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Surprise! Fake "Whistleblower" Is Not Merely a "Registered Democrat," As Jake Tapper Claimed.
The Fake "Whistleblower" Has Actually Worked For One of the Democrats Running for the Presidential Nomination.

Jake Tapper lied?

Jake Tapper simply relayed the silly spin from frequent liar Adam Schiff "without evidence," as he likes to say about Trump?

I shan't believe it. I simply shannot.

Byron York:

In an Aug. 26 letter, the intelligence community's inspector general, Michael Atkinson, wrote that the anonymous whistleblower who set off the Trump-Ukraine impeachment fight showed "some indicia of an arguable political bias ... in favor of a rival political candidate."

A few weeks later, news reports said the whistleblower's possible bias was that he is a registered Democrat. That was all. Incredulous commentary suggested that Republicans who were pushing the bias talking point were so blinded by their own partisanship that they saw simple registration with the Democratic Party as evidence of wrongdoing.

"Give me a break!" tweeted whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid. "Bias? Seriously?"

Now, however, there is word of more evidence of possible bias on the whistleblower's part. Under questioning from Republicans during last Friday's impeachment inquiry interview with Atkinson, the inspector general revealed that the whistleblower's possible bias was not that he was simply a registered Democrat. It was that he had a significant tie to one of the Democratic presidential candidates currently vying to challenge President Trump in next year's election.

"The IG said [the whistleblower] worked or had some type of professional relationship with one of the Democratic candidates," said one person with knowledge of what was said.

"The IG said the whistleblower had a professional relationship with one of the 2020 candidates," said another person with knowledge of what was said.

"What [Atkinson] said was that the whistleblower self-disclosed that he was a registered Democrat and that he had a prior working relationship with a current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate," said a third person with knowledge of what was said.

If I can't trust Jake Tapper and his "conservative" Beta Orbiters who amplify and propagate his DNC talking points all day on Twitter, why, then who can I trust?

Posted by: Ace of Spades at 04:00 PM




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1 Nothing to see here

Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:01 PM (WkmoA)

2 Where have all the ewoks gone?

Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:01 PM (WkmoA)

3 Far, Far away

Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:02 PM (WkmoA)

4 All by myself

Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:02 PM (WkmoA)

5 Nice and fresh in here

Posted by: BunkerInTheBurbs, still needs a new Nic! at October 08, 2019 04:02 PM (rBM1Q)

6 T-Bone?

Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:02 PM (4VGhz)

7 I called nood

Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:02 PM (WkmoA)

8 To take out the evil Trump, any means are acceptable.
Because since 2016, we know for a FACT that Ttump is Satan.

Posted by: Democrats that are dumber than dirt at October 08, 2019 04:03 PM (sy5kK)

9 There goes the neighborhood

Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:03 PM (WkmoA)

10 >>>Jake Tapper and his "conservative" Beta Orbiters

Hahahaha.
You should be making the big bucks, Ace.

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:03 PM (5vBlo)

11 Oh my........

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:03 PM (JUOKG)

12 hola chamacas y chamacos

Posted by: chimichango at October 08, 2019 04:03 PM (B+t5k)

13
Some candidate is in heap big trouble. I wonder who it is?

Posted by: Mathew Slater at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (9u4i0)

14 I was just following orders.

Posted by: chimichango at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (B+t5k)

15 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (CujRX)

16 Fake Fapper used to have a reputation as a straight shooter. Now he is just another brow-furrowed worrywart.

TrumpCamp for him.

Posted by: Zod at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (hgpSN)

17 Had to be with Biden, right? Deals with Ukraine plus the traitor worked for the US government?

Posted by: Dr Spank at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (P1AAi)

18 Where's AllenG?

Burn it.

Salt it.

PROFIT!!!

Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (CujRX)

19 9 There goes the neighborhood
Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:03 PM (WkmoA)

Pretty much a one-man show going on here.
Good one!

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (5vBlo)

20 that they saw simple registration with the Democratic Party as evidence of wrongdoing.

It's getting to the point where this is almost reasonable, or at least a facsimile of reasonable. The actually reasonable stance is "mid-tier or higher government employee is evidence of wrongdoing."

But thankfully our betters understand that there can be no conflicts of interest, criminality or wrongdoing when one is working to ensure that the arc of history continues to bend toward progress(ivism).

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (I2dne)

21 The only thing that could make this better is if the "whistleblower" is also a contributor to CNN or MSNBC.

Posted by: Muad'dib at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM (sjdRT)

22 Maybe the guy was trying to give Biden cover for his adventures.

Posted by: Dr Spank at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM (P1AAi)

23 This feels like one of those surprises that isn't very surprising.

Posted by: Murrican Ninja War Eeyore at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM (xptlg)

24 13 Some candidate is in heap big trouble. I wonder who it is?
Posted by: Mathew Slater at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (9u4i0)

I wonder if PDT would dare say (or tweet) that.

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM (5vBlo)

25 15 FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (CujRX)


da man

Posted by: REDACTED at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM (AQBtr)

26 About Jake Tapper and Jonah Goldberg and David French, and the complete collection of cucks across the land, I'm sort of surprised they aren't in the burn unit at the nearest hospital considering the daily scorching they suffer at the hands of Ace. Are they made of asbestos?

Posted by: kathysaysso at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM (vkS2Z)

27 Our legal stuff is illegal

Their illegal stuff is legal

Posted by: ... at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM (8XPnD)

28 17 Had to be with Biden, right? Deals with Ukraine plus the traitor worked for the US government?
Posted by: Dr Spank at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (P1AAi)

Why would Biden want the details of his son's dealings in Ukraine to be known to the general public?

Posted by: josephistan at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM (Izzlo)

29 Bernie or Kamala?

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM (nRWPy)

30 Have we started the drip?

Posted by: lance bane at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM (ransv)

31 Pretty much a one-man show going on here.

Good one!

Posted by: m
>>
Been late all day. Finally hit the motherload.

Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:06 PM (WkmoA)

32 Some candidate is in heap big trouble. I wonder who it is?
Posted by: Mathew Slater at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (9u4i0)
+++++++++
None of them. They're in the club and so there will be no trouble. No investigation. No prosecution. No justice.

Just a bit more cold anger amongst the tuned-in normals.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:06 PM (I2dne)

33 If the whistleblower worked in the White House both under Obama and Trump it seems pretty likely it's Biden.

How great would that be?

Posted by: JackStraw at October 08, 2019 04:06 PM (ZLI7S)

34 "The IG said the whistleblower had a professional relationship with one of the 2020 candidates"

Cory Booker's fluffer?

Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis at October 08, 2019 04:06 PM (sWM8x)

35 Should be on Jonah's second podcast of The Remnant

Posted by: McCool at October 08, 2019 04:06 PM (KvRqW)

36 17 Had to be with Biden, right? Deals with Ukraine plus the traitor worked for the US government?
Posted by: Dr Spank at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (P1AAi)

Oh how I hope so!! The tweets will be so BIGLY!!!!

Posted by: kathysaysso at October 08, 2019 04:06 PM (vkS2Z)

37 SHANNOT IS GONE I HEARD

Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 08, 2019 04:07 PM (RD7QR)

38 Still all on Democratic turf to argue the subjective issues of motivation or inspection "origin."
We have the objective transcript.
We have objective evidence of abuse of spying for political purposes.
Proceed directly to trial and PMITA prison.

Posted by: xnycpeasant at October 08, 2019 04:07 PM (koNhm)

39 Slap me across the face with a fish if You think I didn't see this coming.

Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:07 PM (ZCEU2)

40 Not a lie, just a sin of omission.


Sort of like "The men responsible for 9/11 were foreigners."

Posted by: shibumi at October 08, 2019 04:07 PM (2KYgn)

41 whistleblower says he met the candidate in a gloryhole

doesn't narrow it by much

Posted by: REDACTED at October 08, 2019 04:07 PM (AQBtr)

42 20 the arc of history continues to bend toward progress(ivism).
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (I2dne)

I think that a good men's health doctor can fix that.

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:07 PM (5vBlo)

43 Is Jakey doing the "let's honor our great military" diversion yet?

Posted by: Marcus T at October 08, 2019 04:07 PM (YMKdZ)

44 Lots and lots of news about Deep Corruption today.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (r+sAi)

45 Isn't Tater Stelter known for being a reliable source?

Posted by: Fritz at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (2Mnv1)

46 Person is in hiding, preparing to testify.

Its takes awhile to get that vocal fry voice just right.

Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (NgKpN)

47 It was that he had a significant tie to one of the Democratic presidential candidates
...........

Mayor Peter's secret lover? Oh no, hubby's not going to like that.

Posted by: wth at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (v0R5T)

48 Guessing it would be Biden, because he was VP and had access to the core Deep State.

Heck, he's one of them.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (sy5kK)

49 Sort of like "The men responsible for 9/11 were foreigners."
Posted by: shibumi at October 08, 2019 04:07 PM (2KYgn)

Some people did something

Posted by: ... at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (8XPnD)

50 >>34 "The IG said the whistleblower had a professional relationship with one of the 2020 candidates"

Pete Buttigieg is a defective Cylon. Hillary Clinton, too, is a defective Cylon. The latter had access to Ukraine via her role as Secretary of State. Buttigieg envies her wardrobe.

Zod will sit back while the math is performed.

Posted by: Zod at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (hgpSN)

51 Obviously Biden. That's why the WB was so alarmed.

Posted by: JoeF. at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (NFEMn)

52 Seriously, somebody is pulling hard to get somebody else tossed from the DemonRat nominations. And since Hillary is cozying up to Liz Warren, I'm thinking Biden is the target.

Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (RD7QR)

53 If I can't trust Jake Tapper and his "conservative" Beta Orbiters who
amplify and propagate his DNC talking points all day on Twitter, why,
then who can I trust?

_________


"I'm your dingleberry ..." -- F. Chuck Todd

Posted by: ShainS at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (3sDrJ)

54 33 If the whistleblower worked in the White House both under Obama and Trump it seems pretty likely it's Biden.

How great would that be?
Posted by: JackStraw at October 08, 2019 04:06 PM (ZLI7S)
-------

Yep

Posted by: WisRich at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (G0vdT)

55 Person is in hiding, preparing to testify.

Its takes awhile to get that vocal fry voice just right.
======
Plu -eeeezze I took acting classes for a week and then had to have two make overs.

Posted by: Ballsy Ford at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (3gQq7)

56 Careful Ace, jake is going to send you a strongly worded email.

Posted by: Inogame at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (1TU21)

57 Lie to me daily, then blame the President for me not trusting them.

FYNQ.

Posted by: nip at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (Izot6)

58 Careful! Once fish slapping starts it is very hard to stop.
Things will get out of control!

Posted by: Nearsighted Cyclops at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (B06Zw)

59 I'm pretty sure Jake has taken men in more positions than Stormy Daniels.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (YMKdZ)

60 So a Democrat activist working to elect a Democrat candidate for president heard second-hand water cooler gossip that the hated OrangeManBad did bad things, and was impelled to try to get him impeached.

Have I got that right?

Posted by: Attorney General William Barr at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (LISuA)

61 I love your revival of the word "shannot" and shall endeavor to propagate it.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (gd9RK)

62 By the time this is through, Shifferbrains is going to sue to keep the whistleblower(s) from having to testify.

Posted by: Roy at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (cD09y)

63 "Follow the smegma."

Posted by: Deep Choad at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (sWM8x)

64 45 Isn't Tater Stelter known for being a reliable source?
Posted by: Fritz at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (2Mnv1)


only if "source" is french for bottom

Posted by: REDACTED at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (AQBtr)

65 36 17 Had to be with Biden, right? Deals with Ukraine plus the traitor worked for the US government?
Posted by: Dr Spank at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (P1AAi)

Oh how I hope so!! The tweets will be so BIGLY!!!!
Posted by: kathysaysso at October 08, 2019 04:06 PM (vkS2Z)

We also have reports that the person worked in the Obama White House, and was sent back to the CIA when Trump came into office.

So, yeah, Biden makes sense.

Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (NgKpN)

66 Kamala cuz why not

Posted by: ... at October 08, 2019 04:09 PM (8XPnD)

67 Why would Biden want the details of his son's dealings in Ukraine to be known to the general public?

Posted by: josephistan
First, Biden is dumb as a rock. Second, he may not have been involved. Lastly, he may trying to distract from his dealings.

Posted by: Dr Spank at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (P1AAi)

68 I note that the talk about the "Second Whistleblower" is dying down already. One of Tucker's guests last night, I suspect, had it exactly right: the "Second Whistleblower" was actually the source for the First, so it's really just the same claim, laundered through two people working together, and both working with Schiff.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (Kpl3J)

69 A lie of omission is a lie Jake.

Posted by: DOGGFISH at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (lMn1U)

70 Which fake whistleblower? The first one or the second one? I can't keep track.

Posted by: Agent Cooper at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (iAwUQ)

71 So this guy worked on digging up dirt from the Ukraine while employed by Obama's white house, or rather while detailed to Obama's White House by Brennan. He would most likely be a butt boy for Brennan. Which candidate would most likely be all smoochy with Brennan? It would be Biden. However, was he aware that this would push Biden's shit into the forefront or was he hoping that "get trump" would cover for Biden? Hard to know since logic isn't their strong suit.

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (nRWPy)

72 Shannot is an evil ginger harlot. Soul-stealer, she is.

Posted by: Roy at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (cD09y)

73


Another story the MFM will completely ignore

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (kw5n8)

74 If the penalty for filing a false police report is prison time, what's the penalty for filing a false whistleblower report?

Posted by: Huck Follywood, a low grade social fever at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (LISuA)

75 This guy was Kamala's "maintainer" IYKWIMAITYD

Posted by: dananjcon at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (u6xw0)

76 Maybe the guy was trying to give Biden cover for his adventures.


Posted by: Dr Spank at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM (P1AAi)
......

Why on earth did I read that as "dentures"?

Posted by: wth at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (v0R5T)

77 Yeah, I am gonna go ahead and guess it is Biden, since dems always claim the repub is doing what the dem is actually doing.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (r+sAi)

78 If the leaker was attached to a candidate as part of his gig at the CIA, it just about has to be Biden. Who else would have an agent of the CIA detailed to them? Mayor Pete?

Question is, are the leaker's ties professional or political.

Posted by: spongeworthy at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (35Slc)

79 I have suspected the whistleblower scam as only to keep this clown under wraps because knowing who it was would show he was a planted spy.

Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (ZCEU2)

80 67 Why would Biden want the details of his son's dealings in Ukraine to be known to the general public?

Posted by: josephistan
First, Biden is dumb as a rock. Second, he may not have been involved. Lastly, he may trying to distract from his dealings.
Posted by: Dr Spank at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (P1AAi)

Biden was The Brain. (I know, I know, work with me)
The Whistleblower was Pinky.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (Kpl3J)

81 I shan't believe it. I simply shannot.

---

lol

Posted by: SMH at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (RU4sa)

82 You round eye very very gullible.

Posted by: Confucious U at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (Pzzpr)

83 I'd like to reply to all this, but there's a veteran across the plaza I need to greet. Gaia bless our soldiers!

Posted by: Jake Tapper at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (6eEQ+)

84 Whatever happened you can be sure that Biden has no idea what's going on. He's still contemplating cabbage v lettuce.

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (nRWPy)

85 Ewwwww

OK, they worked the Ukraine desk under Obama in the Whitehouse according to some reports.

We KNOW that the Whitehouse was involved in trying to get dirt on Manafort (for which two UKrainians have been found guilty).

Were they involved in THAT? And this Whistle Complaint is to try to get cover for their illegal acts?

Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (NgKpN)

86 "I bought you a new car!"
Great, why?
"I crashed."
Oh, no. What happened?
"I got distracted"
By what?
"The woman giving me a beejer."
WHAT??? WHO WAS IT?
"Your sister"

Posted by: Roland THTG at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (88+cf)

87 Why would Biden want the details of his son's dealings in Ukraine to be known to the general public?


Posted by: josephistan at October 08, 2019 04:05 PM

---

Why would biden brag on video in front of an audience that he threatened to withhold US $$$$ unless the Ukraine fired the prosecutor investigating the company his son worked for?

He is an idiot and thought he did nothing wrong.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (JUOKG)

88 I'm gonna have to wait and see what Kevin Williamson advises about this.

Posted by: No one ever at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (jYnPD)

89 I have suspected the whistleblower scam as only to keep this clown under wraps because knowing who it was would show he was a planted spy.
Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (ZCEU2)
+++++++++++
There were no spies in the Trump campaign.
There were no spies in the Trump transition.
There are no spies in the Trump White House.

Posted by: Great Lies at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (I2dne)

90 "The IG said [the whistleblower] worked or had some type of professional
relationship with one of the Democratic candidates," said one person
with knowledge of what was said.



Like former VP Biden perhaps?

