Not a big Comey fan, but i liked his remarks describing how âconversationsâ are supposed to work.
Waiting expectantly about his âconversationâ with the impeachment panels.
Itâs not going to work to adopt the tactics and attitudes of the alt-right. Those who believe in progress and inclusion must show that we are better than those people.
âHear, hear!â
âWhen they go low, we go highâŚâ Howâs that working for us?
Thatâs just the problem: They donât hear, and they donât let anyone else hear.
Well, we got 3 million more votes in November than the other guys. And the Republicans havenât been able to get anything worth mentioning enacted. So, not all that bad.
You can appreciate the care Comey took with his interactions with Trump and the hard work Mueller is putting in as special counsel while also acknowledging that the FBI, and law enforcement more broadly, is rife with problems. Comey, in as much as you or I know him, isnât a bad person, but he was a weak director unable to rein in members of his organization hell bent on sabotaging a presidential candidate to benefit another candidate who does not care about civil rights or police brutality.
Those protestors deserve to have their voices heard, too.
When Hillary Clinton talks about the various forces that helped trumPP win and herself to lose, Comey makes the cut along with Russia, FB fake news, etc. Eleven days before the election he talked about Anthony Weinerâs email and reintroduced Clintonâs email. Her support sank like a stone after that including in the important states of WI, PA and MI which were supporting her before that speech. I would have jeered as loud as anyone else in that audience
Except this wasnât a âconversationâ at all. This was a speech. If Comey wants to have a real conversation, he needs to take and answer questions, specifically about âThe Ferguson Effectâ and other baked into the justice system biases. IF at that point, we see the same behavior, then you can jump all over these kids. Having Comey at Howard must seem like an awful slap in the face, I get the anger.
After Comeyâs actions during the election, he shouldnât expect to be treated with respect.
Doesnât work with bullies. If you continually let them punch you in the face, guess what? They constantly punch you in the face. Gotta punch back.
And yet PP is still president and they control the House and Senate.
I must say that I am still wrestling with this. My natural instinct has been to listen to both (or all) sides patiently. After watching the Republicans since November 2000, Iâve had this growing urge to just shut them out. They wonât play fairly. They lie, they cheat, they steal. Suppressing votes is almost akin to murder, imho â by suppressing a groupâs votes, one is effectively silencing the group.
Then I see another interview with or speech by Michelle Obama. I adore Mrs. Obama with all my heart.
I am trying to listen to my better angels lately. Iâve even pulled back from reading the news everyday, meditated, followed my doctorsâ advice to the tee.
However, we are fighting ignorance, never before seen levels of greed and pure evil on so many levels and from many more angles. As usual, I have made an effort to talk up the folks around me (the ones who will listen) about how important it is to show up to vote, explain to them the fights on Capitol Hill, what they mean to us down here, etc. I am taken aback at the level of disinterest (though not everyone, obviously), yet they seem to have an opinion.
Iâm not even sure where Iâm going with this, except to say I get it. Going High doesnât appear to be getting us very far at the moment â and itâs tough to keep hope when youâre on the lower rungs of the ladder. I can only imagine what itâs like for those lower than myself (yes, mostly folks of color) who rarely ever get a leg up. I donât have even some of the answers ⌠yet.
All of that said, I still am one who almost always tries to follow my better angels. With todayâs âconservative,â that is getting nearly impossible. Letâs hope Mueller can start this ball rolling soon â but only if he feels he has what he needs. For many peopleâand Iâm already hearing from a few friendsâweâre at our ropeâs end, nothing to lose anymore, nothing positive to look forward to.
I always look forward to reading what you have to say, Plucky.
It takes time to get things right after a terrible error.
This had âdisasterâ written all over it from the first time somebody said, âHey, letâs get James Comey to address this historically-black university.â
Just about everyone associated with the 2016 election has come out looking worse reputationally, and very warranted in almost all cases.
One of the few exceptions-Obama. Remarkable man of integrity.
Yet heâs deemed a martyr to the cause of bringing trumpp down.
Slower than other methods but Iâd say it is working and it will have a longer lasting effect on the country, and the world.
When they go low Iâd kick them in the ass and I still go high⌠
Thatâs my ideal.
(And I think thatâs what Michelle was doing).