tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post6188996306511843446..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Pikers, One And AllMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1035999809683739592020-01-30T20:52:06.621-08:002020-01-30T20:52:06.621-08:00And it should be pointed out that things don't...And it should be pointed out that things don't have to be true to be effective kompromat. Ask Hillary.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24419506804660150422020-01-30T08:12:48.715-08:002020-01-30T08:12:48.715-08:00A million years ago some of us pointed out that wa...A million years ago some of us pointed out that warrantless wiretaps were a bad idea what a warrantless wiretapping means is there spying on you and there's absolutely no paper trail so yeah I think they've had compromat files all the way back to WAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419028548554786560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59740729963082802412020-01-30T03:36:01.549-08:002020-01-30T03:36:01.549-08:00Yeah, and everyone thought Trump was a joke and co...Yeah, and everyone thought Trump was a joke and couldn't possibly win. And yet he did.mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70783223876974750682020-01-29T20:58:01.533-08:002020-01-29T20:58:01.533-08:00After today, it looks like there will be an acquit...After today, it looks like there will be an acquittal by the Super Bowl.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26870466846327152222020-01-29T20:57:22.005-08:002020-01-29T20:57:22.005-08:00I don't see Pence as a strong candidate.I don't see Pence as a strong candidate.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89095711671507942402020-01-29T19:34:59.672-08:002020-01-29T19:34:59.672-08:00It's almost always about the money.It's almost always about the money.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16187659855842380052020-01-29T19:32:31.610-08:002020-01-29T19:32:31.610-08:00It does seem as if they are right to be afraid, th...It does seem as if they are right to be afraid, they're about to lose any control they have. Unless I read this wrong. I do hope it is all over soon and somebody else gets a turn in charge. Somebody better.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45950644879526013632020-01-29T18:53:58.209-08:002020-01-29T18:53:58.209-08:00Can a candidate be on the ballot if they didn'...Can a candidate be on the ballot if they didn't file by a certain date? What date might be the cutoff to prevent Pence from being on the ballot?<br />Cindy McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035120465106011607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2450101651825645592020-01-29T18:41:23.399-08:002020-01-29T18:41:23.399-08:00The difficulty with removing Trump from office is ...The difficulty with removing Trump from office is that it leaves Mike Pence as the Republican Presidential candidate in November. And while Trump is repulsive and entirely self-serving and his entire presidency has been the equivalent of a 13-year-old boy finding his 1st copy of Hustler magazine and fiddling with himself, in full view of the neighbours, on the balcony of his parent's bedroom Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795324336116508729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63949967336764393912020-01-29T13:37:50.898-08:002020-01-29T13:37:50.898-08:00Yes. The government is us, or should be. Generaliz...Yes. The government is us, or should be. Generalized anti-government rhetoric is a tool for right-wing consolidation of power.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59937153529577663402020-01-29T13:09:42.004-08:002020-01-29T13:09:42.004-08:00I are a fedrul imployee and I can guarantee we are...I are a fedrul imployee and I can guarantee we are not all drinking the kool aid. Everything we are supposed to adhere to in ethical behavior is trashed by Dump and the Republicans. Many of us are the good guys working for America, not cult leaders. Good people make a good government. Cindy McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035120465106011607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1040622657650551302020-01-29T11:31:56.804-08:002020-01-29T11:31:56.804-08:00Many people in our beautiful country are getting a...Many people in our beautiful country are getting all their news through a highly partisan filter. Doesn't mean they're not idiots.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57570546511657751932020-01-29T11:30:43.087-08:002020-01-29T11:30:43.087-08:00Doesn't it seem like there's a big ball of...Doesn't it seem like there's a big ball of something perched on the edge of the cliff? We're inches away.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30457819465059408782020-01-29T11:29:55.698-08:002020-01-29T11:29:55.698-08:00The Republicans' defense has been extraordinar...The Republicans' defense has been extraordinarily weak.