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Sideshow Don took on 10+ Republican Candidates, the heiress to The Democrat part, the Washington establishment, the Washington beaurocracy, foreign intelligence operatives, the weaponizatiom of intelligence by the departing prez and his admin, a Special counsel, the head of the FBI, the entire DOJ, the Media and its multi-level marketing platform and is still standing in spite of lies, innuendo, half-truths and in his case (this is the funny part) ACTUAL full truths that would make a sailor blush and President Trump just keeps chugging along. He has singlehandedly changed the political landscape with bluster, tenacity and twitter. The story is incredible when rational people stop to consider it. Jesus man, he just snapped the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the nuts with a towel in the most public way possible, revealing along the way the incredibly lucrative currency that high level security clearance represents once the old dogs are put to pasture. He's a Crazy Eyed Killa. By comparison, Avenetti is the day manager of the local topless joint. Yeah, he's got some stories to tell, yeah, he knows some people who know some people, but at the end of the day, and while he sees himself as a big fish in a big pond, his most important job is mopping the sticky spots before night crowd comes in.

I read the article. This is the sort of article, published by the "free press", that convinces me that while not necessarily an "enemy of the people" the press is often the enemy of accuracy. The number of details missing in this article is stunning. Or, predictable. "Legit swag" should be his campaign slogan.

well, in no particular order: ...no one mentioned is the former director of the CIA; ...no one mentioned had access to information of vital interest to our national security; ...no one else mentioned carries the weight of the burden of responsibility of knowledge about whom/what/where/why/and how we operate as a nation, who lives and who dies as a result; ...no one else mentioned had so thoroughly abdicated said responsibility as it relates to the politicization of his role CIA director emeritus; ...no one else mentions is retired and hanging around the office other that that, brennan = fox = msnbc = trump = baskin

i don't agree with much (anything?) you say, but your point on uneducated v. dum-dumbedness is fair.

I'm as concerned about the public school system and the systemic abuse we see there. And, on the FBI, hogwash. j edgar has been gone since 1972, but j. edgars comey/strozk et al have only been gone for 20 minutes or so. when will the reform come?

My favorite part of all this has been watching liberals bend over backwards to talk up the CIA, the FBI and the military industrial complex.. It's awesome.

Agreed. Between Astro's commentary on the disciplined approach to Training Camp, to the generally held belief that he runs a tight ship, to the show it might, he seems to quite a leader. Great show.

Everyone has an opinion my man, and your seems to be "everything is fair game unless it's happening to my people". Interestingly brennan seems to share your opinion. When in doubt, I go to this: If the clearance can be revoked, and the president choose to revoke it, time to move along. Brennan is a cancer, and seems an awful lot like the guy who retires but can't stay away from the office. He's all about telling you how it should be, the way things should go, and how dumb everyone is but him. The only difference is that at one point, he had the ability to ruin lives as he saw fit. Trump simply told him it was time to go home. He did him a favor. There's nothing more pathetic than an old man wandering around, muttering about the good old days when you could bust heads with impunity when the world has passed him by.

Just because your enemy slides a knife through your 4th and 5th ribs while pretending to be about the greater good does not mean you should let him There is no need to run around like chicken little wondering about all the vast knowledge he might be able to provide, if needed, after he clocks out at the end of his day job. If it's that crucial, we can always kick the rock back and ask him.

Trick question b/tchiz. you wouldn't have ancestors if you weren't here. It's basic hydronics. Nice try tiberius baron cohen.

You're really baffled by it? Baffled?? I'm baffled that anyone could be baffled by a polarizing issue designed to be a polarizing issue.

Agree 100% with the first paragraph. The owners lose any way you cut it with someone. As I said, they pledged $90m to social causes and still manage to look like the bad guys here. Under your suggestion, which seems like a very logical response to the business side of the concern, I predict outrage by those who see the NFL ownership group as stifling the right to individuals to kneel where and when they want (especially at work).

And if that solved the problem for the team, what was the point of the protests? I have always thought the NFL was weak on letting this get out of hand, and figure a protest at work, in a secured area sponsored by Orange Julius in front of a captive audience was...whatever.

Wasn't the league dropping $90m as part of a position that works for all? And didn't the league suggest standing when on the field, or staying off the field while the anthem was playing? Seems to me the only solution that works for the protestors is to let them do what they want, when and how they want no forbthe teams to deal with it. That puts the ownership group at odds with some of its fan base.

I'd not panic until he throws 6 ints or more in the first 12 attempts. Let's give a bit of leeway here.

"We" has nothing to do with it, and "we" don't decide on the validity of the return. You want the Entertainement Tonight review, you want the ladies from The View to opine. That means nothing. Trump said "no" as is his right.

So, you have no additional information to share on the tax returns, and concur that the IRS and state agencies are the ultimate arbiters of right/wrong? Splendid!

No need to attempt to make it personal, it reflects poorly on you as an individual. It makes you appear weak. You may actually be weak, but I have found that most people have an inner strength to draw upon when the chips are down. If the chips are down in your life, I urge you to reach out for support. As the chips are not down here (at least for me) your lashing out on this message board displays an unfortunate blemish in your character. Only God can judge you, but He gave me the right to an opinion. I asked a question that is as basic as it is fair. If the IRS accepts the tax return, tax paid or due to the tax payer, has the tax return not been released? Is there a special post-IRS ruling body that adjudicates any remaining questions? Besides, of course, the court of public opinion where that issue has already been decided. Please enlighten me. I don't know anything about Trump University other than what I read online. Last I can recall, NYS AG Eric Schneiderman was announcing a settlement to protect all NYers from TU. Then, the news came out that NYS AG Eric Schneiderman liked to slap around and verbally assult the women in his life, so I lost my trust in him. I felt like NY AG Eric Schneiderman wanted to appear strong in public by lashing out, but ultimately revealed himself to be very weak. Why are you such a fan of Eric Scneiderman? He's despicable.

This is a fib wrapped up in a lie and reflects lazy liberalism on your part. His tax returns were released to the appropriate agencies in the government. That is not in dispute. I think what you mean to say is that President Trump chooses not to share his completed returns with the general public.

It's always been troubling to me when the prosecution cuts a deal with a witness proven to be a lying scumbag to get someone else, even if that someone else is himself a lying scumbag. I realize it's life, and has to be that way, but it places tremendous power into the hands of a prosecutor and you have to hold your nose and hope the prosecutor is not himself a lying scumbag. Or, even a well-intentioned zealot.

Great stuff, thanks. I'm wondering about the timing of the declassification, and what Trump releases. I figure with a target as big, brash and bold as Trump, and in a world where even your supposed allies potentially benefit for your demise, he'll want to be quite tactical about holding his cards close until needed. I would assume there is an awful lot of material that shows potential malfeasance by agents of the government, or could be spun that way.

Ah, I forgot the oligarchs. Russian male men.

But he can always say he won the popular vote, or would have if the women in Ohia weren't pushed around by their husbands, brothers, bosses and/or mailmen.

I'm hearing we take Josh at 7. No, not Rosen...Allen! Stay tuned.

Read the works of Theodor Geisel. His treatise on "The Grinch" really amounts to a fantastical deep dive on the perils of unfettered capitalism v communal socialism. I don't want to ruin it for you, but in the end, socialism wins out. Interestingly, in Giesel's never-competed dark sequel "Look Who's Grinchin 2", by page 6 there is literally no toilet paper to be found anywhere in Whoville and every character eventually starves to death. Plus The Grinch is like you, he seems to hate a little somethung about everyone. I call him The_GrinchDude.