Posted by: MWR, The Public Intellectual (aka Beth) at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (rP4OC)

91 Has Tapper ever had credibility?

Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (CujRX)

92 Penalty?
Supposedly none now it's a hearsay report with no 1st hand knowledge needed.

Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (ZCEU2)

93 OMG is cornpop working for the CIA?
Cobra Cobra

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (nRWPy)

94
Some candidate is in heap big trouble. I wonder who it is?
Posted by: Mathew Slater at October 08, 2019 04:04 PM (9u4i0)






ISWYDT

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (veoSD)

95 I imagine the 'whistleblower' was trying to get the story circulating before Trump publicized the fact that the Biden family was taking bribes.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (YslsA)

96 33 If the whistleblower worked in the White House both under Obama and Trump it seems pretty likely it's Biden.

How great would that be?
Posted by: JackStraw at October 08, 2019 04:06 PM (ZLI7S)

Is that . . . really possible?
Would 'splain a lot.

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (5vBlo)

97 67
Why would Biden want the details of his son's dealings in Ukraine to be known to the general public?



Posted by: josephistan
First, Biden is dumb as a rock. Second, he may not have been involved. Lastly, he may trying to distract from his dealings.


Posted by: Dr Spank at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (P1AAi)

Or he could throw his son under the bus in a bid to win the election, knowing that once elected he can give Hunter whatever he wants with impunity. Temporary sacrifice.But not sure how he does that without implicating himself. Maybe Hunter confesses and avers that it was all hin and dad didn't know, etc.

Posted by: Agent Cooper at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (iAwUQ)

98 OK, he's a registered Democrat and he had ties to a Democrat candidate for president, but.....THAT'S IT, he/she is solid otherwise, trust me.

Biden/Harris 2020

Posted by: Jake Tapper, Journalist at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (P1AAi)

99 Biden was The Brain. (I know, I know, work with me)

The Whistleblower was Pinky.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (Kpl3J)

My money is on Corn Pop.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (jYnPD)

100 Third World Shithole doesn't properly describe us.

We've morphed into some sort of mutant, cubed-to-the-nth super-secret shithole with bionic communist secret police powers.

Posted by: Biergood at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (yb6r+)

101 74 If the penalty for filing a false police report is prison time, what's the penalty for filing a false whistleblower report?
Posted by: Huck Follywood, a low grade social fever at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (LISuA)

Its the same statute the FBI uses for lying to their Agents.

Ask Gen. Flynn.

Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (NgKpN)

102 >>>68 I note that the talk about the "Second Whistleblower" is dying down already. One of Tucker's guests last night, I suspect, had it exactly right: the "Second Whistleblower" was actually the source for the First, so it's really just the same claim, laundered through two people working together, and both working with Schiff.


I think I caught one second of that, and it was that particular second, about the "circular reporting" trick they used with Russiagate 1.0.

Posted by: ace at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (PbpT7)

103 52 Seriously, somebody is pulling hard to get somebody else tossed from the DemonRat nominations. And since Hillary is cozying up to Liz Warren, I'm thinking Biden is the target.
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (RD7QR)

They've had a bit too much of the jazz cabbage if they think Warren's going to do any better than Hillary. She appeals to the exact same voters, only less.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (J+mig)

104 Speaking of Democrat scammers.
Sylvester Turner. Democrat mayor of Houston, is being called out by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Gov. Abbott wants to know where the 1 billion in Fed.aid for building housing went to.

https://tinyurl.com/y2m2jfw9

Posted by: redridinghood at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (wiXsO)

105 I still can't accept the term whistleblower for someone reporting on , at the minimum , second hand information . Information that was proven inaccurate by the released transcripts. Beam me up Scotty.

Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (NqZ29)

106 46 Person is in hiding, preparing to testify.

Its takes awhile to get that vocal fry voice just right.
Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 04:08 PM (NgKpN)

He touched me? In the transcript? And it's imprrrrrrinted in my hippocampus.

Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (RD7QR)

107 Nuke D.C. til it glows..

Then move government lock stock and barrel to Peoria or someplace like that.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (438dO)

108 Penalty?
Supposedly none now it's a hearsay report with no 1st hand knowledge needed.
Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (ZCEU2)
++++++++++
There will be no penalties. It's not like these people operated against entrenched state interests. They just operated against the Orange Interloper.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (I2dne)

109 Soon we have your NFL too stupid Yankee scum.

Posted by: Confucious U at October 08, 2019 04:14 PM (Pzzpr)

110 >>Gov. Abbott wants to know where the 1 billion in Fed.aid for building housing went to.


Check the Freezer.

Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:14 PM (4VGhz)

111 they worked the Ukraine desk under Obama
With Reggie?

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:14 PM (nRWPy)

112 Of course, the "whistleblower" could have a "professional" relationship with Kamel Toe Harris. Though in that case, wouldn't SHE technically be the whistle "blower"?

Posted by: MWR, The Public Intellectual (aka Beth) at October 08, 2019 04:14 PM (rP4OC)

113 Fresh lies! Get your fresh lies here! Lies made fresh every day!

Posted by: Our Corrupt Media at October 08, 2019 04:14 PM (4Eo4+)

114 Third World Shithole doesn't properly describe us.

We've morphed into some sort of mutant, cubed-to-the-nth super-secret shithole with bionic communist secret police powers.
=======
Yes I think you've captured something authentic there . . .

Posted by: simplemind at October 08, 2019 04:14 PM (Rsye6)

115 "Being a partisan doesn't make him untrustworthy."
-David French

"Marco Rubio has become such a partisan in favor of Trump that we can't trust him anymore."
-Also David French

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:14 PM (q80AH)

116 I wonder if 3 separate confirmations is enough for the Jake...

Posted by: CW at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (ZAEEl)

117 92
Penalty?

Supposedly none now it's a hearsay report with no 1st hand knowledge needed.

Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (ZCEU2)

Why on earth would they change the rule like that? What a complete mess that creates, for everybody. They have to know that's going to cause trouble for everybody on both sides. That sword cuts both ways. Stupid.

Posted by: Agent Cooper at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (iAwUQ)

118 The Whistleblower was Pinky.

I'm not lettin' Inky, Blinky and Sue off the hook just yet...

Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (u//oP)

119 And the next whistleblower after that (about something else) will be Democrat and the next will be a Democrat too. They might throw in a Never Trumper at some point down the line. It's Kavanaugh #2.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (j0JAA)

120 What else, other than the private conversation between the Presidents of the USA and Ukraine, are the "whistleblowers" referring to?

Because that entire conversation was de-classified and published last week.

That would make the WB'ers moot.

What are the WB'ers blowing, other than that?
Am I missing something?

Honest question for the Horde.




Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (sy5kK)

121 Then move government lock stock and barrel to Peoria or someplace like that.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (438dO)
++++++++++
Distribute it to cities of <2 million population, no more than 50,000 employees per city. Rotate them through the various cities every 36 months.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (I2dne)

122 91 Has Tapper ever had credibility?


maybe when he was war mongering?

no idea

Posted by: BlackOrchidOfCollusion at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (Rarvo)

123 I don't think Biden is dumb. I just think that he's got onset dementia. As for all his fuckups, it's that he's been SOOO corrupt for so long, he doesn't know that it's not normal to do such things any longer. He's bold about his actions and how he's "taking care" of his family in Hunter.

He doesn't think he's actually done ANYTHING wrong because he's been living that way for a LONG time.

Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (CujRX)

124 they worked the Ukraine desk under Obama
With Reggie?


Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:14 PM



***

they worked under the Ukraine desk, possibly with Reggie.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (axyOa)

125 119 And the next whistleblower after that (about something else) will be Democrat and the next will be a Democrat too. They might throw in a Never Trumper at some point down the line. It's Kavanaugh #2.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (j0JAA)

==========

I wonder why the Democrats are guarding this guy's identity so closely.

They must have scrubbed his social media by now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (q80AH)

126 Whatever happened you can be sure that Biden has no idea what's going on. He's still contemplating cabbage v lettuce.

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (nRWPy)
..........

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION

Posted by: the steel plate in Joe's head at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (v0R5T)

127 The whistleblower worked for Hillary?

Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (CQ3Qb)

128 Don't mind me, just brushing up on my Cuban. Have a feeling it will come in handy.

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (cfSLd)

129 "some indicia of an arguable political bias ... in favor of a rival political candidate."
A few weeks later, news reports said the whistleblower's possible bias was that he is a registered Democrat. That was all.

"Indicia" is a plural noun (which I had to look up to verify, but could be inferred from context), meaning more than one reason this person could be bias.

Nuke these jagoffs.

Posted by: The Federal Reserve at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (w+Ped)

130 >Then move government lock stock and barrel to Peoria or someplace like that.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (438dO)


Not Peoria. Move it anywhere 45 degrees north latitude - not within 500 miles of an ocean. As we say up here, cold keeps the idjits out. Mostly.

Posted by: Muad'dib at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (sjdRT)

131
Why on earth would they change the rule like
that? What a complete mess that creates, for everybody. They have to
know that's going to cause trouble for everybody on both sides. That
sword cuts both ways. Stupid.


Posted by: Agent Cooper at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (iAwUQ)


And it was changed in August, 2019.

Hmmm.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (sy5kK)

132 What are the WB'ers blowing, other than that?
Am I missing something?

Honest question for the Horde.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (sy5kK)


Hearsay was bad, so now they have WB2, the leaker to WB1, to say Trump is a doodyhead. You are not suppose to think about the transcript obviating their charade.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (jYnPD)

133 91 Has Tapper ever had credibility?
Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (CujRX)

=========

He was stern against Obama a few times during Obama's administration which made him more trustworthy than 99% of the rest of the media.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (q80AH)

134 >>I don't think Biden is dumb.


Wait until you get a load of me!

Posted by: A Box of Rocks at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (4VGhz)

135 Gov. Abbott wants to know where the 1 billion in Fed.aid for building housing went to.

https://tinyurl.com/y2m2jfw9
Posted by: redridinghood at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (wiXsO)


Hookers and blow.

Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (CujRX)

136 They changed the rule not only to go after Trump, but to cover up their fabulous cash cow foreign loan kickback scheme. I'd guess a good plurality of the politicians and intelligence agencies are corrupt.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (r+sAi)

137 Willowed,

459

298 DOJ didn't respond the way she wanted. Suddenly form is changed to bypass the DOJ, and it can then go to Congress directly.

Because the question becomes, would the IG even have the authority to change that form? They are semi independent, but don't work in a vacuum.

She needs to answer some questions.

Oh, and for the record? Head of the CIA is a career CIA person. So could very easily be a Deep Stater.
Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 03:41 PM (NgKpN)
-------

You talking about Haspel.
Posted by: WisRich at October 08, 2019 03:47 PM (G0vdT)

-------

The same person in charge of the London CIA Station when all the shenanigans with Christopher Steele, George Poppadopolopolous, Misfud, Ambassador Alexander Downer, and Carter Page were occurring.

Pure coincidence?

Posted by: rd at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (+0uDE)

138 That would make the WB'ers moot.

What are the WB'ers blowing, other than that?
Am I missing something?

Honest question for the Horde.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (sy5kK)
++++++++++++
It does indeed make it moot - which is why I am legitimately shocked that the people who orchestrated this farce didn't figure out that Trump's one move - the move he was sure to take - is to disclose the conversation. I suspect they had this lined up before Trump hamstrung them and they just ran the play anyway.

The real development will be "whistleblowers" 3-n that will keep up the same kind of bullshit until the election.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (I2dne)

139 I still can't accept the term whistleblower for
someone reporting on , at the minimum , second hand information .
Information that was proven inaccurate by the released transcripts.
Beam me up Scotty.

Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (NqZ29)


Hell, if second hand information qualifies someone to be a whistleblower, just wait til I blow the whistle on who really killed Kennedy, based on the information some guy who was there when it happened posted on 4chan!

Posted by: MWR, The Public Intellectual (aka Beth) at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (rP4OC)

140 The Fake "Whistleblower" Has Actually Worked For One of the Democrats Running for the Presidential Nomination.

Thanks, ace, that really narrows it down.

Posted by: t-bird at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (cfSLd)

141 I don't think Biden is dumb. I just think that he's got onset dementia.


Nah, he's always been this way. Don't you remember? He's been an idiot from way back, he's just an excellent glad hander.

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (nRWPy)

142 >> "some indicia of an arguable political bias ... in favor of a rival political candidate."


There's not a Sativa of proof for this.

Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (4VGhz)

143 Nov 15 2019

WAPO poll shows 135% of republicans back impeachment

Posted by: REDACTED at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (AQBtr)

144 And it was changed in August, 2019.

Hmmm.


Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (sy5kK)

Apparently changed later and then backdated, I saw reported.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (jYnPD)

145 Then move government lock stock and barrel to Peoria or someplace like that.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (438dO)

The Federal agencies should operate as little from central offices as possible, most functions can be done in field offices scattered around the country in towns and small cities.

Break up everything that can be decentralized and put it out in the real world. Excessive centralization and physical proximity of people with power to each other create the ideal conditions for abuse of power.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (J+mig)

146 74 If the penalty for filing a false police report is prison time, what's the penalty for filing a false whistleblower report?
Posted by: Huck Follywood, a low grade social fever at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (LISuA)

Depends on your political party.

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (5vBlo)

147 123 I don't think Biden is dumb. I just think that he's got onset dementia. As for all his fuckups, it's that he's been SOOO corrupt for so long, he doesn't know that it's not normal to do such things any longer. He's bold about his actions and how he's "taking care" of his family in Hunter.

He doesn't think he's actually done ANYTHING wrong because he's been living that way for a LONG time.
Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (CujRX)

=========

The evidence of his stupidity has been on display for decades.

He's been wrong about every major foreign policy initiative since he entered government.

He plagiarized in speeches repeatedly.

He's pretty obviously kind dumb.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (q80AH)

148 142 >> "some indicia of an arguable political bias ... in favor of a rival political candidate."

There's not a Sativa of proof for this.

There's the bud of a good idea, though.

Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (u//oP)

149 Thanks, ace, that really narrows it down.
Posted by: t-bird at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (cfSLd)


Thread winner.

Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (CujRX)

150 Then move government lock stock and barrel to Peoria or someplace like that.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (438dO)

Not Peoria. Move it anywhere 45 degrees north latitude - not within 500 miles of an ocean. As we say up here, cold keeps the idjits out. Mostly.
Posted by: Muad'dib at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (sjdRT)


So *that's* why Trump wants Greenland. Move the feds there so nobody will want to stay.

Posted by: DR.WTF at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (aS1PU)

151 How can a federal employee (I've seen nothing to indicate he's left government employment), especially one at the CIA, have a "professional relationship" with a person running for political office?
By the way, Sundance at Conservative Treehouse has proposed Michael Barry, a CIA agent who was posted to the White House, as the whistleblower.
(And Sundance was one of the first to unmask Stefan Halper as the guy who set up Papdopolous).

Posted by: Wethal at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (3RspO)

152 141 I don't think Biden is dumb. I just think that he's got onset dementia.

naw, man

rock dumb

Posted by: REDACTED at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (AQBtr)

153 Who has the most to lose WRT Ukraine shenanigans? And who is most likely to follow the Clinton Model of attacking someone else for the crimes they themselves committed in order to redirect attention?

Yeah, it's gotta be Team Biden all the way down. This was to be his bite at the apple post-Obama. He was the runaway leader for months but flailing the more he campaigned publicly.

And the Biden-Ukraine pay-for-play was going to blow apart his chances. Now it's pretty much assured.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (6eEQ+)

154 143 Nov 15 2019

WAPO poll shows 135% of republicans back impeachment
Posted by: REDACTED at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (AQBtr)

============

*faints with joy*
-Allahpundit

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (q80AH)

155 Don't look at me.

Posted by: Willie Brown at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (t41dG)

156 Pro tip to the third whistleblower: read the transcript so you know what you're talking about.

Posted by: t-bird at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (Wd55D)

157
Stealing millions from taxpayers is so yesterday... get with the times. We deal in billions baby.

Posted by: Deamoncrats everywhere at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (nzKWW)

158 Speaking of Democrat scammers.
Sylvester Turner. Democrat mayor of Houston, is being called out by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Gov. Abbott wants to know where the 1 billion in Fed.aid for building housing went to.

https://tinyurl.com/y2m2jfw9
Posted by: redridinghood at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (wiXsO)

Turner was involved in an insurance scam when he was a practicing attorney long ago . He slid out of any charges. He's been crooked from day one. No Republican County judges to keep these crooks in check anymore. If we ever lose the energy industry , Houston will become like Detroit.

Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (NqZ29)

159 What am I missing? First "whistleblower" says there was a phone call and the contents were incriminating of Trump. Trump says fine, here's what was said.

So, now it's on the record. The second whistleblower is supposed to be better than the first because he had firsthand knowledge of the phone call, but the contents of the phone call are not in dispute. They've been made public.

So what's to whistle blow about?

Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (gd9RK)

160 So *that's* why Trump wants Greenland. Move the feds there so nobody will want to stay.



Posted by: DR.WTF at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (aS1PU)

Is SanFranShithole full?

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (jYnPD)

161 None of this matters! Trump is guilty!

We oughta know!

We created most of the evidence!

Posted by: Flanigan Brannigan and Iskavitch at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (37IEG)

162 The evidence of his stupidity has been on display for decades.

He's been wrong about every major foreign policy initiative since he entered government.

He plagiarized in speeches repeatedly.

He's pretty obviously kind dumb.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (q80AH)


Dumb all the way to one heartbeat away from the most powerful position in the world. And a multimillionaire to boot.

I'll take that, honestly. I'd like to be so dumb.

Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (CujRX)

163 Biden's problem is dementia effects his ability to keep his lies straight.

Advantage Liawatha. She has the sociopath's gift.

Posted by: Regular joe at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (6/uwW)

164 I'm old enough to remember Biden mopping the floor with Paul Ryan at the VP debate. Joe just sat there grinning that smartass grin and spouting off these outrageous, easily debunked lies. And Ryan just sat there dumbfounded and never even made an effort to call him on any of his BS. Cringeworthy doesn't cover it.

Posted by: Agent Cooper at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (iAwUQ)

165 I wonder why the Democrats are guarding this guy's identity so closely.

They must have scrubbed his social media by now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (q80AH)

I think their fear is because the instant the "whistleblowers" name is released, it's going to blow the entire scam sky high. He may not just be tied to Biden, he may be a DNC operative. Scrubbing his social media won't be enough, they can't scrub his resume.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (Kpl3J)

166 I don't think Biden is dumb.


I don't think he is smart. Crafty perhaps, sly even but in the way any crime family head can be. Focus on one thing and you don't have to be smart to pull it off.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (axyOa)

167 162
Dumb all the way to one heartbeat away from the most powerful position in the world. And a multimillionaire to boot.

I'll take that, honestly. I'd like to be so dumb.
Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (CujRX)

==========

All you need is to get elected senator and keep the seat.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:21 PM (q80AH)

168 Who can we trust?
Ace, that's who. And, JJ and teh cobs.

Posted by: Winston a dreg of society at October 08, 2019 04:21 PM (Tt761)

169 This is like a an advent calendar, except that instead of chocolate, each door reveals another tie to the DNC along with a small turd.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at October 08, 2019 04:21 PM (HmZuC)

170 And Ryan just sat there dumbfounded and never even made an effort to call him on any of his BS. Cringeworthy doesn't cover it.
Posted by: Agent Cooper at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (iAwUQ)

An idiot doesn't become smart simply because he can outshine an even bigger idiot. Especially one that wants to lose.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:21 PM (Kpl3J)

171 165 I wonder why the Democrats are guarding this guy's identity so closely.

They must have scrubbed his social media by now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (q80AH)

I think their fear is because the instant the "whistleblowers" name is released, it's going to blow the entire scam sky high. He may not just be tied to Biden, he may be a DNC operative. Scrubbing his social media won't be enough, they can't scrub his resume.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (Kpl3J)

========

Yeah, that was my thought.

He's probably been on TV.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:21 PM (q80AH)

172 These people need to be Dispatched and left in Remnants for the worms and carrion.

After a fair trial, of course.


Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt - Weeping Cub Fan at October 08, 2019 04:21 PM (ufFY8)

173 152 141 I don't think Biden is dumb. I just think that he's got onset dementia.

naw, man

rock dumb


Embrace the healing power of "and".

Posted by: MWR, The Public Intellectual (aka Beth) at October 08, 2019 04:21 PM (rP4OC)

174 >>I'm old enough to remember Biden mopping the floor with Paul Ryan at the VP debate.


Not as Dumb as Paul Ryan is not necessarily Smart.

Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (4VGhz)

175 All I know is the IC IG and Gina Haspel have some major explaining to do.


This is yet another op emanating from the CIA to topple this President.


This shit has got to stop and it's got to stop now.

Posted by: Gossamer Penguin at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (Ad3Y8)

176 All of the agencies should be broken up and moved to America. These people ostensibly work for us and for our country, they should have to live in our country.

The reaction of the USDA to moving to KC was enlightening. They really do view moving to America as akin to being hell.

Make them all do it. At best, corruption is less likely. At worst, we trim the payrolls.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (I2dne)

177 168
Who can we trust?

Ace, that's who. And, JJ and teh cobs.



Posted by: Winston a dreg of society at October 08, 2019 04:21 PM (Tt761)

Not this guy.
86 "I bought you a new car!"
Great, why?
"I crashed."
Oh, no. What happened?
"I got distracted"
By what?
"The woman giving me a beejer."
WHAT??? WHO WAS IT?
"Your sister"

Posted by: Roland THTG at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (88+cf)


Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (jYnPD)

178 169 This is like a an advent calendar, except that instead of chocolate, each door reveals another tie to the DNC along with a small turd.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at October 08, 2019 04:21 PM (HmZuC)

==========

Dolley ordered an advent calendar that's whiskey behind every door.

I'm excited.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (q80AH)

179 There are so many heads to this hydra - and all of it needs thorough investigation.

I hope there's time to get this stuff into a courtroom.

Posted by: 13times at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (K3B2k)

180 And then after the phone passed out, they took turns talking into the receiver. It was horrible, horrible!

So, gonna cover my rent now?

Posted by: Julie Swetnick, Whisteblower #2 at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (4Eo4+)

181 Also I see my question was asked by others while I was typing 159.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (gd9RK)

182 So what's to whistle blow about?

Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (gd9RK)

Literally (as in for realz, not Joe Biden "literally") their feelings

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (nRWPy)

183 Not Peoria. Move it anywhere 45 degrees north latitude - not within 500 miles of an ocean. As we say up here, cold keeps the idjits out. Mostly.

Posted by: Muad'dib


Fairbanks, Alaska.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, not in the 'stan at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (AM1GF)

184 141 I don't think Biden is dumb. I just think that he's got onset dementia.
.........

With some brain damage thrown in.

Posted by: the steel plate in Joe's head at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (v0R5T)

185 Hillary is the candidate.

Posted by: lance bane at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (ransv)

186 87 Why would biden brag on video in front of an audience that he threatened to withhold US $$$$ unless the Ukraine fired the prosecutor investigating the company his son worked for?

He is an idiot and thought he did nothing wrong.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (JUOKG)

Or, he is an idiot and wanted to strut. He DID something wrong and he's Teflon. He thought.

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (5vBlo)

187
So what's to whistle blow about?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (gd9RK)

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Dog whistle

Posted by: MAGA at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (vwqbk)

188 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (j0JAA)
Fenelon -Got willowed, but: Hope all is well with you. Keeping you and yours in our prayers.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (N39Ws)

189 185 Hillary is the candidate.
Posted by: lance bane at October 08, 2019 04:22 PM (ransv)

===========

The activist left will leave in even greater numbers in that case.

I'm hoping for it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (q80AH)

190 OK, SWAG here.

Guy worked at the Whitehouse as a CIA Ukraine expert.

He has a professional relationship with a Democrat Presidential candidate.

They are DESPERATE to keep his identity secret.

Biden was Obama's point man on the Ukraine. He had intelligence people on HIS staff to help with that.

I'd say this guy was Biden's CIA flunky, for Ukraine.

Now we also know the US was doing all kinds of Hinky stuff in Ukraine. This guy would have been in the middle of it all.

Two Ukrainians have been convicted, by their own government, of interfering in the US 2016 election.

If my guess is correct, this guy knows where the bodies are buried, and this whistleblower complaint is an attempt to give them legal cover for what is coming down on them (so they can say its all retribution against them for the complaint, not for their illegal crap).

Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (NgKpN)

191 >>Not Peoria.



Greenland!

Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (4VGhz)

192 93 OMG is cornpop working for the CIA?
Cobra Cobra
Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (nRWPy)

---

Damn it, dagny.

*wipes screen*

Posted by: SMH at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (RU4sa)

193 I mean they couldn't possibly have believed they would be able to push this wb hoax to impeach the president and no one would ask who the fucker is ?.... really? Serioso?

Posted by: Pliney at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (nzKWW)

194
"Shan't" is a very underutilized word that I like very much.

Posted by: LASue at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (Ed8Zd)

195 Or, if the agency denizens *really* don't want to move to America, we should consider annexing a but of the NW Territory in Canada and putting them there.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (I2dne)

196 Fairbanks, Alaska.

Posted by: Brother Cavil
>>
I was thinking Nome.

Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (WkmoA)

197 135 Gov. Abbott wants to know where the 1 billion in Fed.aid for building housing went to.

https://tinyurl.com/y2m2jfw9
Posted by: redridinghood at October 08, 2019 04:13 PM (wiXsO)

Hookers and blow.
Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (CujRX)

For all of Houston.

Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (RD7QR)

198 That island in the Bering Sea that you can see Russia from. That would be a good place. They can keep an eye on muh Russiaz.

Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (u//oP)

199 186
87 Why would biden brag on video in front of an audience that he
threatened to withhold US $$$$ unless the Ukraine fired the prosecutor
investigating the company his son worked for?



He is an idiot and thought he did nothing wrong.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:12 PM (JUOKG)



Or, he is an idiot and wanted to strut. He DID something wrong and he's Teflon. He thought.

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (5vBlo)
You both could have stopped with "he is an idiot".

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 08, 2019 04:24 PM (N39Ws)

200 When Trump is reelected I think a 20-30% cut in funding is in order for the CIA and FBI. And this is merely a small start.

Posted by: Puddin Head at October 08, 2019 04:24 PM (yRAFu)

201 190 If my guess is correct, this guy knows where the bodies are buried, and this whistleblower complaint is an attempt to give them legal cover for what is coming down on them (so they can say its all retribution against them for the complaint, not for their illegal crap).
Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (NgKpN)

========

I've heard worse.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:24 PM (q80AH)

202 165 I wonder why the Democrats are guarding this guy's identity so closely.

--

Name changes require a judge.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 08, 2019 04:24 PM (YslsA)

203 202 165 I wonder why the Democrats are guarding this guy's identity so closely.

--

Name changes require a judge.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 08, 2019 04:24 PM (YslsA)

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Sex changes take time, too.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:24 PM (q80AH)

204 152 141 I don't think Biden is dumb. I just think that he's got onset dementia.

naw, man

rock dumb
Posted by: REDACTED at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (AQBtr)

Both.

Posted by: kathysaysso at October 08, 2019 04:24 PM (vkS2Z)

205 Or, he is an idiot and wanted to strut. He DID something wrong and he's Teflon. He thought.
Posted by: m

In all fairness, this is during the period where the media tongue-bathed Obama's ass at every press conference, so he never figured he'd ever have to face a tough question about any of it.

Posted by: Biergood at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (yb6r+)

206 I don't think he is smart. Crafty perhaps, sly even but in the way any crime family head can be. Focus on one thing and you don't have to be smart to pull it off.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (axyOa)


I don't disagree with this.

Posted by: Sponge at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (CujRX)

207 Biden always reminded me of that corrupt blow-hole Senator in Godfather 2. Used to throwing his weight around doing corrupt bullshit, and getting away with being an asshole.

Posted by: Roy at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (cD09y)

208 Where have all the ewoks gone?
Posted by: FrodoB, reloading

We were on the previous thread discussing Time theory

Posted by: Gravity at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (Lp+bg)

209 I wonder why the Democrats are guarding this guy's identity so closely.

They must have scrubbed his social media by now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera

I think their fear is because the instant the "whistleblowers" name is released, it's going to blow the entire scam sky high. He may not just be tied to Biden, he may be a DNC operative. Scrubbing his social media won't be enough, they can't scrub his resume.
Posted by: Tom Servo


I remain convinced it's a phantom. There never was a whistleblower or whatever. The complaint was manufactured by Schiff's staff out of whole cloth.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, not in the 'stan at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (AM1GF)

210 174 >>I'm old enough to remember Biden mopping the floor with Paul Ryan at the VP debate.

Honestly I think it could be really difficult to debate someone who uses constant, outrageous bullshit without foundation in fact.

Biden's bullshit could be entirely baffling, especially if you're debating him with a sense that decorum is important and that he really can't be just purely making shit up.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, champion of Urkers everywhere at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (Uu+Jp)

211 Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (N39Ws)

Thanks; I appreciate that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (j0JAA)

212 202
165 I wonder why the Democrats are guarding this guy's identity so closely.



--



Name changes require a judge.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 08, 2019 04:24 PM (YslsA)

And a newspaper, according to some here. Good thing we have those two hurdles.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (jYnPD)

213 OT but a "transgender discrimination" case involving a funeral home worker is going to SCOTUS.
Thus neatly tying together the legal and metaphorical death of common decency.

Posted by: xnycpeasant at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (koNhm)

214 Now we also know the US was doing all kinds of Hinky stuff in Ukraine. This guy would have been in the middle of it all.



Two Ukrainians have been convicted, by their own government, of interfering in the US 2016 election.


BINGO

And that's why when he heard the innocuous "People are talking about Biden demanding that prosecutor be fired...are you going to look at that?"


He freaked OUT and started Coup 2.0

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (nRWPy)

215 207 Biden always reminded me of that corrupt blow-hole Senator in Godfather 2. Used to throwing his weight around doing corrupt bullshit, and getting away with being an asshole.
Posted by: Roy at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (cD09y)

========

I love how the senator from Thank You for Smoking is most likely Bernie Sanders.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (q80AH)

216 For all of Houston.

Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to


I got no hookers or blow.

Posted by: Dr Spank at October 08, 2019 04:26 PM (P1AAi)

217 The guy had a 'Professional relationship' or worked with a candidate, What, the CIA doesn't pay top level folks enough so they have to go out and take a side job with a presidential candidate? Paid mole more like it.

Posted by: DBCooper at October 08, 2019 04:26 PM (y1Mvi)

218 CNN has a very thoughtful article on the front page: "Trump, make a deal and resign". It's fucking hilarious. I can't tell if the author is so delusional that she actually believes what she's writing, or is just hoping to flood the zone with propaganda nonsense, but she's begging Trump to use his master negotiating powers now to resign and avoid prosecution for the good of himself and the country.
https://tinyurl.com/yys9hk8z

Posted by: Grimaldi at October 08, 2019 04:26 PM (Z12fZ)

219 Hillary Clinton, too, is a defective Cylon. The latter had access to
Ukraine via her role as Secretary of State. Buttigieg envies her
wardrobe.

--------
So much for the queer eye.

Posted by: Acme Clusters at October 08, 2019 04:26 PM (5NMZN)

220 218 CNN has a very thoughtful article on the front page: "Trump, make a deal and resign". It's fucking hilarious. I can't tell if the author is so delusional that she actually believes what she's writing, or is just hoping to flood the zone with propaganda nonsense, but she's begging Trump to use his master negotiating powers now to resign and avoid prosecution for the good of himself and the country.
https://tinyurl.com/yys9hk8z
Posted by: Grimaldi at October 08, 2019 04:26 PM (Z12fZ)

=========

I sometimes worry that I live in a bubble.

Then I see stuff like this.

I'm probably fine.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:27 PM (q80AH)

221

I want to see the linkage between the two whistleblowers too.

Twiddledee and Twiddledum

Which is which?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 08, 2019 04:27 PM (vEIlU)

222 So, now it's on the record. The second whistleblower is supposed to be better than the first because he had firsthand knowledge of the phone call, but the contents of the phone call are not in dispute. They've been made public.

So what's to whistle blow about?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (gd9RK)

Trump releasing the transcript blew the whole scam wide open - all they've got left is an attempt to salvage it with some kind of "obstruction" claim, hence all the requests for documents.

First "Whistleblower" - a loyal democrat functionary, who's only purpose was to work with Schiff and to attempt to shield the original source, due to his ties with Biden.
Second "Whistleblower" - the guy who actually heard the call, but knew it wouldn't work for him to complain since he had worked for Biden, so he recruited the other guy to front for him. He's the one they've been desperate to hide, but I think we're going to find out his name shortly. Too many people want to know, and there's no Witness Protection Program for this kind of thing.

the entire scam has already fallen apart, Schiff is already in coverup mode.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:27 PM (Kpl3J)

223 "Trump, make a deal and resign"

LOLGFY

- God Emperor Trump

Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 08, 2019 04:27 PM (u//oP)

224 So you've finally caught on eh?

Hail Hydra!

Posted by: Red Skull at October 08, 2019 04:27 PM (37IEG)

225 I'm old enough to remember Biden mopping the floor with Paul Ryan at the VP debate.



I do too, but that was mostly Ryan acting like he was 12. I almost came through the TV and slapped him.



Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:27 PM (nRWPy)

226 on backdating the changes

https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/07/intel-community-ig-stonewalling-

congress-on-backdated-whistleblower-rule-changes/

Posted by: ace at October 08, 2019 04:27 PM (PbpT7)

227 138
That would make the WB'ers moot.



What are the WB'ers blowing, other than that?

Am I missing something?



Honest question for the Horde.



Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:15 PM (sy5kK)

++++++++++++

It does indeed make it moot - which is why I am legitimately shocked
that the people who orchestrated this farce didn't figure out that
Trump's one move - the move he was sure to take - is to disclose the
conversation. I suspect they had this lined up before Trump hamstrung
them and they just ran the play anyway.



The real development will be "whistleblowers" 3-n that will keep up the same kind of bullshit until the election.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:17 PM (I2dne)


That's what I thought. Nothing new except for the declassified conversation the WBers snidely reported about. Nothing.
Yet the press continues to roll with this as some kind of new information.
What a scam.


Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:27 PM (sy5kK)

228 126 Whatever happened you can be sure that Biden has no idea what's going on. He's still contemplating cabbage v lettuce.

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:11 PM (nRWPy)
..........

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION
Posted by: the steel plate in Joe's head at October 08, 2019 04:16 PM (v0R5T)

PERIOD!

Posted by: Joe Biden at October 08, 2019 04:28 PM (Xqo6t)

229 We were on the previous thread discussing Time theory

Posted by: Gravity>>
But I nooded, like the rules say!

Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:28 PM (WkmoA)

230 You want to drain the swamp ?

Remove the right of Federal Employees to vote. Their very employment is an inherent bias.

As an added bonus - you'll remove the incentive to apply for quite a few power-seekers.

Posted by: Hope Springs Eternal at October 08, 2019 04:28 PM (09tFn)

231 Bandersnatch: "So what's to whistle blow about?"

It's the DNC-MFM play to promote "whistleblower" again in the headlines. They're trying to buttress a collapsing narrative and propagandize on behalf of the party to the general public which may not be following the day-to-day politics closely enough.

Get the keywords into the mainstream consciousness and hope for the best because the truth will bury them.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at October 08, 2019 04:28 PM (6eEQ+)

232 To recap:

- This person is CIA.
- This person was/still is assigned to the Trump WH.
- This person was involved with Ukraine business during the time Trump wants investigated.
- This person is also friendly with the presidential candidate who was involved with Ukraine business Trump wants investigated.
- This person went outside of whistleblower process to leak contents of a Trump-Ukraine call to House member who was also involved in Ukraine business that Trump wats investigated.
- The House wants to shield his identity AND to use his leaking to remove the guy pushing for his and his pals' illegal business in the Ukraine.

Did I get it right?
This is RIDICULOUS. Shut it down, tell us his name, and get him TF out of the WH.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 08, 2019 04:28 PM (bDqIh)

233 I wonder why the Democrats are guarding this guy's identity so closely.

They haven't actually chosen him yet. Trying to find some characteristics or attributes that poll well.

Posted by: t-bird at October 08, 2019 04:28 PM (EYsyU)

234 TrumpCamp for him.
Posted by: Zod
Question...who is wearing the MAGA hats..the campers or the counselors?

Posted by: Sock Monkey...200 posts behind the times at October 08, 2019 04:29 PM (Lp+bg)

235 218 CNN has a very thoughtful article on the front page: "Trump, make a deal and resign".

This is like that delusional fool who was on TV yesterday saying that the Dems really needed to impeach Pence before they impeached Trump. Charges? We don' need no steenkin' charges!!!

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:29 PM (Kpl3J)

236

I'll repeat why I heard earlier today.

The second whistleblower is simply the guy that told the first wb what to say. So they are basically one in the same, with the same bs behind them.

But, hey the second one is credible because he had "first hand knowledge", yet the script it out. He was crazy outraged and couldn't believe what h was hearing! Go figure.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 08, 2019 04:29 PM (vEIlU)

237 Its POSSIBLE that Jake Tapper honestly didn't know this fact. After all, he only claimed that he got the information from someone "familiar with" the investigation, which could be his freaking barber. I'm familiar with the investigation, that doesn't make me an inside source.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:29 PM (KZzsI)

238 - This person was/still is assigned to the Trump WH.


I believe the story is that the WB is back at the CIA, no longer in the WH.

Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 08, 2019 04:30 PM (u//oP)

239 235 218 CNN has a very thoughtful article on the front page: "Trump, make a deal and resign".

This is like that delusional fool who was on TV yesterday saying that the Dems really needed to impeach Pence before they impeached Trump. Charges? We don' need no steenkin' charges!!!
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:29 PM (Kpl3J)

=========

These are the acts of people who are confident that the FISA IG report are going to lead to nothing and Trump is going to be easy to beat in 2020.

Truly.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:30 PM (q80AH)

240
174 >>I'm old enough to remember Biden mopping the floor with Paul Ryan at the VP debate.



Honestly I think it could be really difficult to debate someone who
uses constant, outrageous bullshit without foundation in fact.



Biden's bullshit could be entirely baffling, especially if you're
debating him with a sense that decorum is important and that he really
can't be just purely making shit up.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, champion of Urkers everywhere at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (Uu+Jp)

----
That and Ryan's prep sheet seemed to only have four items on it.

Posted by: Acme Clusters at October 08, 2019 04:30 PM (5NMZN)

241 To recap:

- This person is CIA.
- This person was/still is assigned to the Trump WH.
- This person was involved with Ukraine business during the time Trump wants investigated.
- This person is also friendly with the presidential candidate who was involved with Ukraine business Trump wants investigated.
- This person went outside of whistleblower process to leak contents of a Trump-Ukraine call to House member who was also involved in Ukraine business that Trump wats investigated.
- The House wants to shield his identity AND to use his leaking to remove the guy pushing for his and his pals' illegal business in the Ukraine.

Did I get it right?
This is RIDICULOUS. Shut it down, tell us his name, and get him TF out of the WH.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 08, 2019 04:28 PM (bDqIh)


And he probably wore blackface

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 08, 2019 04:30 PM (vEIlU)

242 146
74 If the penalty for filing a false police report is prison time, what's the penalty for filing a false whistleblower report?

Posted by: Huck Follywood, a low grade social fever at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (LISuA)



Depends on your political party.

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (5vBlo)


Nobody asked us.

Please, ask us.

Posted by: American lampposts and rope at October 08, 2019 04:30 PM (sy5kK)

243 What is hilarious here is that this whole thing was about how President Trump supposedly was trying to get an advantage over his opponent in the election by breaking the law... when this is an opponent having someone break the law to give him an advantage over the president.

Rule number 1 with the left is that they're always guilty of what they accuse others of doing (or would do in their place) but its hard to imagine sometimes how that could be true in each circumstance.

But here we are again.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:31 PM (KZzsI)

244 156
Pro tip to the third whistleblower: read the transcript so you know what you're talking about.

Posted by: t-bird at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (Wd55D)


Brilliant snarking.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:31 PM (sy5kK)

245 Nobody asked us.

Please, ask us.


Posted by: American lampposts and rope
>>
I Kinda want to see the Spartacus ending.

Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:31 PM (WkmoA)

246 Honestly I think it could be really difficult to debate someone who uses constant, outrageous bullshit without foundation in fact.
.......

and then laughs like a drunk hyena.

Posted by: wth at October 08, 2019 04:31 PM (v0R5T)

247 Since this information is coming from "the news" the possibility exists that it is entirely bullshit.

BUT - we heard at the initial report from the ICIG NOT that the person was a registered Democrat, but had close ties to one of the Dem candidates.

Posted by: blaster at October 08, 2019 04:31 PM (9VeU0)

248 If the penalty for filing a false police report is prison time, what's the penalty for filing a false whistleblower report?
Posted by: Huck Follywood, a low grade social fever at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (LISuA)

Depends on your political party.
Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:18 PM (5vBlo)
+++++++++++
And yet they say things like
"Give me a break!" tweeted whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid. "Bias? Seriously?"

with a straight face...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:32 PM (I2dne)

249 I am not convinced the WB is a guy.

For all the identity covering Schiff is trying to do the WB may have a higher profile.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 08, 2019 04:32 PM (xSfgz)

250 To me it's obvious they know the credibility of the alleged WB would be highly questionable upon that person's reveal.

Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 04:32 PM (NqZ29)

251 related:
https://tinyurl.com/yxhbrh5o

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 08, 2019 04:32 PM (r+sAi)

252 Conthhhhpiiieerathhhy Theeorrrrietthhhh thrum RIGHT WINGERTHH!!!

Posted by: Frothing Chuck Todd at October 08, 2019 04:32 PM (DuZls)

253 Did I get it right?

From what I understand in a previous report, either the leaker or their boss worked for the Obama administration trying to get info on Trump. Literally doing what they are accusing Trump of doing.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:32 PM (KZzsI)

254 Finally hit the motherload.
Posted by: FrodoB, reloading

*sticks half eaten Oreo into USB

Here's your reward

Posted by: Sock Monkey...sharing I learned that in Kindergarten at October 08, 2019 04:32 PM (Lp+bg)

255 I shan't believe it. I simply shannot.

Be honest ace, you wrote this entire thing just to use "shannot" in a sentence.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:33 PM (KZzsI)

256 The whole thing needs to end and the Democrats need to face the music

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at October 08, 2019 04:33 PM (wGqjj)

257 Do you really have to imply that Jake Tapper is some kind of "alpha"?

Posted by: cpurick at October 08, 2019 04:33 PM (7NboP)

258 *sticks half eaten Oreo into USB



Here's your reward

Posted by: Sock Monkey>>
Double Stuff?

Posted by: FrodoB, reloading at October 08, 2019 04:33 PM (WkmoA)

259 How can a federal employee (I've seen nothing to
indicate he's left government employment), especially one at the CIA,
have a "professional relationship" with a person running for political
office?
By the way, Sundance at Conservative Treehouse has proposed
Michael Barry, a CIA agent who was posted to the White House, as the
whistleblower.
(And Sundance was one of the first to unmask Stefan Halper as the guy who set up Papdopolous).





Posted by: Wethal at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM

---

Even as a Federal employee you can still work for political campaigns. We had that problem when I worked at the sub base in CT. Very obvious senior base civilian employees were working for political campaigns and we constantly got complaints about it, but it's legal.


As long as they don't use their status as a Federal employee to help the campaign they can do whatever they want on their own time.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:33 PM (JUOKG)

260 Anyone else getting the impression that the Dems are desperate not to leak the identity of the 1st whistleblower? That is why they are going up one level to #2, meethinks. The whole charade probably falls apart and causes major blowback once we learn who #1 is.

Posted by: Serious Cat at October 08, 2019 04:34 PM (Xqo6t)

261 Do you really have to imply that Jake Tapper is some kind of "alpha"?
Posted by: cpurick at October 08, 2019 04:33 PM (7NboP)
+++++++++++
The land of the ultra-cucks, the omega *is* the alpha...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:34 PM (I2dne)

262 As long as they don't use their status as a Federal employee to help the campaign they can do whatever they want on their own time.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:33 PM (JUOKG)
---
Bingo. We have a winner.

Posted by: Axeman at October 08, 2019 04:34 PM (DuZls)

263 I'm old enough to remember Biden mopping the floor with Paul Ryan at the VP debate.

In after school specials - conflicts are won by a keen sense of humor or superior intellect.

In reality - the willing to fight dirtier than the other guy or overwhelming force wins the day.

Biden was willing. Ryan was not.

Posted by: Hope Springs Eternal at October 08, 2019 04:34 PM (09tFn)

264 203 202 165 I wonder why the Democrats are guarding this guy's identity so closely.

--

Name changes require a judge.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 08, 2019 04:24 PM (YslsA)

Really?

Posted by: Barry Soetoro at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (NgKpN)

265 By the way most of Tapper's feed today is tweeting out CNN polling data claiming everyone's against Trump in this Ukraine thing and thinks he's corrupt. Its kinda cute like watching your 5 year old explain how internal combustion engines work involving bananas and his hamster.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (KZzsI)

266 Fake Fapper lied?

Posted by: Axeman at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (DuZls)

267
First there is a blower,
Then there is no blower,
Then there is.

Posted by: Donovan Democrat at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (sy5kK)

268 Who ordered the Code Red on Trump AND Biden?

Cui bono?

My wampum is on Fauxcahontas.

Posted by: cool breeze at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (UGKMd)

269 By the way most of Tapper's feed today is tweeting out CNN polling data claiming everyone's against Trump in this Ukraine thing and thinks he's corrupt. Its kinda cute like watching your 5 year old explain how internal combustion engines work involving bananas and his hamster.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (KZzsI)
+++++++++++
I just can't even!

Posted by: Hampster Girl at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (I2dne)

270 Be honest ace, you wrote this entire thing just to use "shannot" in a sentence.

SHAMON!

Posted by: MJ Impersonator Who Doesn't Condone Kiddy Diddling at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (9t0Zz)

271 Who. Does. Number Two. Work. For?!!

Posted by: Austin Powers at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (koNhm)

272 >>>255 I shan't believe it. I simply shannot.

Be honest ace, you wrote this entire thing just to use "shannot" in a sentence.

...

I've been saying this forever but I don't remember people commenting favorably on it before. Or at least not more than one comment.

I'm glad people are liking the joke. It's one of my favorite jokes. Glad it's getting its due.

Posted by: ace at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (PbpT7)

273 74 If the penalty for filing a false police report is prison time, what's the penalty for filing a false whistleblower report?

Posted by: Huck Follywood, a low grade social fever at October 08, 2019 04:10 PM (LISuA)

Understand how the rules are built to allow this to happen: The 2nd WB didn't say anything false at all; he said some other guy TOLD him this all happened, and he reported what the other guy TOLD him. So everything he said was true, as far as he knew it to be.

As to the 2nd WB (the actual source) well, in fact, they're CALLING him a 2nd WB, but he never filed any report at all, and he has never said anything under oath to my knowledge, except if he was interviewed by the IG. (And we don't know what he said there). So no laws broken, no false reports, even though the Info is completely false.

that's how the system is designed to "Work".

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:36 PM (Kpl3J)

274 Conthhhhpiiieerathhhy Theeorrrrietthhhh thrum RIGHT WINGERTHH!!!

Posted by: Frothing Chuck Todd at October 08, 2019 04:32 PM (DuZls)
.......

Can't understand what you're saying, please take Barry's dick out of your mouth.

Posted by: wth at October 08, 2019 04:36 PM (v0R5T)

275 I bet the professional relationship was as a foreign policy advisor.

Posted by: Serious Cat at October 08, 2019 04:36 PM (Xqo6t)

276 No non-partisan hack is going to jeopardize his retirement by making a false whistle blower report.

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:36 PM (nRWPy)

277 First there is a blower,
Then there is no blower,
Then there is.

Posted by: Donovan Democrat at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (sy5kK)
---
There is no blower.

Posted by: Only Zuhl at October 08, 2019 04:36 PM (DuZls)

278 The President doesn't have an identified opponent for President yet.

Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 04:36 PM (NqZ29)

279 Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:33 PM (JUOKG)

Simpler, he worked as part of Biden's staff when he was VP.

Which is why the IG knew about it so quickly.

Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 04:36 PM (NgKpN)

280 261 Do you really have to imply that Jake Tapper is some kind of "alpha"?
Posted by: cpurick at October 08, 2019 04:33 PM (7NboP)
+++++++++++
The land of the ultra-cucks, the omega *is* the alpha...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:34 PM (I2dne)

Ultra-Cuck after-shave: smells like flop sweat and failure.

Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 08, 2019 04:37 PM (RD7QR)

281 As long as they don't use their status as a Federal
employee to help the campaign they can do whatever they want on their
own time.



Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:33 PM (JUOKG)

---

Bingo. We have a winner.


Posted by: Axeman at October 08, 2019 04:34 PM

---

Every election year we fielded a dozen or more hatch Act violation reports.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:37 PM (JUOKG)

282 I've been saying this forever but I don't remember people commenting favorably on it before.

Yeah I remember you using it in the past and its always worth a chuckle. Better than anything I come up with, although admittedly, low bar.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:37 PM (KZzsI)

283 >>>255 I shan't believe it. I simply shannot.

Be honest ace, you wrote this entire thing just to use "shannot" in a sentence.

...

I've been saying this forever but I don't remember people commenting favorably on it before. Or at least not more than one comment.

I'm glad people are liking the joke. It's one of my favorite jokes. Glad it's getting its due.

Posted by: ace at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (PbpT7)

It's delightful.

/end suck-up.

OK, seriously, it's funny and very good.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at October 08, 2019 04:37 PM (UtDes)

284
But, hey the second one is credible because he
had "first hand knowledge", yet the script it out. He was crazy
outraged and couldn't believe what h was hearing! Go figure.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 08, 2019 04:29 PM (vEIlU)

The way I understand this, Pelosi announced the impeachment investigation BEFORE the call transcript was released. Which was a major blunder. She and her cronies are normally smarter than that. The whole thing seems hastily cobbled together. The whole impeachment idea is a loser for Dems, they've known this for a long time.This lends credibility to the theories I keep hearing that A. The left wing of the Dem party really does have enough clout to brow beat the leadership into doing things that potentially hurt the party in the long run, and B. The party as a whole is becoming desperate. Their internal polling or whatever is telling them they have no chance agains Trump in 2020. Plus and maybe even more importantly, they are losing federal judge slots to conservatives at an alarming rate. And worse than that the SC will be lost to them very soon for a generation. They are losing all the avenues they have to power, since their power at the ballot box is fading as the party becomes more and more outwardly left wing. The future is bleak. This is a hail mary pass to try and win the game in the fourth quarter.

