tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post298688293726068949..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Opening And Closing The Flynn Casemark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-16765027918101190402020-05-01T16:47:48.991-05:002020-05-01T16:47:48.991-05:00https://covidtracking.com/ Has test data for the u...https://covidtracking.com/ Has test data for the us and states. I put the info into a spreadsheet to see trends.Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-77418977554280690042020-05-01T09:43:22.783-05:002020-05-01T09:43:22.783-05:00Mark, I believe all the abuses were there before T...Mark, I believe all the abuses were there before Trump, and they were terrible. But there seemed to be a kind of bravado about being engaged in taking Trump down that was different. It showed in Comey’s attitude, in McCabe’s, in Strzok-Page’s. Arrogance. <br /><br />When I watched Patrick Kennedy (Hillary’s #2 at State) and that dreadful Charlene (?) woman who handled the purse strings for Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-62467401339227998992020-05-01T09:08:32.979-05:002020-05-01T09:08:32.979-05:00Thanks Ray.
https://meaninginhistory.blogspot.com...Thanks Ray.<br /><br />https://meaninginhistory.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-meaning-of-roger-stone-indictment.html#moremark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-23864936864846230412020-05-01T09:07:14.701-05:002020-05-01T09:07:14.701-05:00Tex, I just read the Twitter thread. It's all ...Tex, I just read the Twitter thread. It's all good up to a point, but he keeps using the word "lie". That's not what goes on in so many of these high profile cases. What does go on is misstatements or mistakes. Those aren't lies, but the government has so much leverage that they can treat them as lies. Scooter Libby was a perfect example and Flynn is another.<br /><br />Heremark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-26129420938294972882020-05-01T08:58:04.448-05:002020-05-01T08:58:04.448-05:00Thanks Mark for taking the time to write these ama...Thanks Mark for taking the time to write these amazing analysis. With your past experience you notice a lot of significance, that is missed. <br /><br />If you can Fisk the reason article...Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-49343644685173492562020-05-01T08:55:14.894-05:002020-05-01T08:55:14.894-05:00You don't think there was esprit de corps when...You don't think there was esprit de corps when the Obama admin was stonewalling Benghazi, IRS, Fast & Furious--all long before Trump. According to FISC the abuse of NSA databases goes back "at least" to 2012--political spying with FBI began in first Obama term. All long before Trump.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-79762774281353973892020-05-01T08:50:31.788-05:002020-05-01T08:50:31.788-05:00Part of the problem is that judges, prosecutors, a...Part of the problem is that judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys all come from the same pool.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-10800391681121310222020-05-01T08:38:52.666-05:002020-05-01T08:38:52.666-05:00Without Trump, there would have been no reason to ...Without Trump, there would have been no reason to do any of the things they did. They were on a mission. You can almost sense <i>esprit de corps</i> in those Strzok-Page texts, and Comey’s bragging was that he/they had pulled it off. Gotten away with it. It was all about getting to Trump via one way or another, so they pulled the lever on as many as they could. We’re all in this together andBebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-45828267180319187832020-05-01T08:30:50.035-05:002020-05-01T08:30:50.035-05:00The government has way too much power. They hold ...The government has way too much power. They hold most of the cards. There are too many laws regulating conduct. They win 97% of the cases they bring. I assume that the 97% factoid includes plea agreements. They have knowledge superiority through electronic and other means of monitoring. Tolman explained that there is a penalty if a defendant fight for exoneration instead of copping a plea Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-71320427582914338802020-05-01T08:23:52.211-05:002020-05-01T08:23:52.211-05:00Ray, maybe this is where you got your numbers? Ag...Ray, maybe this is where you got your numbers? Age breakdown is shown here…<br /><br />https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/PublishingImages/COVID-19/CA_COVID-19_April30.pngBebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-28752563883844526252020-05-01T08:22:21.281-05:002020-05-01T08:22:21.281-05:00"That's what I fear--that there's no ..."That's what I fear--that there's no turning back from where we've gone."<br /><br />That's one reason why I advocate the death penalty if any of these cretins are convicted. Their actions strike at the very heart of our constitutional republic. While to the letter of the law, their actions may not be treasonous, their actions ARE treasonous. I'd literally Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-56608614630805179612020-05-01T08:14:10.742-05:002020-05-01T08:14:10.742-05:00Ray, what is the source for your posted informatio...Ray, what is the source for your posted information on testing in California? Would you post a link, please… Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-3946411624058137702020-05-01T07:46:03.213-05:002020-05-01T07:46:03.213-05:00Thanks for the link. The author is wrong in saying...Thanks for the link. The author is wrong in saying what was done is business as usual and perfectly legal. Misstatements and perjury or false statements are very different things. Flynn may have made misstatements, but he apparently did not lie with intent.