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7. "their favorite all-purpose TURLEY" - who sat smugly next to the wrenching testimony

Wed Jun 8, 2022, 01:10 PM

Jun 2022

TURLEY is a jerk publicity ahole

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.... Instead, they brought in their favorite all-purpose witness on Tuesday, law professor Jonathan Turley, who argued against the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act and claimed that the Jan. 6 insurrection was not an act of domestic terrorism. But mostly, Turley testified about himself: “I have received hundreds of threats against myself, my family, and even my dog. … I am generally viewed as something of a free-speech purist. … I come to this subject as someone who has written, litigated and testified in the areas of terrorism, extremist advocacy, and free speech for decades. I have also represented the United States House of Representatives in litigation. … I should confess to a bias as a Madisonian scholar.” ....

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Hold it. Cruz and Grassley went on the attack with a guy who's mother was killed in Buffalo? [View all] underpants Jun 2022 OP

Childish Novara Jun 2022 #1

Forgive my language, but madashelltoo Jun 2022 #2

But they didn't say what they plan to do to solve the problem of all these black supremacists Walleye Jun 2022 #3

It's the lies white supremists tell canuckledragger Jun 2022 #5

That is so true. And it is a large element in our society.we haven't a clue what to do about it Walleye Jun 2022 #9

"If you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail." calimary Jun 2022 #14

Yep. Same thing when they blame it on "mental health problems". tanyev Jun 2022 #8

the republican's are the mental problem! there all mentally disturbed! towerbum Jun 2022 #15

King of Hearts (movie) - The repugs think they know how to govern (NOT) erronis Jun 2022 #32

nailed that one ! towerbum Jun 2022 #33

Then a good response is to say that wnylib Jun 2022 #11

You're so right. It isn't Black vs. White as they want to make it to feed their frothing idjits. erronis Jun 2022 #16

In the case of Buffalo, the shooter was wnylib Jun 2022 #29

Not really a Black nationalist group, but a hate group (ant-Semitic, anti-LGBT) geardaddy Jun 2022 #18

The ubiquitous "Blacks for Trump" guy was/is one of them. Marcuse Jun 2022 #26

Thanks for the info geardaddy Jun 2022 #35

Boy these russian assets canuckledragger Jun 2022 #4

So, it would seem doing something about gun violence is STILL the issue MagickMuffin Jun 2022 #6

"their favorite all-purpose TURLEY" - who sat smugly next to the wrenching testimony UTUSN Jun 2022 #7

I actually used to like Turley when he was on Olberman's show Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #13

Been several years broken, media hound, got more from wingnuts UTUSN Jun 2022 #21

How about this? world wide wally Jun 2022 #10

I keep trying to join this all powerful antifa, can someone get me an invite? n/t hibbing Jun 2022 #12

Just like being a life-long mormon. You're already an honorary member (I hope) erronis Jun 2022 #17

Arlington National Cemetery is full of antifa heroes. rubbersole Jun 2022 #22

It's like the wizard behind the curtain. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #34

This is what whataboutism sounds like peggysue2 Jun 2022 #19

yes they sure do. Orwellian out of 1984 or Goebbels playbook. Works too Evolve Dammit Jun 2022 #23

Makes me think of all the repuglicon efforts to suppress even studies of gun violence. erronis Jun 2022 #20

It's was purposely disrespectful underpants Jun 2022 #24

What assholes, more "WHATABOUTISM" and "The OTHER SIDE DOES IT" Fla Dem Jun 2022 #25

Black nationalist?was a viciously left-wing Black nationalist bigot.? AllaN01Bear Jun 2022 #27

Talk radio underpants Jun 2022 #28

Death Cult scumbags, both of them. n/t LudwigPastorius Jun 2022 #30

No one in the Democratic party defends so-called "black supremacists" or "black nationalists" sop Jun 2022 #31

Well, if a black victim is responsible for all crimes committed by black people Leith Jun 2022 #36

Fuckin' dickbags Blue Owl Jun 2022 #37

No shit. underpants Jun 2022 #38

"Senator, what did you do moondust Jun 2022 #39