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SPLC Settles Defamation Lawsuit for $3.3 Million
Some cash-money consequences for the defamation factory SPLC.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has made an apology and agreed to a $3.3 million settlement in a lawsuit over its "Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists." When the Field Guide was published in 2016 it included the name of Maajid Nawaz, a British Muslim who runs the Quilliam Foundation. ... The SPLC posted a video apology on its own site.... The apology says in part, "Since we published the Field Guide, we have taken the time to do more research…" Yes, lawsuits have a funny way of making people do more research.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Lizzy at June 18, 2018 03:25 PM (W+vEI)
Posted by: garrett at June 18, 2018 03:26 PM (MkVJm)
Posted by: blaster at June 18, 2018 03:26 PM (Z5y53)
I hope they're suing the SPLC for inspiring that shooter...
Posted by: Lizzy at June 18, 2018 03:26 PM (W+vEI)
Posted by: Under Fire at June 18, 2018 03:26 PM (r9UYA)
Posted by: Jabroni at June 18, 2018 03:27 PM (TcM5G)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:27 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at June 18, 2018 03:27 PM (mpXpK)
Posted by: irright at June 18, 2018 03:28 PM (RVcmP)
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (J70i0)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (Lg2h/)
Posted by: wth at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (HgMAr)
The Southern Poverty Law Center Surrenders Unconditionally To Maajid Nawaz. We Should Be Concerned.
One of the most basic principles of defamation law, mandated by the First Amendment, is that pure opinion can't be defamatory. Only statements of provable fact - or statements that imply provable fact - can be defamatory. I write about this constantly. An opinion, however moronic or unfair, is absolutely protected by the First Amendment unless it implies that the speaker is relying on undisclosed provable facts. So, for instance, "look at what this guy wrote, he's a bigot" is by definition not defamatory; it's based on an interpretation of a disclosed fact, the thing the guy wrote. "I've listened to this guy's conversations and, let me tell you, he's a bigot" might be defamatory, because it implies undisclosed facts - whatever you claim you heard.
Here, the SPLC's fatuous Field Guide appeared to be classic opinion based on disclosed facts. The SPLC offered its opinion that certain people were "anti-Muslim extremists" based on facts it set forth and linked. Their conclusion appears unfair, narrow-minded, and uttered in bad faith, but opinions are absolutely protected whether or not they're unfair, narrow-minded, and in bad faith. It's possible that I have missed a textual analysis, but it appears to me that Nawaz' criticism of the piece was that it unfairly characterized him based on facts, not that it got specific provable facts wrong.
https://www.popehat.com/2018/06/18/the-southern-poverty-law-center-
surrenders-unconditionally-to-maajid-nawaz-we-should-be-concerned/
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (pvjTE)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (0tfLf)
Posted by: England! at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (gPqag)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at June 18, 2018 03:27 PM (mpXpK)
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On the one hand, not nice for free speech.
On the other, if the SPLC's ratings are affecting people's livelihoods in such negative ways while they completely abandon any pretense of their original mission, then fine.
Make them play by their own rules until they either voluntarily demand that no one should use their hate list, they purge their hate list forever, or they get behind 100% the free speech movement.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 18, 2018 03:30 PM (BjrOM)
Posted by: Under Fire at June 18, 2018 03:30 PM (r9UYA)
Posted by: NCKate at June 18, 2018 03:30 PM (nU09Z)
Posted by: Malcolm the Tenth at June 18, 2018 03:30 PM (SebRf)
Posted by: wth at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (HgMAr)
They have hundreds of millions of dollars in cash. They rake in tons of money every year. They are simply a cash machine for Morris Dees.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at June 18, 2018 03:31 PM (J70i0)
Posted by: Joe, no that other one at June 18, 2018 03:31 PM (QFnhZ)
Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2018 03:32 PM (pHfeF)
Posted by: irright at June 18, 2018 03:28 PM (RVcmP) 10 Yep, every group on any of their lists should sue them. Make them bleed cash in court costs alone. Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (J70i0)
Amen and amen!
Posted by: pookysgirl at June 18, 2018 03:32 PM (XKZwp)
Posted by: Malcolm the Tenth at June 18, 2018 03:32 PM (SebRf)
Posted by: Picric at June 18, 2018 03:32 PM (nonGu)
Posted by: NCKate at June 18, 2018 03:30 PM (nU09Z)
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It opens up other lawsuits against them.
I would normally not care if some non-profit labeled people as racist, but the fact that so many other organizations use it to make business decisions about who to fund and not to fund is what gets my gourde.
If other lawsuits get them to either clean it up or stop the hate list completely, then I think it's overall a win. A bigger win than the (hopefully temporary) loss to free speech.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 18, 2018 03:32 PM (BjrOM)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 18, 2018 03:30 PM (BjrOM)
I think the point is a lot of gov't agencies use their lists. So they aren't simply a person or some generic organization with an opinion.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at June 18, 2018 03:33 PM (J70i0)
Ken White is good for tapioca pudding reviews. not trusting his political judgement.
Posted by: Boulder t'hobo at June 18, 2018 03:33 PM (gPqag)
I kid myself.
Posted by: GregV61 at June 18, 2018 03:33 PM (FLpne)
Posted by: Lancelot Link Secret Agent Chimp at June 18, 2018 03:34 PM (7lKeD)
Posted by: Krystal Slider Enthusiast at June 18, 2018 03:34 PM (FOPyv)
Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2018 03:34 PM (pHfeF)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (Lg2h/)
not even sure why I'm watching
it's embarrassing to all law abiding citizens
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:34 PM (fceHP)
I'm not sure why we should be concerned by the settlement. Doesn't a settlement mean no actual legal ruling took place?
If so, what is there to be concerned about? The SLPC could just have been concerned about the bad press for being involved in the suit.
Posted by: Joe, living dangerously at June 18, 2018 03:35 PM (mk7Bj)
Posted by: Joe, no that other one at June 18, 2018 03:35 PM (QFnhZ)
SPLC smears have nothing to do with research of any sort. And the SPLC does nothing but smear.
That whole org ought to be run out of existence ... just like ACORN.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 18, 2018 03:35 PM (b5O8H)
I haven't followed this very closely.
