Recent content by OldGringo

Your comment is that "the FISA system does not investigate crime" is something I would like to comment upon. Yes and no and here is why. The subject of government spying on US Citizens is a pretty big deal. Back in the 60s,70s. we saw multiple agencies including the operation CHAOS was...

Well, I basically agree, but I have not seen that footnote. I think you are correct that it takes more than a footnote saying it was originally a political document. At the point the FBI knew Steele was meeting with 2 or more media outlets to try and get it published before the election, then I...

Getting back to the abuse. Just saying we can never miss an opportunity to condemn this conduct.

I think a lot of people do not believe in the deep state or climate change or subliminal messages in advertising, mostly because they do not understand these concepts and how they affect our everyday lives. The Kennedy assignation resulted in all kinds of theories that the CIA had Kennedy...

Ray. I must disagree a little bit. "Opposition research" paid for by the other side might every well be the basis or starting point for probable cause. It just does not reach the credibility threshold all by itself. What they should have done is verified enough of the dossier to show that...

I am curious where Jillian got her facts on the NRA story. I read dozens of on line articles and they all led back to the one guy Aleksandr Torshin who is a lifetime NRA member. There are about 5 million NRA members and all you have to do right now is send them a $500.00 donation and poof your...

There are college students all across the nation who will now miss that question on their constitutional law exam. They will now have firmly implanted in the neural pathways of their brains the fact that the Russians gave us the Second Amendment. Before today many of them still thought it was...

Oh that's Ok. New guys enjoys banter and takes no offense. As Jeff Cooper would say, "you are only outgunned when you miss".

I am sorry lewdog, I was not clear. I was referring to the lead article where is claims, that "sources familiar with this case told the NYT and Washington post... either somebody who actually had access to the supporting documents revealed that data. So, it would appear that somebody disclosed...

Does anybody know if they have audible recordings or court reporters present for FISA hearings or presentations to the judge? The oral guarantees made by the lawyers presenting the application would be critical to what actually happened if it not fully spelled out in the application and...

I am new to this forum and really appreciate both the well thought out opinions and the tongue in cheek humor. One thing that always strikes me as odd is that so many people place so much trust on a media outlet who prints some story by saying "we have 9 secret sources close to the...