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September 14, 2017

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Barbara

Prima

sbw

Found the new thread. Just couldn’t think of anything to say. ;-)

bunky

Yawn

Barbara

The Hill article on the DOJ blocking FBI officials from testifying before the Senate includes the following paragraph.

President Trump initially pinned the firing on Comey’s handling of the Clinton investigation, but later allowed that the probe into his campaign’s ties to Russia was on his mind when he made the decision — sparking allegations that he was trying to stifle the investigation.

I've been away today so if this has been covered pls forgive me, but I don't recall exactly when the President amended his reasons for firing Comey to include his inquiry into the Russia matter. The WH Press Secretary added that other reasons that justify Comey's dismissal have come up since his termination, but I don't recall the President amending his reasoning to include Russia. AMIRITE?

Threadkiller

He said something to that effect in an interview /presser, Barbara. I don't remember exactly.

Might have been the interview he gave in the Oval Office the the Face the Nation jerk.

-peter

3 of their wins in the current streak came off the Yankees, 1 off the Red Sox, most off of the Orioles, the White Sox and the Tigers, the last three not very good teams. Yes, call me envious.

maryrose

Barbara:
You are right.
One reason President Trump was upset was that Comey would not publicly admit that He was t s target in the Russia investigation.
Rosenstein's letter cites the Hillary email investigation as the cause of the firing.

Jim Eagle

Brought over from the last thread. This is the 3rd tim in 2 days TM has snuck in a new thread after I posted on the other thread.

Read it and smile. This is from the digital edition of the Southampton Press. Its about DACA. Read the comments. We are not as liberal as the day trippers and summer people think they make us.

If people here on the South Fork of the East End of LI are thinking like this, the what are the people in Iowa and Texas and South Dakota and Indiana thinking?

No, Trump and his pollsters know exactly what they are doing.

http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/General-Interest-Southampton/533103/DACA-Recipients-Fear-For-Their-Futures?message=posted

Posted by: Jack is Back! | September 14, 2017 at 09:05 PM

maryrose

I cannot comment on the Cleveland Indians so as not to jinx them.
We may have to get rid of Chief Wahoo because of political correctness.

cboldt

See President Trump's Full Interview With Lester Holt - May 11, 2017, which the press chronically misrepresents. In that interview, President Trump says he wants the investigation to continue, hence it is nonsense to say that Trump admitted in the Holt interview, that he fired Comey to make the investigation stop.

Thomas Collins

Great baseball year. Indians go from solid team to literally unbeatable over the last few weeks. Baby Bombers shine, although they are a year off. Dodgers fans go from worrying about the jinx of the 116 win Mariners to hoping LA gets it back together for the playoffs. Stanton chases 60. Bosox clearly miss Ortiz, but are rolling towards the playoffs. Playoffs will be exciting. Too bad the games start so late. I will be in my usual dilemma of choosing the game or avoiding being bleary eyed at work the next morning.

Miss Marple the Deplorable

North easterners, another hurricane model!

https://twitter.com/hurrtrackerapp/status/908499419699564544

Barbara

Thanks TK, maryrose and cboldt.

So, what's up with the DOJ blocking the testimony of the FBI agents? Or is this just the DOJ marking their territory?

Miss Marple the Deplorable

Posting this with the photo, to show Sally Quinn has had too much plastic surgery. She is unrecognizable.

https://twitter.com/hurrtrackerapp/status/908499419699564544

Captain Hate

Tribe down 2-1 but the good news is Andrew Miller is back.

Jim Eagle

Off to Dreamland where we have only legal dreamers.

Tot morgen, Slaap lekker.

May monitor on my iPad.

Captain Hate

Posting this with the photo, to show Sally Quinn has had too much plastic surgery. She is unrecognizable.

Unless she always looked like a hurricane map.

Ralph L

You're right MM, she looks really odd.

