Zontar
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7 minutes ago, do or die said:
My favorite Rush piece was his claim that Obama had deliberately introduced lesbian farmers, into the Midwest, to corrupt the morals of the good folk there. Pretty hard to find "liberal media bias" to beat that.
Like when Bill Maher defended 911 attackers as "brave". Media types like him and Rush that walk the tight rope between political and social commentary and entertainment say astonishing things .
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53 minutes ago, pigseye said:
Nobody's that stupid.
Business wise? the guy revolutionized radio industry. Made political talk radio a force when just about everybody else played it safe down the middle.
Made himself a ton of money. An "achiever".
His greatest contribution : Called out and confronted liberal media bias BS when most everybody else just complained and did nothing for fear of employment jeopardy in media industry.
Covered for neo cons and too cozywith GOP swampers for my liking but it seems he was seeing the light towards the end. Could have easily rode out rest career with NeverTrumpers and establishment "conservatives" and still kept his status but didnt.
All in all the positives far outweigh the negatives.
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Dropped investigation for cooperation in a case vs Comey ? Deep state types aren't above throwing each other under the bus.
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16 minutes ago, johnzo said:
Why is he not conservative? Dude's main gig is as an attorney for the Alliance Defending Freedom, an outfit that sues colleges where Christians are being persecuted and he's massively involved in a number of anti abortion causes ... obvs a flaming leftie. Is he another secret illegal Clinton voter?
Super. There are pro life Christian Democrats. Doesn't make them "frothing mouth breather Trumpenstein Rush listeners" either.
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3 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:
From the David French article about the jury bias argument.
"In the meantime, don’t believe any Twitter lawyer who claims that partisans must be disqualified from serving on juries. The question isn’t whether Hart is a Democrat, it’s whether she hid facts that would have provided a valid basis to challenge her presence on the jury."
Posted just because I really like the term "twitter lawyer". Perfect description.
Great, Strawman , Dave.
Issue was whether she had an overt bias not merely party membership. Clearly lied in selection process.
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1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said:
Remember folks, anyone that isn't a Trump pal is not to be trusted, and has no intelligence or insight. But anyone who had committed crimes but IS a Trump pal, are very fine people. Unless they eventually turn on Trump, then they are morons again.
You cant make this stuff up. lol Once again, an alt right person pointing out their belief that no one can be remotely impartial or honest...what does that tell you.
Entitled to an opinion ? Sure.
Held up as a credible source for special insight because he has "conservative" plunked in front of his name ?, Nope.
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9 hours ago, johnzo said:
Conservative American attorney David French breaks down the jury selection process here: https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/is-there-a-stone-jury-scandal-not
David French signed the neo con Never Trump Manifesto and works for the magazine that composed it. He's as reliable a source for honest legal insight on Trump matters as Jeffery Toobin is. He is detached and dispassionate on anything Trump related as you are on the subject of Canadian Football and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. And he's as conservative as I am a professional quarterback.
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On 2020-02-10 at 12:53 PM, Jpan85 said:
HoF career ends with a shrug. Tsk.
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16 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:
So because you are a Democrat, you are not allowed to be on a jury? You have to be an Idependent or a republican? How about Green party voters... they part of the court coup?
Why wouldn't the judge dismiss that- it's stupid.
That is a far cry from "rigging" a trial.
Try again.
Please. If you have an implicit political bias, never mind an overt one, would mean you are biased and therefore unsuitable to enusure a fair trial. This is basic common law here.
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13 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
I wish Derek Taylor would have tweeted this.
Anti Riders media bias. Stop saying true things, haters.
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9 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:
Not the same- please provide examples.
Example for today.
Jury foreman and one jury member in Stone trial revealed to be Democrats including an internet collusion truther loonie Should have been easily screened out in jury selection process but oddly not.
A complaint was lodged at some point and judge dismissed it. Turns out judge worked out of the same dept as the Obama appointees / Mueller team fed prosecutors.
Rigging a trial to ensure a political opponent is punished then politicized prosecutors max out the sentencing ?
To save time going to skip the next part and go right to the conclusion: False equivalency
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12 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
More false equivalencies and misinformation? Seriously get some new material. Who was the last democratic president to show this blatant abuse of power and obstruction of investigation? You don't think that if there was any shred of anything against Hillary she wouldn't have been burnt at the stake? They looked damned hard for any shred of anything, like they did with Bill and Obama and found a lie about a blow job for one guy. That should tell you something.
When leftists determine the standards of when the fate of the universe is under threat from Trump ANY evidence of same behaviour from leftists is always going to be a "false equivalency".
