#46 President Joe Biden
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Gern Blansten said:Merkin Baller said:Gern Blansten said:The Juggler said:Gern Blansten said:What's to say really? Was Biden lying when he said he wouldn't pardon him? We don't know his intent at the time. Circumstances have clearly changed.
The real travesty would have been a pardon once the special counsel was named. Obviously that would have been political suicide but now that he is leaving office forever why not?
Dems don't need to explain anything. Just say "yeah I don't agree with that" and move on.
People can complain about the pardon all they want, but they need to actually read about this absolute clown who is going to be the highest law enforcement officer in the country.....then and only then will they agree that Biden made the right choice (albeit, as usual, it was not communicated nearly as well as it should have been).
And yeah...they will find something to go after Biden on. They will likely open investigations into Joe himself now.
I agree that this was stupid of Biden in that it gives the right ammunition, but democrats are damned if they do, damned if they don't in recent years... the RW media apparatus is going to win regardless.Post edited by Merkin Baller on0 -
Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:DE4173 said:I know, "but Trump..." but why did the period of the pardon begin on 1/1/14?
https://oversight.house.gov/the-bidens-influence-peddling-timeline/
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Gern Blansten said:mace1229 said:tempo_n_groove said:mrussel1 said:tempo_n_groove said:mrussel1 said:tempo_n_groove said:So. We have our friends and family make money any way they can and when they get caught doing something illegal you pardon them?
Is this the new playbook?
We are turning into a banana republic.
Again, thinking out loud.According to the indictment, Hunter Biden engaged in a four-year scheme in which he chose not to pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019 and to evade the assessment of taxes for tax year 2018 when he filed false returns. As alleged in the indictment, to further this scheme, Hunter Biden:
- subverted the payroll and tax withholding process of his own company by withdrawing millions outside of the payroll and tax withholding process;
- spent millions of dollars on an extravagant lifestyle rather than paying his tax bills;
- in 2018, stopped paying his outstanding and overdue taxes for tax year 2015;
- willfully failed to pay his 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 taxes on time, despite having access to funds to pay some or all of these taxes;
- willfully failed to file his 2017 and 2018 tax returns, on time; and
- when he did finally file his 2018 returns, included false business deductions in order to reduce the very substantial tax liability he faced as of February 2020.
How is any of that just being political? People have gone to prison for less. I made this comparison before, Richard from Season 1 survivor spent 4 years in prison for not reporting his $1 million Survivor winnings. As far as I know, he's not Biden's son.
The IRS stepped in and basically said that the "loans" were disguised compensation and made the company report it as such. Fraud? Probably not. Horribly bad advice? Absolutely. I imagine his tax preparer got in trouble for that shit.
But given that Trey Gowdy and Lindsay (flip flop floozy) Graham have agreed that if it weren't Hunter Biden then no charges would have been filed I think we can agree that it was bogus to file criminal charges for that. The special counsel couldn't find anything else except for the gun charge.
Now I don't think Hunter deserves serious prison time. But I don't don't see the argument where they only went after him because he's a Biden. Tell that to Willy Nelson and Wesley Snipes.0 -
tbergs said:Jon Stewart hammered on dems last night for speaking out of both sides of their mouth after the Hunter pardon. I think Biden really fucked a lot of people by doing this and now they're all stuck in spin mode trying not to be the soundbyte used on conservative sites/shows.
https://youtu.be/V5BcIHPMAHw?si=JWGxMj6EPoU1aRdo
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tempo_n_groove said:tbergs said:Jon Stewart hammered on dems last night for speaking out of both sides of their mouth after the Hunter pardon. I think Biden really fucked a lot of people by doing this and now they're all stuck in spin mode trying not to be the soundbyte used on conservative sites/shows.
https://youtu.be/V5BcIHPMAHw?si=JWGxMj6EPoU1aRdo
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brianlux said:OK, I'm sorry my friends (and possible foes), but I am compelled to site this quote from Heather's letter. It's something I think bears considering here on AMT:"And yet, much of American media today has been consumed not with the story that Trump has appointed a deeply problematic candidate to run what could be considered the nation’s most important department, overseeing about 3 million personnel and managing a budget of more than $800 billion, or with the reality that Biden’s distrust of our legal system under Trump is a profound warning for all of us.Instead, they have focused on President Biden’s pardon of his son...."Hmmm...hippiemom = goodness0
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cincybearcat said:brianlux said:OK, I'm sorry my friends (and possible foes), but I am compelled to site this quote from Heather's letter. It's something I think bears considering here on AMT:"And yet, much of American media today has been consumed not with the story that Trump has appointed a deeply problematic candidate to run what could be considered the nation’s most important department, overseeing about 3 million personnel and managing a budget of more than $800 billion, or with the reality that Biden’s distrust of our legal system under Trump is a profound warning for all of us.Instead, they have focused on President Biden’s pardon of his son...."Hmmm...It's a hopeless situation...0
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pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:DE4173 said:I know, "but Trump..." but why did the period of the pardon begin on 1/1/14?
https://oversight.house.gov/the-bidens-influence-peddling-timeline/‘When pressed on whether he would have done anything differently, Comer – who has defended his handling of the Biden probe – told CNN, “Not that I can think of.” And a House Oversight Committee spokesperson maintains that “the impeachment inquiry is ongoing and impeachment is 100% still on the table.”
