Rachael tells me we really do have two scandals

[upaloopa]

on our hands. I think I have heard from enough "guests" who I trust that the IRS and AP/Justice dept scandals are real.
My apologies to all here who knew this before I did.

[randome]

1. Even Rachel isn't always right.

Use your own instincts rather than listen to what the television whispers to you.

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[MetasticTwine]

2. Um, the guest who raked the AP "scandal" coals

is the attorney representing the AP.

So that's what you base this on?

Weird.

By those standards you should believe that Jodi Arias is not guilty of murder.

[The Straight Story]

3. And yet, having Yemen lie about us killing innocent people isn't a scandal

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022095489


Following a 2009 U.S. drone strike on the southern region of al-Majala, which resulted in the deaths of dozens of civilians, Yemen’s then-leader Ali Abdullah Saleh told then-U.S. Central Command chief Gen. David H. Petraeus, “We’ll continue saying the bombs are ours, not yours.” The assurance was made in a U.S. Embassy email, which was later disclosed by WikiLeaks.

http://www.allgov.com/news/us-and-the-world/yemeni-government-covers-up-us-responsibility-for-civilian-drone-deaths-121229?news=846610

[Zen Democrat]

4. Oh ye of little faith. If you can't stand with Obama over these contrivances, did you stand at all?

The IRS story has a long way to go to educate the Washington press corps about 501(c)(4)s, and the meaning of the word "recuse." The attorney general himself was interviewed by the FBI looking for the terrorist plot leaker, as were many others, and while the RW was screaming for an investigation, the attorney general recused himself and turned it over to the Dep. AG. And apparently the Dep. AG didn't do anything illegal. We may not like the Patriot Act, but it's the law. Thank Republicans and Joe Lieberman for that.

[mick063]

5. Here is the real scandal

The folks that destroyed our economy in 2008 are free to repeat the same blunders again with the blessings of our bribe saturated Federal Government.


I hate it when "scandals" of much lesser consequence divert attention.

Sorry....I'm still stuck on the scandal that happened five years ago and the even bigger scandal that not one significant contributor has faced justice for it.


I could really give a shit about the current crop of "scandals". They are relatively insignificant relative to what happened. We are still trying to recover and this current sequester is a direct result of bailing out banks, refinancing under water mortgages, and dumping federal funds into a stimulus to get us back on track.

Get your scandals prioritized please. The folks that caused this mess are jumping for joy that we are collectively following the latest "shiny objects".

For me, this takes on the 9/11 mantra. "Never Forget"