americans, died during Benghazi right?

So as long as no Americans die, we don't need to investigate collusion by Trump's campaign in the election, Flynn's lies, Manafort's millions, asking for loyalty, blurting out highly classified info, asking Comey to leave Flynn alone, and numerous other gaffes.

I'm not saying any of this is true. I'm just saying the possibility that there is some truth to these coincidences and "fake" news surely merits a decent investigation.

So according to you, this isn't important till an American is killed. An interesting viewpoint.

Oh, wait... Wasn't that young girl killed in Trump's mission to get information on ISIS an American citizen? You know, the mission that he ordered while at dinner. I guess she wasn't the right kind of American.

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Memo shows Trump tried to end investigation in Feb.

by Coded Logic in

washington — president trump asked the f.b.i.

director, james b. comey, to shut down the federal investigation into mr. trump’s former national security adviser, michael t. flynn, in an oval office meeting in february, according to a memo mr. comey wrote shortly after the meeting.. “i hope you can let this go,” the president told mr. comey, according to the memo.. the existence of mr. trump’s request is the clearest evidence that the president has tried to directly influence the justice department and f.b.i.

investigation into links between mr. trump’s associates and russia.. mr. comey wrote the memo detailing his conversation with the president immediately after the meeting, which took place the day after mr. flynn resigned, according to two people who read the memo.

Spoletta

What actions specifically?

If the Republicans would put as much effort into this investigation as they did Bengazi, we might know. There were 44 staffers involved in the Senate investigation of Clinton versus 7 for Trump/Russia.

Chaffetz is only pursuing the investigation because it's no longer a liability to his immediate career.

I'm not saying the allegations are true, I'm saying that the effort to uncover the truth has been feeble at best, and when there seems to be some headway, things happen that slow down the investigation.

I may be partisan, but aside from some lip service criticism of Trump by the right-leaners, I certainly believe your comments prove you as partisan as any here. I'm just willing to admit that I am.

If, and I am saying if, half the allegations about Trump prove to be true, I'm sure you'll come up with some word salad to prove that you were totally bi-partisan, not favoring either side, only railing at the"fake"news from the MSM.

We shall see.

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Memo shows Trump tried to end investigation in Feb.

by Coded Logic in

washington — president trump asked the f.b.i.

director, james b. comey, to shut down the federal investigation into mr. trump’s former national security adviser, michael t. flynn, in an oval office meeting in february, according to a memo mr. comey wrote shortly after the meeting.. “i hope you can let this go,” the president told mr. comey, according to the memo.. the existence of mr. trump’s request is the clearest evidence that the president has tried to directly influence the justice department and f.b.i.

investigation into links between mr. trump’s associates and russia.. mr. comey wrote the memo detailing his conversation with the president immediately after the meeting, which took place the day after mr. flynn resigned, according to two people who read the memo.

Spoletta

I will discuss individuals based on their character, and issues individually, not get into "sides".

If parroting the idea of MSM as "fake news" and minimizing the damage that Trump has done by shooting off his mouth, while at the same time castigating the Democrats for pursuing legitimate concerns about our nation's security is not taking "sides", then I wonder what is?

I think that a careful search of all your posts pertaining to Trump will show a definite bias in his, and the GOP's favor, whether you admit it or not.

"If it walks like a duck..."

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Memo shows Trump tried to end investigation in Feb.

by Coded Logic in

washington — president trump asked the f.b.i.

director, james b. comey, to shut down the federal investigation into mr. trump’s former national security adviser, michael t. flynn, in an oval office meeting in february, according to a memo mr. comey wrote shortly after the meeting.. “i hope you can let this go,” the president told mr. comey, according to the memo.. the existence of mr. trump’s request is the clearest evidence that the president has tried to directly influence the justice department and f.b.i.

investigation into links between mr. trump’s associates and russia.. mr. comey wrote the memo detailing his conversation with the president immediately after the meeting, which took place the day after mr. flynn resigned, according to two people who read the memo.

Spoletta

Again BFD.

Actually, it is a BFD. If nothing else, whether laws are technically broken or not, how long can you keep pretending that Trump isn't totally unfit for office.

Oh wait, you didn't actually say he's unfit. You just minimized the magnitude of his indiscretions, and at some point will no doubt tell us that you're politically neutral because both sides disgust you. Great way to never be wrong!

