Re Майк Flynn. This latest episode is ...

[Whiskeytide]

... evidence of just how messed up our democracy has become.

We have all seen the tape. His response to the question was clearly supportive of an armed insurrection against the US and a military takeover. We know this from the context and inflection of his words, and the ovation he received from the mob. And also from his history of similar statements. There is no doubt what he was saying.

But because a transcript of the statement can be re-punctuated to seem like he meant the opposite, that he was saying there is “no reason for an insurrection here”, he can “pretend” that he has been taken out of context and the media is treating him unfairly.

So Democratic leaders take a soft stand. The media moves on. And the Qberts admire how “slick” Flynn is because he spoke code and owned the libs. And send him some $ or buy another T-shirt.

They think they are smarter than the left and can get away with anything, and our collective responses to this kind of shit simply reinforces that belief. They DO get away with it.

[-misanthroptimist]

1. Reminds of the Simpsons Lionel Hutz bit

Homer brought the phone book ad that said, "Works on contingency, no money down."

Hutz claims the ad was botched and should read, "Works on contingency? No, money down!"

[Tommy Carcetti]

4. Or this great bit from The Death of Stalin

[CentralMass]

2. They do always get away with it.

[Tommy Carcetti]

3. There's the little problem of the 1984 styled "Hold the Line" propaganda video...

...that played at the same event.

Which absolutely was calling for a military coup against the US government.

(It's on Youtube. I'm not going to link to it. But it's there, and it's beyond disturbing.)

[stillcool]

5. wonder what his brother, Army Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn

is up to these days...Erik Prince and James O'Keefe too. So many people, with so much wealth, and so much power, with the ability to do anything they want. There are times when it does seem the battle has already been won. We're just waiting for the final act.