Bill Barr and his October Surprise
 

This thread is intended for all things Bill Barr, his rank corruption, and the October drop from Durham that Barr has (essentially) promised.

We've had corrupt AGs. But I don't recall seeing anything vaguely like this.

Donald Ayer was Deputy AG under Bush 1. He worked with Barr. His interview on CNN today wasn't hugely revealing. But hearing it from Ayer is chilling. I'll post a link later.

What the hell does Barr need Trump for? He was already AG once. He can't need the job. You would think someone at his age and general physical condition would care about his legacy. Most public figures who are one half rack of pork ribs away from shuffling loose the mortal coil would be trying to secure their place in history. He must know that historians will never forgive him.

Wasn't there talk that the bar association might remove Barr's credentials? Was that just wishful thinking, or was any action actually taken?

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He'll probably be mentioned a lot more though...

He also comes across as a particularly smug git so he probably thinks he's being very clever...

Should be a fun one to watch.

I suspect the root of his 'problem' is that he's a rabid, religious nutcase.

Barr and the other right-wing crowds see Trump as a tool to advance their agenda. Trump turned over the selection of federal judges to the right-wing Federalist Society. He has promoted tax cuts for the wealthiest, and cuts in environmental regulations, workplace protections and other laws that serve most Americans, and has worked to dismantle large sections of the U.S. government. They don't serve Trump; Trump serves them.

Barr wants to turn the U.S. into a Christian theocracy. He has said so himself.
https://www.salon.com/2020/01/03/bil...his-until-now/
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/war...d-for-so-long/

I don't think so. It's going to be a non-event. Nothing with Dunham's "investigation" has moved the needle so far.

Given the push by Q and Don Jr. to paint Biden as a pedophile, my guess is an attempt to make a connection between Epstein/Ghislane and Biden come October.

And there will be some doctored tape of Biden been incredibly racist to Blacks and Hispanics.

That might be a hard way to go, since there are actually pictures of Trump and Melania with Epstein and Maxwell.
https://www.esquire.com/entertainmen...hip-explained/

Except that liberals and Democrats actually care about not electing evil people.

Barr should say he's going to announce the results of Durham's investigation after November 3rd because he doesn't want to influence the election. Then Trump and Barr should hint at what they've discovered, tease the Deep State corruption we all know took place. Liberals will complain, which makes it even better. "Hey, we're not going to say what Obama/BIDEN did out of respect for the integrity of our elections -- unlike you guys who have the latest elite journalist expose or former model/current heifer accusing Trump of assault."

I took the 'stige to mean this *thread* should be a fun one to watch. I guess he's waiting to pounce with, "BDS!!"

I cannot believe the stupidity of Barr's comment on the lockdown and slavery:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...slavery-416776

He is also making no secret of his support of Trump and his willingness to interfere in legal cases to further Trump's political agenda. He's so far up Trump's rectum it would take a colonoscopy to find him and remove him.

Is he wrong? What intrusion on civil liberties has been greater than the lockdown?

Universal draft? You don't have to stay home instead you are forcefully rounded up and sent off somewhere to be maimed or killed.

And that, unlike "the" covid lockdown, was federal.

They cherry-pick federalism. This cherry is inconvenient at the moment.

Yes, yes he is.
Ummm.... lets see....
- Japanese WW2 internment camps (and its sequel... Trump locking kids in cages)
- Tuskegee experiments
- Widespread voter suppression of minorities
- Torture of prisoners in the aftermath of 9/11
- Unequal treatment of minorities by law enforcement, often leading to death

Yes, a lockdown does limit people's activities. But unlike many of the above examples, 1) it actually has a valid purpose and benefit to society, and 2) its effects were relatively minor (and could often be mitigated), compared to the ones above that caused significant injury or death.

Over advantaging identical twins with the application of facial recognition robotics.

The property seized and literal acts of genocide against native Americans is WAY worse too.

It isn't a short list of violations of civil liberties. Oh, but so many of these are violations of RIGHTS, so, you know, we're being dramatic.

