tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post701601964394241184..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: UPDATED: Brief Epstein Updatemark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-34933013649060301082019-08-11T19:25:02.925-05:002019-08-11T19:25:02.925-05:00Not so sure about that. One of the protocols for s...Not so sure about that. One of the protocols for suicide watch is to have another inmate in the same cell. When they took him off the watch, they also left him alone. Made whatever happened easier.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-61347070039976170432019-08-11T19:11:20.563-05:002019-08-11T19:11:20.563-05:00The only protection in those places is obtained fr...The only protection in those places is obtained from fellow inmates. But with his reputation, Epstein would find protection hard to come by. Removing him from suicide-watch was a death sentence.Deplorable Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720288972263783908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-80982365067646852562019-08-11T18:00:26.164-05:002019-08-11T18:00:26.164-05:00I hope we don't hear next that Tommy Robinson ...I hope we don't hear next that Tommy Robinson has committed suicide. All prisoners, but especially high-profile ones, need to be protected. Hidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793769473549088724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-36676689312524081142019-08-11T17:27:56.449-05:002019-08-11T17:27:56.449-05:00Shoot! I may never show my face in public again (I...Shoot! I may never show my face in public again (I take my Animal House street cred seriously lol). You're so right. Appreciate the correction ;^><br /><br />PS: Then Bluto of course smashed the beer can on his forehead and made those goofy faces. Classic.Brad Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279535300119367177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-73627990161740575412019-08-11T16:40:39.266-05:002019-08-11T16:40:39.266-05:00Well, I accidentally hit the Publish button instea...Well, I accidentally hit the Publish button instead of the Preview button and let that comment go before its time. Just want to make sure it's clear the part about "I don't want to hear from anyone..." is directed at generic idiots I read and hear all too regularly out there in pundit land -- NOT at anyone on this site. The people on this site are awesome and I would never Brad Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279535300119367177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-27825223351994624202019-08-11T16:33:21.577-05:002019-08-11T16:33:21.577-05:00@Brad
Just for the record it was Otter, not Bluto...@Brad<br /><br />Just for the record it was Otter, not Bluto, who said "You fucked up. You trusted us!" in Animal House.<br /><br />Still, a great line in a great movie.Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-51043818888388835032019-08-11T15:41:44.076-05:002019-08-11T15:41:44.076-05:00Remember that great line in Animal House, when Blu...Remember that great line in Animal House, when Bluto tells Flounder, after they destroyed his brother Fred's car,"You f***ed up. You trusted us"? I know things are easier said than done and all that, but my first thought when hearing about Epstein's death was, "OMG - you mean Trump and DOJ TRUSTED the system to keep Epstein safe? Even after the near miss of a week prior? Brad Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279535300119367177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-77145828679254522302019-08-11T15:26:06.787-05:002019-08-11T15:26:06.787-05:00I think it was a mob guy named Louis Turra, in 198...I think it was a mob guy named Louis Turra, in 1980.<br /><br />https://www.thedailybeast.com/after-his-suicide-watch-ended-jeffrey-epstein-was-left-to-look-after-himself?ref=homemark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-673231363275895412019-08-11T14:51:08.682-05:002019-08-11T14:51:08.682-05:00I read earlier--and I can't find it now--that ...I read earlier--and I can't find it now--that there had only been one previous suicide at the MCC.Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-39051741131727280392019-08-11T14:44:06.456-05:002019-08-11T14:44:06.456-05:00“When does that happen?” he asked. “The attorney g...“When does that happen?” he asked. “The attorney general never visits jails. Something’s not right there.”<br /><br />I guess that means Barr isn't "treating all of these recent events as purely a legal matter to resolved in a judicial proceeding."mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-53388127624357670672019-08-11T14:23:49.769-05:002019-08-11T14:23:49.769-05:00Wow! No wonder he was reported to be "livid.&...Wow! No wonder he was reported to be "livid." Do you think he maybe told them--no accidents? So no wonder both FBI and OIG. Txmark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-20715459432263319152019-08-11T14:20:40.890-05:002019-08-11T14:20:40.890-05:00This is interesting. Barr visited the facility aft...This is interesting. Barr visited the facility after Epstein's first "suicide" attempt?<br /><br />“There are cameras going 24/7 and they’re watching 24/7. Someone had to give [Epstein] the equipment to kill himself and he had to pay for it dearly,” said Kasman, who has kept abreast of conditions in the lockup.<br /><br />Kasman added: “That facility for years had issues of Deplorable Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720288972263783908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-42215976260013143482019-08-11T14:09:17.016-05:002019-08-11T14:09:17.016-05:00What you're saying doesn't make sense to m...What you're saying doesn't make sense to me.<br /><br />"getting in over his head by treating all of these recent events as purely a legal matter to resolved in a judicial proceeding."<br /><br />Aside from the fact that I don't even know what you mean by "getting in over his head" ...<br /><br />In both the Russia Hoax and the Epstein death he has FBI mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-69628629046082887822019-08-11T14:00:36.679-05:002019-08-11T14:00:36.679-05:00My comment does not suggest that Barr must drop wo...My comment does not suggest that Barr must drop work on the SpyGate/RussiaGate investigation pending a resolution of the Epstein investigation. Rather, it suggests that he is getting in over his head by treating all of these recent events as purely a legal matter to resolved in a judicial proceeding. Here is a tangible suggestion for what he should do, sooner rather than later.<br /><br />Fire Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-53885739521997930502019-08-11T13:22:36.464-05:002019-08-11T13:22:36.464-05:00It does seem reasonable to believe that Occam'...It does seem reasonable to believe that Occam's razor cuts against the innocent explanation in this case.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-63046355495247334382019-08-11T13:20:35.547-05:002019-08-11T13:20:35.547-05:00It would be interesting to find out how many other...It would be interesting to find out how many others who were placed on suicide watch eventually committed suicide while in MCC custody. Wanna bet it doesn't happen often?mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-10899105175885053732019-08-11T13:08:30.089-05:002019-08-11T13:08:30.089-05:00I appreciate your analysis of the issue and theory...I appreciate your analysis of the issue and theory regarding a situation that encouraged suicide. I am not typically conspiracy-minded. I like to keep an open mind and see where the evidence leads. If he did commit suicide, it seems to me to be dereliction of duty.<br /><br />I agree with the Unknown's comment of "who benefits?" Was he threatened with what would happen to him Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-21528992174422827292019-08-11T13:08:18.673-05:002019-08-11T13:08:18.673-05:00So the criminal case just evaporates. Nothing to ...So the criminal case just evaporates. Nothing to see here, move along. No doubt every shred of physical and electronic evidence will be consumed by an unfortunate, and wholly coincidental fire, (TBA) and the ashes accidentally dumped in the Marianas Trench.<br />How very Clintonian. I think I'll copywrite that term as meaning: "A series of events, usually involving the death the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-6708255404903166282019-08-11T12:32:37.679-05:002019-08-11T12:32:37.679-05:00I disagree with your claim that legal action on th...I disagree with your claim that legal action on the Russia Hoax coup plot requires that Barr first get to the bottom of the Epstein blackmail ring.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-78632994646187013582019-08-11T12:15:26.887-05:002019-08-11T12:15:26.887-05:00Start with "who benefits."
All of the p...Start with "who benefits."<br /><br />All of the powerful and famous people that could have been exposed and implicated in the nefarious activities for which Epstein was infamous.<br /><br />The cabal that funded Epstein's activities and benefited from the blackmail evidence that he procured.<br /><br />The objects of blackmail who held public office or sovereign executive positionsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.com