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Misty » 16 Feb 2018 11:34 pm » wrote:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Friday that Russia's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and intent to get involved in this year's midterm elections “has been clear to everyone" except President Trump.

This is the kind of statement we should have gotten from the SCROTUS.
But all we got was the usual self serving crap.

In 1985 (Sanders) attended the celebrations marking the sixth anniversary of the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua. “In a letter addressed to the people of Nicaragua, penned in conjunction with that trip, Sanders denounced the activities of the Reagan administration, which he said was under the influence of large corporations,” the Guardian notes. “In the long run, I am certain that you will win,” Sanders wrote, “and that your heroic revolution against the Somoza dictatorship will be maintained and strengthened.”
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/42 ... -john-fund

Misty » 17 Feb 2018 2:31 am » wrote:Hmm.
Let's look at this Tweet from 2014.



Already had the slogan and everything.

And apparently he told the Russians in 2014 that he was going to run.

Misty » 16 Feb 2018 11:34 pm » wrote:This is the kind of statement we should have gotten from the SCROTUS.
But all we got was the usual self serving crap.

Misty » 16 Feb 2018 7:46 pm » wrote:From the statement put out by the WH today in regards to Mueller indicting 13 Russians for meddling in our election.

Does Mueller Indictment Mean Clinton Campaign Can Be Indicted for Chris Steele?
by Robert Barnes | 8:02 am, February 17th, 2018
Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted foreign citizens for trying to influence the American public about an election because those citizens did not register as a foreign agent nor record their financial expenditures to the Federal Elections Commission. By that theory, when will Mueller indict Christopher Steele, FusionGPS, PerkinsCoie, the DNC and the Clinton Campaign? Mueller’s indictment against 13 Russian trolls claimed their social media political activity was criminal because: they were foreign citizens; they tried to influence an election; and they neither registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act nor reported their funding to the Federal Elections Commission.

First, if Mueller’s theory is correct, three things make Steele a criminal: first, he is a foreign citizen; second, he tried to influence an election, which he received payments to do (including from the FBI itself); and third, he neither registered as a foreign agent nor listed his receipts and expenditures to the Federal Election Commission. Also, according to the FBI, along the way, Steele lied…a lot, while the dossier he disseminated contained its own lies based on bought-and-paid for smears from foreign sources reliant on rumors and innuendo.

Second, if Mueller’s theory is correct, three things make FusionGPS a criminal co-conspirator: it knew Steele was a foreign citizen; it knew, and paid, Steele to influence an election; and it knew, and facilitated, Steele neither registering as a foreign agent nor reporting his funding from the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign to the Federal Election Commission.

Third, if Mueller’s theory is correct, then three things make PerkinsCoie a potential target: it knew Steele was a foreign citizen; it knew, and paid, Steele to influence an election; and it knew, and facilitated, Steele neither registering as a foreign agent nor reporting his funding from the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign to the Federal Election Commission, by disguising its receipt of payments from the Clinton campaign as a “legal expense.”

Fourth, if Mueller’s theory is correct, then three things make the DNC a potential target: it knew Steele was a foreign citizen; it knew, and paid, Steele to influence an election; and it knew, and facilitated, Steele neither registering as a foreign agent nor reporting his funding from the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign to the Federal Election Commission, by disguising its payments to Steele as laundered legal expenses to a law firm.

Fifth, if Mueller’s theory is correct, three things make the Clinton Campaign a potential target: it knew Steele was a foreign citizen; it knew, and paid, Steele to influence an election; and it knew, and facilitated, Steele neither registering as a foreign agent nor reporting his funding from the Clinton campaign to the Federal Election Commission, by disguising its funding of payments to Steele laundered through a law firm as a “legal expense.”

Don’t expect such an indictment. Mueller chose his targets because he knows they will never appear in court, never contest the charges, and cannot be arrested or extradited as Russian citizens. Mueller’s unprecedented prosecution raises three novel arguments: first, that speaking out about American politics requires a foreign citizen to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act; second, that speaking out about American politics requires a foreign citizen list their source and expenditure of funding to the Federal Election Commission; and third, that mistakes on visa applications constitute “fraud” on the State Department. All appear to borrow from the now-discredited “honest services” theories Mueller’s team previously used in corporate and bribery cases, cases the Supreme Court overturned for their unconstitutional vagueness. The indictment raises serious issues under the free speech clause of the First Amendment and due process rights under the Fifth Amendment.
Robert Barnes is a California-based trial attorney whose practice focuses on Constitutional, criminal and civil rights law.
https://lawandcrime.com/opinion/does-mu ... is-steele/

Longtime Republican donor calls for new gun laws, vows to withhold cash.

A longtime Republican Party donor based in Florida vowed not to contribute any more money to candidates or electioneering groups until they pass legislation banning the sale of assault weapons to civilians.

Al Hoffman Jr., a real estate developer and former ambassador to Portugal, has donated millions to Republicans over the years.

On Saturday he sent an email to a half-dozen Republican donors, encouraging them to boycott candidates who oppose new gun legislation, the New York Times reported.



“For how many years now have we been doing this — having these experiences of terrorism, mass killings — and how many years has it been that nothing’s been done?” Hoffman said.

“It’s the end of the road for me.”

Hoffman warned that unless the government intervenes, more gun massacres are going to occur.

“If we go from Orlando to Las Vegas, and now Parkland, you just have to know that there are others around the country just dreaming about staging another mass murder,” he said.

Peter S. Rummell, another Florida-based GOP donor, said he was on board with Hoffman’s plan and would only support candidates who were in favor of banning assault weapons.

Misty » 18 Feb 2018 11:06 am » wrote:

Longtime Republican donor calls for new gun laws, vows to withhold cash.

A longtime Republican Party donor based in Florida vowed not to contribute any more money to candidates or electioneering groups until they pass legislation banning the sale of assault weapons to civilians.

Al Hoffman Jr., a real estate developer and former ambassador to Portugal, has donated millions to Republicans over the years.

On Saturday he sent an email to a half-dozen Republican donors, encouraging them to boycott candidates who oppose new gun legislation, the New York Times reported.



“For how many years now have we been doing this — having these experiences of terrorism, mass killings — and how many years has it been that nothing’s been done?” Hoffman said.

“It’s the end of the road for me.”

Hoffman warned that unless the government intervenes, more gun massacres are going to occur.

“If we go from Orlando to Las Vegas, and now Parkland, you just have to know that there are others around the country just dreaming about staging another mass murder,” he said.

Peter S. Rummell, another Florida-based GOP donor, said he was on board with Hoffman’s plan and would only support candidates who were in favor of banning assault weapons.

The NRA overplayed their hand by not allowing even the most minor of gun regulations to be considered.
Now even big GOP donors are turning against them.

Misty » 18 Feb 2018 7:52 pm » wrote:Richard Painter is so **** sexy when he talks like this.

Misty » 18 Feb 2018 8:08 pm » wrote:

http://iop.harvard.edu/youth-poll/fall-2017-poll

roadkill » 19 Feb 2018 6:18 am » wrote:“Pig supporters not welcome. Flag goes down or you go down,” the message reportedly read."

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government ... ng-police/

roadkill » 19 Feb 2018 6:23 am » wrote:

roadkill » 19 Feb 2018 6:18 am » wrote:“Pig supporters not welcome. Flag goes down or you go down,” the message reportedly read."

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government ... ng-police/

Scalise shooter was a Bernie Bro...

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government ... 5/6904457/

Misty » 19 Feb 2018 1:03 pm » wrote: I don't click on Breitbart.