Posted by: Agent Cooper at October 08, 2019 04:37 PM (iAwUQ)

285 200 When Trump is reelected I think a 20-30% cut in funding is in order for the CIA and FBI. And this is merely a small start.
Posted by: Puddin Head at October 08, 2019 04:24 PM (yRAFu)

Cut both to zero. All CIA functions and data go to the NSA, and the FBI's go to the US Marshals. Management gets fired with cause, and is blacklisted from future employment. Any other agents vetted and rehired start at the bottom with two years of probation.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at October 08, 2019 04:37 PM (J+mig)

286 159
What am I missing? First "whistleblower" says there was a phone call
and the contents were incriminating of Trump. Trump says fine, here's
what was said.



So, now it's on the record. The second whistleblower is supposed to
be better than the first because he had firsthand knowledge of the
phone call, but the contents of the phone call are not in dispute.
They've been made public.



So what's to whistle blow about?

Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM (gd9RK)


Exactly.

whistle blowing has turned into blow jobs.


Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:37 PM (sy5kK)

287 Fuck this shit!

Posted by: MAGA at October 08, 2019 04:37 PM (0C7fx)

288 277 First there is a blower,
Then there is no blower,
Then there is.

Posted by: Donovan Democrat at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (sy5kK)
---
There is no blower.
Posted by: Only Zuhl at October 08, 2019 04:36 PM (DuZls)

Schrodinger's Whistle?

Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 04:38 PM (NgKpN)

289 Well, if the whistleblower is compelled to testify before a congressional committee and comes in wearing a cape made of parrot feathers and carrying a bag of mogambo dust, then I'm pretty sure the affiliation is with Marianne Wilson.

Posted by: Paco at October 08, 2019 04:38 PM (+VUl0)

290 The land of the ultra-cucks, the omega *is* the alpha...

Is that from the trailer for the David French biopic "Cuck"?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:38 PM (KZzsI)

291 But I nooded, like the rules say!
Posted by: FrodoB, reloading

Those advocates of the B theory of Time were here .

Posted by: Gravity..the law of nature kind at October 08, 2019 04:38 PM (Lp+bg)

292 It is time for a dog whistle blowing.

Posted by: Acme Clusters at October 08, 2019 04:38 PM (5NMZN)

293 I'm sick and damn tired of hearing about your damn phony whistleblower!

Posted by: Future Bernie at October 08, 2019 04:39 PM (DuZls)

294 Turner was involved in an insurance scam when he was a practicing attorney long ago . He slid out of any charges. He's been crooked from day one. No Republican County judges to keep these crooks in check anymore. If we ever lose the energy industry , Houston will become like Detroit.
Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 04:19 PM
***************
Grew up in Houston and live in the suburbs just outside of Houston. Most of my family still lives there and are pretty upset about this and the judges. I just hope people have had enough and vote his ass out, but then again I look at Sheila Jackson Lee and shake my head. She could rob a bank and her constituents in her district would still vote for her.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 08, 2019 04:39 PM (wiXsO)

295 269 By the way most of Tapper's feed today is tweeting out CNN polling data claiming everyone's against Trump in this Ukraine thing and thinks he's corrupt."

Next stage in the scheme - they're locked into the timeline of the production, even though Act 1, the evidence, has failed. Act 2 - pump out a bunch of fake polls pretending that people THINK Trump should be impeached, thus giving Pelosi and Schiff enough cover to call for an impeachment vote. Pay no attention to the fact that all the fake polls are based on the fake stories.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:39 PM (Kpl3J)

296 Has Chuck Todd commented about this new "conspiracy theory" that Republicans are clinging to?

Posted by: chique d'afrique at October 08, 2019 04:39 PM (UtDes)

297 221




I want to see the linkage between the two whistleblowers too.



Twiddledee and Twiddledum



Which is which?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 08, 2019 04:27 PM (vEIlU)

which one is the husband and which one is the wife?

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:39 PM (sy5kK)

298 Is it just me, or is Straight Down The Middle Jake getting more careless about covering his bias? It used to run more to suggestio falsi and suppressio veri. Now he's lying more often.

But the Bulwark Dispatchers will still praise him.

(BTW, does the latter's name come from Paolo dispatching the writers from their cabins to the lido deck? Just asking.)

Posted by: Eeyore at October 08, 2019 04:39 PM (ZbwAu)

299 OT Best headline of the day from Pamela Geller

Rep Ilhan Omar

My adultery is the fault of Republicans and Jews.

I laughed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2019 04:39 PM (j0JAA)

300 >>I wonder why the Democrats are guarding this guy's identity so closely.


A guess?

They don't want Trump to know - so he would have a better idea what this guy did/did not witness while at the WH. Also: mean tweets and other methods of fighting back.

If we don't have a name we can't dispute his credibility. We can't evaluate what he's said/done in the past (who'd he work for? has he broken the law before?); he can't be identified as currently under investigation as part of one of the open IG investigations.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 08, 2019 04:39 PM (bDqIh)

301 @239

I don't view it as delusional, I view the reporter as a ventriloquist dummy with a Deep State handlers fist deep into his rear end and telling Trump through the reporter, you make a deal now and when you leave office we leave you alone, otherwise we will pursue you with great vengeance once you lose the cloak of protection the Presidency affords you.


These people are animals, these people are dangerous and they play for keeps.

Posted by: Gossamer Penguin at October 08, 2019 04:40 PM (Ad3Y8)

302 225
I do too, but that was mostly Ryan acting like he was 12. I almost came through the TV and slapped him.
Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 04:27 PM

I come on my TV when I rewatch it BECAUSE he acts like a 12 year old.

Posted by: Creepy Joe Biden at October 08, 2019 04:40 PM (Z12fZ)

303 271
Who. Does. Number Two. Work. For?!!

Posted by: Austin Powers at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (koNhm)

It's a man baby, yeaaaahhh

Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at October 08, 2019 04:40 PM (5l6gb)

304 If I can't trust Jake Tapper and his "conservative" Beta Orbiters who amplify and propagate his DNC talking points all day on Twitter, why, then who can I trust?

Posted by: Ace of Spades at 04:00 PM
---
You're probably going to have to stick to David Corn and Mother Jones.

Posted by: Axeman at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM (DuZls)

305 Now try "shallot".

Posted by: wth at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM (v0R5T)

306 Schrodinger's Whistle?

Posted by: Don Q
Game over nothing said for the rest of the day will make me laugh harder.

Posted by: Sock Monkey...holding up bic lighter at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM (Lp+bg)

307

Tapper & TATER my fave comedy shew. and Now Topo Gigio

Posted by: saf at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM (5IHGB)

308 Fake WB is interfering in the election, trying to "dirty up" Trump with lies and Fake Narrative, coordinated with Schiff and whoever is changing the wB guidelines to allow someone in another campaign to smear his opponent, working within the system.


But even without changing the guidelines, Fake WB lied by not telling of his coordination with Schiff (and how many others) before going the legit WB route.


I wonder how many times the words "whistle blower" have been spoken by the media over the last 3 weeks, when the hack was never a whistle blower? The Narrative must be built, regardless of how corrupt/dishonest the conspiracy that builds it is.

Posted by: illiniwek at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM (Cus5s)

309 >> OT Best headline of the day from Pamela Geller



She's got some big ol' titties.

Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM (4VGhz)

310 Be honest ace, you wrote this entire thing just to use "shannot" in a sentence.


He's done this a few times lately.

I approve.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM (gd9RK)

311 They don't want Trump to know - so he would have a better idea what this guy did/did not witness while at the WH. Also: mean tweets and other methods of fighting back.

Like Trump doesn't know.

Posted by: blaster at October 08, 2019 04:42 PM (9VeU0)

312 299 OT Best headline of the day from Pamela Geller

Rep Ilhan Omar

My adultery is the fault of Republicans and Jews.

I laughed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2019 04:39 PM (j0JAA)

Y'know there's a way that could be true. If she were cheating with a Republican Jew.

Posted by: Someguy at October 08, 2019 04:42 PM (6GjnW)

313 >> OT Best headline of the day from Pamela Geller

She's got some big ol' titties.

Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM (4VGhz)
.........

Best headlights of the day.

Posted by: wth at October 08, 2019 04:43 PM (v0R5T)

314 If you rubes would have participated in our recession scam none of this whistle blowing would be necessary.

Posted by: Horus Hearsay at October 08, 2019 04:43 PM (DB16e)

315 She's got some big ol' titties.
Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM (4VGhz)

Well, o.k. but the titties probably didn't write the headline.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2019 04:43 PM (j0JAA)

316 The way I understand this, Pelosi announced the
impeachment investigation BEFORE the call transcript was released. Which
was a major blunder. She and her cronies are normally smarter than
that. The whole thing seems hastily cobbled together. The whole
impeachment idea is a loser for Dems, they've known this for a long
time.This lends credibility to the theories I keep hearing that A. The
left wing of the Dem party really does have enough clout to brow beat
the leadership into doing things that potentially hurt the party in the
long run, and B. The party as a whole is becoming desperate. Their
internal polling or whatever is telling them they have no chance agains
Trump in 2020. Plus and maybe even more importantly, they are losing
federal judge slots to conservatives at an alarming rate. And worse than
that the SC will be lost to them very soon for a generation. They are
losing all the avenues they have to power, since their power at the
ballot box is fading as the party becomes more and more outwardly left
wing. The future is bleak. This is a hail mary pass to try and win the
game in the fourth quarter.





Posted by: Agent Cooper at October 08, 2019 04:37 PM

---

pelosi, schiff, et. al. launched the impeachment Nuke before Trump released the phone call transcript because they *knew* he wouldn't release the transcript, because they would not have done that if the roles had been reversed.


Trump outplayed them before they could even call a press conference.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:43 PM (JUOKG)

317 suggestio falsi and suppressio veri

Latin is a dead language, you're writing latin, ergo, you're dead.

KILL THE ZOMBIE!!

Posted by: bonhomme at October 08, 2019 04:43 PM (9t0Zz)

318 @294, Houston is 75% minority. There's pretty much no chance of it not being something like Detroit -- it's only the oil / gas and aerospace industry saving it, but industries can decline in a generation or less. Which is what happened to Detroit.

Posted by: sunny-dee at October 08, 2019 04:44 PM (Z2HD7)

319 Now try "shallot".



True fact: the Mayflower had shallops.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 08, 2019 04:44 PM (gd9RK)

320 305 Now try "shallot".
Posted by: wth at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM (v0R5T)

I prefer an onion to a shallot because they're easier to peel and they both taste about the same.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:44 PM (Kpl3J)

321 218
CNN has a very thoughtful article on the front page: "Trump, make a deal
and resign". It's fucking hilarious. I can't tell if the author is so
delusional that she actually believes what she's writing, or is just
hoping to flood the zone with propaganda nonsense, but she's begging
Trump to use his master negotiating powers now to resign and avoid
prosecution for the good of himself and the country.

https://tinyurl.com/yys9hk8z

Posted by: Grimaldi at October 08, 2019 04:26 PM (Z12fZ)

On a clip from MSNBC's AMJOY, a woman laid it out.
If Pence resigns or more probably impeached first, and then a deal is made with Trump to resign but not serve jail time if he doesn't appoint a new VP first, then Nancy Pelosi becomes President.
I actually saw someone say that. I had DVR'ed it (Ingraham show) and had to play it back again to make sure I saw what I thought I saw.
The Left is into fucking dingbat territory now.


Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:44 PM (sy5kK)

322 305
Now try "shallot".

Posted by: wth


I'll bet he's responsible for all the leeks.

Posted by: pep at October 08, 2019 04:44 PM (T6t7i)

323 Surprise! Fake "Whistleblower" Is Not Merely a "Registered Democrat," As Jake Tapper Claimed.
The Fake "Whistleblower" Has Actually Worked For One of the Democrats Running for the Presidential Nomination.


Jake Tapper lied?

Jake Tapper simply relayed the silly spin from frequent liar Adam Schiff "without evidence," as he likes to say about Trump?



Cite?

Posted by: Jake Tapper's DM at October 08, 2019 04:44 PM (786Ro)

324 >>Well, o.k. but the titties probably didn't write the headline.


You don't sell the steak.

You sell the titties.

Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:44 PM (4VGhz)

325 Good grief, they have Neil DeGrasse Tyson in Fox Business, and he is insufferable.



Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt - Weeping Cub Fan at October 08, 2019 04:45 PM (ufFY8)

326 Just wait till whistleblowers 3 and 3a turn up. Then Trump's goose will really be cooked!

Posted by: chique d'afrique at October 08, 2019 04:45 PM (UtDes)

327 s it just me, or is Straight Down The Middle Jake getting more careless about covering his bias? It used to run more to suggestio falsi and suppressio veri.

Yeah he's definitely being more openly blatant about it. I'm not sure if this is a mask coming off or just "I might lose my job and CNN insists on it." Maybe some other pressure or inducement.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:45 PM (KZzsI)

328 It will keep her from a Quran stoning

Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:45 PM (ZCEU2)

329 TWEET! TWEET!

*furiously blows her whistle*

I read the transcript! I'm smaht!

Posted by: WB #3 at October 08, 2019 04:45 PM (Ed8Zd)

330 pelosi, schiff, et. al. launched the impeachment Nuke before Trump released the phone call transcript because they *knew* he wouldn't release the transcript, because they would not have done that if the roles had been reversed.

Trump outplayed them before they could even call a press conference.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:43 PM (JUOKG)
+++++++++++
This is the problem with being a crook. If the roles had been reversed, they absolutely would not have released the transcript - because the transcript would have revealed what the whistle blower said it would.

The problem they're having (and it's the problem they've had since day 0) is that Trump - unlike them - isn't doing what they would do.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:45 PM (I2dne)

331 She's got some big ol' titties.
Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM (4VGhz)

I think the polite description is

She's got some tig ol' bitties.

Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 04:45 PM (NqZ29)

332 >>Like Trump doesn't know.

Good point. But he can't say anything about this person by name because they're doing the "must protect his identity for his safety" shtick.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 08, 2019 04:45 PM (bDqIh)

333 "We want an earth defense system to protect the entire earth."


Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt - Weeping Cub Fan at October 08, 2019 04:45 PM (ufFY8)

334 And it's still not wrong to ask anyone to investigate corrupt democrats.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 08, 2019 04:45 PM (xfb67)

335 In Jakey Wakey's defense he thought he was getting the info from Adam Schefter of ESPN rather than Adam Schiff. One is usually correct with reliable sources, the other is a mentally ill congressman.

Posted by: Where are the indictments at October 08, 2019 04:46 PM (Bf3hj)

336 325
Good grief, they have Neil DeGrasse Tyson in Fox Business, and he is insufferable.





Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt - Weeping Cub Fan


Were they doing a show on planetarium gift shops?

Posted by: pep at October 08, 2019 04:46 PM (T6t7i)

337 277 First there is a blower,
Then there is no blower,
Then there is.

Posted by: Donovan Democrat at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (sy5kK)
.........

Yeah those Mexicans can drive you nuts.

Posted by: wth at October 08, 2019 04:46 PM (v0R5T)

338 Simpler, he worked as part of Biden's staff when he was VP.

Which is why the IG knew about it so quickly.
Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 04:36 PM (NgKpN)

They let him have his own staff?!

Posted by: Serious Cat at October 08, 2019 04:46 PM (Xqo6t)

339 Delurking to ask a question.

So, what the hell is happening with the supposed second "whistleblower?" I've got a NT hubby that's going on and on about how this second person had first-hand info. How that makes any difference when we can all read the damn transcript is beyond me. But aside from there being talk of a second WB I can't find any causal info on what this person supposedly claims, and I'd. Like to be able to debunk this as bullshit as well.

Posted by: Mandy P., lurking lurker who lurks at October 08, 2019 04:46 PM (4RnHD)

340 True fact: the Mayflower had shallops.

Shallop is a name used for several types of boats and small ships used for coastal navigation from the seventeenth century. Originally smaller boats based on the chalupa, the watercraft named this ranged from small boats a little larger than a banks dory to gunboats.

This raises the question, does the chalupa come with shallots?

Posted by: bonhomme at October 08, 2019 04:47 PM (9t0Zz)

341 194

"Shan't" is a very underutilized word that I like very much.

mrs. chronda's she shed is more of a she shanty

Posted by: Anachronda at October 08, 2019 04:47 PM (sGtp+)

342 I prefer an onion to a shallot because they're easier to peel and they both taste about the same.

Yeah, they're a bit milder and sweeter, which is nice. Onions have more sulfur in them I think it is.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:47 PM (KZzsI)

343 VICTORIA NULAND is going to wind up wearing a peruvian necktie

Posted by: Fearless Prediction at October 08, 2019 04:47 PM (61JVj)

344 Asteroids are close to earth, apparently.
So, hype.
And talk about the universe ending.
And other blather.

And, oh, he just wrote a new book.

