Comey is a petty idiot

[Craig4]

There really hasn't been anything in the excerpts or descriptions by people who read it that have been inconsistent with Trump's own tweets. Trump has already practically admitted to the truth of the dossier. He's admitted his campaign colluded with Russia (the Trump Tower meeting was collusion though I don't care for that word). What's the fuss? What has come out that we don't already know?

 

[fuelair]

Jesus, Comey is bringing Trump's wife into the conversation.

Despicable.

And if Comey had just done his job when they discovered Clinton's misconduct, there was plenty of time to for her to withdraw and the Democrats to enlist a candidate that was not despised by half the country.

and now the moron is pandering to the very people he screwed, the American public.

You are right - Trump's wife is despicable for putting up with slime like that and acts like he does!!!

 

[ddt]

It may be an important distinction, then again it may not. Perhaps in the murky world of NY property a lot of instructions are given by inference in order to maintain plausible deniability.

"I am thinking that it would be convenient if he was unable to testify for some reason" isn't an instruction to a henchman to interfere with a witness - no, it's just a person thinking aloud. If someone interprets that as an instruction to rough up a witness, that's just too bad

'Turbulent Priest'

"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest" was my first association too. As was Comey's during the Senate hearing last June:

During Thursday’s testimony, Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) asked Comey questions about what he assumed when Trump said to “hold back” on Flynn:

“You said [Trump] said, ‘I hope you will hold back on that.’ But when a president of the United States in the Oval Office says something like ‘I hope’ or ‘I suggest’ or ‘would you,’ do you take that as a directive?”

Comey replied: “Yes. Yes, it rings in my ear as kind of, ‘Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?’ ”

 

[Toontown]

What a pathetic pandering weasel

Sell your book sport

https://theslot.jezebel.com/look-at-all-this-amazingly-petty-****-in-james-comeys-b-1825223241

I clicked on your link, and my computer soon froze up, probably after being seized by capitalist cyber bugs intent on selling me something. I was no longer able to scroll, so I was unable to determine exactly which parts of Comey's report were considered to be salacious or whatever.

Facts are facts, BTW. If salacious facts are accurately reported, the report itself becomes salacious only in the sense that it is filled with salacious facts, not of the reporter's making. If you prefer to insulate yourself from such facts, you may avert your eyes as soon as you encounter a salacious fact.

The initial complaint seemed to suggest simple attention to detail rather than salaciousness. Comey simply described accurately what I've had to look at every time I've switched on the news for the past two years. I can only hope you Trumpkins do not delude yourselves that your Master is handsome or impressive looking in any sense. He is not. He is butt ugly, and getting uglier by the day.

It might not be such a good idea for Trumpkins to underestimate Comey. He does have a degree in psychology, and has had ample opportunity to practice those skills during a lengthy FBI career. And he has had opportunities to observe Trump at close range.

Have you considered the possibility that Comey's book may be a dual purpose weapon? Maybe it isn't entirely about cashing in on having his career trashed by dirty politikers. He has clearly gotten all up in Trump's head. And Trump already wasn't getting enough sleep, even without Comey rattling around inside his skull.

I find yours and others' criticisms of Comey's decisions during the campaign to be lacking any depth of insight at best.

Comey found himself in the ridiculous situation of having both major candidates under potentially criminal investigation during a presidential election cycle. The public knew of one investigation but did not know of the other, creating an implicate bias arising (indirectly) from the FBI correctly doing it's work.

This ridiculous situation, inexcusable in a presumptive advanced democracy, was not Comey's fault. It was practically everybody except Comey's fault. Comey was just doing his job.

You don't have to agree with how Comey did his job, and as soon as you become FBI director you can show us all exactly how the job should be done. But Comey was just doing his job. Which is more than the politikers and voters who created the political quagmire can say without triggering an appearance of the "laughing dog" icon.

 

[acbytesla]

I clicked on your link, and my computer soon froze up, probably after being seized by capitalist cyber bugs intent on selling me something. I was no longer able to scroll, so I was unable to determine exactly which parts of Comey's report were considered to be salacious or whatever.

Facts are facts, BTW. If salacious facts are accurately reported, the report itself becomes salacious only in the sense that it is filled with salacious facts, not of the reporter's making. If you prefer to insulate yourself from such facts, you may avert your eyes as soon as you encounter a salacious fact.

The initial complaint seemed to suggest simple attention to detail rather than salaciousness. Comey simply described accurately what I've had to look at every time I've switched on the news for the past two years. I can only hope you Trumpkins do not delude yourselves that your Master is handsome or impressive looking in any sense. He is not. He is butt ugly, and getting uglier by the day.

It might not be such a good idea for Trumpkins to underestimate Comey. He does have a degree in psychology, and has had ample opportunity to practice those skills during a lengthy FBI career. And he has had opportunities to observe Trump at close range.

Have you considered the possibility that Comey's book may be a dual purpose weapon? Maybe it isn't entirely about cashing in on having his career trashed by dirty politikers. He has clearly gotten all up in Trump's head. And Trump already wasn't getting enough sleep, even without Comey rattling around inside his skull.

I find yours and others' criticisms of Comey's decisions during the campaign to be lacking any depth of insight at best.

Comey found himself in the ridiculous situation of having both major candidates under potentially criminal investigation during a presidential election cycle. The public knew of one investigation but did not know of the other, creating an implicate bias arising (indirectly) from the FBI correctly doing it's work.

This ridiculous situation, inexcusable in a presumptive advanced democracy, was not Comey's fault. It was practically everybody except Comey's fault. Comey was just doing his job.

You don't have to agree with how Comey did his job, and as soon as you become FBI director you can show us all exactly how the job should be done. But Comey was just doing his job. Which is more than the politikers and voters who created the political quagmire can say without triggering an appearance of the "laughing dog" icon.

I think Comey made a huge mistake announcing that the Hillary email investigation wasn't over when he did. I've read his reasons for that and find his explanation for that to be rather weak. Still, I think he believes he did the appropriate thing.

Trump didn't fire Comey for that and wouldn't in a million years fire him for that. No, it was Trump's obsession with having people loyal to him above all else. Comey sees himself as a cop more than anything and he had no interest in doing something that takes away from what he sees as honorable.

 

[BrooklynBaby]

Comey thought he could clear Hillary and let her know she had nothing to worry about as far as her computer shenanigans went, thus clearing the path for him to be FBI Director for 8 more years. It didn't matter how outraged it made the GOP, because there was no chance Trump was going to win.

 

[Toontown]

I think Comey made a huge mistake announcing that the Hillary email investigation wasn't over when he did. I've read his reasons for that and find his explanation for that to be rather weak. Still, I think he believes he did the appropriate thing.

Comey was hardly the only one who made huge mistakes. He was just the scapegoat. A number of politikers and voters are responsible for creating the ridiculous quagmire Comey got mired in. IMO, Comey is probably the least culpable of that lot.

Trump didn't fire Comey for that and wouldn't in a million years fire him for that. No, it was Trump's obsession with having people loyal to him above all else. Comey sees himself as a cop more than anything and he had no interest in doing something that takes away from what he sees as honorable.

That was obviously one reason. But Trump publicly stated that he fired Comey because of the Russia investigation, and he told his Russian buddies in the Oval Office that firing Comey had taken pressure off him.

IOW, he sought to obstruct an FBI investigation, believed he had succeeded, and passed that belief to the Russians.

 

[acbytesla]

Comey thought he could clear Hillary and let her know she had nothing to worry about as far as her computer shenanigans went, thus clearing the path for him to be FBI Director for 8 more years. It didn't matter how outraged it made the GOP, because there was no chance Trump was going to win.

What are you talking about? I was referring to Comey announcing that the email investigation wasn't /B] over right before the election. Many many people believe that it
turned the election.

Comey has said, he thought Hillary was going to win the election and didn't want people to question his integrity if there was something there there.

 

[CapelDodger]

Comey thought he could clear Hillary and let her know she had nothing to worry about as far as her computer shenanigans went, thus clearing the path for him to be FBI Director for 8 more years. It didn't matter how outraged it made the GOP, because there was no chance Trump was going to win.

Clear Hillary Clinton of what? "Computer shenanigins"?

The investigation found there was nothing there because there was nothing there. The anti-Clinton brigade made a huge issue out of something with no substance.

Get over it and move on.

 

[CapelDodger]

But Trump publicly stated that he fired Comey because of the Russia investigation, and he told his Russian buddies in the Oval Office that firing Comey had taken pressure off him.

If you're relying on public statements by Trump you're on very shaky ground.

IOW, he sought to obstruct an FBI investigation, believed he had succeeded, and passed that belief to the Russians.

But not in a careless email. That would have been bad. Careless talk is all right.

 

[Toontown]

If you're relying on public statements by Trump you're on very shaky ground.

I know. Fact checking shows that 70% of Trump's public assertions are false, and only a very small proportion I don't recall are unequivocally true. And his historical lie rate may be increasing.

That's why I've advocated using Trump for a reverse truth-o-meter, thereby using his high lie rate against him to divine the truth he intends to obscure like a squid squirting ink.

OTOH, observation suggests that most of the small proportion of unequivocally true assertions are identifiable.

 

[acbytesla]

I know. Fact checking shows that 70% of Trump's public assertions are false, and only a very small proportion I don't recall are unequivocally true. And his historical lie rate may be increasing.

