Good cop (Obama), bad cop (Reid)?
Comey spills the beans and Obama grants a pardon?
Earnest also said he knew little about Comey’s decision to inform Congress about the new emails, and said Comey himself would have to justify his decision in light of the impending presidential election.
Translation: You’re on your own buddy. You sh*t in the bed so now you get to clean it up.
Were his fingers crossed?
I just want to point out this article could remain word for word the same and instead have a title of “Obama Won’t Defend Comey’s Actions on Emails”
It’s all a matter of the emphasis.
Obama’s smart enough not to fall into the “both sides are doing it” trap, so he won’t say what he really feels about Comey. Where’s Key & Peele when you need 'em!
Dear Comey:
The Whitehouse has thoughtfully provided you with a template on how to respond to questions about sensitive matters at sensitive times.
Please note that your own response is nothing like this template. That means you fucked up.
Is this what integrity looks like? You know, the thing that Comey lacks.
Is Obama in touch with DOJ?
How long before we know what is going on?
For Brutus is an honourable man!
Obama believes Comey “is a man of principle and good character,” and “doesn’t believe that Director Comey is intentionally trying to influence the outcome of the election."
The difference between a man being politic and being political…
… would that the vast majority in DC could learn this simple lesson…
Why are so many progressives soft-pedaling this?
It’s political violence. It’s egregious. It’s obvious.
If this doesn’t drive high Democrat turnout in the next 8 days nothing will.
I picked up on "intentionally trying to influence " IOW “you fucked up, not intentionally, but a fuck up is a screw up is a cock up.”
Earnest is the best spokesman in decades. He’s completely credible, smooth, quick and sharp as a tack.
Obama believes Comey “is a man of principle and good character,”
Not great or excellent character, good, slightly better than ratshit.
Completely Off Topic – By the way, TPM, you could identify Republican pollsters in your polling aggregate, since you insist upon throwing them in (weighing them equally) with all the other pollsters. Axiom Strategies, which put Trump in the lead in your FL aggregate, is a GOP pollster.
“The fact is my lack of independent knowledge
about the decision-making prevents me from weighing in,” Earnest said.
“But I will neither defend nor criticize what Director Comey
has decided to communicate to the public about the investigation.”
Damn. If Josh Earnest (and by extension BHO) isn’t spot-on with what he’s done here?
Death by a thousand (news)paper cuts. And left twisting.
jw1
Good answer. Now you reporters get off your ass and follow the story to where it originated.
By the way if anyone is uncomfortable with the polling numbers being reported on the sites that are looking for hits or even Josh’s poll which takes no account of the quality of the survey, take a look at Sam Wang’s info. He seems to have a good read on the latest nonsense which is mamma from heaven for cable and newspapers but really has not moved the needle very much especially since 20 million people have already voted.
Because they’re doing what Obama has successfully done for 8 years…giving the conservatives plenty of rope to hang themselves. They’ve done a fine job of it, in general.
One thing this fiasco shows is that it is never a good idea to nominate someone for president who is under investigation by the FBI.
Hopefully more dirt of Trump saying something stupid gets released soon so the focus moves back to the Donald.
Excellent point. That is what the issue is here in Texas in the voter ID thing - framing. Repukes say, “You must have photo ID, but if you don’t, you can still vote with these other forms of residency.” Democrats say, “Yes you can vote. Just bring one of the following forms of ID with you to the polls.”