I'm Back. And I Was Right.

[msanthrope]

Assange, Snowden, Trump, Putin, Manning, Greenwald.

Ain't been wrong yet.

[SidDithers]

1. Welcome back...

Sid

[msanthrope]

5. Thanks, Skinner. nt

[tblue37]

24. That is SidDithers, not Skinner. nt

[pinboy3niner]

31. Easy mistake with that uncanny resemblance

[msanthrope]

32. Sid is Skinner. They have the same IP address.

Perhaps you missed that legendary thread. It was epic......like the moon bombing thread.

[tblue37]

38. I never saw that thread. Do you have a link? (Was it DU2?) nt

[msanthrope]

45. Our overlords, Admin, have provided a search box in the upper right hand corner

for all those unfamiliar with the inside baseball aspects of this board.

[tblue37]

63. I wouldn't know what search terms to use to find that thread.

Was the thread title something like "Is SidDithers Skinner?"

Is this the right thread?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026266129

[bravenak]

2. You were damn right!!

[msanthrope]

7. Every Fucking Time. So were you. nt

[bravenak]

19. They should listen next time. But they won't, lol.nt

[Cha]

34. So was I! Going to chime right in here, msanthrope.. I remember

you distinctly on those threads.. I was very grateful for your posts.

Especially greenwald, assange, putin, and snowden.

Back!

[msanthrope]

4. Peltier is going to die in prison. nt

[msanthrope]

8. No....he's not. But he blew his chance when he ran. nt

[uppityperson]

17. Others differ strongly with your opiniin

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-leonard-peltier-should-be-released-in-the-interest-of-justice-20170117-story.html

onse to your Monday editorial “Clemency for Leonard Peltier? Never,” I was the United States attorney who supervised the prosecution of Leonard Peltier during the critical post-trial period. In December 2016, I wrote to President Barack Obama to support his clemency petition “as being in the best interests of justice in considering the totality of all matters involved.”

Although no trial is perfect, Peltier’s was unusually troublesome, particularly when viewed with the benefit of hindsight. The case against Peltier was a moving target, which shifted from a “deliberate ambush” theory in the earlier trial of Peltier’s co-defendants (who were found not guilty) to a “deliberate execution” at Peltier’s subsequent trial before a different judge, and then to an “accomplice” theory on appeal.

As an “aider and abettor,” according to the government’s theory, Peltier was guilty of the murders because he was present, and he had a weapon. It was a very thin case that likely would not be upheld by courts today. It is a gross overstatement to label Peltier a “cold-blooded murderer” on the basis of the minimal proof that survived the appeals in his case.

Following the conclusion of the appeals, Judge Gerald Heaney, an Eighth Circuit judge who sat on two of the appeals, took the extraordinary step of writing to the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs urging it to grant clemency to Peltier in 1991.

Considering all of the surrounding factors, including the prevailing worldview of the time, the FBI’s role in the creation of dangerous conditions on Pine Ridge, the manner in which the case was investigated and prosecuted and the extraordinary length of time already served, in my opinion, Peltier should be released in the interests of justice.

The government has gotten almost 41 years, and 41 pounds of flesh; Peltier is old and sick, and in my opinion, any more time served would be vindictive.

[G_j]

41. right on point

so very sad

[msanthrope]

43. As a criminal defense attorney, I analyze his case from a legal point of view....

His co-defendant were aquitted. Running seriously jeopardized his chances. Had he stood trial when he was charged originally, he would have stood a great chance of the same.

Do I think he has served enough? Yes.....he has paid. If BHO pardons him, I won't regret it.

[uppityperson]

57. You seem to have missed the important bit "according to the governments theory"

Just Theory, not reality.

[msanthrope]

58. A jury found him guilty. That's a fact. nt

[uppityperson]

64. Juries do find innocent people guilty. That's a fact. Nt

[Achilleaze]

40. + 1,000

[msanthrope]

44. Thank you for proving my point.....he's guilty, but as I explained below....

enough time served. I won't regret a pardon.

[uppityperson]

12. +++++++

[Fast Walker 52]

9. right about what???

[msanthrope]

11. Welcome to DU. nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. Good to see you back!

Your voice has been missed.

[msanthrope]

13. Thank you....time pick up the swords again. nt

[Moosepoop]

55. I knew you couldn't leave those swords laying around forever!

Welcome back!!!

[Arazi]

14. !

Narcissistic?



Love the loud parade!

[Hekate]

16. What is this for? Just exit the thread if you don't like us.

[RandiFan1290]

39. lol

[ismnotwasm]

51. Narcissistic?

Love the irony

[Hekate]

15. So good to see you again, msanthrope

[tavalon]

18. I missed it. What did you say about each?

[Maru Kitteh]

21. Welcome home msanthrope everything is probably prettry much

where you left it.

It's like the Hotel California . . . "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave . . ."

[msanthrope]

46. Meme merde, anne diffrente. nt

[betsuni]

22. Welcome back!

I trust smart people who are right about things, they do not grow on trees.

[still_one]

23. welcome back

[brush]

25. What were you right about? Out of that group Manning is the one who doesn't quite fit in

[JI7]

26. i missed your posts, especially on this

and yes, it has come out now but if one actually paid attention then they would have seen it before also.

[tblue37]

27. What is this in reference to? nt

[sagesnow]

28. Are you back

on the Left to stay.
No flip floppers here!

[msanthrope]

33. I never left. nt

[stevenleser]

29. Welcome back!

[Blue_Tires]

30. kick

[Hekate]

35. Yes you surely were right, and it's good to have you back

[cwydro]

36. Well, not always.

I remember distinctly your putting down of certain posters who were worried about the GE.

Your favorite response was "Thanks for your concern."

It wasn't me, but I saw you do it often.

So anyway.

[msanthrope]

47. We won the general election. Trump won the electoral college. She is the legimate

45...not him.

I was right.

[Javaman]

49. but sadly the orange jerk is the one occupying the WH. nt

[cwydro]

52. Um, no.

She is not the president.

You were wrong to chide people on their concerns that this might happen.

It happened.

[msanthrope]

56. She won the election. Are you suggesting Trump is legitimate? nt

[JustAnotherGen]

37. Heh, heh, heh

Yeah - there's that.

[ProfessorGAC]

42. Welcome Back, Ms.

Good to see you back.

[ismnotwasm]

48. Yes you were.

[randome]

50. It's about time!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Precision and concision. That's the game.[/center][/font][hr]

[NCTraveler]

53. Welcome back.

[Gothmog]

54. Welcome back

[Cooley Hurd]

59. .

If you were so right, why did you go away?

[msanthrope]

60. Because I wasn't done working for the HRC campaign, and I

needed to focus on that.

[Scurrilous]

61. Welcome back!

[KittyWampus]

62. Yes, we were right. Manning was unstable and used terribly. Snowden was a spy

Greenwald will do anything to get hits and Assange still has never had Wikileaks put up anything damaging to Putin.

However, I have made a few mistakes and been wrong a few times over the years.

[herding cats]

65. Yes, I read some of what you posted.

I'm sure I missed some, but one extremely well sourced and researched post by you taught me a lot. It took me a weekend to get through all the articles, but I still learned a lot in the process!

Welcome back!