As long as we are telling people to remove head from asses...
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2 hours ago, 17to85 said:
We do. Trouble for you and your ilk is that no democrats act the way republicans do so you are left grasping at false equivalencies because you picked a team and have to cheer for then even in the face of blatant criminality and corruption... and that's the least of their transgressions.
So all the posts about the corrupt dossier affair, the leaks, the lies, abuse of power, the incompetence revealed in the IG report are in a separate thread ? I havnt read a single one
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14 hours ago, johnzo said:
Zontar, please bring data to this discussion. What's the normal sentence that someone convicted of multiple counts of perjury and witness tampering gets? Was this sentence out of line with the customary sentence?
The proposed sentence was in line with the DoJ's sentencing guidelines for the crimes involved. If the guidelines are unjust, why didn't Barr adjust the guidelines rather than making a specific intervention on Stone's behalf immediately after his boss tweeted his displeasure? It sure looks like someone is worried about Stone spilling what he knows.
I know several American prosecutors and it's not surprising to me at all they would go apeshit on charges that interfere with the smooth workings of the legal system. Nothing pisses off a prosecutor more than someone who lies on the stand or tampers with witnesses, because those things can **** up a prosecutors case and they take that more personally than they'd take a random robbery or murder. Prosecutors also love putting people in jail; it's just novel in this case because the perp is an affluent and famous old white dude with suction at the presidential level -- that doesn't happen a ton in the states.
Obama appointees maxed out every charge with zero nuance. To say a 67 year old gay man presented a clear pnysical threat to anyone is ridiculous.
A transparent political stunt not just to get at Stone but Barr.
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6 minutes ago, Floyd said:
Desjardins already making excuses for doing nothing... heard Lapo accidentally called him Mr. Mack today... Arbuckle frantically googling Drew Willy...
Imagine thinking going to media to complain your job is hard is the way to go.
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Partisan Obama prosecutor holdovers and Mueller gang members recommend ridiculously harsh sentence on Stone knowing full well it was going to get pushback from Barr.
Then claim to be horrified at "interference".
Then quit like theyre martyrs under the jackboot of tyrant Trump knowing full well media buddies at Post and NYT will run that narrative.
This is not a scandal. This is cheezy partisan political games that should be called out no matter what ones political persuasion.
If you cant see it then Im really not sold on your claims of impartiality and detachment
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21 minutes ago, do or die said:
1. The centralists got bombed in Iowa - funny kinda of rigging
2. "Spygate" has been debunked in many quarters, not a single shred of evidence provided to support it. Report Muller has 6-10 total clear cut cases of Obstruction (completely covered up by Barr) Trump props up the Russians and especially Putin to the detriment of DOJ, FBI, CIA et al.
3. Some Republicans expressed doubt in public, but voted to confirm anyways (sound familiar?)
4. All documents requests to 8 different branches of administration blocked. All members of administration blocked from testifying. A trial without neitherNeed to unscrew those helmet bolts, just a bit. Unless you are holding out for the Medal of Freedom, from Trump.
If you want your moral outrage at corruption etc to be accepted as genuine then you have to apply the same standard to Democrats you do for Trump.
When you dont all it is just partisan and biased claptrap you claim the opposite is.
So, yeah, youve got some work to do.
Limbaugh ? Talked a good game on real conservativism but carried the torch for fake DC swamp neo conservatism for decades.
Only in the last few years did he claim to realize what a disaster neocons have been. Whether thats sincere or not who knows.
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4 minutes ago, Booch said:
I think Posey is a step dowm from Addison actuaslly...and they most likely have lost Tasker...I see it as a step down on offence...losing their left tackle too can't be beneficial to the offence...And we all saw what Banks is made of in a big game
Tasker hasnt really been a part of the offense since 2018. Addison is a lost for sure Anticiapting rec Acklin being a force this year. Interesting to see if Condell can recereate production with run/rec package with new RB Jackson and Thomas Erlington who was lost in week 3.
Dunno about shoot the lights out but HAM will be fine.
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29 minutes ago, Geebrr said:
I'm glad.
You are mighty sensitive.
Walker has put up basically 1000 yard/season since he stepped into the league.
Comparing that to a guy who has been on 4 teams in 2 years is crazy.
Not denigrating Walker. Never compared the two.
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2 hours ago, bearpants said:
I had to keep reading bc I legitimately thought this was a joke...
"Solid depth signing" is the hot take. And they wonder why theyre ridiculed
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Precisely.