Posted by: SturmToddler at June 18, 2018 03:35 PM (8D42x)
(Please see Separation of Latina mothers from their babies).
Posted by: Impertinent Philosopher at June 18, 2018 03:36 PM (ATVNj)
Posted by: Roland THTG at June 18, 2018 03:36 PM (xBSm0)
Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2018 03:36 PM (n13/j)
Graham, ms Lindsey, at least getting stuff on record
Enough to make Horowitz to keep checking his notes.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:36 PM (fceHP)
It is not in the best interest of the shareholders for the corporation to donate to political or any other organization that dies not benefit our bottom line and shareholder value.
If you want a cut of our profits, contact each of or shareholders and see if they care to give to you.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at June 18, 2018 03:36 PM (ymnmz)
Kick 'em when they're down, that's what I say.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 18, 2018 03:36 PM (XWkhW)
I'm not sure why we should be concerned by the settlement. Doesn't a settlement mean no actual legal ruling took place?
If so, what is there to be concerned about? The SLPC could just have been concerned about the bad press for being involved in the suit.
Posted by: Joe, living dangerously at June 18, 2018 03:35 PM (mk7Bj)
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If the SPLC won't fight such a defamation suit, other similar organizations from every side of the political spectrum are probably going to be more willing to just settle and modify their behavior.
There's no government action, of course, but the affect on the culture of free speech is probably real.
Of course, not many organizations create Hate Lists that include the people who founded Chik-Fil-A.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 18, 2018 03:36 PM (BjrOM)
Posted by: Editors, British Journal of Quackery at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (DT2/W)
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Of course, they want to still get invited to the dinner parties, and summer swim nights!!!
Posted by: simplemind at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (z5aQU)
it's embarrassing to all law abiding citizens
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:34 PM (fceHP)
..........
The end of the republic will be televised.
Posted by: wth at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (HgMAr)
Posted by: Surfperch at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (Lr3FA)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (Lg2h/)
_______________________________________
Remember to cup the balls and make submissive eye contact.
Posted by: Dan Rather at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (ATVNj)
Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2018 03:36 PM (n13/j)
sorry, wrong thread.
Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: Boulder t'hobo at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (gPqag)
Posted by: Biggus Dickus at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (q/kmn)
The dems are really sucking some fbi dick I see
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (Lg2h/)
not even sure why I'm watching
it's embarrassing to all law abiding citizens
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:34 PM (fceHP)
Pornhub. If you are going to watch said fellating, may as well see how the Dems learned to do it so well.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (jxbfJ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (Lg2h/)
not even sure why I'm watching
it's embarrassing to all law abiding citizens
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:34 PM (fceHP)
has anyone asked why none is being charged with bribery?
I mean the whole journalists taking sources of classified info to dinner/sporting events/sex is definitely not legal, one would think.
Posted by: SturmToddler at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (8D42x)
Ken White is good for tapioca pudding reviews. not trusting his political judgement.
Posted by: Boulder t'hobo at June 18, 2018 03:33 PM (gPqag)
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I believe he has publicly disclosed that he suffers from depression.
And, the post I quoted from is largely legal analysis, not political commentary. He is a former federal prosecutor and currently a practicing defense attorney, specializing in free speech law. So, he knows what he is talking about, though I (not an attorney) at times disagree with him.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (pvjTE)
I wonder if any of the mental midgets over at the blatantly racist SPLC ever thought that maybe, if they'd done more research to begin with, they would be $3M richer.
Eh, I doubt it. They're just not that bright.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at June 18, 2018 03:38 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: Nationalist Pikachu at June 18, 2018 03:38 PM (85D3E)
It is not in the best interest of the shareholders for the corporation to donate to political or any other organization that dies not benefit our bottom line and shareholder value.
If you want a cut of our profits, contact each of or shareholders and see if they care to give to you.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at June 18, 2018 03:36 PM (ymnmz)
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I hated Corporate Responsibility when I learned about it in business school.
A board's job is to increase profits for the shareholders, not to make themselves feel better by misdirecting company funds to pet causes.
I was in the minority opinion on that, and my teachers looked at me like I was crazy. And this was in Alabama.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 18, 2018 03:38 PM (BjrOM)
Posted by: Derptastic at June 18, 2018 03:39 PM (DB16e)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 18, 2018 03:39 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at June 18, 2018 03:39 PM (I2dne)
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I think the have like a half billion in off shore accounts to be honest.
Posted by: simplemind at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (oUUBa)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (fceHP)
I would like for big corporations to say, from now on,
It is
not in the best interest of the shareholders for the corporation to
donate to political or any other organization that dies not benefit our
bottom line and shareholder value.
If you want a cut of our profits, contact each of or shareholders and see if they care to give to you.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at June 18, 2018 03:36 PM (ymnmz)
This is a shareholder proposal that definitely needs consideration.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (jxbfJ)
Then keep suing them to take the names "Southern" and "Law" out of their name.
And just who the hell made them a "Center" anyway?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (AURKQ)
Well, there is this
GALLUP: TRUMP APPROVAL TIES HIGHEST OF PRESIDENCY...
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (fceHP)
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Shit! Change course!
Less separated families! More violence at Berkeley!
Posted by: The Left at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (BjrOM)
"From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it."
- Groucho Marx
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: LGoPs at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (FWsqf)
My gut says "Suck it, SPLC." I'm too tired to think right now so I'm going with my gut.
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (RD7QR)
It must have been a slam-dunk libel case to cause the SPLC to fold faster than the XFL.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (ppaKI)
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I think the have like a half billion in off shore accounts to be honest.
Posted by: simplemind at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (oUUBa)
Why, it's like they do not care about poverty at all!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (ycWCI)
This is all a multi-act production of The Aristocrats.
Posted by: Kreplach at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (2JcMg)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 18, 2018 03:39 PM (ycWCI)
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Soros, Clinton, and Steyer money.
Facebook and Twitter give them a bunch too.
Posted by: Nationalist Pikachu at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (85D3E)
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (+Dllb)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (AURKQ)
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The Southern Impoverished Law Center. It has a certain poetry to it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (I2dne)
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I think the have like a half billion in off shore accounts to be honest.
