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Why I’m Not Upset with Mitt Romney

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Posted By: Toledo, 2/7/2020 10:02:41 AM

Before you crucify me for not condemning “the traitor,” please hear me out. My position has nothing to do with whether I agree with Romney’s “guilty” vote on the first article of impeachment. And it has nothing to do with whether I believe he is a true conservative. Or even a loyal Republican for that matter. It has to do with something far deeper. Are you willing to hear me out? I’m quite aware of the litany of charges against Mitt Romney’s past political record and business dealings (see here and here and here and here).

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In other words, let's move on.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Flyball Dogs 2/7/2020 10:09:57 AM (No. 310771)
I think I agree with Mr Brown’s conclusion, since Monsier Delecto is persona non grata. At least to me.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Bur Oak 2/7/2020 10:10:00 AM (No. 310772)
Michael I heard you out. You're wrong.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Safari Man 2/7/2020 10:15:15 AM (No. 310779)
The only reason I can see for Romney's actions are at complete odds with his being religious, which he is hiding behind. I believe he is corrupt and has an ulterior motive. Perhaps we'll find out before too long, although it does appear that people on his side of the aisle seem to get away with whatever they are doing and never pay the price.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: john56 2/7/2020 10:15:59 AM (No. 310780)
I've come to expect anytime Mitt Romney slaps me on the back to feel around for the knife. At least with folks like Schiff, Nadler, and Pelosi, you know you are dealing with the enemy. And they may be the most "honest" of all. Guys like Romney, who will say one thing to you and do another are the lowest creeps around.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: bamapreacher 2/7/2020 10:17:08 AM (No. 310783)
Too bad his god didn't tell Romney that it was all a pack of lies. Voting your conscience while being gullible is no excuse.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: rockytop 2/7/2020 10:18:52 AM (No. 310784)
Not one Democrat voted for acquittal of a sham case. That says everything. Just based on that fact alone, Romney should have voted with his party, IMHO.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: sydney727 2/7/2020 10:22:19 AM (No. 310789)
Sorry, can't agree with this author. I believe Romney is very very afraid of what could come out about his own corruption (Ukraine, etc.) Just sayin'
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Reply 8 - Posted by: zephyrgirl 2/7/2020 10:23:08 AM (No. 310791)
Maybe Mitt wanted to "leverage" his vote for some perks and was upset when nothing was offered because he wasn't needed. Maybe he's sending a message to McConnell that he can't be taken for granted in the future for close votes. Who knows what is going on in Mitt's mind. He certainly isn't lacking for self-righteousness that rivals that of Jim Comey. That alone makes me wary of him. Lots of bad things are done by people convinced of their moral purity.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: MDConservative 2/7/2020 10:26:56 AM (No. 310799)
Righteous Mitt is plainly opening his third-party campaign for President. He is a stalking horse for the UNIPARTY, his mission is to attract enough "moderate Republican" votes to deny PDT electoral victory in key states. Only 70,000 votes separated victory from Hillary as President in 2016. Among the problems the UNIPARTY will encounter include a radical Dem nominee, an embarrassingly inept Democrat party, a strong economy, a reviving America, and a counterpunching President. In short, the Dems got nothin'. For that reason, like all the earlier plans, this, too, may fail before it gets off the ground. Watch for more trashing to drive down PDT's numbers...
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Quigley 2/7/2020 10:31:04 AM (No. 310803)
If there were evidence sufficient to convict, or if it were a crime for a President to ask for formal assistance of a foreign government, then there would be room for soul searching. What he was soul searching about was whether getting Trump for a noncrime was worth it to him; he obviously decided on vengeance, not his own political well being.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: stablemoney 2/7/2020 10:34:32 AM (No. 310807)
Stab your friends in the back, you soon find you have no friends.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 2/7/2020 10:43:06 AM (No. 310822)
Michael, I wasn't privy to Pierre's conversation with God. Just wondering my conversation with God had a different outcome? I'm not good with the hint that he is better than me because he is more religious than me.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: ToryWhite 2/7/2020 10:44:47 AM (No. 310823)
Stupid article. Romney's faith is a feint in this. It is far more likely about Burisma. And Romney looks very scared.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Sunhan65 2/7/2020 10:48:25 AM (No. 310831)
