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The First Crackhead Speaks

  

Category:  Op/Ed

By:  vic-eldred  •  last year  •  63 comments

The First Crackhead Speaks
"People are really upset about illegal immigration? Fuck you. How do you think your hotel room gets cleaned? How do you think you have food on your fucking table? Who do you think washes your dishes?"


Believe it or not but Joe Biden's POS son gave an interview on the subject of immigration. The profanity laced interview was conducted yesterday by YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan. Hunter quickly went on a rant against white people, claiming that white men were 45 times more likely to commit a crime than an illegal migrant. Where he got those stats, nobody knows. We also learned that not much menial work gets done in the US without the sweat of 50 million illegal migrants. Like-minded people surrounded the mentally challenged Joe Biden. It isn't hard to imagine where the Biden open border policy came from.


He also claimed that his senile old father's poor debate performance was due to exhaustion from travelling around the world:

“He flew around the world. He’s 81 years old. He’s tired,”  Hunter Biden said.  “They give him Ambien to be able to sleep, and he gets up on the stage and looks like a deer in the headlights.”  The next question is where Hunter got that info since Joe's doctors never listed Ambien, a common sleep aid, among the medications he was given.

Hunter also denied any involvement in the discovery of a baggie of cocaine that was left in a White House security cubby in 2023.  “I have not touched a drop of alcohol or a drug, and I’m incredibly proud of that,”  he said. Apparently, that is exactly what drug addicts say when they are confronted.

Hunter was facing prison time after being convicted on federal gun charges related to his drug use in June 2024 and later pleading guilty to tax charges. That was after one prosecutor allowed the statute of limitations to run out on more serious charges. Later a Judge would shame prosecutors into making a real case against Hunter. Eventually, Joe Biden was forced to do what he repeatedly promised the American people he would never do: He pardoned him. The only pardon that we know of in which Joe actually signed the pardon himself. 


In other news:

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In an effort to maintain transparency the MLK files are being released to the public despite opposition from most of King’s family over FBI revelations that tend to be embarrassing. By progressive logic, King was a womanizer and therefore all of the good he did is negated.

The Trump administration and Harvard are meeting in Court again involving the billions of dollars in federal funding that Harvard seems to think they are entitled to.

The House speaker, Mike Johnson, said last week that the government should release everything it has on Epstein’s case. He now wants to give the President time to release the Grand Jury files.

Abrego Garcia's lawyers have asked her to rule on an emergency petition to stop deportation proceedings for three days if he is released and order the government to return him to Maryland. But in a Tennessee human smuggling case, Abrego Garcia's attorneys have asked the judge to take a 30-day pause before releasing their client.

The Trump administration lashed out Monday against New York City officials over their sanctuary policies as authorities arrested a second man living in the country illegally in connection with the nonfatal shooting of an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer.

Immigration authorities in Chicago arrested a Mexican  illegal immigrant  accused of decapitating a missing Illinois woman and storing her body in a storage container filled with bleach.

Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, 52, was arrested in April and charged with concealing a corpse, abusing a corpse and obstruction of justice, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

New info will be forthcoming from Director of National Intelligence Tusi Gabbard on intelligence that in her words was "manufactured and politicized." On Friday, Gabbard declassified documents revealing "overwhelming evidence" that demonstrates how, after President Donald Trump won the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton, then-President Barack Obama and his national security team laid the groundwork for what would be the years-long Trump–Russia collusion probe. ABC News and NBC News failed to cover the story on-air through Sunday, according to a search of transcripts using Grabien Media.  

 


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Vic Eldred
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1  author  Vic Eldred    last year

Good morning and welcome to the news.

In the news you may not be aware of, earlier this month, underwater archaeologists have located the lost bow of the USS  New Orleans , a United States Navy cruiser that sailed backwards after its bow was blown off by a Japanese torpedo during World War II.

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Can you imagine sailing backwards all the way from the Solomon Islands to Sidney Australia? Sindey must have been the closest major allied port capable of major repairs. I submit what is likely a little know story from WWII 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2  author  Vic Eldred    last year

And there is this:

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JohnRussell
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2.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @2    last year

There what is ?

By the way you left out of your news the fact that the president of the United States yesterday posted on his social media a fake video of Obama being arrested in the oval office and taken to prison where he appears behind bars.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.1.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1    last year

I don't regard that as news. 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.1.2  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @2.1.1    last year

Yet you regard Trumps truth social post as news.

