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Dan Rather on the firing of James Comey
Facebook ^ | May 9, 2017 | Dan Rather

Posted on 05/10/2017 4:40:13 PM PDT by lowbridge

Future generations may mark today as one of the truly dark days in American history, a history that may soon take an even more ominous turn.

President Trump’s sudden firing of FBI Director James Comey is a matter that should deeply concern every American, regardless of party, partisan politics or ideological leanings.

The independence of our law enforcement is at the bedrock of our democracy. That independence, already grievously shaken under the brief tenure of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is now shattered by uncertainty.

The firing of an FBI Director is always a very serious matter in normal times. But these times aren’t normal. Far from it. The Bureau is engaged in one of the most important and perilous investigations of this or any other presidency—the investigation of connections between the Trump election campaign and the Russian government.

The questions mount and the shadow grows darker. What were those connections? What did Mr. Trump know about them and when did he know it? How can the President explain the serious allegations against his former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn? And what is President Trump hiding in this regard? It’s imperative that the nation—We The People—get answers to those questions. It will take time, but the process must start now.

A politicized FBI is the last thing we need as we struggle through the maze of lies, concealment and ever-deepening mysteries. The last time a President fired prosecutors who were investigating him was Richard Nixon during the widespread criminal conspiracy known for short as “Watergate.” We all know how that turned out. In real ways, this potential scandal and coverup are much graver. We are talking about the very security of the United States and the sanctity of our republic.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: buckhead; comey; danrather; fakebutaccurate; fakebuttrue; fakenews; fakereporter; kennethfrequency; liberalagenda; rather; superscript; tang; trump; whatsthefrequency
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Apparently Rather forgot about Clinton's firing 93 attorneys after his first couple months in office and the firing of FBI Director William Sessions only a few months after that.
1 posted on 05/10/2017 4:40:13 PM PDT by lowbridge
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“It’s ... uhhhhhh ... worse than the holocaust ....”


2 posted on 05/10/2017 4:41:00 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: lowbridge

Deeply concerned troll is deeply concerned.


3 posted on 05/10/2017 4:42:30 PM PDT by PittsburghAfterDark (The American media: We do what the Soviet media did without the guns to our head.)
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To: lowbridge

If Hillary had won and fired Comey he would had been thrilled.


4 posted on 05/10/2017 4:42:35 PM PDT by I still care (The left's goal never was tolerance. It always was facism.)
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To: lowbridge

“What’s the frequency Kenneth?”


5 posted on 05/10/2017 4:42:55 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain (I don't give a damn about your feelings. Try to impress me with your convictions.)
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To: lowbridge

Fake but accurate assh@le speaks with fork you tongue


6 posted on 05/10/2017 4:43:59 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (patriots win, Communists and Socialist Just-Us Warriors lose)
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To: lowbridge

It’s always valuable to hear the thoughts of a disgraced political hack who pretended to be a journalist.


7 posted on 05/10/2017 4:44:05 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: lowbridge

Dan Rather-Not-Tell-You-The-Truth, would rather not tell you the truth.

Didn’t he go away once?

Shouldn’t he go away again?


8 posted on 05/10/2017 4:44:08 PM PDT by ChicagahAl (Stay safe out there. The< Haters (TM) are dangerous. Very dangerous.)
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To: lowbridge
Dan Rather . ***FAKE NEWS*** . #BUCKHEAD# . ***FAKE NEWS*** . Dan Rather . ***FAKE NEWS*** . #TANG#
9 posted on 05/10/2017 4:45:25 PM PDT by TigersEye (Make up my mind, NBC,CBS,CNN,ABC. What are the "facts" today?)
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To: lowbridge

Drama Queen.

The main threat to our republic is irresponsible pressholes like Dan Liar.


10 posted on 05/10/2017 4:45:38 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Ignorance is reparable, stupid is forever)
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To: lowbridge

Well this changes everything. /s


11 posted on 05/10/2017 4:46:00 PM PDT by heights
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12 posted on 05/10/2017 4:46:19 PM PDT by GraceG ("It's better to have all the Right Enemies, that it is to have all the Wrong Friends.")
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To: ChicagahAl

Fake Marine


13 posted on 05/10/2017 4:46:40 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: lowbridge
Future generations may mark today as one of the truly dark days in American history

Yup, firing a self-aggrandizing, out-of-control FBI director is right up there with the Battle of Antietam, Pearl Harbor and 9/11. Rather might even place it second, after that dark day in American history when he got fired.
14 posted on 05/10/2017 4:47:29 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: lowbridge

I’m guessing this is the output of a mid-1980s jargon generator loaded with the classic political phrases of the previous 20 years and some of the details of the last 24 hours. Almost believable but doesn’t pass the Turing Test.


15 posted on 05/10/2017 4:47:45 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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“A politicized FBI is the last thing we need...”

What a piece of work Rather is. No wonder Cronkite hated this guy.


16 posted on 05/10/2017 4:47:45 PM PDT by dowcaet
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To: lowbridge

What’s Keith Olbermann saying about this?


17 posted on 05/10/2017 4:48:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: lowbridge

Dan Rather....mister “Fake, but plausible”.


18 posted on 05/10/2017 4:50:05 PM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: lowbridge

Courage.


19 posted on 05/10/2017 4:51:28 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Man-made global liberalism is killing the planet)
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To: lowbridge

Hey Dan Rather, please STFU you jerk.

/FAKE NEWS again

Note: The enemy is relentless at pushing their FAKE NEWS. Some people may be convinced by the sheer volume. Please keep pushing back, not just here but on other platforms.


20 posted on 05/10/2017 4:52:14 PM PDT by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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