Threadkiller

Cashill:

http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/court-licenses-illegals-to-commit-identity-theft/

Miss Marple the Deplorable


Mark Knoller‏Verified account @markknoller 11m11 minutes ago

Pres Trump has meeting tomorrow with Foreign Relations chair @SenBobCorker. Also has conference call with Jewish Leaders (1/2)

Mark Knoller‏Verified account @markknoller 11m11 minutes ago

On the way to a weekend at his NJ golf club, Pres Trump gets a preview of the Air Show at @JBA_NAFW and then addresses USAF personnel. (2/2)

cboldt

The DoJ is only stiff-arming Congressional committees. We don;t know much beyond that. I don't trust the press reports about "why" and what the FBI is sharing with Mueller, if anything.

daddy on iPad

CNN has a story up that Mueller worked briefly last year for a company "that was part of a Middle East energy and arms project pushed by Michael Flynn" but that Mueller failed to list that on his Ethics Forms.

A spokesman for Mueller told CNN that Mueller did litigation work last year for the entity, called IronBridge, while Mueller was a partner at the WilmerHale law firm. He said the IronBridge work wasn't listed in Mueller's ethics disclosure form released last month by the Justice Department because it didn't meet the threshold for which disclosure is required. Mueller's filing listed multiple major legal clients including Facebook, Apple, Sony Pictures and the National Football League.

Miss Marple the Deplorable

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/350792-tillerson-reveals-state-department-reform-plan

Frau Null bleibt null

peter - love the musical gift on the last thread.
"A soldier in the war on poverty!"

Miss Marple the Deplorable

Time for me to head to bed. I might check in with iPad, probably not.

Nytol!

Jack is Back!

Outside of my lady Beagle barking up a storm not much from lurking.

Ciao!

GUS

Who is Sally Quinn. Is she the ROOKIE TRANNY playing for the MUD HENS???

Clarice Feldman

Ciao, too.

GUS

Jack and Clarice. Good Night to you!

jimmyk

Tribe still down 2-1 in bottom of the ninth. Two out, one on.

Captain Hate

Tied up!

jimmyk

Wow, 2-out double by Lindor. Extra innings.

GUS

Unbelievable Capn'.

Captain Hate

Why do AM radio stations with strong signals sound terrible at night.

GUS

Capn, they cut their power, because at night, their signal would cancel a local signal elsewhere.
Back in the day, I could listen to the Milwaukee Brewers in Stuart Florida, because WTMJ's signal was so PROFOUND vis a vis night. And it would supplant local signals.

Captain Hate

Thanks, Gus; I'm listened on an FM station now.

No jocks for Talcum X to sniff:

http://freebeacon.com/issues/philadelphia-eagles-call-out-shaun-king-spreading-false-story-kaepernick/

jimmyk

Tribe threatening in bottom of the 10th, winning run on 2nd no outs.

jimmyk

I remember listening to WJR (Detroit's big station) in Boston at night.

DrJ

I remember listening to WJR ...

Same here, and WGN (Chicago). I used to get Atlanta on clear nights too.

Captain Hate

Streak at 22!

jimmyk

Time for a new thread!

GUS

Unfuxingbelievable.

I'm buying an INDIANS CAP tomorrow. I have at least 20 MLB caps, but not an INDIANS.

I do have a really really cool NON-PC Indians t-shirt.

GUS

Talcum the 10TH!!!

Who let the DOGS out??

Buckeye

Go Tribe!

GUS

Shaun King???? Why do you HATE BLACK PEEPS???
Shaun, your lies HURT BLACK PEOPLE. You lie and make SHIT UP, and BLACK PEOPLE get hurt.
Shaun King??? Are you an UNCLE TOM......WERKIN' for THE MAN????

Why Mister Shaun King??? WHY?

henry

They'll regress to the mean for the post season.

cathyf on iPhone

Update on Will-- he's in his room now!

Will got up to his room around 5:30 tonight. Little more awake then we thought he might be....

Dr. Turek (our heart surgeon) couldn't believe how awake he was for everything that has happened today.

Being awake like this does show us that hopefully his brain wasn't affected by things that occurred today, but also doesn't help with him being so upset.