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[✘] By the way , there what is?

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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2.1.3  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.2    last year

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fake-trump.jpeg

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.1.4  JohnRussell  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @2.1.3    last year

Trump was actually arrested and neither of those items were posted by the president of the United States. 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.1.5  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.2    last year

No, I didn't include his Truth Social post in the news. Some may be preoccupied with everything he says. The daily article is focused on news.

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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2.1.6  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.4    last year

Tough shit. Fake is fake.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.1.7  JohnRussell  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @2.1.6    last year

LOL.  I dont think Trump would appreciate you describing him as a random social media troll.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.1.8  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @2.1.5    last year
Some may be preoccupied with everything he says.

You are the one who put it up here, on your "news" page. 

 
 
 
Mark in Wyoming
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2.1.9  Mark in Wyoming   replied to  JohnRussell @2.1    last year
a fake video of Obama being arrested in the oval office and taken to prison where he appears behind bars.

I saw that on Facebook 2 days before trump posted it , 

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.1.10  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  Vic Eldred @2.1.5    last year
Some may be preoccupied with everything he says.

I think you're being a bit generous.  Given the amount of hair on fire shrieking, I'm of the opinion that they are OBSESSED with everything he says.  

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.1.11  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.8    last year

The news is clearly labeled in the 2nd part of the main body of the article

 
 
 
Mark in Wyoming
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2.1.12  Mark in Wyoming   replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.1.10    last year
  Given the amount of hair on fire shrieking

Reminds me of Richard Pryor and his freebasing incident .

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.1.14  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.1.10    last year

It seems that even Obama has begun to hang onto Trump's every word, starting with criminal referral.

 
 
 
cjcold
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2.2  cjcold  replied to  Vic Eldred @2    last year

Actually, Putin's extensive propaganda machine has been deeply involved in trying to get Trump elected in all three of his presidential campaigns.

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.2.1  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  cjcold @2.2    last year

I've read and re-read your comment.  Neither time did I find anything to back that claim up. 

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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2.2.2  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.2.1    last year

"Trust me Bro"

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.2.3  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @2.2.2    last year

That seems to be a popular sight for them.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.2.4  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  cjcold @2.2    last year

That is an absolute lie

 
 
 
Dismayed Patriot
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2.2.5  Dismayed Patriot  replied to  Vic Eldred @2.2.4    last year
That is an absolute lie

That's not what the intelligence community found or what the Republican led Senate investigation found or what Putin himself said.

A new report   by the U.S. intelligence community on Tuesday says Russia sought to help former President Donald Trump in last year's presidential election. But the document also emphasized there was no indication Russia or any other country attempted to alter actual votes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized "influence operations aimed at denigrating President Biden's candidacy and the Democratic Party, supporting Trump, undermining public confidence in the electoral process and exacerbating socio-political divisions in the U.S," says the report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

the central message is the same one the intelligence community has been delivering since  last August:  Russia wanted Trump to win, though its effort was not on the same scale as in the 2016 election.

Intelligence Report Says Russia Tried To Help Trump In 2020 Election : NPR

Reuters reporter Jeff Mason asked, “President Putin, did you want President Trump to win the election and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that ?”

“ Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the U.S.–Russia relationship back to normal.” - Vladimir Putin

Putin Said in Helsinki He Wanted Trump to Win - The Atlantic

Anyone who believes Putin didn't want Trump to win and didn't authorize an influence campaign and attempt to insert lies and conspiracy theories about Trumps opponents into multiple campaigns in an effort to help Trump win either has their head shoved up Trumps ass so far they can taste Putin's balls in Trumps mouth, or they have their head up Putin's ass so they can be face to face with their President.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.2.6  JohnRussell  replied to  Dismayed Patriot @2.2.5    last year

It wasnt on Fox News , Breitbart, or Joe Rogan so it cant be true. 

 
 
 
Greg Jones
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2.2.7  Greg Jones  replied to  cjcold @2.2    last year

That's a made up lie

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.2.8  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Dismayed Patriot @2.2.5    last year

Thanks for the Atlantic reporting.

Here is what we now know:

Documents revealed that in the months leading up to the November 2016 election, the intelligence community consistently assessed that Russia was "probably not trying…to influence the election by using cyber means."