LOL

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt - Weeping Cub Fan at October 08, 2019 04:47 PM (ufFY8)

345 CNN has a very thoughtful article on the front page: "Trump, make a deal
and resign". It's fucking hilarious. I can't tell if the author is so
delusional that she actually believes what she's writing, or is just
hoping to flood the zone with propaganda nonsense, but she's begging
Trump to use his master negotiating powers now to resign and avoid
prosecution for the good of himself and the country.

https://tinyurl.com/yys9hk8z

Posted by: Grimaldi at October 08, 2019 04:26 PM (Z12fZ)
---
What would *possibly* be in that for Pence? His political career would be shot. Nobody is ever going to vote for him again--even for dogcatcher. So they must be bribing people big time, right?

Fantasy time for the loons.

Posted by: Axeman at October 08, 2019 04:47 PM (DuZls)

346 Like Trump doesn't know.

Good point. But he can't say anything about this person by name because they're doing the "must protect his identity for his safety" shtick.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 08, 2019 04:45 PM (bDqIh)

Trump should quietly leak it to someone. Like Mollie.

Posted by: JoeF. at October 08, 2019 04:47 PM (NFEMn)

347 powerlineblog.com/city-of-minneapolis tries to derail trump rally
Mayor calling for a 1/2 Million to cover security while it's usually around $20,000

Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:48 PM (ZCEU2)

348 From the lying hardcore leftist media (most of them) to fake and lying leftist media to the lying cuckservative media, these people are scared and putting out really, really stupid shit. It is like watching a Twilight Zone. It is completely hilarious but scary. I mean what ridiculous lie will they try to convince decent and civilized people... that we will not buy because we have a solid grip on reality.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Profoundly Unserious at October 08, 2019 04:48 PM (pw+jk)

349 You shan't be receiving any whispering eye.

Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 04:48 PM (NqZ29)

350 Then move government lock stock and barrel to Peoria or someplace like that.

Just saw a tweet where, of the 547 USDA employees who could have relocated with their office to Kansas City, only 61 have.

Posted by: t-bird at October 08, 2019 04:48 PM (jyVW0)

351
Is SanFranShithole full?
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 04:20 PM (jYnPD)







Move it all to Frisco. With no cost-of-living adjustments. A few years of living in closet-sized apartments will teach them humility.

Then move the office to Detroit in 3 years. Then to Flint 2 years later. Multiple cross-country moves in close proximity would be tougher to deal with than just being in cold weather.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 08, 2019 04:48 PM (veoSD)

352 277 First there is a blower,

Then there is no blower,

Then there is.



Posted by: Donovan Democrat at October 08, 2019 04:35 PM (sy5kK)
Are we talking about Monica Lewinsky or the whistle blower?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 08, 2019 04:49 PM (N39Ws)

353 CNN has a very thoughtful article on the front page: "Trump, make a deal
and resign". It's fucking hilarious. I can't tell if the author is so
delusional that she actually believes what she's writing, or is just
hoping to flood the zone with propaganda nonsense, but she's begging
Trump to use his master negotiating powers now to resign and avoid
prosecution for the good of himself and the country.

https://tinyurl.com/yys9hk8z

Posted by: Grimaldi at October 08, 2019 04:26 PM (Z12fZ)

The author is some chick who was once a big shot for Trump enterprises.

Posted by: JoeF. at October 08, 2019 04:49 PM (NFEMn)

354
Trump releasing the transcript blew the whole
scam wide open - all they've got left is an attempt to salvage it with
some kind of "obstruction" claim, hence all the requests for documents.




First "Whistleblower" - a loyal democrat functionary, who's only
purpose was to work with Schiff and to attempt to shield the original
source, due to his ties with Biden.

Second "Whistleblower" - the guy who actually heard the call, but
knew it wouldn't work for him to complain since he had worked for Biden,
so he recruited the other guy to front for him. He's the one they've
been desperate to hide, but I think we're going to find out his name
shortly. Too many people want to know, and there's no Witness
Protection Program for this kind of thing.



the entire scam has already fallen apart, Schiff is already in coverup mode.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:27 PM (Kpl3J)

Tom, the best summary of the current scam I have seen.
thanks.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:49 PM (sy5kK)

355 So, what the hell is happening with the supposed second "whistleblower?" I've got a NT hubby that's going on and on about how this second person had first-hand info. How that makes any difference when we can all read the damn transcript is beyond me. But aside from there being talk of a second WB I can't find any causal info on what this person supposedly claims, and I'd. Like to be able to debunk this as bullshit as well.
Posted by: Mandy P., lurking lurker who lurks at October 08, 2019 04:46 PM (4RnHD)
+++++++++++++
I'm not sure yet. I think the "second whistle-blower" - who was almost certainly the source for the "first whistle-blower" was already set up for deployment before Trump took the wind out of their sails by releasing the transcript.

Their subsequent actions only make sense in a world where Trump did *not* release the transcript. He did, though, and screwed up the hit. I suspect that the "second whistle-blower with first-hand knowledge" was already set up and ready for release before Trump changed the playing field.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:49 PM (I2dne)

356 *Jake Tapper lied?

Jake Tapper simply relayed the silly spin from frequent liar Adam Schiff "without evidence," as he likes to say about Trump?*

Now we know why the Jake Tapper museum is closing at years end.

Posted by: tbodie at October 08, 2019 04:49 PM (wyNrR)

357 So, what the hell is happening with the supposed second "whistleblower?" I've got a NT hubby that's going on and on about how this second person had first-hand info.

The prevailing theory is that this second person is the one the original leaker got their story from. Which means, they're just saying the same thing, but this time its more directly from the source. Why that wasn't done the first time, I can only speculate about.

Either way: yeah. We saw the entire transcript. There's nothing else to leak.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:49 PM (KZzsI)

358

Yahoo has a story that a "White House official" who heard the Ukraine call said it was frightening and was visibly shaken after the call. Gee if only there were some way to know what was said on the call like a transcript or something. And I'd like to know the drama queen who was visibly shaken after listening to a phone call

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 08, 2019 04:49 PM (kw5n8)

359 Jake Tapper lied?

Jake Tapper is a rock-ribbed CNN homer. He'd be tossing salads at The Hellfire Club if it wasn't for the Cuck News Network.

Posted by: Fritz at October 08, 2019 04:49 PM (2Mnv1)

360 201 190 If my guess is correct, this guy knows where the bodies are buried, and this whistleblower complaint is an attempt to give them legal cover for what is coming down on them (so they can say its all retribution against them for the complaint, not for their illegal crap).
Posted by: Don Q at October 08, 2019 04:23 PM (NgKpN)

========

I've heard worse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera at October 08, 2019 04:24 PM (q80AH)

It's like many-dimensional chess.

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:49 PM (5vBlo)

361 Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:44 PM (sy5kK)

If Democrats say "Resign Now and we'll make a deal that we won't prosecute after you leave office" why would Trump-who seems like a bright and canny guy- believe any such ludicrously lying thing?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2019 04:50 PM (j0JAA)

362 330 pelosi, schiff, et. al. launched the impeachment Nuke before Trump released the phone call transcript because they *knew* he wouldn't release the transcript, because they would not have done that if the roles had been reversed.

Trump outplayed them before they could even call a press conference.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:43 PM (JUOKG)

Trump announced the transcript would be out prior to the impeachment inquiry announcement... but Pelosi and Schiff believed the Whistleblower's word that it would be "THE WORST THING EVER!1".

Posted by: Serious Cat at October 08, 2019 04:50 PM (Xqo6t)

363 309 >> OT Best headline of the day from Pamela Geller

She's got some big ol' titties.
Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM

I'll just add this humorous (and NSFW) YouTube music video on titties
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtbi2gFNPpY

Posted by: Titty Fan at October 08, 2019 04:50 PM (Z12fZ)

364 You shallot pass!

The Black Knight

Posted by: Archer at October 08, 2019 04:50 PM (gmo/4)

365 I shannot eat shallots if I have onions on my shallop.

Posted by: wth at October 08, 2019 04:50 PM (v0R5T)

366 Good grief, they have Neil DeGrasse Tyson in Fox Business, and he is insufferable.





Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt - Weeping Cub Fan


Gawd. Next thing will be the ever insufferable Bill Nye, the dumbshit guy.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 08, 2019 04:51 PM (axyOa)

367 So, what the hell is happening with the supposed second "whistleblower?" I've got a NT hubby that's going on and on about how this second person had first-hand info. How that makes any difference when we can all read the damn transcript is beyond me. But aside from there being talk of a second WB I can't find any causal info on what this person supposedly claims, and I'd. Like to be able to debunk this as bullshit as well.


OMG !!!! Mandy!!! Me too! This week has been ROUGH

bad enough having to avoid stupid NT tweets but I get to LIVE with one.

it's stressy

Posted by: BlackOrchidOfCollusion at October 08, 2019 04:51 PM (Rarvo)

368 And I'd like to know the drama queen who was visibly shaken after listening to a phone call

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 08, 2019 04:49 PM (kw5n
------
And did he/she hide behind the curtains?

Posted by: Acme Clusters at October 08, 2019 04:51 PM (5NMZN)

369 CNN has a very thoughtful article on the front page: "Trump, make a deal
and resign". It's fucking hilarious. I can't tell if the author is so
delusional that she actually believes what she's writing, or is just
hoping to flood the zone with propaganda nonsense, but she's begging
Trump to use his master negotiating powers now to resign and avoid
prosecution for the good of himself and the country.



Some fucking nutbag just called into the radio, fully vested in the 'President Nanzi Pelosi' scenario. Total gravy sucker of the MSM's fetid brew.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 08, 2019 04:51 PM (oVJmc)

370 she's begging Trump to use his master negotiating powers now to resign and avoid prosecution for the good of himself and the country.

They're literally praising Nixon now because he had the "courage and decency to resign."

Basically they have nothing and its a huge hail Mary.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:51 PM (KZzsI)

371 Only a very few people had first hand knowledge of the phone call.

Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 04:51 PM (NqZ29)

372 Jake Tapper worked for Handgun Control, Inc. so you know he's always been on the square.

Posted by: mrp at October 08, 2019 04:52 PM (Pqytn)

373 Tab Hunter on TCM atm

used to come in my Norfolk CT shop every summer with his swish BF

My Jewish wife loved him so


His checks were golden and he paid retail

Posted by: REDACTED at October 08, 2019 04:52 PM (AQBtr)

374 339
Delurking to ask a question.



So, what the hell is happening with the supposed second
"whistleblower?" I've got a NT hubby that's going on and on about how
this second person had first-hand info. How that makes any difference
when we can all read the damn transcript is beyond me. But aside from
there being talk of a second WB I can't find any causal info on what
this person supposedly claims, and I'd. Like to be able to debunk this
as bullshit as well.

Posted by: Mandy P., lurking lurker who lurks at October 08, 2019 04:46 PM (4RnHD)

You understand the issues completely. The de-classifying of the entire conversation between the two Presidents makes the WB'ers, no matter how many that step forward, irrelevant. They only WB'ed on that one conversation, nothing more.

Use the word "scam" when talking to your NT hubby from now on.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:52 PM (sy5kK)

375 I mean, duh...pretty obvious that a group of folks made up a story about trump and thought they'd have a good play at creating a scandal. Well, thought is a stretch because the underlying crime is basic Democrat Party 101 behavior. So, I don't really know how far they thought this through.

Posted by: mushroom maniac at October 08, 2019 04:52 PM (FEQY4)

376 Posted by: Mandy P., lurking lurker who lurks at October 08, 2019 04:46 PM (4RnHD)

Read some of the comments above, where we go into it. The "2nd WB" is just the source for the first, remember how the 1st WB had no firsthand info, it was all hearsay that someone else told him? Well, the 2nd WB is the guy who told him. Now they realized that relying on hearsay was a serious flaw, so they're getting the original guy out, the one with "firsthand info".

And so now the question is, why did the 2nd WB go to such lengths to hide his identity, even laundering his complaint through a second party? Because apparently he has a longstanding professional and personal connection with Joe Biden, and when his name is revealed, it will be clear that HE was the one trying to use an investigation to take out a political opponent, not the other way round.

btw, when you say an NT husband, he's not George Conway is he?

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:52 PM (Kpl3J)

377 Yahoo has a story that a "White House official" who
heard the Ukraine call said it was frightening and was visibly shaken
after the call. Gee if only there were some way to know what was said on
the call like a transcript or something. And I'd like to know the drama
queen who was visibly shaken after listening to a phone call

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 08, 2019 04:49 PM (kw5n

You might be visibly shaken if you had more than just a little partisan bias toward Biden, say, if you had a good working relationship with him, and he was about to justifiable become the target of an anti-corruption probe you and your allies had no hope of providing cover for.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 04:52 PM (jYnPD)

378
218

CNN has a very thoughtful article on the front page: "Trump, make a deal

and resign". It's fucking hilarious. I can't tell if the author is so

delusional that she actually believes what she's writing, or is just

hoping to flood the zone with propaganda nonsense, but she's begging

Trump to use his master negotiating powers now to resign and avoid

prosecution for the good of himself and the country.


https://tinyurl.com/yys9hk8z



Posted by: Grimaldi at October 08, 2019 04:26 PM (Z12fZ)

On a clip from MSNBC's AMJOY, a woman laid it out.
If
Pence resigns or more probably impeached first, and then a deal is made
with Trump to resign but not serve jail time if he doesn't appoint a
new VP first, then Nancy Pelosi becomes President.
I actually saw
someone say that. I had DVR'ed it (Ingraham show) and had to play it
back again to make sure I saw what I thought I saw.
The Left is into fucking dingbat territory now.




Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:44 PM (sy5kK)
===
SIMPLER VERSION
1. Impeach Pence
2. ?????
3. Impeach Trump
4. ?????
5. Nanzi Palsi becomes president
6. ?????
7. Hillary is president

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Profoundly Unserious at October 08, 2019 04:53 PM (pw+jk)

379 There is only one 'whistleblower.'

The first one is a total scam.

The second one is probably a total scam, too, and will just take longer to be outed, but the first one with no first-hand knowledge and no info beyond what the second one claims is no whistleblower at all. He's just a front.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 08, 2019 04:53 PM (oVJmc)

380 So I guess this is where we dropped the little nugget that the Atlantic Council, which is Hunter Biden's old company, is the company that paid for Adam Schiff's staff member to travel to the Ukraine in August.

Imagine that.

Posted by: Sharkman at October 08, 2019 04:53 PM (7cCNF)

381 At this stage of the coup, Trump is supposed to be withholding information and refusing to cooperate, so they can run with the "the coverup is worse than the crime" and "its the coverup, stupid" phase.

But he blew that to pieces so they're still running out the plays but have no ball.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:53 PM (KZzsI)

382 She's got some big ol' titties.

Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2019 04:41 PM



I'll just add this humorous (and NSFW) YouTube music video on titties

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtbi2gFNPpY

Posted by: Titty Fan at October 08, 2019 04:50 PM (Z12fZ)

=========================
Is a trampoline involved?

Posted by: mrp at October 08, 2019 04:54 PM (Pqytn)

383 And I'd like to know the drama queen who was visibly shaken after listening to a phone call
Posted by: TheQuietMan

The transcript omitted the part where PDT threatened to use tactical nukes on Ukraine.

Posted by: Sock Monkey...just now realized Oct 15th is a week away at October 08, 2019 04:54 PM (Lp+bg)

384 They only WB'ed on that one conversation, nothing more.

Use the word "scam" when talking to your NT hubby from now on.


Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:52 PM (sy5kK)

And the complaint was forwarded to the DOJ already, and the DOJ already said no crime here to investigate.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 04:54 PM (jYnPD)

385 Basically they have nothing and its a huge hail Mary.

They're trying to convince us that he should resign. They don't realize that we can see their cards, too.

Posted by: t-bird at October 08, 2019 04:54 PM (EYsyU)

386 I like my conversations visibly shaken, not audibly stirred.

Posted by: Archer at October 08, 2019 04:54 PM (gmo/4)

387 SIMPLER VERSION
1. Impeach Pence
2. ?????
3. Impeach Trump
4. ?????
5. Nanzi Palsi becomes president
6. ?????
7. Hillary is president
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Profoundly Unserious at October 08, 2019 04:53 PM (pw+jk)
+++++++++++++
I think it is just a tad more complex than that, but not much. It's about timing. This scheme can't work because Pence could appoint a new Veep.

1. Impeach, try, convict and remove Trump and Pence *simultaneously*
2. Pelosi becomes president
3. Hillary re-enters government in some fashion to protect her.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:54 PM (I2dne)

388 209 I wonder why the Democrats are guarding this guy's identity so closely.

They must have scrubbed his social media by now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, with that Kubrick look towards the camera

I think their fear is because the instant the "whistleblowers" name is released, it's going to blow the entire scam sky high. He may not just be tied to Biden, he may be a DNC operative. Scrubbing his social media won't be enough, they can't scrub his resume.
Posted by: Tom Servo

I remain convinced it's a phantom. There never was a whistleblower or whatever. The complaint was manufactured by Schiff's staff out of whole cloth.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, not in the 'stan at October 08, 2019 04:25 PM (AM1GF)

The greatest trick the whistleblower ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
(Well, that doesn't quite work, there.)