Posted by: simplemind at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (oUUBa)
Why, it's like they do not care about poverty at all!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (ycWCI)
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Just think of all the job training they could provide with those funds!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (BjrOM)
Then keep suing them to take the names "Southern" and "Law" out of their name.
And just who the hell made them a "Center" anyway?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (AURKQ)
++++
They're a legend in their own minds.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (pvjTE)
Posted by: LGoPs at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (FWsqf)
Yeah, and their "military wing" carries badges and guns.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 03:42 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: garrett at June 18, 2018 03:42 PM (MkVJm)
Whose free speech rights are suppressed on social media - facebook, YouTube, etc.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 18, 2018 03:42 PM (W+vEI)
Posted by: Gumby, I am the Eggman at June 18, 2018 03:42 PM (2LelM)
Posted by: steevy at June 18, 2018 03:42 PM (LiyEm)
They were warned they wouldn't like the 'New Rules'. Reap it!
Posted by: Puddleglum at June 18, 2018 03:42 PM (Zi2kb)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 03:42 PM (Lg2h/)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: Concerned People's Front at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (rdl6o)
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I think the have like a half billion in off shore accounts to be honest.
Posted by: simplemind at June 18, 2018 03:40 PM (oUUBa)
Why, it's like they do not care about poverty at all!
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Its basically an extortion racket. I think they extorted every corporation in the US for decades. They the whisked the cash away to where it can't be touched.
Posted by: simplemind at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (qYq0S)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (nWc4E)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:27 PM (fceHP)
Not likely. They've got a shit ton of money and their fund raising makes the Clinton Foundation look amateurish.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (htCxB)
Posted by: No at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (e57Q1)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (Lg2h/)
Posted by: Roland THTG at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (xBSm0)
Facebook and Twitter give them a bunch too.
During Obama years the DoJ (Holder) partnered with SPLC re: identifying domestic terror threats (IIRC). So they have federal $$$ in their coffers, too
Posted by: Lizzy at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (W+vEI)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 03:42 PM (Lg2h/)
Worst captain of the Hah-vahd swim team ever.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (b5O8H)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: Sponge at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (F4u7C)
Posted by: steevy at June 18, 2018 03:42 PM (LiyEm)
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Well, they do seem to be incompetent.
I mean, there are the obvious failures like the shootings they've missed.
But then there's the fact that they were obviously in the tank for Hillary and couldn't manage to conjure up a story strong enough to take down Trump. I mean, that's really disappointing from the Bureau that supposedly has files on every prominent person in America, you know?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 18, 2018 03:44 PM (BjrOM)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 03:44 PM (Lg2h/)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - I choose to live my life as a black woman at June 18, 2018 03:44 PM (VgKNm)
Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2018 03:44 PM (pHfeF)
They made plenty of money from the Jug-eared imbecile.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at June 18, 2018 03:45 PM (ATVNj)
He said he was dealing with depression. If you don't know how that differs from, say, delusions or psychosis, maybe you shouldn't be involved in adult discussions.
Posted by: Rob Crawford at June 18, 2018 03:45 PM (cApiC)
Posted by: Gumby, I am the Eggman at June 18, 2018 03:45 PM (2LelM)
.........
YEAH, they should start handing out $100's to the folks.
Posted by: the folks at June 18, 2018 03:45 PM (HgMAr)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 18, 2018 03:45 PM (nWc4E)
Unless SPLC is run by Jesse Jackson, they're stealing his act.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at June 18, 2018 03:46 PM (ppaKI)
Posted by: SturmToddler at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (8D42x)
That's a good point. I would think a savvy prosecutor could legitimately make the case.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at June 18, 2018 03:46 PM (J70i0)
Ken White is good for tapioca pudding reviews. not trusting his political judgement.
Posted by: Boulder t'hobo at June 18, 2018 03:33 PM (gPqag)
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I believe he has publicly disclosed that he suffers from depression.
And, the post I quoted from is largely legal analysis, not political commentary. He is a former federal prosecutor and currently a practicing defense attorney, specializing in free speech law. So, he knows what he is talking about, though I (not an attorney) at times disagree with him.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 18, 2018 03:37 PM (pvjTE)
Not being a lawyer, here is my guess. The SPLC settled because while they will claim that they were just stating an opinion, and they were, the SPLC and the dipshits of the MSM use their declaration of an organization being a hate group as fact. So while they had a chance of actually arguing on the grounds of opinion and free speech, they and their media allies have essentially killed that claim by their actions. Thus they chose to settle rather than wind up paying more.
Posted by: buzzion at June 18, 2018 03:46 PM (lKs2v)
Posted by: Gumby, I am the Eggman at June 18, 2018 03:45 PM (2LelM)
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And they barely did that.
And in the process, they actually strengthened him within the party.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 18, 2018 03:46 PM (BjrOM)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 18, 2018 03:46 PM (cpdXU)
Posted by: Bear with Assymetrical Balls at June 18, 2018 03:46 PM (DT2/W)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 18, 2018 03:45 PM (nWc4E)
Freshly molted exoskeleton.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 03:46 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: simplemind at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (qYq0S)
There was an article I saw recently on a lefty site that took the line "you know, the SPLC is just nothing but a giant slush fund for Morris Dees and we should stop sending them money."
I thought, wow, even the progressives are starting to get disgusted with them.
Naturally, I neglected to save the link.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at June 18, 2018 03:47 PM (htCxB)
Posted by: Boulder t'hobo at June 18, 2018 03:47 PM (gPqag)
Blumenthal's sole strategy is to use his time to trash the President and other Republicans, like Nunes.
What a pos.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:47 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: Dick Blumenthal at June 18, 2018 03:47 PM (ATVNj)
Posted by: Weasel at June 18, 2018 03:47 PM (MVjcR)
Dr. Pimplepopper needs to squeeze that big zit between his shoulders!
Posted by: Concerned People's Front at June 18, 2018 03:47 PM (rdl6o)
I switched over just in time to see baby sea lions dying in the hot sun.
Gah.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 03:47 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (fceHP)
...........
She caught Pelosi-itis.