One instance was on Dec. 7, 2016, weeks after the election, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper’s talking points stated: "Foreign adversaries did not use cyberattacks on election infrastructure to alter the U.S. presidential election outcome."

Fox News Digital obtained a declassified copy of the Presidential Daily Brief, which was prepared by the Department of Homeland Security, with reporting from the CIA, Defense Intelligence Agency, FBI, National Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, State Department and open sources, for Obama, dated Dec. 8, 2016.

"We assess that Russian and criminal actors did not impact recent US election results by conducting malicious cyber activities against election infrastructure," the Presidential Daily Brief stated. "Russian Government-affiliated actors most likely compromised an Illinois voter registration database and unsuccessfully attempted the same in other states."

But the brief stated that it was "highly unlikely" the effort "would have resulted in altering any state’s official vote result."

"Criminal activity also failed to reach the scale and sophistication necessary to change election outcomes," it stated. 

The brief noted that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence assessed that any Russian activities "probably were intended to cause psychological effects, such as undermining the credibility of the election process and candidates." 

The brief stated that cyber criminals "tried to steal data and to interrupt election processes by targeting election infrastructure, but these actions did not achieve a notable disruptive effect."

Fox News Digital obtained declassified, but redacted, communications from the FBI on the Presidential Daily Brief, stating that it "should not go forward until the FBI" had shared its "concerns."

Those communications revealed that the FBI drafted a "dissent" to the original Presidential Daily Brief. 

The communications revealed that the brief was expected to be published Dec. 9, 2016, the following day, but later communications revealed that Office of the Director of National Intelligence, "based on some new guidance" decided to "push back publication" of the Presidential Daily Brief. 

"It will not run tomorrow and is not likely to run until next week," wrote the deputy director of the Presidential Daily Brief at Office of the Director of National Intelligence, whose name is redacted. 

After the meeting, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Clapper’s executive assistant emailed intelligence community leaders tasking them to create a new intelligence community assessment "per the president’s request," that detailed the "tools Moscow used and actions it took to influence the 2016 election."

Later, Obama officials "leaked false statements to media outlets" claiming that "Russia has attempted through cyber means to interfere in, if not actively influence, the outcome of an election."

By Jan. 6, 2017, a new Intelligence Community Assessment was released that, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, "directly contradicted the IC assessments that were made throughout the previous six months." 

Obama admin 'manufactured' intelligence to create 2016 Russian election interference narrative, documents show

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.2.9  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @2.2.6    last year

Tell Hunter that Trump just replaced Joe Biden's official presidential portrait.

Here is the new one:

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JohnRussell
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2.2.10  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @2.2.8    last year

What is all that gibberish supposed to mean? 

I hope they do put Obama on trial. It would be the best thing that has happened in years, because then we will see some fighting back on the part of Democrats. 

Please, tell us what crime Obama committed? Your lunatic fearless leader is posting all over his social media that this or that proves Obama committed treason and half wits lap it up. 

 
 
 
afrayedknot
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2.2.11  afrayedknot  replied to  JohnRussell @2.2.10    last year

Desperate times, disparate measures. The ‘redskins’, ‘epstein’, ‘traitor’… anything and everything to divert attention from the incompetence, the immaturity, and the immorality being spewed and somehow denied daily by the most petty. Indefensible. 

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.3  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  Vic Eldred @2    last year
And there is this:

And for those crying for the documents, here is a start point:

It's amazing what a simple google search can get you.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.3.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.3    last year

Gabbards report was based on her interpretation of these documents, and her report is a joke. 

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.3.2  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  JohnRussell @2.3.1    last year
her report is a joke.

Why?  Because it goes against what you have been trying to gaslight others into believing?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.3.3  JohnRussell  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.3.2    last year

Because I read it and read analysis of it.    Have you? 

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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2.3.4  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  JohnRussell @2.3.3    last year
Because I read it and read analysis of it.

Please help us by stating your sources of the articles you read, plus "analysis" sources you use. It will be an aid to those of us that find your sources and analysis leaning a bit to the ................well a LOT to the left.

Thanks John

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.3.5  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  JohnRussell @2.3.3    last year
Because I read it 

Yeah, no you haven't.  But now you can.  Links above.  

and read analysis of it.

So you've believe what others tell you to believe.  

