It looks like the Comey balloon has burst, not with a bang, but a whimper. The Swamp Media is now back to its simply Anti-Trump message.
NBC has a good line up today....
Slim pickings. No one from the Trump Administration. That is unusual and seems odd. I’ll probably watch only MediaBuzz at 11 am.
LANKFORD: OK. That's fair enough. If -- if the president wanted to stop an investigation, how would he do that? Knowing it's an ongoing criminal investigation or counterintelligence investigation. ...COMEY: Again, I'm not a legal scholar. So smarter people answer this better, but I think as a legal matter, president is the head of the executive branch and could direct, in theory, we have important norms against this, but direct that anybody be investigated or anybody not be investigated.
I think he has the legal authority because all of us ultimately report in the executive branch up to the president.
LANKFORD: OK. Would that be to you, would that be the attorney general? Would that be to who that would do that?
COMEY: Suppose he could do it to -- if he wanted to issue a direct order, could do it in any way, could do it through the attorney general or issue it directly to me.
So, Comey simultaneously suggests that President Trump maybe is obstrucing justice (but of course, Comey doesn't assume the role of reasonable prosecutor for this), and that President Trump has the absolute legal authority to stop any investigation by ordering Comey to stop it.
On top of that, Comey got what Comey says is a direct order from President Bush, and Comey not only refused to obey the order, he took pais to make sure that President Trump would not become aware of his insubordination.
Offerd becuase Lankford will be on teevee today, praising Comey for his service and integrity.
These sh** a** talk shows are to incite....and nothing more. Just opinions based on your politics.
NO ONE from Trump Admin? Preet B.? No bias in media /sarc
They have perfected the art of welfare solicitation.
Lindsay Graham has been defending Trump in at least an offhand way. To what end, I don’t know. Even Jeb Bush came out and indicated he wish Dems would layoff of the Trump BS., But who cares what he thinks.
Rubio struck a nerve when he pointed out the only thing not leaking are things that benefit Trump. John McCain is slightly confused when faced with a very real and very onerous breach ethics, obstruction of Justice, suborning perjury and even treacherous behavior when Comey dropped the Bombshell on Loretta Lynch.
Which reminds me, there is a dog not barking.
Dems and NeverTrumpers to explain the Comey hearing.
Fox and Friends has a story this morning on “Shakespeare in the Park” where “Julius Ceasar” is depicted as Donald Trump and he is assassinated by his enemies depicted as women and minorities. The corporate sponsors are yet to be heard from except Delta Airlines who oppose this depiction of the Shakespeare classic.
Morning AB, All. As always, thank you AB for doing this thread so reliably and keeping the peace with gentle thread policing. Thank you Bray for weekly written wisdom, Thank all yon contributors for excellent commentary to flesh it all out.
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Tuesday Date-6/6/17
Comey’s Coming!!!
I admit I am planning for Thursday. Going out today and buying snacks. Anybody wants to join as we watch the show is welcome.
For James Comey, who I long ago determined was nuts, will be testifying before congress and I want a front row seat.
The man has absolutely nothing to say but Comey never met a camera he didn’t like. I can envision him standing before a mirror as he practices his verbal wisdom.
Supposedly he has five handwritten memos he is going to read.
Memos he wrote after meetings with President Trump but hey, shouldn’t he have some memos from meetings with Hillary, meetings with President Obama?
I’m ready. Bring on the popcorn.
Wednesday Date-6/7/17
New FBI head, Snowflake Leader found
Maybe the congress critters will ask James Comey tomorrow what he thinks.
Of course the praises pour out about this Wray guy but that is always the case upon first announcement.
We’ll be watching and reporting on this.
How about that Snowflake 25 year old with the impossible name of Reality Winner?
What were her parents thinking naming her that? Right from the start this child was damned.
As a youth I group up near Fort Mead Merryland. Indeed after graduating from high school I was offered a job learning Russian….I am not making this up….at the huge NSA office in Fort Mead.
I didn’t take it for whatever reason but through those years I sure knew a lot of people who worked there, including one boyfriend.
He always told me he couldn’t tell me what he does at NSA and yeah, I wondered. He wasn’t the brightest bulb in the lamp and what could he do for NSA I mentally mocked?
