Is anyone as sick of this as I am--FBI director Comey breaks FBI-DOJ protocol

[Divine Wind]

Look at all the votes Trump got in the primaries. The number of people who flock to his rallies. I think he's the most popular republican since Reagan.

1) Trump isn't a "Republican" anymore than Bernie is a "Democrat".

2) The popularity of both Trump and Bernie is a display of how fed-up American voters are with the status quo. Both epitomize the same feelings that got Obama elected: a desire for "hope and change". Hillary optimizes the same thing the LWers declared about McCain in 2008; "McSame". She is a solid member of the establishment elite. A vote for her is a vote for "mcsame".

3) Likewise, a vote for Trump is a vote against the establishment elite. It's not so much that voters like Trump, trust Trump or think he's the best candidate for the job. It's more, IMHO, that they are tired of the same old bullshit and are voicing "I'm mad as hell and I can't take it anymore!" They're voting for Trump because he's the only person of the two who represents a break from the same old Washington Bullshit.

 

[PredFan]

Hillary's compulsive fear of wieners is now all but confirmed.

 

[Onyx]

Anyone that hasn't realized this is a bought and paid for election stunt needs to be reevaluated for mental retardation.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

2) The popularity of both Trump and Bernie is a display of how fed-up American voters are with the status quo. Both epitomize the same feelings that got Obama elected: a desire for "hope and change". Hillary optimizes the same thing the LWers declared about McCain in 2008; "McSame". She is a solid member of the establishment elite. A vote for her is a vote for "mcsame".

Absolutely. People question how we elected the most un-trustable and most disliked people to run for the presidency. Well.........if that's how people feel about the candidates they elected, think of what they thought about the candidates that didn't make it!

 

[Rustic]

Here 10 days before a National Election we have the FBI director Comey send a letter to 8 Republican house members. He didn't send it to ANY House Democrats. He makes a very loose statement that they are reopening a case that was settled 3 months ago, after a year long investigation, based on emails that didn't come from Hillary Clinton's server. He admits he doesn't know what they contain, he admits they may not even be significant. These emails may be duplicates of what the FBI has already seen, as her aid,
Huma Abedin testified to the FBI that she often forwarded emails to her server to print them out. That may not be considered classified information, and he sent out a letter like this 10 days prior to a National Election--after being advised by his aids not to do this. He offers no explanation of clarity, nothing other than a very loose statement.

Comey breaks DOJ and FBI protocol in doing this, as he did it within 60 days of a National Election.

"Matthew Miller, a former chief spokesman for the Justice Department, was dismayed by the timing of Comey's letter. "Longstanding DOJ and FBI practice is you don't say anything publicly close to an election that can possibly influence that election," Miller said."

Comey, a career federal prosecutor who has served under both Republican and Democratic administrations, open to criticism from leaders in both parties that he was trying to influence the outcome of the presidential race. In an internal email to FBI employees, Comey wrote: "Of course, we don't ordinarily tell Congress about ongoing investigations, but here I feel an obligation to do so given that I testified repeatedly in recent months that our investigation was completed. I also think it would be misleading to the American people were we not to supplement the record."

"Without knowing how many emails are involved, who wrote them, when they were written or their subject matter, it's impossible to make any informed judgment on this development," said Feinstein, D-Calif. "The FBI has a history of extreme caution near Election Day so as not to influence the results. Today's break from that tradition is appalling."
The Associated Press acquired the email Friday night.
FBI investigating new emails for classified information - Toshiba

Bed wetter

 

[kaz]

Look at all the votes Trump got in the primaries. The number of people who flock to his rallies. I think he's the most popular republican since Reagan.

1) Trump isn't a "Republican" anymore than Bernie is a "Democrat".

2) The popularity of both Trump and Bernie is a display of how fed-up American voters are with the status quo. Both epitomize the same feelings that got Obama elected: a desire for "hope and change". Hillary optimizes the same thing the LWers declared about McCain in 2008; "McSame". She is a solid member of the establishment elite. A vote for her is a vote for "mcsame".

3) Likewise, a vote for Trump is a vote against the establishment elite. It's not so much that voters like Trump, trust Trump or think he's the best candidate for the job. It's more, IMHO, that they are tired of the same old bullshit and are voicing "I'm mad as hell and I can't take it anymore!" They're voting for Trump because he's the only person of the two who represents a break from the same old Washington Bullshit.

