DL Open Thread: Mon., July 22, 2019
Wilbur Ross Can’t Stay Awake. Of course the Commerce Department is a disaster. But, if Ross is asleep, he can’t do more damage. Can he?
Adam Schiff On The Mueller Testimony. He’s not sure whether any minds can be changed at this point.
How DJT Jr’s Hunting Buddy Is Influencing Chinese Trade Negotiations. Despite, of course, no expertise.
How Progressivism Is Remaking Congress. Progress may be slow, but it’s palpable and will only get stronger.
Landlords Of Military Housing Faking Records. Because, of course, all military housing has been privatized, with companies getting, wait for it, 50-year contracts to siphon billions out of the federal budget. Memo to Delaware reporters/editors: This would be a good topic for investigation.
What do you want to talk about?
Testing…
Will the Mueller testimony be another bust for the Democrats? We haven’t really seen Mueller in action lately and it seems like he really doesn’t want to testify. Some say he was just a figurehead in the investigation anyway. Is there more going on with his testimony or his unwillingness to testify than we know?
Earlier this year Mueller was confronted by an MSNBC reporter in the street, and he seemed a bit confused. He couldn’t seem to get into his car and finally handed the keys to his wife. https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/21/msnbc-reporter-robert-mueller-easter-church/
Could a shaky Mueller testimony make the entire investigation look less credible? Why was the testimony pushed back a week? Is Mueller being coached so he doesn’t appear to be in some stage of dementia?
Will the Mueller testimony be another bust for the Democrats? How can it not be? Congressional Dems have proven time and time again that they are too timid to confront Trump in any meaningful way.
An 18-year veteran of the Baltimore police force on how Hollywood has reinforced the shoot-first ethos that plagues American policing.
https://medium.com/humungus/dirty-harry-was-bad-at-his-job-f57c0a6db45e
Exemplified by Robert Mueller sending that ridiculously armed, guns drawn SWAT team to Roger Stone’s house, traumatizing his poor wife, and little dogs.
Boo fucking hoo.
Read the article before you embarrass yourself.
1. These were movies, that are meant to go over the edge and get a reaction.
2. Hollywood makes movies to make MONEY!
3. Dirty Harry didn’t care about the law, it was about his own justice!
4. It was a movie!
So basically, your answer is one part: It was a movie, and movies have no effect on anyone.
OTOH, if you read the link, he was a cop for 18 years and tells some interesting stories. You?
There’s a guy on Sussex County Council like that
Just one? PROGRESS!!!