Building Confidence

The NY Times is unexpectedly fair and balanced in covering Trump's suspension of 'war games' with our South Korean ally.

Ending the joint military exercises could help Mr. Kim persuade his people, especially hard-line generals, to agree to denuclearize and focus on building the country’s poor economy, said Cheong Seong-chang, a senior analyst at the Sejong Institute in South Korea. Still, Mr. Trump’s announcement stunned many South Koreans.

Well, yes. Even iron-fisted dictators have to deal with rival factions. The NoKo military-industrial complex is surely at least as empowered as its US counterparts so this easily-reversed gesture may give Little Rocket Man some running room.

That said, heaven help us if Obama had tried something similar. And the usual questions remain as to whether Trump has the impulse control, patience and team-building skills to lead the US down this long and winding road.

But as Byron York notes, it is not as if the old playbook was producing yardage. C'mon, maybe one day historians will be writing about the Age of Trump, In a good way!

ERRATA: Football metaphors in June while the Best Team Bargain Shoppers Can Buy is trampling out the grapes of wrath? I can't explain it either; maybe I've been blogging too long without a helmet.

Comments

[Kevlar Kid]

boris baez.

[Old Lurker]

Porch, more than a little from Drudge I think.

Not blatant, but there for sure. Especially in the headlines.

[rich]

>>>I think In the End we will find that Donald Trump et al was selling green cards to Russian Oligarchs to get around the Magnitsky Act. The Russians helped him win the election for this purpose.<<<

this has to be about one of the dumbest things i've read today.

if that were true the CIS and State Department would have known well and leaked it to the press right about the time of the republican convention ... the only dirt they could find were the 3rd hand ravings of conspiracy theorists which media wouldn't even publish at the time.

it wasn't as if the Obama Administration or the Clinton campaign were restrained in dirt digging or limited with resources.

[Kevlar Kid]

narciso:

a tweet from that BurqaMerkelizer thread---

Replying to @thomaswright08
The fate of Frau Frump piques my sense of schadenfreude.

[GUS]

Well one thing is missing today......4,3,2,1..........

Oh Stormy, bring back that Sunny day!!

[Porchlight]

Agree, OL.

[Jane]

Geez Matt, stay safe!

[rich]

Posted by: James D. | June 14, 2018 at 12:08 PM

i suspect there were more issues involved than just CIs that burned them ... i'm thinking a high level mole or moles at the FBI and Justice-far too many coincidences.

[Kevlar Kid]

fire season is full on, eh matt?

buena suerte, brother!

[James D.]

Whatever the truth about the FBI's foreknowledge of/involvement in/whitewashing of the Orlando shooting, AG Sessions has had a year and a half to get to the bottom of it.

Whether he's playing 4D chess or he's asleep at the switch with regard to the Russia witch hunt, getting to the bottom of a terrorist incident that has FBI involvement is ABSOLUTELY part of his job. The fact that he's allowed the lies and coverups and butt-covering to stand is grounds for him to be fired all by itself.

At some point, there needs to be a goddamn reckoning. People who are given public trust and squander it through incompetence and bureaucratic crap; or deliberately abuse it through illegal and dangerous actions, need to be punished. Publicly, and severely, so that there can be no questions about what happened, or what the cost for such behavior is.

I am really, really tired of paying taxes to pay the salaries of so-called "public servants" who at best ignore their responsibilities, and at worst cover up the murder of my fellow citizens in order to protect their co-workers.

[GUS]

Kev OR Anonamom. Tell me what know about TUMERIC/CURCUMIN.

[Kevlar Kid]

Why i cannot accept POTUS "trusts" Rosita:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/13/rod-rosenstein-greater-threat-constitution-j-edgar/

[No Political Bias]

"STRZOK: ‘We’ll Stop’ Trump Presidency
3:24 PM 06/14/2018
Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent

FBI agent Peter Strzok assured his mistress and colleague Lisa Page that they would stop Donald Trump from winning the presidency in a text message, a new report from the DOJ inspector general finds per Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jennifer Jacobs.

“Several FBI employees Who played critical roles in the investigation sent political messages,” the report reads, according to Jacobs.

“(Trump’s) not ever going to become president, right? Right?!” Page wrote to Strzok, Bloomberg reports.

“No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it,” Strzok reportedly replied."

http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/14/strozk-well-stop-trump-presidency/

[GUS]

The DEEP STATE in all it's machinations is acting like a pack of APES.......YEAH I SAID IT......a pack of APES...(H.T Old Yeller).
They are flinging FECES like Monkeys in a cage.
The GRAVY TRAIN is leaving the station, and they are no longer on board. Even the peripheral LLLLOSERS like Bill Kristolnacht has no WELL to suck dry anymore. The DEEP STATE cannot have this.
The IG report is written by a Harvard JD, hired by Obama, former ASST. SOUTHERN NY.......................
If you expect a KABOOOOOM vs the FULL COMMIE LIBTARDS, Comey, Rodham, et al.....NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. KABUKI DANCE at best.

