Big Bad Chuck Todd, Bolder Than The Late Tim Russert

Chuck Todd thrilled his Resistance supporters with this improbable trash talk in response to AG Jeff Sessions tough talk on leakers:

If DoJ media source threat is real (I assume it's not; just a show presser to please WH) then I look forward to ignoring that subpoena

OK, so sort of like Sunday morning when I look forward to ignoring Chuck Todd.

But please spare us the cheap talk - the late Tim Russert, who made Meet The Press what it is, chatted like a teen-age girl with both the FBI investigators and Fitzgerald's grand jury during the Valerie Plame "investigation".

A lot of this was negotiated so that Russert was able to pretend to be a journalistic stalwart in public, bashing fellow reporters like Robert Novak for their cooperation with Fitzgerald. And had the Plame leak investigation gone away, he might have been able to keep his little secret. Bygones.

Meanwhile, Chuck Todd is thrilling his base with his bold talk. The cheap suitcase moment, if it comes, will be behind closed doors with plenty of lawyers present.

Comments

[Dave (in MA)]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/05/us/explosion-reported-minnesota-mosque/index.html

Had it been a church there'd already be statements out about it not being terror-related.

[Ralph L]

For everyone's viewing pleasure:
Hillary at her best.

[Dave (in MA)]

Speaking of Russert, Lurch told him 4570 days ago that he'd release his military records.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Well, I look forward to Chuck Todd being arrested.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 8m8 minutes ago

After many years of LEAKS going on in Washington, it is great to see the A.G. taking action! For National Security, the tougher the better!

[Extraneus]

Well written, TM.

[centralcal]

Truthfully, I can't think of any serious "leaker" giving info to F. Chuck Todd. Can you? He is just a passer on of info collected by others - a not so newsy gossip. He will never be subpoenaed because he is never gonna be a recipient of the "juicy" leaks.

[Comanche Voter]

Ah Little Chuckles is going all "butch" on us. We'll see what happens when the rubber hoses come out.

[Clarice Feldman]

Thank you, T M. we cannot do enough to set the record on Plamegate clear.

[maryrose]

Kudos TM!
Plame reference takes me back to when I first started posting at JOM!
Thanks for all that you do to stimulate conversation and camaraderie.

[rse]

jib & tonto-anyone in the hamptons driving that new bentley suv? I didn't know they made one until I was behind it at the doctors' office when the diva got her wisdom teeth removed.

Gracious. And the maserati levante seems to be the other one suddenly popping up. I am driving along at normal speed while these other suvs want to make their turbos sound like they are just back from indy.

I think red has it right. Why be in something so precious when so many around you drive stupid?

[maryrose]

Centracal:
So true!

[Jim Eagle]

Kenny Easley gets into the Football HOF and invokes BLM.

He had to go there because it took him 20 years to embarrass the HOF voters to put him there.

[Jim Eagle]

rse,

They are all over the place here. NYC has them as Uber wagons.

I saw one today driving cool kids to the beach.

[Skoot]

Drove by a side of the road, flag waving, honk if you support our President rally about 40 miles north of Bedminster this afternoon. Lots of honking. Still winning.

[Captain Hate]

Ugh. I was thinking of going to Canton for the parade because of Kurt Warner, who should've been there when he was first eligible except he serves as an embarrassment to the enneffell talent evaluation geniuses plus they had to let the career interception leader in first, but the tickets were all gone. Hearing that about Easley, who belongs in the Hall of Slightly Above Average, makes me glad I stayed home.

[Captain Hate]

Before Kristol's brain went all eggy, he used to scorch F Chuck pretty severely on the Psycho Joe show. Even Low IQ Bleeding Facelift would laugh at him.

[The Gipper Lives]

Plame was a Comey vendetta aimed at impeaching Cheney. Hillary got more spies killed before her Vodka and Diazepam breakfast.

Old habits die hard with these Swamp-Things, no?

