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Title: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on May 07, 2020, 11:37:14 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/05/07/us/politics/ap-us-trump-russia-probe.html
Liberal heads explode in 3.2.1.......
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: nddons on May 07, 2020, 12:05:27 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/05/07/us/politics/ap-us-trump-russia-probe.html
Liberal heads explode in 3.2.1.......
Excellent news. Gird your loins, taxpayers. He can and should sue the FBI for millions.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Lucifer on May 07, 2020, 12:18:47 PM
Excellent news. Gird your loins, taxpayers. He can and should sue the FBI for millions.

Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Lucifer on May 07, 2020, 01:49:54 PM
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Lucifer on May 07, 2020, 02:04:36 PM
And here we go.  BHO was in on it from the beginning:  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/7/president-obama-discussed-flynn-probe-comey-white-/

Fuckin' slimeball.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Number7 on May 07, 2020, 07:09:07 PM
Time to abolish the FBI and fire everyone.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Anthony on May 07, 2020, 07:41:04 PM
Time to abolish the FBI and fire everyone.

Maybe not abolish it, but fire everyone above a certain level and start over.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on May 08, 2020, 04:24:44 AM
Wray definitely has to go, he's been trying to protect folks. Thank God for Barr. Still waiting to see what comes from the Durham investigation.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Little Joe on May 08, 2020, 05:19:03 AM
Maybe not abolish it, but fire everyone above a certain level and start over.
Or perhaps fire the guilty, and maybe prosecute them as well.  Firing everyone would (even just everyone over a certain level) would be as big an over-reaction as the COVID shutdown was.  Mabye bigger because there were real reasons to believe the shutdown was necessary.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Lucifer on May 08, 2020, 05:26:29 AM
Maybe not abolish it, but fire everyone above a certain level and start over.

Those are the SES level folks.  These are the ones that set policy and tend to go rogue as they believe it's them, and not the President, that set policy for the agency.

 The rank and file agents for the most part are trying to do their jobs, but leadership starts at the top.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Anthony on May 08, 2020, 05:59:07 AM
Or perhaps fire the guilty, and maybe prosecute them as well.  Firing everyone would (even just everyone over a certain level) would be as big an over-reaction as the COVID shutdown was.  Mabye bigger because there were real reasons to believe the shutdown was necessary.

It happens every Administration change in States and even certain agencies at the Federal level.  When I worked for the State I was at a management level just below the chopping point, but still at risk.  When a different Administration came in, they only kept me because they needed me and the people they brought in didn't know squat about he technical side of the job. 
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: President-Elect Bob Noel on May 08, 2020, 06:56:13 AM
Or perhaps fire the guilty, and maybe prosecute them as well.  Firing everyone would (even just everyone over a certain level) would be as big an over-reaction as the COVID shutdown was.  Mabye bigger because there were real reasons to believe the shutdown was necessary.

I'm still having difficulty reconciling the reaction to COVID-19 with how we have dealt with past pandemics and the seasonal flu.

If we assume that COVID-19 shutdowns were necessary, why weren't they necessary during past pandemics and why not necessary every year to contain the flu and pneumonia?
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Rush on May 08, 2020, 07:47:18 AM
I'm still having difficulty reconciling the reaction to COVID-19 with how we have dealt with past pandemics and the seasonal flu.

If we assume that COVID-19 shutdowns were necessary, why weren't they necessary during past pandemics and why not necessary every year to contain the flu and pneumonia?

The implications of this are terrifying. That we shut down the entire nation when the majority of cases were in only a handful of cities and when such a reaction would never have occurred to us ever in the whole history of mankind should tell us that something has gone very wrong in our society. Too much information spread too fast before it was completely understood led to mass fear and hysteria, the birth of the internet and mass online shopping enabled the shutdown, and a powerful government bureaucracy to “study” diseases with nothing to do but think up social engineering experiments to “control” a pandemic without even considering whether we should. Humans and pathogens coexist and always have; the great majority of germs are actually good for us, and when we confront the bad ones, we evolve defenses against them.

We have exchanged naturally dealing with a disease for authoritarian control over our every move without even any proof that it’s if any benefit and clear overwhelming evidence of destructive consequences, and yet there is every indication that this could become the norm. It’s unsustainable. How much damage before we wake up and realize what a colossal mistake this was?

Worst of all that went wrong in our society that this could happen is complacency: a couple of generations so far removed from real hardship and so mal-educated that they can’t grasp the concept of losing constitutional liberties, and so mislead by a biased media that they eagerly follow the pied Piper all the way into Hell, and won’t realize what they’ve done until the food stops arriving at their doorstep.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Anthony on May 08, 2020, 07:49:58 AM
The implications of this are terrifying. That we shut down the entire nation when the majority of cases were in only a handful of cities and when such a reaction would never have occurred to us ever in the whole history of mankind should tell us that something has gone very wrong in our society. Too much information spread too fast before it was completely understood led to mass fear and hysteria, the birth of the internet and mass online shopping enabled the shutdown, and a powerful government bureaucracy to “study” diseases with nothing to do but think up social engineering experiments to “control” a pandemic without even considering whether we should. Humans and pathogens coexist and always have; the great majority of germs are actually good for us, and when we confront the bad ones, we evolve defenses against them.