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tbergs said:tempo_n_groove said:tbergs said:Jon Stewart hammered on dems last night for speaking out of both sides of their mouth after the Hunter pardon. I think Biden really fucked a lot of people by doing this and now they're all stuck in spin mode trying not to be the soundbyte used on conservative sites/shows.
https://youtu.be/V5BcIHPMAHw?si=JWGxMj6EPoU1aRdo
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tbergs said:cincybearcat said:brianlux said:OK, I'm sorry my friends (and possible foes), but I am compelled to site this quote from Heather's letter. It's something I think bears considering here on AMT:"And yet, much of American media today has been consumed not with the story that Trump has appointed a deeply problematic candidate to run what could be considered the nation’s most important department, overseeing about 3 million personnel and managing a budget of more than $800 billion, or with the reality that Biden’s distrust of our legal system under Trump is a profound warning for all of us.Instead, they have focused on President Biden’s pardon of his son...."Hmmm...hippiemom = goodness0
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Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:DE4173 said:I know, "but Trump..." but why did the period of the pardon begin on 1/1/14?
https://oversight.house.gov/the-bidens-influence-peddling-timeline/‘When pressed on whether he would have done anything differently, Comer – who has defended his handling of the Biden probe – told CNN, “Not that I can think of.” And a House Oversight Committee spokesperson maintains that “the impeachment inquiry is ongoing and impeachment is 100% still on the table.”
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tbergs said:cincybearcat said:brianlux said:OK, I'm sorry my friends (and possible foes), but I am compelled to site this quote from Heather's letter. It's something I think bears considering here on AMT:"And yet, much of American media today has been consumed not with the story that Trump has appointed a deeply problematic candidate to run what could be considered the nation’s most important department, overseeing about 3 million personnel and managing a budget of more than $800 billion, or with the reality that Biden’s distrust of our legal system under Trump is a profound warning for all of us.Instead, they have focused on President Biden’s pardon of his son...."Hmmm...0
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pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:DE4173 said:I know, "but Trump..." but why did the period of the pardon begin on 1/1/14?
https://oversight.house.gov/the-bidens-influence-peddling-timeline/‘When pressed on whether he would have done anything differently, Comer – who has defended his handling of the Biden probe – told CNN, “Not that I can think of.” And a House Oversight Committee spokesperson maintains that “the impeachment inquiry is ongoing and impeachment is 100% still on the table.”
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HughFreakingDillon said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:DE4173 said:I know, "but Trump..." but why did the period of the pardon begin on 1/1/14?
https://oversight.house.gov/the-bidens-influence-peddling-timeline/‘When pressed on whether he would have done anything differently, Comer – who has defended his handling of the Biden probe – told CNN, “Not that I can think of.” And a House Oversight Committee spokesperson maintains that “the impeachment inquiry is ongoing and impeachment is 100% still on the table.”
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cincybearcat said:brianlux said:OK, I'm sorry my friends (and possible foes), but I am compelled to site this quote from Heather's letter. It's something I think bears considering here on AMT:"And yet, much of American media today has been consumed not with the story that Trump has appointed a deeply problematic candidate to run what could be considered the nation’s most important department, overseeing about 3 million personnel and managing a budget of more than $800 billion, or with the reality that Biden’s distrust of our legal system under Trump is a profound warning for all of us.Instead, they have focused on President Biden’s pardon of his son...."Hmmm...Deflection? No. I don't know what you mean about Heather being just like the others.I think the point made was clear. Just saying. But not going to argue it. Moving on."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0
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brianlux said:cincybearcat said:brianlux said:OK, I'm sorry my friends (and possible foes), but I am compelled to site this quote from Heather's letter. It's something I think bears considering here on AMT:"And yet, much of American media today has been consumed not with the story that Trump has appointed a deeply problematic candidate to run what could be considered the nation’s most important department, overseeing about 3 million personnel and managing a budget of more than $800 billion, or with the reality that Biden’s distrust of our legal system under Trump is a profound warning for all of us.Instead, they have focused on President Biden’s pardon of his son...."Hmmm...Deflection? No. I don't know what you mean about Heather being just like the others.I think the point made was clear. Just saying. But not going to argue it. Moving on.hippiemom = goodness0
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cincybearcat said:brianlux said:cincybearcat said:brianlux said:OK, I'm sorry my friends (and possible foes), but I am compelled to site this quote from Heather's letter. It's something I think bears considering here on AMT:"And yet, much of American media today has been consumed not with the story that Trump has appointed a deeply problematic candidate to run what could be considered the nation’s most important department, overseeing about 3 million personnel and managing a budget of more than $800 billion, or with the reality that Biden’s distrust of our legal system under Trump is a profound warning for all of us.Instead, they have focused on President Biden’s pardon of his son...."Hmmm...Deflection? No. I don't know what you mean about Heather being just like the others.I think the point made was clear. Just saying. But not going to argue it. Moving on.Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
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pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:DE4173 said:I know, "but Trump..." but why did the period of the pardon begin on 1/1/14?
https://oversight.house.gov/the-bidens-influence-peddling-timeline/‘When pressed on whether he would have done anything differently, Comer – who has defended his handling of the Biden probe – told CNN, “Not that I can think of.” And a House Oversight Committee spokesperson maintains that “the impeachment inquiry is ongoing and impeachment is 100% still on the table.”
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tempo_n_groove said:mrussel1 said:tempo_n_groove said:mrussel1 said:tempo_n_groove said:So. We have our friends and family make money any way they can and when they get caught doing something illegal you pardon them?
Is this the new playbook?
We are turning into a banana republic.
Again, thinking out loud.0 -
Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:Go Beavers said:pjl44 said:DE4173 said:I know, "but Trump..." but why did the period of the pardon begin on 1/1/14?
https://oversight.house.gov/the-bidens-influence-peddling-timeline/‘When pressed on whether he would have done anything differently, Comer – who has defended his handling of the Biden probe – told CNN, “Not that I can think of.” And a House Oversight Committee spokesperson maintains that “the impeachment inquiry is ongoing and impeachment is 100% still on the table.”
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