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Showing Original Post only (View all)Comey is a hero in his own mind. He's been spinning noble tales about himself for at least 10 years [View all]
One thing I will always remember about Comey is this story from 2007, when he told the tale of how he rushed to John Ashcroft's hospital bed and protected him from Andrew Card...
His testimony describes the night that the Bush's NSA warrantless eavesdropping program was set to expire, as then AG Ashcroft lay in a hospital Intensive Care Unit with a critical case of pancreatitis. Comey, designated as Acting AG during the AG's illness, had refused the White House demands to certify the NSA program as "legal", as was needed for it to continue. The White House was said to have been furious about it, so Dubya, reportedly, personally called Ashcroft's wife to inform her that his own legal adviser Alberto Gonzalez (who was not yet AG) and Chief of Staff Andy Card, were on their way over to the hospital to have the ailing AG personally sign off on the program.
He describes the ensuing late-night chain of events --- from speeding in his redirected limosine, to an ICU confrontation and an astounding "moment of clarity" from the ailing AG, to a midnight White House showdown over all of this. I'd describe the testimony as "must watch" if you've never seen it, and a great refresher for those of us who saw it at the time. It offers an instructive moment about where nomination hearings for Comey could go if, in fact, he is nominated to replace Robert Mueller as FBI Director. Along with Comey, Mueller performed as one of the "good guys", at least in this particular moment of history.
Maybe it happened exactly this way. Maybe Comey stood up to Bush and all of his cronies. This story has been repeated and repeated as if it was the gospel truth since then, and appears in nearly all accounts of Comey's career.
The thing is though, this story, as far as I know, only comes from Comey. No one else has ever described the events of that night. And so, we are left with Comey's heroic tale of standing athwart warrantless eavesdropping, rescuing his ailing superior in the hospital from political pressure. Comey, the hero. He likes to tell these aw shucks tales about how great and patriotic and moral and ethical he is.
BUT COMEY FUCKED HILLARY OVER ROYALLY. Against his OWN guidelines. No amount of painting himself the grand hero/martyr will erase that.
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Comey is a hero in his own mind. He's been spinning noble tales about himself for at least 10 years [View all]
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2018
OP
+1. I will side with Comey vs. Drumpf. However, should he have the misfortune to
rzemanfl
Apr 2018
#4
Does acknowledging who Comey is make it less likely that he will be a witness? Nope. Not at all.
Squinch
Apr 2018
#7
That analogy makes no sense whatsoever. One thing has no resemblance to the other.
Squinch
Apr 2018
#20
You are quite mistaken brer cat, I Remember when the GREAT Helen Thomas personally............
Old Vet
Apr 2018
#25
If you follow the principles Comey says he follows, this kind of thinking is destructive.
enough
Apr 2018
#18
Thank you. I will not support an asshole just because he hates another asshole.
Tipperary
Apr 2018
#28
Good god. I'm pretty sure I sat here & watched the "breaking" Comey On Air urgent statement that
Wwcd
Apr 2018
#43
I stand with Comey AND all of his stuff will be instrumental in removing
democratisphere
Apr 2018
#5
Two different issues. His involement in demonstrating Trump's obstruction of justice and other
still_one
Apr 2018
#27
Jesus Christ. We know about '16 & Hillary. Comey's notes etc. are part of what will take down trump
themaguffin
Apr 2018
#62