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Who gives a shit. If he broke the law, convict him, as long as it’s consistent with anyone not the son of a famous politician. By the same token, these same rich and powerful people have to be accountable to all of same laws…
as long as it’s consistent with anyone not the son of a famous politician
As the article notes, it is not consistent, and the charges were likely brought due to political pressure.
Your average addict would have these charges dropped and a diversionary program offered, as was in the initial plea deal (prior to political pressure being leveraged).
Well then, I oppose it. But not because I’m part of some cult-of-personality about the man… That would just be pathetic!
I thought the people bringing the charges are the ones against all the regulations and background checks on firearms to begin with. So all of a sudden they’re just changing their minds, as a party, on an issue that’s one of the foundations of their entire platform. Yeah, no one is going to see right through that giant pile of hypocritical bullshit.
The NRA is going to leap to his defense, right?
Just like how they leapt to the defense of Philando Castile and Breonna Taylor.
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The Republicans of the House of Representatives announced an Impeachment Inquiry into Hunter Bidens penis today.
I hear they’re calling Donald Trump Jr for a witness testimony. It was clear he was obsessed with him for a reason.
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Hear me out… General election debate… Biden called out on it… he responds:
"My son has a problem with pills and drugs. I lost my other boy after his time in the service. This guy and his kids are under scrutiny for insert implications of their wealth and status. Who do you all relate to more? You don’t have that one cousin who…? "
I lost my other boy to cancer after years of navigating year of the complicated and expensive US healthcare system this was after he served in war zones in Iraq.
Who do you all relate to more?
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Not a terrible point, but goddamn learn how to form a sentence
Are you that worked up about a missing period and a single letter capitalized? Just so you don’t have a stroke I’ll fixed JUST for you. :)
“I lost my other boy to cancer after years of navigating year of the complicated and expensive US healthcare system .This was after he served in war zones in Iraq.”
Still got it wrong lmao
You can have him. Set some precedents around gun control.
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Good. Nobody cares. Send him to ADX Florence and throw away the key and I doubt even his dad will shed more than a few tears over him.
That’s neat part, we don’t care.
Republicans: “Ha ha ha, now the tables have turned! Vengeance is ours!”
Democrats: “Cool, whatever”
Yeah, idk looking tough this thread that’s not exactly the impression I’m left with.
Yeah you think we give a fuck about nepo babies? 😂, 🤣 Even
So Republicans are cool with Hunter’s indictment over his gun license application details? I guess that means they hate the Bidens even more than they love guns.
“Bobby, if those Republicans could read they’d be very upset.”
So Republicans are cool with Hunter’s indictment over his gun license application details?
Dunno about Republicans in general but a lot of Gun Owners are because they’ve wanted question 11e on the 4473 removed for a LONG time and Hunter’s situation was a way to force the Federal Goverment / ATF to address the issue.
To be clear Hunter shouldn’t be in trouble for this BUT neither should anyone else and it was always bullshit they’d dismiss his charge but toss other people in prison over it.
Patrick Daniels got four years and the 5th Circuit only over turned that conviction in August of 2023 which was after the details of Hunters deal were released.
How’d you like to be the guy sitting in prison watching CNN tell you about the President’s Son getting a pass on the same thing that put you inside?
If they actually had principles, they’d be really conflicted right now.
It’s quite interesting from a religious perspective. Most of these people pretend to be devout christians with christian principles, but they judge Joe Biden harshly for loving his son and for the fact he has forgiven him his many missteps.
If they were actually devout christians, they would realise the way Biden treats his son is quite reminiscent of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It’s been a while, but the whole point of that parable, is that just like a father forgives his wayward son, God forgives his children for our many missteps and sins, and celebrates our return to the fold as the father celebrated the return of his prodigal son.
I honestly don’t know how you can hate Joe Biden for forgiving and loving his son, then expect God to forgive you for your sins.