We have exchanged naturally dealing with a disease for authoritarian control over our every move without even any proof that it’s if any benefit and clear overwhelming evidence of destructive consequences, and yet there is every indication that this could become the norm. It’s unsustainable. How much damage before we wake up and realize what a colossal mistake this was?

Worst of all that went wrong in our society that this could happen is complacency: a couple of generations so far removed from real hardship and so mal-educated that they can’t grasp the concept of losing constitutional liberties, and so mislead by a biased media that they eagerly follow the pied Piper all the way into Hell, and won’t realize what they’ve done until the food stops arriving at their doorstep.

Spot ON!!! 
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: nddons on May 11, 2020, 04:19:39 PM
The implications of this are terrifying. That we shut down the entire nation when the majority of cases were in only a handful of cities and when such a reaction would never have occurred to us ever in the whole history of mankind should tell us that something has gone very wrong in our society. Too much information spread too fast before it was completely understood led to mass fear and hysteria, the birth of the internet and mass online shopping enabled the shutdown, and a powerful government bureaucracy to “study” diseases with nothing to do but think up social engineering experiments to “control” a pandemic without even considering whether we should. Humans and pathogens coexist and always have; the great majority of germs are actually good for us, and when we confront the bad ones, we evolve defenses against them.

We have exchanged naturally dealing with a disease for authoritarian control over our every move without even any proof that it’s if any benefit and clear overwhelming evidence of destructive consequences, and yet there is every indication that this could become the norm. It’s unsustainable. How much damage before we wake up and realize what a colossal mistake this was?

Worst of all that went wrong in our society that this could happen is complacency: a couple of generations so far removed from real hardship and so mal-educated that they can’t grasp the concept of losing constitutional liberties, and so mislead by a biased media that they eagerly follow the pied Piper all the way into Hell, and won’t realize what they’ve done until the food stops arriving at their doorstep.
You may not be proud of me, but I hung up on my Mom yesterday when I called her for Mother’s Day.  She is 86 years old and living with my man-hating socialist sister in Bethesda. 

We have been at odds for years.  Can’t rehash it. But as the oldest son I gave her a call. She immediately breaks into a Covid statement, and how people who don’t wear masks are killing people. I told her that every study has been orders of magnitude off in their estimates of severity, and she said “no they aren’t!”  (She used to be a labor and delivery nurse but she is by no means a scientist.)  Then I began mentioning that these lockdowns are arbitrary and capricious, and the determination of essential and nonessential businesses is killing churches, small businesses, restaurants, and every other small business.

She said “Are you a Trumper?”  (She knows my brother and I are extremely conservative.). I paused and said “yes, I support our president.”  She said “It figures; you people are so ignorant.”

Click. Better to hang up than say what I wanted to say.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Rush on May 11, 2020, 04:25:16 PM
You may not be proud of me, but I hung up on my Mom yesterday when I called her for Mother’s Day.  She is 86 years old and living with my man-hating socialist sister in Bethesda. 

We have been at odds for years.  Can’t rehash it. But as the oldest son I gave her a call. She immediately breaks into a Covid statement, and how people who don’t wear masks are killing people. I told her that every study has been orders of magnitude off in their estimates of severity, and she said “no they aren’t!”  (She used to be a labor and delivery nurse but she is by no means a scientist.)  Then I began mentioning that these lockdowns are arbitrary and capricious, and the determination of essential and nonessential businesses is killing churches, small businesses, restaurants, and every other small business.

She said “Are you a Trumper?”  (She knows my brother and I are extremely conservative.). I paused and said “yes, I support our president.”  She said “It figures; you people are so ignorant.”

Click. Better to hang up than say what I wanted to say.

Wow. I would have hung up on her too.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on May 11, 2020, 05:07:00 PM
https://twitter.com/i/status/1259917309545574400
Y'all will love this.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: TimRB on May 11, 2020, 05:09:27 PM
We have exchanged naturally dealing with a disease for authoritarian control over our every move without even any proof that it’s if any benefit and clear overwhelming evidence of destructive consequences, and yet there is every indication that this could become the norm.

We have a service group in our area: teenage student chefs prepare meals that are delivered by volunteer drivers to shut-ins around the county.  Typical clients are cancer patients, hospice patients, people who generally cannot do day-to-day sorts of things.  My wife is one of the drivers.  Today they issued all the drivers letters explaining "to whom it may concern" that they are "essential workers".  It seems that recently one of the drivers was stopped and questioned by a sheriff's deputy as he was leaving someone's house. 

We truly seem to have literally gotten to the point of "Papers, please."

