wolfriverjoe 1,185 #1101 May 12 9 hours ago, JerryBaumchen said: Hi Robert, A question, is this about Trump or Santos: "To think that one human being would have the audacity to vote for you after what you did to our constituents, then you're either insane, incompetent or a little bit of both," Here you go: Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to 13 criminal counts, says he won't resign - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com) Something about birds of a feather???????? Jerry Baumchen Hi Jerry, The problem is that there are a LOT of people who will vote for both of them. Knowing full well what they did and who they are. Saw something after Trump's "town hall" that was something along the lines of: The reason Trump supporters are so loyal, despite his actions is because he acts THE EXACT WAY THEY WANT TO ACT. And gets away with it. He lets them show who they REALLY are, Of course, 'who they really are' is scumsucking racist pieces of shit. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,099 #1102 May 12 4 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: Saw something after Trump's "town hall" that was something along the lines of: On that note, what the fuck were CNN thinking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 280 #1103 May 12 27 minutes ago, jakee said: On that note, what the fuck were CNN thinking? Cnn, like Murdoch, is chasing the "green" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,092 #1104 May 12 55 minutes ago, jakee said: On that note, what the fuck were CNN thinking? Well, there are a whole lot of former FOX news viewers who want to watch _something._ Perhaps they are trying to grab that audience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 972 #1105 May 12 6 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: Hi Jerry, The problem is that there are a LOT of people who will vote for both of them. Knowing full well what they did and who they are. Saw something after Trump's "town hall" that was something along the lines of: The reason Trump supporters are so loyal, despite his actions is because he acts THE EXACT WAY THEY WANT TO ACT. And gets away with it. He lets them show who they REALLY are, Of course, 'who they really are' is scumsucking racist pieces of shit. Hi Joe, I could have not said it more tactfully. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,092 #1106 May 17 Interesting. A court found Trump guilty of sexual abuse, meaning that, by definition, he met and abused E Jean Carroll. He immediately went on CNN and claimed once again that "he never met her" and said that she told a " fake...made up story." Given that there is photographic evidence that he met her, and given that there is a legal decision that he sexually abused her, that is once again slander. And it looks like Carroll will be filing her next lawsuit fairly soon: "It's definitely actionable. And here the cruelty will make him less wealthy. He's not going to get away with it another time." Trump could become her gravy train. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,099 #1107 May 17 It finally happened! Republican former President convicted of corruption and obstruction of justice while in office, sentenced to three years house arrest. Oh wait, no - President of France. So close! Kudos on offering the judge a cushy posting in Monte Carlo though. Even when the French do corruption they do it with that je ne sais quoi. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65620064 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,185 #1108 May 21 Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, had an informant inside the Washington DC metro police. That informant passed along all sorts of useful info to Tarrio, then lied to investigators about it. Shane Lemond was arrested Thursday. One message he sent to Tarrio was "Of course I can’t say it officially, but personally I support you all and don’t want to see your group’s name or reputation dragged through the mud.” Right. Because the Proud Boys have such a sterling name and stellar reputatation.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shane-lamond-dc-police-proud-boys-enrique-tarrio/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 827 #1109 May 22 On 5/10/2023 at 8:35 AM, Phil1111 said: "In the hours that followed, Mr. Trump continued to criticize the case. “This is another scam,” Mr. Trump said in a video posted on his Truth Social platform, one of a series of posts that continued into Wednesday morning. “It’s a political witch hunt.” Mr. Trump said in the video that Ms. Carroll had been financed “by Democrat operatives,” and that “she totally lied about it.” So the judge warned trump about his social media statements regarding this matter. Now trump wants to appeal. I can see the defense motion now. We want the damages expanded because clearly trump doesn't seem to appreciate the consequences about defamatory statements. On 5/17/2023 at 11:18 AM, billvon said: Interesting. A court found Trump guilty of sexual abuse, meaning that, by definition, he met and abused E Jean Carroll. He immediately went on CNN and claimed once again that "he never met her" and said that she told a " fake...made up story." Given that there is photographic evidence that he met her, and given that there is a legal decision that he sexually abused her, that is once again slander. And it looks like Carroll will be filing her next lawsuit fairly soon: "It's definitely actionable. And here the cruelty will make him less wealthy. He's not going to get away with it another time." Trump could become her gravy train. "The court filing on Monday argues Mr. Trump’s defamatory statements following the May 9 verdict “show the depth of his malice toward Carroll, since it is hard to imagine defamatory conduct that could possibly be more motivated by hatred, ill will or spite.”...“This conduct supports a very substantial punitive damages award in Carroll’s favor both to punish Trump, to deter him from engaging in further defamation, and to deter others from doing the same,” the filing says." Double damages seem appropriate. When political donors pay your legal fees and fines. I guess the lessons of judicial decisions have less effect when somebody else is paying the bills. So anybody wanna bet that trump shoots his defamatory mouth off yet again? