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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. cml750

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    You obviously do not understand the phrase "echo chamber". Turn off your television and try to forget what all the pundits you have been listening to are saying and just look objectively at everything you know so far. Once you look at everything through the lens of common sense, you will realize your whole thought process has been programmed by the media environment you immerse yourself in.
     
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    Must have been one hell of a night terror.
     
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  3. fchowd0311

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    CMl, what news did he receive from the Mueller investigation that promted him to tweet this baby?

     
  4. cml750

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    Do you think I actually pay attention to the tweets Trump sends out to troll the left? :rolleyes:
     
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    Can you share the unredacted pages from last night's sentencing document? Sounds like you know what they say and we'd love to read them!
     
  6. fchowd0311

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    Oh, so the manager of the world's largest bureaucracy and commander of the world's most powerful military tweets to troll a large base of his constituents. That's the narrative. Sounds much more reasonable.
     
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    Looking objectively at only the new facts we have...
    1. Mueller recommended that Flynn get zero jail time and that he has been substantially cooperative with the Meuller investigation.
    2. The way that plea deals work is that when someone gives valuable testimony and evidence about a higher up, they get a lighter sentence and lighter charges.

    So looking at only those facts we can deduce that Flynn got off lighter because he gave up a large amount of evidence against someone higher up than he is. He cooperated and Mueller deemed his cooperation useful in the investigation.
     
  8. fchowd0311

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    19 interviews... NINETEEN interviews between Mueller and Flynn. Dude spoke a Lord of the Rings trilogy worth of information to Mueller.
     
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    It's not that complicated: Flynn cooperates = no prison; Manafort lies, tries to subvert the investigation = lots of prison
     
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  10. FranchiseBlade

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    Yes, that is pretty safe to presume. Mueller is going to waste 19 hours getting nothing out of it. If for some reason he did, he wouldn't recommend zero jail time for Flynn.

    I won't guess exactly what Mueller got, but it is a pretty safe bet that it was solid and useful to his investigation.
     
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  11. Nook

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    Trump isn't going to jail. It would have to be something incredible for the powers that be to put the economic well being in jeopardy by charging a sitting President with a criminal offense. It just isn't happening.

    Also Trump isn't going to be impeached either. The more likely negative outcome is Trump having a family member charged (not likely) or Trump is politically neutered and is made into a lame duck.

    I personally think that none of those happen.
     
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    I'm sorry, I cannot take this serious. You are talking about echo chambers and people thinking objectively for themselves......... but you "objectively" believe in Rapture and people being levitated from the ground and being taken to heaven secretly when the antichrist arrives.

    Are you really qualified to discuss echo chambers and telling people to think for themselves objectively?
     
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    Trump should be thanking Mueller. Trump asked Comey to go easy on Flynn since Flynn's a good guy. Now Mueller asked for no jail time for Flynn. I wonder if Trump changed his mind on no jail time for Flynn. Lol


    Btw... http://G-20.in
     
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    Rare photo of Gen. Flynn during his "Road to Damascus" moment with Robert Mueller:
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    Attacking a person's religion in lieu of arguing points they try to make is probably not the best approach. Some would even call it "hate speech"
     
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    That wasn't exactly an attack but expressing disbelief in certain parts of the religious belief. It could spur further productive discussion. It is far from hate speech.
     
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    Attacking a person's credibility based on their religious views can absolutely be deemed "hate speech". Religion is a protected class you know, so it would be viewed as the same as an attack on someone based on their race, color, national origin/ancestry, sex, age, physical/mental disability, or veteran status. Rather it would be seen that way if we were in a country that doesn't consider "hate speech" to be protected free speech, in other countries that don't have free speech, one could be imprisoned or fined for such speech.
     
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    The only way Trump does not finish his first term is ... The Emoluments Clause ... which threatens the only thing Trump truly cares about ... his money.

    The Emoluments Clause ... Trump's Get out of Presidency for Free Card.
     
  19. FranchiseBlade

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    No, it can't. Religion is a protected class. Disagreeing with religion is also a protected class. For something to be hate speech, there has to be hate. Expressing disbelief is not expressing hate.
     
  20. fchowd0311

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    It's a protected class in the sense that the government and businesses cannot discriminate them for their beliefs.

    Nothing about criticizing it. In fact, the same user you are defending has repeatedly attacked the beliefs of other religions on this very forum. So the poster would be very hypocritical and lacking in self-awereness to be offended.
     

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