That's why I've advocated using Trump for a reverse truth-o-meter, thereby using his high lie rate against him to divine the truth he intends to obscure like a squid squirting ink.

OTOH, observation suggests that most of the small proportion of unequivocally true assertions are identifiable.

Trump lies so often I've seen him contradict himself in the same news conference.

 

[ddt]

If you're relying on public statements by Trump you're on very shaky ground.

Also when they're public statements from Trump about his own state of mind? Trump said he fired Comey because of the Russia investigation (in a tweet or in a TV interview, I forgot), so that's on record and can be used against him.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Comey thought he could clear Hillary and let her know she had nothing to worry about as far as her computer shenanigans went, thus clearing the path for him to be FBI Director for 8 more years. It didn't matter how outraged it made the GOP, because there was no chance Trump was going to win.

Funny guy.

 

[Toontown]

CRYBABIES

I've heard a lot of criticisms of Comey from both sides of the Great Political Divide. Strangely, no one seems to want to consider the overriding responsibility of the politikers and voters who created the political quagmire Comey became mired in.

Comey found himself in the ridiculous situation of having both major candidates under potentially criminal investigation during a presidential election cycle. The public knew of one investigation but did not know of the other.

This ridiculous situation, inexcusable in a presumptive advanced democracy, created an implicate bias against Clinton, whose investigation the public knew about, and in favor of Trump, whose investigation the public did not know about.

This ridiculous situation put Comey in a situation in which whatever he did or did not do would inevitably have a political effect, which guidelines required him to avoid.

Of course reasonable people can disagree with the way Comey responded to the no-win situation the politikers and voters had put him in.

But it seems obvious to me that the quagmire creators, voters included, for some crazy reason expected Comey to be the adult in the room, while the actual perps played their silly little political gotcha games. Then, when the adult stumbled while trying to navigate through the toy-strewn room and knocked over the block stack, all the little crybabies started squalling and pointing fingers of blame at the adult.

There needs to be more than one adult in the room. Not just the sucker who voluntarily takes on the job of maintaining order and staving off anarchy. And that sucker should not always be made the scapegoat when the little crybabies' blocks fall down.

It's good to see a sucker fighting back for a change. They usually just fade away after their careers and reputations are destroyed by dirty politikers.

 

[mgidm86]

He had a job to do, that's it. If anything got in his way it was his own ego.

Whatever though. I'm kind of bothered by everyone writing these tell-all books as soon as they are out of office. Like a bunch of little brats with their "but but but..." How embarrassing to the country. Really dude just stop with the whining and go away.

"A Higher Loyalty", "What Happened" - it's just pathetic. If you have to write a book to explain that you aren't actually an idiot, chances are you actually are one.

 

[varwoche]

Trump & cultists to Comey: We're running your name through the mud. We're branding you as a a liar, a slimeball and a criminal. And if don't just sit back and take it -- just go away -- we'll run you through the mud all over again.

 

[ahhell]

I know. Fact checking shows that 70% of Trump's public assertions are false, and only a very small proportion I don't recall are unequivocally true. And his historical lie rate may be increasing.

You can actually think of some that are unequivocally true?

I'd think his inability to utter a sentence without a superlative would mean even when he's arguable true, there's at least an exaggeration.

I'm sure I've mentioned it but, if Trump had just fired Comey when He first took office and kept his mouth shut, nobody would have question it. At that point Comey had lost support of the right for not charging Hillary and on the left for his Letter about reopening the investigation. Only Trump could have screwed that up.

 

[acbytesla]

He had a job to do, that's it. If anything got in his way it was his own ego.

Whatever though. I'm kind of bothered by everyone writing these tell-all books as soon as they are out of office. Like a bunch of little brats with their "but but but..." How embarrassing to the country. Really dude just stop with the whining and go away.

"A Higher Loyalty", "What Happened" - it's just pathetic. If you have to write a book to explain that you aren't actually an idiot, chances are you actually are one.

And yet he might just be doing it for the money. And wasn't Trump so nice in helping to promote the book? So obliging.

 

[CapelDodger]

He had a job to do, that's it. If anything got in his way it was his own ego.

Whatever though. I'm kind of bothered by everyone writing these tell-all books as soon as they are out of office. Like a bunch of little brats with their "but but but..." How embarrassing to the country. Really dude just stop with the whining and go away.

You say that like you've read the book. Do you read all these "tell-all" books? Maybe you could list a couple?

Flynn's "tell-all" is not yet in book form, but I'll look forward to seeing it in court.

"A Higher Loyalty", "What Happened" - it's just pathetic. If you have to write a book to explain that you aren't actually an idiot, chances are you actually are one.

He worked his way up to FBI Director. He's not an idiot.