Tim
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Mr Pou on May 11, 2020, 05:15:29 PM
We are an essential business, when our state and city got locked down the company gave us letters to carry in our cars in the event we were stopped by police. So yes, papers please.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Lucifer on May 11, 2020, 05:28:55 PM
(https://media.makeameme.org/created/your-papers-please-ee5d4407dd.jpg)
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Rush on May 11, 2020, 06:23:14 PM
Same here, my husband has his papers because electric utilities are considered essential.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Ron22 on May 13, 2020, 10:37:52 AM
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-in-flynn-case-to-open-up-case-for-amicus-submissions
Quote
Flynn judge to allow 'amicus' submissions, delaying immediate resolution and drawing planned ethics complaint

I am sure you are all shocked.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Lucifer on May 13, 2020, 11:03:25 AM
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-in-flynn-case-to-open-up-case-for-amicus-submissions
I am sure you are all shocked.

Activist judge.  Just can't stand the thought that this evaporated right before his eyes.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on May 13, 2020, 03:44:09 PM
Hasn't this judge made unkind remarks about Flynn. I thought he called him a traitor at one point.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Rush on May 13, 2020, 04:18:06 PM
https://twitter.com/i/status/1259917309545574400
Y'all will love this.

That’s a scream. Trump’s expressions are perfect.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on May 13, 2020, 05:56:13 PM
So, the unmasking list was released today. What journalist will ask Biden why he made an unmask request just days before the end of the administration.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Rush on May 14, 2020, 04:17:33 AM
So, the unmasking list was released today. What journalist will ask Biden why he made an unmask request just days before the end of the administration.

You made an error, journalist needs to be in quotes.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: President-Elect Bob Noel on May 14, 2020, 04:36:45 AM
So, the unmasking list was released today. What journalist will ask Biden why he made an unmask request just days before the end of the administration.

When you read EppyGA's post, did anyone else think about face coverings?
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Rush on May 14, 2020, 04:45:24 AM
When you read EppyGA's post, did anyone else think about face coverings?

Hahaha!  Actually I did! For a brief second.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Ron22 on May 14, 2020, 06:09:53 AM
So, the unmasking list was released today. What journalist will ask Biden why he made an unmask request just days before the end of the administration.

The local "news" here said that unmasking request are done all the time and Biden requesting one did nothing wrong.+
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Lucifer on May 14, 2020, 06:21:39 AM
The local "news" here said that unmasking request are done all the time and Biden requesting one did nothing wrong.+

Yep, yesterday's talking points.   Nothing to see here, move along.

BTW, the next shoe to drop are the actual request for unmasking.  Seems those request must specify a reason for the unmasking.  Those documents are unavailable at the moment, and it's been mentioned they are being used for grand jury material.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on May 14, 2020, 06:36:13 AM
Look at the chronological order of the unmaskings and I would bet you'd see a pattern headed right up the food chain.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Lucifer on May 14, 2020, 06:38:27 AM
Look at the chronological order of the unmaskings and I would bet you'd see a pattern headed right up the food chain.

Yep.   Treason is an ugly thing.
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Lucifer on May 17, 2020, 06:04:19 AM
The current shiff show with Gen Flynn and the activist judge who will not drop the case, even though the DoJ has withdrawn the charges boils down to the liberal narrative.

 The liberals want demand that Gen Flynn be convicted.  They know if this happens, then the President can pardon him, which in turn the MSM can run 24/7 "Trump pardons convicted felon Flynn" and makes all sorts of noise how Trump is supposedly "covering up" his crimes and of course, his "Russian Collusion".

 In reality, if Judge Sullivan does pull off a conviction over a bogus perjury charge, it will be swiftly overturned on appeal, but not before putting Flynn through more turmoil.  And even if overturned, the MSM and their handlers will still go with the narrative "convicted felon".
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Username on May 17, 2020, 06:30:00 AM
If the trial is forced to go on, how would it work?  There still has to be a DOJ prosecutor.  That prosecutor could promptly rest his / her case allowing the defense to show why this was a stupid thing to begin with.  Plus the defense would be able to do a LOT of discovery that can be promptly leaked.  Could be a win / win?
Title: Re: Justice Dept drops charges against Michael Flynn
Post by: Lucifer on May 17, 2020, 06:38:29 AM
If the trial is forced to go on, how would it work?  There still has to be a DOJ prosecutor.  That prosecutor could promptly rest his / her case allowing the defense to show why this was a stupid thing to begin with.  Plus the defense would be able to do a LOT of discovery that can be promptly leaked.  Could be a win / win?

Right now it's in uncharted waters.  Judge Sullivan is attempting to use amicus briefs as a way to justify him continuing the case.  IOW, even though the prosecutor has withdrawn, the amicus briefs will provide enough "evidence" that Judge Sullivan should rule.  Sullivan is attempting to allege Flynn committed perjury to the court when he placed his guilty plea (under duress, btw) and then asked to withdraw it.  He's also appointed a retired judge (Obama hack) to advise, but really the judge's role is to pick up where the DoJ left off and use the amicus briefs to argue for conviction.

 Yes, it's a bridge too far, and laughable by legal standards.  But the goal is to get a conviction, at any cost.  That way Flynn can be labeled "convicted felon" even if a higher court overturns it.   It's a play on words, but the liberal MSM audience won't know the difference (or care).

 Sullivan needs to be impeached for this.  It's clearly activism.