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55. The thing about witch hunts

Thu Mar 2, 2017, 09:09 PM

Mar 2017

Was that pretty well all the victims were innocent. Charges were trumped up (like that?) that they had committed heresy and consorted with the devil. The difference here is that it's a legitimate investigation, needed to answer some very good questions.

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Dems Should Be Careful... [View all] WiffenPoof Mar 2017 OP

LOL Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #1

lowkey comment of the thread lol JHan Mar 2017 #64

Oh screw that! TDale313 Mar 2017 #2

Last night I said Negan is chump to my husband and he did not tell me I was crazy! kimbutgar Mar 2017 #8

Yes. Thank you! NurseJackie Mar 2017 #58

Eight years of petty witch hunts on Obama and beneghazi beneghazi beneghazi on Hillary kimbutgar Mar 2017 #3

Benghazi and email server. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Burch Mar 2017 #45

Fat fingers kimbutgar Mar 2017 #47

OK...thought it was some new thing I hadn't heard of. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author NightWatcher Mar 2017 #4

A witch hunt, like Benghazi and E-mails. sarcasmo Mar 2017 #5

Thank you for your concern Blecht Mar 2017 #6

A witch hunt implies there is nothig to be found...like Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #7

I said "appear" to be a witch hunt. NT WiffenPoof Mar 2017 #10

The GOP went after Obama and Hillary and never paid any price...besides Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #21

I don't give a crap what it appears to be; this is war. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #92

and prison time with any luck. putitinD Mar 2017 #77

This is an attempt to help a foreign power compromise our Republic. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #84

It is not a witch hunt if numerous Intelligence Services are coming forward with guillaumeb Mar 2017 #9

I preder Sally Yates - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #16

Irony squared? eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #18

I will trade you an "f" for your "d" and a vowel to be named later. rzemanfl Mar 2017 #29

Yeah, they'll find themselves in the minority... kentuck Mar 2017 #11

ROFL!!!!! Peacetrain Mar 2017 #68

You're pistol. You're really funny. DefenseLawyer Mar 2017 #12

Why not? Repubs were quite successful with that tactic, with less justification wishstar Mar 2017 #13

I'm thinking of public perception... WiffenPoof Mar 2017 #14

So, how do you do that without risking moving too slowly while more Russians are "accidented" Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2017 #34

I was at an Indivisible meeting last week where we had 100 people Gothmog Mar 2017 #91

No time to retreat JustAnotherGen Mar 2017 #94

Straight out of the Trump playbook NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #95

It's not a witch hunt. It's an honest to goodness spy hunt. (n/t) Iggo Mar 2017 #15

Geeze.... WiffenPoof Mar 2017 #20

Well geeze, Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #71

Who's going to say it's a "witch hunt"? hatrack Mar 2017 #74

republicans spent 8 years of witch hunts and won the senate, house & presidency. spanone Mar 2017 #19

To say nothing of 8 years of witch hunts during Clinton's presidency. Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #72

Bullshit!!!! Wellstone ruled Mar 2017 #22

You do understand that Conservatives will cry Witch Hunt regardless yes? Caliman73 Mar 2017 #23

I need to be more careful myself... WiffenPoof Mar 2017 #24

Agree. Don't fall for low, rotten fruit. Oneironaut Mar 2017 #25

They investigated whether "W" keys were pried off keyboards in the WH... JHB Mar 2017 #26

Facts vindicate the Democrats but there will be some of his supporters who will believe BeckyDem Mar 2017 #27

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2017 #28

Your concern is duly noted... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #30

Sorry, but since Trump got installed I've had a hard time telling satire from reality. Rex Mar 2017 #31

You are not serious NewRedDawn Mar 2017 #32

Let it sink. The perfect can no longer be the enemy of the good. LaydeeBug Mar 2017 #33

So should we criticize them for being spineless or overplaying their hand? mcar Mar 2017 #35

it's only a witch hunt if there's NOTHING THERE Skittles Mar 2017 #36

Keep that powder dry! Rex Mar 2017 #38

But we ARE on a witch hunt Mr. Ected Mar 2017 #37

We are on a which hunt. roamer65 Mar 2017 #39

They're on a criminal activity hunt, which clearly there is ALOT of in the maggot WH onecaliberal Mar 2017 #40

You smoking crack? titaniumsalute Mar 2017 #41

right gotta keep that powder dry 0rganism Mar 2017 #42

fuck that. They ALL should be united and come out together and call this bullshit for what it is demtenjeep Mar 2017 #43

Ridiculous! Doubt Flynn was booted due to a "witch hunt!" And there's so much more! manicraven Mar 2017 #44

Lock them up! Lock them up! coco22 Mar 2017 #46

It's too early to worry about that just yet theglammistress Mar 2017 #48

This should be expanded to a general demand for transparency - tax returns muriel_volestrangler Mar 2017 #49

Hunt? anglesphere Mar 2017 #50

Hee! annabanana Mar 2017 #96

Republicans routinely "overplay there hand" and it works beautifully for them. nt Quixote1818 Mar 2017 #51

...... Tanuki Mar 2017 #52

The Democrats aren't overplaying their hand... Blue Idaho Mar 2017 #53

The thing about witch hunts canetoad Mar 2017 #55

You seem concerned. Please feel free to share more of your concerns, and enjoy your stay. nt msanthrope Mar 2017 #56

Trump is that you? TNLib Mar 2017 #57

Interesting that tRump just echoed OPs concerns in his latest tweet. Cattledog Mar 2017 #59

I considered the possibility that we were being set-up at first. Ligyron Mar 2017 #60

Fight fight fight jzodda Mar 2017 #61

Pleeaase!! A witch hunt no evidence. There is an ABUNDANCE OF EVIDENCE HERE anneboleyn Mar 2017 #62

I'm sorry but it is not a witch hunt and dems should keep going for it until it is accomplished! caroldansen Mar 2017 #63

To engage in a witch hunt requires some power at one's disposal.. JHan Mar 2017 #65

a witch hunt?????????? bdamomma Mar 2017 #66

Are you sure you are talking to correct party? nolabels Mar 2017 #67

Trump's not smart enough to be witch. McCamy Taylor Mar 2017 #69

Oh, FFS. Trump sold our Democracy to Vladimir Putin, and you want us to be polite about it. Squinch Mar 2017 #70

Van? Is that you?!!?? Man, I LOVE your stuff! hatrack Mar 2017 #73

Awwwww! You sound 'concerned'.... bravenak Mar 2017 #75

Sorry, friend of 45, I don't speak Russian. ananda Mar 2017 #76

This thread is silly Foamfollower Mar 2017 #78

Despite a nest MFM008 Mar 2017 #79

The first person that comes forward and testifies against the others gets 20 years for treason. briv1016 Mar 2017 #80

Pbftt! nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #81

HA. F that noise LibraLiz1973 Mar 2017 #82

Benghazi, emails, Clinton foundation, Jade Helm, birthers and birth certificates... workinclasszero Mar 2017 #83

So, are you being careful? MineralMan Mar 2017 #85

Right. We don't want to offend anyone NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #86

Sometimes there are witches that need to be hunted. LanternWaste Mar 2017 #87

There is, however, a whole coven of them... dchill Mar 2017 #88

Why? Gothmog Mar 2017 #89

Too late to be careful- Trump already knows what we're up to- Look what he said in his tweet: wishstar Mar 2017 #90

Same author, evidently. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #93