Peter Strzok gets exposed

[Cow Poke]

The standard practice...

Perhaps you haven't noticed that there's nothing "standard" about Trump.

The rest of your post is drivel.

[One Bad Pig]

Perhaps you haven't noticed that there's nothing "standard" about Trump.

The rest of your post is drivel.

It's also a wholly voluntary "standard" first done by Nixon, IIRC. And I'm pretty sure that was just to block one avenue of the media harping on a guy they hated.

[Cow Poke]

It's also a wholly voluntary "standard" first done by Nixon, IIRC. And I'm pretty sure that was just to block one avenue of the media harping on a guy they hated.

But this is Trump - he needs to go to jail. NOW!

[Starlight]

The rest of your post is drivel.

Have you tried sticking your fingers in your ears and yelling "I can't hear you?"

[Cow Poke]

Have you tried sticking your fingers in your ears and yelling "I can't hear you?"

I'm sorry, say again?

[Starlight]

It's also a wholly voluntary "standard" first done by Nixon, IIRC.

This 'voluntary' standard has become the accepted method over the last ~60 years both in America and worldwide of compliance with the the conflict-of-interest rules of office such as that set out by the emoluments clause of the US Constitution. Trump has been able to engage in his wide range of emoluments clause violations as a result of his refusal to comply with this.

IIRC, the Republicans forced Carter to sell his family's inherited peanut farm, and put his assets into a blind trust, so that would be before Nixon.

[Cow Poke]

This 'voluntary' standard has become the accepted method over the last ~60 years both in America and worldwide of compliance with the the conflict-of-interest rules of office such as that set out by the emoluments clause of the US Constitution. Trump has been able to engage in his wide range of emoluments clause violations as a result of his refusal to comply with this.

Have you ever actually read the emoluments clause, or are you just getting this from one of your pinko commie leftist websites?

IIRC, the Republicans forced Carter to sell his family's inherited peanut farm, and put his assets into a blind trust, so that would be before Nixon.

I think you got that wrong. I think Carter voluntarily gave up his peanut farm, but his worthless brother Billy had been living on the farm sucking it dry, and the Republicans were investigating the "strange accounting".

But, hey, Billy gave us BILLY BEER!!!!


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[RumTumTugger]

Have you tried sticking your fingers in your ears and yelling "I can't hear you?"

No Starlight We leave that to you, JimL and Tass.

[Starlight]

I think Carter voluntarily gave up his peanut farm, but his worthless brother Billy had been living on the farm sucking it dry, and the Republicans were investigating the "strange accounting".

A bit of googling says Carter put his farm into the control of trustees while president to avoid conflicts of interest. (Not quite a "blind trust", which is the modern standard, because Carter knew he still owned that peanut farm and he regained control of it after leaving office, but he was not administering it for the duration of his Presidency in an effort to avoid conflicts of interest) There was a short investigation as to whether Carter had used personal funds for campaigning that had been routed via his farm, and it was determined that he had not and it was all kosher. After leaving Presidential office he was disappointed to find that the trustees he had appointed had run his farm badly and it was now deeply in debt, partially because, as you say, the trustees had let Carter's brother Billy brother help himself from the business revenue. Carter was subsequently able to restore his farm to profitability.

[Cow Poke]

A bit of googling says Carter put his farm into the control of trustees while president to avoid conflicts of interest. (Not quite a "blind trust", which is the modern standard, because Carter knew he still owned that peanut farm and he regained control of it after leaving office, but he was not administering it for the duration of his Presidency in an effort to avoid conflicts of interest) There was a short investigation as to whether Carter had used personal funds for campaigning that had been routed via his farm, and it was determined that he had not and it was all kosher. After leaving Presidential office he was disappointed to find that the trustees he had appointed had run his farm badly and it was now deeply in debt, partially because, as you say, the trustees had let Carter's brother Billy brother help himself from the business revenue. Carter was subsequently able to restore his farm to profitability.

Which is substantially different from your claim that....

the Republicans forced Carter to sell his family's inherited peanut farm, and put his assets into a blind trust...

Next time, you might try "a bit of googling" first.

[Starlight]

You left off my "IIRC" at the start of the quoted sentence. Turns out I did pretty much recall correctly! Only difference was that it was placed in trustee control rather than sold into a blind trust.

[Cow Poke]

You left off my "IIRC" at the start of the quoted sentence.

I did.

Turns out I did pretty much recall correctly! Only difference was that it was placed in trustee control rather than sold into a blind trust.

Naw, I don't think so. There were a lot of other differences, too.

[JimL]

But this is Trump - he needs to go to jail. NOW!

Agreed, the sooner the better.

[JimL]

The left side of the swamp is deep.

Actually its not the left, but the right side of the swamp which is deep, very deep, due in part to the idiocy of its base constituency, and has gotten even deeper with the election of the bait and switch, authoritarian, con man, and his appointed corrupt cronies. Hopefully the day that you come to see that fact never comes, because that would mean that he hasn't been impeached or sent to prison. The only way you'll ever see Trump for what he really is, is if he accomplishes his goal of destroying Democatic Institutions and attaining dictatorial power, and that would be to late.

[Juvenal]

You accuse Jed of being insane and follow up with this howler?

I've been reading the Patriot Post since before I came to Tweb. That link has been in my signature almost as long as I've been here. Congrats, you're the first poster to ever call it anything of the sort in 14 years.

I guess that answers my question.

I've checked your signature links many times over the years. I remember when you added the link to Frank's dismissal of critical thought. I've many times considering following up on your suggestion to learn, or brush up on, in my case, Greek.

I've never seen a link to Patriot Post in your sig.

It's not there now, either.

As to the Patriot Post, but me no buts that references to the "deep state" are not conspiracist. Nor is any reference to Hillary lying to the FBI anything beyond fake news. The PP's reference to this is false, and it's not a mistake. It's not sloppy, it's deliberate.