Bernie supports all the Democrat positions and endorsed the hack Democrat candidate, how is he not a Democrat?

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

New E mails that could perhaps possibly maybe appear to link Hillary Clinton to Ted Cruz's father at the grassy knoll in Dallas Texas have been found on a device owned by a cousin of someone who once met Huma Abedin .......Breaking on "Sludge"....

 

[Wry Catcher]

He sent the letter to Democrats also as reported by Wolf Biltzer. So the OP is pissed off about this because its close to the election but I'm sure the OP was elated when women come out of no where with bullshit stories about Trump right before the election. Comey is doing his job - finally. Deal with it!

bullshit stories? What evidence do you have to dispute the statements of these women? When framed by the comments made to Billy Bush, the credibility of these women is sustained.

 

[kaz]

What evidence do you have to dispute the statements of these women?

The ridiculous predictability liberal women suddenly recall being harassed by Republicans at the critical time. By turning sexual harassment into a political weapon, you're protecting actual sexual predators.

Nice job, why do you hate women?

 

[Kondor3]

Here 10 days before a National Election...

BEFORE an election is the very BEST time to make such announcements; the American People have a right to know, beforehand.

...we have the FBI director Comey send a letter to 8 Republican house members. He didn't send it to ANY House Democrats...

That's because he knew the Republicans could be trusted to pay attention to the matter.

That's because he knew the Democrats would have quietly swept the matter under the carpet and let it die a quiet death; not to be trusted in this matter.

We pay him to use his judgment in such matters.

He used his judgment to decide that the matter required Congressional attention, and reached out to those in Congress most likely to provide that attention.

No surprises there.

...He makes a very loose statement that they are reopening a case that was settled 3 months ago...

Never a Wrong Time to re-open a recent case when new material comes to light.

...after a year long investigation...

Irrelevant, with respect to new material.

...based on emails that didn't come from Hillary Clinton's server...

That's because the Clinton Mafia deleted them from Clinton's server; however, happily for the American People, copies of some of these appear to have surfaced, elsewhere.

...He admits he doesn't know what they contain, he admits they may not even be significant...

Sounds like an honest fellow to me; in the context of these admissions.

...These emails may be duplicates of what the FBI has already seen...

And then again, they may not.

...as her aid, Huma Abedin testified to the FBI that she often forwarded emails to her server to print them out...

Unwise, and, potentially, in violation of government policy or regulations or guidelines, and, potentially, in violation of Federal law.

...That may not be considered classified information...

And then again, it may be.

...and he sent out a letter like this 10 days prior to a National Election...

BEFORE an election is the very BEST time to make such announcements; the American People have a right to know, beforehand.

...after being advised by his aids not to do this...

He is under no obligation to heed that advice.

He is a Federal officer and is sworn to uphold both the letter and the spirit of United States law.

Bill Clinton's meeting on an airport tarmac with the US Attorney General, just prior to a Justice Dept statement that they chose not to prosecute, has tainted this case forever.

Comey is (1) covering his own ass and (2) proving to the American People that he is not withholding information from the American People during a political election cycle.

... He offers no explanation of clarity, nothing other than a very loose statement...

He is under no obligation to do so.

His actions speak far more loudly than words ever could.

...Comey breaks DOJ and FBI protocol in doing this...

When protocols might otherwise serve to shield corruption and potential lying under oath, once new evidence comes to light, public transparency is the correct choice.

...as he did it within 60 days of a National Election...

BEFORE an election is the very BEST time to make such announcements; the American People have a right to know, beforehand.

 

[Divine Wind]

she would have to win the office before she was impeached, I would hope she would go to prison before that, we dont want that homosexual of a running mate of hers acting president either.
Its time that the democrats go sit in a corner and think about what they have done. Start with Pelosi and Reid, they both need to be smacked on the nose with a rolled up newspaper and given a time out.

True about winning office. If she was running against almost anyone but Trump, there'd be a strong likelihood she'd never win the election. As it is, she's still the frontrunner.

Kaine isn't homosexual. He's more like "America's dad". A political version of Tom Hanks. He's a good man....for a Democrat.

How Tim Kaine Went From City Council To Vice Presidential Candidate

 

[Divine Wind]

I never believed Trump really wanted to be President. A septuagenarian billionaire who has spent his entire life feeding from a golden spoon and doing whatever the fuck he wants suddenly give it all up to be chained to a desk for 4-8 years? I doubt it.

