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wheelnut wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:43 pm Or is this just another US political witch-hunt?
All US politics is witchhunting.

And UK politics is heading that way too.
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ZRX61 wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 4:15 pm GOP wasted no time in announcing the oversight committee will be going after the Bidens... & now they have evidence tying Hunter to human trafficking.
I have no idea what any of that means. Nada.
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wheelnut wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:43 pm
ZRX61 wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 4:15 pm GOP wasted no time in announcing the oversight committee will be going after the Bidens... & now they have evidence tying Hunter to human trafficking.
Is Hunter Biden an elected official, or running for an office? If not, then what have his actions got to do with anything? If there’s evidence that he’s committed a crime then pass it to the police and let them get on with it.

Or is this just another US political witch-hunt?
Accusation is that he provided access to Daddio, Veep at the time, for cash. So yeah it would be politically significant if true.
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The US media wasted no time in announcing that it was merely political theater, but seem unable/unwilling to realize that the entire Trump witchhunt was exactly the same... On the upside, the main news programs are now mentioning the Hunter Biden issue for the first time after they fell for the FBI promoted bullshit that his laptop was Russian propaganda... That the FBI started just before the last election...
So we didn't have Russian collusion/election interference... we actually had FBI election interference. Multiple FBI whistleblowers gonna be testifying after January.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:45 pm
wheelnut wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:43 pm
ZRX61 wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 4:15 pm GOP wasted no time in announcing the oversight committee will be going after the Bidens... & now they have evidence tying Hunter to human trafficking.
Is Hunter Biden an elected official, or running for an office? If not, then what have his actions got to do with anything? If there’s evidence that he’s committed a crime then pass it to the police and let them get on with it.

Or is this just another US political witch-hunt?
Accusation is that he provided access to Daddio, Veep at the time, for cash. So yeah it would be politically significant if true.
Paying money for access and influence over political movers and shakers is an issue in the USA? LOL. It's an established industry here and there. We have politicians flying off on jollies to foreign parts, lobbyists with parliamentary passes, campaign donations etc etc. I'm surprised it's an issue.
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Count Steer wrote: Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:41 am I'm surprised it's an issue.
I think it's only an issue when the other side are doing it.
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Potter wrote: Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:52 am
Count Steer wrote: Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:41 am I'm surprised it's an issue.
I think it's only an issue when the other side are doing it.
Access to the President? Amateurs!

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This is the kind of story I like.
BBC News - Alan MacMasters: How the great toaster hoax was exposed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/the-reporters-63622746
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Count Steer wrote: Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:41 am
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:45 pm
wheelnut wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:43 pm

Is Hunter Biden an elected official, or running for an office? If not, then what have his actions got to do with anything? If there’s evidence that he’s committed a crime then pass it to the police and let them get on with it.

Or is this just another US political witch-hunt?
Accusation is that he provided access to Daddio, Veep at the time, for cash. So yeah it would be politically significant if true.
Paying money for access and influence over political movers and shakers is an issue in the USA? LOL. It's an established industry here and there. We have politicians flying off on jollies to foreign parts, lobbyists with parliamentary passes, campaign donations etc etc. I'm surprised it's an issue.
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Count Steer wrote: Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:41 am Paying money for access and influence over political movers and shakers is an issue in the USA? LOL. It's an established industry here and there. We have politicians flying off on jollies to foreign parts, lobbyists with parliamentary passes, campaign donations etc etc. I'm surprised it's an issue.
I think it was nice that crack head prostitute client Hunter decided to keep details of all this shady family bullshit on the computer he forgot he dropped off for repair... & this is "The smartest man I know" according to Joe Biden.

The FBI have had all the info AND the laptop for about two years now.. & they can't deny what's on it because other people also have copies of it.

First, it wasn’t Hunter’s laptop.
Then they admitted it was his laptop, but argued it was Russian “disinformation.”
Then they admitted it wasn’t disinformation, but assured us Joe Biden wasn’t involved.
Now, it looks like Joe was involved, but they’re telling us he did nothing wrong (even though the emails & other documents show he was in it up to his neck).

Care to guess what the next excuse will be?
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ZRX61 wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 6:17 am Care to guess what the next excuse will be?
Well. If they can spin it out for another two years* they can just sweep it under the carpet: "Joe's not president mow so it doesn't really matter any more."


* Or another couple of months: "Joe's an old man suffering from dementia, He's not president mow so it doesn't really matter any more."
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Fauci appeared at a WH presser briefing today to talk about his impending retirement & said he'd take questions... Then someone asked one that Karine Jean-Pierre (WH Press Sec) didn't like, at which point she came unglued at the podium & shut it down.
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ZRX61 wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 1:05 am Fauci appeared at a WH presser briefing today to talk about his impending retirement & said he'd take questions... Then someone asked one that Karine Jean-Pierre (WH Press Sec) didn't like, at which point she came unglued at the podium & shut it down.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that the SNP cannot hold another independence referendum without the UK governments consent.

Wee Krankie is going to be spitting thistles!
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Yambo wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:45 am The Supreme Court has ruled that the SNP cannot hold another independence referendum without the UK governments consent.

Wee Krankie is going to be spitting thistles!
Who'd ave thunked dat? Law iz da law afteralls.

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Cut em loose, and build a wall!

Scotland contributes less to and takes more from the whole UK economy than it's fair share. If they really want independence then let them have it, but that means no special deals. We will have significant costs (setting up border crossing points, moving Faslane to Plymouth, etc), but when they recognise the enormity of what the Poison Dwarf is foisting on them they will reconsider. And we will take them back, but on our terms!
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They're over represented in Parliament too, the bastards!
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Cousin Jack wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 2:57 pm Cut em loose, and build a wall!

Scotland contributes less to and takes more from the whole UK economy than it's fair share. If they really want independence then let them have it, but that means no special deals. We will have significant costs (setting up border crossing points, moving Faslane to Plymouth, etc), but when they recognise the enormity of what the Poison Dwarf is foisting on them they will reconsider. And we will take them back, but on our terms!
You tell 'em Jack! Hadrian would be proud. :thumbup:

When you say 'contributes less too' I assume you've factored in all the money from their oil and gas that went kerrrrching! into the Westminster coffers? (Which they took good care of, just like Norway has.....Oh. Hang on...) :lol:
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Cousin Jack wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 2:57 pm Cut em loose, and build a wall!

Scotland contributes less to and takes more from the whole UK economy than it's fair share. If they really want independence then let them have it, but that means no special deals. We will have significant costs (setting up border crossing points, moving Faslane to Plymouth, etc), but when they recognise the enormity of what the Poison Dwarf is foisting on them they will reconsider. And we will take them back, but on our terms!
How does that viewpoint relate to your sig about remembering An Gof?