Watergate

by PasadenaDomer , Monday, July 16, 2018, 15:30 (2103 days ago) @ Chris (HCC)

resulted in 69 government officials indicted, 48 found guilty. After Mueller and the rest of the DOJ is finished, Trump's White House will likely lap Watergate, and that's not including people from the NRA, C-PAC, Trump's family, campaign and others.

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So the nub of it re: election interference would seem to be - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 06:34
- Gov't's argument to keep Butina locked up is... something. - domer.mq, 2018-07-18, 08:42
  - Sounds like Junior may be in some hot water. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-18, 09:27
    - A fun Don Jr/Trump family fact - hobbs, 2018-07-18, 11:42
  - Look, I don't mean to disparage - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-18, 09:03
    - She's Elizabeth Jennings. It's nuts. - CK08, 2018-07-19, 10:49
    - I wonder how many more Marias there are... - domer.mq, 2018-07-18, 09:15
      - I would bet my salary on that - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-18, 09:53
- By the way, did anyone happen to watch the Hannity - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 13:51
  - And Tucker Carlson - Jack, 2018-07-18, 07:56
    - This Russian agent they just arrested... - domer.mq, 2018-07-18, 08:10
- should I come back? - Jay, 2018-07-17, 13:41
  - So we got to let you know, should you stay or should you go? - Jack, 2018-07-17, 14:04
    - roadies don't mind - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 14:05
  - stay. - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 13:51
  - Non - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-17, 13:48
    - I got within 30’ of Macron at the Bastille day parade - Jay, 2018-07-17, 14:01
      - he seemed excited - Pat, 2018-07-17, 22:43
      - In 2002 we got within 30 feet of Jacques Chirac - PasadenaDomer, 2018-07-17, 16:12
      - Ha! - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-17, 15:11
      - Did you ask him, "Ca va, Manu?" - Brendan, 2018-07-17, 14:05
      - were you at W/C parade? - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 14:04
        
        didn’t make it, but watched on TV - Jay, 2018-07-17, 14:07
        
        You are in Paris though, correct? I bet that place is - Grantland, 2018-07-18, 06:33
- old friend Sherm posted this.. MAGA thanks Putin - HumanRobot, 2018-07-17, 13:39
  - I've recently had a couple "conversations" with people - oviedoirish, 2018-07-18, 04:58
- Would/Wouldn't - hobbs, 2018-07-17, 12:21
  - Yeah but you should have fucking said - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 13:32
    - I keep waking up... - Greg, 2018-07-17, 13:50
      - old but good - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 13:56
        
        PA + OH based candidates? Make it so - HumanRobot, 2018-07-17, 13:58
      - as someone who does predictions - HumanRobot, 2018-07-17, 13:52
        
        You would have won w/r/t me - Greg, 2018-07-17, 13:54
      - that would be fine by me. - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 13:52
  - While I'm loathe to agree with anything that doofus says... - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-17, 12:22
- This article should be mandatory reading ... - Mark, 2018-07-17, 09:50
  - Yes it should. - oviedoirish, 2018-07-17, 11:21
- The idea that a pee tape exists seems so quaint. - nedhead, 2018-07-17, 06:37
  - No kidding. - Joe I, 2018-07-17, 08:58
- Given the almost total negative reaction - hobbs, 2018-07-16, 16:33
  - Predict the approval rating change. - Mike (Max), 2018-07-16, 18:19
    - When there's a cult of personality - Jack, 2018-07-17, 08:13
      - There are two things with that crowd, IMO - Brendan, 2018-07-18, 06:46
      - How much is cult of personality - Mike (Max), 2018-07-18, 06:28
      - Sadly yes, but hey, I live in Florida. :-) - oviedoirish, 2018-07-18, 05:02
        
        Oops, I misread your question. - oviedoirish, 2018-07-18, 05:02
    - Been watching the generic ballot polls... - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 19:46
- Meta: For Greg - HumanRobot, 2018-07-16, 13:12
  - 3 - Greg, 2018-07-16, 13:18
    - Thoughts and prayers - Mark, 2018-07-16, 13:29
- Related Topic: Ruh-Roh NRA - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 11:56
  - She sure got around - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-17, 06:14
    - Sidebar: David Clarke is one of the biggest goobers ever - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-17, 07:52
      - It's gotta be the flair. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-17, 07:57
  - Watergate - PasadenaDomer, 2018-07-16, 15:30
  - Sounds like Borat - Jack, 2018-07-16, 15:10
    - Speaking of, this is amazing: - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 15:13
      - Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor - Jack, 2018-07-16, 17:10
      - "He died doing what I love". - KGB, 2018-07-16, 16:03
        
        FIRE!!! - Larz, 2018-07-16, 20:23
  - Hm. - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-16, 13:27
    - OH LORD I HOPE... - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 13:34
    - Me, right now - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 13:31
  - This seems... MASSIVE. - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 12:33
    - Did anyone watch this season of "Homeland"? - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-07-16, 14:38
      - Agreed. - nedhead, 2018-07-17, 17:14
    - Yeah, posted a snippet that is just damning down below - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 12:35
      - NRA, CPAC, National Prayer Breakfast... - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 14:14
        
        She's like the town bike - Brendan, 2018-07-17, 10:29
      - It certainly explains why so many GOPers want to - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 12:42
        
        I've been a bit skeptical of how much - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 12:50
        
