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Senator Clay Davis · 03-30-2021, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by GGG

I think given Trumps connection to Epstein and the absolute loyalty he was able to get from people that never really made sense makes it possible that he had blackmail material on many people. I don’t know how likely it is but I’m interested if there is a kernel of truth to Getz’s defence here.

The thing about this situation is all possibilites are in play:

He's making it up? No doubt, he's a massive liar
He's telling the truth, but like a moron admitted to there being a wire involved, when the investigation is ongoing? No doubt, he's a moron
Somewhere in the middle? Yeah there might some half truths in what he says.

Most interesting sidebar from all of this is a bill in Congress to toughen human trafficking laws passed in 2017, with 418 votes for and one single vote against. Obviously I don't have to tell you who the vote against was.

jayswin · 03-30-2021, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

I think we need to see him in a balaclava to judge

Nah, white guy in a balaclava just doesn't have that "off" look to him.

troutman · 03-30-2021, 07:21 PM

https://twitter.com/user/status/1377045801046794243

Wormius · 03-30-2021, 07:46 PM

I am surprised a lot of these lawmakers didn’t have any lowering the age of consent bills on the way.

PepsiFree · 03-30-2021, 07:51 PM

Whichever way this Gaetz drama goes, it looks like it’s going to be very entertaining.

Senator Clay Davis · 03-30-2021, 07:54 PM

Lol he went on Tucker and ummmm....

https://twitter.com/user/status/1377058008874807300

https://twitter.com/user/status/1377059721044230145

https://twitter.com/user/status/1377060046509604864

https://twitter.com/user/status/1377061068825096196

GirlySports · 03-31-2021, 06:59 AM

Why in the hell is Gaetz lawyer letting him go on a Cable News show and answer questions? Crazy.

Makarov · 03-31-2021, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

When you think about it, the troops are really overrated. When's the last war they won?

Iraq 2? L
Afghanistan? L
Iraq 1? Not even a real war, but a W I guess.
Vietnam? Monumental L
Korea? Draw

Would we support a sports team that only has one win in 60 years, and even that isn't a real win? Most overrated troops in the world.

Um, you know that we're all on a Calgary Flames fan forum, right?

calumniate · 03-31-2021, 08:06 AM

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/...y-109411909553

Seems normal enough for florida republicans

calf · 03-31-2021, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Monahammer

Is there anything else that Q is rampantly accusing democrats of still? No doubt the republicans are already actively doing that too. Insurrection, rape, child trafficking. GOP!

I think the only thing they really got wrong was that it was an island, not a pizza shop.

Senator Clay Davis · 03-31-2021, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Makarov

Um, you know that we're all on a Calgary Flames fan forum, right?

19 more years to go!

Monahammer · 03-31-2021, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by calf

I think the only thing they really got wrong was that it was an island, not a pizza shop.

No they didn't. It's all in the Pizza = Pie = Circle= Isle = island

thats how they make associations in there right? lol

GordonBlue · 03-31-2021, 09:38 AM

so Trump is back...

https://globalnews.ca/news/7728201/d...p-new-website/

Former U.S. president Donald Trump incited an attack on the U.S. Capitol, got himself banned from social media, downplayed the coronavirus pandemic while 400,000 people died and was impeached twice during his single term in office.

But you won’t read about any of that on his new official website, 45office, which presents a rosy and scandal-free account of Trump’s time in the White House.

darockwilder · 03-31-2021, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Lol he went on Tucker and ummmm....

https://twitter.com/user/status/1377058008874807300

"17 year old WOMAN". I think he's laying his groundwork.

HockeyIlliterate · 03-31-2021, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by GGG

I think given Trumps connection to Epstein and the absolute loyalty he was able to get from people that never really made sense makes it possible that he had blackmail material on many people. I don’t know how likely it is but I’m interested if there is a kernel of truth to Getz’s defence here.

I know this sounds crazy and Tim-foil hat-ish, but....

Maybe a good portion of the higher-ups in government really are involved in some nefarious matters and various spy agencies around the world keep everything in check by having compromising material on everyone else?

I’m still a bit suspicious about Epstein and some people who allegedly were around him—Bill Richardson, Clinton, Trump, Prince Andrew, the Victoria Secret guy, etc.

Maybe Epstein really was an Israeli spy and he/they used jailbait to control people? And maybe Epstein simply got caught or crossed the wrong guy? And who is to say that Israel, or the US, or Russia, China, or the UK, etc isn’t doing the same thing now?

Senator Clay Davis · 03-31-2021, 01:32 PM

"I don't want to accidentally be seen with him"
"Where?"
"Anywhere"

https://twitter.com/user/status/1377325043697516544

activeStick · 03-31-2021, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Makarov

Um, you know that we're all on a Calgary Flames fan forum, right?

This hurt

Sliver · 03-31-2021, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

"I don't want to accidentally be seen with him"
"Where?"
"Anywhere"

https://twitter.com/user/status/1377325043697516544

timun · 03-31-2021, 02:22 PM

Matt Gaetz reminds me of "Congressman Alex Shrub", a minor character from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

The Shrub character is a stereotypical 1980s Republican congressman who was described as "the youngest state congressman to ever be elected by Vice City and now a respected man in the capital. Mr. Shrub got elected because he has great hair and says things that make you nod your head. His campaign appealed to the wealthy because he set all of us at ease by finally confirming, 'It's okay to be rich, as long as you say you care about the children.' "

EDIT: if you never played that video game, it has fictitious in-game radio stations. Roll this ahead to 57:58 to listen to a panel show featuring the Alex Shrub character, it's hilarious:

TorqueDog · 03-31-2021, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GordonBlue

Former U.S. president Donald Trump incited an attack on the U.S. Capitol, got himself banned from social media, downplayed the coronavirus pandemic while 400,000 people died and was impeached twice during his single term in office.

But you won’t read about any of that on his new official website, 45office, which presents a rosy and scandal-free account of Trump’s time in the White House.

I know a guy who once set up an SCCM collection that was meant to be for imaging workstations with Windows 7 and accidentally added every server in the org. into it, including the Exchange servers of which an ex-colleague of mine got phoned at 3 AM to come fix it.

Now the guy who caused all of this still works in IT and I had seen him around at customers I worked with when I was still in services. I am certain he didn't mention "overwrote the company Exchange Servers with fresh Windows 7 images at 3 AM" on his resume.

The reason I tell that story is to say that while we all know Trump was all sorts of horrible while in office and there is plenty of information to back that up, is anyone really surprised he wouldn't put it on his "look at how great I was" website of lies?