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Posted on 09/26/2015 5:38:52 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
John Hawkins writes at Townhall: "Boehner Resigned? Good. Go Cry, Drink And Surrender Somewhere Else."
Well, Boehner's resignation is far too late for me and especially far too late for the Fast and Furious investigation that he derailed because the FBI was blackmailing him. Long-time readers will recall that when the Issa committee got around to noticing the fact, uncovered by this blog and FOX News' William La Jeunesse, that the middle men who the ATF agents were forbidden by their superiors from following (the ones who actually transported the weapons across the border) were the Miramontes brothers who were paid FBI informants, that Boehner intervened and used every bit of his influence to choke off further inquiry.
In fact, this may have played a role in Boehner's decision to resign. Caveat lector: I have only a single source for the following statement but it is a source that has proven reliable in the past. In the meeting with conservative members of his caucus the day before, Boehner insisted that he wasn't going to fight for the defunding of Planned Parenthood. The meeting then turned stormy, with promises to have a vote to "vacate the chair." Boehner, according to this source, was still defiant until someone threatened to "tell what they knew about Fast and Furious and the FBI blackmail." Boehner, according to this source, "turned ashy white under that fake tan" and "looked stricken." He got "deathly quiet" and then changed the subject. Again, this is a single source statement, and I would put it in the class of rumor except for where it came from. The reader is invited to use his or her own judgment on that. I am simply reporting what I was told by a single source that I trust
OMG. I saw the move and read the book. Didn’t think of it. Duh.
Eccl 10:2, “How widespread do you think blackmail”
Nothing new here folks, jus move on...
June 1996
The White House FBI files snatch of the Clinton Administration, Filegate, felonious access to Federal Bureau of Investigation security-clearance documents. Craig Livingstone, director of the White House’s Office of Personnel Security, improperly requested, and received from the FBI, background reports concerning several hundred individuals without asking permission.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_FBI_files_controversy
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Those were my very thoughts at the time as well.
It is a reference to Captain Queeg in “The Caine Mutiny”.
It is no secret that politics is the second oldest profession and very closely tied to the oldest profession.
I really believe Ted Cruz is, indeed, squeaky clean.
Good book. Good movie.
It’s a real possibility along with his sexual orientation, but I suspect that no longer matters in this culture.
I have wondered if blackmail is widespread.
That would explain some of the legislative insanity we’ve been witnessing.
all that is true.
If you don’t do anything that you would be ashamed if it were made public, they can’t blackmail you.
Yup....Roberts was writing the opinion against Obamacare & just stopped in the middle of it & started writing new law. Something I’ve never seen happen, that I know of, on the high court.
I have a collection of Emit Kelly statues, Boehner is not a good replacement.
Correction: (wrong spelling)
Emmett Kelly
nope
“Fast and Furious investigation that he derailed because the FBI was blackmailing him.”
Wow.
...Yes, that is where we are.....
You are probably right, just look at Roberts as proof.
Boehner has been blackmailed ever since he became speaker. Same with McConnell.
There is no other explanation for their caving on everything.
Bet John Roberts is being blackmailed, too.
Yes, Roberts too.
If the extent of this is exposed, how big would the explosion be?
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