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 04:54 PM (5vBlo)

389
Yahoo has a story that a "White House official" who heard the Ukraine call said it was frightening and was visibly shaken after the call.

Quivers down my backbone
Yeah the shakes in my knee bone
I got the tremors in my thigh bone
Shakin' all over

Posted by: Whistle sucker at October 08, 2019 04:55 PM (aKsyK)

390 At this stage of the coup, Trump is supposed to be withholding information and refusing to cooperate, so they can run with the "the coverup is worse than the crime" and "its the coverup, stupid" phase.

But he blew that to pieces so they're still running out the plays but have no ball.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:53 PM (KZzsI)




But they are still acting like the transcript wasn't released and we have no knowledge of what was said. They are still trying to run with the cover up narrative

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 08, 2019 04:55 PM (kw5n8)

391 Not sure where Rush got this info was that the 2nd Whistleblower was really the first who passed it onto the 2nd to start the ball rolling . Rush said it's a CIA trick to keep information passing around to make it look like it's coming from different sources.

Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:55 PM (ZCEU2)

392 "Shan't" is a very underutilized word that I like very much.

mrs. chronda's she shed is more of a she shanty


Posted by: Anachronda at October 08, 2019 04:47 PM


I can see the Chrondas now, umbrella drinks in hand singing sea shanties down by the she shanty.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 08, 2019 04:56 PM (axyOa)

393 But they are still acting like the transcript wasn't released and we have no knowledge of what was said. They are still trying to run with the cover up narrative
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 08, 2019 04:55 PM (kw5n
+++++++++++
They had a prescriptive and fully-designed game plan. They have no other plays to run and so are just running it the way they planned to anyway, even if it makes no sense. I suspect the have no other moves.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:56 PM (I2dne)

394 It's a sign that The Swamp is unmanageable when the guy whose trademark is "You're fired" can't stay in control.

The Deep State is really deep. Marrow deep.

Posted by: golfman at October 08, 2019 04:56 PM (M3a0a)

395 btw, when you say an NT husband, he's not George Conway is he?
Posted by: Tom Servo


Barack

Posted by: rickb223 at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM (hTPJO)

396 391 Not sure where Rush got this info was that the 2nd Whistleblower was really the first who passed it onto the 2nd to start the ball rolling . Rush said it's a CIA trick to keep information passing around to make it look like it's coming from different sources.
Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:55 PM (ZCEU2)

heh - Rush got that info by watching Tucker last night, just like I did.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM (Kpl3J)

397 1. Impeach, try, convict and remove Trump and Pence *simultaneously*
2. Pelosi becomes president
3. Hillary re-enters government in some fashion to protect her. A Hot Civil War making French Revolution look like a simple dispute

Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM (lD3vL)

398 People who are falling for this Ukraine nonsense need to step back and ask themselves if they want to get caught up in this stupidity and get egg all over themselves AGAIN.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM (KZzsI)

399 Not sure where Rush got this info was that the 2nd Whistleblower was really the first who passed it onto the 2nd to start the ball rolling . Rush said it's a CIA trick to keep information passing around to make it look like it's coming from different sources.
Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:55 PM (ZCEU2)
++++++++++++
The CIA engaging in information laundering? The hell you say!

Posted by: Spygate at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM (I2dne)

400 It's all about that form change. Nothing could happen until the mysterious hand of Fate included the hearsay-second hand information box. The change that the DNI never heard about. Find who authorized the form change and there is your ur-source.

Posted by: mrp at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM (Pqytn)

401 We know this was coordinated through PencilNeck. How far did any of these people think ahead knowing revealing Trumps conversation would put all Biden's dirty Ukrainian laundry out there?

Or was this a case of getting it out there so it could be pretend debunked before the general?

Posted by: WonkishRogue at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM (O9JR8)

402 Chair Shiffy's made up story about the phone call to start the hearing was entertaining though. So we have that out of this whole thing.

Posted by: Acme Clusters at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM (5NMZN)

403 On a clip from MSNBC's AMJOY, a woman laid it out.
If
Pence resigns or more probably impeached first, and then a deal is made
with Trump to resign but not serve jail time if he doesn't appoint a
new VP first, then Nancy Pelosi becomes President.
I actually saw
someone say that. I had DVR'ed it (Ingraham show) and had to play it
back again to make sure I saw what I thought I saw.
The Left is into fucking dingbat territory now.
========
Even if you believe in the infinite universes theory, there is no universe in which Nancy Pelosi is electable to a national office. Out of infinite universes, it never happens. However, eventually, since she is undying, time is on her side and she eventually gains total control in roughly half of the universes. The other half, well, they don't turn out much better.

Posted by: I could tell you more, but you'd despair at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM (TZlco)

404 The only conclusion I can come to with all of this is that they absolutely understand impeachment will never remove the President. However, they must go through the FULL set of motions to justify a more classic type of coup, involving violence, &/or the military, which they fully intend to implement as well.

That just doesn't seem as crazy as it once did. Their absolute moral certainty predicts it.

Posted by: Where are the indictments at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM (Bf3hj)

405 323 Surprise! Fake "Whistleblower" Is Not Merely a "Registered Democrat," As Jake Tapper Claimed.
The Fake "Whistleblower" Has Actually Worked For One of the Democrats Running for the Presidential Nomination.

Jake Tapper lied?

Jake Tapper simply relayed the silly spin from frequent liar Adam Schiff "without evidence," as he likes to say about Trump?


Cite?
Posted by: Jake Tapper's DM a

...

ha ha! Some of you DO read the blog!!!

Posted by: ace at October 08, 2019 04:58 PM (PbpT7)

406 3. Hillary re-enters government in some fashion to protect her.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 04:54 PM (I2dne)

Yeah. Let's go there.

Posted by: golfman at October 08, 2019 04:58 PM (M3a0a)

407 Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 08, 2019 04:53 PM (oVJmc)

Yes because I'm guessing there couldn't have been more than 4 Americans on that call besides Trump. Or shouldn't have been IYKWIM.

Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 04:58 PM (NqZ29)

408 They had a prescriptive and fully-designed game plan.

That is definitely what it looks like. They're running the original play even though its completely dished by Trump. And they look dumber every day to everyone but True Believers.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 04:58 PM (KZzsI)

409 From another site, this is how we get President Hillary:



1. Fake impeachment with media hysterial2. Stage arrest of Trump/ Pence Cabinet members for cameras so sheeple believe they are guilty


3. Swear in Botox Nancy as President.
4. Nancy chhoose the FAB as her VP
5. Nancy resigns/ Hillary is President.
6. Hillary appoints Brenan as VP






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Posted by: shibumi at October 08, 2019 04:58 PM (2KYgn)

410 Not sure where Rush got this info was that the 2nd Whistleblower was really the first who passed it onto the 2nd to start the ball rolling . Rush said it's a CIA trick to keep information passing around to make it look like it's coming from different sources.
Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:55 PM (ZCEU2)
++++++++++++
The CIA engaging in information laundering? The hell you say!

Posted by: Spygate at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM


Deliberate circular reporting???
Someone must be building a resume for a job at the NYT.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 08, 2019 04:58 PM (axyOa)

411 Come to Me, shibumi

Posted by: Barrel at October 08, 2019 04:58 PM (4VGhz)

412 shibumi to the barrel.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 04:59 PM (jYnPD)

413 oooh. I am so sorry. I shall retreat to the Barrel.

Posted by: shibumi at October 08, 2019 04:59 PM (2KYgn)

414 The Barrel moans.....

Posted by: Diogenes at October 08, 2019 04:59 PM (axyOa)

415 oh there we go again.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 04:59 PM (Kpl3J)

416 Shibumi was redacted?

Posted by: Acme Clusters at October 08, 2019 04:59 PM (5NMZN)

417 380
So I guess this is where we dropped the little nugget that the Atlantic
Council, which is Hunter Biden's old company, is the company that paid
for Adam Schiff's staff member to travel to the Ukraine in August.



Imagine that.

Posted by: Sharkman at October 08, 2019 04:53 PM (7cCNF)

---
The 2nd WB will have been Slow Joe's personal liaison.

When that is brought up, people will do the "HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST AN AGENT MIGHT BE DISHONORABLE!!?"

Ignoring the FBI hijinks already exposed.

It's going from satire to farce.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 08, 2019 05:00 PM (cfSRQ)

418 Uh oh.

Posted by: golfman at October 08, 2019 05:00 PM (M3a0a)

419 This is the problem with being NPCs: you run the code you've been programmed with even if it makes no sense or looks idiotic. No matter how dead the evil lich king is, you keep talking about hoping someone defeats him until the next patch.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 05:00 PM (KZzsI)

420 Yahoo has a story that a "White House official" who heard the Ukraine call said it was frightening and was visibly shaken after the call.

---
I'm frightened of what the Dems will do if they ever get back in power. The Fiasco which goes by the name of the House of Representatives is enough to preview of that.

However, being alarmed or "frightened" doesn't make it enough to believe that I should be able to veto the policy decisions of the only person who was elected to make those decisions.

Posted by: Axeman at October 08, 2019 05:00 PM (DuZls)

421 414
The Barrel moans.....

Posted by: Diogenes at October 08, 2019 04:59 PM (axyOa)

That was smoother than a Schiff -CIA coup attempt.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 05:00 PM (jYnPD)

422 Poor shibumi...

Posted by: SMH at October 08, 2019 05:00 PM (RU4sa)

423 At this stage of the coup, Trump is supposed to be withholding information and refusing to cooperate, so they can run with the "the coverup is worse than the crime" and "its the coverup, stupid" phase.


Obstruction has always been the end game

Posted by: Sock Monkey...anyone know the number for procrastinators anonymous at October 08, 2019 05:00 PM (Lp+bg)

424 The only conclusion I can come to with all of this is that they absolutely understand impeachment will never remove the President. However, they must go through the FULL set of motions to justify a more classic type of coup, involving violence, &/or the military, which they fully intend to implement as well.

That just doesn't seem as crazy as it once did. Their absolute moral certainty predicts it.
=========
They are literally incapable of stopping themselves.

Posted by: I could tell you more, but you'd despair at October 08, 2019 05:00 PM (3gQq7)

425 Even if you believe in the infinite universes theory, there is no universe in which Nancy Pelosi is electable to a national office. Out of infinite universes, it never happens. However, eventually, since she is undying, time is on her side and she eventually gains total control in roughly half of the universes. The other half, well, they don't turn out much better.
Posted by: I could tell you more, but you'd despair at October 08, 2019 04:57 PM (TZlco)

an infinite number of monkeys voting on an infinite number of ballots will eventually produce a Pelosi Presidency.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 05:00 PM (Kpl3J)

426 It's a sign that The Swamp is unmanageable when the guy whose trademark is "You're fired" can't stay in control.

The instant the Official White House website doxxes all of the bad actors, then there will be A Reckoning and the literal decimation of the Deep State.

"The Penguin is in the refrigerator... The Penguin is in the refrigerator"

Posted by: 🐧 at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (lD3vL)

427 Shibumi to the barrel. Watch out for the green slimy stuff.

Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (RD7QR)

428 Has the right ever been drawn into the streets? I cant remember it being so. We need a fire drill, badly.

Posted by: supersize my Kartoffelkloesse at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (Bf3hj)

429 which one is the husband and which one is the wife?
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 04:39 PM (sy5kK)


it might be that male and female pointed out a couple weeks ago

Dan Coats and Susan Gordon

who knows

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (vEIlU)

430 *tosses an air freshener pine tree into the barrel for Shibumi*

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (KZzsI)

431 419 This is the problem with being NPCs: you run the code you've been programmed with even if it makes no sense or looks idiotic. No matter how dead the evil lich king is, you keep talking about hoping someone defeats him until the next patch.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 05:00 PM (KZzsI)

Psssst. He was already dead.

Posted by: Someguy at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (6GjnW)

432 The Barrel is no place for a married woman.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (DMUuz)

433 Such a backfire. "Impeach Trump for revealing Biden's criminal abuse of power!"

Posted by: t-bird at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (VP1E6)

434 shibumi

shattered, shattered

Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (u//oP)

435 They don't fear us.

Posted by: supersize my Kartoffelkloesse at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (Bf3hj)

436 @391

We saw this sort of Deep State circular information loop deployed in the Russia Collusion hoax.

An operative pushed info into Popadopolas, an operative then pulled the information out of him and voila, a predicate, a predicate, my kingdom for a predicate.


Then the Deep State pushes this out to reporters who dutifully report it and bam, you've just "legitimized" your investigation and FISA warrant request.

At this point anyone who trusts the CIA/DOJ,FBI/NSA is insane.


Trump is ostensibly "in control" of the CIA and here they are running ops against him.


Incredible.

Posted by: Gossamer Penguin at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (Ad3Y8)

437 427
Shibumi to the barrel. Watch out for the green slimy stuff.

Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (RD7QR)

Blaster was in there, earlier. And he came by that name honestly.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 05:02 PM (jYnPD)

438 shibumi

shattered, shattered
Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (u//oP)
+++++++++
Very nicely done. Thanks, I needed the chuckle.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 05:02 PM (I2dne)

439 Operationally, it is time for Trump to launch a strong counter attack. And not just tweets.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 05:02 PM (Kpl3J)

440 I can see the Chrondas now, umbrella drinks in hand singing sea shanties down by the she shanty.

Would those umbrellas be floating in a shandy?

Posted by: Cap'n Jonah at October 08, 2019 05:03 PM (0CeRG)

441

...

Posted by: Exhausted Meme at October 08, 2019 05:03 PM (vEIlU)

442 234 TrumpCamp for him.
Posted by: Zod
Question...who is wearing the MAGA hats..the campers or the counselors?
Posted by: Sock Monkey...200 posts behind the times at October 08, 2019 04:29 PM (Lp+bg)

Everybody gets them embedded in their hippocampus.

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 05:03 PM (5vBlo)

443 This post made me so angry I'm making BMs in my DMs.

Posted by: Jake Tupperware at October 08, 2019 05:03 PM (ppBhU)

444 Have you ever seen a photojournalistic report on The Barrel from zombie?

There's a reason for that. The Barrel is beyond The Pail.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 08, 2019 05:03 PM (DMUuz)

445 shibumi

Exactly!!

Posted by: Sock Monkey...accountant in recovery at October 08, 2019 05:03 PM (Lp+bg)

446 I'd call dibs on shibumi's stuff, but how many 'ettes have good fly rods?

Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 08, 2019 05:04 PM (gd9RK)

447 ... Come ...

Posted by: 🛢 at October 08, 2019 05:04 PM (lD3vL)

448 This is so F'd up.. Wish I could believe something would come of this

Posted by: It's me donna at October 08, 2019 05:04 PM (O2RFr)

449 an infinite number of monkeys voting on an infinite number of ballots will eventually produce a Pelosi Presidency.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 05:00 PM (Kpl3J)
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But in this world, she is a Reagan conservative.

Posted by: Axeman at October 08, 2019 05:04 PM (DuZls)

450 439
Operationally, it is time for Trump to launch a strong counter attack. And not just tweets.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 05:02 PM (Kpl3J)

Nothing less than military tribunals and rounding up the coup plotters will be justice.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 05:04 PM (jYnPD)

451 This is a time travel paradox.

Posted by: Archer at October 08, 2019 05:04 PM (gmo/4)

452 416 Shibumi was redacted?
Posted by: Acme Clusters at October 08, 2019 04:59 PM (5NMZN)

don't drag my ass into this shit

Posted by: REDACTED at October 08, 2019 05:04 PM (AQBtr)

453 You got rats on the West Side
Bed bugs uptown
What a mess this town's in tatters, I've been shattered
My brain's been battered, splattered all over Manhattan

Posted by: golfman at October 08, 2019 05:04 PM (M3a0a)

454 shibumi
---
Shattered.

Posted by: Mick at October 08, 2019 05:04 PM (DuZls)

455
Operationally, it is time for Trump to launch a strong counter attack. And not just tweets.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 08, 2019 05:02 PM (Kpl3J)

==================
There are still some fun and games remaining in the "whistleblower" saga. Hold fire until the name of the person authorizing the "second-hand hearsay" change is released.

Posted by: mrp at October 08, 2019 05:05 PM (Pqytn)

456 427
Shibumi to the barrel. Watch out for the green slimy stuff.

Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 08, 2019 05:01 PM (RD7QR)
If that was the only thing to worry about in there.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 08, 2019 05:05 PM (N39Ws)

457 446 I'd call dibs on shibumi's stuff, but how many 'ettes have good fly rods?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 08, 2019 05:04 PM (gd9RK)

---

Hubby does, thus I do.

Posted by: SMH at October 08, 2019 05:05 PM (RU4sa)

458 409 - Shibumi, when the barrel called.