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.3.6  JohnRussell  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.3.5    last year

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Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.3.7  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  JohnRussell @2.3.6    last year

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Vic Eldred
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Maybe we should have a Walter Winchell type column devoted to gossip. Oh wait ...

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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4  Jeremy Retired in NC    last year
We also learned that not much menial work gets done in the US without the sweat of 50 million illegal migrants. Like-minded people surrounded the mentally challenged Joe Biden. It isn't hard to imagine where the Biden open border policy came from.

The crackhead, like the rest of the left and democrats are mad they are losing their slave labor.

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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5  Sean Treacy    last year

Guy was running our country a little over  six months ago

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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6  Sean Treacy    last year

Obama aide on his podcast:

VIETOR: "You were on the board of Burisma because of who your dad is. And that is what people hate about Washington. And it was part of the problem."

It must be tough to be a democrat.  They spent years denying this and calling the idea that hunter got the job due to nepotism a conspiracy theory. And now   one of the Obama camp just comes out and admits  it when it gets personal.  Progressives played for fools yet again.  their party makes them  say the most ridiculous things only to pull the rug out from under them when convenient.

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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6.1  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  Sean Treacy @6    last year
They spent years denying this and calling it a conspiracy theory. And now   one of the Obama camp just come out and admit it when it gets personal.

It's a bit funny the growing number of things the democrats and left called "conspiracy theories" that turned out to be true.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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6.2  JohnRussell  replied to  Sean Treacy @6    last year
They spent years denying this and calling the idea that hunter got the job due to nepotism a conspiracy theory. And now   one of the Obama camp just comes out and admits  it when it gets personal.  Progressives played for fools yet again.  their party makes them  say the most ridiculous things only to pull the rug out from under them when convenient.

Lies, no one denied Hunter Biden was not qualified for the job.  You right wingers made up a conspiracy theory about Joe Biden getting the prosecutor fired because he was investigating Hunter Biden and Burisma.  That is the conspiracy theory/lie that led to Trump trying to extort Zelensky into investigating Joe Biden. 

 
 
 
Snuffy
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6.2.1  Snuffy  replied to  JohnRussell @6.2    last year
Lies, no one denied Hunter Biden was not qualified for the job.

Sure, keep saying it. Someone might believe you. 

At the same time those meetings occurred, Archer was negotiating Hunter Biden’s position on the board of directors of Burisma – a Ukrainian company – whose executives implied his value to their company was his influence with his father. They even acknowledged the sensitive optics surrounding his appointment to the company’s board, and discussed the need to make his appointment public only after then-Vice President Biden’s first official trip to Ukraine concluded. ICYMI: Whistleblower Docs Show Burisma Hired Hunter Biden for His “Political Weight” and Carefully Navigated His Appointment to Protect Joe Biden – Ways and Means

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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6.2.2  JohnRussell  replied to  Snuffy @6.2.1    last year

you misunderstand what i said.  good thing i dont give a shit

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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6.2.3  Sean Treacy  replied to  JohnRussell @6.2    last year
e denied Hunter Biden was not qualified for the job.

I had that discussion numerous times on this site.  No surprise the people who defended Biden's appointment don't want to admit to it. 

 
 
 
Greg Jones
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6.2.4  Greg Jones  replied to  JohnRussell @6.2    last year

Joe Biden getting the prosecutor fired because he was investigating Hunter Biden and Burisma. 

John, Biden bragged about doing that very thing, do some research!

 
 
 
Gazoo
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6.2.5  Gazoo  replied to  JohnRussell @6.2    last year

“ You right wingers made up a conspiracy theory about Joe Biden getting the prosecutor fired because he was investigating Hunter Biden and Burisma”

are you fucking kidding me?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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6.2.6  JohnRussell  replied to  Gazoo @6.2.5    last year

This precise thing has been explained over and over and over and over again. 

Where do you get your news? 

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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6.2.7  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  JohnRussell @6.2.6    last year
This precise thing has been explained over and over and over and over again. 

Excuses have been given over and over and over again.  

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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6.2.8  JohnRussell  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @6.2.7    last year

where do you get your news?

bing copilot

Did Biden get the Ukrainian prosecutor fired in order to protect burisma

No, the evidence does not support the claim that Joe Biden pushed for the firing of Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin to protect Burisma or his son, Hunter Biden.