Posted by: wth at June 18, 2018 03:47 PM (HgMAr)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:43 PM (fceHP)
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She caught Pelosi-itis.
Posted by: wth at June 18, 2018 03:47 PM (HgMAr)
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She saying "crumbs" over and over again?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 18, 2018 03:47 PM (BjrOM)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at June 18, 2018 03:46 PM (ppaKI)
Stealing, franchising, whatev's.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 03:48 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 03:48 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Saber Alter at June 18, 2018 03:49 PM (yWWaf)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 18, 2018 03:45 PM (nWc4E)
..........
It's Fire Marshall Bill !!!
Posted by: wth at June 18, 2018 03:49 PM (HgMAr)
(Yeah, hard to believe since I'm only 29, but.....)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at June 18, 2018 03:49 PM (0jtPF)
There was an article I saw recently on a lefty site that took the line "you know, the SPLC is just nothing but a giant slush fund for Morris Dees and we should stop sending them money."
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 18, 2018 03:49 PM (k1TUh)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 03:49 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:50 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: Grouchy Smurf at June 18, 2018 03:50 PM (AURKQ)
meant to add: one of the last Lefty's I would talk to (luckly he's moved away, I don't have to make up an excuse not to talk to him anymore) had told me that he used to contribute to SPLC, but quit because they were mailing him 3 - 4 fundraising requests every week.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 18, 2018 03:51 PM (k1TUh)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 03:51 PM (AURKQ)
He's amnesty shill but some times he can really step up when necessary.
Posted by: WisRich at June 18, 2018 03:51 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 03:49 PM (ptqGC)
The "alive" portion is probably not needed.
Posted by: Buzzion at June 18, 2018 03:51 PM (lKs2v)
All I knew was that I was either going to walk out of that d-fac with a cup of coffee. . . or without a cup of coffee.
You see, some days we never knew how things were going to turn out.
So I relied on my training and trusted in my fellow soldiers.
Posted by: Dick Blumenthal at June 18, 2018 03:51 PM (ATVNj)
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at June 18, 2018 03:51 PM (J70i0)
That was very funny!!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 18, 2018 03:52 PM (nWc4E)
And they have the latest copy of the British Journal of Psychology to prove it.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at June 18, 2018 03:52 PM (ppaKI)
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You left out Christian.
Posted by: Gumby, I am the Eggman at June 18, 2018 03:52 PM (2LelM)
Posted by: Weasel at June 18, 2018 03:47 PM (MVjcR)
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I thought Chik-Fil-A owned all the hate farms? When did you get in? How hard is it to get a new franchise?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at June 18, 2018 03:52 PM (I2dne)
All the time. Every time someone is accused of racism against the individuals who label them that way.
Racism charges are leveled frequently because to date in only stands to hurt the accused. Only when the accuser starts paying for their labeling, will the labeling subside.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (XG9gP)
Posted by: wth at June
Am I the only one that first read that as Pelosi-tits?
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (6NpxV)
After pulling their gold fillings.
Or something like that.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (EyPfd)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 03:44 PM (Lg2h/)
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Dems always do this crap whenever they're not the ones investigating stuff. Rudy seems to be the target of the day.
Posted by: Axeman at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (vDqXW)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (cpdXU)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (EyPfd)
Posted by: Quill, noted non-Groot at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (xGZ+b)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (6NpxV)
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Nope.
Posted by: Axeman at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (vDqXW)
Posted by: Gumby, I am the Eggman at June 18, 2018 03:54 PM (2LelM)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (6NpxV)
++++++
Nope. I did, too. Thankfully I have a vomit bucket* under my desk.
* Okay, it's technically a wastebasket. But I do tip the cleaning crew so I think we're square.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at June 18, 2018 03:54 PM (I2dne)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 18, 2018 03:54 PM (cpdXU)
Moar lawsuits.
All the time. Every time someone is accused of racism against the individuals who label them that way.
Racism charges are leveled frequently because to date in only stands
to hurt the accused. Only when the accuser starts paying for their
labeling, will the labeling subside.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (XG9gP)
Of course ytou are racist, have you seen this handy chart?
Posted by: SPLCGA Doo Dah Day at June 18, 2018 03:54 PM (ymnmz)
Posted by: concrete girl at June 18, 2018 03:54 PM (yzU5t)
Posted by: Roland THTG at June 18, 2018 03:54 PM (xBSm0)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (6NpxV)
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Nope.
Posted by: Tube Socks Full of Gravel at June 18, 2018 03:55 PM (vg8iE)
That is my consolation.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at June 18, 2018 03:55 PM (ATVNj)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 03:55 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 18, 2018 03:55 PM (nWc4E)
Am I the only one who DIDN'T read that as Pelosi-tits?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 18, 2018 03:56 PM (EyPfd)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 03:56 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:56 PM (fceHP)
Am I the only one who DIDN'T read that as Pelosi-tits?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 18, 2018 03:56 PM (EyPfd)
Yes...Yes..I believe you are.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 18, 2018 03:53 PM (EyPfd)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 03:57 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 18, 2018 03:57 PM (cpdXU)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:57 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 03:57 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at June 18, 2018 03:57 PM (LTE9d)
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big honking downplaying of acts by Wray
Huber will come.
Posted by: Under Fire at June 18, 2018 03:30 PM
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When?? I requested the ride 20 minutes ago.
Posted by: Wray at June 18, 2018 03:57 PM (RVcmP)
Posted by: WisRich at June 18, 2018 03:58 PM (G0vdT)
Am I the only one who DIDN'T read that as Pelosi-tits?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
*snort.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2018 03:58 PM (6NpxV)
Seeing as Peter Strozk has been moved to HR within the FBI, wouldn't it
be shit icing on the shit cake for him to be the one who gives the
"lessons learned" training at the FBI???
This is all a multi-act production of The Aristocrats.
Posted by: Kreplach at June 18, 2018 03:41 PM (2JcMg)
Strzok, the CIA ghost who doesn't really exist (as we've been told here).... is now willing to testify to Congress without immunity.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 03:58 PM (UBzPO)
I apologize to the good people of that town. Everyone except Mittens, that is.
Posted by: BurtTC at June 18, 2018 03:58 PM (9chmE)
Posted by: wth at June 18, 2018 03:58 PM (HgMAr)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at June 18, 2018 03:58 PM (B+qrE)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 03:57 PM (ptqGC)
I can't see how this helps the Democrats and elections. They would be complete fools.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:58 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at June 18, 2018 03:46 PM (ppaKI)
Cultural appropriation.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 03:59 PM (UBzPO)
Page: "Oh my god, I am physically sick from the election results!!!, how could you let this happen?
Strozk: "Don't worry, I'll do something about it."
Three days after that text, Stozk opens the Russia counter intel investigation.
Even a fucking retard could put two and two together with evidence like that, but not that straight arrow Horowitz.
This is bullshit!!
Posted by: Kreplach at June 18, 2018 03:59 PM (2JcMg)
That is my consolation.
....
Unless they retire somewhere in the South.
We have a lot of northern liberals showing up here to escape their own creations.
I'd prefer if Trump built a border wall along the Mason Dixon Line. I can deal with Cubans, Haitians and Hispanics, they don't want to turn the South into where they came from.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at June 18, 2018 03:59 PM (XG9gP)
There's no real legal analysis to be done here, so Ken White's take is
beside the point. People settle suits for all sorts of reasons having
nothing to do with the merits. SPLC may have thought that it would be a
public relations black eye or that the suit would give a relatively
unknown plaintiff a bullhorn for spreading his views, for example.
Posted by: Bear with Assymetrical Balls at June 18, 2018 03:46 PM (DT2/W)
Or they settled because they knew discovery would've opened the floodgates on another 50 lawsuits.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:00 PM (UBzPO)
Posted by: Kreplach at June 18, 2018 03:59 PM (2JcMg)
That's circumstantial.
Which is Latin for "Suck it, peasant"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 04:00 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 03:56 PM (ptqGC)
There can be only one.
Posted by: Sen. Alan Cranston (Ret.) at June 18, 2018 04:01 PM (htCxB)
To be fair, has anything ever come from any Congressional Hearing ever, in the history of the Republic?
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 18, 2018 04:02 PM (k1TUh)
Posted by: Kreplach at June 18, 2018 03:59 PM (2JcMg)
+++++++
It burns when you look right at.
This hearing is also pretty nauseating, the little bit of it I have been able to catch (I have it on for background noise between my meetings today).
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at June 18, 2018 04:02 PM (I2dne)
This is bullshit!!
Posted by: Kreplach at June 18, 2018 03:59 PM (2JcMg)
That was Graham's point. "Have you ever come to a conclusion based on circumstantial evidence" or something like that.
Of course Horowitz said yes. So there you have it. Plenty of "evidence" that Horowitz claims is not there to conclude bias.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 04:02 PM (fceHP)
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WHAT ARE WE DOING TO OUR CHILDREN?!?!?!?!
Posted by: Meryl "Alar" Streep at June 18, 2018 04:03 PM (vg8iE)
None of whom would take kindly to it.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at June 18, 2018 04:03 PM (AM1GF)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 04:04 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 04:04 PM (Lg2h/)
Posted by: Shit Pieces who Lie Constantly at June 18, 2018 04:04 PM (vDqXW)
Posted by: Jak Sucio at June 18, 2018 04:04 PM (Y9uH4)
Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2018 04:04 PM (pHfeF)
My G-D how much cock can those dems suck in one session?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 04:04 PM (Lg2h/)
TRUST THE PLAN!!!!!!
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:05 PM (UBzPO)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 18, 2018 04:04 PM (Lg2h/)
I've turned it off. Kamala must still be on.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 04:05 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: IC at June 18, 2018 04:05 PM (a0IVu)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at June 18, 2018 04:02 PM (I2dne)
Wray keeps wrapping up all of the FBI into the fold with generic statements versus the sh*tholes that are blatantly guilty.
This must really get under the rank and file watching this. He is throwing them all under the bus, shielding the criminals and trying to muddy the waters.
pos, I can't say it enough.
They are putting policies in place, I guarantee you, to penalize the whistleblowers even more. Because some are chomping at the bit to come forward.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 04:05 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: WisRich at June 18, 2018 04:06 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: IC at June 18, 2018 04:05 PM (a0IVu)
"Mistakes were made.....no bias.....blah blah blah"
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 04:06 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 03:55 PM (ptqGC)
But will we actually see any results or justice?
Sure McCabe was fired (right before he retired) so he can't start drawing his pension right away, but will he ultimately end up being denied it or serving jail time? Will Strzok, who has a lawyer which apparently means he's already getting fitted for a prison jumpsuit according to some, actually be fired or face any real jail time?
Will the rot of the system that allowed these people to do what they did actually be fixed?
Does anyone really have any faith in the federal government even with Trump at the helm, and who do you get your weed from, because that must be some good shit?
Posted by: buzzion at June 18, 2018 04:06 PM (lKs2v)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 04:07 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: Kreplach at June 18, 2018 03:59 PM (2JcMg)
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To *PROTECT* the Trump campaign!
You will not get the answer DC-Correct unless you remember that Strzok was hot to *protect* the Trump campaign from Russian interference.
Posted by: Your Daily State Programming at June 18, 2018 04:07 PM (vDqXW)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 04:08 PM (AURKQ)
Give me a damn break.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at June 18, 2018 04:08 PM (I2dne)
"Russia argues the Marine Corps' beefed-up presence in Norway is an attack"
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at June 18, 2018 04:08 PM (B+qrE)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 04:08 PM (AURKQ)
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That's what I've been trying to say.
Posted by: James Comey at June 18, 2018 04:08 PM (vDqXW)
getting fitted for a prison jumpsuit according to some, actually be
fired or face any real jail time?"
His lawyer announced yesterday that Strzok is willing to testify in front of any committee at any time without immunity. He's facing no jeopardy whatsoever.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:08 PM (UBzPO)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at June 18, 2018 04:08 PM (OLCnA)
There was no evidence the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 04:09 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: OldDominionMom at June 18, 2018 04:09 PM (t0Z53)
pfft, amateurs!
I would have spent all night on my knees extracting that tweet info during a long debriefing session...
