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March 27, 2017

Michael Flynn met with Turkey at Donald Trumps hotel. Guess who else attended? Devin Nunes.

Source: Palmer Report

"Earlier this week former Donald Trump campaign adviser James Woolsey publicly revealed that he had attended a meeting between Michael Flynn and the Turkish government which involved discussions so legally dubious that he reported it to the U.S. government. But guess who else tagged along for a meeting between Flynn and the Turkish government? House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, who this week inserted himself into the Trump-Russia scandal in bizarre fashion."

Read more: https://www.palmerreport.com/politics/devin-nunes-michael-flynn-turkey/2054/



WTF? Nunes seems totally co-opted.
March 15, 2017

Sessions Smoking Gun--His Mouth

Jeff Sessions explained his meeting with the Russian Ambassador: "We didn't discuss politics or campaigns...we discussed the Ukraine"

They did discuss politics if they discussed the Ukraine. My guess is the campaign was also a topic. What is Sessions doing discussing Ukraine/Russian foreign policy before the election with a Russian government official for?

http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/03/15/jeff-sessions-trump-wiretap-claim.cnn

March 3, 2017

Session "Tells" All

I believe I heard Sessions end his "denial" of Russian contacts saying "I didn't. I did have contact with the Russians." Is it a "tell" in observation of a persons's behavior for uttering a false statement...or a planned way to later have some plausible deniability. His history of racism makes me suspect low intelligence and therefor the former--a tell.
I find interesting his downward-left glances when he makes other questionable statements---quite often. He's not alone on that though.
His dropping a partial recuse with no explanation shows he is buying time to make a cover, but there are to many loose threads all unraveling. The shoes are dropping faster than they can be picked up. Time to send Trump and his team to the showers.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4659091/jeff-sessions-russia-denial

March 3, 2017

Sessions "Tells" All

Source: C-Span

I believe I heard Sessions end his "denial" of Russian contacts saying "I didn't. I did have contact with the Russians." Is it a "tell" in observation of a persons's behavior for uttering a false statement...or a planned way to later have some plausible deniability. His history of racism makes me suspect low intelligence and therefor the former--a tell.
I find interesting his downward-left glances when he makes other questionable statements---quite often. He's not alone on that though.
His dropping a partial recuse with no explanation shows he is buying time to make a cover, but there are to many loose threads all unraveling. The shoes are dropping faster than they can be picked up. Time to send Trump and his team to the showers.

Read more: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4659091/jeff-sessions-russia-denial

February 13, 2017

Gorsuch and the Humor of Fascism

While many sources have debunked Gorsuch founding of a young Fascist Club in highschool (mentioned in a yearbook), it seems MSM analysis failed to consider what kind of person would post such a thing in jest. The behavior smacks me like putting on a clan robe or black-face in jest. Should he be asked about his "humor" and if he will stand against the creep of Autocracy and dictatorial powers in the Executive branch?

January 29, 2016

Robert Reich endorses Bernie, will the media hear?

Robert Reich reports "The Most Pragmatic Way to Fix American Democracy: Elect Bernie Sanders"

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/01/28/most-pragmatic-way-fix-american-democracy-elect-bernie-sanders

September 6, 2015

"This Week's" New(s)-Speak

After giving the Trump a lot of air, Kristol defined the Sanders campaign as an "economic" message. George in closing wished for a Hillary-Jeb election. Will the MSM ever mention the "C" words--corporate cronyism, collusion, and crooks?

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