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Post by andi9899 on Sept 14, 2023 13:35:56 GMT -5
It's only a huge deal because of who his father is. He's a private citizen, so at the end of the day, it doesn't matter because he's never held public office.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Sept 14, 2023 14:10:38 GMT -5
It's only a huge deal because of who his father is. He's a private citizen, so at the end of the day, it doesn't matter because he's never held public office.  But yet, because of this the GOP has used this as an excuse for impeachment of his dad. |
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 14, 2023 14:44:45 GMT -5
It's only a huge deal because of who his father is. He's a private citizen, so at the end of the day, it doesn't matter because he's never held public office. But yet, because of this the GOP has used this as an excuse for impeachment of his dad. Yep! It's benghazi all over again. Trying to do what they did to Hillary. Only this time the GOP candidate us up on 91 criminal charges, so who really is the lessor of the two evils? |
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Sept 14, 2023 14:53:33 GMT -5
But yet, because of this the GOP has used this as an excuse for impeachment of his dad. Yep! It's benghazi all over again. Trying to do what they did to Hillary. Only this time the GOP candidate us up on 91 criminal charges, so who really is the lessor of the two evils? I know. I don't know how to wrap my brain around this logic. |
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Post by thyme4change on Sept 14, 2023 15:21:54 GMT -5
Didn’t Garland pick this guy for special counsel? I think he specifically picked a Trump guy so when the whole thing is over no one can say Biden arranged whatever the punishment ends up being.
But you are correct - if this was anyone associated with the Republicans, every gun toting American would be whipped into a frenzy and congressmen would be proposing doing away with background checks at all.
If Democrats were smart, they would be celebrating the prosecution of someone thwarting gun laws. This could be an opportunity- at the expense of Hunter Biden, but sometimes you need a martyr
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Post by Tennesseer on Sept 14, 2023 19:58:06 GMT -5
Why wasn't MTG charged with revenge porn by showing naked pictures of Hunter Biden to members of congress. Marjorie Taylor Greene Rebuked for Displaying Nude Photos of Hunter Biden at Hearing: ‘No One Deserves That’Democrats immediately condemned the far-right Georgia representative for showing explicit images she claimed to be of Hunter Biden in a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is being condemned for appearing at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing and prominently displaying what's believed to be explicit photos of President Joe Biden’s 53-year-old son, Hunter Biden. The Wednesday hearing was intended for the committee to discuss an investigation involving Hunter’s taxes after allegations were previously made by two whistleblowers. The unnamed sources claimed “political interference in the Justice Department” occurred while investigating Hunter, The Washington Post reported in June. “I would like to let the committee and everyone watching at home know that parental discretion is advised,” Greene, 49, explained before presenting the compromising images of Hunter, according to the Post. She then accused the commander-in-chief's son of "making pornography." Rest of the mentally ill MTG's comments and article here: Marjorie Taylor Greene Rebuked for Displaying Nude Photos of Hunter Biden at Hearing: ‘No One Deserves That’ |
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Post by ripvanwinkle on Sept 14, 2023 22:44:46 GMT -5
Yee Haw! Saddle up boys. We now have real live rodeo starting. Get your tickets for the grandstand seating. Roping the truth doggies. Laughing at the clowns. Timed barrel racing around the arena to beat the statute of limitations.
All joking aside, this is years overdue. What took so long? Why is it just the gun charge? Why isn't he being charged Under the FARA act?
"FARA requires certain agents of foreign principals who are engaged in political activities or other activities specified under the statute to make periodic public disclosure of their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as activities, receipts and disbursements in support of those activities".
If he got monies from foreign officials he needed to register as a lobbyist. Then he would have had to disclose where all the millions came from and where it went. Oh wait he's Biden's son. Untouchable. Privileged. Two tier system of American justice. Laws for thee but not for me.
