(May 12, 2017 at 5:15 am)Tazzycorn Wrote:(May 12, 2017 at 2:16 am)Moros Synackaon Wrote: Oddly meta, Orochi.
Back on topic. I wondered if Comey thought he could play both sides, appearing as the independent amidst all the nasty shit swirling about the Whitehouse. If so, he lost badly. First rule of blackmail is that your victim has to possess a sense of shame and respect for the rules. Nowhere in the Trump camp should have left him with that impression.
His ultimate nothingburger of an announcement in the election was a clear indicator of making bad decisions. I was not surprised by his firing.
I reckon before the election Comey, as with most other senior republitraitors thought that Trump was simply following the party's southern strategy to solidify the base for November, and would toe the line once appointed. However he quickly realised how wrong this notion was, probably through a combination of seeing Trump up close (it is clear that Trump reverse ferreted on China solely due to the bribe of his name being trademarked) and the actual Russia evidence, and decided that he needed to do his job. Hence the quick turnaround from cheerleader to adversary.
I noticed something else Trump said in his NBC about the election, he called it one that Hillary Clinton "should've won". Now this could simply be an admission by Trump that he was long odds going in, but given his narcissism and his constant crowing about him supposedly trouncing her, I'd say it's far more likely that this was an admission (likely unintentional) that he won by means most foul (combination of Russian hacks and vote stealing in the rust belt and Florida).
No, I think most of why she lost WAS Trump's own Jerry Springer act, the gerrymandering has been going on forever, but I do think Trump's behavior for the past five years, even without a direct connection, Russia was no matter what, simply piling on the division he was creating.
