Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news.in-chemnitz.de!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: FPP Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Dispatches from Clown World: Actual NY Times Headline Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 06:21:29 -0400 Organization: Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh Wgah'nagl Fhtagn. Lines: 127 Message-ID: References: <17c1e97274493b38$156273$3716115$2d54864@news.newsdemon.com> <17c269745c5aae67$157278$3716115$2d54864@news.newsdemon.com> Reply-To: fredp1571@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:21:29 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5083a12c4bbbd81234f6d529a362d9c8"; logging-data="3313989"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+14vfc4jYkH3ntYVJ8/Dsj" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.14; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.10.0 Cancel-Lock: sha1:bgTXNZ2E5F5EW88QCiCm5gbQ/N8= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <17c269745c5aae67$157278$3716115$2d54864@news.newsdemon.com> Bytes: 6489 On 4/2/24 4:32 AM, trotsky wrote: > On 4/1/24 9:26 AM, FPP wrote: >> On 3/31/24 1:26 PM, trotsky wrote: >>> On 3/31/24 8:39 AM, FPP wrote: >>>> On 3/30/24 4:13 PM, trotsky wrote: >>>>> On 3/30/24 11:28 AM, FPP wrote: >>>>>> On 3/29/24 1:48 PM, trotsky wrote: >>>>>>> On 3/29/24 9:07 AM, FPP wrote: >>>>>>>> On 3/28/24 3:44 PM, shawn wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:41:20 +0000, BTR1701 >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Mar 26, 2024 at 4:04:09 AM PDT, "FPP" >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 3/25/24 8:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>   Wait a minute. Trump's civil fraud verdict was based on >>>>>>>>>>>> the notion he >>>>>>>>>>>>   systematically gave an incorrect valuation to his >>>>>>>>>>>> properties in order to >>>>>>>>>>>>   deceive lenders (even though all lenders were repaid and >>>>>>>>>>>> none of them ever >>>>>>>>>>>>   made complaints against him and all said they'd do >>>>>>>>>>>> business with him again). >>>>>>>>>>>>   Now, the New York Times admits that reaching a proper >>>>>>>>>>>> valuation for Trump's >>>>>>>>>>>>   buildings is a "guessing game". >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Bullshit.  He lied. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> For loans, he inflated his valuations.  For taxes, he lowered >>>>>>>>>>> his >>>>>>>>>>> valuations. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> So when Trump takes out a loan and pays it back with interest, >>>>>>>>>> that's a >>>>>>>>>> crime. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> As Jon Stewart pointed out in his video Trump did pay the loan >>>>>>>>> back >>>>>>>>> with interest but much less than he would have if he had given the >>>>>>>>> properties the proper valuation. Which amounted to a lot due to >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> sums involved. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> And he made the people of New York pick up the tab to make up >>>>>>>> for what he shorted the state. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Shorted on taxes, cheated banks out of their profits... profits >>>>>>>> that COULD have been lent out to other New Yorkers, who didn't >>>>>>>> lie and cheat. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Trump cheated and made those that didn't cheat pick up the slack. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is there a reason it took this long to bring him to justice? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Yeah.  Not a good reason... but the reason is Merrick the Mild >>>>>> doesn't want to ruffle any feathers. >>>>>> >>>>>> He's part of the plan... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I don't think Garland was ever cut out for this, he belonged on >>>>> SCOTUS but McConnell screwed him by committing an act of sedition. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Do you know Garland's background?  If you did, you wouldn't even ask... >>>> >>>> https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/servants-of-the-mafia-state?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true >>>> >>> >>> >>> What was I asking? >>> >>> >>>> >>>>> GOP extremists have long praised Garland. In 2017, after Trump >>>>> fired James Comey, Mitch McConnell suggested that Garland become >>>>> the FBI director. >>>>> >>>>> “I have spoken with the president about it. I recommended Merrick >>>>> Garland,” McConnell said in May 2017. He recited the propaganda >>>>> line that Garland “was the prosecutor in the Oklahoma City bombing >>>>> case.” (Garland was not. The lead prosecutor in the Oklahoma City >>>>> bombing case was Joseph Hartzler, and how that lie gets circulated >>>>> will be explained later.) McConnell added that Garland “would make >>>>> it clear that President Trump will continue the tradition at the >>>>> FBI of having an apolitical professional.” >>>>> >>>>> McConnell is not the only Republican linked to Russian oligarchs to >>>>> praise Garland. In 2010, when Garland was being considered for the >>>>> Supreme Court, Republican operative Joseph DiGenova commended >>>>> Garland as “a profoundly serious guy” who would be a great addition >>>>> to the court. >>>> >>>>> In October 2021, Donald Trump praised Garland as “a good man” and >>>>> said he was glad Garland was Attorney General. >>>> >>>> Garland is a stooge.  God, I hope Jack Smith isn't one too... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> Republicans love Garland.  They keep bringing him up for everything. >> And I think we know why now. > > > Who are you quoting?  I never said Garland is a stooge. > No, I said he was a stooge. Republicans love him. Trump loves him. Why the fuck hasn't he been shit-canned? -- "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a man’s mind." - OC Bible 25B.G. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ek8kap93bmk0q5w/D%20U%20N%20E%20Part%20II.jpg?dl=0 Gracie, age 6. https://www.dropbox.com/s/0es3xolxka455iw/BetterThingsToDo.jpg?dl=0