"I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023
March 31, 2019, 04:39 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Dog the Bounty Hunter. Yeah he did not impress me as being extremely intelligent, even in his chosen field. I would like to see him on a serious program like Face the Nation or Nightline debating Alan Dershowitz.
March 31, 2019, 04:40 PM
synthplayer
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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL: Dog the Bounty Hunter. Yeah he did not impress me as being extremely intelligent, even in his chosen field. I would like to see him on a serious program like Face the Nation or Nightline.
Of all the enemies the American citizen faces, the Democrat Party is the very worst.
March 31, 2019, 05:12 PM
Balzé Halzé
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Originally posted by parabellum:
"a crime that didn't really have a victim"? You clueless bastard.
Yeah, tell that to a friend of mine who got over a year in federal prison for being passed an insider stock tip.
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April 01, 2019, 03:14 PM
Sigmanic
Nothing surprising about this. As disgusting and wrong-headed as it is, it's about as predictable as the sun coming up in the east. Her constituents will love her for her support.
Maxine Waters says it was 'correct thing' for Jussie Smollett charges to be dropped
The decision to drop charges against “Empire” star Jussie Smollett may have stoked controversy in Chicago, but the actor still has the backing of a prominent California Democrat.
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., was honored over the weekend at the NAACP Image Awards, where Smollett was also nominated -- but lost -- for best-supporting actor in a television drama for his role as Jamal Lyon on the Fox series. He was edged out by "Grey's Anatomy" star Jesse Williams.
In an interview with "Extra," Waters said it was the "correct thing" for prosecutors to dismiss all 16 felony counts against Smollett, who is black and gay. The "Empire" actor was accused of faking a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in January. Authorities said that in return for the charges being dropped, Smollett agreed to forfeit the $10,000 he put up to get out of jail and completed community service.
"First of all, we probably will never know all of the details," Waters told "Extra." "We’ve heard a lot of information. No one was hurt — that is, physically, killed, shot — he never committed a crime before, he forfeited the bail and it’s this kind of situation where they close the case all over the country every day. I have learned this isn't unusual."
Waters, the Democratic chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, said the case received a lot of attention because Smollett is "An extremely talented man who people have come to love because he is on TV."
"I’m hopeful that he will go on with his career and be successful," she said.
Even though he lost this time, Smollett has been nominated for four years in a row and won in 2017.
The surprise decision to drop charges on last week, followed by Smollett's claims of innocence, prompted an immediate rebuke from Chicago's mayor and police superintendent. After an intense public backlash, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said Friday night that she is open to an outside investigation into her office’s dramatic decision to dismiss all charges against Smollett.
Dueling rallies were also held on Monday over the decision by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx's office to drop charges.
Waters told "Extra" she had not spoken to Smollett since the charges were dropped, but hinted the two may be in for a reunion soon.
“I would love to see him, and I am looking forward to seeing him very soon," she said.
Waters said it was the "correct thing" for prosecutors to dismiss all 16 felony counts against Smollett
Coming from her, that means so much.
... stirred anti-clockwise.
April 01, 2019, 04:32 PM
justjoe
If as a rule you reverse everything Maxine Waters says, you will be correct almost 100% of the time. If Maxine says it's true, it's a lie; if she says it's a a lie, it's true; if she says it's right, it's wrong; if she says it's wrong, it's right. If she told me, personally, that it was a beautiful day outside, I'd go get my umbrella.
Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot defeated Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff for Chicago mayor Tuesday. She will be the first openly gay person and first black woman to lead the city.
Lightfoot, 56, who was an assistant U.S. attorney before she entered private practice, has never held elective office before.
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Guess we will see if this changes the city's position re Smollett.
Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot defeated Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff for Chicago mayor Tuesday. She will be the first openly gay person and first black woman to lead the city.
Lightfoot, 56, who was an assistant U.S. attorney before she entered private practice, has never held elective office before.
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Guess we will see if this changes the city's position re Smollett.
Won't change a thing on the local side. The COOK COUNTY States Attorney dropped the charges. The Mayor of the City of Chicago (technically) has nothing to do with it. Especially when Toni Prickwinkle, is the Cook County board president.
Hopefully the Feds will pick up the ball and run with it.
______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!"
“What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy
April 02, 2019, 11:37 PM
CPD SIG
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Originally posted by Bulldog7972: Why do they always hitch their horse to the wrong wagon?
Aawwww, come on Man! Who wouldn't want Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton, Maxine Watters and Dog the Bountyhunter in your corner!!!
______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!"
“What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy
April 03, 2019, 10:38 AM
parabellum
Tim nails it
April 04, 2019, 08:35 PM
BamaJeepster
Big floppy clown shoes. Couldn't be a bigger fiasco if they tried. I would like to know the legal theory they can force someone who has not been convicted of a crime to pay for an investigation (unless he signed some sort of agreement, which his lawyers claim he did not).
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams
Bamma, I can see a judge saying “go pound sand” real quick on this one! The ramifications on this whole case are pretty shitty.
______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!"
“What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy
April 05, 2019, 10:28 AM
Keystoner
To echo Bama: If Smollett had been tried and convicted, would the city have gone after him for these police OT hours? Since the charges were dropped and Smollett is maintaining his innocence, what grounds do the city have to recover these damages?
Year V
April 05, 2019, 10:35 AM
erj_pilot
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Yup. Last I checked, being a blithering, moronic, dolt of an asshole isn't against the law. Still...the situation stinks like a whore house at low tide.
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
April 05, 2019, 11:28 AM
sdy
Geragos Ltr to Chicago responding to demand to repay police costs
April 05, 2019, 11:46 AM
Rightwire
Reinstate the charges and roast him
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There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive.
Oh, now he "won't be intimidated"! Well, he wasn't intimidated to begin with.
And he "wants this over and move on with his life..." Sorry, fuck-o. That's not the way things work. You sought attention. Well, you got it! It's ATTENTION! You don't get to choose if it's good or bad, or when to turn it off. You wanted it, now you got it. Much like the idiot with the pink hair- just don't get mad when people laugh.
Now it's the waiting game. The mayor and the police superintendent are outta here in about a week and a half. I doubt that Lightfoot will do anything. This will unfortunately die in a little while.
______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!"
“What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy
