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Hmm. Trump told Comey he didn’t spend the night in Russia the night of the “golden showers.”

On 11/11/13, he tweeted that he had just had a great weekend in Russia.

Did he lie to the FBI?
 
David French is always a great voice of reason.

In fact, the more we learn about the 2016 campaign, the worse the Obama DOJ looks. The inspector general’s report and the Comey book tour represent a reminder of its improper pressure and improper behavior — from the pressure to call the Clinton email investigation a mere “matter,” to the tarmac meeting, to the president’s own comments dismissing the scandal, and to the pressure placed on the FBI to refrain from taking “overt steps” in the Clinton Foundation investigation. An allegedly “scandal-free” administration seems to have placed its thumb on the scales of justice.

We may have to wait years to learn the full story of the 2016 election. Indeed, some facts may remain forever hidden or forever disputed. But the McCabe inspector-general report should serve as a reminder to maintain an open mind. As my friend Ben Shapiro is fond of saying, “Facts don’t care about feelings.” The legal corollary is that evidence is indifferent to your narrative. So, here we are. McCabe is no hero of the #resistance. The FBI helped beat Hillary. And the Trump DOJ can still do things by the book. Ponder those truths while we wait for the next shoes to drop.
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https://www.nationalreview.com/2018...plodes-republican-and-democratic-myths-alike/
 
The British State healthcare system sure loves to order their citizens to be killed. The case of Alfie Evans is sickening. But, we should allow the government to determine if we live or die? What world do we live in where the Supreme Court can order live support of an infant, incapable of making his own decisions, to be turned off? Do his parents have no say? It is sickening what Europe has turned into.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-state-ordered-killing-of-young-alfie-evans/
 
Crickets from the Parkland students and gun grabbers on Toronto's deadly van attack yesterday. Should we not try to ban large capacity, high-speed vehicles to help prevent further bloodshed? It was reported the van hit 70 mph before mowing over people. We don't need that kind of speed in a civilized urban society. And how dare Ryder allow something like this to happen? That company and all of its stockholders have blood on their hands.

Enough with the thoughts and prayers. We demand action.
 
This would be an incredible news story

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gangstonc said:
I have no idea why this is an issue at all. Get over it.
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So I can’t post something that you don’t agree with? That’s not how this forum works...

I don’t find glorification and promotion of mental illness appealing. Do I think they should be castigated? No. I think Paul McHugh of John Hopkins psychiatry has a good take on it. There is a reason suicide rate of those transgendered folks who undergo reassignment surgery are higher than non-transgendered. They aren’t getting the right support.
 
Meanwhile, people in the streets are getting sliced and diced by knives but the Brits have to monitor mean things people are saying. I would like to just thank the founding fathers for separating from England when they did.



The Malicious Communications Act 1988 (MCA) is a British Act of Parliament that makes it illegal in England and Wales to "send or deliver letters or other articles for the purpose of causing distress or anxiety". It also applies to electronic communications.
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gangstonc said:
You don’t plead the fifth if you are innocent...
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Totally disagree. Not how it works. It's a Constitutional right, and in a criminal case it bears zero weight on whether you are innocent or guilty. It's an important protection that exists for a reason.

This is no different than saying if you have nothing to hide you should let the police search your car or home. No thanks. I'll never voluntarily agree to a search even though there's never anything illegal in my car or home.
 
Kory said:
Meanwhile, people in the streets are getting sliced and diced by knives but the Brits have to monitor mean things people are saying. I would like to just thank the founding fathers for separating from England when they did.

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So, basically, have the email and mail in the United States would be banned including anything by the IRS or a debt collector?
 
Evan said:
Totally disagree. Not how it works. It's a Constitutional right, and in a criminal case it bears zero weight on whether you are innocent or guilty. It's an important protection that exists for a reason.

This is no different than saying if you have nothing to hide you should let the police search your car or home. No thanks. I'll never voluntarily agree to a search even though there's never anything illegal in my car or home.
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I was just playing with trump’s own words.

Trump said,

There are five people taking the Fifth Amendment. Like you see on the mob right? You see the mob takes the Fifth. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?
 
It is a pretty scary precedent when a presidential administration strong arms a company producing a legal product into shutting down. Slide Fire who manufactures bump stocks will stop taking orders May 20th and close.

The ban being unconstitutionally pushed by this admin and his cronies in the DOJ would redefine what a machine gun is. Instead of rate of fire being determined by a single function of the trigger, it is being redefined as "multiple rounds being fired based on a single trigger pull." That could affect millions upon millions of semi-auto guns, because news flash, you can bumpfire without any add ons. Not to mention, there is no grandfathering in of nearly half a million legal purchases by American citizens. If making hundreds of thousands of law-abiding citizens criminal, then I'm tired of Making American Great Again.
 
It's so funny having someone else read trump transcripts (warning language)

 
gangstonc said:
I was just playing with trump’s own words.

Trump said,

There are five people taking the Fifth Amendment. Like you see on the mob right? You see the mob takes the Fifth. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?
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Yes, but Trump is a profoundly moronic imbecile as we're all aware.
 
Evan said:
He was acting foolishly and reckless enough to start a war.

NK always invites US leaders and diplomats for propaganda purposes.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/north.korea.carter.backstory/index.html

Their favorite ploy is to get a former President to come visit in exchange for a hostage/prisoner. Getting a sitting President to come for nothing in return? It's a propaganda coup of epic proportions.

North Korea is astutely using Trump's ego, and his narcissistic belief that he's an incredible negotiator to dig out of a hole that was decades in the making. Acting as if Trump's sanctions on NK and talks with China "broke" the regime after just a year is silly. This is a regime that allowed millions of it people to starve rather than giving up one single unilateral concession. The current sanctions are a good thing and having an impact, but decades of sanctions by Clinton, Bush, and Obama laid the groundwork for the current sanctions to have their desired impact.

We are to believe that they are somehow scared of Trump, and I find that laughable. If they would've been scared of someone it would've been George W. who was pretty unafraid to confront enemies and terrorists. His launching of multiple wars, and labeling of NK as part of an "axis of evil" surely scared NK more than anything Trump has done. The only fear they likely have is that Trump's such a bozo that he will miscalculate and draw them into a war on the peninsula that they most assuredly do NOT want to fight.

NK has played this game for a long time. They dig themselves into a deep hole due to the pressure of sanctions, and then they suddenly use an event like the Olympics to launch diplomatic efforts and try to get sanctions relief in exchange for unverifiable actions on their end.

If Trump meets with Kim without upfront concessions and agreements, it will be nothing more than propaganda. If, for example, he agreed to meet with Kim on the condition that he first read an apology to Otto Warmbier's family and pay them millions in damages, I'd be OK with it. But we all know that won't happen because Kim isn't going to meet with Trump if he has to make any concrete statements or plans. NK will issue vague pronouncements about what they might do/want to do, but they will agree to absolutely NOTHING before doing this meeting, and if they did, they would just be lying as they've done dozens of times before when they've made agreements and then didn't comply.
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NK just pledge to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and we are now talking about officially ending the Korean War. KJU met with SK president at the DMZ. While nothing has officially been done, I do believe this is progress. As far as I can tell, US has not conceded anything. Progress ?
 
Matt said:
NK just pledge to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and we are now talking about officially ending the Korean War. KJU met with SK president at the DMZ. While nothing has officially been done, I do believe this is progress. As far as I can tell, US has not conceded anything. Progress ?
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It sure seems that way to me. It would be wonderful.
 
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