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2018-07-13 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Perhaps he's just stupid - The Strange Testimony of Peter Strzok

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-13 07:15|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 "Any form of government will work if accountability matches authority." Lazarus Long.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-07-13 07:30|| 2018-07-13 07:30|| Front Page Top

#2 "Any form of government will work if accountability matches authority." Lazarus Long.

Exactly, and the term "negligence" held Clinton "accountable" under the law (regarding the handling of classified documents).

"Negligent" as in an offense which could be prosecuted in a court of law.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-13 07:35|| 2018-07-13 07:35|| Front Page Top

#3 "Negligent" as in an offense which could be prosecuted in a court of law.

Only for little people.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-07-13 08:03|| 2018-07-13 08:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Everyone bureaucrat I ever met tries to minimise accountability.

We wrote a system that recorded bureaucrats rating of suppliers but it was never used as it had their names on it.

The people in the wealth creating part of the economy were just stunned at this attitude. It does make sense as for bureaucrats the reward for more work is zero, and with more decisions comes more career risk.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-07-13 08:48|| 2018-07-13 08:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Comey and Strzok seem to have quite a bit in common.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-07-13 08:56|| 2018-07-13 08:56|| Front Page Top

#6 You have to wonder how many other creatures like him are in the FBI. And CIA and NSA and... I expect a lot.

He smirks because he knows nothing will happen to him. The fix is in - the fix has *always* been in.

Posted by CrazyFool 2018-07-13 09:14|| 2018-07-13 09:14|| Front Page Top

#7 He smirks because he knows nothing will happen to him. The fix is in - the fix has *always* been in.

Angry? Yes, very. He hates the olfactory bulb Walmart flashbacks. Worried? Not in the least.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-13 10:11|| 2018-07-13 10:11|| Front Page Top

#8 He hates the olfactory bulb Walmart flashbacks.

Won't pass the smell test?

Posted by Skidmark 2018-07-13 10:45|| 2018-07-13 10:45|| Front Page Top

#9 The man is a full on freaking sociopath. Gohmert nailed it when he asserted that Strzok could pass a polygraph test. I can see how a man with his qualifications would be in great demand in the Swamp.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-07-13 11:20|| 2018-07-13 11:20|| Front Page Top

#10 IMO, he'll make a wonderful girlfriend for somebody in jail.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-07-13 11:53|| 2018-07-13 11:53|| Front Page Top

#11 The psych types have been commenting on his "inappropriate affect". Had to look it up but it's a marker for schizophrenia.

Posted by Sholusing Omomotch1366 2018-07-13 12:30|| 2018-07-13 12:30|| Front Page Top

#12 Yah, I'm going with "he's nuts", and evil to boot.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2018-07-13 13:32|| 2018-07-13 13:32|| Front Page Top

#13 6 Subtle Characteristics of The Pathological Liar

Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-07-13 14:30|| 2018-07-13 14:30|| Front Page Top

#14 Smirkzok reminds me a bit of Kevin Spacey in certain interrogation scenes in the "Usual Suspects".

And considering the proclivities of Spacey and Bryan Singer...

Posted by charger 2018-07-13 19:34|| 2018-07-13 19:34|| Front Page Top

#15 The most astonishing thing to me is that this clown was the Grand Poobah of the FBI's counterintelligence division. I wonder how many foreign spies he's caught. My guess would be: zero. Say what you will about J. Edgar Hoover, but I doubt he would have suffered this idiot as a plebe agent, much less where he ended up.

Posted by PBMcL 2018-07-13 19:37|| 2018-07-13 19:37|| Front Page Top

#16 Everyone bureaucrat I ever met tries to minimise accountability.

I had an encounter with an IRS revenue agent about ten years ago. I had a problem with 1099-MISC reporting and it was the first time I was in a situation where it needed to be corrected, so I asked him what I should do. He basically refused to tell me what to do. I responded - 'You're a nineteen year veteran of the IRS, and you can't tell me, or won't tell me, how to resolve this problem? That is simply incredible, and I think you should be ashamed of yourself, tax professional to tax professional.' He then told me how to resolve matters, but the fact I had to pull his pants down to do it spoke volumes.

Posted by Raj 2018-07-13 19:45|| 2018-07-13 19:45|| Front Page Top

#17 Raj, you're lucky the agent didn't have you audited out of business. I heard of one case where a business owner told the IRS agent that she was lucky she wasn't slinging hash in an East Texas restaurant. The IRS agent made sure that the business owner was audited, fined, and IIRC, basically put out of business. The owner fought back and finally won in court, but it took a long time.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2018-07-13 20:17|| 2018-07-13 20:17|| Front Page Top

#18 The most astonishing thing to me is that this clown was the Grand Poobah of the FBI's counterintelligence division.

Not so 'astonishing' when you consider what they missed on 9/11.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-13 20:18|| 2018-07-13 20:18|| Front Page Top

#19 What's that slimy disgusting pig Lois Lerner doing right now?

Posted by DooDahMan 2018-07-13 21:07|| 2018-07-13 21:07|| Front Page Top

#20 Not so 'astonishing' when you consider what they missed on 9/11.

I'm beginning to wonder if it was a 'missed' or a 'ignored'....

Seriously, given the arrogance of some of these people.

Posted by CrazyFool 2018-07-13 21:44|| 2018-07-13 21:44|| Front Page Top

#21 Raj, you're lucky the agent didn't have you audited out of business.

It doesn't work like that when you're representing a client before the IRS. I've seen a lot of these nitwits bully individual taxpayers and they try the same shit with me, because most of them are bullies throwing their weight around. I will not have it, and I not so gently remind them of their professional responsibilities,. Nearly every time, when they get called on it, they snap back in place. I often do this (the field visits to the JFK Building in Boston) for free because I love fighting these assholes so much.

Posted by Raj 2018-07-13 21:48|| 2018-07-13 21:48|| Front Page Top

#22 What we need are more "bombshell" announcements from that real muckraker Trey Gowdy. He really affects change!!

Posted by DooDahMan 2018-07-13 22:28|| 2018-07-13 22:28|| Front Page Top

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