tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post8153688684335944266..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Matt Taibbi On The Flynn Case And The Debacle Of Progressive Fascismmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-74684046536270764572020-05-16T21:37:52.989-05:002020-05-16T21:37:52.989-05:00Me too, but my guess is the Dems are continuing to...Me too, but my guess is the Dems are continuing to drink the Orange Man Bad KoolAid Echo Chamber, that assures them they will get all three branches in November, and that the only people who want to open up are deplorables, since "Scientists" assure them it's too soon to reopen till we have a vaccine. <br /><br />And that ObamaGate will be ignored before the election, just as Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-292159708233519022020-05-16T20:11:36.682-05:002020-05-16T20:11:36.682-05:00And IL's Fatass, and his ally Groot.And IL's Fatass, and his ally Groot.aNanyMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452492302514671882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-35565496664927414842020-05-16T19:01:41.689-05:002020-05-16T19:01:41.689-05:00I'm surprised I haven't seen more commenta...I'm surprised I haven't seen more commentary about ca-25.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-9471530783130055972020-05-16T18:57:55.523-05:002020-05-16T18:57:55.523-05:00See Gov Newsom and Gov Whitmer.
- TexasDude See Gov Newsom and Gov Whitmer.<br /><br />- TexasDude Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-38635663415033191602020-05-16T18:49:16.758-05:002020-05-16T18:49:16.758-05:00O/T. In line with the ca 25 earthquake, my 27 year...O/T. In line with the ca 25 earthquake, my 27 year-old son told me today his hard-left buddy grudgingly admitted he's starting to agree with the Right on opening up.Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258212165163192700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-48221535888438760862020-05-16T17:52:48.173-05:002020-05-16T17:52:48.173-05:00How is it conceivable that Flynn could possibly be...How is it conceivable that Flynn could possibly be convicted based on a doctored revision of an interview he nor counsel were ever allowed to see? Its Kafkaesque. What country, what century is this?Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258212165163192700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-54189078098969551442020-05-16T17:23:29.485-05:002020-05-16T17:23:29.485-05:00Yeah, Forbes, but the page containing Taibbi's...Yeah, Forbes, but the page containing Taibbi's post has numerous helpful reader's comments (in different ways, e.g. on lockdowns as a killer issue vs. Dems):<br /><br />Sam: ... Democrats making very short-sighted political plays, without any regard for the fact that they'll be bitten in the ass, when their turn comes around. <br />Some examples - burning Robert Bork's and (aNanyMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452492302514671882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-57756482941327375982020-05-16T17:04:05.857-05:002020-05-16T17:04:05.857-05:00The prog-left starts smearing Taibbi in 3...2...1....The prog-left starts smearing Taibbi in 3...2...1...Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-10443242861742065782020-05-16T17:02:20.649-05:002020-05-16T17:02:20.649-05:00It started out in the old days before easy recordi...It started out in the old days before easy recording--or possibly any recording. At the time it was rather advanced, but it has persisted largely because prosecutors like it. It allows them to play all sorts of games in plea bargaining.<br /><br />The reality is that it doesn't make that much difference in most cases, for a variety of reasons. But when you get a huge team of prosecutors and mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-40098369659169126602020-05-16T16:27:28.678-05:002020-05-16T16:27:28.678-05:00Why exactly are 302s unsupported by audio recordin...Why exactly are 302s unsupported by audio recordings? Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258212165163192700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-60163787922090173632020-05-16T14:32:19.731-05:002020-05-16T14:32:19.731-05:00And the gleeful side is the one that, by and large...And the gleeful side is the one that, by and large, controls most of the levers of power in our society. Their glee is a function of their desire to smack down anyone who would talk back.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-48150802249222599712020-05-16T14:31:20.985-05:002020-05-16T14:31:20.985-05:00It's not that uncommon. What Sullivan is doing...It's not that uncommon. What Sullivan is doing is a clear abuse. That Flynn should have to wait to go through an appeals process that will take many months and cost huge amounts of money--all for political reasons--is an outrage.<br /><br />I suppose you could argue, easily enough, that there has never been equality before the law in the US (or most other places). But when outrage dies and ismark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-17694897712633006762020-05-16T14:14:17.204-05:002020-05-16T14:14:17.204-05:00The Central Park Five were allowed to withdraw the...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park_jogger_case" rel="nofollow">The Central Park Five</a> were allowed to withdraw their confessions of committing gang rape.Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.com