[lurkersusie]

Liar liar

Lying Loretta "Elizabeth Carlisle" Lynch testifying to Trey Gowdy that she only uses official emails. - The_Donald

https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/6rt6r5/lying_loretta_elizabeth_carlisle_lynch_testifying/

[daddy]

Chuck Todd: 'I look forward to ignoring' DOJ subpoena'

Me: 'I look forward to Chuck Todd ignoring' a DOJ subpoena'

[Exdemocrat]

I'm struggling to think of a single person just on this blog whose opinion I wouldn't rather hear than Chuck todd's

[mad jack]

f chuck would wet his pants if he had to a night in the slam. in dc. it's no fun. don't ask me how i know:-)

[mad jack]

"do a night". im told wine interferes with typing skills;-)

[cboldt]

The reporter's slammer has a chef and a hot tub.

[Exdemocrat]

Interesting to hear the Pres asking the same question I have been
https://i.redd.it/auwg4uvjvzdz.jpg

[Clarice Feldman]

Probably so, Gipper.

[henry]

Is Chuck Todd another of Krugman's physical stature?

rse, my dad had a Bentley Mulsanne. Beautiful ride, but he couldn't drive it anywhere let alone park it. And yes, you put the hammer down and it went places. :)

[narciso.]

That was the goal but the reason was why, because Cheney threatened the applecart in too many places, the tikriti mob had wined and dined too many, their oppression of the shia and Kurds
Was a faith accompli, in south Asia a project which had been underway since the 70s proselytiI g deobandish had reached its apotheosis with the taluban the most interesting offshoot was the ttp which made its accommodation with kingdoms
General intelligence and the boys of aapbara.

[daddy]

I can't think of any serious "leaker" giving info to F. Chuck Todd.

Well Chuck Todd is as lightweight a reporter as Andrea Mitchell and we know she was leaked to. Here, from TM back in 2005, is an excellent JOM post of his explaining her revelations to Imus and then her rapid backtracking once she realized she had 'Effed up.

IMUS: Who'd you find it out from? Russert?

MITCHELL: I found it out from Novak.

IMUS: Maybe Russert's lying?

MITCHELL: You know Tim Russert doesn't lie.

Andrea Mitchell - More Media Backpedaling

Guest appearances in the comments from TM, Clarice, Boris, and JMH.

[Clarice Feldman]

She probably heard it first from her BFF Colin Powell.

[Captain Hate]

Is Chuck Todd another of Krugman's physical stature?

Kruggers at 5'7" towers over the 5'2" F Chuck.

[narciso.]

Remember fellow who wrote the inr memo had been the second highest diplomat in niamey back in 99, after the assassination of maanara. Those who dismissed the content of the document before hand do t take into account the extraordinary fragility of the regime at that time. I still think some of that siphoned yellowcake will make an appearance some time or another.

[Jane]

I broke A Bentley when I was in England one year. My friend and I also almost crashed one in Australia. I don't think I meant for that vehicle.

[narciso.]

That was six conspiracies ago;

www.tabletmag.com/scroll/242583/louise-menschs-new-conspiracy-it-wasnt-the-russians-it-was-the-jews

[Jack is Back!]

Our wedding ride was a sky blue Bentley coupe from Farm Street church (aka Immacoulte Conception) to our reception at Montague on the Gardens.

A wonderful trip through the crowds on Oxford Street.

[James D.]

I'm struggling to think of a single person just on this blog whose opinion I wouldn't rather hear than Chuck todd's

I'm struggling to think of a single mentally ill homeless person whose opinion I wouldn't rather hear than Chuck Todd's.

[Clarice Feldman]

I think it just might show up some day, too, narciso.

[narciso.]

When they assure us, that absolutely no yellow cake changes hands did they do an audit, you think they would send zahawie there if no payday was to be found. Which executive at cogema would have received the payoff?

[Tom Bowler]

TM, I particularly like the "cheap suitcase moment" phrasing. Could the nail be hit more squarely on the head? I don't think so.

[daddy]

BTW, In case Emma Lazarus was still looking for her wretched refuse, I found them yesterday on the Bart train from the Oakland Coliseum to Berkeley and back during my Used Book run to Moe's on Telegraph.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

5'2"?
Little man's syndrome explains a lot.
That and the fact he has a Filbert nut for a head.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Is Amazon killing retail?
No.

