Former FBI Director James Comey released his statement to Congress a day ahead of his testimony, so the circus really has come early to town. CNN is aghast and agog at the essay he has written, documenting his conversations and meetings with President Donald Trump in their brief time working together.
Eight people on CNN to digest this, and they are acting like five year olds in a pinata factory. To hear them tell it this Comey essay is grounds for impeachment. Period – end of sentence. And if you don’t think that then you are accusing James Comey of lying, said political reporter Dana Bash. (Comey wasn’t asked to draw any conclusions, nor is it his place, nor does he have the power to act. But don’t let that get in the way of your ranting, Ms. Bash.)
CNN has already legitimized this Comey testimony as gospel truth without entertaining any contrary viewpoints. I’d ask who is driving this Comey clown car but I think it’s one of those self-driving models; fully automated to get Trump out of office.
Is the Comey testimony a glowing representation of Trump? No, of course not. He asked Jimbo to squelch the “salacious dossier” and is obstruction in the eyes of the media. I don’t think so. Furthermore, who wouldn’t? The dossier has him paying Russia hookers to pee on his bed – in a 5-star hotel no less. Which is completely unbecoming behavior by ladies in an upscale hotel. (You can’t take those Russian women anywhere, after 50 vodka shots they’re out of control.)
Everything from the gang of 8 anchors and experts – journalists – on CNN was speculation; Why would the President ask (anything) if he wasn’t trying to obstruct justice? Why would he take Jim Comey out to dinner – twice! (He’s no conversationalist, that Comey, I can tell that by reading his statement: Heavy on details, Light on substance.)
Political reporter Gloria Borgess was especially speechless, breathlessly congratulating Comey and lauding over the “details” he used in the statement; further saying, “Comey is so smart,” and “Comey never takes things lightly, that’s the kind of man he is.” Really Gloria? We need to emphasize that the man once picked to direct the FBI is, what, an honest wordsmith? Lame.
David Chalian, another beaute, he gleefully pointed out the the latest poll numbers from yet another poll. That 56% of people think Trump did something and is somehow culpable for something regarding the Russia inquest. He jumped out of his seat to say, “That’s an overwhelming majority!” No – it’s actually just 5 basis points, you dweeb.
Jeffrey Toobin their legal analyst weighed in, “If this isn’t obstruction of justice I don’t know what is.” Obviously you don’t, Toobs. In the first paragraph of the statement Comey says he told the president her was not under investigation. He told him! With no prompting from the president! So if the president ever asks him about the investigation it can never be construed as obstruction. No where in the statement does Comey say the President asked him to do anything.
Otherwise, a good job by Toobs asserting criminal intent just in case the CNN audience was leaning the other way on this issue and siding with Trump.
Norm Eisen, a former ambassador, chimed in from the Brookings Institute to second the motion for impeachment (or maybe he fourth or fifth’d it). Former ambassadors to nowhere don’t have the final call on impeachment, do they? Just curious why he was on; to pile on I suppose, can never have too many “experts” at once.
CNN actually had too many to fit at the table and after an hour of beating this statement to death they brought in another team. They replaced their anchors and experts with eight more people. That means they had 16 people in hair and makeup while drawing straws to see who gets to go on first. (See if you go on second you risk repeating something someone else blathered before – and nonsense doesn’t make more sense the second time you hear it.)
So I guess my plans for tomorrow won’t change – I’ll still watch the Comey testimony. On CNN, of course, the network of champions. Maybe seeing Jimbo recite his statement at the Congressional hearing to the hearors will have a different effect. Maybe he will emphasis some more tidbits in his testimony that I may have missed my first time reading halfway through his statement today. And there will be a contest running to see if CNN can pack more experts and anchors on screen than audience members who attend the hearings in person. We shall see.