Then why is he running?

Maybe Trump really feels he can make changes we need in our country. As you stated, if he won, he's probably the first President we had that would be taking a step down by living in the White House. Patriotism.........maybe......just maybe???????

I think he likes the limelight and, IMHO, was truly surprised he was the only one left standing at the RNC.

As for patriotism, I think Trump's ego is the driving force. For all we know, it was Trump who caused the bus tape to be released. If he loses without quitting, he can do exactly what he's been doing for the past year for the next 4+ years; enjoy his riches, enjoy being the center of attention and enjoy influencing politics. He's not a puppet; he's a puppet master. He won't swear an oath that requires him to have his strings pulled. He'd rather be outside the office pulling the strings of others.

I could be wrong, but that's been my read on him for months now.

 

[Divine Wind]

Bernie supports all the Democrat positions and endorsed the hack Democrat candidate, how is he not a Democrat?

Bernie is a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist. He's so far Left he makes the relatively hawkish one-percenter Hillary look Right.

Senator Bernie Sanders on Democratic Socialism in the United States - Bernie Sanders
If we are serious about transforming our country, if we are serious about rebuilding the middle class, if we are serious about reinvigorating our democracy, we need to develop a political movement which, once again, is prepared to take on and defeat a ruling class whose greed is destroying our nation. The billionaire class cannot have it all. Our government belongs to all of us, and not just the one percent.

We need to create a culture which, as Pope Francis reminds us, cannot just be based on the worship of money. We must not accept a nation in which billionaires compete as to the size of their super-yachts, while children in America go hungry and veterans sleep out on the streets.

Today, in America, we are the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, but few Americans know that because so much of the new income and wealth goes to the people on top. In fact, over the last 30 years, there has been a massive transfer of wealth – trillions of wealth – going from the middle class to the top one-tenth of 1 percent – a handful of people who have seen a doubling of the percentage of the wealth they own over that period.

Unbelievably, and grotesquely, the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns nearly as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.

 

[kaz]

Bernie supports all the Democrat positions and endorsed the hack Democrat candidate, how is he not a Democrat?

He's a self-admitted "Democratic Socialist". That's not the party line. He's so far Left he makes the relatively hawkish, One Percenter Hillary look Right.

How Tim Kaine Went From City Council To Vice Presidential Candidate
If we are serious about transforming our country, if we are serious about rebuilding the middle class, if we are serious about reinvigorating our democracy, we need to develop a political movement which, once again, is prepared to take on and defeat a ruling class whose greed is destroying our nation. The billionaire class cannot have it all. Our government belongs to all of us, and not just the one percent.

We need to create a culture which, as Pope Francis reminds us, cannot just be based on the worship of money. We must not accept a nation in which billionaires compete as to the size of their super-yachts, while children in America go hungry and veterans sleep out on the streets.

Today, in America, we are the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, but few Americans know that because so much of the new income and wealth goes to the people on top. In fact, over the last 30 years, there has been a massive transfer of wealth – trillions of wealth – going from the middle class to the top one-tenth of 1 percent – a handful of people who have seen a doubling of the percentage of the wealth they own over that period.

Unbelievably, and grotesquely, the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns nearly as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.

The only difference between Bernie and Hillary is Bernie wants to go faster.

Ask yourself this. Where would Hillary stop?

 

[Auld Phart]

Bernie supports all the Democrat positions and endorsed the hack Democrat candidate, how is he not a Democrat?

He's a self-admitted "Democratic Socialist". That's not the party line. He's so far Left he makes the relatively hawkish, One Percenter Hillary look Right.

How Tim Kaine Went From City Council To Vice Presidential Candidate
If we are serious about transforming our country, if we are serious about rebuilding the middle class, if we are serious about reinvigorating our democracy, we need to develop a political movement which, once again, is prepared to take on and defeat a ruling class whose greed is destroying our nation. The billionaire class cannot have it all. Our government belongs to all of us, and not just the one percent.

We need to create a culture which, as Pope Francis reminds us, cannot just be based on the worship of money. We must not accept a nation in which billionaires compete as to the size of their super-yachts, while children in America go hungry and veterans sleep out on the streets.

Today, in America, we are the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, but few Americans know that because so much of the new income and wealth goes to the people on top. In fact, over the last 30 years, there has been a massive transfer of wealth – trillions of wealth – going from the middle class to the top one-tenth of 1 percent – a handful of people who have seen a doubling of the percentage of the wealth they own over that period.

