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Think. Again.

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62. Sometimes deliberately.

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Garland hater ping [View all] Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 OP

we dont have endless time with this thing- there is the rub Blues Heron Feb 22 #1

It's largely out of their hands now Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #2

All I see are foot soldiers going to jail for 1/6 where are the higher ups? Blues Heron Feb 22 #17

What you see is not consistent with what has happened. Beastly Boy Feb 22 #41

There is no space between understanding the gravity of the event and. moving with urgency to protect the Republic TheKentuckian Feb 22 #72

DOJ is a tool of the government. They don't pass the laws, they follow them. Beastly Boy Feb 22 #78

I don't think I even implied that the DOJ was a legislative body. TheKentuckian Feb 22 #83

This is the persistent shortcoming that I see in critics of DOJ: Beastly Boy Feb 23 #89

Jerry Nadler asks DOJ to investigate former US Attorney Scott Brady for false testimony about Smirnov republianmushroom Feb 23 #90

It looks like you are trying to make a point. Beastly Boy Feb 23 #91

Judge Chutkan is doing a good job, has to wait on SCOTUS to rule on whether trump is immune on criminal charges. brush Feb 23 #88

Hasn't Smith gotten off the pot? live love laugh Feb 22 #13

Hard not to hate a guy trying to take down our democracy and rule of law. Irish_Dem Feb 22 #3

In the context of the OP, I find your conception of our democracy and rule of law puzzling. Beastly Boy Feb 22 #42

Former FBI spy hunter pleads guilty to working for Russian oligarch republianmushroom Feb 22 #77

I said "undermines, not "affirms". Beastly Boy Feb 22 #81

If he was not undermining our democracy or rules of law, then why was he arrested republianmushroom Feb 22 #82

Let's see if you can answer this riddle yourself, shall we? Beastly Boy Feb 22 #84

Non one here hates Garland. But from what most see he's doing as little as possible. Autumn Feb 22 #4

See Post #3. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #5

That says it's hard not to hate him doesn't say they hate him. The problem is he has gone after the low handing fruit Autumn Feb 22 #24

You are being too kind. comradebillyboy Feb 22 #6

I strongly dislike him Tribetime Feb 22 #16

There should be no pinning of roses on MOMFUDSKI Feb 22 #7

Nothing I see here praises Garland. It just confirms what most know. live love laugh Feb 22 #12

Sometimes deliberately. Think. Again. Feb 22 #62

I hate no one, gab13by13 Feb 22 #8

March 16, 2021, eh? Garland was sworn in March 11, 2021. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #9

And appointed Jack Smith edhopper Feb 22 #11

Appointing the Special Counsel was NOT the start of the investigation Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #14

Like Hur or Weiss? edhopper Feb 22 #18

Like Hur & Weiss were not the start of their investigations either. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #19

Like I said edhopper Feb 22 #21

So you want to censor me. Repeatedly. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #25

You simply don't know what you're talking about Fiendish Thingy Feb 22 #20

Garland is 0 fer 2 in appointing special counsels gab13by13 Feb 22 #26

Sounds like you don't understand how investigations work either Fiendish Thingy Feb 22 #38

True, but some people do. republianmushroom Feb 22 #74

Because i dislike cilantro, shouldnt i also dislike garlic? getagrip_already Feb 22 #10

President Biden's lawyers gab13by13 Feb 22 #27

Yes, but you forget that there is a dead horse that must be beaten. Ocelot II Feb 22 #15

Talk to us after the stall allows cases to linger MOMFUDSKI Feb 22 #22

My question is whether complaining about it ad nauseam will change anything. Ocelot II Feb 22 #23

Tim Heaphy, lead J6 investigator gab13by13 Feb 22 #32

Assuming all of this to be true, how does complaining about it constantly Ocelot II Feb 22 #35

its a message board - its why they exist, to bitch about shit and see if like minded souls are on the same page Blues Heron Feb 22 #48

If there is no complaining and ineptness isn't addressed, will get better ? republianmushroom Feb 22 #79

The answer is no, but more people will be aware of the ineptness of Garlands justus department. That's a good thing. Autumn Feb 22 #33

All I see is the perpetuation of the narrative which is favored by a certain faction on DU Beastly Boy Feb 22 #50

its a bitch sesh, we were asked by the OP specifically to come and bitch, here we are. Doesnt amount to a hill of beans Blues Heron Feb 22 #51

Sounds about right, but this bitch sesh has been going on for months without any invitations. Beastly Boy Feb 23 #86

How deep is that. Autumn Feb 22 #55

No words of wisdom intended. Beastly Boy Feb 23 #87

Intentional ignorance is helpful when one starts with conclusions rather than facts. TwilightZone Feb 22 #45

Haters? You're calling us haters? CrispyQ Feb 22 #28

If you don't self-identify as some level of Garland/Willis/Bragg hater then you are not being called out Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #31

I don't call people who disagree with me haters but have at it. -nt CrispyQ Feb 22 #37

Likewise, I don't call people who simply disagree with me haters. But further, I know Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #43

It is hard to debate with anyone gab13by13 Feb 22 #44

Funny you should say this. Beastly Boy Feb 22 #52

Yeah we don't hate. pwb Feb 22 #29

Oh, I see... Think. Again. Feb 22 #30

So you're an all-or-nothing black-or-white kind of person it seems Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #36

It is actually yes or no... Think. Again. Feb 22 #40

Partisanship is not black-or-white Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #47

Not similar at all... Think. Again. Feb 22 #49

Agree malaise Feb 22 #34

"Hur was appointed after there already was a Special Counsel for tRump documents, so it was an unusual situation." gab13by13 Feb 22 #39

I think its been explained to you that Special Counsels are appointed to investigate whether a crime has been committed onenote Feb 22 #46

And the FBI can't do that? gab13by13 Feb 22 #57

What is THAT supposed to mean? Beastly Boy Feb 22 #54

Nobody "hates" claudette Feb 22 #53

Comparing Garland and Willis seems utterly absurd to me BeyondGeography Feb 22 #56

Nice post, maybe you can answer this question I asked before, gab13by13 Feb 22 #60

You make some good points, starting with first one Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #63

This R House will impeach anything with a D next to it BeyondGeography Feb 22 #65

Yes, agree with those points and well stated. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #66

The fact that there are so many displeased with Garlands foot dragging is a sign that maybe you are flying_wahini Feb 22 #58

Your post starts with a false premise Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #59

I guess I read it wrong. You say that it takes time but Fani is running circles around them. flying_wahini Feb 22 #61

Agree, we don't have much time left, before the election. But that's not the final say-so on tRump Bernardo de La Paz Feb 22 #64

I don't hate Garland. I just hate his way of thinking about politics... ananda Feb 22 #67

This is the reality MorbidButterflyTat Feb 22 #68

*Snork!* What a crock. Scrivener7 Feb 22 #69

There is more republianmushroom Feb 22 #70

We are all Veruca Salt when it comes to justice Generic Brad Feb 22 #71

37 months and counting is not now, in my book. republianmushroom Feb 22 #73

Hate? No, I just don't grasp the adulation and find him dangerously worthless. TheKentuckian Feb 22 #75

I don't hate Garland, I just find his squeaking irritating. jalan48 Feb 22 #76

Garland wasn't slow about one thing: the Hassler Feb 22 #80

The problem is, Garland is still fucking up, unfortunately. We have to beg him to do his job ecstatic Feb 22 #85