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Post by tbop77 on Sept 15, 2023 5:58:39 GMT -5
Yee Haw! Saddle up boys. We now have real live rodeo starting. Get your tickets for the grandstand seating. Roping the truth doggies. Laughing at the clowns. Timed barrel racing around the arena to beat the statute of limitations. All joking aside, this is years overdue. What took so long? Why is it just the gun charge? Why isn't he being charged Under the FARA act? "FARA requires certain agents of foreign principals who are engaged in political activities or other activities specified under the statute to make periodic public disclosure of their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as activities, receipts and disbursements in support of those activities". If he got monies from foreign officials he needed to register as a lobbyist. Then he would have had to disclose where all the millions came from and where it went. Oh wait he's Biden's son. Untouchable. Privileged. Two tier system of American justice. Laws for thee but not for me.  Thank you for starting my day off with a laugh. God bless MAGA's and the cheap entertainment they provide. |
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Post by Opti on Sept 15, 2023 6:09:52 GMT -5
Yee Haw! Saddle up boys. We now have real live rodeo starting. Get your tickets for the grandstand seating. Roping the truth doggies. Laughing at the clowns. Timed barrel racing around the arena to beat the statute of limitations. All joking aside, this is years overdue. What took so long? Why is it just the gun charge? Why isn't he being charged Under the FARA act? "FARA requires certain agents of foreign principals who are engaged in political activities or other activities specified under the statute to make periodic public disclosure of their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as activities, receipts and disbursements in support of those activities". If he got monies from foreign officials he needed to register as a lobbyist. Then he would have had to disclose where all the millions came from and where it went. Oh wait he's Biden's son. Untouchable. Privileged. Two tier system of American justice. Laws for thee but not for me. Thank you for starting my day off with a laugh. God bless MAGA's and the cheap entertainment they provide. I wonder if this is from Tucker or Hannity not knowing about how gun charges work. Its rich talking about a two-tier system of justice when Trump crafted a third tier for himself alone during his Presidency. I'm the President, you can't charge me shtick. Trump's top tier of evading justice is running out and the talking heads and the MAGAs are losing it. Hunter Biden has been subject to several rulings already and Mr. I'm Special third tier is finally getting court time. That's privilege; the Hunter stuff is regular to low two tier compared to Mr. I'm untouchable Trump.  |
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Post by djAdvocate on Sept 15, 2023 6:24:55 GMT -5
It's only a huge deal because of who his father is. He's a private citizen, so at the end of the day, it doesn't matter because he's never held public office. moreover, as a first time offender, he is going to skate, in all likelihood. this whole things is a mountain of nothing. but whatever keeps the trolls happy, i guess? |
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Post by djAdvocate on Sept 15, 2023 6:27:24 GMT -5
Didn’t Garland pick this guy for special counsel? I think he specifically picked a Trump guy so when the whole thing is over no one can say Biden arranged whatever the punishment ends up being. But you are correct - if this was anyone associated with the Republicans, every gun toting American would be whipped into a frenzy and congressmen would be proposing doing away with background checks at all. If Democrats were smart, they would be celebrating the prosecution of someone thwarting gun laws. This could be an opportunity- at the expense of Hunter Biden, but sometimes you need a martyr yes and no to the first question. this guy REQUESTED to become special council, and Garland agreed to it. the GOP could not possibly have found a more PRO-TRUMP guy in the DOJ. he was kept over precisely for continuity, in keeping with DOJ policy. in other words, the DOJ practically bent over backwards to appease the GOP, here. it didn't work, but every effort was made. |
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Post by djAdvocate on Sept 15, 2023 6:30:30 GMT -5
Yee Haw! Saddle up boys. We now have real live rodeo starting. Get your tickets for the grandstand seating. Roping the truth doggies. Laughing at the clowns. Timed barrel racing around the arena to beat the statute of limitations. All joking aside, this is years overdue. What took so long? Why is it just the gun charge? Why isn't he being charged Under the FARA act? "FARA requires certain agents of foreign principals who are engaged in political activities or other activities specified under the statute to make periodic public disclosure of their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as activities, receipts and disbursements in support of those activities". If he got monies from foreign officials he needed to register as a lobbyist. Then he would have had to disclose where all the millions came from and where it went. Oh wait he's Biden's son. Untouchable. Privileged. Two tier system of American justice. Laws for thee but not for me. there is an obvious answer to the above, if you have followed the case at all: the gun charge was the MOST serious infraction the Special Council could prove "beyond a reasonable doubt". so, that is the charge he is running with. it is ALSO the charge that the GOP was most upset about in the "sweetheart deal". you know...the one you were complaining about, earlier? in other words, the Special Council believes that this is what the GOP base wants- the MOST serious charge that he thinks he can win in court. and i think he probably will. and i think Biden will walk. because he is a first time offender, and this is NOT that serious of a charge, in a nation where you can open carry semi-automatic rifles. FARA doesn't apply to Hunter, because he was not acting in any official/political capacity. if the Special Council thought he could bring charges on that, he would. i really don't understand your questions, rip. YOU are the guy that brought up this case. i know very little about it, and you seem to know less than me. |
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Post by tbop77 on Sept 15, 2023 6:40:08 GMT -5