[Patterico]

That erstwhile "news" magazine, the E-communist," engages in fabulism on the upcoming US-North Korea war:

https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21725763-everyone-would-lose-how-nuclear-war-korea-could-start-and-how-it-might-end

I recall all of the concern about Saddam's trained forces and his ability to use chemical and biological warfare to counter any invasion. IIRC, the Americans were in Baghdad in a couple of days, as Saddam's troops deserted.

I wonder what North Korean troops would do.

[GUS]

{{I wonder what North Korean troops would do.}}

They'd die in their piss stained uniforms.

[Patterico]

daddy,

on the Bart train from the Oakland Coliseum to Berkeley

The Coliseum BART station has always been pretty rough; did you go to the downtown Berkeley station? How is it these days? It has been ages since I have been on BART, and I'd bet it is pretty run down and full of bums.

No -- "street people!" Bad right-winger!

[narciso.]

Well that's not a totally crazy scenario, pyongang regards Seoul even as foolish as moon I n as a puppet regime the us has taken some preemptive moved to relocate 5he bulk of us military from the Seoul crossfire.

[Patterico]

narc,

No, it is not bat-shit crazy, but what is a "news" magazine doing printing this sort of thing? There are all sorts of possible twists and turns that cannot be reduced properly to this sort of bilge.

I'd prefer straight news reporting. I'm a dreamer...

[narciso.]

A similar scenario plays out in turtledoves latest from the hot war, in this alt reality the us was forced to deploy nukes during the Korean war, this prompted a soviet strike on Paris.

[lurkersusie]

Interesting comparison

The Politics Of Impeachment: Nixon’s Lost War Against Establishment Was Not In Vain – Wick Media Productions

http://wickmediaproductions.com/2017/08/05/the-politics-of-impeachment-nixons-lost-war-against-establishment-was-not-in-vain/

[lurkersusie]

More information on McMaster

Mark Dubowitz on Twitter: "Today I pulled up everything I could find that McMaster has said on Iran dating back to 2007. If he isn't tough-minded, I don't know who is."

https://mobile.twitter.com/mdubowitz/status/893678027917463552

[windansea]

did I just wake up in a Seinfeldian bizarro world?

In a scathing Facebook post entitled "Mid Summer Anger," movie director (and infamous Putin interviewer), Oliver Stone lashes out at Washington's passage of the Russia sanctions bill, suggesting that US intelligence agencies aren't doing their job and are misleading the public in the "false-flag war" against Moscow.

At end of Stones facebook rant

https://www.facebook.com/TheOliverStone/posts/1619882828036010

he links to this VIPS post.

https://consortiumnews.com/2017/07/24/intel-vets-challenge-russia-hack-evidence/

[Clarice Feldman]

I recall all the scare stuff, too "Patterico". Remember how a brief sandstorm during the invasion meant we were MIRED, MIRED in Iraq? And then there was the red line we dared not cross..Good times.

[Whoops!]

How the heck did that happen?

[daddy]

I thought there was no Voter Fraud?

Grandmother Deported for Voter Fraud Leaves U.S. in Tears

[daddy]

At the bottom of the MSN story I linked above on the criminal grandma there is this notification:

MSN has temporarily removed commenting on our websites while we explore better ways for you to engage in discussion on the issues you care about.

[narciso.]

Our advantage is technology and precision munitions so they try to neutralize it, the us. I tribesman typified by khalil from house of spies would use assymetrical or hybrid warfare against coalition forces: having used the second intifada as a beta test in the west bank. Silva does not point out directly this was exactly the sort of scorpion that we went to Iraq tie stomp out

[Clarice Feldman]

Maybe sign language and smoke signals, daddy.

[daddy]

I love this MSN Headline: Fans launch petition to boycott NFL if Kaepernick remains unsigned

Great!

A group of fans who believe Colin Kaepernick is being blackballed by the NFL have launched a petition threatening to boycott the league if he isn't signed to a roster this season.

Have at it, and please don't be a bunch of cowards like all those Lefties screaming that they'd move out of the country if Trump got elected, then reneged. Have the balls this time to carry thru with your stupidity.

