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He said that a professor getting busted by a cop while trying to enter his own home was "stupid". It was one of those dumb things that could have been prevented. He apologized quickly for his choice of words.

I thought less of him for that apology.

Uh Oh. Are James Comey and Andrew McCabe Calling Each Other Liars?

Jerry Dunleavy @JerryDunleavy

So I did some digging.

On the left is Comey’s testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on 5/3/17.

On the right is McCabe’s statement after being fired on 3/16/18.

The discrepancy here ***seems*** to indicate that, at the very least, either Comey or McCabe is lying.
3:18 PM - Mar 17, 2018 · Washington, DC

Impeachment is a political action, not a legal fact. Whatever makes the House come to the conclusion that an impeachable act occur, then it can impeach. Doesn't even have to be a felony, just a misdemeanor. Then the Senate convicts.

I suppose, Mueller wil get fired soonish.

A key man here is Rosenstein. He will have to fire Mueller. I don't think he will do that, so it will be up to Sessions to fire Rosenstein. But Sessions can't do that because he recused himself (unless their is some other trumped up charge). So it seems to me that Trump needs to fire Sessions to get rid of Rosenstein and Mueller.
Is that the way others here see it?

You've misconstrued the Martin comment entirely.

The fact is that male black teens off their own turf are pretty regularly hassled by people in authority.

For the same reasons that black professors get hassled when they're spotted in white neighborhoods at night.

If you want to criticize the previous president and/or his administration you should try to develop arguments which don't sound like they originated around a high school lunch table.

I admire and respect modern Republicans so very much

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A candidate for Maine's state legislature has quit the race after being condemned by both Democrats and Republicans for calling a survivor of a mass shooting at a Florida high a "skinhead lesbian."

Leslie Gibson described his decision to end his campaign for a seat in the Maine House of Representatives as "the best thing for everybody."

Just days after the massacre last month in Parkland Florida, Gibson -- a life-long member the National Rifle Association (NRA) -- took to Twitter to post cruel and derisive comments about Emma Gonzalez, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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I thought less of him for that apology.

If you want to criticize the previous president and/or his administration you should try to develop arguments which don't sound like they originated around a high school lunch table.

Most people on here trust high school kids to make our gun laws.

He said that a professor getting busted by a cop while trying to enter his own home was "stupid". It was one of those dumb things that could have been prevented. He apologized quickly for his choice of words.

On July 22, President Barack Obama said about the incident, "I don't know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role race played in that. But I think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry; number two, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home, and, number three, what I think we know separate and apart from this incident is that there's a long history in this country of African Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately." Law enforcement organizations and members objected to Obama's comments and criticized his handling of the issue. In the aftermath, Obama stated that he regretted his comments and hoped that the situation could become a "teachable moment".

An independent panel with experts from across the nation published a report on June 30, 2010, which states that "Sergeant Crowley and Professor Gates each missed opportunities to 'ratchet down' the situation and end it peacefully" and share responsibility for the controversial July 16 arrest. Crowley could have better explained how uncertain and potentially dangerous it is to respond to a serious crime-in-progress call and why this can result in a seemingly rude tone. Gates could have tried to understand Crowley's view of the situation and could have spoken respectfully to Crowley. The report cites research that shows people's feelings about a police encounter depend significantly on whether they feel the officer displays respect and courtesy.

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To all my republican friends who think they can sit out the Trump era and hope for great SCOTUS picks, your time is up. Trump is a disgrace who is debasing the office. You whisper it off the record and you email me your disgust. Time to stand up+speak out

In the Trump era, Americans may be more polarized now than ever. But while Americans have always known they don't all share the same politics, more of them are now questioning whether their political opponents even share their same values.

According to the most recent Pew Research Center data, among those who approve of the job that Donald Trump is doing as president, 51 percent say that people who feel differently about the president probably do not share many of their other values and goals.

And among those who disapprove of Trump’s job performance, 56 percent say that people who approve of the president probably do not share their other values and goals.