        I think a charitable read for rank and file GOP - HumanRobot, 2018-07-16, 13:14
        
        Friday's indictment specifically called out a GOP candidate - MattG, 2018-07-16, 13:39
        
        right, co-opting is really the only thing that makes sense - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 13:33
        
        On "uniform spinelessness" - Greg, 2018-07-16, 13:35
        
        All I see are a bunch of cheap words and worthless chatter. - KGB, 2018-07-16, 18:21
        
        As opposed to what the Democrats were doing? - Greg, 2018-07-17, 08:23
        
        "What is normally done" is irrelevant - HCE, 2018-07-17, 09:08
        
        The Democrats don't have a majority anywhere right now. - KGB, 2018-07-17, 08:48
        
        With McCain out, there's only 50 Republicans - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-17, 08:57
        
        I read something last week saying that the Senate Dems - BillyGoat, 2018-07-17, 10:36
        
        Yup. They're offering up their "thoughts and prayers". - Bill, 2018-07-17, 08:14
        
        you're right, that's perhaps unfair - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 13:41
        
        Although those members - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-16, 13:44
        
        And then there's this: - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 13:03
        
        Butina was mentioned in Fire & Fury - hobbs, 2018-07-16, 13:19
        
        Here was the video... - Domer99, 2018-07-17, 07:36
        
        Correction - The incident wasn't in Fire & Fury - hobbs, 2018-07-16, 16:11
        
        That's just... I mean... - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 13:12
  - I like that it's referred to as [GUN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION] - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-16, 12:19
    - How poetic if the smoking gun comes via the NRA - Jamie, 2018-07-16, 14:24
      - It’s especially funny since Oliver North is running the NRA - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-16, 15:27
  - The official alluded to is Torshin. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 12:02
    - It should also be noted this is NSD prosecution, not Mueller - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 12:10
    - Yup. I'm going through the indictment right now - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 12:03
      - 2013 - that year keeps coming up in the Trump-Russia nexus. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 12:23
        
        Clearly ... - Mark, 2018-07-16, 13:47
        
        Trump's trip to Moscow - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 14:12
        
        Francis was named Pope - Greg, 2018-07-16, 12:28
        
        Anchor Man 2 was released - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 12:33
      - I just don't get it... - BillyGoat, 2018-07-16, 12:10
        
        It is what cultists do. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 12:15
- Unreal. Putin brought up Browder and Magnitsky. - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 09:05
  - Also unreal - HumanRobot, 2018-07-16, 12:09
  - Does any of this really matter? - Larz, 2018-07-16, 10:53
    - We're headed to a normal out-party backlash this fall - CK08, 2018-07-16, 14:39
    - Not really, because it misses the primary motivator. - MattG, 2018-07-16, 12:55
    - At some point it will have to matter. Thing is, - Grantland, 2018-07-16, 11:11
      - One thing on the economy that I would like a true - Grantland, 2018-07-16, 12:04
      - Agreed on the economy - Larz, 2018-07-16, 11:36
        
        I meant my response to myself to be to you - sorry. - Grantland, 2018-07-16, 12:04
        
        The economy didn't help the Dems at all. - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 11:46
        
        Bernie put HRC in a box on that one. - Bingo, 2018-07-16, 13:32
        
        "The economy" has become an insufficient measure - KGB, 2018-07-16, 12:10
        
        Or... - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 11:53
    - Likely true. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-07-16, 11:10
      - 80,000 votes in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin - CK08, 2018-07-16, 14:37
        
        Oh, not saying it can't happen. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-07-16, 14:40
    - Except the trade war is starting to hurt farmers... - PMan, 2018-07-16, 11:08
  - He's compromised. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 09:56
    - No doubt. - oviedoirish, 2018-07-16, 12:10
    - If you accept the fact he is compromised - PasadenaDomer, 2018-07-16, 10:38
  - There are simply no words to describe that presser - hobbs, 2018-07-16, 09:49
    - It feels like Scar is in charge - HumanRobot, 2018-07-16, 10:07
      - At least Scar Regime gave us a baller musical number - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 10:51
  - That's bc the GOP is OK with it - Mark, 2018-07-16, 09:15
    - Hey, the Conservative Party was OK with Neville Chamberlain - Jack, 2018-07-16, 10:29
    - The only major R office holder not ok with Trump’s treason - JD in Portland, 2018-07-16, 10:20
      - It is very scary to me. - oviedoirish, 2018-07-16, 12:34
        
        Here's the thing that pisses me off ... - Mark, 2018-07-16, 13:58
    - How much of the GOP benefitted from Russian hackers? - HumanRobot, 2018-07-16, 10:10
      - Funny you mention that - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 12:33
      - It is the only explanation that makes sense. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 10:16
    - Every one of them needs to be voted out of office. - KGB, 2018-07-16, 10:08
- The problem with your scale argument... - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 08:38
  - I'm starting to wonder about this. - nedhead, 2018-07-18, 06:23
  - well, I suppose whatever the risk - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 09:15
- If something happened to the election at that magnitude, - oviedoirish, 2018-07-16, 07:01
  - I mean, at that point - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 07:14
    - Good points. - oviedoirish, 2018-07-16, 12:42
- I really am not a luddite in any way - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 06:51
  - On 2FA ... - Mark, 2018-07-16, 07:56
    - Absolutely - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 08:18

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