[narciso.]

The nature of what passes for intelligence the Niger documents which were handed over to a schlub like martino steele is a more sophisticated variant, re the dossier.

[matt, deplore me if you must]

Bentleys and Rollers (which used to be very close to clones of each other) just aren't worth the expense. A fair number can be picked up at moderate prices, but it's the maintenance and parts that kill you.

Here in car central OC, we are now seeing the Bentley and Maserati SUV's as well but I just noticed a Bugatti shop in town. Nothing succeeds like excess out here.

I believe the NoKo's have been using a highly edited version of the remake of Red Dawn as a training film. They have been prepping the People's air jitney for days now.

I can honestly say that there are very few of my car around these parts. Of course the loose hay and feed crumbs are optional.

I finally learned that one can only drive one car at a time. Otherwise they have to be driven regularly and take up space and get dusty.

[daddy]

I am way behind as usual so apologies, but this Gateway Pundit story on Loretta Lynch using her grandma's name to communicate by E-Mail with DOJ Officials while still Atty General sure stinks to high Heaven in my book. I did see the Trey Gowdy video grilling her earlier where she says she does not use personal E-Mails for official stuff.

REVEALED=> Loretta Lynch Used Her Grandmother’s Name as Alias to Communicate with DOJ Officials

Any updates or guesses on if this may lead to anything?

[Clarice Feldman]

James woods is taking no prisoners. Today he lets Chelsea have it:https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20429902_1139005042900198_8703384382751213475_n.jpg?oh=2634a2fcc1b9fd11adc9f4047b8bbd0c&oe=5A2C703E

[DrJ]

I can honestly say that there are very few of my car around these parts.

Same for me, but that is due only to my car's age.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

I think Matt's MB is older than yours, Doc.

[narciso.]

Tillerson is really stating to tick me off:
www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/05/state-dept-requests-funds-for-office-to-close-gitmo

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 3h3 hours ago

United Nations Resolution is the single largest economic sanctions package ever on North Korea. Over one billion dollars in cost to N.K.

[narciso.]

Is they are going after bolling one of the last alpha males at fox, and Caroline headman is the pigeon,

[daddy]

Caroline headman is the pigeon

Narciso,

Who is she?

[lurkersusie]

Nope, Michele Field is first. Caroline hitching a ride

[GUS]

Chelsea Rodham is the perfect example of an fukwad that is both ignorant AND dishonest.

[DrJ]

Is Fox really trying to f*ck up?

Fox News suspended anchor Eric Bolling on Saturday while the network conducts an investigation into allegations that he sent inappropriate photographs to female co-workers.

In a statement, the network said Mr. Bolling “has been suspended pending the results of an investigation, which is currently under way.”

The decision to suspend Mr. Bolling, who appears on both the Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network , came after the HuffPost reported Friday that he allegedly had sent pictures of male genitalia to co-workers.

One more conservative bites the dust. Or, are they all really this dumb?

[narciso.]

Who does she look like:

https://www.oxy.edu/faculty/caroline-heldman

[lurkersusie]

Caroline Hellmann is the dummy from
Occidental college.

https://drcarolineheldman.com/about/

[Clarice Feldman]

Just a tip, guys. I don't know any sane woman who'd find an email with a pic of your genitalia appealing.

[Clarice Feldman]

Nytol.

[Captain Hate]

Bolling was bitching about Stephen Miller's performance, according to the Horde, so maybe it's time for him to take some time off like MoDo does to *cough* write a book *cough*.

[narciso.]

He just did, its called draining the swamp, you catch all sorts of brainslugs in the fives water cooler.

[Captain Hate]

The Omen has the weirdest sense of entitlement I think I've ever noticed. Having two completely dysfunctional parents might have something to do with it.

[GUS]

Capn, Chelsea Rodhams' parents are both SOCIOPATHS. BOTH.
How would she know what dignity is?

