tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post7473478764041422991..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: The Russia Hoax As Contingency Planmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-19499576140379801852018-10-12T10:31:43.183-05:002018-10-12T10:31:43.183-05:00No problem--the point is to test out ideas, info, ...No problem--the point is to test out ideas, info, give and take.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-48990022399913007972018-10-12T10:15:36.712-05:002018-10-12T10:15:36.712-05:00Mark, thanks for thoughtful reply. Mark, thanks for thoughtful reply. Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-72413209024037642882018-10-12T08:05:21.612-05:002018-10-12T08:05:21.612-05:00Forbes, all good points. In a sense your point abo...Forbes, all good points. In a sense your point about impeachment demonstrates that the Dems are acting out of weakness in publishing such articles. Consider: if your best tactic to get out your vote also has the effect of further enraging the opposition, further strengthening their resolve to get out and vote as well, then that tactic smacks a bit of desperation. At the same time, they're mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-75471203711148870062018-10-12T07:43:33.200-05:002018-10-12T07:43:33.200-05:00The NYMag article strikes me as red meat for Dems ...The NYMag article strikes me as red meat for Dems regarding impeachment, as that's the direction it takes--what it arrives at the end.<br /><br />The opening premise: What would Trump do if he lost, i.e. would he refuse to accept the results, is naive. Trump would be in no position to do much of anything (other than stomp his feet and make a ruckus). The Obama administration held the reins Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-56808997274951449302018-10-11T16:27:31.627-05:002018-10-11T16:27:31.627-05:00Anon, I think that approach might have worked in t...Anon, I think that approach might have worked in the past, but in this day of texting we've seen what happens--people like Strzok and Page just let it all hang out, and that means the "we had the purest of motives" tactic will surely be shown for the BS that it is. Recall that the declass order also covered texts and emails by Comey and McCabe. I'm guessing Trump has a pretty mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-9642537767496480822018-10-11T16:02:22.740-05:002018-10-11T16:02:22.740-05:00RE: the meta side of the interview. Perhaps when t...RE: the meta side of the interview. Perhaps when the damning FBI files and fraudulent FISA requests are declassified the Obama operatives will try to soften their guilt by claiming they were acting for the good of the country. That they were worried about divisiveness if Trump lost so their Russian collusion white lies were for the greater good of bringing the country together against a common Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-43354610081967881672018-10-11T15:38:10.630-05:002018-10-11T15:38:10.630-05:00Unknown, this has been quite a week for the big pi...Unknown, this has been quite a week for the big picture, hasn't it?mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-13470129562233632902018-10-11T15:23:12.190-05:002018-10-11T15:23:12.190-05:00I am intrigued by the "meta" side of thi...I am intrigued by the "meta" side of this interview. Why Rhodes? Why now? Why New York Mag, which is as Left as they come. Curiouser and curiouser.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06709393446342551786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-83258709884670771022018-10-11T14:32:15.404-05:002018-10-11T14:32:15.404-05:00Mike, thanks. That's great.Mike, thanks. That's great.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-29108474167796172092018-10-11T13:57:31.004-05:002018-10-11T13:57:31.004-05:00Three events happened on October 7, 2016.
1) Wiki...Three events happened on October 7, 2016.<br /><br />1) <a href="https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/13/julian-assange-crowdstrike-and-the-russian-hack-that-wasnt/" rel="nofollow">Wikileaks began publishing John Podesta's e-mails</a>. <br /><br />2) John Podesta tweeted: ".I'm not happy about being hacked <b>by the Russians</b> in their quest to throw the election to Donald Trump."<Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.com