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Jeff Tiedrich tweet: (Original Post) tblue37 Oct 2021 OP
Another Tiedrich tweet: tblue37 Oct 2021 #1
QANON, bs, lies, burn hot StClone Oct 2021 #13
Yeah but, gab13by13 Oct 2021 #2
I'm Not Holding My Breath nt SoCalDavidS Oct 2021 #3
I'm going to take an educated guess at that... Moostache Oct 2021 #4
Yeah I mean, I hoped I didn't need the sarcasm thingy, gab13by13 Oct 2021 #5
Completely agree. sop Oct 2021 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #7
Totally agree with you, unfortunately. (nt) Paladin Oct 2021 #8
With ya. Traildogbob Oct 2021 #9
When you can't even properly investigate open insurrection I'm sure it's a sign Ohioboy Oct 2021 #11
Those are my feelings, exactly, Ohioboy. There is NO accountability for "certain" people BComplex Oct 2021 #27
I completely agree. Richard58 Oct 2021 #14
+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2021 #21
Fitzmas all over again. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #15
Its Merrick (Merry) Fitzmueller! Solomon Oct 2021 #26
And, on pain of pile-on, we must NEVER ask the quesion. Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #23
I am expecting another lame-ass fizzle-out. It's happening right before our eyes. NBachers Oct 2021 #10
He speaks for me. lunatica Oct 2021 #12
Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #16
Per the last one.. That seems aweful apparent quakerboy Oct 2021 #31
They grind slowly for a reason. Due process and the rule of law are very demanding. Republicans try Martin68 Oct 2021 #17
How nice it must be for Jeff to be able to voice that opinion without the Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #18
Why isn't trump on trial already NJCher Oct 2021 #20
What we did was elect Democrats. As far as I can see, we are not in a position to press the DOJ Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #22
what can we do? NJCher Oct 2021 #32
Just imagine US response if instigator of attack on America was Muslim, female, Hispanic, lesbian .. uponit7771 Oct 2021 #24
Just imagine US response if instigator of attack on America was Muslim, female, Hispanic, lesbian .. uponit7771 Oct 2021 #25
Maybe the DOJ should read Jeff more often. Hotler Oct 2021 #28
Patience Jeff. No soft coup attempt for another few years yet. Trust Judge Garland. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #29
K&R Blue Owl Oct 2021 #30

tblue37

(65,271 posts)
1. Another Tiedrich tweet:
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 12:44 PM
Oct 2021


Text

remember during Benghazi when Obama claimed executive privilege and refused to let anyone testify? of course you don't. Obama handed over every document and Hillary sat for 11 hours straight, because they had nothing to hide and they aren't whiny fragile dipshit man-babies


StClone

(11,683 posts)
13. QANON, bs, lies, burn hot
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 02:54 PM
Oct 2021

Prosecuting real crimes, sedition, Government corruption, and abuse, not so much.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
4. I'm going to take an educated guess at that...
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 12:59 PM
Oct 2021

Using the impeachments as a guide, and the wanton speculation back then that first Mueller and then Impeachment #1 and then Impeachment #2 were ALL "doing things behind the scenes"...what is happening now is exactly what happened then - JACK FUCKING SQUAT.

There should have been public arrests and frog walks for the cameras a long, long time ago...when the GA. audio tape was released of Trump essentially demanding enough votes be "found" to reverse his loss, THAT was the moment he should have been arrested, charged with subornation or coercing voter fraud and put on trial.

We are getting nothing but the same old playbook - explosive allegation, ham-fisted stonewalling, new allegation and lather, rinse, repeat.

Trump will never be held accountable and if that is true, the United States of America is living on borrowed time before it collapses into either 2 states, with Blue States forming a new country and Red States returning to the dark ages...or a worse case outcome of outright Balkanization of the continent, where things get truly ugly and regional wars become common, political and ethnic cleansing become real in 21st century America and the whole 245 year experiment that is the idea of a secular government of the people, by the people and for the people will indeed perish from the Earth.

gab13by13

(21,286 posts)
5. Yeah I mean, I hoped I didn't need the sarcasm thingy,
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 01:13 PM
Oct 2021

but when crimes are committed right in the open, even put in writing, or yes, we have the audio of crimes, one is left with one thing to say, WTF.

sop

(10,144 posts)
6. Completely agree.
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 01:15 PM
Oct 2021

I've had it with the "be patient, you don't know what's going on behind the scenes" crowd. History shows the powerful are seldom held to account.

Response to sop (Reply #6)

Traildogbob

(8,707 posts)
9. With ya.
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 02:19 PM
Oct 2021

Injustice is infuriating. After today’s no shows for subpoenas, there needs to be locks up by morning.

Ohioboy

(3,240 posts)
11. When you can't even properly investigate open insurrection I'm sure it's a sign
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 02:42 PM
Oct 2021

We have had so many signs along the way... signs warning of the slow demise of America.

We are literally at the point where open insurrection is excused and tolerated.

Is there a way back from this point?

BComplex

(8,029 posts)
27. Those are my feelings, exactly, Ohioboy. There is NO accountability for "certain" people
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 10:06 AM
Oct 2021

in the USA. This makes that fact glaringly obvious. It is as wrong as anything this country has ever seen.

Richard58

(239 posts)
14. I completely agree.
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 03:26 PM
Oct 2021

Frankly I am appalled that nothing is being done regarding charging Trump with anything! We have overwhelming evidence that he tried to steal the election but I see zero evidence of him even being charged anytime soon. I keep hearing over and over that they are conducting an "investigation" and investigations take time. Jesus, how much time do you need? It has been 9 months already! Like with the investigations into Gaetz, MTG and Boebert nothing seems to be happening. If this was you or me we would have been in jail a long time ago! But when you are a Republican they just say you are being investigated and the powers-that-be hope that over time you will forget about it. I fear nothing will happen to Trump and the rest of his traitorous ilk. That will give them a free hand to try again! We are on a slippery slope to fascism and no one seems to care! I hate it!

Response to Scrivener7 (Reply #19)

NBachers

(17,097 posts)
10. I am expecting another lame-ass fizzle-out. It's happening right before our eyes.
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 02:31 PM
Oct 2021

When was Cyrus Vance Junior planning to drop it all and walk away, again?

quakerboy

(13,918 posts)
31. Per the last one.. That seems aweful apparent
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 05:35 PM
Oct 2021

To start with.. the trumps have no loyalty to anyone.. if you get any of them.. they will turn on each other. And on everyone else around them.

So you get from trumps to elected republicans. From there it spreads to wealthy donors, and unfortunately to a number of elected democrats.

If they ever really pull those strings.. it starts a whole lot of unraveling. I say do it, but I understand why powerful people are doing their best to make sure that any investigations done are windowdressing.

Martin68

(22,776 posts)
17. They grind slowly for a reason. Due process and the rule of law are very demanding. Republicans try
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 10:06 PM
Oct 2021

to short circuit that process. Democrats don't. "The wheels of justice grind slowly, but exceedingly fine." True justice requires patience and due diligence.

Scrivener7

(50,934 posts)
18. How nice it must be for Jeff to be able to voice that opinion without the
Thu Oct 7, 2021, 10:51 PM
Oct 2021

Greek chorus we get here of "YOU ARE AN AWFUL PERSON FOR SAYING YOU WANT TO SEE SOME PROGRESS!"

But I'll say it again: I want to see some progress.

NJCher

(35,645 posts)
20. Why isn't trump on trial already
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:45 AM
Oct 2021

It’s beyond that. The question to each and every one of you is what are you going to do about it?

Scrivener7

(50,934 posts)
22. What we did was elect Democrats. As far as I can see, we are not in a position to press the DOJ
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 06:59 AM
Oct 2021

to move it forward.

"What are you going to do about it?" is a phrase often used by those who want to shut the discussion down about what is the DOJ doing about it.

I am pretty sure that is not your motive at all, and it seems like you have something in mind that we can do.

What is it?

NJCher

(35,645 posts)
32. what can we do?
Mon Oct 11, 2021, 12:33 AM
Oct 2021

I think that we need to first find out why this is taking so long. A good person to take on that question would be Glen Kirschner or someone like him.

Trump is currently obstructing justice (telling Bannon et al to ignore the subpoenas). What is the means for charging him for that? Who is the expert to tell us?

The answer for what we can do will be determined by the answers to the above question.

I'd like to write more but it's late. Maybe tomorrow.

uponit7771

(90,329 posts)
24. Just imagine US response if instigator of attack on America was Muslim, female, Hispanic, lesbian ..
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 09:17 AM
Oct 2021

... and 99% of the people who attacked America on J6 were Sikhs and the people who they coordinated with in BDU were all black.

Imagine how ... LIGHTING SPEED ... without give a shit about formalities things would happen.



Now the DOJ should act like that going after Putin's Whore gang less we encourage more of it like appeasement historically has

uponit7771

(90,329 posts)
25. Just imagine US response if instigator of attack on America was Muslim, female, Hispanic, lesbian ..
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 09:17 AM
Oct 2021

... and 99% of the people who attacked America on J6 were Sikhs and the people who they coordinated with in BDU were all black.

Imagine how ... LIGHTING SPEED ... without give a shit about formalities things would happen.



Now the DOJ should act like that going after Putin's Whore gang less we encourage more of it like appeasement historically has

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