The point here is that a job at NSA does not require great brains. Snowflake Reality could just as easily have shared secret data as my dimbulb boyfriend.
I’m thinking she was encouraged by people on high, up the ladder. I’m thinking there’s more to this story than just Reality Winner.
Who knows, maybe my old boyfriend is involved in this case.
Thursday Date-6/8/17
Trump’s Tweeting, solar panels on the Wall, Comey day cometh
For James Comey is testifying before congress and the ground beneath our feet shall rumble.
First, I hope Trump never stops tweeting I don’t care what the holier-than-thou, including one of my faves Laura Ingraham, criticize him for.
Just wanted to get that out there.
Next, well I got to laugh at the suggestion Trump made that perhaps America will put solar panels in the infamous WALL.
Hah.
I like it.
Anyway, the media is going nuts over this Comey testimony and trust me, Comey is very excited about it as well.
Friday Date-6/9/17
The Comey Testimony
Well of course I listened to the Comey testimony, mostly in total shock. I heard out Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity on the radio, Mark Levin, Tucker Carlson and BOTH of Sean Hannity’s TV shows.
Whew.
Some data below….
Intelligence Committee
Committee Members
115th Congress (2017-2018)
Richard Burr (R-NC) Chairman
Mark Warner (DDS-VA) Vice Chairman
____________________________
Republicans
James Risch (R-ID)
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
James Lankford (R-OK)
Tom Cotton (R-AR)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
___________________________________
Democrats
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Angus King (D-ME)
Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Kamala Harris (D-CA)
The best remark of the day, the sentence which captured it all is the following from Florida Senator Marco Rubio: “With all this leaking of every part of your memo,” Rubio said to Comey, “Isn’t it odd that the only part not leaked is that bit about President Trump NOT being under FBI investigation.”
Heh. Did ya ever notice that? Never are FAVORABLE leaks about the Trump administration made to the press.
Says it all.
As for Comey, come on people, that guy just ain’t right in the head. All Trump wanted him to do was publicly state that he-President Trump- was not being investigated by the FBI. Something Comey told him three times during the meeting so why did he refuse to say it out loud? Or even leak it for God’s sakes since Comey turned out to be such a leaker?
Comey is a nothing-burger whose picture should be under the words “D.C. Bureaucrat”.
Cause I don’t see him favoring either the Dems or Repubs, mostly just himself.
And I’m thinking Comey did not much like Loretta Lynch…that woman is a lying traitor and way worse than a bureaucrat.
She told Comey to refer to Hillary’s server story as a “matter”, not as an “investigation”.
I am learning so much about these silly Ruling Class people, how they try to fool us with words, how they play games and goodness the Republicans were horrible yesterday.
Except for Marco Rubio.
That Burr guy should be taken outside and hung.
And time to say goodbye forever to Comey that the enemies stop climbing the White House Fence, that former Presidents and Attorney Generals meet in mid of night, that Secret Service agents stop visiting prostitutes while overseas.
Make America Great Again.
Start with the FBI.
Y’all might have seen it on Inside Edition last week. It was also covered by the Washington Post but it’s not fake news.
She’s 18 and so was her boyfriend. I say “was” as the boyfriend is now dead having pulled his pickup truck into a garage, closed everything up tightly, turned on the truck and allowed carbon monoxide to claim him.
The reason this suicide is so different is that the guy was entreated on by his girlfriend, wonderful sweet thing that she is. Below some texts they found on the boy’s phone after his death.
“The two exchanged hundreds of text messages before Roy ended up killing himself. In one she implied he would be better off dead. “You’re finally going to be happy in heaven. No more pain. It’s okay to be scared. I mean you’re about to die”.
Just as soon as I read this story I knew the truth and my knees buckled with some new realizations.
My daughter has Munchausen’s syndrome, a mental disorder that has one addicted to sympathy like a heroin addict to heroin. Many of you know her story. Ask me if interested or want more privately.
This girl’s actions are of a Munchausen patient because when asked why she did such an awful thing as talking her boyfriend into killing herself, she said that she wanted people to feel sorry for HER.
Folks, this is Munchausen’s syndrome I knew it right away. I got more shocking news but hold on.
This girl is on trial and should go to jail.
It’s all about themselves, these Munchausen people. AND THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS!!! This is not a small illness…..they KILL PEOPLE if it will get them sympathy and attention. Munchausen mothers routinely slowly kill their children. Others….well they talk them into suicide.
So my knees buckle. My daughter had TWO room mates commit suicide!
One of them was quite dramatic…constantly on the phone, happened about two years ago. And yeah, I felt so sorry for my daughter to lose a coveted room mate with all the hell she was going through. This was back when I didn’t know she was an evil liar who WILL KILL ME WITH A SMILE IF IT BRINGS HER SYMPATHY!
Daughter even took my granddaughter to see this room mate and somehow this was a big deal. Daughter went to funeral and got lots of hugs and sympathy.
I don’t recall many details of her prior room mate with suicide as she was living up in Baltimore with husband. But the story was well known in our family about the suicide daughter is enduring.
Finally, and some of you might remember this story, recall the lady next door to my daughter (and right across the street from me, was living there for many years in peace and quiet) and how my daughter went over to see her and the neighbor dropped dead?
Well she didn’t die right away so daughter got to go to hospital for almost ten days and of course she loved that.
I don’t know if any of these deaths are suspicious, although I so remember that first suicide I mention above and I wondered why that woman would kill herself. I’d met her a couple of times and granddaughter used to talk about her.
As for the neighbor, probably a coincidence.
If anything should ever happen to me yon readers, please don’t let her get away with it.
Did Senator Collins switch to the Democratic party?! Sure sounded like a Democrat and Never Trumper hater.
I see the Administration is well represented this morning < /s >
Heads up. THIS WEEK will (in a rare display of balance) also feature Jay Sekulow in addition to Preet Bharara. Sekulow won’t take any guff. Hannity regular, and now on DjT’s legal team thank God.
Full on “Anti-Trump” Sunday!
I thought Ronna McDaniel was very good on Fox. Then I turned it off to have peace of mind from all the Democratic lies. Their agenda is very clear, to bring down the President. People are unsure how to pray for our country, they’re so confused. I’m turning off anything that reinforces their total tantrum and meltdown against Trump. The Democrats are sick puppies and I have a lower opinion of anyone who buys into their sh##. Brain-dead zombie sheep.
Sunday June 11 2017 - FOX faux News
Wallace-the-biased-Interrupter leaves off several things
this week; no lapel pin of the US flag,
no scroll or listing that woman he is interviewing is a “Romney”,
and as usual Wallace has no semblance of the Truth.
Wallace reviews the Thursday Comey-whineathon and
presents only Comey’s version of a meeting.
Wallace believes and reports everything that
Comey stated under Oath, verbatim.
Wallace then begins by blaming McDaniel for her and the
RNC and White House Teams attempting
to defend President Trump using social media
in the last few days.
McDaniel replies and says it was a “Defense Team”.
Then, ironically given the manipulation of words
which Comey, Lynch, Clinton and the DNC used
to attempt to alter Election-2016 by switching
the Hillary “investigation” to “matter”,
Wallace changes the words ‘ Defense Team’,
to “Trump War Room”. It is clear FOX faux “News”
and Wallace are with the Deep State Swamp.
McDaniel, showing support of President Trump
disagrees and says, “We are pushing back.
We are pushing to support the President of the US.”
Wallace interrupts with a segue praising Comey,
and lists what was Wallace purports was uncovered during
the cowardly ex-FBI-Director-1stLeaker’s
self-serving visit to Congress.
McDaniel points out that Wallace is dead-bang wrong,
and she lists in detail what was really uncovered.
Wallace will have none of it, and interrupts assuming
again that Comey was right.
McDaniel points out that not even one (1) Senator,
who was there, supports what Wallace has just said.
Wallace again interrupts with a segue to Russian nonsense.
McDaniel: “There is no evidence of collusion.”
Wallace tries to interrupt and segue again, feeling real discomfort
this is not going well, and claims that President Trump
is not supported by the public [ignoring his election].
McDaniel stops the anchor-monkey in his tracks and
Says, “The President resonates with our base.”
At the end of this segment there are two more facts:
Ronna Romney McDaniel is a strong conservative
who did a good and coherent job.
Chris Wallace still has only his glasses to pretend
he is smart, as his biased interrupting DeepState-message
remains the same.