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#341926: Dec 1st 2020 at 11:44:04 AM

AP News: Barr: No evidence of fraud that'd change election outcome

In an interview with The Associated Press, Barr said U.S. attorneys and FBI agents have been working to follow up specific complaints and information they've received, but they've uncovered no evidence that would change the outcome of the election.

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#341927: Dec 1st 2020 at 11:55:58 AM

Barr being fired in 5...4...3...2....1.....

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#341928: Dec 1st 2020 at 12:52:40 PM

He's otherwise fine, but heads up Biden broke his foot while playing with his dog the other day.

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#341929: Dec 1st 2020 at 12:59:31 PM

Barr stopped supporting Trump when Trump ordered him to arrest Obama and Biden for the Russian investigation, which had a non-0% chance of getting him killed or arrested himself.

Then add the Trumpeeters protesting on his lawn, demanding he be killed plus getting Covid-19.

I think that was a message that Trump was not the God King he'd imagined.

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#341930: Dec 1st 2020 at 1:03:26 PM

here is the APNews report of the Biden broken foot I guess.

The important thing to learn from this news that I am sure everyone is wondering about is...that Biden has a german Sheperd named Major and he is a good doggo yes he is

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#341931: Dec 1st 2020 at 1:37:19 PM

Barr can feel which way the wind is blowing. Simple as that. Republicans are only loyal to themselves. He's not about to be on the record lying for an ex-POTUS facing the last days of his Presidency.

I once again urge everyone to keep in mind that Trump is not the Archnemesis of American Politics. I know the last four years have been rough, but try not to get so fixated on how nakedly, shamelessly bad Trump is that you mistake him as the source of all evil.

In our government, the Presidency is the "Fifteen Minutes of Fame" role. You get to stand out there on center stage shining as bright as you can for four to eight years, and then you're done. Old news. Get out. Nobody cares anymore. The real political movers, the career public servants in Congress and SCOTUS gripping the reins of power for decades at a time, just move right along to the next hotshot POTUS.

Trump is right on the edge of becoming So Last Season. He's leaving Washington in January. He doesn't have a lot of leverage left to instill loyalty with.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Dec 1st 2020 at 1:39:38 AM

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#341932: Dec 1st 2020 at 1:42:25 PM

I think we get that, Tobias. I agree with you, but when every other post is "Trump was never the archnemesis of america!" it gets kinda repetitive reading your replies. No offence.

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#341933: Dec 1st 2020 at 1:47:27 PM

You know, the lesson the Republicans are going to take from all these failed lawsuits and recounts and worthless fraud investigations is that they need to work harder to suppress the vote before the election.

It's easier to steal an election by stopping votes than it is to stop counting already cast votes.

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#341934: Dec 1st 2020 at 1:47:58 PM

It's no more repetitive than people focusing on Trump above all else.

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#341935: Dec 1st 2020 at 1:53:21 PM

Of course. But when every other post is "Trump was never the archnemesis of American politics" instead of a post about the different ways Trump is an asshole, it gets kinda tiring trying to read it all.

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#341936: Dec 1st 2020 at 1:56:22 PM

Different ways like what?

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#341937: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:00:42 PM

Trump also appointed endless numbers of cronies, fired many civil servants, and put endless numbers of judges in power. He also attacked the norms, laws, and defenses of this nation's democracy.

So, yes, he is in fact the Archenemy.

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#341938: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:01:59 PM

I remember in 2008 how glad people were when Bush was finally gone. Back then, they couldn't imagine that it could be worse under anybody after him either.

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#341939: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:02:32 PM

[up][up]The point being made was that the problems aren't going to end when Trump is gone. There are a lot of other terrible politicians and bad-faith actors left.

Edited by Draghinazzo on Dec 1st 2020 at 7:02:42 AM

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#341940: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:24:13 PM

What has astounded me is the fact that there have been Republicans in Congress for decades now even after the 1960s because some people have been always perfectly fine with voting for a Jerkass. They genuinely believe that Republicans are the champions of life, liberty and happiness when in reality it's the other way around.

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#341941: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:34:33 PM

The unfortunate side message of "Trump doesn't really matter as president" is that Biden won't either, then.

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#341942: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:35:22 PM

There's a middle ground between "Trump doesn't matter" and "Trump isn't the root of all evil"...

Edited by Perseus on Dec 1st 2020 at 9:35:47 PM

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#341944: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:40:01 PM

Still, better get Georgia fired up so that the congress isn't a problem for most stuff.

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#341945: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:40:33 PM

Trump is a symptom of discontent.

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#341946: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:44:18 PM

[up][up][up] You realize that implies Cthulu is McConnell's crotch, right?

Edited by sgamer82 on Dec 1st 2020 at 2:44:49 AM

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#341947: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:58:54 PM

Or his leg. Or feet. Or some sort of small animal that fits under there.

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#341948: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:59:27 PM

Can we not?

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#341949: Dec 1st 2020 at 2:59:33 PM

Well you can't spell Cthulu without c, t, and h


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