Here’s what’s known:

  • ✅ Biden did pressure Ukraine to fire Shokin in 2016 by threatening to withhold $1 billion in U.S. aid. But this was part of a broader international effort—including the EU and IMF—to remove Shokin due to his failure to pursue corruption cases2.

  • 🔍 Burisma was not under active investigation at the time of Shokin’s dismissal. Ukrainian anti-corruption officials and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau confirmed the case had been dormant2.

  • 📜 Multiple investigations—including by Republican-led Senate committees—found no evidence that Biden acted to protect his son or Burisma4.

  • 🗣️ Biden publicly acknowledged his role in Shokin’s removal, framing it as part of U.S. anti-corruption policy. His remarks have been cited out of context to support conspiracy claims2.

The narrative that Biden acted corruptly has been widely debunked by journalists, diplomats, and Ukrainian officials. If you’d like, I can walk you through how this claim gained traction politically or explore the legal standards for conflicts of interest in foreign policy.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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6.2.9  JohnRussell  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @6.2.7    last year

if the constant gaslighting and lying from the right on here is allowed to continue to be a runaway train it will be bad for the site

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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6.2.10  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  JohnRussell @6.2.8    last year

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Jeremy Retired in NC
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6.2.11  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  JohnRussell @6.2.9    last year

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Jeremy Retired in NC
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6.2.12  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  JohnRussell @6.2.9    last year

Sounds like a problem you need to take up with the RA.  Until then, feel free to prove it wrong.

 
 
 
Mark in Wyoming
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Carville: Democratic Party ‘a cracked-out clown car’

Missed one in my opinion.

 and it follows the theme of the article title .

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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7.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Mark in Wyoming @7    last year

Would you like me to post the entire James Carville op-ed?  

The cracked out clown car reference is in the first sentence of the op-ed, and then never referred to again. It is less than 5% of the content. 

 
 
 
Mark in Wyoming
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7.1.1  Mark in Wyoming   replied to  JohnRussell @7.1    last year

go for it John , i like Carville , at least he has a sense of humor .

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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7.1.2  JohnRussell  replied to  Mark in Wyoming @7.1.1    last year

his article is overwhelmingly about using the big beautiful bill against the republicans in the mid terms

Opinion | James Carville: My Fix for the Confused and Leaderless Democrats - The New York Times

By  James Carville

Mr. Carville is a veteran of Democratic presidential campaigns, including Bill Clinton’s in 1992, and a consultant to American Bridge, a Democratic super PAC.

Constipated. Leaderless. Confused. A cracked-out clown car. Divided. These are the words I hear my fellow Democrats using to describe our party as of late. The truth is they’re not wrong: The Democratic Party is in shambles.

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary wasn’t an isolated event. It represents   an undeniable fissure in our political soul . We are divided along generational lines: Candidates like Mr. Mamdani are impatient for an economic future that folks my age are skeptical can be delivered. We are divided along ideological lines: A party that is historically allegiant to the state of Israel   is at odds with a growing faction   that will not look past the abuses in Gaza and the West Bank. From Medicare for All purists to Affordable Care Act reformists, the list goes on and on.

The Democratic Party is steamrolling toward a civilized civil war. It’s necessary to have it. It’s even more necessary to delay it. The only thing that can save us now is an actual savior, because a new party can be delivered only by a person — see Barack Obama in 2008 and Bill Clinton in 1992. No matter how many podcasts or influencer streams our candidates go on, our new leader won’t arrive until the day after the midterms in November 2026, which marks the unofficial-yet-official beginning of the 2028 presidential primary contest. No new party or candidate has a chance for a breakthrough until that day.

Until then, we must run unified in opposition to the Republicans to gain as many House seats as possible in the midterms, because every congressional seat we gain in 2026 means we will be more likely to bring about change in 2028. And there’s good news on that front.

There’s plenty of tantalizing political scandal surrounding the president right now. But issues of moral or ethical concern are almost always more powerful when they’re self-inflicted. Let President Trump rope-a-dope with MAGA on the   Jeffrey Epstein case   and don’t get in the way.