Unbelievably, and grotesquely, the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns nearly as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.

The only difference between Bernie and Hillary is Bernie wants to go faster.

Ask yourself this. Where would Hillary stop?

Ask yourself this. Where would Hillary stop?

at a brick wall?

 

[Lakhota]

The fate of the nation hangs on reckless FBI innuendos.

 

[TemplarKormac]

Here 10 days before a National Election we have the FBI director Comey send a letter to 8 Republican house members. He didn't send it to ANY House Democrats. He makes a very loose statement that they are reopening a case that was settled 3 months ago, after a year long investigation, based on emails that didn't come from Hillary Clinton's server. He admits he doesn't know what they contain, he admits they may not even be significant. These emails may be duplicates of what the FBI has already seen, as her aid,
Huma Abedin testified to the FBI that she often forwarded emails to her server to print them out. That may not be considered classified information, and he sent out a letter like this 10 days prior to a National Election--after being advised by his aids not to do this. He offers no explanation of clarity, nothing other than a very loose statement.

Comey breaks DOJ and FBI protocol in doing this, as he did it within 60 days of a National Election.

"Matthew Miller, a former chief spokesman for the Justice Department, was dismayed by the timing of Comey's letter. "Longstanding DOJ and FBI practice is you don't say anything publicly close to an election that can possibly influence that election," Miller said."

Comey, a career federal prosecutor who has served under both Republican and Democratic administrations, open to criticism from leaders in both parties that he was trying to influence the outcome of the presidential race. In an internal email to FBI employees, Comey wrote: "Of course, we don't ordinarily tell Congress about ongoing investigations, but here I feel an obligation to do so given that I testified repeatedly in recent months that our investigation was completed. I also think it would be misleading to the American people were we not to supplement the record."

"Without knowing how many emails are involved, who wrote them, when they were written or their subject matter, it's impossible to make any informed judgment on this development," said Feinstein, D-Calif. "The FBI has a history of extreme caution near Election Day so as not to influence the results. Today's break from that tradition is appalling."
The Associated Press acquired the email Friday night.
FBI investigating new emails for classified information - Toshiba

Better get a barf bag, oreo, because sh*t just got serious.

 

[Divine Wind]

Bernie supports all the Democrat positions and endorsed the hack Democrat candidate, how is he not a Democrat?

He's a self-admitted "Democratic Socialist". That's not the party line. He's so far Left he makes the relatively hawkish, One Percenter Hillary look Right.

How Tim Kaine Went From City Council To Vice Presidential Candidate
If we are serious about transforming our country, if we are serious about rebuilding the middle class, if we are serious about reinvigorating our democracy, we need to develop a political movement which, once again, is prepared to take on and defeat a ruling class whose greed is destroying our nation. The billionaire class cannot have it all. Our government belongs to all of us, and not just the one percent.

We need to create a culture which, as Pope Francis reminds us, cannot just be based on the worship of money. We must not accept a nation in which billionaires compete as to the size of their super-yachts, while children in America go hungry and veterans sleep out on the streets.

Today, in America, we are the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, but few Americans know that because so much of the new income and wealth goes to the people on top. In fact, over the last 30 years, there has been a massive transfer of wealth – trillions of wealth – going from the middle class to the top one-tenth of 1 percent – a handful of people who have seen a doubling of the percentage of the wealth they own over that period.

Unbelievably, and grotesquely, the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns nearly as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.

The only difference between Bernie and Hillary is Bernie wants to go faster.

Ask yourself this. Where would Hillary stop?

Hillary is more authoritarian and definitely loves her money. Bernie is more likely to turn the WH into a homeless shelter. Hillary would be wining and dining the Washington elite while they laugh about the "little people".

 

[Hutch Starskey]

What evidence do you have to dispute the statements of these women?

The ridiculous predictability liberal women suddenly recall being harassed by Republicans at the critical time. By turning sexual harassment into a political weapon, you're protecting actual sexual predators.

Nice job, why do you hate women?

After Trump explained in his own words that that's how he rolls. He explained very clearly how he commits sexual abuse and gets away with it.

An objective person would see that Trump's own words lend veracity to the stories related by the accusers.

 

[Divine Wind]

The fate of the nation hangs on reckless FBI innuendos.

Disagreed, but your conspiracy theory is amusing.