Barr's job was to muddy the waters and give a whitewashed version of events before the report was released, and to give Trump a head start by giving him the report right away but delaying it's release giving him more time to muddy waters, not to clear things up.

Mueller included a truck load of criminal dirt on Trump for congress and other venues to make use of. High crimes and misdemeanors, both. 12 classified/secret investigations based on that information are happening right now, and certainly there will be more.

Tons of collusion in the report, dozens of instances, but thanks to insane levels of incompetence, no criminal conspiracy with Russia, but not for lack of trying, they were just too dumb to get it done, and or too dumb to know they were committing crimes/treason. The report was clear, they conspired, they colluded, but he couldn't prove they knew it was a crime because they are all so incompetent.

Yes, collusion and illegal obstruction, clearly.

Refused to meet, refused to turn over documents, begrudgingly answered all written questions with "i dunno, I don't remember, I don't recall..." and instructed subordinates to do the same....hardly cooperation.

Split Lip Rayfield - Never Make It Home lyrics
Well the wind it is a'blowin' and I haven't seen the sun
I ain't seen much anything about a month or so
Coulda been much different, yeah, Momma she told me so
I never shoulda listened to the things she didn't know

CHORUS:
I don't think I'll ever make it home
[Swim that muddy water]
I don't think I'll ever make it home
[To feel the bright sunshine]
I don't think I'll ever make it home
[Swim that muddy water]
I don't think I'll ever make it home
[To feel the bright sunshine]

Well I had a chance to be someone I never been before
Took his clothes and wallet and I left him on the floor
I always thought it would be so damn easy to be free
Sing myself a different tune the Man came down on me

CHORUS

These bars are old and this room is cold an' I'm out of cigarettes
Sleep is so elusive and my clothes are soakin' wet
I think about my sin and as I make my final trek
It won't make no difference with that rope around my neck

CHORUS

>> ^Diogenes:

@criticalthud
let's be really clear... i agree with your position on corporate personhood
but... we can use "citizens united" to abbreviate the scotus decision: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission... and how that decision has overturned several previous legal precedents and aspects of bcra -- and we can also use "citizens united" to refer directly to the non-profit group of the same name...
i'm just pointing out the latter (the npo) filed suit against the fec because they felt that a media corporation (moore, et al) was violating bcra - the fec dismissed their complaint -- then the group made a similar 'documentary' about hillary clinton and promoted it with the same style and timing of moore's anti-bush film - a lower court barred it, stating that it violated the bcra -- this background led us to the troubling scotus decision
what i was pointing out was that bcra, etc, was already allowing corporate political advocacy through the media, i.e. movie producers, book publishers, newspaper conglomerates, and television networks, etc
this, imho, is what really muddies the waters


thanks i really appreciate the clarification. muddy waters for sure. You raise some good points. Especially in distinguishing an over-reach of political influence from entertainment and documentary media. But are we getting to the point where campaign finance legislation will necessarily intrude on free press and the works of film-makers? what is your take? I would prefer to think that legislation could and should be narrowly tailored in this instance.
and (edit)
@bmacs24 I think it makes sense to start with the fundamental underlying legal ambiguity by which the power grab occurs. The war on "terror" is another ambiguous area of laws that also leads to incredible abuse.
Otherwise you find yourself caught in the minutiae, trying to re-arrange the top bricks on the shit-stack

that makes a lot of since (heh) as when you are trolling around in dark muddy water...sight and touch aren't as helpful.

Make a sift talk about it, then we can get a proper discussion.

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Gee whiz, that wasn't much of a discussion at all. Well, I appreciate the link that enabled 45 downvotes. Apparently, I was guilty of pulling the same shit on a Muddy Waters song. I *killed it to prove my point. Fuck audiosift.

Gee whiz, that wasn't much of a discussion at all. Well, I appreciate the link that enabled 45 downvotes. Apparently, I was guilty of pulling the same shit on a Muddy Waters song. I *killed it to prove my point. Fuck audiosift.

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He ain't no Bo Diddley or Muddy Waters, but it was allright I guess.

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i used my jukebox playlist here.
set to random, first song of each page.
and then * starred the ones i found amusing

SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
** where did you sleep last night?

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
drive

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
mercy, mercy, me

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
heaven is a halfpipe

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
listen to the music

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
** two out of three ain't bad

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
hey ya

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
* bring it on

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
* strawberry fields forever

WHAT IS 2+2?
bell bottom blues

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
how it ends

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
tubthumping

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
** time after time

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
solsbury hill

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
* hard to beat

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
* like a stone

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
*** stupid girl

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
new world

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
drumming

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
cocaine

WHATS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
ms jackson

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
creep

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
walk away renee

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
spem in alium

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
island in the sun

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
in the mood

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
** tiger in your tank

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
* hips don't lie

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
*** mad world

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
* gimme' all your lovin'

SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Green Pastures (Emmylou Harris)

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Iron Storm (Black Uhuru)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Love And Marriage (Frank Sinatra)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Backslidin' Blues (The Del McCroury Band)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Elephant Ride (State of Bengal)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Deeper Love (? - Some loungy tune)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Wharf Rat (Grateful Dead)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Let It Whip (Dazz Band)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Dark Sneak Love Action (Tom Tom Club)

WHAT IS 2+2?
In The Bath (Lemonjelly)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Warning Shots (Thievery Corporation)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Cannonball (The Breeders)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Drinking Muddy Water (North Mississippi Allstars)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Irresistible Bitch (Prince)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
She's Not For You (Willie Nelson)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
A Life In The Day Of Benjamin Andre (Andre 3000)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Red Angel Dragnet (The Clash)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Bertha (Grateful Dead)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Mbolo (Baaba Maal)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Cakewalk Into Town (Taj Mahal)

WHATS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Ache'n For Acres (Arrested Development)

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Fire (Jimi Hendrix)

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Control (James Brown)

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Beat Biscuit Blues (Mike Auldridge, Bob Brozman, David Grisman)

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
The Rocky Road To Dublin (The Chieftans)

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Hand On The Pump (Cypress Hill)

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Taxman (Greyboy Allstars covering The Beatles)

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Leaky Faucet Skank (Sad Rockets)

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
One Nation Under A Groove (Funkadelic)

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
The End (The Doors)