Didn’t Garland pick this guy for special counsel? I think he specifically picked a Trump guy so when the whole thing is over no one can say Biden arranged whatever the punishment ends up being. But you are correct - if this was anyone associated with the Republicans, every gun toting American would be whipped into a frenzy and congressmen would be proposing doing away with background checks at all. If Democrats were smart, they would be celebrating the prosecution of someone thwarting gun laws. This could be an opportunity- at the expense of Hunter Biden, but sometimes you need a martyr yes and no to the first question. this guy REQUESTED to become special council, and Garland agreed to it. the GOP could not possibly have found a more PRO-TRUMP guy in the DOJ. he was kept over precisely for continuity, in keeping with DOJ policy. in other words, the DOJ practically bent over backwards to appease the GOP, here. it didn't work, but every effort was made. After all the years investigating Hunter, who-hoo, they got him...you'd think this is the escapee they caught in PA the way the MAGA's act. Will he be frog marched? |
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Post by djAdvocate on Sept 15, 2023 6:44:08 GMT -5
yes and no to the first question. this guy REQUESTED to become special council, and Garland agreed to it. the GOP could not possibly have found a more PRO-TRUMP guy in the DOJ. he was kept over precisely for continuity, in keeping with DOJ policy. in other words, the DOJ practically bent over backwards to appease the GOP, here. it didn't work, but every effort was made. After all the years investigating Hunter, who-hoo, they got him...you'd think this is the escapee they caught in PA the way the MAGA's act. Will he be frog marched? this is nothing new. after what seemed like an eternity prosecuting Clinton, they got him for lying about a blowjob. meanwhile, their hero is up for something like 800 years in prison. not a peep. |
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Post by tbop77 on Sept 15, 2023 6:48:59 GMT -5
After all the years investigating Hunter, who-hoo, they got him...you'd think this is the escapee they caught in PA the way the MAGA's act. Will he be frog marched? this is nothing new. after what seemed like an eternity prosecuting Clinton, they got him for lying about a blowjob. meanwhile, their hero is up for something like 800 years in prison. not a peep. That is why MAGA's are such cheap entertainment. My first thought when I heard was after all the low-down people Trump pardoned, I hope President Biden issues Hunter one. A big ole middle finger to MAGA's. |
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Post by pulmonarymd on Sept 15, 2023 6:49:51 GMT -5
Because all the charges against Trump are “political”. According to them, Trump has never done anything illegal
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Yee Haw! Saddle up boys. We now have real live rodeo starting. Get your tickets for the grandstand seating. Roping the truth doggies. Laughing at the clowns. Timed barrel racing around the arena to beat the statute of limitations. All joking aside, this is years overdue. What took so long? Why is it just the gun charge? Why isn't he being charged Under the FARA act? "FARA requires certain agents of foreign principals who are engaged in political activities or other activities specified under the statute to make periodic public disclosure of their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as activities, receipts and disbursements in support of those activities". If he got monies from foreign officials he needed to register as a lobbyist. Then he would have had to disclose where all the millions came from and where it went. Oh wait he's Biden's son. Untouchable. Privileged. Two tier system of American justice. Laws for thee but not for me. there is an obvious answer to the above, if you have followed the case at all: the gun charge was the MOST serious infraction the Special Council could prove "beyond a reasonable doubt". so, that is the charge he is running with. it is ALSO the charge that the GOP was most upset about in the "sweetheart deal". you know...the one you were complaining about, earlier? in other words, the Special Council believes that this is what the GOP base wants- the MOST serious charge that he thinks he can win in court. and i think he probably will. and i think Biden will walk. because he is a first time offender, and this is NOT that serious of a charge, in a nation where you can open carry semi-automatic rifles. FARA doesn't apply to Hunter, because he was not acting in any official/political capacity. if the Special Council thought he could bring charges on that, he would. i really don't understand your questions, rip. YOU are the guy that brought up this case. i know very little about it, and you seem to know less than me. The great irony of this gun charge is if this was Hunter Smith instead of Hunter Biden the right wingers would be all up in arms (literally) that this is an assault on his right to bear arms. (The charge is that he bought a handgun while he was using illegal drugs - a charge the NRA claims is unconstitutional.) some talking legal heads on the news this am said they had rarely seen this charge used, and when it was, it was always used in cases where someone bought a firearm and then used it to commit a crime. Talk about a two tiered justice system- if his name wasn’t Biden these charges wouldn’t have been brought. |
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Post by djAdvocate on Sept 15, 2023 7:14:25 GMT -5
zackly. and the judge will know that. Biden will skate, in all likelihood. and WHEN that happens, MAGA will complain about the judge.  |
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Post by tbop77 on Sept 15, 2023 7:19:32 GMT -5
Meanwhile, yee haw, while you gloat of getting Hunter, the MAGAs' continue showing their ass: “I showed frustration in here because I am frustrated,” McCarthy told reporters after the meeting. “Frustrated with some people in the conference.” “We had the DOD appropriations bill yesterday, couldn’t put it on the floor,” McCarthy said. “I don’t have one complaint by any member of what’s wrong with this bill.” The battles are playing out against the backdrop of a potential government shutdown deadline of Sept. 30 if Congress cannot pass a stopgap government funding bill — which the House Freedom Caucus has also put demands on. www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mccarthy-drops-f-bomb-venting-frustration-with-gop-members/ar-AA1gJdqm?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=035dd8689b834499bc28cacac36d9ed1&ei=57Yee haw, got Hunter, can't govern, but we got Hunter. |
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Post by djAdvocate on Sept 15, 2023 7:22:35 GMT -5
mark my words- McCarthy can't win anything without Democrats.
