- Joined
- May 30, 2005
- Messages
- 23,430
- Reaction score
- 15,069
- Points
- 8,731
- Location
- Canton GA
- Website
- www.stevenlobel.com
- Attending Physician
more good info today refuting your party as being pure and white as snow.....let's talk about the FBI informant on the Trump campaign. Are u cool with that? Ends justify the means?
left-leaning folks initially ridiculed the concept of a “mole” in the Trump campaign on a thread here, mocking quotes of Drudge and other sources. However as time has passed, and it has become recognized that indeed the FBI did enlist individuals to spy on the Trump campaign, the rhetoric has shifted away from “ it did not happen”, to “it was appropriate, and an informant is not a mole or spy”. If the records are ever discovered, I would be willing to wager a large stack of shiny new dimes that phone messages from the Trump campaign, and Trump Tower, were indeed intercepted, validating Candidate Trump’s claims, which were dismissed as ludicrous (and worse) by Mr. Obama and others.
As the FBI and Mr. Clapper and Mr. Brennan continue to spin this as an appropriate action, I am forced to wonder why they chose the Trump campaign? The RNC allowed FBI access to their servers, which were found to be uncompromised, yet the DNC denied access to their servers, even in light of credible evidence that breaches had occurred. Similar thing with Hillary's server. Some things just make you go “Hmmm”...
I'm not making excuses or apologizing for Trump. I just think it's more productive to understand, rather than label. I would be happy if the word "racist" and other derogatory labels were abolished from the English language as they serve no purpose. People feel the way they feel. They look down on others for all kinds of reasons and it's not worth getting excited about IMO.oh. so because he's a narcissist, he isnt racist?
do you hear yourself? this is just one excuse after another.
the apologists are everywhere. on this forum. on TV. in congress. sometimes you have to call a spade a spade.
the right are selling their collective souls.
Maybe it was just the Ambien?
Roseanne Barr back on Twitter after 'leaving,' blames 'Ambien tweeting' after ABC cancels hit show
Doct, forgive me if I am misinterpreting, but your post suggests that popularity makes right.
Just because more people watch one show doesn’t make it right, does it? The jap interment was popular. Slavery was popular - in the 1800s. I’d hate to think Lincoln would determine whether to abolish slavery based on TV ratings or the 1860 equivalent.
FYI 2.38 million is a lot. But I guess using this logic, we are really led by... sports. After all, 14.8 million viewed the Warriors-Rockets game...
Or maybe it's just a sign along with the Trump win of many who are tired of the liberal propaganda/agenda being shoved down our throats. Some credit goes to increased freedom of information and social media and forums such as this one. In Cuba and Venezuela you dont have these freedoms and end up disappeared or in jail.
Aside from being utterly biased and fake news, some of these sleaze outlets are so angry and bitter and full of bile, I don't know how people can watch/read them and then go to work with a smile.I have to agree with this. Foxnews is huge because half the county is sick and tired of left wing propaganda being shoved down their throat while they read/watch the news. Of course Foxnews also says some crazy stuff.
For a while I used to check both NYT.com and foxnews.com everyday to try to get a balanced perspective on the news, but they’re both now so busy yelling past each other, that I gave up on all of them.
Now I just use the google news app for 5 min a day, so I’m not totally clueless about major events, but otherwise I don’t bother with any journalists and their clear biases any longer.
I think I hear talking out of both ends...Or maybe it's just a sign along with the Trump win of many who are tired of the liberal propaganda/agenda being shoved down our throats. Some credit goes to increased freedom of information and social media and forums such as this one. In Cuba and Venezuela you dont have these freedoms and end up disappeared or in jail.
If I really wanted to divide Americans and to capitalize on every difference we have, I would constantly identify everything that makes us different and focus intently on those differences. I would say, "We need to continue to have a CONSTANT conversation about race, sexual orientation, income inequality, etc". I would say that one group is at war with another group. "White supremacists are everywhere. There's a war on women. The 1% are profiting off the backs of the poor." Etc, etc.From Atlantic article:
Television is particularly popular among men, people who didn’t go to college, and people over the age of 70, which is a great description of a predictable conservative. (Retired seniors watch more than 50 hours of television a week.) Indeed, this older male group is not only ready-made for cable-television-viewing; it comes prepackaged with extremely conservative views. Over the last three general-election cycles, the 65-and-up group voted for the GOP presidential candidate by an average of 9 percentage points.
If I really wanted to divide Americans and to capitalize on every difference we have, I would constantly identify everything that makes us different and focus intently on those differences. I would say, "We need to continue to have a CONSTANT conversation about race, sexual orientation, income inequality, etc". I would say that one group is at war with another group. "White supremacists are everywhere. There's a war on women. The 1% are profiting off the backs of the poor." Etc, etc.
