tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post7746468170795869985..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: NOT EXACTLY A GISH GALLOP -- MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL IT A TRUMP TROTSteve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-84891071756865273682017-01-08T23:35:37.125-05:002017-01-08T23:35:37.125-05:00Digby had a post noting that Trump spoke about Wik...Digby had a post noting that Trump spoke about Wikileak's about 150 times from October 10th till the election. At rallies, with Billo, to reporters. Trump roared along the lines that you need to see these Wikileaks, you won't believe em, they prove that crooked Hillary should be in jail. That's right, lock her up. She is so crooked.<br /><br />So Trump's team would heavily campaign on a topic that would have no impact on the election by having Trump himself scream about it five times a day? <br /><br />Swear people have a two minute attention span.Marthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369769032056391126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-33158597557526516532017-01-08T20:03:43.700-05:002017-01-08T20:03:43.700-05:00Even when it's a Gish distraction, there's...Even when it's a Gish distraction, there's time to remember that the CIA was right about the possibility of attacks of of the 9/11 type and but a poorly informed and intellectually lazy president refused to pay attention to the briefing, and the CIA was right about the fact that Iraq's WMD program was defunct until the president's war-hungry cronies strong-armed the agency to come up with an alternative view. An administration that rejected the CIA's best work without any evidence of its own was responsible for the disasters, not the CIA.Yastreblyanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335868257729063363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-73992954259026941122017-01-07T14:08:15.922-05:002017-01-07T14:08:15.922-05:00I keep reading that we are stuck with Trump for 4 ...I keep reading that we are stuck with Trump for 4 or even 8 years. Aside from those being the terms of the Presidency, does anyone seriously think he would last even 4 years much less 8? I certainly don't. Granted, the GOP Congress won't be inclined to impeach him even if he does something outrageously illegal so long as he is willing to sign whatever bill they put in front of him because it would signal yet another failed GOP Presidency and also inflame the base. (But it's clear they would far prefer the reliable and pliable Pence as their robopen.) However, Trump himself is going to be a constantly very angry and frustrated man, humiliated everyday by his complete lack of interest in actual governance or even learning how the job works. Not to mention that his bizarre policy ideas and campaign promises will run up against continual roadblocks not to mention the chaos that his Cabinet will produce. If he doesn't actually stroke out or otherwise walk away from the job within a year, I will be surprised.Jimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891331049535299222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-10758656104668887612017-01-07T00:04:33.720-05:002017-01-07T00:04:33.720-05:00Steve I'm stunned that you of all people have ...Steve I'm stunned that you of all people have fallen for the MSM "US intelligence official, requesting anonymity to discuss the investigation" trick.<br /><br />There was NO "FBI statement" claiming the DNC refused access to its server/s. CNN reported that old favorite, the "senior law enforcement official", made that assertion, which was promptly denied by a named official of the DNC.<br /><br />Over and over in recent years, I see progressives falling into the trap of playing defense against facts which aren't even proven and may well be totally fabricated. If the never-ending saga of the-FBI's-about-to-indict-Hillary didn't teach them never to believe anything that's not verified by named, trustworthy sources, nothing will. Yet still they do it. It's very depressing.Ken_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709548046018362581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-78321347620678597592017-01-06T19:22:31.314-05:002017-01-06T19:22:31.314-05:00"However, none of this is relevant to the que..."However, none of this is relevant to the question of whether the Russians did serious damage to electoral democracy in the U.S."<br />If this is the question, then the answer is, "No," and we can go on to discussing chocolate chip cookie recipes. The whole thing is making a mountain out of a teacup. Even if the Russians were the ones who gave the DNC and Podesta emails to Wikileaks, it is not proven and does not seem plausible that the effect was nearly as significant as Comey's bizarre letters to Congress or the media's daily reporting of fake scandals about Clinton. Also, too, the DNC and Podesta emails were authentically embarrassing, and they have not denied any of them.Procopiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554355440319405363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-42458083580918001382017-01-06T18:32:47.493-05:002017-01-06T18:32:47.493-05:00Come on, Donald Trump is an ignorant fool and an a...Come on, Donald Trump is an ignorant fool and an asshole. Why even pay any attention to what he has to say? Yes, I know, I know. We have no fucking choice for the next four years. Maybe eight, if the voting morons have an effect.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807949766869626508noreply@blogger.com