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Atticus

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8. Guess I missed that. Who said Garland "both-sided" JANUARY 6TH? OR---

Reply to Effete Snob (Original post)

Wed Jan 5, 2022, 05:52 PM

Jan 2022

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Some Posters On DU Are Misrepresenting What Garland Said [View all] Effete Snob Jan 2022 OP

Haters gotta hate mcar Jan 2022 #1

Thanks, makes the point well. elleng Jan 2022 #2

Garland gets damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. LakeArenal Jan 2022 #3

Dumb question XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #4

By prioritizing them and going for the highest charges and heaviest penalties Effete Snob Jan 2022 #6

Thank you XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #12

ENFORCE Them! ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #43

You should include the objectionable quote in your OP. PTWB Jan 2022 #5

You removed the entire preamble Effete Snob Jan 2022 #7

No. Let's not mischaracterize what he said, please. PTWB Jan 2022 #13

Threats to federal officials are dangers to democracy Effete Snob Jan 2022 #37

"The ONLY folks threatening our democracy are radical right wingers. That's it." hadEnuf Jan 2022 #39

Guess I missed that. Who said Garland "both-sided" JANUARY 6TH? OR--- Atticus Jan 2022 #8

You tell me what the two words in bold here say: Effete Snob Jan 2022 #11

In closing, yes I see those words. I also read the rest of what that poster said, not Atticus Jan 2022 #18

Here are some more for you Effete Snob Jan 2022 #15

The OP included some rando who threatened a judge wellst0nev0ter Jan 2022 #19

MERRICK GARLAND INCLUDED HIM Effete Snob Jan 2022 #35

Good golly, did you listen to the speech? dpibel Jan 2022 #44

The WHITE suspect that Garland was referring to wellst0nev0ter Jan 2022 #49

Glad you posted this JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #9

"...some people are not going to get respect from certain quarters at DU." ShazzieB Jan 2022 #45

Thank you. sheshe2 Jan 2022 #10

now you've ruined their "GOTCHA" moment CatWoman Jan 2022 #14

Brooklyn Dad Defiant Twitter post cilla4progress Jan 2022 #16

He also said, in different words, that the little fish are leading us to the bigger fish. George II Jan 2022 #27

And that is how you bag the conspirators! Just_Vote_Dem Jan 2022 #29

This is something I've been thinking ColinC Jan 2022 #46

But the sorts of violence and threats he's talking about *are* associated with specific ideologies fishwax Jan 2022 #17

yes. Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #20

Thank you. That is all I have ever said, but somehow I am now "anti-Garland" and Atticus Jan 2022 #23

+1 leftstreet Jan 2022 #24

Well said. hadEnuf Jan 2022 #40

Yes. Not disputed. The issue is dissemination and inhaling of dishonesty. Hortensis Jan 2022 #47

Maybe misinterpreted would be better. spanone Jan 2022 #21

Toobin might have been distracted at the time... IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 2022 #26

Well, that is a real possibility. spanone Jan 2022 #28

Toobin has things well in hand Generic Brad Jan 2022 #31

... sheshe2 Jan 2022 #30

Okay, well golly Effete Snob Jan 2022 #36

You are correct. Sogo Jan 2022 #22

BTW-Garland is not a standing Democratic figure randr Jan 2022 #25

You are, putting it generously, confused dpibel Jan 2022 #32

Not only that... PTWB Jan 2022 #48

per the "misrepresentation" llashram Jan 2022 #33

Only thing missing from Garland's speech today was..... KS Toronado Jan 2022 #34

He HAD to phrase it like that or he'd be roasted on FOX News. LiberalLovinLug Jan 2022 #38

But to those indies who don't pay much attention to politics 3825-87867 Jan 2022 #41

I guess they ignored a lot of the speech then Effete Snob Jan 2022 #42