What an idiot. I forced my way through this article thinking there might be some fact or principle or new idea. Instead, I was subjected to counter-factual unprincipled idiocy such as "it is not up to you or me to pass judgment on why he (or anyone else) did what he did. We can categorically differ with his decisions. But we cannot judge his motivations." Since when? It is exactly we who must judge Romney. By becoming a politician and a public figure, Romney has invited our judgment. We are citizens who must hold him accountable for the harm he has done this country. And motivations are everything when Romney makes false moral claims to exonerate decisions that are destructive to our republic. Let me save some time and put rest of the author's "argument" on the autopsy table: "I take Mitt Romney at his word." I don't. Mitt Romney is a proven liar. Romney has consistently misrepresented his public record, and his so-called severe beliefs, in the service of a self-aggrandizing, narcissistic political agenda. "[W]e cannot judge his motivations." Then "we" shouldn't be writing articles about political decisions that are being justified on the basis of moral motivations. "[D]o you believe his private meetings with journalists and broadcasters and his talks with other senators were all an act and a sham?" Yes. "[A]re you that sure that he was so consumed by bitterness towards Trump that he used this as a lasting 'gotcha' moment?" Yes. That is exactly what I believe. Invoking God to justify small-minded political treachery is, itself, despicable. Mitt Romney is despicable. The kindest thing I can say about him at this point is that Romney has lied to us for so long, he may now be lying to himself and believing it. We don't have to believe it. And I don't.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: DVC 2/7/2020 10:48:35 AM (No. 310832)
I'm sorry, I do not believe Romney at all. How can he vote that there is no need for further witnesses since the case is so weak, and then vote that the President should be removed? Irreconcilable votes. And there is nothing to the Dems' charges, clearly, if you just read the transcript. I think that Romney is a petty, vindictive, hateful man who has been "slighted" by Trump (in his view) and took another opportunity to politically stab Trump in the back. He has diminished himself, and shown what a worthless political traitor he is. I hope he is permanently destroyed, politically.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: buckeye1 2/7/2020 10:52:23 AM (No. 310837)
I'm in agreement with Brown. The question was not Romney but Collins, Murkowski and Alexander who voted for the president albeit reluctantly. If any of those people sided with Mitch that would be something to be upset over. Mitt tends conservative/moderate and is wishy washy on issues such as abortion. He is our replacement for Mc Cain who was a master at disingenuous political talk. He is a insufferable clown who sanctimoniously wraps himself in his religion. But toss him out? No. Let the people of Utah toss him
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Reply 17 - Posted by: Jeremiah29_11 2/7/2020 10:53:29 AM (No. 310839)
I spent a lot of years in Strategic Air Command (SAC). The Commander-in-Chief, (I think a 3 star General but could have been 4) CINCSAC had a motto...”To error is human. Forgive divine. Neither of which is CINCSAC policy.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: JunkYardDog 2/7/2020 10:54:05 AM (No. 310840)
Mr. Brown, I'm afraid you are quite naive. Romney is LYING when he says he wrestled with his faith. He is an opportunist, always sailing his boat in whatever directing the prevailing winds of fortune are blowing. I know a liar when I see one and Romney is a LIAR.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: ARKfamily 2/7/2020 10:56:04 AM (No. 310843)
Okay, I read your article Michael Brown and I will give you credit for some of what you said. I still think Mitt Romney has a God problem as do all of the Democrats. If you are willing to stand with the Democrat party, who is trying to take God out of society, I think you have a God problem. You must not think much of God if you are so willing to take Him out of society. Let me make another point. If a mom who has children believes in abortion, mom must not think much of children or maybe her own children. As I said before, Democrats concern me a lot. Wisdom comes only from God and if you belong to the party that is trying to take Him out of society, I question your leadership. More than likely, your leadership is about leaning on your own understanding of things rather than His.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: southernboy 2/7/2020 11:03:15 AM (No. 310853)
How very broadminded of you, Michael!
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Reply 21 - Posted by: jeffkinnh 2/7/2020 11:04:51 AM (No. 310857)
Rummey IS entitled to vote his "conscience" and we can never truly know his motives. Nor can we truly know the validity of his "struggles". Rummey is also accountable for the decisions he makes. Rummey has the record of coming down on the wrong side of many issues, often the dem side. If he was a good man of conscience, he should declare himself a dem and have done with it. Of course he probably wouldn't have been elected Senator from Utah if he had done that and it is inconceivable that he doesn't know that. So he pushed aside his "conscience" to run as a Republican. Pretty convenient. Also, his "conscience" has the odor of Comey's "higher loyalty". I am better, more enlightened, than you. There are many fine, Republican church going, men of conscience in the Congress. NONE of them felt morally challenged by the circumstances to vote guilty. Rummey's vote and his explanation says that HE is better, of a deeper faith, than ALL the rest of them. Just a bit of arrogance there. It doesn't sit well on the shoulders of an man of faith. If Rummey truly thinks his faith informed his conscience in his decision, I STRONGLY question his ability to make such decisions. Again, he has a record of such "decisions". I wouldn't challenge his right to use his faith to make a decision. I will challenge the nature of his faith to come to continual wrong decisions and his implied notion that his faith is "better" than all the other Republicans. Personal faith is NOT unassailable. A decision based on individual "conscience" is not unassailable. Many people make choices based on these touchstones and are shown to be grievously wrong. Rummey is trying to use these touchstones to put himself above the fray. I deny him his right to do so.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: happywarrior 2/7/2020 11:07:22 AM (No. 310860)
I've been trying to find out how the Never Trumper Mitt fans on this board feel about him now and I guess "let's move on" is the answer.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: WhamDBambam 2/7/2020 11:13:23 AM (No. 310869)
Michael, you're not upset because you're gullible.
