I'll find it deliciously ironic, if the "laughingstock" justice system ends up indicting our sitting president on criminal charges the megalomaniac believed he was entitled to commit.
Trump urged federal law enforcement to "do what is right and proper" by launching criminal probes of former presidential rival Hillary Clinton and her party — a surprising use of his bully pulpit considering he acknowledged a day earlier that presidents are not supposed to intervene in such decisions."
Maybe Stokl...See MoreOn MSNBC, Eli Stoklos, a reporter for the WSJ (and for some here, a male!), criticizes the president for calling for the death penalty in the case of the NY terrorist, but not in the case of the white Las Vegas terrorist. That guy was spot on. Why would Trump only call for the death penalty in the case of a non-white terrorist?
Maybe Stoklos wasn't aware that the Vegas shooter was murdered by police, whereas the NYPD did not murder the suspect. How MSNBC did not immediately jump on this guy for not knowing that the Vegas shooter was already dead just shows their bias.
Bob R/CAWho told you the police "murdered" him? Better check your own facts, when you come down from that petard. I appreciate your criticism of the Rupert Murdoch tabloid (at least the editorial section). I don't think it ever occurred to Trump the NY terrorist wanted to be shot by the police, so the death penalty seems right in line with his preferences.
For example, we have been aiding in the bombing of Yemen (one of our numerous wars). Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, is the most shameful of our wars. With our help, Yemen is now facing a catastrophic famine, and Americans could not care less. I could go on and talk about the destroyed infrastructure, the Cholera outbreak, the already 10,000 dead, and more in Yemen. However, that would be expecting people to care.
The point here is, we have reached the point where the only atrocity that causes even a second thought is an act of violence that could have happened to us. I found this particularly evident in both the LV and NY shootings. People were horrified! Yet, show on the same television, pictures of death and starvation in Yemen (and elsewhere), and Americans basically shrug their shoulders and walk away as if there is nothing horrible here.
Callousness is now part of the American psyche, but we want to lie to ourselves and pretend we are really caring people - when we are not. The end point of this is an outpouring of emotion whenever a disaster happens that causes an American to think, "That could have been me!"
On the other hand, if we cannot see it happening to us, if it is only the suffering of those "others", we dismiss the violence and walk away without giving it a second thought!
I wonder if this will start a new revolt of the Bernie crowd. Finally an admission of hacking a primary.
Any idea who the DNC will select as its next candidate? Apparently, their voters do not matter. I'm sure he/she/other will be better than our current president. Just curious who the front runner is for the nomination. If it's anything like applying for jobs at the DNC tech department, we can bet it won't be a cisgendered white male.
Frankly, if a party arises that is interested in services and policies that makes the lives of the average American better - as opposed to the 1% - even the Republicans will be seeing people abandon their party.
That Russian national is Konstantin Kilimnik. Information on him has been reported previously indicating that he played a pivotal role in changing of the Republican party platform during the GOP convention.
I read pages 10 and 11. Frankly, you - and some in the media - have reached the point where any association with a Russian can condemn you. Even then, all of this still occurred way before the election, and has little to do with Russia.
Regarding the Kilimnik article, you are so convinced that the Russians are guilty - without evidence - that it is impossible for you to believe that Kilimnik may be telling the truth when he said:
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A heated political environment [that has] led to exaggerated and out of context reporting in the hope of establishing connections that, to the best of my knowledge, have not yet been proven.
(He added that) "Ukraine and Ukrainians are being used as scapegoats in the U.S. political and media battles" — (a dynamic that he said has been made) abundantly evident from how my own circumstantial relationships were misrepresented, exaggerated and overblown.
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Seriously, for you, this line from the article is enough to condemn Russia, "Manafort and Kilimnik started working for a Russia-aligned party. . . ."
Rather than an evidence based opinion, you would rather believe the American government. You know, the government that:
1. Told us there was no torture program. That was a lie!
2. Told us there was no extraordinary rendition. That was a lie.
3. Told us there were no black site prisons. That was a lie.
4. Told us the CIA was not hacking into the Senate intelligence committee's computers. That was a lie.
5. And told us 17 intelligence agency said it was the Russians. That was a lie. It was 3, and none were certain.
But while Mueller may have built strong cases against Papadopoulos for lying and Manafort and Gates for financial transgressions, the task of turning the collusion issue into an indictable offense won't be easy. This is because collusion per se is not a federal crime.
However, it is a crime, in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and regulations promulgated by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), to solicit or receive any "thing of value" from a foreign national in connection with an American election. It is a matter of debate among legal commentators whether information, as opposed to cash or other tangible assets, is such a "thing of value."
There is no federal case law directly on point that answers the question.
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As a matter of principle, if Mueller concludes that Donald Jr. and other Trump insiders are guilty of conspiring to violate federal election laws by colluding with Russia to obtain damaging information about Clinton, he also may be compelled to conclude that officials from the Clinton campaign and the DNC are similarly guilty for colluding with Steele, Orbis and their Russian sources to obtain compromising information about Trump. It shouldn't matter that Steele is a friendly foreign national, while Putin and the Kremlin are seen by many as archenemies. Equality under the law—a time-honored principle that Mueller is duty-bound to respect—should demand nothing less.
See how when you ge...See MoreI think it's important that you investigate "the uranium story." because it's quite clear that you don't understand any of it. For example, no "uranium" from the US was sold, or will leave the US - an interest in a Canadian mining company was sold. This doesn't involve nuclear weapons, and it doesn't involve US uranium.
See how when you get the facts behind the Trump talking points, you just realize all the more how full of garbage he is?
Now - ask me about those Trump campaign actual criminal indictments... :o)