They can't sedate him too much because it is dropping his pressures. Hopefully they can just get him comfortable and we can all get some sleep.

All-in-all it was a good day. First day in 8 months we can say we are actually one day closer to home. First day since April Will isn't being kept alive by a mechanical heart. First day he can ask when he can go home and we can say hopefully soon. (Maybe hopefully by his birthday in November..)

Before we get there let's just get through the next couple days. His chest is still open and will need to be closed. His VAD site needs to heal along with everything else. His kidneys hopefully start to kick in and hopefully he can start breathing on his own.

Baby steps right???

#journeytoWillsnewheart
#onedayclosertohome
#letsgetsomesleep

GUS

Buckeye.....What a great baseball story. I like the Cleveland Indians, and I love the Tribe's history, from Larry Doby, to Bob Feller, to Len Barker's PERFECT GAME, to my HERO Carlo's Baerga, Kenny Lofton....on and on and on.... GREAT TEAM....Mike Hargrove, the human RAIN DELAY.
The TRIBE today, has flown somewhat under the radar. I'm roooooting for CLEVELAND.......except for any possible match-up with my BELOVED....MILWAUKEE BREWERS.
OMAR VISQUEL anyone???

GUS

Henry, you and I have been to Milwaukee Brewers games together!! You are a St Louis man for the most part, BUT, you also have a CLEVELAND......Case-Western arrow in your quiver.
As I said to you on the phone last week..... Let's get to a BREWERS GAME before the season ends. WELL.....WE have this weekend.
10 bucks my brother!!!!
MIAMI v MILWAUKEE!!!!

GUS

Cathyf, I'm praying for WILL, and I've enlisted a PERPETUAL DEVOTION prayer group to be my co-Pilots. God bless you, and God bless wee Will.

JimNorCal

Using tech to Astro turf lawmakers and media.

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/how_to_make_a_revolution.html
Yesterday: Write letters to everyone and every news agency to protest or complain. Usually, small numbers are ignored implying the protest is ignored

Today: You have programs that generate unique letters based on keywords and then send using thousands of correct email addresses (because you have access to data banks of addresses, on sale just anywhere). Ditto for Twitter addresses. This multiplies the small group by hundreds, thousands or even millions.
....
The organizations could be CNN, FOX, or some random Senator. The key point is the volume. It must be too large for the messages to be read in total, but not too large that the sheer count looks suspicious. The volume must not be too small, as then the message theme is ignored. Completely fake websites can be created to recruit cadres of useful participants to attend rallies or protests of any sort. As well, these programs could also respond to blog entries in any desired fashion.

In this way, just a handful of people can shape the news or the Congress – or foment a revolution.

GUS

JimNorCal, this is where the concept of LIV comes in. The FULL COMMIE LEFT, has no interest in TRUTH, HONOR, nor HONESTY.
The MFM is 100% DISHONEST and BIASED.
This is POLITICS 101.
Never EVER trust a LIBTARD/FULL COMMIE.
This FILTH is as FILTH DOES.

Buckeye

GUS

I have a buddy who has 4 season box seat tix at Progressive Field. Bet his phone was ringing off the hook today for tomorrow's game against the Royals

Gentlejim

It looks like Jobu is working for the Tribe.

Nytol

Dave (in MA)
We may have to get rid of Chief Wahoo because of political correctness.
Maryrose, my high school dumped its Indian "Marauder" mascot in favor of a pirate "Marauder" about 10 years ago. Apparently it's still PC to name your team after someone who pillages ships.
GUS

Progressive Field. Is that the OLD JAKE???

Another Bob

Yes, it is.

Captain Hate

Yes, Progressive insurance purchased the naming rights for what had been Jacob's Field.

Dave (in MA)

They should have renamed it Flo's Field.

