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forjusticethunders

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110. It's also important to remember that:
Thu May 18, 2017, 04:42 PM
May 2017

1: Hillary was up big (about 5-10), and it was reasonable to assume she would win even if she lost 3-5 points in the polls. (which is just about what she lost).

2: If the rogue agents at the NY FBI leak it first, Hillary may well be hurt EVEN MORE because it plays into the whole "globalist deep state conspiracy" shit, and huts HIS credibility on Trump-Russia which is important because even if Trump loses, the fact remains that a fascist authoritarian state tried to take over the country using a Manchurian Candidate, literally the worst Cold War fantasies come to life except the adversary is extreme right, not Stalinist, aka an existential, DEFCON 0 threat to a democratic nation.

Basically Comey was trying to do damage control on the issue because he, with a lot of justification, likely reasoned that doing nothing, or announcing Trump was under investigation before there was more hard evidence would be even worse, both for Hillary, the Trump-Russia investigation and his own credibility. Comey also couldn't have predicted that the media would continue to shill for Trump all the way until the end (that's one major issue with institutionalism - you don't notice the institutions have been rotted until its too late, and the mainstream media is an institution at some point they SHOULD have come to their senses and started sounding the alarm, but they needed those ratings).

Honestly if Comey hated the Clintons and wanted to help Trump, he could have recommended indictment in July.

