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Mike Luckovich-Leaking photo (draft legal opinion) is the real crime (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2022
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Leith
(7,864 posts)1. Paraphrasing Jimmy Fallon from last night
"The leak is not what most of us are concerned about."
The media and politicians may be all verklempt about the leak of the draft, but most regular people are astonished and outraged about the contents of the document. Are the idiots in charge really too thick to understand that simple concept? Or is this just the usual proverbial dust being thrown in our eyes to distract us from the real crimes?
MerryBlooms
(12,248 posts)5. Mitch and company don't care about the leak or
The ruling. My bet is Fox news sent out the talking point for them to follow, which fox lead with on every program. I know it's what newmax was doing, because my client was watching. Exactly the same talking points.
pamdb
(1,439 posts)2. leak!!!!
OK. Is there a law against leaking that I'm not aware of? As far as I know we don't have an official secrets act in this country, again, while the republicans:Cruz, Graham, McConnell, seem intent on drawing and quartering whoever leaked this draft, where is the LAW that says
this is illegal? Just asking.
ShazzieB
(22,588 posts)3. HeeHeeHee!
2Gingersnaps
(1,000 posts)4. I go back to Trevor Noah's speech at the Correspondents Dinner,
All that business of I can make jokes about the President without going to jail. You can criticize your government. You have rights. You have responsibility to inform.