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Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 05:52 PM
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Posted By sunmaster14
No, but they're not complete morons either.

No, but they're not complete morons either.
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 05:30 PM
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Views: 394,383
Posted By sunmaster14
It was a sham investigation. A grand jury was...

It was a sham investigation. A grand jury was never empaneled, and the DOJ handed out immunity deals like candy canes at Christmas.
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 05:28 PM
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Posted By sunmaster14
That's exactly the reasoning I expect to use with...

That's exactly the reasoning I expect to use with the police if they find the headless body in the trunk of my car.
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 03:00 PM
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Posted By sunmaster14
I've read the guy's tweets. He's a wack-job. He...

I've read the guy's tweets. He's a wack-job. He also has the whole GOP platform thing all mixed up.
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 02:57 PM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
If this were a real debate, with judges and...

If this were a real debate, with judges and scoring and all, then your engagement with me would be pointless.
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 02:35 PM
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Views: 394,383
Posted By sunmaster14
Reminds me of "Bueller, ..., Bueller, ......

Reminds me of "Bueller, ..., Bueller, ... Bueller?"
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 02:20 PM
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Posted By sunmaster14
There are two kinds of investigations: ...

There are two kinds of investigations: counterintelligence and criminal. You don't appoint special counsel to do a counterintelligence investigation. In fact, you can't. There is no authorization...
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 01:09 PM
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Posted By sunmaster14
Well, I guess in that same sense, we can call...

Well, I guess in that same sense, we can call your post a rebuttal.
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 01:06 PM
Replies: 3,630
Views: 394,383
Posted By sunmaster14
The Benghazi investigation was not a criminal...

The Benghazi investigation was not a criminal investigation. It was a congressional investigation, one in which the executive branch was playing an obstructionist role in addition to the...
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 12:43 PM
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Views: 394,383
Posted By sunmaster14
Well, Hillary is certainly smart enough to use...

Well, Hillary is certainly smart enough to use two layers of intermediaries (or three, depending upon how you count), but I doubt Trump is. Which is why I suspect Trump is cleaner than your average...
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 12:41 PM
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Posted By sunmaster14
We've been waiting and seeing for a long time. ...

We've been waiting and seeing for a long time. I'll note that this guy Papa-whatever was interviewed by the FBI in January 2017, with very specific questions about his Russian contacts. So we had a...
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 12:34 PM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
Such an insightful analysis and rebuttal. That's...

Such an insightful analysis and rebuttal. That's why I come to this forum - to read such elegant and thoughtful contributions. :rolleyes:
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 12:24 PM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
Who cares if it is permitted? If true, it would...

Who cares if it is permitted? If true, it would tell us that Mueller is unethical, and he has now become another out-of-control special prosecutor, just as all others before him became.
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 12:22 PM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
Absolutely. I am at least 80% confident that...

Absolutely. I am at least 80% confident that Mueller brought this out now to divert from the fact that his investigation is predicted on a lie. Also, I do not believe Mueller is objective at all. ...
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 10:03 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
Trump is president,and Sessions is his attorney...

Trump is president,and Sessions is his attorney general. Clinton wasn't president, and Loretta Lynch wasn't his attorney general, at the time. Also, Sessions has recused himself from the Russia...
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2017, 10:01 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
The Papadapolous outreach to Russia is old news. ...

The Papadapolous outreach to Russia is old news. See here...
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2017, 07:38 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
Yawn. Why do you people make me repeat points...

Yawn. Why do you people make me repeat points that I've already made? Hillary's campaign would have used the dossier if they thought they needed it. It was a high risk move to use it, however. ...
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2017, 07:28 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
I didn't say it was luck. It's the utterly...

I didn't say it was luck. It's the utterly shameless and ruthless spending of their political capital (built up by Bill through amazing determination and skill) that has kept them out of jail. Of...
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2017, 07:00 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
Well, I don't think funding opposition research...

Well, I don't think funding opposition research and then passing it on to the FBI through cut-outs is illegal. It might have crossed the line into illegality, but that wasn't my point. My point is...
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2017, 01:00 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
How about if I promised to read your explanations...

How about if I promised to read your explanations but not respond to them? You should at least do it for everybody else because at least right now, I probably look like I've won the argument.
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2017, 11:31 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
That makes no sense. Why would Putin cultivate a...

That makes no sense. Why would Putin cultivate a relationship with such an obvious and bloviating idiot? There is no way Putin (or anyone) could have predicted that Trump would have any political...
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2017, 09:38 AM
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Views: 394,383
Posted By sunmaster14
too.

too.
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2017, 09:34 AM
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Posted By sunmaster14
it

it
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2017, 09:30 AM
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Posted By sunmaster14
do

do
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2017, 09:26 AM
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Posted By sunmaster14
It's a technique to attract more attention by...

