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If You Can't Beat Them, Indict Them
American Thinker ^
| Nov. 6
| Dennis Lund
Posted on 11/13/2014 4:47:33 PM PST by Michael.SF.
The character of Frank Underwood, played magnificently by Kevin Spacey in House of Cards, represents the kind of politician you love to hate. He is a strange combination of ruthlessness and charm; amorality mixed with a façade of likability.
Winston Churchill is credited with the line: Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.
Frank Underwood has that political savvy. He is also the kind of person that, given a choice, you want fighting for you rather than against you.
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In recent years we have seen a new development within the political realm: using Grand Jury indictments (or similar procedures) to taint an opponent. Guilt or innocence does not matter, as low-information voters will see the headline and ignore the facts. The real purpose is not to punish the guilty; it is to end the careers of opponents by any means necessary. This is exactly why the tactic is both effective and reprehensible.
To: Michael.SF.
The original British version is even better.
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posted on
11/13/2014 4:49:58 PM PST
by
Sparklite
To: Michael.SF.
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posted on
11/13/2014 4:50:01 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: Michael.SF.
Put this in the endless ‘FR wishful thinking’ file.
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posted on
11/13/2014 4:57:02 PM PST
by
deadrock
(I am someone else.)
To: deadrock
Which part do you find to be 'wishful thinking'?
I can think of other examples, such as Scott Walker in Wisconsin where the left has gone after opponents on specious grounds.
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posted on
11/13/2014 5:02:29 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(It takes a gun to feed a village.)
To: Michael.SF.
In recent years we have seen a new development within the political realm: using Grand Jury indictments (or similar procedures) to taint an opponent. Guilt or innocence does not matter, as low-information voters will see the headline and ignore the facts. The real purpose is not to punish the guilty; it is to end the careers of opponents by any means necessary. This is exactly why the tactic is both effective and reprehensible.It doesn't have ANYTHING do to with a Democrat president and Congress, does it?
To: cloudmountain
It does have everything to do with keeping Dems in power and it will get worse now.
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posted on
11/13/2014 5:42:02 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(It takes a gun to feed a village.)
To: Michael.SF.
It does have everything to do with keeping Dems in power and it will get worse now.A big YEP from me.
To: cloudmountain
I will probably go back to it, but stopped watching when he pushed his lover in front of train. He became a villain at that point for me and I could no longer root for him. The same thing happened with breaking bad, when they murdered the 10 year old under the train overpass that was it for me! Killing innocents is a bridge to far and It just became a down hill roller coaster to the inevitable death of everyone!
Continuing to watch would be like gawking at a traffic accident, I have never done that and never will, and don’t associate with people who do!
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posted on
11/13/2014 5:44:54 PM PST
by
qman
(The communist usurper must go!)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Anomalous? No, rather normal.
BUT is the earring on the correct ear? ONE of the ears indicates homosexuality, according to an Internet site.
I had a great, grandfather who sailed the seas as a merchant marine type and wore a gold earring in one ear, like a pirate.
I wear TWO earrings...and they are also gold, "merely" 22K, which tells you where I bought them.
To: qman
You were rooting for him even before that? He was a nasty son of a bitch from the beginning. And his wife was just as bad. Anyway, you should return to it. It had such a perfect ending.
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posted on
11/13/2014 5:54:27 PM PST
by
FrdmLvr
("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
To: qman
I will probably go back to it, but stopped watching when he pushed his lover in front of train. He became a villain at that point for me and I could no longer root for him. The same thing happened with breaking bad, when they murdered the 10 year old under the train overpass that was it for me! Killing innocents is a bridge to far and It just became a down hill roller coaster to the inevitable death of everyone! Continuing to watch would be like gawking at a traffic accident, I have never done that and never will, and dont associate with people who do!
I NEVER gawk at accidents and BLAST my horn at the STUPID lookie-loos who do. I get some joy from that. Is there something wrong with me? :o)
To: Michael.SF.
Frank Underwood is a bad azz murderer. ..
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posted on
11/13/2014 6:20:00 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: Vendome
and one with a very sexy wife.
;)
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posted on
11/13/2014 6:21:26 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(It takes a gun to feed a village.)
To: Michael.SF.
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posted on
11/13/2014 6:24:19 PM PST
by
deadrock
(I am someone else.)
To: qman
I will probably go back to it, but stopped watching when he pushed his lover in front of train. He became a villain at that point for me and I could no longer root for him. The same thing happened with breaking bad, when they murdered the 10 year old under the train overpass that was it for me! Killing innocents is a bridge to far and It just became a down hill roller coaster to the inevitable death of everyone! Continuing to watch would be like gawking at a traffic accident, I have never done that and never will, and dont associate with people who do! I didn't even get that far. When he basically raped his lover, and somewhat violently at that, I turned it off and never went back.
All it is is normalizing evil.
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posted on
11/13/2014 6:30:08 PM PST
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: Michael.SF.
and one with a very sexy wife. ;) You mean the sadistic, conscienceless Hillary stand-in?
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posted on
11/13/2014 6:32:55 PM PST
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: Michael.SF.
The only way to stop it is to do it to them.
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posted on
11/13/2014 6:41:36 PM PST
by
TBP
(Obama lies, Granny dies.)
To: Talisker
Yeah, that’s the one (except for the Hillary part).
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posted on
11/13/2014 7:18:28 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(It takes a gun to feed a village.)
To: Michael.SF.
Yeah, thats the one (except for the Hillary part). Which parts aren't the Hillary parts?
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posted on
11/13/2014 7:20:21 PM PST
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
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