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Enoki33

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25. Thanks for posting the link to Comeys speech of which l too was

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 01:18 PM

Apr 2018

not aware. What he did to Hillary, and ultimately the nation, was fundamentally wrong and he seems to know that now. That he acknowledges publicly the very real threat the criminal enterprise in the Whitehouse poses and is trying to make amends is what l find acceptable. I intend to support him by buying his book - we need all patriots on deck.

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James Comey is a very complex mixed bag [View all] EffieBlack Apr 2018 OP

What Comey did is unforgivable in my book dalton99a Apr 2018 #1

Allow me to repeat what I said in another thread Maeve Apr 2018 #2

I agree completely EffieBlack Apr 2018 #3

Yes... not a "bad" man, per se' but deeply flawed and unfortunately all too readily duped hlthe2b Apr 2018 #5

People who are themselves honorable often expect others to be the same Maeve Apr 2018 #17

Yeah, lowering the bar we are. NO democrat could get away as FBI director saying what Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #27

Thoughtful and well expressed, Maeve. brer cat Apr 2018 #8

In other words, he's like the rest of us. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2018 #9

I agree it was a remarkable speech... CatMor Apr 2018 #4

I pretty much see things that way also. Blue_true Apr 2018 #6

He broke FBI's policy to not do anything that could influence elections within 90 days of voting lunamagica Apr 2018 #7

I dont see everything in black and white EffieBlack Apr 2018 #11

+1 for avoiding binary thinking. I think Comey was pushed into it by Giuliani's NYC FBI cabal. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #22

K&R! KPN Apr 2018 #10

Well said, EffieBlack al bupp Apr 2018 #12

A great point iof view ismnotwasm Apr 2018 #13

I believe his decision was political, but not partisan dansolo Apr 2018 #14

I think he made mistakes in the Clinton investigation. Adrahil Apr 2018 #15

Crippling trump has GOT to be job #1 for us. Paladin Apr 2018 #16

Thanks so much for posting Phoenix61 Apr 2018 #18

I agree with most of what you wrote, Effie, but I suspect misogyny may have been a factor too, Nitram Apr 2018 #19

Well said and I agree lindalou65 Apr 2018 #20

Well written post. I agree with all your points. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #21

Good speech and good post. thesquanderer Apr 2018 #23

Oh, they knew about the speech EffieBlack Apr 2018 #24

Thanks for posting the link to Comeys speech of which l too was Enoki33 Apr 2018 #25

I just heard a good description of Comey on MSNBC. He has a Messiah complex njhoneybadger Apr 2018 #26

he will be paying for the rest of his life...like Nichole Wallace...but....they are now trying to.. samnsara Apr 2018 #28

Comey just wants revenge on Trump. Has he shown comradebillyboy Apr 2018 #29

I agree. I don't like binary thinking. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #30

Agreed -- Good post. n/t whathehell Apr 2018 #31

And lest we forget Glamrock Apr 2018 #32

Excellent post. Thank you. K and R NRaleighLiberal Apr 2018 #33

He's a Republican. Scruffy1 Apr 2018 #34

Comedy Didn't Know What He Didn't Know DallasNE Apr 2018 #35

Great analysis EffieBlack Apr 2018 #36