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Reply 24 - Posted by: qr4j 2/7/2020 11:14:57 AM (No. 310871)
I am not buying this article's premise that we don't know what is in Pierre Delecto's heart, so we shouldn't judge him. Pierre Delecto HIMSELF judged what was in Mr. Trump's heart. Pierre Delecto decided that Mr. Trump tried to interfere with an election -- that Mr. Trump just didn't explain his intentions very well in the telephone call -- that when Mr. Trump said "no quid pro quo" in telephone call, he really meant it. And there was NO evidence of illegal activity. And in America evidence is what we go by. So . . . Pierre Delecto has green-lighted my judging what I believe his motives were in voting against the President. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander! That knife Pierre Delecto used to stab Mr. Trump cuts both ways!
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Reply 25 - Posted by: gop_guys 2/7/2020 11:15:46 AM (No. 310873)
I’ve been in the Christian church all my life. I’ve known people who used to hide behind the “G_d told me” stuff. It’s like how can you argue with G_d, right? Once, during lead of ushers and greeters at my church, a woman said she wanted to see Pastor as she had a Prophetic word for the congregation. Pastor said, the Lord failed to tell me...so she didn’t speak. This is how I feel about Romney. He sided with the liars, cheaters, and those who bore false witness against President Trump. So no Mr Brown, Romney will never be vindicated!
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Reply 26 - Posted by: BarryNo 2/7/2020 11:16:49 AM (No. 310878)
Michael, he's a finger-licking, check-the-breeze political animal who tries to take cover under his 'faith' when he makes a selfish self-serving decision that people call him on. Its hypocrisy at the least, and God only knows if it is worse.
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Reply 27 - Posted by: JackBurton 2/7/2020 11:17:09 AM (No. 310879)
There were no crimes committed by the president. He was denied the right to confront his accuser. His legal representation was curtailed as was his right to have his defenders call witnesses. They didn't even have a full House vote to begin the investigation... Pelosi abused her position to delegate that to a committee. Voting against impeachment was the principled, intelligent, informed and right thing to do. Romney showed himself to be dumb. Stupid. i can tolerate that in a DMV employee. As a Senator, such a person can do too much damage. I'm upset.
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Reply 28 - Posted by: Lagniappe 2/7/2020 11:17:46 AM (No. 310882)
A long excuse for Romney's actions that was really a example of pure hate for everything Trump!
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Reply 29 - Posted by: Periwinkel 2/7/2020 11:20:25 AM (No. 310891)
Pierre Delecto is the new John McCain. Look for him to try to stick to President Trump every chance Pierre gets. Prepare for six/seven more years depending how you count Pierre's remaining term.
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Reply 30 - Posted by: Heraclitus 2/7/2020 11:35:29 AM (No. 310908)
According to McConnell, Pierre has been helpful to him, in terms of being an important vote in the thin Republican majority. He has been helping get conservative judges on the bench all over the place. Absolutely critical to saving the Nation from further degradation of our Constitutional order. For this, I will suspend any further condemnatory remarks... as if that matters. But I will hold back that fresh set of barbs I was about to hurl at Mitt OR Pierre. for now
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Reply 31 - Posted by: earlybird 2/7/2020 11:38:24 AM (No. 310911)
His opening turned me off. They need Romney’s Republican vote in the Senate. Other than that… No, I won’t move on.
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Reply 32 - Posted by: Strike3 2/7/2020 11:38:26 AM (No. 310912)
After that pathetic marshmallow introduction, the article doesn't get better. I don't care what Romney's logic was or what his conclusion is. He is dead wrong. He committed political suicide and he is not the only one who has done that in recent history. Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Jeff Flake, all voted their conscience and used twisted and hate-driven logic to do it. We no longer care about any of them. Of the group, some are dead, some don't realize what they did and some won't go away. I'm not upset with Mitt either. All he ever cost me was one wasted vote in 2012.
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Reply 33 - Posted by: earlybird 2/7/2020 11:43:05 AM (No. 310915)
This appears to be Dr. Michael Brown, who has a radio show. Michael L. Brown is a radio host, author, professor and noted proponent of Messianic Judaism, Christian Zionism, and the Charismatic Movement.
