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Robert Mueller, Former F.B.I. Director, Is Named Special Counsel for Russia Investigation

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by KingCheetah, May 17, 2017.

  1. Os Trigonum

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    I know a lot of people will discount this because it's on the Daily Wire, but this is the cleanest summary of Nate Silver's argument I could find.

    "The posts began in response to a post by Ted Ganoways, editor-at-large of Pacific Stand and contributor to New Republic and Mother Jones, which jokingly brought up the Russians' supposed use of Cambridge Analytica's Facebook. The darkly humorous post triggered a serious response by Silver.

    " 'It's far more likely that the Russians were just throwing a bunch of sh*t at the wall and seeing what stuck and that basing it on Cambridge Analytica data wouldn't have been meaningfully more effective than doing it at random,' he wrote, shooting down one of the Left's popular notions in the Russian interference narrative.

    " 'If you wrote out a list of the most important factors in the 2016 election, I'm not sure that Russian social media memes would be among the top 100,' he added in a follow-up tweet. 'The scale was quite small and there's not much evidence that they were effective.' "​

    https://www.dailywire.com/news/39447/nate-silver-dismantles-russian-disinformation-james-barrett

    more at the link
     
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    ...maybe the Donald should try picking another fight with "Old Faithful", Kim Jong-un.

    ...ANYTHING (including possibly starting a nuclear war) has got to be better for the president than what's going on now...
     
  4. MiddleMan

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    Checking in for Collusion.
     
  5. KingCheetah

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    Judge: Are you sure you are guilty?

    Flynn: Yes.
     
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    Interesting watching trump and his defenders rooting for a convicted felon over the United States.


     
  7. NewRoxFan

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    And... sarah huckabee sanders in yet another lie...

     
  8. Harrisment

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    The noose gets a little more snug everyday.
     
  9. mdrowe00

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    ...so what it seems the inimitable Ms. Sanders is saying...

    ...is that had Michael Flynn been given adequate or appropriate warning...

    ...he might have been able to produce a more compelling lie than the truth he told under no duress?

    ...that's the go her boss is taking, anyway...
     
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  10. Ottomaton

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    Generally political cartoons should be clever of funny.

    Some of the cartoons youve posted recently are about subtle and unexpected as a brick to the head. It's the equivalent of telling the punchline without any setup.

    Respectfuly, I understand they sync with your political views which is why they probably appeal to you, but they all seem to be a little lacking in the "cartoon" portion of being a political cartoon.

    If anybody thinks this was hilarious or clever, please feel free to correct me, and maybe let me know what I'm missing.
     
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    I think this was a hilariously clever attempt to appear to be hilarious or clever.
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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  14. KingCheetah

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    You are missing nothing.
     
  16. Ottomaton

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    Much better, imo. Nice long setup on the misdirect. I can appreciate the craft even if I don't agree with the message.
     
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    good summary from a reporter who was there today

     
  18. biff17

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    And ignoring all of the other illegal activities.
     
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  19. NewRoxFan

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    I know Wilt Chamberlain was great and all that, but what does he know about this case? Was he wearing a hat?

    [​IMG]
     
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    Hostage situation, please.

    The judge is doing what he is supposed to do too protect his rulings from appeal. He was asking all those questions to take away the defendants ability to say I had bad council or I didn't know what I was agreeing too.

    Watching you idiot conservatives bumble around trying to understand the law and how court proceedings work is like watching my two year old trying to figure out how I can detach my thumb from my hand.
     
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