[exdemocrat]

worth a look:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1007292115666206720.html

OIG REPORT LEAK:
The DOJ/FBI deliberately hid the bolded text message from the IG, Congress & the public:

PAGE: "[Trump's] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!"

STRZOK: "No. No he's not. We'll stop it"

[Kevlar Kid]

WaitYourTurn karen • 16 hours ago [hush]​[hide comment]
Now recruiting: Old Transgender Wiccans of Pakistani origin. If there is one applicant who is missing a limb, preference will be given. We only need one of you. No writing skills required.

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/06/13/lionel-shriver-mocks-penguin-random-house-fired-prize-judge/

[exdemocrat]

should have refreshed first. however, as the unrolled tweet states, it's not just the Strzok tweet that's bad - it's also the fact that the DOJ deliberately withheld it

[Kevlar Kid]

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/14/the_silencing_of_the_inspectors_general_137270.html

[Kevlar Kid]

For those WHO buy Communist Chinese manufactured "vitamins":

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-14/supreme-court-backs-trump-vitamin-purchasers-in-china-clash?

[maryrose]

Exdemocrat:
Excellent post!

[Kevlar Kid]

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/14/black_americas_stockholm_syndrome_137274.html

[Kevlar Kid]

Pope GaGa strikes again, inspiring Berkeley City Council to add to the lethal methane cloud strangling planet Earth.

"The resolution, introduced in the ultra-progressive city by councilwoman Cheryl Davila, then invokes Pope Francis' comment that humanity is on the verge of global "suicide" and that "God's creation" is at stake."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/13/berkeley-declares-climate-emergency-worse-than-world-war-ii-demands-humane-population-control.html

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

On the lawsuit in NY against the Trump Foundations, here's the acting AG:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dfqfp9HUcAIXuGP.jpg

I offer no additional comment, except to say I bet she fit right in in Janet Renos office.

[Buckeye]

Finding government abuse and doing nothing about it is worse than not finding any at all.

Punchline of the VDH piece KK linked at 12:41.

Explains how a place like The Ledge becomes popular.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Happy 243rd Birthday to the @USArmy! Thank you for your bravery, sacrifices, and dedication to the U.S.A. We love you! pic.twitter.com/XlQYstu3Vo

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2018

Graphic at link.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Larry Schweikart
‏ @LarrySchweikart
11m11 minutes ago

Trump just received the report. RR at the White House to brief.

Last I heard, RR arrived without a LEO escort and was not in "bracelets."
11 replies 32 retweets 79 likes

[Kevlar Kid]

Someone should squirt a Tide pod up her snout:

http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/06/13/kathy-griffin-slams-kevin-hart-for-not-trashing-trump-thats-a-pussy-move-because-hes-a-black-man/

[JimNorCal]

12:35 and 12:37
Yet despite that text, it's claimed the FIB will be judged as free of political bias. Will be interesting to see if the claim is confirmed.

this text between FBI officials will be included in Horowitz’s report:
“‘We’ll stop’ Trump from becoming president.”
In his report Horowitz will apparently conclude there was “No political bias in the FBI”.

[Buckeye]

For those WHO buy Communist Chinese manufactured "vitamins":

Every trip the Chinese gal that worked with MT and I would make back to China, she took vitamins.

#1 request from friends and family.

Nobody in their right mind would take any Chinese "medicines" or over-the-counter supplements.

Need to be damn careful with even bottled water.

If there is a yuan to be made, "fakes" rule.

[Eye Doctor]

Why would anyone expect different?

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/14/fbi-agent-strzok-texted-well-stop-trump-from-becoming-president-ig-report-reveals.html

NOTE: For reasons unknown to me, the article plays a video report on Manafort, which has nothing to do with this story. SO, here are the important paragraphs:

"FBI agent Peter Strzok texted a fellow bureau official in August 2016 that “we’ll stop” Donald Trump from becoming president, the Justice Department inspector general reportedly reveals in his highly anticipated report on the Hillary Clinton email case.

The Washington Post reported that Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report includes an August 2016 text message exchange between Strzok and then-FBI lawyer Lisa Page about Trump’s chance of being elected president.

“[Trump’s] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!” Page texted Strzok.

“No. No he won’t. We’ll stop it,” Strzok responded. "
=======================

What is worse is that this last sentence by Strzok seems to have been deliberately withheld from the IG.

