tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post4844685435643419933..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: REMEMBER THIS DAYRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-66862156378070252902017-03-23T10:08:10.395-04:002017-03-23T10:08:10.395-04:00A belated comment.
As it seems to me (from afar), ...A belated comment.<br />As it seems to me (from afar), there is one striking fact that speaks against Drumpf’s innocence. If he (and/or cronies) were innocent, he would not be doing everything he can to obstruct an investigation.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056878281591345659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-58780620272708900032017-03-22T12:13:35.973-04:002017-03-22T12:13:35.973-04:00Shore, I made a similar point, in that this blog w...Shore, I made a similar point, in that this blog was silent on the Clinton issues, but somehow the Trump one's are unprecedented. <br /><br />Couldn't agree more that due process is a value to maintain even when your worst enemy is on trial.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-32128257407056790712017-03-22T11:41:06.597-04:002017-03-22T11:41:06.597-04:00Well said, Jerry. I completely agree with you and ...Well said, Jerry. I completely agree with you and Chris. And Prof. Wolff, while you are exulting over March 20, 2017, you might want to recall October 28, 2016 as the day James Comey announced that the FBI was investigating Hillary Clinton's email server and its use. You know what came of that! And April 22, 1954, the day that Senator Joseph McCarthy began his hearing investigating the United States Army as being "soft on Communism" and you know what came of that! I know how much you hate President Trump but you might at least remember that a man is innocent until proven guilty and not go rushing headlong into your own premature judgment about Trump's possible collusion with Putin. Robert Shorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-46874299099197555562017-03-22T09:03:51.975-04:002017-03-22T09:03:51.975-04:00More evidence to support Jerry's theory:
http:...More evidence to support Jerry's theory:<br />http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/03/21/democratic-donors-gather-in-dnc-to-plot-the-resistance.htmlChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-32857856061058615712017-03-22T07:32:26.471-04:002017-03-22T07:32:26.471-04:00Perfect Jerry!Perfect Jerry!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-44244577653101797272017-03-22T06:43:07.510-04:002017-03-22T06:43:07.510-04:00Let's suppose it is No. 3. The actual content ...<br />Let's suppose it is No. 3. The actual content of the collaboration and it's extent at this point is murky at best. This blog makes the case: speculation reigns. And while nothing is clear, no solid evidence has been put forward. Much of what is alleged isn't new, at least in terms of elections/legislation and foreign influence and/or collaboration, and much of what we know at this point isn't illegal. <br /><br />So here is what bothers me: THE RUSH TO JUDGEMENT. Given the paucity of evidence and the near hysterical response, this feels a bit like the McCarthy Era redux, but with a smiley-liberal face. Given the paucity of evidence and the near hysterical response, this feels like the complete capture of a free press. (To me, that is as equal a scandal.) Given the paucity of evidence and the near hysterical response, this feels like the Democratic Party is moving further and further away from ever speaking to the needs and wants of a growing disillusioned and impoverished portion of the electorate.<br /><br />I would love nothing more than to see the Trump crew exposed and sent packing. At the same time, I worry that what we might be remembering about "this day" is that wheels came off vehicles that we rely on (barely) but hope to invigorate called the "independent" press and the Democratic Party.<br /><br />Here's Robert Parry raising some questions about the logic of the case as journalists ought to (I'll skip over the tech experts who say there is no there there YET): https://consortiumnews.com/2017/03/20/the-missing-logic-of-russia-gate/<br /><br />And here is a great clip of Bernie doing what many more Democrats ought to be doing NOW, whether or not the Russian collaboration story is every supported by solid evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23ElRZGaIpgJerry Fresiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566575038825699112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-79841496543880466622017-03-22T06:35:02.092-04:002017-03-22T06:35:02.092-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jerry Fresiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566575038825699112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-52160284619161135442017-03-21T19:54:15.105-04:002017-03-21T19:54:15.105-04:00Tom Cathcart: Sigh...you're probably right.Tom Cathcart: Sigh...you're probably right.Paul Kernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-53917066463679815242017-03-21T18:54:19.533-04:002017-03-21T18:54:19.533-04:00My guess is that if anyone can be nailed on Russia...My guess is that if anyone can be nailed on Russiagate, the charges will be connected to money. It’s plausible that the Trump organization owes quite a bit to Russian banks or to the kleptocrats who took over government-owned industry when the Soviet Union fell. The New Yorker of a couple of weeks ago had a long article about Trump’s hotel in Azerbaijan that looks very much like a money laundering operation. In the end, he may be caught in an Al Capone income tax kind of thing.