Instead, the midterms will, like all elections, be decided largely based on issues that affect Americans’ everyday lives. This time around, we don’t have to run with a shred of nuance when it comes to kitchen table issues: Mr. Trump’s “big, beautiful” domestic policy law is a big, steaming doggy nugget of epic proportion, contemptible to a vast majority of the nation. According to a new CNN poll, over   60 percent of Americans were opposed   to Mr. Trump’s bill. For context: When Mr. Trump’s first-term budget dropped in 2017, the split was closer, with 41 percent opposed and 28 percent in favor.

Our midterm march starts with a simple phrase every candidate can blast on every screen and stage: We demand a repeal. A repeal of Mr. Trump’s spending law is the one word that should define the midterms. It is clear, forceful and full-throated. It must be slathered across every poster, every ad, every social media post from now until November 2026. That single word is our core message. Every Democrat can run on it, with outrage directed not at the president or a person but at this disastrous bill. And the reasons are countless, each one a venom-tipped political dagger.

We demand a repeal to protect Medicaid. Mr. Trump’s law will slash roughly $1.1 trillion from health care programs, stripping coverage from an estimated 11.8 million people over the next decade. This will lead to a shuttering of rural hospitals and facilities, leaving people in red and purple states without vital health care. A vast majority of the public   supports Medicaid . This is a unifying issue. We demand a repeal.

We demand a repeal to save the deficit. Not only will the new policy explode the national debt — the Congressional Budget Office   estimates   it could add $3.3 trillion over the next 10 years — but it will also take money away from the poorest 20 percent of Americans. According to   analysis from Yale University’s Budget Lab , a nonpartisan research center, households in the top 20 percent (those earning over $120,000 a year) stand to gain roughly $5,700 annually. By contrast, the poorest 20 percent (making under $13,350 annually) would see their incomes shrink by about $700 a year. Could it be more obvious? We demand a repeal.

We demand a repeal to end the endless wars, because the bill boosts military spending to   $1 trillion for the very first time . We demand a repeal for students who are losing loan protections or who may no longer be eligible for Pell Grants. We demand a repeal for working families, children and seniors who could go hungry because the bill is estimated to demolish   SNAP by over $180 billion .

We’ve never had a simpler, more unifying oppositional message. Soon it will no longer be possible to avoid a brawl between the factions ignited back in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries. But for now, whether you’re the progressive Mr. Mamdani, the centrist former Representative Abigail Spanberger running for the Virginia governorship or even Elon Musk, we can all agree on one thing: We demand a repeal. Onward to the midterms.

James Carville is a veteran of Democratic presidential campaigns, including Bill Clinton’s in 1992, and a consultant to American Bridge, a Democratic super PAC.

 
 
 
Mark in Wyoming
Professor Silent
7.1.3  Mark in Wyoming   replied to  JohnRussell @7.1.2    last year

And your take on all that is John?

 because my take is both sides should be listening to what he has said and act accordingly  .

 but dollars to doughnuts neither will , at least not in time .

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
7.1.4  JohnRussell  replied to  Mark in Wyoming @7.1.3    last year

carville is an 80 something year old man who no longer has any filters on what he says

 
 
 
Mark in Wyoming
Professor Silent
7.1.5  Mark in Wyoming   replied to  JohnRussell @7.1.4    last year
carville is an 80 something year old man who no longer has any filters on what he says

So many ways i could take this .

so he should have filters to keep the party game plan secret?

Or is he just putting it all out there for everybody to decide?

I am only 63 , and i am finding out filters are neither good or useful in many cases  except to spare those with tender feelings and thin skins  .

 
 
 
Snuffy
Professor Participates
8  Snuffy    last year
That was after one prosecutor allowed the statute of limitations to run out on more serious charges.

Did you read the story about how the DOJ failed to support David Weiss during his special counsel investigation of Hunter Biden?

Former special counsel David Weiss got little support from the   Department of Justice   (DOJ) when he sought lawyers to help prosecute President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, Weiss told Congress during a recent closed-door interview.

Amid delicate plea deal negotiations between Hunter Biden and Weiss in 2023, Weiss said he asked the DOJ deputy attorney general’s office for a team of trial lawyers and received a single resume, according to a transcript of the interview reviewed by Fox News Digital.

"Actually, as I think about the sequencing, I had started to reach out myself directly to offices or people that I knew and make my own inquiries," Weiss told House Judiciary Committee staff of his struggle to hire lawyers for the sensitive job of trying the president's son.

Hunter Biden special counsel got ‘one resume’ from DOJ to help prosecute president’s son

 
 

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