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Reply 34 - Posted by: cold porridge 2/7/2020 11:43:05 AM (No. 310916)
"We can categorically differ with his decisions. But we cannot judge his motivations." But that is exactly what Mittens did with President Trump. I don't buy Mitt's "soul searching, religious convictions" any more than I bought Pelosi's stating the impeachment was a "solemn sad occasion." Both were most likely predetermined.
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Reply 35 - Posted by: janjan 2/7/2020 11:43:54 AM (No. 310918)
If people want to believe that this was a religious experience for Romney they are free to do so. I do not. And most liberals are anti-religious unless you are a Muslim so that was certainly not their motivation for falling all over him. And yes, we can judge his actions (without caring about his motives). He is not Joe Blow on the street. He is a US Senator and what he says and does have consequences for the entire country. He voted guilty with a complete lack of evidence and when he knew well that this was an invented political scam to unseat an elected President. So no. He is not forgiven.
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Reply 36 - Posted by: TXknitter 2/7/2020 11:45:49 AM (No. 310922)
Well, #32, McConnell will say that in public. I do not believe for one minute that Mitch trusts Mitt as far as he could throw him. He will tolerate him for his vote but he knows if Utah voters have ANY sense, Mitt will be tossed out.
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Reply 37 - Posted by: Sorosisbehindit 2/7/2020 11:51:37 AM (No. 310926)
I believe he had sleepless nights. I believe he did what he did for the sake of his children. Biden, Kerry, Pelosi and Romney all had sons collecting their laundered bribes over in the Ukraine.
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Reply 38 - Posted by: Shmowry1 2/7/2020 11:52:21 AM (No. 310928)
Wrong on every level. Mitt Romney took all of the sophistry and propaganda of the left (which he had cozied up to the last couple of years) and cloaked it in his own spirituality. Neither of his explanations were original. They were cookie cutter leftist talking points pushed by the media and elevated to the level of spiritual by someone who prayed about it. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
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Reply 39 - Posted by: Citoyen 2/7/2020 11:56:18 AM (No. 310933)
I agree that one cannot know what is in the mind and heart of Mitt Romney but surely the author can admit that anyone with a brain can examine the evidence and come to the conclusion that Romney's vote to convict was malign, vindictive and personal. Not once has Romney expressed concern, let alone disgust, over the totally partisan way the House conducted the impeachment hearings. No complaints about the how President Trump and the Republicans were denied their witnesses. Romney was silent how the President was denied an effective defense. Prior to that unconstitutional debacle I'm unaware that Romney ever condemned the outrageous conduct of Obama's administration prior and after the Trump/s election. From the moment Romney was seated in the Senate he has consistently condemned the President whenever possible, never has he condemned the atrocious conduct of the Democrats. As to the majority of his Senate votes in support of the president's policies, so what. The evidence is clear that Romney ran for senator to be a thorn in the side of President Trump. He was 71 when he ran as a carpetbagger with great name recognition in Utah. He knew he could never beat Trump in a primary for the 2020 run. On election day of 2024 he will be 77 so any chance of being that year's presidential candidate is nil. His political career ends with him being the junior senator from a small state. The only political effect he has is to be a constant critic of President Trump. Politics is personal. Romney hates Trump. That hatred is why he voted to convict.
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Reply 40 - Posted by: JDPA 2/7/2020 12:01:39 PM (No. 310935)
Apparently, when Pierre prays he is magically enabled to impute - without evidence from a telephone call - criminal motives to the president. The overwhelming actual evidence however, is that Pierre's position on this is consistent with his animus for this president which he has held from the outset. Very convenient indeed. He hid behind Pierre Delecto and is now hiding behind his religion. Ascribing his animus to his religion is disgusting.
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Reply 41 - Posted by: Sandpiper 2/7/2020 12:02:51 PM (No. 310937)
Hey - it’s fine that Mitt followed his conscience in voting against the president. But he justified his decision by his FAITH, which is MY faith, and I haven’t come to the same conclusions AT ALL! By backing up all of his considerations by scripture, hymns, quotes from our church leaders and finally prayer, the implication is that if you are faithful and prayerful his is the correct conclusion. To decide differently then (subtly) implies everyone else is wrong? THAT is infuriating! He doesn’t have the right to justify his decision with my faith! Fine - say you prayed about it and got an answer but don’t drag MY religion into it. And by the way - where were his high principles when Obama was president?
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Reply 42 - Posted by: Vaquero45 2/7/2020 12:03:53 PM (No. 310938)
Memo to Michael Brown: Shut up, fool.
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Reply 43 - Posted by: Connor 2/7/2020 12:23:19 PM (No. 310965)
This has nothing to do with religion. He is consumed with burning hate for Trump. Trump humiliated him when he wanted to be Secretary of State. He said Mitt wanted the job so bad he would get down on his knees if he told him to.