<br /><br />That said, what I would like to see from the Democrats are continuous statements and speeches about the details of Russiagate. Maybe they could draw up a case for impeachment or removal under the 25th Amendment. These would go nowhere--at least for now--but they would make the news, if only in Representative’s district. What’s needed is a steady drip-drip-drip, to keep it before the public between now and the 2018 elections.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601151117159492920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-76949423726274767582017-03-21T17:22:47.199-04:002017-03-21T17:22:47.199-04:00Paul Kern: I'm assuming we're going to get...Paul Kern: I'm assuming we're going to get Gorsuch regardless.Tom Cathcarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136970056480275148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-83096929991984390542017-03-21T15:59:18.306-04:002017-03-21T15:59:18.306-04:00Only thing I could say I'm 'confident'...Only thing I could say I'm 'confident' in, is that 4 didn't happen (as Wolff rightly points out). Trump has the discretion of a streaker.<br /><br />All options, including Wallerstein's 5, seem possible and maybe even plausible.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-46728030509783990742017-03-21T15:46:30.969-04:002017-03-21T15:46:30.969-04:00there is space for:
5. Trump and his staff pass...there is space for: <br />5. Trump and his staff passively colluded with the Russians.<br /><br />They saw what Putin was up to, but they pretended not to. There was never any explicit agreement or deal with Putin, but there was a tacit deal. They never said yes to anything or ever signed anything, but they smiled at Putin a lot and he smiled backed. s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-17574125570004295122017-03-21T14:59:58.856-04:002017-03-21T14:59:58.856-04:00When the fbi continually affirmed ongoing investig...When the fbi continually affirmed ongoing investigations into HRC the year of silence on that issue was palpable Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-51538808279067222742017-03-21T13:41:25.837-04:002017-03-21T13:41:25.837-04:00Very clever Bob!!!
Tom: I think your rose colored...Very clever Bob!!!<br /><br />Tom: I think your rose colored glasses have created a short-sightedness, we would still have to put up with Gorsuch originalism for another 30 yrs. Paul Kernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-41022523250992850422017-03-21T11:31:22.346-04:002017-03-21T11:31:22.346-04:00Happy to hear Trump is no tragedy, as I thought, b...Happy to hear Trump is no tragedy, as I thought, but farcehoward bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-37818856515652760652017-03-21T10:22:20.308-04:002017-03-21T10:22:20.308-04:00This was a very funny read. My sense is that T***p...This was a very funny read. My sense is that T***p and everyone around him really is just that stupid, fundamentally, despite superficial indicators of intelligence (e.g. Kellyanne Goebbels and her creepily robotic gift of the gab).<br /><br />Come to think of it, given all this, and given that the gut reflex for so many of us upon T***p's election was to rail against the sheer idiocy of about half the electorate, the time seems ripe for a philosophical essay "On Stupidity."<br /><br />Perhaps you could write it. If you get as much attention as Harry Frankfurt, you will have satisfied your professed thirst for greater fame. Ed Barrerashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245166137503830356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-59953047545530976422017-03-21T10:19:51.744-04:002017-03-21T10:19:51.744-04:00I agree on the likelihood of #3 and also on the di...I agree on the likelihood of #3 and also on the difficulty of bringing anyone to justice, despite Trump's blatant stupidity. Today is another important hearing, which may be connected. A heretical thought: Is it possible that Gorsuch may turn out to be a blessing in disguise---an apparent straight-shooter who loves the Constitution more than he loves Trump or Republicans? If we are to have a Constitutional crisis, and if it ends up in the Court, perhaps a Gorsuch type may turn out to be important to a peaceful transition. Or have I lost my mind?Tom Cathcarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136970056480275148noreply@blogger.com