Pierce writes: "In case there are three entities out there, besides the voices in Carly Fiorina's head, who still believe that the 'controversy' surrounding Planned Parenthood is in anyway authentic, Wednesday's little encounter between Cecile Richards and Congressman Jason Chaffetz ought to seal the deal for you.?"
Congressman Jason Chaffetz. (photo: Getty)
Today in Colossal Dickitude
01 October 15
House Republicans link Planned Parenthood to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
n case there are three entities out there, besides the voices in Carly Fiorina's head, who still believe that the "controversy" surrounding Planned Parenthood is in anyway authentic, as opposed to a concerted effort at ratfcking the organization into the Phantom Zone right alongside ACORN, Wednesday's little encounter between Cecile Richards and Congressman Jason Chaffetz ought to seal the deal for you.
Chaffetz, who chairs the committee, started off by asking Richards about funds that were sent overseas. "Do any of these funds go to the Democratic Republic of the Congo?" Chaffetz said early in the back-and-forth. "Congressman, let me tell you �" Richards said before Chaffetz interrupted her. "No, no, no. We don't have time for a big narrative," Chaffetz said. "I'm not going to give you a narrative �" Richards said. "Yes or no," Chaffetz replied, before Richards gave a more lengthy response� Chaffetz also took time to note Richards' salary. "Your compensation in 2009 was $353,000. Is that correct?" he asked. "I don't have the figures with me, but �" Richards said. "It was," Chaffetz replied. "Congratulations."
Please to be sodding off now.
You may be baffled by the sudden appearance in the colloquy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, arguably the worst place in the world right now. What the fck does Chaffetz care about the DRC? That's because you do not spend 20 hours a day marinating in the right-wing media crackpot crockpot. Here are the ingredients: a) the fact that the DRC is a nightmarish place where children are forced into prostitution and trafficked freely; b) that there is AN E-MAIL! that revealed that Bill Clinton once did not speak at an event at which Joseph Kabila, the vampirish leader of the DRC would be in attendance, and c) PP is active there in trying to make sure that the women caught up in an epidemic of brutal sexual violence stay relatively healthy and that they do not get pregnant by their rapists if they do not want to do so. It's Fetus-Fondling Bingo. Oh, and by the way, the staunchly red state of Missouri concluded its investigation of Planned Parenthood's activities in that state.
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If Spier really wants to do something, how about NOT voting for trillions of $$$$ for the American kleptocrat's muscle, aka the US military? Or actually getting a Constitutional Amendment pass invalidating Citizens United? Or taking back Congress' Constitutionall y mandated war powers?
One could go on and on. But I am nauseated by the pretence that only Trump or the Russians or Putin are morally corrupt when Jackie knows perfectly well that ALL OF OUR LEADERS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE KLEPTOCRACY.
And she and the rest of the neolib Demos do absolutely nothing about it. Because they are part of the problem, not the solution.
This absurd Russian bashing, withdrawing from treaties is RISKING NUCLEAR WAR AND OMNICIDE FROM NUCLEAR WINTER.
And all these $174K/year + perks politicos can do is whine about some real estate deals. Jesus F Christ.
We just hardly pay any attention any more when Obama or Hillary (or Bill) gives a speech to some bankers for a half million or more. I read not long ago that Obama has made about $20 million on speeches since leaving the white house. These are "retroactive bribes." Maybe we should call it the "whore house." The people who live there sure will do a lot for some money.
A. He likes the flavor of leather, especially with the order of corruption and money
B. trump loves putin's money and will do and say anything for a buck
C. trump is so compromised that his only alternatives are to lick putin boots or go to jail and lose everything
D. trump wants to be caught, get fitted for his new pin stripes, live behind bars (iron, not gold) and he's looking for his next "girlfriends" in the new trump tower - the one with barbed wire and large men with AR 15s up in the tower.
Time to pul back the curtains on the wizard of ooze n' slime
Would there be equal outrage? After all, while the evidence of Russian "hacking" of the 2016 election has never been forthcoming, and seems likely not to exist in any reliable form, the evidence of Israeli political influence, and Saudi economic, is not only overwhelming, but right out in the open, even bragged about publicly by a former Israeli Prime Minister.
Oh, wait. Trump *is* kompromatted by Israel and Saudi Arabia, both of which seem to have _de facto_ control over U.S. foreign policy. So why is there no outrage? Maybe because most of the folks who are most vocal about "Russiagate" are essentially on the tab for Israel and the KSA. The neo-cons are notoriously close to Israel, with some of them holding dual citizenship; they are the most droolingly eager for "regime change" in Russia, or, in the alternative, to carry out a nuclear sneak attack on Moscow. And the Clintons, and by extension their "base," are in debt to, if not in cahoots with, Saudi Arabia.
Given Russia's diplomatically close relations to Israel, perhaps the truth is that both Trump and Putin have been bought by Netanyahu, as well as by Mr. Bone Saw.
If these agencies had anything significant, it would have leaked. They leak everything.
But there is huge evidence of the whole scandal having been fabricated by the CIA and MI6. Now that explanation has real legs to stand on. The Trump - Russia conspiracy theory goes back to the CIA and MI6. No one is talking about the illegality of these two agencies meddling in the 2016 election and in the presidency of Trump.
Selling real estate to Russians is not proof of anything other than rich Russians are taking their money out of Russia and making that country poorer. This is something the US government has encouraged for a very long time.