Posted by: Ali Watkins, Greatest NYT Debriefer at June 18, 2018 04:10 PM (nGsFZ)
Posted by: IC at June 18, 2018 04:10 PM (a0IVu)
https://tinyurl.com/ybmkzevv
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:10 PM (UBzPO)
Sen. for LA says "wangdoodle".
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 18, 2018 04:10 PM (8O3HH)
LOL!!! Trump signed an EO this morning authorizing the creation of a 6th branch of the military. Space Force!
https://tinyurl.com/ybmkzevv
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:10 PM (UBzPO)
Cool...now for some space cadets.
Posted by: IC at June 18, 2018 04:11 PM (a0IVu)
Posted by: Weasel at June 18, 2018 04:11 PM (MVjcR)
His lawyer announced yesterday that Strzok is willing to testify in front of any committee at any time without immunity. He's facing no jeopardy whatsoever.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:08 PM (UBzPO)
Sounds like he has an immunity deal.
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at June 18, 2018 04:11 PM (10vO4)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 18, 2018 04:10 PM (8O3HH)
++++++
In fairness, it *rhymes* with wangdoodle.
I am guessing, "hangdoodle."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at June 18, 2018 04:11 PM (I2dne)
What's their level of gov't info retention? I'd love to get it out of them during a nightly debriefing session.
Posted by: Ali Watkins, Greatest NYT Debriefer at June 18, 2018 04:11 PM (nGsFZ)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 04:11 PM (ptqGC)
LOL for a time out
Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2018 04:12 PM (pHfeF)
Posted by: Retard Strength Trumps Smart Power at June 18, 2018 04:12 PM (RKQ/v)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at June 18, 2018 04:12 PM (I2dne)
Posted by: Ignoramus at June 18, 2018 04:12 PM (n+6mJ)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 18, 2018 04:12 PM (r+sAi)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2018 04:09 PM (ptqGC)
It was attacks.
Posted by: John Roberts at June 18, 2018 04:12 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2018 04:12 PM (6NpxV)
Posted by: Axeman at June 18, 2018 04:13 PM (vDqXW)
Posted by: WisRich at June 18, 2018 04:13 PM (G0vdT)
His lawyer announced yesterday that Strzok is willing to testify in front of any committee at any time without immunity. He's facing no jeopardy whatsoever.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:08 PM (UBzPO)
Sounds like he has an immunity deal.
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic
Probably the only reason he's still employed.
Posted by: Jean at June 18, 2018 04:13 PM (D2yIw)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 18, 2018 04:12 PM (r+sAi)
Who says they won't now?
Blood's in the water. Take 'em for all they've got.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 04:13 PM (AURKQ)
I was extremely skeptical of him from the outset, based on very skimpy info - but his performance now leaves little doubt: he is a CATASTROPHICALLY bad appointment.
His ship (one of the country's most important institutions) is literally ablaze, and down by the bow, having taken a dozen self-inflicted torpedo hits.
And he talks about "training". And how much agencies they deal with like them. And about how hard it is to get into their intern program.
Wray is the first Trump appointee to approach the Obama Appointee level of unfitness. It's unbelievable.
Posted by: rhomboid at June 18, 2018 04:13 PM (QDnY+)
https://tinyurl.com/ybmkzevv
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:10 PM (UBzPO)
6th?
Posted by: josephistan at June 18, 2018 04:14 PM (7HtZB)
American law makes it tough for people to sue for defamation, so the fact that the SPLC caved so spectacularly tells me that there is clear evidence that they knew that they were wrong, but published anyway for political and fundraising reasons.
So...I think free speech -- such as it is -- is safe for the time being.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 18, 2018 04:14 PM (wYseH)
LOL!!! Trump signed an EO this morning authorizing the creation of a 6th branch of the military. Space Force!
https://tinyurl.com/ybmkzevv
Where do I sign up?
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at June 18, 2018 04:14 PM (HaL55)
Cool...now for some space cadets.
Posted by: IC
California is full of them!
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2018 04:12 PM (6NpxV)
Ain't that the truth. but they are high maintenance..double macchiato organic soy lattes don't come cheap.
Posted by: IC at June 18, 2018 04:14 PM (a0IVu)
Oooh, something classified Sen. Kennedy (that's his name, John Kennedy, R from LA) is trying to get in.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 18, 2018 04:14 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 04:05 PM (fceHP)
If there were actually any FBI personnel chomping at the bit to come forward, shouldn't we already have seen something? No, even the so called "good" FBI personnel are more worried about the paycheck and that unbelievable pension than they are about the oath they took to support and defend the Constitution. The best we could hope for would be some "anonymous" leaks.
Posted by: Anonymous White Male at June 18, 2018 04:15 PM (9BLnV)
it's embarrassing to all law abiding citizens
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 03:34 PM (fceHP)
I was in my car this afternoon for a while and had the bad summer theater on. Outside of Lindsay, all of the rest of who I could make out to be Republicans, sounded like stuttering idiots. The Dems are much smoother and go right to their rehearsed talking points of trying to make the FBI completely absolved of any ethical or criminal liability, except that Comey should have never spoken about his investigation to anyone as it hurt Hillary's campaign.
Posted by: Jen the original at June 18, 2018 04:15 PM (OdLH1)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 04:15 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2018 04:15 PM (pHfeF)
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at June 18, 2018 04:11 PM (10vO4)
His lawyer claims otherwise. Lots of stories out about it now.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:15 PM (UBzPO)
I give no fucks since 9-11 about the trials and tribulation of ANY muslim no matter the particular.
It's either soft or hard jihad.
So color me totally unconcerned, and that is the end of any discussion I will entertain on the matter.
Posted by: irongrampa at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (S/hVx)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (mOYp9)
Posted by: Gumby, I am the Eggman at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (2LelM)
Yeah basically.
According to this dipshit Horowitz.
They would have had to find a smoking gun text or memorandum explicitly confessing that their biases were motivating them.
i.e "I support Hillary so I am going to do all I can to torpedo this investigation."
"I hate Trump so much I am going to do everything within my power and authority to stop his election and if by some chance he were to be elected, I will use my power to harass and hound him from office"
It's fucking nonsensical, but this is how these fucks justify their white washes.
