Posted on 02/01/2018 8:09:52 PM PST by markomalley
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., shot back at former FBI Director James Comey after he took a swipe at the “weasels and liars” who are celebrating the expected release of a controversial House Intelligence Committee memo on alleged surveillance abuses by the U.S. government.
"I would remind Director Comey that I don't know too many schools or streets are going to be named after him once this memo is into the public square," Gaetz, a leading proponent of the #ReleasetheMemo campaign, said on Fox News.
He was responding to a tweet earlier in the day sent by Comey, which expressed thanks to the FBI "speaking up" and shared a brief history lesson to those who seek the public disclosure of the memo.
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“All should appreciate the FBI speaking up. I wish more of our leaders would,” Comey said. “But take heart: American history shows that, in the long run, weasels and liars never hold the field, so long as good people stand up. Not a lot of schools or streets named for Joe McCarthy," he added, referring to a former senator who during the 1950s alleged Soviet spies had infiltrated the U.S.
Trump is reportedly poised to allow the release of the memo on Friday, without redactions, even though both the FBI and Democrats have warned against its release over concerns that it will be misleading and potentially damaging to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia inquiry. Comey, who was fired by Trump in May of last year, is reportedly named in the memo, along with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and outgoing FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
Gaetz dismissed Democrats who Wednesday night cried foul when it was revealed House Intelligence Committee Chairman Nunes, R-Calif., oversaw edits to the memo that was sent to the White House after the panel voted to release it.
He echoed the committee's response to accusations by Ranking Member Adam Schiff, D-Calif., that "material changes" had been made to the memo, arguing that after seeing both versions he concluded that the edits did not alter the substance of the document.
"You could about hold the both of them up to a lamp and they would look identical," he said. "The changes were grammatical in nature. There was a syntax change. But absolutely nothing was added to this memo that would alter its complexion, its content, or that would change the context."
McCarthy was trying to get all the communists. Anytime I see the Leftists bitch about someone, I know they are exaggerating at best and probably engaging in histrionics.
The memo being released prior to the State of the Union would have been bad. Still hoping there is no let down.
Is Wray going to implement a similar effort to root out postmodernists (who are essentially seditionist commies))?
Hopefully, tomorrow we will finally have THE MEMO to analyze and discuss. I’m about burned out on this long and contentious buildup.
And in so doing forgot Jesus and got others to forget Jesus too.
The congressman obviously forgot swamp center : Washington DC. They might build statue for this dirty cop
Lordy, that may leave a mark! I am enjoying Matt Gaetz immensely.
Comey needs to spend his life in a cell measuring four feet on every side.
Sphynxian. That’s the image the FBI cultivated. Well when the Sphynx dines on garbage, it is time for accountability.
There was a popular 1950s radio program called “I Was A Communist For The FBI” starring Dana Andrews, about Matt Cvetic who infiltrated communist cells in the USA
One thing I discovered about modern leftists, and this has been true for a while, their knowledge base is extremely shallow. Don’t misunderstand they know talking points, slogans, and thought ending cliches, but they don’t really know or understand history, certainly not in any context or depth. Their points are usually employed as a kind of talisman or almost magical incantations. It’s easy to see why - they are often arguing with people who havebeen worked over and guilt-tripped into rolling. “McCarthyism!!”
But I discovered they have no defense against someone who truly knows and understands the subject at hand. This knocks them off their feet. They have no way to respond, because they can’t argue with facts, logic, reason.
This is one reason why they’ve been dumbing down public (government) schools for generations. And it works.
So, all these years later - we have a disgraced former FBI director who makes an absurd statement like that - and not 1 in a 1000, either in the press or anywhere else, seems to be able to pick up on that. Sad!
Have you read “Blacklisted by History”?
Excellent study of McCarthy, revealing how right he really was.
Who’s the bottom,left guy?
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Comey Swamp Blvd
When I see Comey’s name all I can think of is the end of Animal House with Comey in it - James Comey FBI Director - arrested for attempted coup - raped in prison
When I see Comey’s name all I can think of is the end of Animal House with Comey in it - James Comey FBI Director - arrested for attempted coup - raped in prison
Chuck Todd
Thanks.
What, yelling at people whether they are malevolent, scum sucking communists is wrong?
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