with that comment in mind, does ANYONE think that the impeachment crap is going ANYWHERE?
i would be slightly surprised if committees could even be formed. i would be even more surprised if
it ever reached the House floor. if it does, McCarthy is doomed.
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True. The fact that she's an elected official and doesn't know basic law is just mind boggling. Also the fact that Lauren Boobert had to try numerous times to get a GED and still holds public office is crazy! |
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Post by djAdvocate on Sept 15, 2023 8:20:05 GMT -5
True. The fact that she's an elected official and doesn't know basic law is just mind boggling. Also the fact that Lauren Boobert had to try numerous times to get a GED and still holds public office is crazy! she probably has only one year left before she goes back to the trailer park full of rickets and crickets. |
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Post by billisonboard on Sept 15, 2023 8:29:36 GMT -5
mark my words- McCarthy can't win anything without Democrats. with that comment in mind, does ANYONE think that the impeachment crap is going ANYWHERE? i would be slightly surprised if committees could even be formed. i would be even more surprised if it ever reached the House floor. if it does, McCarthy is doomed. Yes, someone does. Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN: And his warning on Tuesday that an impeachment inquiry doesn’t necessarily translate to an actual impeachment seems difficult to take seriously since he’d have to face down pro-Trump lawmakers to halt it once it gathers momentum, even if it fails to unearth missteps by Joe Biden. link |
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Post by dondubble on Sept 15, 2023 10:17:25 GMT -5
In Washington state that firearm offense is a felony. But a leading law enforcement official said it never gets prosecuted. These charges are ‘political’ of course.
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Yee Haw! Saddle up boys. We now have real live rodeo starting. Get your tickets for the grandstand seating. Roping the truth doggies. Laughing at the clowns. Timed barrel racing around the arena to beat the statute of limitations. All joking aside, this is years overdue. What took so long? Why is it just the gun charge? Why isn't he being charged Under the FARA act? "FARA requires certain agents of foreign principals who are engaged in political activities or other activities specified under the statute to make periodic public disclosure of their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as activities, receipts and disbursements in support of those activities". If he got monies from foreign officials he needed to register as a lobbyist. Then he would have had to disclose where all the millions came from and where it went. Oh wait he's Biden's son. Untouchable. Privileged. Two tier system of American justice. Laws for thee but not for me. How many times did you have to change your underpants having had an 'accident' in them when you read Hunter was indicted? The cases against Hunter Biden will be tossed out by the judge(s). The judge will toss them out based on the fact Hunter Biden already had a plea deal with the justice department which involved no jail time. It was trump-loving Republican politicians who pushed to have the charges against Hunter reopened. |
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Post by Icelandic Woman on Sept 15, 2023 12:02:51 GMT -5
mark my words- McCarthy can't win anything without Democrats. with that comment in mind, does ANYONE think that the impeachment crap is going ANYWHERE? i would be slightly surprised if committees could even be formed. i would be even more surprised if it ever reached the House floor. if it does, McCarthy is doomed.
Being Hunter's Dad?
Having a stutter disability?
Being able to ride bicycle circles around Trump literally and by every measure of competence and intelligence?
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Post by Icelandic Woman on Sept 15, 2023 12:04:44 GMT -5
True. The fact that she's an elected official and doesn't know basic law is just mind boggling. Also the fact that Lauren Boobert had to try numerous times to get a GED and still holds public office is crazy! she probably has only one year left before she goes back to the trailer park full of rickets and crickets. |
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Post by pulmonarymd on Sept 15, 2023 12:09:40 GMT -5
mark my words- McCarthy can't win anything without Democrats. with that comment in mind, does ANYONE think that the impeachment crap is going ANYWHERE? i would be slightly surprised if committees could even be formed. i would be even more surprised if it ever reached the House floor. if it does, McCarthy is doomed.
Being Hunter's Dad?
Having a stutter disability?
Being able to ride bicycle circles around Trump literally and by every measure of competence and intelligence?
Having an intelligent wife who still has sex with him? 1 Being a Democratic president. Can't have that. 2 To try to make Donald Trump feel better. His feelings got hurt because he was impeached, so it is only fair that someone else get impeached 3 It is all they have. It isn't like they have any coherent guiding principles anymore |
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