[Tom R]

Prediction: First Horowitz report was on McCabe to get him to flip and testify against Comey. The IG report today will be used to get Comey to flip and testify against other Obama officials as part of the FISA abuse scandal.

CH,

What I said about Flynn’s legal cost several weeks back was that he wasn’t forced to sell his house to pay his legal fees. He sold his house because he was moving out of DC.

BTW assuming Flynn has retained legal counsel for past 18 months due to Mueller probe, his legal fees per day would need to be over $2500 a day to exceed $1 million dollars. That’s one helluva billing rate if his fees are truly over $1 million.

[Buckeye]

Prediction: First Horowitz report was on McCabe to get him to flip and testify against Comey. The IG report today will be used to get Comey to flip and testify against other Obama officials as part of the FISA abuse scandal.

I wouldn't write any life insurance policies on these stooges.

[maryrose]

TomR:
If you get a chance read the Charles Hurt article in the Washington Times wrt Rosenstein.
I concur with the article.

[Threadkiller]

Prediction: First Horowitz report was on McCabe to get him to flip and testify against Comey. The IG report today will be used to get Comey to flip and testify against other Obama officials as part of the FISA abuse scandal.

Wouldn't McCabe's testimony be enough to cause Comey to flip?

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-gowdy-statement-on-inspector-general-report/

"This is not the FBI I knew.." or words similar.

Yeah, well, Tray, we could have told you that when yu made that asinine statement a few weeks ago.

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

Drudge is completely worthless.

Regarding Kathy Griffin, I don't think a red haired ugly whore lecturing a black male is an image that accomplishes anything positive.

[maryrose]

Gowdy made the same statement to Comey when he testified in front of his committee months ago.
Comey got all huffy and defended his corrupt FBI.

[maryrose]

And it is Trey.

[Eye Doctor]

Why did Comey not follow procedures?

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Thank you maryrose for the correction.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Vanessa Trump
‏Verified account @MrsVanessaTrump

The lengths people will go to attack a woman simply because she’s dating Don. We’ve been separated for over 9 months and respect each other’s decisions & privacy. We’ll focus on raising our great kids.Would be nice if the press did the same rather than obsess over our pvt lives!

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Kyle Cheney
‏Verified account @kyledcheney

IG found that on numerous occasions, COMEY used a personal GMail account to conduct official FBI business, according to source briefed on the report.

[Stephanie, Nene, Not your Normal Grandma]

WTF?

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/392227-trump-counsel-recused-his-entire-staff-from-mueller-probe

[Robin on iDevice]

It is without a trace of irony that I point out that Spectrum internet and cable service is out across the East Coast.

http://downdetector.com/status/spectrum/map/

[Kevlar Kid]

Catholic Church Confessional and Legal Exposure

[Kevlar Kid]

A big reason why Soros was rejected so badly in the polls last week

[Kevlar Kid]

Black Mayor for SFO Not What It Looks Like

[exdemocrat]

Lee Zeldin
‏
Verified account

@RepLeeZeldin
1h1 hour ago
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Peter Strzok, who launched counter intel probe on Trump campaign, texted "we'll stop" Trump from being elected. The reality is the invest. was launched bc Pres Trump became GOP nominee, was extended w/FISA abuse bc he was closer to winning & became Special Counsel probe bc he won

[exdemocrat]

OIG Report: https://www.justice.gov/file/1071991/download

[Kevlar Kid]

A demure GrandMa walks slowly into a sex shop. Approaching the counter GrandMa speaks slowly.

The young attendant notices that GrandMa appears to be shivering.

"Y-y-y-young lady. D-d-o y-you sell v-v-v-vibra-t-t-t-ors here?"

"Yes M'am. All kinds."

"B-b-big wuh-wuh-wuh-ones?"

"Yes, M'am. Would you like me to show you what we have?"

"N-n-no, S-s-s-sweet-t-t-t-ie."

"Well, how then can I help you?"

"H-h-howww d-dddo y-yooou t-tturn th-th-them OFF?"

[henry]

New thread

[daddy]

Looks like the Headline Ticker from the IG report is that "COMEY Broke Protocol."

That to me is a euphemism that means absolutely nothing. Even Judge Napolitano on the Show this second says the report is disappointing and that Comey ought to take his wife out for champaign tonight at some fancy restaurant, since the IG his cleared him of criminality in this IG Report.

When Host Liz asked if Hillary should be prosecuted for her E-Mail destruction Judge Nap says "Yes" and he blames Jeff Sessions for siting on his ass and doing nothing. How odd to agree with Judge Nap.