Pieces of shit.
Posted by: Kreplach at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (2JcMg)
Posted by: Weasel at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (MVjcR)
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (UBzPO)
Posted by: Buzzion at June 18, 2018 03:51 PM (lKs2v)
You should know...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (wYseH)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 18, 2018 04:10 PM (8O3HH)
You mean Smirky McSmirkface? I'd like to slap him real hard.
Posted by: Miley, the High Duchess at June 18, 2018 04:17 PM (iTpm7)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 18, 2018 04:05 PM (fceHP)
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Well, there has been a sharp decline in the prosecution of whistleblowers since Obama left office.
(I recently read that Obama prosecuted more whistleblowers than all the other presidents since Ford combined).
Posted by: Axeman at June 18, 2018 04:17 PM (vDqXW)
Posted by: Gumby, I am the Eggman at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (2LelM)
Silver Lamee. Platform Boots. Fishbowl Helmet.
Didn't you read the brochure?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 04:17 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Max Power at June 18, 2018 04:17 PM (QCc6B)
Posted by: wth at June
Am I the only one that first read that as Pelosi-tits?
Posted by: rickb223
Unfortunately not. I barfed on my keyboard. Had to replace it to type this.
Posted by: Jabroni at June 18, 2018 04:17 PM (TcM5G)
Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2018 04:17 PM (pHfeF)
Posted by: wth at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (HgMAr)
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Donors. The ideal subject is a little old Jewish lady with money, who has outlived her husband and can be conviced there's a Nazi behind every tree. As actual threats recede, exaggerations and falsehoods must become more and more outlandish to keep the money flowing.
The SPLC is a cash cow for founder Morris Dees and the top officers of the organization.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 18, 2018 04:17 PM (olErd)
(2) Space Force. Here's the insider line: reserve rooms in Key West.
(3) This just in. "Mr Kennedy" in the ongoing hearing just queried FBI guy, "Do you believe in the Easter Bunny?" And moved on from there.Students of radio history will immediately recognize Stan Freberg's greatest work, and know that this ends up in Toledo. "I'm still not sure about Toledo"
Posted by: Stringer Davis at June 18, 2018 04:17 PM (H5rtT)
Posted by: josephistan at June 18, 2018 04:14 PM (7HtZB)
I had to think for a minute too. Apparently the Coast Guard counts.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:18 PM (UBzPO)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at June 18, 2018 03:59 PM
And make Mason pay for it!
Posted by: Dixon at June 18, 2018 04:18 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 18, 2018 04:18 PM (k1TUh)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at June 18, 2018 04:18 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at June 18, 2018 03:59 PM
And make Dixon pay for it!
Posted by: Mason at June 18, 2018 04:18 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at June 18, 2018 04:14 PM (HaL55)
and do I get a ray gun?
Posted by: wth at June 18, 2018 04:18 PM (HgMAr)
Posted by: Weasel at June 18, 2018 04:19 PM (MVjcR)
Well hope your having a happy birthday!
Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2018 04:19 PM (pHfeF)
Posted by: irongrampa at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (S/hVx)
The fact that there are a few hundred thousand truly moderate, liberal Muslims among 1.5 billion of them doesn't make me optimistic for a Islamic reformation.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 18, 2018 04:19 PM (wYseH)
Power line article made it sound Strzok thinks he did nothing wrong and is misunderstood.
Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2018 04:15 PM (pHfeF)
Duuude! Come on now?!
Posted by: Ohio Retards at June 18, 2018 04:19 PM (ymnmz)
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (UBzPO)
OOOooooh.... super-duper triple-layer tinfoil time:
What if Strzok has been working with Trump since day Zero, getting all the deep state slimeballs to implicate themselves, and now is the time for the Great Reveal?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 04:19 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Lincolntf at June 18, 2018 04:19 PM (l14X/)
I'm thinking Ziggy Stardust.
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It'd be cool if they looked like the Jetsons. How did they get those rings around the neck to float like that?
Posted by: Gumby, I am the Eggman at June 18, 2018 04:19 PM (2LelM)
For one, it serves as a warning, and not that there are "some things that you just can't say." Leftists have proven to lack both the ability of self-reflection and the learning ability God gave the common cockroach, so hoping the idiots will step back and think, "You know, maybe these New Rules weren't such a great idea, after all" is an exercise in futility. But perhaps if the consequences of their favourite shut-up tactics becomes too great, they'll at least think twice before attempting to no-platform a college speaker who hurts their feels. And that's the real purpose of law: not to instil some morality in the amoral, but to keep the amoral from crapping all over the rights of the moral.
Second, libel isn't protected speech. If the $PLC was simply "presenting their opinion" as Ken White seems to believe, we wouldn't even be having this discussion. (Even MSNBC seems to know where the line is, and as repulsive as I find them, they still have those protections of free speech precisely because they haven't yet crossed the line. Most people know Maddow is just an ignorant loudmouth, but her show never pretends to be anything but an opinion piece) But the fact of the matter is that the $PLC has NOT, in fact, been open about their insanity being their opinion, but rather have been presenting themselves as a non-partisan watchdog group. At best, maybe a out-of-the-way disclaimer filled with weasel words, but the entire site is set up specifically to deceive visitors. If they aren't guilty of libel, they're certainly guilty of misrepresenting themselves, another issue on top of that.
That's probably why the suit was successful; Nawaz was probably able to reasonably present enough evidence that the $PLC was engaging in libel or at the very least misrepresenting themselves. Let's be real here, it probably isn't all that hard to do.
Posted by: Saber Alter at June 18, 2018 04:20 PM (yWWaf)
So what does a Space Force uniform look like?
Posted by: Gumby, I am the Eggman at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (2LelM)
I guarantee the Left will use the Empire from Star Wars as the meme.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:20 PM (UBzPO)
Posted by: josephistan at June 18, 2018 04:14 PM (7HtZB)
I had to think for a minute too. Apparently the Coast Guard counts.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:18 PM (UBzPO)
I thought the Marines were technically part of the Navy, and not a separate branch
Posted by: josephistan at June 18, 2018 04:20 PM (7HtZB)
Yep, that means he is facing no jeopardy other than being moved to HR.
Wouldn't it be shit icing on the shit cake for him to be the one who gives the "lessons learned" training at the FBI???
This is all a multi-act production of The Aristocrats.
Posted by: Kreplach at June 18, 2018 04:20 PM (2JcMg)
Yes, for Horowitz to officially find evidence of bias, he must have a signed statement from one of these jackwagons saying, "I hereby make the following official decision because of my political bias against/in favor of the subject of this decision. I do it for no other reason than my own political bias".
If he doesn't have that, then there's no evidence of bias.
So, this is how the hearing goes. GOPer asks tough-sounding questions, then switch to a Dem who sucks Howoritz's wangdoodle.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at June 18, 2018 04:20 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Gumby, I am the Eggman at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (2LelM)
Shazam Underoos.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 18, 2018 04:20 PM (VM6ev)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2018 04:20 PM (6NpxV)
I'm thinking Ziggy Stardust.
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It'd be cool if they looked like the Jetsons. How did they get those rings around the neck to float like that?
Posted by: Gumby, I am the Eggman at June 18, 2018 04:19 PM (2LelM)
White privilege of course
Posted by: josephistan at June 18, 2018 04:21 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2018 04:17 PM (pHfeF)
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Hopefully not the red uniforms. Those guys had no shelf life whatsoever.
Posted by: Blake - used bridge salesman at June 18, 2018 04:21 PM (qC1Sy)
Posted by: Lancelot Link Secret Agent Chimp at June 18, 2018 04:21 PM (7lKeD)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at June 18, 2018 04:21 PM (OLCnA)
Posted by: Lancelot Link Secret Agent Chimp at June 18, 2018 04:21 PM (7lKeD)
"UFO" Moonbase, with silver miniskirts and purple wigs.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 18, 2018 04:21 PM (VM6ev)
Posted by: josephistan at June 18, 2018 04:21 PM (7HtZB)
Never saw a black guy on the Jetsons did you ?
Posted by: Lancelot Link Secret Agent Chimp at June 18, 2018 04:21 PM (7lKeD)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at June 18, 2018 04:22 PM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2018 04:22 PM (pHfeF)
...........
The girlz get the Barbarella plastic boob bubbles.
Posted by: wth at June 18, 2018 04:22 PM (HgMAr)
Posted by: Axeman at June 18, 2018 04:22 PM (vDqXW)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 18, 2018 04:22 PM (r+sAi)
Posted by: Anonymous White Male at June 18, 2018 04:15 PM (9BLnV)
the Consti...constitu...the what?
Posted by: 18 months from 100% pension + free health insurance at June 18, 2018 04:22 PM (wYseH)
Posted by: Lancelot Link Secret Agent Chimp at June 18, 2018 04:23 PM (7lKeD)
Zero, getting all the deep state slimeballs to implicate themselves,
and now is the time for the Great Reveal?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 18, 2018 04:19 PM (AURKQ)
Some of our friends here have really been saying that Strzok doesn't even exist - he's a deep-cover CIA operative sent there years ago to overthrow Trump. TRUST THE PLAN!!!
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at June 18, 2018 04:23 PM (UBzPO)
I find the idea that Strzok has any kind of immunity deal very troubling. My assumption is that no truly big names are going to swing on any of this (in any of the related mega-scandals centered on campaign 2016), so ..... what would immunity for him be in exchange for? Beyond that, Strzok clearly is one of the worst characters in the play, and the country should see him hit with maximum punishment for obstruction of justice (what else could you call the conduct of these "investigations"?).
Posted by: rhomboid at June 18, 2018 04:24 PM (QDnY+)
But all the "chomping at the bit" rank and file FIB agents who are allegedly furious at the bureau's handling of Clinton email investigation? Oh noooes! Lips are forever sealed because they're afwaid they won't get whistle blower pwotection, poor wittle things.
Protected class and unprotected class.
Posted by: Hands at June 18, 2018 04:24 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: rhomboid at June 18, 2018 04:24 PM (QDnY+)
Posted by: MAGA at June 18, 2018 04:26 PM (1tkmK)
Posted by: Buzzion at June 18, 2018 03:51 PM (lKs2v)
You should know...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 18, 2018 04:16 PM (wYseH)
About time someone took the bait.
You people are slipping.
Posted by: buzzion at June 18, 2018 04:29 PM (lKs2v)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 18, 2018 04:30 PM (++G28)
Key West? Huh?
Posted by: Stringer Davis at June 18, 2018 04:30 PM (H5rtT)
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at June 18, 2018 03:29 PM (J70i0)
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Ironically, this is the strategy the SPLC employed to destroy actual Nazi and white power type organizations, back when they occasionally did some good in the world. Nowadays they've run out of real targets and are painting targets on the innocent to scare their donors. The SPLC don't sue anymore because there's nobody left to sue.
Recall Anthony Bourdain's terror at the prospect of a trip to West Virginia, and how none of his fears materialized when he actually got there.
That's the type of (surprisingly common) naive ignorance, bigotry and fear the SPLC is promoting to keep the money coming. It's despicable.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 18, 2018 04:32 PM (olErd)
Posted by: Maxine Waters' Hair at June 18, 2018 04:39 PM (mPeei)
Also, what "good work" the $PLC did was by sheer dumb luck: they were a scam outfit from the very beginning. (Article by a leftist who was jaded with $PLC draining resources from legitimate organisations: http://www.thesocialcontract.com/answering_our_critics/art2000nov.html) Broken clocks only strike the right time twice a day.
Posted by: Saber Alter at June 18, 2018 04:49 PM (yWWaf)
Posted by: Fox2! at June 18, 2018 04:51 PM (13IFa)
Posted by: Weasel at June 18, 2018 04:19 PM (MVjcR)
Ooo! And Space Food Sticks!
Posted by: Iron Mike Golf at June 18, 2018 05:06 PM (di1hb)
Posted by: Trudeau's escaping eyebrow at June 18, 2018 05:36 PM (RjoUW)
Posted by: Jeffrey at June 18, 2018 09:33 PM (FsRGZ)
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