GUS

We've got a few Cleveland Indians peeps here at JOM. That is so fantastic. Buckeye, Another Bob, and Capn'........GO TRIBE.
Capn' as a former Terp, you prolly know, that I have a JIM PALMER, personally autographed jersey, a Brooks Robinson, personally autographed, short brimmed batting helmet, and I have a Cal Ripkin autographed game used BAT.
My love in sports, is THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS. I have no WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS to cling to, but I love my team.
GO TRIBE.

Stephanie Nene Not your normal Grandma

Retweeted J.B. White (@RattlerGator):

This is an *ABSOLUTE MUST READ* especially for those easily freaked out by purposeful lies about Donald Trump. 45 is making shiznit happen! https://t.co/2rFDLFBrnc

Shared to FB by Don Surber...

Congrats RG!!!!

Captain Hate

Gus, I'm hoping that the Tribe will repeat what KC did a few years ago; namely after a World Series loss in which they overachieved while being outmatched, they just ran the table the following year.

Also the Orioles were a charmed team under Hank Bauer and the Earl of Baltimore.

Nytol

cathyf on iPhone

I'm getting really depressed because nobody seems to think that the most important issue with DACA is that Congress didn't pass it. In fact, Congress explicitly voted it down. Whether or not the US gives the "dreamers" amnesty is not the point-- the point is that "the US gives..." always means Congress proposes, debates, and passes, and then the president signs. (Or if he vetoes, Congress overrides the veto.) When an executive MAKES the laws, not executing only laws made by the legislature and interpreted by the judiciary, then the executive is not a president, but rather an emperor. You see it in the bizzarre awkward language "Trump is repealing DACA." No, Trump can't repeal DACA because only laws can be repealed, and only lawmakers can make laws, and only lawmakers can repeal laws.

THAT is what Trump needs to be tweeting about. That Congress will pass a law, and he might veto it depending upon what it says, but if he signs it-- or if Congress overrides his veto-- then he will faithfully execute the law made by the lawmakers.

Because he is President Trump. His predecessor was Emperor Obama.

daddy

Anthony Weiner's back in the news. This time he's claiming victimhood, and blaming some of the same folks Hillary blames: UK Daily Mail: Pervert Weiner comes clean at last: He admits to Skype and Snapchat sessions with girl, 15 - and sexting relationships with 'hundreds of women' whose ages 'span decades

This bit kills me:

Weiner's memo also describes the 15-year-old girl as a manipulative fame-seeker – writing that she baited Weiner into exchanging sexual messages with her because she wanted to influence the U.S. presidential election...Weiner argues that the teenager intentionally saved and documented her conversations with him in order to impact the presidential race – a goal she allegedly admitted to federal investigators.

I don't think there's any other way of reading that than Weiner thinking of himself as the victim, taken advantage of by the 15 year old.

Weiner also blames leakers in the FBI – and former FBI Director Comey and he and his attorneys are also calling for no prison time because they believe he has been "punished enough by his public humiliation"...including by being blamed for Hillary Clinton's election defeat...

Say hello to Seth Rich, Tony.


boatbuilder

(Jim Mora voice): "Payoffs?"

GUS

It's COMPLETE libtard/FULL COMMIE bullshit.

LIBTARDS are FILTH, and NEVER accept the consequences of THEIR FILTHY ACTIONS.

GUS

A CONGRESSMAN...was MANIPULATED and BAITED into PEDOPHILIA, by a 15 year old girl.

This is what LIBTARDOCRATS are. Not normal decent people, RATHER, victims of 15 year old TEENS.

The LIBTARDOCRAT PARTY is SICK and DISGUSTING.
Top to bottom.

Miss Marple the Deplorable

Stories that show on my Twitter feed when I am up due to insomnia:

http://cbs4indy.com/2017/09/14/woman-tells-deputies-vampires-caused-damage-at-new-castle-hotel/

Miss Marple the Deplorable

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/us/chelsea-manning-harvard-fellow-cia.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

They rescinded the invitation. Apparently someone hit them over the head with a clue stick.