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,183 #1110 May 23 E Jean Carroll filed two lawsuits against Trump. The first was filed in 2019, and it still pending. The second was field in 2022 under the new NY Adult Survivors Act, which makes exceptions to the statute of limitations. That was the one which was just concluded in her favor. Well, there has been an update to the 2019 suit: E. Jean Carroll Seeks Additional Damages After Trump’s CNN Town Hall Reference on the suits: Wikipedia - E Jean Carroll - Defamation Lawsuit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,499 #1111 May 23 WaPo article analyzing Manhattan D.A. Bragg's possible strategy in his case against Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/22/bill-of-particulars-bragg/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 972 #1112 May 23 2 hours ago, kallend said: WaPo article analyzing Manhattan D.A. Bragg's possible strategy in his case against Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/22/bill-of-particulars-bragg/ Hi folks, Here is a non-paywall version: Opinion | Bragg spells out statutes that bump up Trump's charges - The Washington Post (archive.ph) Jerry Baumchen 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,183 #1113 May 25 FAFO: NYT: Oath Keepers Leader Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,092 #1114 May 25 33 minutes ago, ryoder said: FAFO: NYT: Oath Keepers Leader Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case Thoughts and prayers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 569 #1115 May 25 38 minutes ago, ryoder said: FAFO: NYT: Oath Keepers Leader Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case Unfortunately, to this day he’s unable to see the depth of his crimes. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,185 #1116 May 25 5 hours ago, lippy said: Unfortunately, to this day he’s unable to see the depth of his crimes. The same could be said of Richard Barnett. He's the guy who had his feet on Pelosi's desk. He's claiming "he was the victim of "political persecution" and said the jury that convicted him was "not a jury of my peers.” He got 4 1/2 years. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-put-feet-desk-pelosi-office-sentenced-45-years-prison-rcna85848 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 972 #1117 May 25 3 minutes ago, wolfriverjoe said: The same could be said of Richard Barnett. He's the guy who had his feet on Pelosi's desk. He's claiming "he was the victim of "political persecution" and said the jury that convicted him was "not a jury of my peers.” He got 4 1/2 years. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-put-feet-desk-pelosi-office-sentenced-45-years-prison-rcna85848 Hi Joe, Re: "not a jury of my peers.” On that, I would agree with him. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,185 #1118 May 26 10 minutes ago, JerryBaumchen said: Hi Joe, Re: "not a jury of my peers.” On that, I would agree with him. Jerry Baumchen Hi Jerry, A 'jury of one's peers' does NOT mean 'people like me'. It's a fair and impartial cross section of the community. And, in this case, the community where the crime was committed. Not the backwater redneck shithole this moron comes from. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 569 #1119 May 26 4 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: The same could be said of Richard Barnett. He's the guy who had his feet on Pelosi's desk. He's claiming "he was the victim of "political persecution" and said the jury that convicted him was "not a jury of my peers.” He got 4 1/2 years. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-put-feet-desk-pelosi-office-sentenced-45-years-prison-rcna85848 Joe I always appreciate your well-written, insightful, thoughtful and entertaining posts here…..but you totally missed my one-eye joke! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,185 #1120 May 26 9 hours ago, lippy said: Joe I always appreciate your well-written, insightful, thoughtful and entertaining posts here…..but you totally missed my one-eye joke! You are absolutely right. Whoooooooooosh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,065 #1121 May 27 This is interesting for the few of us who didn't notice: check out the white borders on these documents from Mar-a-Lago. The thing about white borders is that it means they're copies. That's what copy machines do. The original yellow document in the upper right bleeds to the border as the red bordered secret documents here also do. Apparently, according to a shit load of laws that alone is jail time for someone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,185 #1122 May 28 55 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: ... The thing about white borders is that it means they're copies. That's what copy machines do... Well, how was Trump supposed to sell them to the Saudis, and the Russians, and the North Koreans if he didn't make copies of them. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,499 #1123 May 28 13 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: Well, how was Trump supposed to sell them to the Saudis, and the Russians, and the North Koreans if he didn't make copies of them. So the Iranians were to get the originals? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,183 #1124 May 28 Oh, for chrissake! Jan. 6th Convict Wants $370M From Parler for Banning Him Troy Smocks was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison and banned from the now-dormant social network Parler after he made violent threats on the app in the wake of the January 6th riots. Now Smocks is suing Parler for $370 million, accusing the company of violating a controversial Texas law which bars social media platforms from censoring users for their political beliefs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,099 #1125 May 28 2 hours ago, ryoder said: Oh, for chrissake! Jan. 6th Convict Wants $370M From Parler for Banning Him Troy Smocks was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison and banned from the now-dormant social network Parler after he made violent threats on the app in the wake of the January 6th riots. Now Smocks is suing Parler for $370 million, accusing the company of violating a controversial Texas law which bars social media platforms from censoring users for their political beliefs. Couldn't happen to nicer guys. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites