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Grassley releases the 1023

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J Jolly

Have we reached the point where outright bribery generates no outrage?
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Horace

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@Jolly said in Grassley releases the 1023:

Have we reached the point where outright bribery generates no outrage?

When the other side is an existential threat, yes. We have reached the point where the favored side can literally do no wrong. That’s the simplified beauty of existential threats. Nobody has to think anymore, if they’re in the business of avoiding them.
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@Jolly said in Grassley releases the 1023:

Have we reached the point where outright bribery generates no outrage?

Well, if you look at the press coverage of yesterday's hearings, you'd think that nothing happened.

Hay, WaPo! Where does democracy die again?
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@George-K said in Grassley releases the 1023:

@Jolly said in Grassley releases the 1023:

Have we reached the point where outright bribery generates no outrage?

Well, if you look at the press coverage of yesterday's hearings, you'd think that nothing happened.

Hay, WaPo! Where does democracy die again?

When you purposely omit one of the biggest stories of the day from the front page, shouldn't the name be changed to Pravda or something?
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For WaPo Democracy Dying in Darkness is a feature, not a bug.
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George K

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You'd think that a story alleging bribery, extortion, money laundering and a protection racket involving the then-vice president and current POTUS would merit a mention on the front page of the paper of Woodward and Bernstein, wouldn't you?

Nope...

What gets the front page of WaPo?

Football
Abortion
Soccer - women's soccer, of course
Clarence Thomas
(of course) Trump
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One would think so, yes.
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J Jolly

Have we reached the point where outright bribery generates no outrage?
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Jon

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@Jolly said in Grassley releases the 1023:

Have we reached the point where outright bribery generates no outrage?

If we had evidence of actual bribery, sure. What we have are reports of an Eastern European businessman bragging that he bribed a powerful person.

If there’s a there there I assume Weiss will find it.
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Jolly

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Kinda like investigating a bag of coke in the Whitehouse, eh?
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Horace

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My guess is that there won't be a signed receipt for Biden exerting some influence in return for a W-2 income from the eastern europeans.
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Jon

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Evidence of payment should be traceable.
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@Jolly said in Grassley releases the 1023:

Have we reached the point where outright bribery generates no outrage?

If we had evidence of actual bribery, sure. What we have are reports of an Eastern European businessman bragging that he bribed a powerful person.

If there’s a there there I assume Weiss will find it.
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George K

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@Jon said in Grassley releases the 1023:

If there’s a there there I assume Weiss will find it.

LOL
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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J Jon

@Jolly said in Grassley releases the 1023:

Have we reached the point where outright bribery generates no outrage?

If we had evidence of actual bribery, sure. What we have are reports of an Eastern European businessman bragging that he bribed a powerful person.

If there’s a there there I assume Weiss will find it.
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George K

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@Jon said in Grassley releases the 1023:

What we have are reports of an Eastern European businessman bragging that he bribed a powerful person.

The businessman said this to a FBI CHS who has a long-standing relationship with the bureau.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Jon

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Not sure what the significance of that is. It’s still a guy bragging.

If Joe took money it should be traceable.
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J Jon

Not sure what the significance of that is. It’s still a guy bragging.

If Joe took money it should be traceable.
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George K

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@Jon said in Grassley releases the 1023:

Not sure what the significance of that is. It’s still a guy bragging.

A similar story (Steele) had fantastic significance in 2016.

And, son of a bitch, the bragging guy is Biden, if you recall.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@Jon said in Grassley releases the 1023:

Not sure what the significance of that is. It’s still a guy bragging.

A similar story (Steele) had fantastic significance in 2016.

And, son of a bitch, the bragging guy is Biden, if you recall.
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George K

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@George-K said in Grassley releases the 1023:

A similar story (Steele) had fantastic significance in 2016.

CNN's story on the Steele dossier.

Spot the difference.
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The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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J Jon

Evidence of payment should be traceable.
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@Jon said in Grassley releases the 1023:

Evidence of payment should be traceable.

But he has a right to privacy, as affirmed by Roe v. Wade.
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