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31856407153858945202020-01-29T11:24:11.444-08:002020-01-29T11:24:11.444-08:00I think the sad fact is that many folks in your be...I think the sad fact is that many folks in your beautiful country agree with Trump's approach, identify with him, and will continue to support him - and that means Republicans staying in power. And Republicans are of two kinds - the ones who want power at any cost, and the ones who worry about losing what influence they personally have to effect positive change within the party. Democracy jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76692542315113428132020-01-29T10:27:58.793-08:002020-01-29T10:27:58.793-08:00You were funny. Honest. But it seems we can’t laug...You were funny. Honest. But it seems we can’t laugh anymore. I wonder if the senators’ coverups have to be because there’s a bigger booger out there. Maybe it’s the snowball effect of earlier lies, compromises, and denials. At some point, conceding even the smallest thing causes a deadly avalanche to roll down on one’s head. No pikes required.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75315603141439785472020-01-29T09:37:48.421-08:002020-01-29T09:37:48.421-08:00From this side of the world I watch in horror. not...From this side of the world I watch in horror. not least because it encourages some of our own politicians (who need to be discouraged). I am however seeing a glimmer of hope that witnesses 'might' be called. I hope so, and don't believe it should ever have been in doubt.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10474376968049106152020-01-29T09:37:38.016-08:002020-01-29T09:37:38.016-08:00When people talk about who can beat Trump, I'm...When people talk about who can beat Trump, I'm always perplexed: I think any of our candidates can beat Trump. But that's only if the election isn't rigged. And that, as they say, is a big but.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22078154019913032762020-01-29T09:36:03.778-08:002020-01-29T09:36:03.778-08:00I wouldn't throw the whole government into tha...I wouldn't throw the whole government into that basket. At least not yet. Once we've achieved a dictatorship, then maybe.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31892987635889421712020-01-29T09:34:13.898-08:002020-01-29T09:34:13.898-08:00Money has to enter into this.Money has to enter into this.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-71198817435023175582020-01-29T09:33:52.841-08:002020-01-29T09:33:52.841-08:00A lot of damage has been done. A lot of that damag...A lot of damage has been done. A lot of that damage started with the Koch brothers. It's been a process of deliberate division, and Trump only adds to it because it's in his nature to do so.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62876451748930467762020-01-29T06:44:23.703-08:002020-01-29T06:44:23.703-08:00Pretty sure you are right about Kompromat. Putin h...Pretty sure you are right about Kompromat. Putin has a "little black book" with Moscow Mitch and Leningrad Lindsey's names in the front, followed by most of the Republicans and a lot of Democrats. He has probably leaked a little out to those he determines are malleable to his ideas. The next presidential election has to be won by a huge margin to get past the electoral kindergarten.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90239515193432742402020-01-29T05:54:46.677-08:002020-01-29T05:54:46.677-08:00It's all so embarrassing. The glow from my red...It's all so embarrassing. The glow from my red face obstructs my vision in seeing whatever might be construed as good about our federal government these days. How can the Republican party put up with such mendacity on the part of their fearless (that's why he volunteered for military service) leader?!<br />Cop CarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38189416472684238342020-01-29T05:53:36.899-08:002020-01-29T05:53:36.899-08:00I wonder if McConnell has power over a huge pot of...I wonder if McConnell has power over a huge pot of money that these senators would lose access to, if they didn't fall in line. It is truly staggering that so many of our elected officials see themselves as serving McConnell, not the people, and certainly not the truth. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853238256715757283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85027680436789704232020-01-29T03:57:33.728-08:002020-01-29T03:57:33.728-08:00That explains the politicians holding fast to Trum...That explains the politicians holding fast to Trump. What about his fan base of "regular people"? I see fresh Trump 2020 posters going up on people's lawns. The ones who already had one on their lawn have put up bigger ones. I admit that I am a very judgmental person, and I can only conclude that they are stupid and hateful people. I may have disagreed strenuously with Nixon mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.com