Good question. So, why does trump continue to do this?If I really wanted to divide Americans and to capitalize on every difference we have, I would constantly identify everything that makes us different and focus intently on those differences. I would say, "We need to continue to have a CONSTANT conversation about race, sexual orientation, income inequality, etc". I would say that one group is at war with another group. "White supremacists are everywhere. There's a war on women. The 1% are profiting off the backs of the poor." Etc, etc.
OTOH, if I wanted to unite people, I would focus on what we all have in common. The shared belief in our system of laws and governance, in American ingenuity, in freedom over tyranny, in tolerance, etc. Even if I saw racism, I would double-down and remind everyone where we came from and how much progress we've made on race.
Does constantly pointing out our differences (skin color, education, gender, sexual orientation, income, etc) unite us in your opinion?
Good question. So, why does trump continue to do this?
Good question. So, why does trump continue to do this?
Im so sick of racism being shoved down my throat every day.....historical statues being torn down in the name of racism....Trump being blamed for racism. It's a great tool for the liberal media to attack anyone they want, to tear down anyone they want. Of course it is hypocrisy at it's finest.....their own liberal policies keep minorities down and their own policies favor illegal immigrants over US citizens.
Regarding FOX news having some profound effect on the US population.....maybe it is CNN falling all over themselves to attack and nitpick every single tweet, pointing out this or that word was a lie. It is so blatant it is no wonder their ratings are down. I gave you the lead story the other day....today the lead story is Trump pardoned DInesh Desouza so he could attack the right and "get the word out". CNN then proceeded to make a 7 degree connection per say of how the pardon was related to Russian collusion and the Comey firing. That is why CNN ratings are down imho. They prey on right wing fears so the vagina hats can come out. This is what causes division more than a Trump tweet.
Dont forget the roots of CNN are Ted Turner and Jane Fonda who are both Fidel Castro sympathizers(communist), remember "Hanoi Jane".....every single news organization is primarily Democrat donors. And as usual you call the majority of the US population who voted for Trump stupid, or at best, ill-informed. You guys just dont get it.
so why DID trump pardon desouza? the man plead guilty to felony campaign finance violations. he wasnt even ASKING for a pardon. there is a formal process that trump just ignored. it was definitely a political message and, and another abuse of power. these are impeachable offenses, as nixon showed us. it really is just a matter of time. he likes to pardon political allies just because he can, even if they CLEARLY have broken the law
and dont get even get into obama's pardons. i didnt love some of them either, but we are talking about trump right now.
I hated Reagan's policy but I respected the fact that he was consistent. he had a moral and ethical fiber to him that is not in the current president.But there u go again.
Im so sick of racism being shoved down my throat every day.....historical statues being torn down in the name of racism....Trump being blamed for racism. It's a great tool for the liberal media to attack anyone they want, to tear down anyone they want. Of course it is hypocrisy at it's finest.....their own liberal policies keep minorities down and their own policies favor illegal immigrants over US citizens.
Regarding FOX news having some profound effect on the US population.....maybe it is CNN falling all over themselves to attack and nitpick every single tweet, pointing out this or that word was a lie. It is so blatant it is no wonder their ratings are down. I gave you the lead story the other day....today the lead story is Trump pardoned DInesh Desouza so he could attack the right and "get the word out". CNN then proceeded to make a 7 degree connection per say of how the pardon was related to Russian collusion and the Comey firing. That is why CNN ratings are down imho. They prey on right wing fears so the vagina hats can come out. This is what causes division more than a Trump tweet.
Dont forget the roots of CNN are Ted Turner and Jane Fonda who are both Fidel Castro sympathizers(communist), remember "Hanoi Jane".....every single news organization is primarily Democrat donors. And as usual you call the majority of the US population who voted for Trump stupid, or at best, ill-informed. You guys just dont get it.
interesting...
1. as a independent, I don't view the democrats as favoring any illegal immigrant over a US citizen. is this another trump falsehood? ( Trump falsely claims Pelosi defended MS-13 gang members and FYI - FALSE)
2. so it was okay for FoxNews to critique Obama, and even okay to the extreme of Alex Jones and Breitbart to spread outright lies and falsehoods, yet it is not okay for CNN to write truthful articles to trump?
I did not see any major conservative think tanks disavow such right wing conspirators, except maybe Shep Sheppard.
it had been Glenn Beck but looks like he is now kowtowing to trump.
1. Democrat Policies.....not words.
2. FOX criticized Obamas policies.....CNN makes propagates UNTRUTHFUL stories, criticizes tweets, and makes 7 degrees of connection to continue the Russian collusion theory just to get liberals enraged(see ssdoc as perfect example). Don’t u even watch CNN?
I’m not mad....just jousting and defending your president.
Really Fox just " criticized" Obama Policies .... LMFAO....you have a short memory
did you consider that maybe you didn't see any "conservative uprisings" because, deep down, Obama's policies represented the true American Way.
fwiw I don't watch CNN on a regular basis. but when I do watch a "television" news channel, CNN is what I watch. I can tell that it is CNN because it is the one focusing on the truth, not "fake news" in an attempt to bamboozle us americans to believe lies. fwiw, according to leslie stahl, and she swears on this, the Donald told her that he uses terms like "fake news" to make people discredit the press, so that negative stories about him would not be believed.
if we lose the truth, we will lose democracy.