<br /><br />He's right about the abuse of 1001, which is led more by prosecutors than FBI--FBI can't charge anyone. But FBI doesn'mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-86748012601851670642020-05-01T07:36:02.871-05:002020-05-01T07:36:02.871-05:00I think a better way to put it would be that Flynn...I think a better way to put it would be that Flynn was a way of getting at Trump. A means to an end. Without Trump there'd be no one to support Flynn and his radical plans for USIC.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-39093419883914323502020-05-01T07:32:59.927-05:002020-05-01T07:32:59.927-05:00Tx, Ray and Anon. Fixed to Yates.Tx, Ray and Anon. Fixed to Yates.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-43424538638571009632020-05-01T00:59:19.424-05:002020-05-01T00:59:19.424-05:00Even Manafort thing was fake. The so called Black ...Even Manafort thing was fake. The so called Black Ledger was fake. What a bunch of evil a**holes.<br /><br />Rob SAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656932549374089899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-54532261155504970682020-04-30T23:58:35.262-05:002020-04-30T23:58:35.262-05:00Hope this helps: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mor...Hope this helps: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mortality_tables.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-67431322613039442282020-04-30T23:22:16.805-05:002020-04-30T23:22:16.805-05:00Mark - I think you meant Yates, instead of Flynn. ...Mark - I think you meant Yates, instead of Flynn. I was typing from my phone, so I get terse in my comments. Back home now so a clearer answer!<br /><br />I assume CA = California. For Canada, no idea.<br /><br />Death Rates per State, I assume per 100,000 for 2017.<br />https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/state-and-territorial-data.htm<br /><br />For 2012-2014, it was 629.1 per 100,000 on page 7.<Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-81384345859309775642020-04-30T22:54:46.501-05:002020-04-30T22:54:46.501-05:00Lastly, not their first rodeo ...
“ This is not a...Lastly, not their first rodeo ...<br /><br />“ This is not a defense of the FBI. What the agency did to Flynn was wrong, not because he worked for Trump, but because it is wrong to induce an otherwise not-guilty person to break the law. And it's something FBI interviewers do regularly so that they can use their dishonesty as leverage when there's little evidence of actual criminal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-47633816461586491572020-04-30T22:40:52.825-05:002020-04-30T22:40:52.825-05:00My working hypothesis is the coup plotters were wo...My working hypothesis is the coup plotters were working up various narratives to fit a variety of GOP candidates and their associates in late 2015/early 2016, so they had all contingencies covered.<br /><br />We only see the ones that fit the Trump campaign because he's the one who got the nomination.<br /><br />I assume they were working on fabricating scandals for any/all GOP primary EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-73611754294469051672020-04-30T22:40:08.344-05:002020-04-30T22:40:08.344-05:00I believe it was just another fig leaf to provide ...I believe it was just another fig leaf to provide an implausible cover for what they did--a sandbag interview of Flynn. It was one of those it-may-be-implausible but try to disprove it things. Or, it may sound crazy, but it's not illegal to believe that.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-30370404698017217722020-04-30T22:35:07.980-05:002020-04-30T22:35:07.980-05:00Why was Yates saying that about the Russian blackm...Why was Yates saying that about the Russian blackmail. (Yes, it was another layer of absurdity.)Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-38624374936744227982020-04-30T22:33:22.418-05:002020-04-30T22:33:22.418-05:00At the time (Jan 2017), Flynn was a sideshow. Obam...At the time (Jan 2017), Flynn was a sideshow. Obama didn't need to know the details. He was already directing/enabling Brennan & Comey to spy on Trump & Associates to invent "collusion" with mysterious "Russians".Deplorable Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720288972263783908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-16328560395840362832020-04-30T22:31:43.947-05:002020-04-30T22:31:43.947-05:00That it's one absurdity on top of the other. E...That it's one absurdity on top of the other. Every lawyer in DC knows about the Presidential Transition Act, and that the incoming foreign policy team contacts foreign leaders. In fact, most campaigns do so as well before the election. That's why that narrative never flew.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-37448149941452214582020-04-30T22:26:20.494-05:002020-04-30T22:26:20.494-05:00In open, free association, idea sessions no idea i...In open, free association, idea sessions no idea is automatically too outrageous to deny out of hand.<br /><br />Trump just stated that he would consider bringing Flynn back in to his administration. What if Flynn was never in any real jeopardy? What if Flynn was a ruse to get this treasonous cabal out in the open to the effectively deal with.<br /><br />Yeah, I don’t believe it either, but I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com