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Sure would make a great book, wouldn't it? Goodheart May 2017 #1
That makes no sense. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #2
Message deleted by DU the Administrators Jno_Gilmor_ May 2017 #7
I agree jg10003 May 2017 #19
I agree...don't follow this logic. noel1237 May 2017 #49
What was he trying to do when he shared with us his opinion despite admitting there wasn't evidence LisaL May 2017 #27
Message deleted by DU the Administrators Solomon May 2017 #97
I agree he thought she would win marlakay May 2017 #67
Interesting take on this. n/t Comrade Donald May 2017 #78
That makes more sense. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #87
Message deleted by DU the Administrators aikoaiko May 2017 #95
This investigation started in July. Comrade Donald May 2017 #13
No. He sacrificed Hillary because he held her to a different standard because he's a Republican. Squinch May 2017 #3
I don't believe that. Jacquette May 2017 #15
Yeah. Right. A Clinton presidency was EVER going to even approach the universe of badness of this Squinch May 2017 #16
Do you ever logically look at the "Why" of it all? Jacquette May 2017 #22
Oh, but I thought you already gave us your answer. You said it was because Hillary Squinch May 2017 #46
Listen to what you just said. Jacquette May 2017 #84
None of those people were ousted by the FBI. All of them were taken out by the press. Squinch May 2017 #85
I can't make you see what you don't see Jacquette May 2017 #88
Comey did not take down any of the people you list. You seem to want to attribute heroic acts to Squinch May 2017 #107
"Taken out" as in no longer Jacquette May 2017 #108
"Taken out" as in walked away whistling, no worse for wear. And yes, I'll separate Comey and Yates. Squinch May 2017 #109
Well said!! (eom) StevieM May 2017 #43
He has a well documented pathological hatred of the Clintons Nevernose May 2017 #52
Obama should have never appointed him if you ask me. LisaL May 2017 #57
Probably the only guy who could get through Republicans Nevernose May 2017 #62
I think he was trying to save his own behind. LisaL May 2017 #29
Message deleted by DU the Administrators sweetloukillbot May 2017 #83
I do not agree with either reason. pangaia May 2017 #59
OK. Squinch May 2017 #60
I've thought about that. I have also wondered if Hillary was in the loop too. nt Lisa0825 May 2017 #4
Huh? Really? Care to elaborate on the loop? n/t Comrade Donald May 2017 #18
I didn't put a lot of thought into it... Lisa0825 May 2017 #20
Watching Rachel you'd think the whole GOP were Comrade Donald May 2017 #23
Oh for crying out loud. There isn't enough tinfoil in the world. LisaL May 2017 #26
Like I said, it was just a thought that crossed my mind. Lisa0825 May 2017 #33
Would be much easier to bring someone down if that someone wasn't president. LisaL May 2017 #35
Pence is in much deeper than you think. He knew Comrade Donald May 2017 #39
It doesn't matter what Pence know or didn't. LisaL May 2017 #54
It's not what he did or didnt KNOW, it''s what he DID. Comrade Donald May 2017 #68
I believe he took the actions he did re: Hillary Phoenix61 May 2017 #5
So WTF didn't he release the info on investigation into Trump? LisaL May 2017 #25
Hillary knew she had been under investigation Phoenix61 May 2017 #42
Trump had no idea? Says who? LisaL May 2017 #53
Message deleted by DU the Administrators RedWedge May 2017 #6
no. he fucked up with the email thing JI7 May 2017 #8
But how could he not realize that? LisaM May 2017 #31
Who says he didn't realize that? LisaL May 2017 #55
Dood? trof May 2017 #9
Comey's behavior was tied somehow to the rogue NY FBI field office Mr. Ected May 2017 #10
I have to give someone the benefit of the doubt. Comrade Donald May 2017 #30
I agree. We are only seeing the stuff on the surface. That's hard to imagine ... KPN May 2017 #101
Exactly! Phoenix61 May 2017 #58
No. NT enough May 2017 #11
I think Comey was sure she would win DefenseLawyer May 2017 #12
If that was his motive, then it's very ironic that the very thing he did trying to save his job LisaL May 2017 #32
I don't think he was trying to elect trump to save his job DefenseLawyer May 2017 #40
Whatever his motivation was, the letter released so close to the election helped to elect Trump. LisaL May 2017 #63
Yes it did. DefenseLawyer May 2017 #64
Well, I sure as hell don't think Comey had a master plan to elect Trump so he could vanquish him. LisaL May 2017 #65
Why are you arguing with me? DefenseLawyer May 2017 #69
I am agreeing also, not arguing. LisaL May 2017 #73
No. So he could CATCH Trump, not ELECT him. n/t Comrade Donald May 2017 #74
And what does Hillary had to to with it? LisaL May 2017 #75
Well, this might sound weird but Comey put taking Comrade Donald May 2017 #91
Comey didn't release the letter, Chaffetz did Samantha May 2017 #103
No. Don't be silly. Chaffetz released the letter, not Comey. L. Coyote May 2017 #14
Wow. And now Chaffetz is trying to look like a Comrade Donald May 2017 #21
He acted unethically re Clinton by announcing his refusal to bring charges delisen May 2017 #17
How exactly did he get Trump? LisaL May 2017 #24
Comey is very much alive and kicking. Witness the Comrade Donald May 2017 #36
I have heard that song before. LisaL May 2017 #37
no way, and Comey is no f**king hero. still_one May 2017 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Orangepeel May 2017 #34
he could have said nothing, let hill win and trump would have gone away Ohioblue22 May 2017 #38
But we, as a nation, are better off because now Comrade Donald May 2017 #45
Oh dear lord. LisaL May 2017 #51
Not before putting 1 maybe 2 or 3 supreme court justices Ohioblue22 May 2017 #89
Think in terms of the long game Comrade Donald May 2017 #105
. sarisataka May 2017 #41
Welcome to DU!! Comey doesn't care if Trump gets taken down because either way he got StevieM May 2017 #44
Naw. Still in the first quarter on this one. n/t Comrade Donald May 2017 #47
As I said, it doesn't matter what happens from here on out. Gorsuch is on the court. StevieM May 2017 #50
No. Trump became potentially useful to a foreign enemy *because* he became president... Princess Turandot May 2017 #48
not enough tin foil A-Schwarzenegger May 2017 #56
I believe he was expressly concerned about his "credibility" when he made the Oct. Announcement Warren DeMontague May 2017 #61
It's also important to remember that: forjusticethunders May 2017 #110
Message deleted by DU the Administrators Voltaire2 May 2017 #66
Can I take shelter under this bridge? Stinky The Clown May 2017 #70
Lol emulatorloo May 2017 #81
No. What Comey did to HRC was immoral and unforgivable La Lioness Priyanka May 2017 #71
Agreed. He screwed her over and over again. (eom) StevieM May 2017 #99
Believe it ir not, I was thinking this theory Catherine Vincent May 2017 #72
Nope, Comey thought HRC was gonna win, so did Obama emulatorloo May 2017 #76
Being overconfident was a big mistake. LisaL May 2017 #77
I don't think DU'ers were overconfident, I knocked doors until Election Day. emulatorloo May 2017 #79
I thought they were. People were posting how election was in the bag before the election day. LisaL May 2017 #80
I saw alot of that... LeftInTX May 2017 #98
That idea went through my mind too. panader0 May 2017 #82
No Luciferous May 2017 #86
Did you smoke some weed today? sorry MyNameIsKhan May 2017 #90
No, I'm out. Comrade Donald May 2017 #92
Welcome to DU... MyNameIsKhan May 2017 #93
Thank you! n/t Comrade Donald May 2017 #94
Without the Russian subterfuge of the election Hillary would have won. triron May 2017 #96
Comey sacrificed Hillary--and the basic principles of democracy--to get Neil Gorsuch on the court. StevieM May 2017 #100
I was thinking the same thing tonight wasupaloopa May 2017 #102
Take it back a ways Wash. state Desk Jet May 2017 #104
No, he's FBI...not CIA LeftInTX May 2017 #106
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