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Reply 44 - Posted by: Philipsonh 2/7/2020 12:38:26 PM (No. 310998)
The author needs to look at what Romney SAYS about climate change and how he lives his life, with multiple mansions, cars, planes, etc. Romney is the ultimate hypocrite and sore loser. He HATES.
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Reply 45 - Posted by: Smart11344 2/7/2020 12:38:41 PM (No. 310999)
I wonder is the LDS (Mormons) are proud of this clown. Is he paying the 10% tithe the Mormon Church requires?
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Reply 46 - Posted by: clayusmcret 2/7/2020 12:45:05 PM (No. 311005)
That pregnant pause he took while he was reading his decision to vote against Trump wasn't emotion catching up with him. It was him thinking, "Am I really going to do this? Am I going to run a spike through my own head with this vote? Do I hate Trump that much? Rats!! I can't back out. I already gave Chris Wallace the interview saying I was voting to convict Trump. Wallace will crucify me with that video. Oh well. In for a penny, in for a pound." And Pierre Delecto hiding his spiteful, backstabbing decision behind religion was despicable.
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Reply 47 - Posted by: gam 2/7/2020 12:58:52 PM (No. 311030)
That would be B as in Burisma.
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Reply 48 - Posted by: Krause 2/7/2020 1:03:03 PM (No. 311034)
All I have is the transcript, and know that the President of Ukraine said there was no pressure. So, where in the transcript are the 'pressure' words? Did Zelensky lie when he said there was no pressure? Did Zelensky know the aid was on hold, or not?
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Reply 49 - Posted by: kono 2/7/2020 1:15:19 PM (No. 311049)
" We can categorically differ with his decisions. But we cannot judge his motivations." Although most people enjoy the benefit of the doubt on which our "innocent until proven guilty" standard rests, millennia of experience has shown that most politicians' actions flow from political reasoning (or perhaps more directly, from calculation) rather than moral discernment. A cynical view of political decision-making seems more than justified. The reason I'm not upset with Mitt Romney's 'guilty' vote, is that, to me it's just Mitt being Mitt. And by now most people have seen what that means and are not fooled by the political rhetoric
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Reply 50 - Posted by: Sunhan65 2/7/2020 1:32:50 PM (No. 311079)
I wish there was a "Really Like" button on this thread so I could click it for #25 and #36. They hit an essential point dead on. Why are Mitt's motivations exempt from judgement, but President Trump's are not? Assume everything that the hearsay non-witnesses has said is true. So what. Attempting to uncover corruption is a good thing, no matter who does it or why. However, President Trump didn't just have a moral imperative to insist that the Ukraine investige corruption as a condition of U.S. aid; he had a legal obligation to do so. If President Trump had ignored publicly-available statements and evidence just because they involve a potential political rival, he would have been derelict in his duty. And if we apply the author's twisted logic that suffering negative consequences equates to moral motivations, who has suffered more from making that call than the President? The easy political path would have been to look the other and avoid all this. President Trump took the harder road and has been vilified for it. If Mitt Romney were an honest man, he would have recognized that his political adversary had acted correctly here and acquitted him. But he isn't, and he didn't.
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Reply 51 - Posted by: DVC 2/7/2020 1:43:40 PM (No. 311097)
Mitch McConnell said it well, something along the lines of "I am in the business of confirming judges and passing bills in the Senate. I can't afford to be doing things that might feel good now, but would harm my future work in confirming judges and passing bills".. Certainly not an accurate quote, but that is the gist of his comment. And McConnell makes a good point. The judges that Trump is appointing will truly change the playing field for decades, strengthen our Constitution, and make it much easier to keep out country to what the Founding Fathers wanted, and prevent the leftists from wrecking it. We need backstabber Romney's vote to pass judges, so we have to keep him for now, and actually hope that he DOESN'T become a Dem. But we don't have to like him, or trust him. Maybe after November, his vote won't be so important, if we can gain a few Senate seats.
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Reply 52 - Posted by: Moritz55 2/7/2020 2:07:17 PM (No. 311122)
I don’t despise Mitt Romney for what he did. I pity him for letting his antipathy toward President Trump warp his perspective.
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Reply 53 - Posted by: Ketchuplover 2/7/2020 2:15:15 PM (No. 311130)
At any rate, Romney has certainly given the President motivation to investigate his connections to Ukraine.
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Reply 54 - Posted by: Chuzzles 2/7/2020 2:20:22 PM (No. 311134)
Another Romney apologist heard from. Sorry Dude, but this guy is a sleaze and he needs to pay for his betrayals and for wanting to railroad an innocent man based solely on hurt feelz and envy. Even Utah GOP is having regrets. I don't believe I have ever seen them tweet their feelings like that before. Townhall is way too full of cucks and spineless pundits for my taste anymore. Ignoring our feelings on a national level is why you all are not so believed anymore. The reason that both sides of the aisle get away with their misdeeds and actual criminal behavior is because of the squishy cucks and Leftists protecting them. Romney is done, stick a fork in him.
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Reply 55 - Posted by: Hard Nard 2/7/2020 3:04:49 PM (No. 311179)
With the President acquitted the investigation into those at the Burisma trough can be continued. This includes Romneys' son, the sole reason for any of this impeachment nonsense. If allowed to be completed a large number of our politicians and their clan will be behind bars.
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Reply 56 - Posted by: Lucky5 2/7/2020 3:38:55 PM (No. 311212)
He is a dishonest tosser. Would an honest man of made up the ridiculous twitter account like he did?
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Reply 57 - Posted by: ClintW 2/7/2020 5:05:38 PM (No. 311291)
Reaching to the heaven sphere because he is so conflicted on reaching a verdict?? Sounds like reasonable doubt to me. BTW, we are supposed to accept Mitt's true motivation at face value, while he ignores the transcript evidence and Trump's reasoning on Ukraine corruption?
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Reply 58 - Posted by: MickTurn 2/7/2020 8:18:10 PM (No. 311492)
Yea, you're right, Mittens will do a great job cleaning up the Senate Restroom...Wanna Towel?
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President Trump, in his White House coronavirus task force briefing Thursday, appeared to suggest that light and disinfectants might have the potential to treat the coronavirus — prompting a number of stories condemning the comments, others seeking to defend the president and a scathing tweet from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The comments even prompted a statement from Reckitt Benckiser Group, the makers of Lysol, warning against improper use of disinfectant products. "As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route)," the company said
Antibody Testing:
Proves We've Been Had!
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Posted by Toledo 4/24/2020 7:59:03 AM Post Reply
There is simply no other way to state this. Nearly everything we’ve been told about models, rates of infection, deaths, and recoveries was inaccurate. I’m not here to argue that it was malfeasance or ignorance — both are unacceptable. But the one thing that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s stunning announcement made clear on Thursday is that there are some pretty shocking — and what should be — reassuring truths. Cuomo announced that antibody testing in New York state, which only began four days previous, was already demonstrating that at minimum 13.9% of New Yorkers, had COVID-19 late stage antibodies.
Kanye West Goes All in for Trump:
I Won’t be Told Who to Vote for
Because of My Skin Color
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Posted by Toledo 4/16/2020 8:55:58 AM Post Reply
Rap icon and fashion mogul Kayne West told GQ magazine that he is “definitely voting” in November and intends to support President Donald Trump and urges black Americans to ignore the media’s manipulative messaging. During the wide-ranging interview published in the men’s magazine on Wednesday, West explained his decision to support President Trump and don his red “Make America Great Again” cap. GQ asked if the Grammy-winner considered himself a “forward thinker.”
Hate Mail From Black People 15 replies
Posted by Toledo 4/16/2020 7:35:56 AM Post Reply
CNN host Chris Cuomo recently complained about his job. "I don't like what I do," he said. It seems that Cuomo, out in public, gets some negative feedback: "I don't want some jackass, loser, fat-tire biker being able to pull over and get in my face and in my space and talk bulls--t to me. I don't want to hear it." Cuomo complained that as "a celebrity" he cannot "tell you to go to hell, to shut your mouth." Poor Cuomo; the stress of his reportedly $6 million a year gig must be unbearable. No doubt U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who is black,
Why Did New York’s Coronavirus
Death Count Just Spike?
21 replies
Posted by Toledo 4/16/2020 7:33:09 AM Post Reply
"It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes." It may have been Stalin and it may have been Napoleon. It may have been Boss Tweed. Regardless of the original source, this truism describes government corruption and manipulation to perfection. Even in the face of a global pandemic and an unprecedented government-ordered economic shutdown, politicians are using their power to corrupt vital needed data regarding the Chinese coronavirus and its deadly toll on Americans. The latest escapade comes from America's "ground zero" for COVID-19 infections, New York, where the death tally just surpassed 10,000. Or did it?
Churches Could Play Leading Role
In Reopening America
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Posted by Toledo 4/15/2020 8:15:03 AM Post Reply
In the fight between the governors and President Trump over who has the authority to re-open America, the politicians have it wrong. It’s not the politicians who have the power to re-open America, or at least the parts that are now closed. It’s individuals, families, businesses, and religious congregations. The politicians can help by eventually lifting lockdown orders and school closures. That will make it easier for individuals, families, businesses, and religious congregations to resume more normal patterns of activity without the hassle of a legal challenge.
America Still a Global Leader
Even in a Time of Crisis
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Posted by Toledo 4/2/2020 7:38:08 AM Post Reply
A current global myth alleges that America under the Trump administration is not leading the world fight against the coronavirus in its accustomed role as the postwar global leader. Yet the U.S. was the first major nation to issue a travel ban on flights from China, with Donald Trump making that announcement on Jan. 31. That was a bold act. It likely saved thousands endangered by Chinese perfidy and soon became a global model. None of the ban's loud critics are today demanding it be rescinded.
