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misanthrope

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10. All of Trump's remarks

Reply to stillsoleft (Original post)

Wed Jun 7, 2017, 06:35 PM

Jun 2017

–throughout Comey's statements that were released today smack of "mobster speak." It's all in there, the veiled allusions, the vague requests, the guarded metaphors, all of it. "We got this thing, you know."

It sounded like dialogue from a somewhat hackneyed Mafia flick.

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La cosa nostra [View all] stillsoleft Jun 2017 OP

Yep jberryhill Jun 2017 #1

WHAT "thing"??!! Wth thing?? furtheradu Jun 2017 #2

From Comey's written statement Trump said: Glimmer of Hope Jun 2017 #5

Yeah, but "WHAT THING"did they have? ? furtheradu Jun 2017 #6

See below: winstars Jun 2017 #8

Awww, thanks! furtheradu Jun 2017 #9

Don't forget Donnie Two Scoops misanthrope Jun 2017 #12

Fredo, you broke my heart. lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #11

You think he may have been a snitch? XRubicon Jun 2017 #3

"Michael Flynn is a friend of ours". n/t DefenseLawyer Jun 2017 #4

Easily explained by Al Pacino: winstars Jun 2017 #7

All of Trump's remarks misanthrope Jun 2017 #10

You've described it perfectly-unmistakenly mob talk wishstar Jun 2017 #14

Trump resembles a mob boss wanting loyalty and saying "this thing" wishstar Jun 2017 #13