Personally, I’m not religious. The interesting thing is that in practice, despite their loud prostestations and virtue signaling, the conservative right seem to be becoming increasingly secular too. I don’t think many of them actually believe. They certainly don’t seem to believe in Christian values or the bible anymore. They just hang on to the symbols of religion because it is politically expedient and allows them to differentiate their in-group, then often seem to do the exact opposite of what the bible tells them to do.
You have a point but the Bible can be used to prove or disprove anything. Read Mark 4:12 in context. Jesus does not want people who don’t instantly accept him to ever be given a chance to repent. Going completely against what you just said.
If they knew their Bible they could use this argument. You are right however that they don’t.
I don’t think many of them actually believe.
its so much worse than that. not only do they believe, but they believe their version of christianity that allows for racism, hate and just about whatever the priest feeds them. for a non-trivial percent of the population, jesus isnt about loving your neighbor anymore.
Religious people will twist the bible according to their requirements. Are we surprised here?
If they followed the bible, women wouldn’t be treated equally as men, which interestingly there are men that think like that, and even more interestingly there are women that allow it
K. Make sure that is standard for all gun owners.
So it a federal charge, can’t the president pardon him? Trump pardoned so many asswipes right before leaving office.
He probably could pardon Hunter but there’s no way he’d do so before election day.
The way Biden is acting about it he might let his son sit in prison to teach him a lesson. If Hunter was my son I’d definitely let him enjoy his time out if he lost his case. Some lessons need to be learned the hard way… especially for the over privileged.
Imma say it, he’s kinda based, evades taxes and “illegally” owns guns, free my boy.
The libertarian hero
But the Constitution is only there for Trump supporters, right?
One another note, as a Canadian watching this soap opera, it’s getting boring already. I mean the level of backstabbing, whinging and general vindictiveness is like watching As the World Turns (21st century version).
I dunno, they still haven’t done a good, evil twin sub plot.
Right? This law is rarely prosecuted, probably unconstitutional, and certain people still think that he’s getting a sweetheart deal because of his name.
Doesn’t apply. He’s not being penalized by a State but rather by the Federal Government. Plenty of examples out there of people getting prison sentences for lying on question 11e of the 4473.
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Me thinks you’re just repeating bullshit you heard online, me thinks.
I’ve filled enough of the damn things out, no idea why I had 11e stuck in my head. It’s question 21f.
“Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance? Warning: The use or possession of marijuana remains unlawful under Federal law regardless of whether it has been legalized or decriminalized for medicinal or recreational purposes in the state where you reside”
Well I for one am glad this came out.
This cleared up any doubts I had in my mind when it came for voting for this guy for president. Yessiree, I absolutely am not gonna vote for Hunter Biden in 2024.
I would vote for Hunter Biden’s penis for president
Apparently so would Marjorie Taylor Green
Ok, I just cackled. I’ve never cackled before. Thanks for that.
Once you start, you can’t stop. Next thing you know, you’re living as far from society as you can, cooking strange things in large pots, and communing with nature.
It’s a curse. An absolutely wonderful curse.
Don’t forget. Also burning incense and lots of candles.
I don’t know, seems like a different kinda leader, not a beltway insider.
If he shoots someone in the street I might be persuaded.
“Is that your crack rock?”
“…it’s A crack rock.”
now I’m upset that his father gave him a government job and placed him in charge of peace in the middle east…
I always wanted that job. You can’t really be blamed for not being good at it also job security. Besides I could host peace events where a bunch of rich ex-pats from those places hangout in an embassy eating middle eastern food and it looks like we are doing something.
/s is still needed today. In fact the past 8ish years have clearly demonstrated that the /s is needed now more than ever!
I think it might have been a reference to Jared Kushner.
Yeah I know that, but a lot of people wouldn’t, which is why it needs a tag
Uh, yeah. Duh. That’s explained by every word in their comment…
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On one hand if he broke the law he broke the law. Charge him.
On the other hand I’m completely convinced he only got caught because Republicans have been “investigating” unnecessarily for years.
Which is super ironic considering Republicans are the party of “small govt” yet “big brother” is why Hunter got hit with anything.