It's a technique to attract more attention by generating suspense. I
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2017, 09:23 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
More likely, Stone was just completely pissed off...

More likely, Stone was just completely pissed off and didn't think hurling obscenities at public figures would get him suspended (it has never gotten Keith Olbermann suspended, for example).

And...
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2017, 09:17 AM
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Posted By sunmaster14
Thanks.

Thanks.
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 08:05 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
I was talking about the allegations of collusion...

I was talking about the allegations of collusion against Trump. I couldn't care less if Mueller indicts Manafort, Page, or Flynn for alleged financial crimes. Although now I do have a dog in the...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 07:42 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
No,...

No, CBS/NBC/ABC/MSNBC/CNN/NYT/WAPO/HUFFPO/POLITICO/ISF is left wing news.

You don't seriously expect me to believe you watch Fox News do you?
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 07:32 PM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
I've always been quite willing to admit it if I...

I've always been quite willing to admit it if I am shown to be wrong. I'm a little out of practice, of course, but I blame the competition here for that.
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 07:27 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
It's over my friend. The tables have been...

It's over my friend. The tables have been turned. The Democrats' master plan of butthurt has blown up spectacularly in their faces. You just don't realize it yet because you refuse to leave your...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 07:24 PM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
Dog got your tongue?

Dog got your tongue?
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 07:22 PM
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Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
Well, you've given me pretty good evidence that...

Well, you've given me pretty good evidence that you don't understand what evidence is.
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 07:21 PM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
It's quite rude to butt into other people's...

It's quite rude to butt into other people's contracts. There's actually a legal term for that: tortious interference.
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 07:14 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
What on God's green Earth are you talking about?

What on God's green Earth are you talking about?
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 05:48 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
Yes, Mueller is dishonest and overly political...

Yes, Mueller is dishonest and overly political just like Comey. The only thing they are really good at is grandstanding. The narrative that they're straight arrows is just the usual crap that these...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 05:43 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
Ummm, I could make a 4-egg omelette with what's...

Ummm, I could make a 4-egg omelette with what's on your face. See, my claim was that the allegation of collusion with Russia was based on the dossier. Do you really not understand that the...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 12:17 PM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
Done. Same terms as the bet with Oystein.

Done. Same terms as the bet with Oystein.
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 12:15 PM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
The claim is that Steele paid Russian government...

The claim is that Steele paid Russian government officials for information. That claim is made more likely by the fact that Steele's dossier is replete with information that he claims was sourced...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 11:50 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
I've noticed that you don't really understand...

I've noticed that you don't really understand what evidence is. Evidence is any piece of knowledge which, if and when obtained, would increase the posteriori Bayesian probability of a claim being...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 11:45 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
Steele was not hired by Fusion GPS until after...

Steele was not hired by Fusion GPS until after the Democrats hired Fusion GPS (and the Free Beacon terminated their engagement). Steele was fully responsible for the dossier, which is 100% about...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 11:40 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
Yes. It is 35 pages long, and it has various...

Yes. It is 35 pages long, and it has various items highlighted in yellow. I'm pretty sure you have it.
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 11:35 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
I didn't hear such a report. If you did, then...

I didn't hear such a report. If you did, then yes, the report you heard was false. More likely, you simply misinterpreted it, though. I did notice that rags like the New York Times wrote rather...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 11:34 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
That's how the business works. It's kind of like...

That's how the business works. It's kind of like asking if your general contractor pays its subcontractors, or if the subcontractors pay their suppliers. Information is usually worth money. I...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 11:20 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
First, it wasn't an unknown Republican client. ...

First, it wasn't an unknown Republican client. It was the Washington Free Beacon website, and here (http://freebeacon.com/uncategorized/fusion-gps-washington-free-beacon/) is their statement (my...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 11:07 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
I need to keep up? You're the one making false...

I need to keep up? You're the one making false claims in 24 point font. I suppose it's more interesting than a laughing dog or a crazy face emoticon.
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 10:24 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
Your desperation is almost palpable. The...

Your desperation is almost palpable. The allegations in the dossier came from Russian government sources. The dossier even reads like some of it was translated from Russian. The Clinton campaign...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 10:16 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,215
Posted By sunmaster14
The allegation that the Trump campaign colluded...

The allegation that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians was built upon a foundation of lies. It was built on fabrications commissioned by the Hillary campaign and which were then forwarded...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 10:03 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
I predict that some people will say that Trump...

I predict that some people will say that Trump colluded with the Russians even if Mueller admits he found no evidence. I predict that some people will say that Hillary was framed, if Mueller ends up...
Forum: USA Politics 28th October 2017, 09:57 AM
Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
Posted By sunmaster14
...snip... Moderated content and response to...

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