Our Super Smart Elite Shines
During This Pandemic!
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Posted by Toledo 4/2/2020 7:35:35 AM Post Reply
We Americans are truly blessed by having a mainstream media full of brilliant renaissance men, women, and gender non-specific entities who are masters of so many varied and intermittently useful skills and who are eager to share their knowledge with us benighted souls. The pandemic has revealed that every urban Twitter blue check scribbler, MSNBCNN panelist, NYT/WaPo doofus, and barely legal “senior editor” of a website you never heard of, is a Nobel Prize-winning epidemiologist, a master logistician, and a diversity consultant too boot. They may all be lousy journalists, but damn it, they are also lousy at other jobs that they didn’t even pretend to train to do.
Trump says Iran planning 'sneak attack'
on US troops, assets in Iraq
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Posted by Toledo 4/1/2020 1:33:51 PM Post Reply
President Trump said Wednesday that Iran is planning a "sneak attack" on U.S. troops or "assets" in Iraq, warning the country will pay a "heavy price" if this happens. The president made the abrupt announcement in a tweet Wednesday afternoon, coming amid lingering tensions between the two countries over past confrontations as well as the coronavirus pandemic. "Upon information and belief, Iran or its proxies are planning a sneak attack on U.S. troops and/or assets in Iraq. If this happens, Iran will pay a very heavy price, indeed!" Trump tweeted.
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Biden's Incoherence Just Hit Critical Mass,
This Is Scary Awful
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Posted by Dreadnought 3/8/2021 11:45:49 PM Post Reply
As we reported two days ago, Joe Biden completely made no sense when he was trying to explain the Wuhan coronavirus relief bill. It was really bad and it explains why they’re afraid to have him deliver an address to Congress or do any kind of a real solo press conference, because at this point they have to be afraid this is all going to fall apart if he does anything live and this all becomes too obvious to the American people. But there’s only so long that they can hold this off. And it’s getting worse, as video today revealed. Biden was holding an event to announce the nomination
‘Huge Development’: Democrat Sen. Joe
Manchin Starts To Crack On Filibuster,
Signals Openness To Change
41 replies
Posted by Imright 3/8/2021 12:32:41 AM Post Reply
Democrat Senator Joe Manchin (WV) appears to have started to shift his views on the filibuster with remarks that he made on two news shows on Sunday morning.The shift from Manchin comes after he has repeatedly stated that he would not vote to end the filibuster, despite pressure from the far-Left. During the interviews on Sunday, Manchin repeatedly claimed that he was not open to ending the filibuster because he did not want to strip the minority party of their power in the Senate, but signaled that he was open to changing it.Fox News host Chris Wallace asked Manchin if he would consider “reforming the filibuster” if “Republicans
Evangelicals For Biden ‘Feel Used And Betrayed’
By Biden Fulfilling His Radical Abortion Promises
37 replies
Posted by Calvinesq 3/8/2021 10:37:51 AM Post Reply
In an open letter released Sunday, Pro-Life Evangelicals for Biden urged him to “honor his commitment” and include the Hyde Amendment in Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 spending package, writing “we feel used and betrayed.” The letter states: We are very disappointed about the COVID-19 relief package’s exclusion of the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding bipartisan policy that prevents taxpayer funding for abortion. [snip] As pro-life leaders in the evangelical community, we publicly supported President Biden’s candidacy with the understanding that there would be engagement [with] us on the issue of abortion and particularly the Hyde Amendment
Meghan Markle reveals her true
self in Oprah interview
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Posted by Imright 3/8/2021 9:11:10 AM Post Reply
If you had any doubts that Meghan Markle is a manipulative piece of work, her bombshell Oprah interview Sunday night dumping on the British monarchy would set you straight. Prince Harry’s American wife accused his family of hateful racism against her baby, claimed they refused to protect her and drove her to the point of suicide.She made the incendiary and implausible charge that when she was pregnant with Archie, the royal family decreed that her unborn son would be denied the title of “prince” because her mixed race meant he might have dark skin.
