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dreamnightwind

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63. Thanks, I have read this (after I made my post)

Reply to Luminous Animal (Reply #37)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 08:49 PM

Jun 2013

An odd distinction individually vs combined, whatever, not a good Obama pick for many reasons.

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Comey: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly [View all] H2O Man May 2013 OP

Thanks, H20 Man. ucrdem May 2013 #1

I just read H2O Man May 2013 #3

I don't think the ACLU memo accurately characterizes Comey's role in the DOJ signoff. ucrdem May 2013 #6

Except that Comey, despite his reservations, ultimately did endorse torture. Luminous Animal May 2013 #10

No, he did not. Read the memos. Here's the full context for that quotation: ucrdem May 2013 #11

That's not how I'm reading it... dreamnightwind May 2013 #24

There were 2 DOJ opinions. The second was the torture green light. ucrdem May 2013 #26

Interesting. H2O Man May 2013 #28

Weird. Yes, that helps dreamnightwind May 2013 #29

It is weird, isn't it? ucrdem May 2013 #32

Greenwald was clear then that Comey signed off on the use of torture and he is clear now: Luminous Animal May 2013 #39

Wrong. Comey signed off on analysis of individual techniques. ucrdem May 2013 #41

Hahahaha!!! Yes. Analysis. Luminous Animal May 2013 #42

Yes indeed. Forget GG, he can't keep his story straight for the length of one column ucrdem May 2013 #47

Comey signed off on the use of all 13 methods of torture when used individually... Luminous Animal May 2013 #37

The memos are classified. Read the emails. nt ucrdem May 2013 #40

Thanks, I have read this (after I made my post) dreamnightwind Jun 2013 #63

I respect your opinion in this. CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #2

Thanks! H2O Man May 2013 #4

Kick n/t Tx4obama May 2013 #5

Thanks for this Post...You were out there then posting...so you know what went on. KoKo May 2013 #7

Comey did his job when the rubber met the road, is it time for looking back by any shraby May 2013 #8

Mediocre Republicans are the best we can expect Obama to appoint Bluenorthwest May 2013 #9

+1000 forestpath May 2013 #14

k&r... spanone May 2013 #12

Well written informative OP, and a k&R for the term "necroconservatives" Dragonfli May 2013 #13

I believe that H2O Man May 2013 #56

Jaysus, Obama Has Gone And Picked Another Damn Republican Me. May 2013 #15

PS Me. May 2013 #17

"Because of the limited options" I don't buy that. bahrbearian May 2013 #16

For sake of discussion, H2O Man May 2013 #19

I have no way of knowing any short list or of any possible candidates. bahrbearian May 2013 #34

Solid answer. H2O Man May 2013 #35

To cross to the other side you have to swim against the current sometime. Swimming with the current bahrbearian May 2013 #38

The culture of the FBI itself needs also to be taken into account. scarletwoman May 2013 #49

Interesting. H2O Man May 2013 #50

It is in the upper levels of the bureaucracy where the power games are played. scarletwoman May 2013 #51

Exactly right. H2O Man May 2013 #53

very tiny point of order grasswire May 2013 #18

Great OP! What gets me is that this is the freakin' FBI we're talking about. One of the foundational scarletwoman May 2013 #20

Right. It would seem H2O Man May 2013 #21

Arlo Guthrie is a Republican, last time I heard him talk about it Bluenorthwest May 2013 #43

that sounds impossible. any link? nt tomp Jun 2013 #57

PLEASE don't let THAT be true ... brett_jv Jun 2013 #62

Angela Davis! n/t malthaussen May 2013 #46

I only wish H2O Man May 2013 #54

I respect your opinion on this, H2O Man. I am soo sick of the lesser of two evil choices, but Mnemosyne May 2013 #22

Yep, good, bad, and ugly all wrapped up in one neat package rocktivity May 2013 #23

Good post until last paragraphgh dreamnightwind May 2013 #25

Perhaps I am confused, H2O Man May 2013 #27

Not sure about the confusion dreamnightwind May 2013 #31

The problem with that conclusion is that anyone can apply it to any issue and thus Bluenorthwest May 2013 #44

An activist has to H2O Man May 2013 #45

I did not suggest some 100% devotion to anything, I simply noted that the concluding Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #61

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Cool Story, Bro: And One Damned Funny Letter You Wrote There.... The Magistrate Jun 2013 #65

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Of Course It Is, Sir.... The Magistrate Jun 2013 #67

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Evidently, Sir, Your Fantasy World Contains A Great Deal.... The Magistrate Jun 2013 #69

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"But as for the real men, like me, we can't afford that luxury. We can't afford to mock." The Magistrate Jun 2013 #71

Hollingsworth v Perry H2O Man May 2013 #30

Really? But he also donated to Mittens for President, so what sort of 'favoring' is that Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #60

morning kick (nt) scarletwoman May 2013 #33

This is concurrently well-written, informative, and highly depressing. bullwinkle428 May 2013 #36

Thanks. H2O Man May 2013 #55

Once he got paid, Angel Eyes always saw the job through. Octafish May 2013 #48

I'd like to think H2O Man May 2013 #52

I fully support Comey. He PHYSICALLY stood up to the bastards in 2003, which is more than.... PassingFair Jun 2013 #58

A Good Rule of Thumb warrprayer Jun 2013 #59