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1. about 1 month ago on Chip Bok

   I was surprised, but after readong the transcript (and having a good understanding the role of a fed prosecutor and the mandate in this case Hur was operating under). I think Hur did his job quite well.

2. about 1 month ago on Chip Bok

   I’ve seen no violation of rules by Hur. Nor do the several attorneys I spoken to about this matter – including a couple who work or have worked in as federal prosecutors. No, none of them are trumpists, or even republicans as far as I know.

   Hur did exactly what he was charged with doing by the DOJ. You’re 100% wrong when you say if he wasn’t recommending charges, he should just say no charges and leave it at that. He is REQUIRED to justify his recommendations. You clearly have no understanding of how these things work. You simply don’t like it.

   You’re ok that biden lied, though? Seem like it as you won’t comment on the fact that he did lie as was proven in the transcript. Please don’t invoke the whole trump lies all the time diatribe; I know it already and I’m no fan of his. But I’m also not ok when the current occupant lies, either.

3. about 1 month ago on Chip Bok

   No sir, I read it in all its detail. Shetland is the one who went with the partisan slam, as you call it. You may not like what I said but it’s factual – Biden lied. If Hur also lied, maybe you can provide that info?

4. about 1 month ago on Chip Bok

   I’ve read the transcript – show me where Hur lied.

   I did find that biden lied when he said after the hearing that Hur brought up Beau’s death and he attacked Hur for doing so. The transcript shows that Biden brought it up and couldn’t remember what year his son died and was fuzzy on what years he was VP. His small gang of counsel bailed him out each time by providing the dates.

5. about 1 month ago on Ted Rall

   Good info, thanks! I stand corrected – a result of responding before thinking. (always good to admit when one is wrong). :)

   Prise or sometimes “pries” are more commonly used in the UK, which I sometimes slide into use; Like colour, favour, saying takeaway instead of takeout.

6. about 1 month ago on Ted Rall

   Wrong tense. Pry is correct.

7. about 1 month ago on Chip Bok

   The transcript from Hur’s interview with Biden is interesting. After the report was released, Biden went on a tirade about how Hur brought up his son Beau’s death. The transcript shows that Biden brought up his son’s death and couldn’t remember what year he had died. Members of Biden’s coterie (there seems to have been 5-7 of them in the room) reminded him it was 2015. Biden also was fuzzy on what years he was VP, with his legal counsel again stepping in to provide the dates. Hur’s conclusions about Biden’s faulty memory are validated by this transcript. And yes, those conclusions are relevant to a prosecutor’s investigation to determine if not only a crime can be proven “beyond a reasonable doubt”; Biden’s cognitive issues would play a central part in his defense if brought to trial. That is exactly what Hur was charged with when appointed as Special Counsel by the DOJ. He did his job well and defended his report quite well in front of yet another Congressional Clown Show.

   Serious question: Was Biden lying when he accused Hur of bringing up the death of his son, or was this another instance of Biden’s cognitive issues?

8. about 1 month ago on Chip Bok

   Hur repeatedly reminded committee members that the most relevant statute at issue in the investigation requires that the unlawful retention of national defense information be willful — in other words, that it’s done with criminal intent. Hur did say in his report that he had uncovered evidence to support the idea of willful retention, but noted he had not found enough to establish proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

9. about 1 month ago on Steve Kelley

   The data tells me those numbers are a drop in the bucket. In just over 3 years in excess of 7 million illegal migrants are now in the US. Add in “gotaways” and the number is possibly close to 10 million. Now, how many came in and were allowed to stay during the immediate past administration? How about the 8 years of the guy before that.

   That’s the bottom line.

10. about 1 month ago on Steve Kelley

    Please explain why the border bill that passed the House last May, with zero dems voting for it, wasn’t taken up by the Senate? Nevermind, I really don’t need to hear your delusional thoughts any more than I have. It’s because the dems don’t want to fix the border – they are making noises now because the border crisis is hurting their prospects for the next election.

    I’ve done more to educate myself on what happening at the southern border than you have – your ignorance is astounding. Almost as astounding as your willingness to believe only what you want to believe and disbelieve facts that don’t fit your entrenched beliefs.

    I happen to have a large and wonderful family. Quite diverse, too. You’d hate them, though, they think for themselves. BTW, the largest number of people crossing the border are not family units.