Obama wanted to fundamentally transform America.
That is not fixing, that is destroying and rebuilding.
Comrade.
did you consider that maybe you didn't see any "conservative uprisings" because, deep down, Obama's policies represented the true American Way.
fwiw I don't watch CNN on a regular basis. but when I do watch a "television" news channel, CNN is what I watch. I can tell that it is CNN because it is the one focusing on the truth, not "fake news" in an attempt to bamboozle us americans to believe lies. fwiw, according to leslie stahl, and she swears on this, the Donald told her that he uses terms like "fake news" to make people discredit the press, so that negative stories about him would not be believed.
if we lose the truth, we will lose democracy.
i think its interesting that conservatives often point to this speech about "destroying America."
clearly most do not actually listen to the speech.
who not politicall aligned would actually complain about not putting the greed of wall street before the hard working sacrifices of folks on Main Street (ie America)?
choosing policies that invest in our Middle Class, creat new jobs and grow the economy so that everyone has a chance to succeed?
help folks who cant pay their medical bills or send their kids to college or those who cant afford college?
he rails that ordinary americans cant take a back seat to CEOs for 4 more years.
no... that's all bad. we cant do that.
we need to give free handouts to CEOs of insurance companies, owners of Big Pharma, hospital execs and hand them MORE money. we need to give them the skin off all Americans backs, cause skin will grow back.... carp, $25 million per year is not enough for these poor CEOS and Presidents and Chairmen and investment bankers to live on. I mean, how are they getting by???
One way to decrease the unemployment rate is to discourage people from seeking employment. But, even if you look past the obvious results, just looking at the rhetoric, who is obsessed with jobs? Was it Obama and Hillary and the Democrats, or was it Trump? It shows you their respective priorities.your man takes credit for something he did not cause.
Trump Takes Undue Credit on Black Unemployment - FactCheck.org
Was the Hilary? Or just the Clinton Foundation?Oh God.....only one who should be calling anyone comrade is the one in bed with Putin
False.are you really that upset about confederate statues coming down? honestly? i thought you had a cuban background. is there a reason you have some special place in your heart for robert e lee? nobody is taking down any jefferson statues, stop making a straw-man argument.
Actually that’s not what it shows.Huge week for the world. Bad week for the FBI and the liberal mass media.....
IG report showed FBI accepted bribes from the media![]()
https://theconservativetreehouse.com...es-from-media/
“The harm caused by leaks, fear of potential leaks, and a culture of unauthorized media contacts is illustrated in Chapters Ten and Eleven of our report, where we detail the fact that these issues influenced FBI officials who were advising Comey on consequential investigative decisions in October 2016.“
Huge week for the world. Bad week for the FBI and the liberal mass media.....
IG report showed FBI accepted bribes from the media![]()
https://theconservativetreehouse.com...es-from-media/
“The harm caused by leaks, fear of potential leaks, and a culture of unauthorized media contacts is illustrated in Chapters Ten and Eleven of our report, where we detail the fact that these issues influenced FBI officials who were advising Comey on consequential investigative decisions in October 2016.“
Great Source
That's a good thing. But the rest of it is pretty bad. Imagine if the texts from FBI were anti Obama or anti Clinton. It would be like bloody murder."We found no evidence that the conclusions by department prosecutors were affected by bias or other improper considerations; rather, we determined that they were based on the prosecutors' assessment of the facts, the law, and past department practice."
Over 35, 000 people work for the FBI, you are telling me there were no anti-Hillary or Obama texts sent out?That's a good thing. But the rest of it is pretty bad. Imagine if the texts from FBI were anti Obama or anti Clinton. It would be like bloody murder.
This report is very damning and not coming from a political source.
Oh absolutely there are people of all stripes. But we're talking about using his official phone as the LEAD INVESTIGATOR ASSIGNED TO THE CASE saying, "We won't let Trump get elected". That's just wrong.Over 35, 000 people work for the FBI, you are telling me there were no anti-Hillary or Obama texts sent out?
Over 35, 000 people work for the FBI, you are telling me there were no anti-Hillary or Obama texts sent out?
Democrats and the media have put ALL their eggs in the hands of the FBI and its historical integrity. They have accused Trump 24/7 of trying to undermine the prestigious and unassailable FBI. That's all over now.the FBI had info about the russian meddling and hillary's email server. hillary's email is a nothing story. russian meddling is a HUGE story. the FBI (comey) chose to make a public announcement about hillary, but kept the russia story hidden.
how is that, in any way, "good" for trump?
and the Strzok texts were critical of EVERYONE. only the anti trump ones were publicized by fox news ike its theend of the world. you cannot read that report and believe that trump was somehow vindicated.
i just sort of find it fascinating that so many of you want to live in a dictatorship.