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7. Will any of the media dare call the administration out on this?

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 11:27 AM

Sep 2018

Nakedly partisan selective declassification intended to derail an ongoing criminal investigation. 11 words, simple concept. Will the media be able to grasp this, or will we get the standard-issue "It's too complicated!" Barbie doll whine*?

*Mattel got in a bit of a jam several years ago when a talking Barbie doll they were marketing spouted phrases "Math is hard!" juxtaposed with "Let's go shopping!" They got walloped, and they deserved it.

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Sen. Warner about declassifying intelligence: "Be careful what you wish for." [View all] MelissaB Sep 2018 OP

this has been my suspicion -- it will have something for everyone. unblock Sep 2018 #1

He could declassify selectively, though. nt tblue37 Sep 2018 #3

Is he smart enough to do that, though? Reader Rabbit Sep 2018 #5

All that will be done for him.They may let him have a bone or two on his own. dameatball Sep 2018 #21

his order said all of it, unredacted, except for i think 5 specific pages from the fisa application. unblock Sep 2018 #9

Raw intelligence is tough for even experienced analysts to decipher. NastyRiffraff Sep 2018 #28

K&R... spanone Sep 2018 #2

That's what I heard this morning too! PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 #4

The problem is NewJeffCT Sep 2018 #6

Bigger problem is Russia, and others, learning sources and methods lostnfound Sep 2018 #8

Yes, I believe that the idea ScratchCat Sep 2018 #11

Pootie wants to know which of his guys talked FakeNoose Sep 2018 #17

Will any of the media dare call the administration out on this? gratuitous Sep 2018 #7

i hope rosentein and wray are smart enough mopinko Sep 2018 #10

Picked nit ... Sinistrous Sep 2018 #14

Is the petard mushroom shaped? 3Hotdogs Sep 2018 #16

Don't forget it's Paul "Fucking" Ryan who's allowing this to happen. PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 #12

What's that mean? SHRED Sep 2018 #13

Will it be collusion Ohioboy Sep 2018 #15

Maybe Putin is driving the release of sensitive documents and this is payback. ? flying_wahini Sep 2018 #18

Well, of course Cheetolini is going to cherry pick what doesn't get published. Texin Sep 2018 #19

Giving our Secrets to Putin and the Other Countries that Hate our Guts Frequency Kenneth Sep 2018 #20

Bumblefucks the whole lot of them Pepsidog Sep 2018 #22

The one thing we can be absolutely certain of is that he will not have read any of it. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #23

Isn't Trump already getting a heads up about this from Nunes? jalan48 Sep 2018 #24

Russian asset, serial child abuser loser don the con historically lays the rakes out carefully mulsh Sep 2018 #25

This OUTRIGHT ACT OF TREASON Will be supported by 95% of the GOP. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #26

Revolution. WheelWalker Sep 2018 #27

Reality Winner got 5 years in prison. moondust Sep 2018 #29