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

GUS,

Regarding Chelsea:

Sheltered from any criticism by nannies and then Sidwell Friends, followed by university with fawning professors. Seldom spending time with parents and when she did, fed a steady diet of how they were persecuted and how they were smart and most of the country was stupid. Given a plum job on NBC with no qualifications. Given a book contract for something no doubt ghost-written. Wedding paid for by Haitian charity money. Married the son of a criminal.

It's amazing to me she isn't found wandering the streets drooling.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Nytol!

[RattlerGator]

Well, I'm a bit late getting back to this party. I probably celebrated a bit too much that American Track and Field spanking of Usain Bolt down to a 3rd place finish. I love me some Jamaicans but I'm tired, tired, tired of them beating us in the sprints.

* * *

RG, you know I teased you when we first met about being a good looking black dude while using the word "Big" in any context. It makes us white guys nervous.

Posted by: Old Lurker | August 05, 2017 at 04:50 PM

You know, OL, by the authorities vested in me (don't ask too many damn questions, okay?) I hereby bestow upon you the title of "Honorary Nig" and further confer upon you all the requisite bigly presumptions, rights and powers that appertain thereto. Now all you have to do is find a quiet, private spot. Whip that vicarious (or is the proper word virtual?) snake out, and just . . . admire that thang as only an "honorary" can.

Do you accept said title, OL, along with the presumptions, rights and powers that appertain thereto?

* * *

I show up looking [for] an RG-OL bloodletting and all I see is civility. Pshaw. What good is this place[?]

Posted by: Clarice Feldman | August 05, 2017 at 04:55 PM

Brainiac !!! Well, we've just had some male bonding that's all. This back and forth stuff is just what us bwahs do, you know? And now I done went and made him part of the family! More roughhousing is sure to follow.

[narciso.]

Followed by the contest of strength and airing of grievances I guess.

[maryrose]

RG and Gus:
I really enjoy your posts.They are entertaining ,informative and funny.

[maryrose]

Narciso:
That sounds like Festivus for the rest of us

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--I hereby bestow upon you the title of "Honorary Nig" and further confer upon you all the requisite bigly presumptions, rights and powers that appertain thereto. Now all you have to do is find a quiet, private spot. Whip that vicarious (or is the proper word virtual?) snake out, and just . . . admire that thang as only an "honorary" can.--

LOL.
That's funny.

[Ralph L]

VW has owned Bentley since 1998. For decades before that, the cars were Rolls's with a different grille. BMW owns Rolls Royce autos. They had to buy the name and hood ornament from the RR aircraft co., which was split from the car company in the 70's by HMG, then the owner. Lots of litigation involved.

When Chelsea was a girl, her parents would yell awful things at her solely to prepare her for public life. Or maybe they were yelling at each other and then lied about it? No, couldn't happen.

[narciso.]

Yrs the illustration may be a bit much

www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267473/mcmasters-nsc-coup-against-trump-purges-critics-daniel-greenfield

[Ralph L]

Ignatz, if it's virtual, it's very easy to email it to all your friends.

[Dave (in MA)]

Just a tip, guys. I don't know any sane woman who'd find an email with a pic of your genitalia appealing.

Just the tip?

[daddy]

I don't know any sane woman who'd find an email with a pic of your genitalia appealing.

Well lets find out:)

[RattlerGator]

Thanks, Iggy.

* * *

Just the tip?

Posted by: Dave (in MA) | August 05, 2017 at 11:33 PM

Ha !!!

Dave, I think you've perhaps hit on something. Maybe these guys who are inclined to send out these pics just haven't been creative enough? We should let Carlos Danger know of this possibility pronto !

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Dave, I think you've perhaps hit on something.--

Too many jokes to know where to start.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

To think I got in trouble because of a little cheesecake.

--Well lets find out:)--

On the internet, nobody knows your dong.

[Dave (in MA)]

I hear that in Hong Kong, women don't mind it when men e-mail them pictures of their junk.

[GUS]

I would never send a picture of my JUNK to a SANE woman.

[daddy]

Bruce Lee's junk.

[GUS]

Kaitlyn Lee cut off his/her junk??

[GUS]

Maryrose, you are very kind, you are also the Official JOM optimist.

[daddy]

Cut it out, Ed!

Oh, Wilber.