Miss Marple the Deplorable

http://thefederalist.com/2017/09/14/reminder-susan-rice-lied-role-obama-admin-unmasking-scandal/#.WbpwOtc38LY.twitter

rich

Posted by: JimNorCal | September 14, 2017 at 11:08 PM

must be why Charlottesville has been in the news today. and why was a VICE/HBO camera crew at the ready for the tiki torch rally?
so very odd and coincidental.

in other news re: the Rice unmaskings. I had something stuck way back in the recesses of my memory of Erik Prince and the Seychelles and the 'ole rusty trap was working.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/blackwater-founder-held-secret-seychelles-meeting-to-establish-trump-putin-back-channel/2017/04/03/95908a08-1648-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html?utm_term=.39cbedb20cdc

Long story short: it is alleged in the article the UAE Crown Prince and an unknown Russian envoy were trying to develop a back channel to the White House through Erik Prince.

The bit that peaked Rice's interest:"Flynn and Kushner were joined by Bannon for a separate meeting with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who made an undisclosed visit to New York later in December, according to the U.S., European and Arab officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.

In an unusual breach of protocol, the UAE did not notify the Obama administration in advance of the visit, though officials found out because Zayed’s name appeared on a flight manifest."

Maybe the UAE didn't want the meeting on the front page of the WaPo because, you know, in the neighborhood they live in, their choices are to be at the table or be on the menu.

daddy

Miss Marple,

Have you seen this? Swarens: How a young conservative navigates liberal IU

I'm confident Nate probably knows Zack Chambers.

Miss Marple the Deplorable

https://twitter.com/DarkestHour/status/885499103169232896

New movie out about Churchill. Trailer at the link.

rich

it is also worth noting that the meetings were during the transition. Prince has said the meetings were part of his business and nothing to do with Trump. He had no role in the campaign or the transition (although he raised quite a bit for Trump).

Miss Marple the Deplorable

rich,

Even if Prince was trying to start a backchannel, I believe that isn't illegal and would demonstrate NO collusion, since I think collusion would have made a backchannel unnecessary.

Ralph L

MM, you'd think more than one person would have quit over Mannthing. Maybe others threatened to do so privately.

Cathyf, in 2014 the Repubs wouldn't pass a law for Obama for spite and partly because they knew we'd bail on them, but now they mean to? Trump shouldn't give them any cover, but maybe he will keep them busy & distracted until next year. They won't want the base to stay home. The MSM will push it just for that reason, of course.

Another exploding turd from Obama.

Miss Marple the Deplorable

daddy,

No! I hadn't seen that. (I rarely go to the Indy Star web site except if an article shows up on my Twitter feed.)

I bet grandson knows that guy. Some of his classes are in the Kelley School of Business and they are the same age.

I will text him and ask him when it's later in the morning. (It's 3:00 AM here right now.)

rich

Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | September 15, 2017 at 02:58 AM

and that too. Sure glad we got Gowdy Doody on the case to make these people sweat.

Miss Marple the Deplorable

http://truepundit.com/hillary-clinton-ivanka-trump-should-be-judged-and-held-accountable-for-presidents-agenda/

Ivanka isn't elected, so how should she be held accountable? This sounds sort of threatening to me.

rich

so lets believe the worst for a moment: the Obama Administration was spying on the Trump Campaign, and then the transition, and they still couldn't drag Hillary over the finish line. they could only concoct variations of "The Russians" to explain away their various screw ups, and it appears that no one in the bureaucracy thought it wrong the administration was spying on a political campaign.

daddy

U.S. Military: American Fighting for ISIS ‘Surrenders’

U.S. citizen fighting for ISIS was captured in Syria...is being legally detained by Department of Defense personnel as a known enemy combatant...

How fortunate for him that with Chelsea Manning's invitation rescinded as a visiting Fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School there's an opening for another traitor.

Miss Marple the Deplorable

rich,

Heck, no one thought it was odd to have Pakistani nationals to have access to the House Intelligence Committee computers and that of the Foreign Relations Committee as well.

I think very few democrats take national security seriously, and it goes without saying they don't take laws or the Constitution seriously.