This is not new behavior from the repubs. They went after Clinton the same way and could only get him for purgery (iirc) because he lied about something that honestly should have stayed between Bill and Hillary.
It’s insane how much time and money they waste on trying to get the democrats instead of actually legislating and helping the idiots that voted them in. These morons keep voting for them though.
It’s because they broadly don’t care about legislation. They care about what was written in some book thousands of years ago and the dream that they could be rich and matter someday (most won’t).
Yeah, the ones with power don’t care about that book. They’ll use it, but they don’t believe it. Look at their actions and compare them to what written in the book. They care about power and money, the book is just a useful weapon to keep their “lessers” in line.
They like to skip the parts that suggest, you know, loving thy neighbor, or don’t idolize people/things, or don’t be greedy.
You know, the stuff that doesn’t fill seats like some miracle child being born or dragging a cross through town or disappearing from his grave.
To be fair, fucking your intern is an abuse of power even if the intern is into that shit. Yes, Clinton probably wasn’t the first or the last but that doesn’t make it ok.
I say that as someone with a partner that fucks one of their managers. I still say that’s an ethical fail. But she ain’t my primary partner so her ethical failings aren’t really my concern. Just excellent gossip.
To be fair. She was an actual adult, not a kid and she only “regretted” and made it a problem after Linda Tripp convinced her it was a problem.
Maybe you don’t have the full story but while it was inappropriate, it should never have been made public like that and it wasn’t illegal for them to have a relationship
While I don’t disagree, comments like yours pointing out the nuance of it only serve to give them ammunition to pull this shit instead of running on policy and accomplishments, instead of fighting fair and winning elections on merit, they attack and tear down the dems when they win.
I’d also suggest that you and others look up the number of republicans caught having affairs with underage staffers, not just their subordinate but actual teenagers.
It was a problem because Clinton should not be having sex with his subordinates. That’s a clear abuse of his power. It doesn’t matter if Lewinsky was perfectly fine with it. It’s no different than why a college student isn’t supposed to have sex with their professors.
And yes I have the full story. I was alive and an adult at the time.
It should’ve been made public. We have a right to know our tax dollars are being spent to allow him to get his dick wet. If Clinton had been involved with someone that wasn’t a government employee I wouldn’t care. But that’s not the facts of the situation.
The best way to not give conservatives ammunition is to not fuck your direct reports. See? That’s really easy!
You really have no strategic sense at all.
No, it should not have been made public like that. Sure, leak that shit via a news article or something but it should never have been used as an impeachment offense. The left has a big problem and until it’s solved we will never be able to take this country back completely from the magats. We throw people under the bus way too easily for offenses that aren’t world ending and have no bearing on doing their job or serving the country. I’ve lost count since I started paying attention in the early 90s, way too many good politicians (if questionable people/partners) have been kicked out of the mainstream and left in the virtual gutter because they did something like cheat on their wife with another adult.
Plenty of these relationships happen all of the time and no one goes to prison for it or loses their job, etc.
From what I remember when the real story finally came out, she was okay with it. He didn’t rape her or coerce her, she was using her mouth and pussy to get closer to power. You lot need to stop giving her and other women like her a pass just because he was her superior. She wanted and liked it until Tripp convinced her that she had been wronged.
Again. Playing this nuance game only hurts the argument from the side of common sense. Not unlike trying to explain that climate change means more than just hotter summers, it also means colder winters in some places as well.
Questionable people make great politicians. That’s sorta a problem, though, isn’t it? Maybe we should try letting people who aren’t so questionable have a shot instead of strategizing about how to keep shitty people in positions of power because it serves partisan goals? I know… crazy thinking, right?
I mean, he didn’t exactly keep it a secret. He wrote about it in his book and talked about it on the promo tour for said book.
So he broke the law, but it’s also likely unconstitutional. I don’t care about him, but he has the resources to fight it for the rest of the people who don’t. It’s not like this is every really enforced, but if he wanted to do good he’d fight it. If he wants to do what politically convenient he probably won’t. I have no expectation of him doing good though, nor should anyone. He’s a wealthy private citizen.
