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RE: Comey Testimony
June 9, 2017 at 10:09 am
As used by Trump, "I hope you can.." is like "an offer you can't refuse".  It's mafia-speak.  Understated intimidation.
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RE: Comey Testimony
June 9, 2017 at 10:21 am
(June 9, 2017 at 10:09 am)Whateverist Wrote: As used by Trump, "I hope you can.." is like "an offer you can't refuse".  It's mafia-speak.  Understated intimidation.

Yep, 

Trump is afraid of his past being dug up. It is quite common in any investigation of any crime for the boss not to start out as a suspect but end up being investigated. Trump's repeated overtures were basically saying "you are getting to close to me". 

Trump doth protest too much.
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RE: Comey Testimony
June 9, 2017 at 5:10 pm
(June 8, 2017 at 11:00 am)Lutrinae Wrote: I can look at someone the right way and state, "I hope you can let this go" with the implication of the look that I actually mean "I order you to let this go."

Yeah you can, or you can make it sound like a casual suggestion. We don't really know how Trump meant it, and I always stick to the ethos of no belief without evidence.
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RE: Comey Testimony
June 9, 2017 at 5:13 pm
(June 9, 2017 at 5:10 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Yeah you can, or you can make it sound like a casual suggestion. We don't really know how Trump meant it, and I always stick to the ethos of no belief without evidence.

Regarding how much we know about Trump, his Twitter outrages, do you honestly believe him innocent in what he was conveying?
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RE: Comey Testimony
June 9, 2017 at 5:14 pm
(June 9, 2017 at 10:09 am)Whateverist Wrote: As used by Trump, "I hope you can.." is like "an offer you can't refuse".  It's mafia-speak.  Understated intimidation.

No doubt about where the WLB learned that shit.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016...a-figures/

Quote:The Many Times Donald Trump Has Lied About His Mob Connections

He apparently lied under oath to deny he associated with organized crime figures.

Lying prick.
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RE: Comey Testimony
June 9, 2017 at 5:16 pm (This post was last modified: June 9, 2017 at 5:18 pm by Silver.)
(June 9, 2017 at 5:14 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
(June 9, 2017 at 10:09 am)Whateverist Wrote: As used by Trump, "I hope you can.." is like "an offer you can't refuse".  It's mafia-speak.  Understated intimidation.

No doubt about where the WLB learned that shit.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016...a-figures/

Quote:The Many Times Donald Trump Has Lied About His Mob Connections

He apparently lied under oath to deny he associated with organized crime figures.

Lying prick.

I cannot find the article right now, but he just made it public that he is willing to testify under oath that Comey is the liar.

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This is good enough:

Quote:Today Trump alleged that Comey lied about their interactions in his testimony. When asked if he’d be willing to testify under oath, Trump said he “100%” would.

http://washingtonjournal.com/2017/06/09/...nge-comey/
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RE: Comey Testimony
June 9, 2017 at 5:22 pm
(June 9, 2017 at 5:13 pm)Lutrinae Wrote:
(June 9, 2017 at 5:10 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Yeah you can, or you can make it sound like a casual suggestion. We don't really know how Trump meant it, and I always stick to the ethos of no belief without evidence.

Regarding how much we know about Trump, his Twitter outrages, do you honestly believe him innocent in what he was conveying?

I have no way of knowing without evidence. I don't know when atheists abandoned this principle. I guess with the election of Trump?
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RE: Comey Testimony
June 9, 2017 at 5:25 pm
(June 9, 2017 at 5:22 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: I have no way of knowing without evidence. I don't know when atheists abandoned this principle. I guess with the election of Trump?

Give me a fucking break.
The man is a fucking lunatic.
His tweets obviously convey that.

You are simply being obtuse.
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RE: Comey Testimony
June 9, 2017 at 5:36 pm
(June 9, 2017 at 5:25 pm)Lutrinae Wrote:
(June 9, 2017 at 5:22 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: I have no way of knowing without evidence. I don't know when atheists abandoned this principle. I guess with the election of Trump?

Give me a fucking break.
The man is a fucking lunatic.
His tweets obviously convey that.

You are simply being obtuse.

You don't see the problem with automatically just believing the worst about someone before waiting for evidence? Republicans did that for 8 years to Obama. I bet you saw the problem with it then.

I have no idea how Trump said his statement, it could have been an order, suggestion, or something else. I can't know without further evidence and neither can you.
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RE: Comey Testimony
June 9, 2017 at 5:39 pm
(June 9, 2017 at 5:36 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: You don't see the problem with automatically just believing the worst about someone before waiting for evidence? Republicans did that for 8 years to Obama. I bet you saw the problem with it then.

I have no idea how Trump said his statement, it could have been an order, suggestion, or something else. I can't know without further evidence and neither can you.

Political Republicans are clearly removed from reality.

I can know how something is conveyed from personal experience of how others have conveyed it in my presence.
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