Posted by: Darmok at October 08, 2019 05:06 PM (ppBhU)

459 How is it people who know better can't stay out of the barrel?

Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 05:06 PM (ZCEU2)

460 Shibumi has been sanctioned

Posted by: Eiger at October 08, 2019 05:06 PM (AQBtr)

461 We are going to find out that the whistleblower is Ben Fucking Rhodes.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 08, 2019 05:07 PM (dNzKv)

462 How is it people who know better can't stay out of the barrel?
Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 05:06 PM (ZCEU2)
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Word.

Posted by: Axeman at October 08, 2019 05:07 PM (DuZls)

463 You guys just now noticed that Shibumi's name is from that song?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 05:07 PM (KZzsI)

464 pelosi, schiff, et. al. launched the impeachment Nuke before Trump released the phone call transcript because they *knew* he wouldn't release the transcript, because they would not have done that if the roles had been reversed.

Trump outplayed them before they could even call a press conference.

Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2019 05:07 PM (qAR6u)

465 The Ben Rhodes Five is the whistleblower?

Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 08, 2019 05:08 PM (u//oP)

466 Shibumi


luv sushi

Posted by: SHEP at October 08, 2019 05:08 PM (AQBtr)

467 NOT a democrat, a public servant! Get it straight!

Posted by: Beto Orbiter at October 08, 2019 05:08 PM (o22Kg)

468 GamGam is in!!

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at October 08, 2019 05:08 PM (7Fj9P)

469 an infinite number of monkeys voting on an infinite number of ballots will eventually produce a Pelosi Presidency.
=
No this is actually, strictly speaking not true, unless you mean that producing an infinite pile of nonsense is equivalent to a President Pelosi. Which I suppose in a sense is arguable.

Nonsense produces only nonsense. If you through an infinite pile of toothpicks up in the air and infinite number of times you will never get the Taj Mahal. You will get a infinite piles of random mess.

I could tell you more, but you'd despair.

Posted by: don't fall for the propaganda at October 08, 2019 05:08 PM (g1wYG)

470 It's not from the song. The song goes "shadoobie."

Fight me.

Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 08, 2019 05:08 PM (u//oP)

471
pelosi, schiff, et. al. launched the impeachment Nuke before Trump
released the phone call transcript because they *knew* he wouldn't
release the transcript, because they would not have done that if the
roles had been reversed.



Trump outplayed them before they could even call a press conference.
------
Deja view?

Posted by: Acme Clusters at October 08, 2019 05:09 PM (5NMZN)

472 As others have pointed out, they are going to Impeach Trump for obstruction of justice.

They were going to give him a week to release the complaint--thinking he'd stall

They had it all lined up--look at the timeline and remove the transcript release:
1) House Democrats only meet, vote for "inquiry"
2) Scheiff holds hearing, reads fake transcript into the "news"
3) Phony Republicans in the Senate give more cover, voting to demand the complaint
4) now, release of the transcript or the complaint it even the identity of the WB is irrelevant--they've set the narrative of obstruction
5) "It's not the crime, it's the cover-up!" leads all news

All this in less than a week was the plan

It was all laid out perfectly--but Trump did the one thing they didn't know he would do (the unknown unknown); He released the transcript.

Now, if you're paying attention--how did Trump know that was the one thing he could do?
It's almost like he knew their plans.

They have all their leakers and plants--but they don't know who in their side is talking

Posted by: RoyalOil, Vicroy Canadian Territories at October 08, 2019 05:09 PM (k81AA)

473 468 GamGam is in!!

Felonia est vivre?

Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 08, 2019 05:09 PM (u//oP)

474 451 This is a time travel paradox.
Posted by: Archer at October 08, 2019 05:04 PM (gmo/4)

If God created time travel paradoxes before time existed are they still paradoxical or even about time travel?

Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 08, 2019 05:09 PM (RD7QR)

475 ace, you can trust me!

Posted by: Shep! at October 08, 2019 05:09 PM (+ZtlV)

476 This James B Stewart book about the Deep State is trying to legitimize the attempt to implement the 25th Amendment by Rosenstein. The specific allegations seem ridiculous to me which now has me doubt my position that Rosenstein is a little rat. Supposedly Rosenstein had Sessions and Kelley on board but they backed out.

Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 05:09 PM (NqZ29)

477 Nothing less than military tribunals and rounding up the coup plotters will be justice.

How'd you like to be Valerie Jarrett? Not famous enough to avoid Gitmo and await...things.

Posted by: t-bird at October 08, 2019 05:09 PM (VP1E6)

478 Alas alack my F1040 calls.


I will return with a noticeably worse tude

Posted by: Sock Monkey...accountant in recovery at October 08, 2019 05:10 PM (Lp+bg)

479 They're oiling up her exoskeleton as we speak!!

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at October 08, 2019 05:10 PM (7Fj9P)

480 347
powerlineblog.com/city-of-minneapolis tries to derail trump rally

Mayor calling for a 1/2 Million to cover security while it's usually around $20,000

Posted by: Skip at October 08, 2019 04:48 PM (ZCEU2)

Roll in a thousand National Guard troops for the day and take over the city.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at October 08, 2019 05:10 PM (sy5kK)

481 >Beta Orbiters


Nicely done. Electrons - which orbit nucleii - are also known as beta particles.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 08, 2019 05:10 PM (jYnPD)

482 If you through an infinite pile of toothpicks up in the air and
infinite number of times you will never get the Taj Mahal. You will get
a infinite piles of random mess.

-------
Not if, at the same time, a butterfly flaps its wings in Australia.

Posted by: Acme Clusters at October 08, 2019 05:10 PM (5NMZN)

483 Maybe Mitt Romney was the WB. He did it to prove his integrity.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, champion of Urkers everywhere at October 08, 2019 05:10 PM (Uu+Jp)

484 NOT a democrat, a public servant! Get it straight!

That sounds awful. Trump is freeing the slaves!

Posted by: t-bird at October 08, 2019 05:10 PM (VP1E6)

485 Trump just refused to help the Dems in their stupid inquiry so the "its the coverup" is back in full gear.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 05:10 PM (KZzsI)

486 As others have pointed out, they are going to Impeach Trump for obstruction of justice.

They were going to give him a week to release the complaint--thinking he'd stall

They had it all lined up--look at the timeline and remove the transcript release:
1) House Democrats only meet, vote for "inquiry"
2) Scheiff holds hearing, reads fake transcript into the "news"
3) Phony Republicans in the Senate give more cover, voting to demand the complaint
4) now, release of the transcript or the complaint it even the identity of the WB is irrelevant--they've set the narrative of obstruction
5) "It's not the crime, it's the cover-up!" leads all news
=====
But but but - you're suggesting there's an organized effort to overthrow the president.

that's that's that's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . collusion

Posted by: Uniparty is real at October 08, 2019 05:11 PM (g1wYG)

487 You guys just now noticed that Shibumi's name is from that song?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 05:07 PM (KZzsI)
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I always thought the mi is from Michigan--'cause she's from Michigan, just like me.

But I 've always wanted to do a Shattered reference, just never had the occasion.

Posted by: Axeman at October 08, 2019 05:11 PM (DuZls)

488 pelosi, schiff, et. al. launched the impeachment Nuke before Trump released the phone call transcript because they *knew* he wouldn't release the transcript, because they would not have done that if the roles had been reversed.

Trump outplayed them before they could even call a press conference.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 08, 2019 04:43 PM (JUOKG)

That's what you call "fighting today's war with yesterday's tactics".

The Dems haven't figured out how to attack a Republican who doesn't lie down because "it's Presidential" or one who doesn't give a flying fuck what the media is going to say because they're going to say it anyway.

Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2019 05:12 PM (qAR6u)

489 pelosi, schiff, et. al. launched the impeachment Nuke before Trump released the phone call transcript because they *knew* he wouldn't release the transcript, because they would not have done that if the roles had been reversed.

Trump outplayed them before they could even call a press conference.

====

what's kind of sad is they haven't even made any half-time adjustments, they're still running down the middle even though the D is blitzing the box. what fucking idiots.

Posted by: mushroom maniac at October 08, 2019 05:12 PM (FEQY4)

490 Now, if you're paying attention--how did Trump know that was the one thing he could do?
It's almost like he knew their plans.

They have all their leakers and plants--but they don't know who in their side is talking
Posted by: RoyalOil, Vicroy Canadian Territories at October 08, 2019 05:09 PM (k81AA)
+++++++++++++
He didn't need to know their plans. Even in a knowledge vacuum with regard to their plans, his move was obvious. He knew what was said on the call - he was there.

The obvious move, regardless of any prior knowledge or lack thereof, is to release the transcript. Given the perfidy of the enemy, the timing is also obvious: immediate.

I doubt this nth-dimensional chess. I suspect it was just the obvious rational move for someone who didn't do what he was accused of.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 05:12 PM (I2dne)

491 nood

Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at October 08, 2019 05:12 PM (5l6gb)

492 Heh. Insty has a link to a Slimes article blaming Trump for a guy getting killed by a grizzly. Dude was on a mountain bike, came around a corner and ran smack into the bear, which promptly ate him.

Trump Made a Bear Eat Somebody!!!

Shades of Mitt's cancer-rays.

Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 08, 2019 05:12 PM (u//oP)

493 Maybe Mitt Romney was the WB. He did it to prove his integrity.
Posted by: N.L. Urker, champion of Urkers everywhere at October 08, 2019 05:10 PM (Uu+Jp)

John McCain would be considered a whistleblower with his handoff of the fake dossier.

Posted by: Pig to man dreaming of lions at October 08, 2019 05:12 PM (NqZ29)

494 Shibumi, shibumi
Ya-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da
Shibumi, Shibumi
Ya-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da
Shibumi, Shibumi
Ya-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da
Shibumi!

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 08, 2019 05:12 PM (oVJmc)

495 See you can resolve all this messiness if you just take the right you have to their opinion and think like them.

Posted by: Axeman at October 08, 2019 05:13 PM (DuZls)

496 yeah, but Schiff seems to also think he's playing some sort of law and order tuber-simulator.

He's an unsympathetic prick who lies. Fine. He's been whittled down to "you didn't answer my subpoena" as an impeachment claim?

well, that's super weak, especially considering the lack of any actual crime.

Posted by: mushroom maniac at October 08, 2019 05:13 PM (FEQY4)

497 that's that's that's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . collusion sedition.
Posted by: Uniparty is real at October 08, 2019 05:11 PM (g1wYG)

Fixed for Constitutional integrity.

Need moar rope.

Posted by: golfman at October 08, 2019 05:13 PM (M3a0a)

498 what's kind of sad is they haven't even made any half-time adjustments, they're still running down the middle even though the D is blitzing the box. what fucking idiots.
Posted by: mushroom maniac at October 08, 2019 05:12 PM (FEQY4)
++++++++++
We might be seeing the end, or something close to it. I can think of only one thing that explains it: they have no other plays.

What if this was all they had?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 05:13 PM (I2dne)

499 37
SHANNOT IS GONE I HEARD

Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 08, 2019 04:07 PM (RD7QR)

___________


"Come back, SHALLNOT!"

Posted by: ShainS at October 08, 2019 05:14 PM (3sDrJ)

500 He didn't need to know their plans. Even in a knowledge vacuum with regard to their plans, his move was obvious. He knew what was said on the call - he was there.

The obvious move, regardless of any prior knowledge or lack thereof, is to release the transcript. Given the perfidy of the enemy, the timing is also obvious: immediate.

I doubt this nth-dimensional chess. I suspect it was just the obvious rational move for someone who didn't do what he was accused of.
======
they were also relying on turncoats inside who were no doubt telling trump the grave consequences of releasing such calls to the public - so strident that they threatened to resign of such things were done!!! harumpf

Posted by: Uniparty is real at October 08, 2019 05:14 PM (g1wYG)

501 86 "I bought you a new car!"
Great, why?
"I crashed."
Oh, no. What happened?
"I got distracted"
By what?
"The woman giving me a beejer."
WHAT??? WHO WAS IT?
"Your sister"

Posted by: Roland THTG
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I chuckled...

Posted by: NALNAMSAM - not as lean, not as mean, still a Marine at October 08, 2019 05:14 PM (8SR1L)

502 What if this was all they had?

It literally is.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 08, 2019 05:14 PM (KZzsI)

503 What if this was all they had?

===

there's always the race card.

oh wait, how about "The race card will come!"

Posted by: mushroom maniac at October 08, 2019 05:15 PM (FEQY4)

504 It's almost like he knew their plans.

Posted by: RoyalOil, Vicroy Canadian Territories at October 08, 2019 05:09 PM (k81AA)

Or the Dems have gotten so used to this kind of shit being easy that they blatantly tip their pitches.

Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2019 05:15 PM (qAR6u)

505 they have no other plays.

What if this was all they had?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 08, 2019 05:13 PM (I2dne)

Where you been for 3 years?

Posted by: golfman at October 08, 2019 05:16 PM (M3a0a)

506 The obvious move, regardless of any prior knowledge or lack thereof, is to release the transcript. Given the perfidy of the enemy, the timing is also obvious: immediate.

===

I mean, for me, yeah..I would have never advised releasing the transcripts because this is complete and utter bullshit. It weakens the president and encourages more bad behavior from our glorious intelligence community.

BUT

it turns out the transcript is such a nuclear bomb, that a one time limited use of going against type was a game changer. No one will believe Schiff from here on in. At least that should be the white house play from here on.

Posted by: mushroom maniac at October 08, 2019 05:17 PM (FEQY4)

507 469 If you through an infinite pile of toothpicks up in the air and infinite number of times you will never get the Taj Mahal. You will get a infinite piles of random mess.

I could tell you more, but you'd despair.

Posted by: don't fall for the propaganda at October 08, 2019 05:08 PM (g1wYG)

This is sad.

Posted by: m at October 08, 2019 05:17 PM (5vBlo)

508 Singular:
indicium

Posted by: dagny at October 08, 2019 05:20 PM (nRWPy)

509 469 If you through an infinite pile of toothpicks up in the air and infinite number of times you will never get the Taj Mahal. You will get a infinite piles of random mess.

I could tell you more, but you'd despair.

Posted by: don't fall for the propaganda at October 08, 2019 05:08 PM (g1wYG)

Well... would we at least end up with our own toothpick fort?

Posted by: Serious Cat at October 08, 2019 05:21 PM (Xqo6t)

510 Posted by: BlackOrchidOfCollusion at October 08, 2019 04:51 PM (Rarvo)

Yes, it's been very frustrating. Normally, my husband and I are on the same page on pretty much everything. At least things that are important enough to argue about if we weren't in agreement. So we have largely stopped talking about politics. He got the NT bug bad during the election and I swear it's like we are living in two different political universes. I read the transcript and when we were talking about it the other night, he insists he's read it, but it's like he read a completely different document or something. It is hugely frustrating. I was hoping when he brought the subject up that he saw through all the bullshit, but nope. It's still OrangeManBad.

Posted by: Mandy P., lurking lurker who lurks at October 08, 2019 05:24 PM (4RnHD)

511 I mean, for me, yeah..I would have never advised releasing the transcripts because this is complete and utter bullshit. It weakens the president and encourages more bad behavior from our glorious intelligence community.

BUT
....
Posted by: mushroom maniac at October 08, 2019 05:17 PM (FEQY4)

A more prudent move might have been to invite members of the Senate and House intelligence committees to view the transcript and trust that GOP members would do a good job of characterizing it as a nothing burger.

Posted by: Serious Cat at October 08, 2019 05:24 PM (Xqo6t)

512 A more prudent move might have been to invite members of the Senate and House intelligence committees to view the transcript and trust that GOP members would do a good job of characterizing it as a nothing burger.

====

I hope you weren't drinking milk or coffee when you wrote that.

Posted by: mushroom maniac at October 08, 2019 05:31 PM (FEQY4)

513
Jedediah Bila is not just a little bit pregnant. She's extremely pregnant.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at October 08, 2019 05:32 PM (NMAzL)

514 284 "Pelosi announced the impeachment investigation BEFORE the call transcript was released. Which was a major blunder. She and her cronies are normally smarter than that. The whole thing seems hastily cobbled together."

Schiff himself or his freelancer. Takes down Trump, gets to be next Speaker. After shitting the bed for two years, he's gotta redeem himself.

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at October 08, 2019 05:36 PM (TlVa0)

515 510 Posted by: BlackOrchidOfCollusion at October 08, 2019 04:51 PM (Rarvo)

"Yes, it's been very frustrating. Normally, my husband and I are on the same page on pretty much everything... I read the transcript and when we were talking about it the other night, he insists he's read it, but it's like he read a completely different document or something. It is hugely frustrating. I was hoping when he brought the subject up that he saw through all the bullshit, but nope. It's still OrangeManBad."

Maybe we could fix up my wife with your husband, because they would love each other's deep political insights. Two birds with one stone.

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at October 08, 2019 05:42 PM (TlVa0)

516 Ace: "I've been saying this forever but I don't remember people commenting favorably on it before. Or at least not more than one comment.

I'm glad people are liking the joke. It's one of my favorite jokes. Glad it's getting its due."

I will never not laugh at "shannot."

Posted by: Sockpuppet Czar at October 08, 2019 06:01 PM (SRp3/)

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