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Memo shows Trump tried to end investigation in Feb.

by Coded Logic in

washington — president trump asked the f.b.i.

director, james b. comey, to shut down the federal investigation into mr. trump’s former national security adviser, michael t. flynn, in an oval office meeting in february, according to a memo mr. comey wrote shortly after the meeting.. “i hope you can let this go,” the president told mr. comey, according to the memo.. the existence of mr. trump’s request is the clearest evidence that the president has tried to directly influence the justice department and f.b.i.

investigation into links between mr. trump’s associates and russia.. mr. comey wrote the memo detailing his conversation with the president immediately after the meeting, which took place the day after mr. flynn resigned, according to two people who read the memo.

Spoletta

Remember that scene in Titanic, of the rats scurrying upward in advance of the rising water? That's the image I have in mind of GOP congressman when they suddenly realize the 2018 midterms aren't that far away and everyone remotely connected to Trump's presidency will get flounced, possibly even in a primary.

Anyone notice that after announcing he's stepping down from office, and considering a run for Governor of Utah, with the possibility of a Presidential bid in the future, Jason Chaffetz is finally beginning to do his job as head of the Oversight Committee. Gee, I wonder why? Can we say "distancing" himself from Trump?

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You're not going to believe what I'm about to tell you....

by kpop in

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nicely sums up most of the population.... https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe.

Spoletta

Makes complete sense.

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1919 a Date with Zero Prophetic Meaning

by JW_Rogue in

i've noticed that lately the wt has been using the date 1919 more often.

in an almost matter of fact way, they will state that this is the year jesus finished refining his people and appointed the fds.

the only problem is there is little proof or even prophetic antitypes given for why this must have been the year.

Spoletta

I believe that 1919 is being emphasized to draw importance away from Russel's prophecy of 1914, and transfer legitimacy to Rutherford.

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UC Berkeley orders cancellation of Ann Coulter speech

by freemindfade in

uc berkeley administrators canceled a scheduled speech by right-wing pundit ann coulter, saying they can’t protect participants from rioting if it goes ahead.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/uc-berkeley-orders-cancellation-of-ann-coulter-11084299.php.

now i am no ann coulter fan (although the sjw police on here will accuse me of being a fan shortly after posting this), but i am a fan of free speech!

Spoletta

Not a good thing at all. Free speech is something that should be sacred above all. On the other hand, Berkeley is kind of caught between a rock and a hard place, having to weigh which action will generate the worst publicity, cancelling the talk, or chancing a riot.

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April 15, 2017 BOE Re: Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall Construction Worldwide

by wifibandit in

april 15, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: kingdom hall and assembly hall construction worldwide.

versions: us, great britain, ireland.

Spoletta

Does anyone have any idea of the average cost of a Kingdom Hall in third world countries? Surely the sales in New York and other places should cover those. Warwick couldn't have sucked up all the money!

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Baseball: Jackie Robinson in Cuba

by Hecce in

should jackie robinson's widow, rachel robinson, go to estadio latinoamericana in havana on tuesday, she'll see a game at the same site where her husband played 69 years ago just before breaking baseball's color barrier.. rachel robinson and her daughter, sharon, traveled to havana sunday aboard air force one for president obama's historic visit to cuba, including tuesday's exhibition game between the tampa bay rays and the cuban national baseball team.. jackie robinson's groundbreaking 1947 major-league season began with spring training in cuba as a member of the brooklyn dodgers' class aaa montreal royals farm team, playing games at what was then called el gran stadium.. as a kid growing up in cuba in the 1940s and '50s, my father, cesar, attended games there, watching his favorite team, almendares, one of havana's four professional baseball teams that played in the cuban league every winter.. the cuban league, which debuted in 1878, had been integrated since 1900 with white major- and minor-league players having negro league players and black cubans as teammates every winter..

it was the reason then-dodgers' president branch rickey relocated the team's spring training base from jim crow-era daytona beach, fla., to havana in 1947 as he prepared to elevate robinson to the majors.. .

my father didn't get the chance to see robinson play in cuba, but he saw many others, including future hall of famers ray dandridge, monte irvin and tommy lasorda and a then-little known dodgers minor league player named kevin connors, who would go on to find more fame as hollywood actor chuck connors in the rifleman.. when i was a kid, i would listen to my father's stories about the different american players — both black and white — who would play in cuba each winter.

Spoletta

There's a terrific documentary about Robinson by Ken Burns that I watched recently on PBS. In particular, the interviews with Rachel Robinson give you insight into his character and struggles that many other bio-pics miss.I highly recommend it.