tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post2052288853300295927..comments2024-03-22T13:06:27.366-05:00Comments on WataugaWatch: Donald Trump and the Drunken FistJ.W. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-13169344035154640482022-08-13T12:19:39.951-05:002022-08-13T12:19:39.951-05:00Well, I'm sure everything will come out in the...Well, I'm sure everything will come out in the Trump show trial.<br /><br />Perhaps we could reinstate public execution just for Trump, it would help CNN ratings and democrat fundraising.<br /><br />BUT I do agree republican politicians don't give a shit about anyone but their donors and themselves.<br /><br />JUST like the democrats.Wolf's Headnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-56167395136326773022022-08-13T08:53:41.176-05:002022-08-13T08:53:41.176-05:00It's fascinating that Wolf's Head and othe...It's fascinating that Wolf's Head and others are so obsessed with the action to retreive materials at Mar-A-Lago as a political act, directed at Trump by some vague conspiracy by "the left".<br /><br />Take a step back and listen to yourself.<br /><br />Trump held on to these documents for months in clear violation of the law. They were kept in his residence at Mar-A-Lago, where staff and anyone with enough motivation could waltz in and access them.<br /><br />Some of the material was classified at the highest level and not allowed to be taken out of "clean rooms" for examination. Those documents have a clear paper trail of who can see them and where they are located. Even Trump's own staff have openly discussed how, during his term, Trump hoarded these documents in his office and wouldn't give them back.<br /><br />The FBI and National Archives spent months trying to get these documents back. The so-called "raid" wasn't a "spur of the moment" thing. They gave Trump many opportunities to comply with the law. He did not.<br /><br />And if you blurt out "But he was President! He could declassify them!", that's just bullshit. There's a whole procedure for declassifying documents - the President can initiate that process, but it has to be signed off on my multiple people in different agencies to ensure that the release doesn't endanger national security in ways one person might not catch.<br /><br />Trump created his own problems here.<br /><br />You might be mislead by the spin coming from one of his own lawyers, but keep in mind, they work for Trump. They have no reason to tell the truth if it means protecting their client. They can spout off nonsense and lies on a right-wing talk show, but they're not testifying under oath under a possible penalty of perjury.<br /><br />If, after the January 6th hearings and now this, you're still making excuses for Trump, you don't believe in the basic values of the United States - you are supporting and advocating the kind of authoritarian dictatorship of a "banana republic" that you decry.<br /><br />Face it. Trump and the GOP leadership supporting him don't give a shit about you. They're just interested in maintaining their power.<br /><br />If you think just being on the "winning side" in a struggle like this is enough to protect you, think again. When countries devolve into civil war or authoritarian regimes, even supporters of the "Dear Leader" are persecuted for not being "loyal enough" by people with a chip on their shoulder and a gun who are wanting to settle old scores.<br /><br />No, the actions by the FBI weren't about left versus right or politics. It is all about maintaining the rule of law and our Constitution.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-7233562454903524852022-08-12T19:00:19.108-05:002022-08-12T19:00:19.108-05:00Republican, christian white nationalists are spinn...Republican, christian white nationalists are spinning their own necks trying to align their QAnon conspiracies with their kryptonite...Facts. Of course their foundation is that white christians are under threat and need to use any means necessary to maintain control. Maintaining privilege is a powerful motivator for the fearful.<br /><br />Good time to be a chiropractor.<br /><br />.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-11638396894500735082022-08-12T18:46:02.208-05:002022-08-12T18:46:02.208-05:00Trump is making an example of Trump.Trump is making an example of Trump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-70328443743263874392022-08-12T15:03:13.708-05:002022-08-12T15:03:13.708-05:00Nonsense JW. I was just using you as an example of...Nonsense JW. I was just using you as an example of what is common thinking on the left.<br /><br />Just as I'm sure the left will make an example of Trump.<br /><br />Wolf's Headnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-44861790710010118322022-08-12T12:32:24.921-05:002022-08-12T12:32:24.921-05:00Yep. It's all my fault. All of it. Everything....Yep. It's all my fault. All of it. Everything.J.W. Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-48000419094258339272022-08-12T11:09:16.921-05:002022-08-12T11:09:16.921-05:00The interview I saw was Lindsey Halligan on O'...The interview I saw was Lindsey Halligan on O'Reilly's YouTube channel.<br /><br />NOT on Fox.<br /><br />She was Trump's attorney ON SITE, at Mar a Lago talking to the Feds and observing the raid. From her statements the surveillance cameras were left on, but there are no surveillance cameras in Trumps personal quarters, so they don't know what was done there.<br /><br />Trump has said he wants the warrant made public. What's he trying to hide?<br /><br />As usual, you all are missing the point here, which is the left and right are ramping up their hostilities to each other. <br /><br />JW already considers republicans as not being human, which seems to be a popular sentiment amongst the left.<br /><br />This will keep getting worse and the people in this country will suffer for it.<br /><br />Wolf's Headnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-33161986211975152022-08-12T08:50:38.922-05:002022-08-12T08:50:38.922-05:00"Trump attorney Christina Bobb told the right..."Trump attorney Christina Bobb told the right-wing outlet Real America's Voice on Thursday that Trump and his family were able to view 'the whole thing' from New York through surveillance cameras at the resort."<br /><br />https://www.salon.com/2022/08/12/explodes-on-truth-social-over-report-that-fbi-targeted-nuclear-secrets-at-mar-a-lago/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-65468136021403988112022-08-12T07:46:19.707-05:002022-08-12T07:46:19.707-05:00Oh, we get it, Wolf's Head. You love a conspir...Oh, we get it, Wolf's Head. You love a conspiracy. And for someone so inherently skeptical of what you hear in the mainstream press, you seem extremely willing (gullible?) to believe everything the Trump lawyer said on Fox News -- because, after all, the Trump team has always been so honest. And by your accounting, the people being investigated and having their phones seized are the most persecuted political actors in American history. Give me a break.O Suzannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-77224998294855364612022-08-11T22:56:26.911-05:002022-08-11T22:56:26.911-05:00I saw an interview with Trumps attorney who was at...I saw an interview with Trumps attorney who was at Mar a Lago during the FBI 'raid'.<br /><br />She was shown a warrant, but not allowed to read it. She was not permitted to observe the search inside the residence. She was notified after the raid was in progress, and arrived while the agents were searching the premises. The FBI demanded that all surveillance cameras be turned off, but that was not complied with.<br /><br />So?<br /><br />The democrats have given us show trials, the Russia collusion fiasco, The Mueller song and dance, the two impeachments which were an unsuccessful joke, Trump associates are raided, handcuffed, shackled and paraded before the press to humiliate them, and now a former President of the United States has his home raided and it is televised across the planet making the US look like a third world banana republic.<br /><br />Which we are.<br /><br />Thanks.Wolf's Headnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-27197881716368727402022-08-11T15:17:01.578-05:002022-08-11T15:17:01.578-05:00Well, whatever the reason that made the FBI think ...Well, whatever the reason that made the FBI think that raiding Mar a Lago with thirty FBI agents was a good idea, it sure played into the hands of the conspiracy theorists.<br /><br />The rightwing ones, not the ones on the left that forced the country to endure 4 years of the Russia hoax. <br /><br />As Trump is not likely to kneel behind his desk with an ar-15 to defend his office, the raid seems excessive.<br /><br />Maybe there's a legitimate reason for it all, but our world is one of optics and perception, and to Trump's supporters this will be another rallying cry.<br /><br />Personally, I think this is Garland getting back at Trump for nominating a Justice to the Supreme court when Garland felt should have been him under Obama. It also allows the left to stick it to Trump's supporters as well.<br /><br />We all know this is just another attempt to ensure that Trump never, ever, becomes President again.<br /><br />Anyway, it all brings us closer to that day when the left and the right finally duke it out.<br /><br />As for the facts, well, as Garak on Star Trek: Deep Space 9 said,<br /><br />"Truth is usually just an excuse for lack of an imagination."Wolf's Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459884284136452818noreply@blogger.com