The bureaucracy, which is full of democrats, is an additional problem. I don't have a good idea on how this should be handled.

daddy

Miss M's 03:10

Hillary Clinton: Ivanka Trump should be 'judged and held accountable' for president's agenda..."if they remain silent and just give lip service to contrary points of views, then they are part of his agenda and should be judged and held accountable for that."

Robespierre couldn't have said it any better.

daddy

Can the Fourth of July be far behind?

Miss Marple the Deplorable

daddy,

There's too much of this insanity going round.

Libs ruin every holiday. It's part of their plan to make sure no one, anywhere, has any fun.

Miss Marple the Deplorable

I think this got posted yesterday, but in case not, here is another example of how the Trump administration is changing things:

http://truepundit.com/trump-cuts-off-visas-for-countries-that-refuse-deported-immigrants/

Miss Marple the Deplorable

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4887032/Explosion-underground-train-south-London.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailUK

Miss Marple the Deplorable

Think I will try to go back to bed for a bit. Back later.

Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki

Cathyf nails it as usual at 12:29.

daddy

The Midnight JOM Shift firing on all cylinders tonight, but get some sleep Miss M. Cheerio.

On the Ben Shapiro speech at Berkeley, looks like only 9 arrests so far.

Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki

So I guess The Omen remaining silent on the Big Creep's rapes and harassments makes her complicit in them?

God bless psychopath Hillary, the grift that keeps on grifting, and God bless the feckless Dems who refuse to throw her in a straitjacket and gag her, so we can all see just exactly what they represent.

Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki

What could they possibly have been colluding to do in Dec: conspiracy to commit foreign policy?

anonamom

Dr J and Jimmy K--when did you live in Boston?
I did too--'79-'84!
We all lived in MIMA! Whadda ya know!

I never listened to WJR, but I was always excited when driving back to Michigan when I would first pick it up.
Home!

anonamom

That would be MI and MA!!

Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki

--Robespierre couldn't have said it any better.--

Oh God let us hope so; since Robby ended up losing his head, while everyone around him was losing theirs, on the very same guillotine he had slaughtered his opponents.

Let her eat cookies...she didn't stay home to bake. (And yeah I know Marie got a bum rap)
 

Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki

Last insomniac comment for the night. This explains so much:

anonamom

Here's a chance to walk the talk, put your money where your mouth is.
This young black guy is producing a play title Ferguson and needs some $ to get it to NYC. OffBroadway first, but he has big aspirations.

Thinking you don't need any more of the FakeNews about Ferguson? Well, his play about how Ferguson was ALL ABOUT fake news.
It's based on the transcripts of the grand jury. The one that did NOT charge Darren Wilson, as you may recall.

How the "reporting" "defied the rules of physics." True that. I got minimal news when that happened, but somebody who dies from a bullet wound to the top of his head from a distance was charging the police, not peacefully surrendering.

"Hands up don't shoot" my tushy.


https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/mcaleer-ferguson-play-new-york/


Yes, a young black man who wants the truth to come out.
Here's his inspiration:

The new show’s inspiration came from a Broadway protest targeting Vice President Mike Pence. The stars of the celebrated show “Hamilton” ended a performance attended by Pence by delivering the following lecture:

“We, sir — we — are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights,” he said. “We truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf all of us.”

“They told the audience, ‘no conservatives are welcome there,’” McAleer says. “I’m saying to them [with ‘Ferguson’], ‘Here I am. What do you think of this?’

Don’t tell me where I can go with my art,” he says.

daddy

Yikes, Ig. I hope that 04:30 doesn't give Miss M nightmares.

Cathyf nails it as usual at 12:29.

I thought so too and should have said so.

-peter

NYC JOM meetup minus 12 hours--

prayers for cathyf's father

James D.

Daddy @ 12:29

The unmitigated gall of Weiner's comments is almost impressive.

As is the delusion that what he's saying is actually favorable to him or in some way absolves him of guilt.

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