Biden’s German Shepherds Shipped Back
to Delaware After ‘Biting Incident’
Involving White House Security
31 replies
Posted by Imright 3/8/2021 11:38:50 PM Post Reply
Joe and Jill Biden’s German Shepherds were shipped back to Delaware after a “biting incident” involving White House security, CNN reported.Major was adopted by Joe Biden and his handler wife Jill in 2018 from an animal shelter.Major and Champ moved into the White House in January and they’re already gone. The condition of the victim was not disclosed but it was serious enough to remove both dogs from the White House.CNN reported: The two German Shepherds belonging to President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were returned to the Biden family home in Delaware last week
Pelosi’s HR1 bill a blatant power grab for Democrats 30 replies
Posted by FlyRight 3/8/2021 5:28:52 AM Post Reply
Nancy Pelosi’s top priority is to turn America into a one-party nation ruled by Democrats. Her bill HR 1 trashes the U.S. Constitution in an attempt to rig the system and make it virtually impossible to elect a Republican president or Congress again. It’s a power grab. The bill eviscerates state voting laws and forces all the states to conform to a set of rules that includes automatic voter registration. Anyone who goes to a DMV or applies for food stamps, Medicaid or other social services, or attends a public college will be automatically enrolled to vote. Noncitizens are obligated to identify themselves and opt out,
Biden seems to forget defense
secretary’s name, calls him
'the guy who runs that outfit'
29 replies
Posted by Ribicon 3/8/2021 8:37:17 PM Post Reply
President Biden on Monday seemed to forget Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s name at a White House event—calling the Pentagon chief “the guy who runs that outfit over there.” Biden was announcing the nomination of two female generals to lead US military combatant commands. “And I want to thank the sec—the, the, ah former general. I keep calling him general, but my, my—the guy who runs that outfit over there,” Biden said.(Snip) Earlier at the event, Biden mentioned the Defense Department leader by his name, “Secretary Austin,” while appearing to read from a teleprompter.
Oprah interview bombshells: Meghan claims
she was suicidal when she was five months
pregnant, Kate made HER cry and Royals
refused to make Archie a prince because
they were worried how 'dark' he would be
27 replies
Posted by Imright 3/8/2021 8:21:02 AM Post Reply
The Royal Family was left reeling this morning after Meghan Markle tearfully revealed that the stress of royal life made her suicidal when she was five months pregnant, claimed Archie was denied the title of prince because he is mixed-race and said Kate Middleton made her cry before she married Harry in a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.The couple also chose to reveal that they are having a baby girl to the tens of millions of people watching the CBS show broadcast in the US before accusing the Royal Family of racism and revealing the deep rift 'Megxit' has caused with Prince Charles and Prince William.
Meghan Markle openly
accuses the Royals
of racism
26 replies
Posted by Magnante 3/8/2021 5:26:07 AM Post Reply
I’m probably second to none in my dislike for Meghan Markle. There’s something unattractive about a mature woman marrying into the British Royal family with one of the world’s most expensive weddings, hanging out with the Queen, living in insane luxury…and then whining non-stop about the horror of her life. There’s something even less appealing when that woman accuses the Royal family of race hatred. And the problem is that, when it comes to that left-wing diva, Meghan Markle, it’s hard to believe most of what she says. After weeks of hype, CBS finally televised Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah.
Watch: John Solomon Gives Stunning Update
in Durham’s ‘Russiagate’ Investigation
24 replies
Posted by Imright 3/8/2021 4:56:55 PM Post Reply
Without question, the vast majority of Americans who support former President Donald Trump were angry and frustrated throughout 2020 passed with barely a mention of then-U.S. Attorney John Durham’s criminal investigation into the FBI’s fraudulent “Russiagate” counterterrorism operation directed at his 2016 campaign.In the weeks before the November election, word got out that then-Attorney General William Barr wasn’t going to announce any indictments or even a report on Durham’s investigation because he did not want to influence the outcome.So far, in fact, the only indictment to come out of the Durham probe is that of former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who essentially got a slap on the wrist
Democrats renew calls to remove
J. Edgar Hoover's name from FBI building
24 replies
Posted by Ribicon 3/8/2021 2:56:29 PM Post Reply
Rep. Steve Cohen vowed to renew the push to remove former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s name from the bureau’s downtown Washington headquarters, according to an interview released Monday. Appearing on Yahoo! News’ Skullduggery podcast, the Tennessee Democrat said the effort is getting a fresh look after the release of a new movie highlighting the FBI’s secret program to discredit civil rights activists. The Washington Times in 2019 first reported Democrats’ bid to strip the longtime FBI director’s name from the bureau’s headquarters. Mr. Cohen said the impetus to revive the bid is the new movie, “Judas and the Black Messiah.” The movie details
Jill Biden, the Meghan Markle
in the WH, is egregiously
guilty of elder abuse
23 replies
Posted by Magnante 3/9/2021 4:40:38 AM Post Reply
“There must have been a moment, at the beginning, when we could have said –-no. But somehow we missed it.” Tom Stoppard The millions of Americans who were paying attention throughout the 2020 election campaign all became painfully aware of the fact that Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities were slipping and slipping fast. His wife, as the person closest to him, should have been the one to call the campaign quits in order to reduce stress on the man. Instead, apparently so anxious to become the First Lady by any means necessary, Mrs. Biden continued to push her failing husband’s campaign forward as if he were mentally qualified.
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