Biden was right: if you vote for an Administration that equates quarantine with slavery, you might not be quite true to your African American roots.

Within a millisecond I come up with the internment of *Americans* of Japanese ancestry during WW2. They were crammed into camps out in the desert for over 3 years.

He is wrong.
Which is so obvious that even asking it shows either massive ignorance or a very clear political agenda and ideology.

In addition to those already mentioned by others, the right for those of the same sex to marry comes to mind which was illegal until recently. The lockdown was only temporary and had the purpose of saving lives. The ban on same sex marriage was not temporary and had no purpose except to pander to religious bigotry.

I think that explains a lot.

I have a hard time believing you actually don't know the answer to this question. :eek:

States rights? Another way to look at those picked cherries.

Barr has already hinted he doesn't care about his legacy, which makes for some chilling reading:

The Hill: Barr brushes off critics of his reputation: 'Everyone dies'

Seriously? You're trying to defend an idiot comparing restrictions on movement during a pandemic with chattel slaver?
Pathetic.

The "Mexican Repatriation". Let's deport the brown people....
:rolleyes:

The right of people of different ethnicities to marry too.

Are salon.com and rawstory.com supposed to be news organisations?

Poisoning the well:

"Warrior for theocracy" in the headlines.

AG Barr has been almost comically partisan but I only noticed how bad he was in the past year.

Lol what. :rolleyes:

Don't forget his recent urging of federal prosecutors to charge any protestors after a hypothetical Trump reelection with attempting to overthrow the government.

On the Democrat side, I wouldn't be surprised evidence of Lindsay Graham's "shoplifting" came to light.

I have to wonder if Barr has every tried a criminal case to verdict.

A worthy successor to the previous LP party presidential candidate.

If you think of him as Badnarik with a few extra IQ points and a law degree then a lot of this makes way more sense.

Dramatic much? They weren't camps as much as they were war-time hospitality suites. I heard they had great schools.

He is not wrong. This is in fact the largest intrusion on the civil liberties of straight white people with sufficient means to avoid the draft and other unpleasantries since their property was stolen at the end of slavery.

No need to pounce. But I meant the whole burrito: The surprise, how it plays out, the reactions in this thread, etc. The whole business taken all together, should a fun one to watch.

From what I understand he has never tried a case at all.

Barr has mostly been in administrative and consulting positions according to Wiki.
Everything about him drips corruption and partisanship.

Neolithic Revolution Governance is based on accepting community over tribal strife and warfare. Results in, gee, civilization. The Encyclopedia Britannica is full of discussion of all those things one can learn when civilized. Recommended.

What greater willful misunderstanding of freedom than that of the savage who cannot accept rational behavior as a restraint to enable survival of the community he benefits from?

Please, don't make it so easy.

I appreciate, in a way that's not entirely mature, how this smacked down the inane (implied) claim you replied to. My contribution wasn't so bad either.

really?? What Liberties have you lost on the lockdown? The freedom to contract the Coronavirus during a pandemic??

According to multiple reports, he's been a thug all his life.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/us/op...ly/ar-BB15fZCJ

He also thought the President could declare war by executive order:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019...g-william-barr

Imagine Trump being president, and the trumpkins citizens, of Britain during World War II.
"The "world war" is a hoax from my political opponents! It's just one plane coming in from Germany! They Nazi troops in Poland will go away like a miracle! I don't wanna stop the blitz because the counties voting for my opponent seem to be hit the hardest! I visited Germany and Hitler gave me a soccer ball!"

"We're supposed to do blackouts? Rationing? Blinding curtains? MY RIGHTS!"

Doesn't surprise me.

In addition to being an overt threat to our democracy, it's just embarrassing that we have an AG who would suggest charging people with sedition. I don't want to tell anyone how to do their job here, but it's pretty basic that you charge the crime you've got, not the crime you want. Any US or AUSA who went before a judge with a protestor and charged sedition would be publicly humiliated.

Sadly, I can see that as his actual response in that scenario.
And, just as sad, many of the Making America Go Anarchy" crowd will suck up Barr's analogy as gospel. :mad::rolleyes: