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So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:21 pm
by DCHawk1
...has to go?

Board Floridians, I assume I'll get no argument from you?

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:41 pm
by Deleted User 89
did acosta benefit from the deal?

or is he just a pos?

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:51 pm
by Geezer
Seems like he fits right in that cabinet.

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:57 pm
by DCHawk1
Geezer wrote: Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:51 pm Seems like he fits right in that cabinet.
Unless you have evidence otherwise, I'm going to assume that no other cabinet members, past or present, abused their previous office to aid and abet a serial pedophile.

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 8:22 pm
by Geezer
Think big picture.

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:26 pm
by seahawk
This must be a really bad story, as it seems that DC is trying to get way ahead in his usual defense of everything Trump with some early whataboutism.

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:32 pm
by DCHawk1
seahawk wrote: Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:26 pm This must be a really bad story, as it seems that DC is trying to get way ahead in his usual defense of everything Trump with some early whataboutism.
Nah.

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:51 pm
by Deleted User 62
DCHawk1 wrote: Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:32 pm
seahawk wrote: Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:26 pm This must be a really bad story, as it seems that DC is trying to get way ahead in his usual defense of everything Trump with some early whataboutism.
Nah.
Hold on, I got this:

"He said he didn't do it. He was sincere. He seemed sincere. He was pretty firm in his denial. I believe him."

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:55 pm
by DCHawk1
jeepinjayhawk wrote: Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:51 pm
DCHawk1 wrote: Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:32 pm
seahawk wrote: Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:26 pm This must be a really bad story, as it seems that DC is trying to get way ahead in his usual defense of everything Trump with some early whataboutism.
Nah.
Hold on, I got this:

"He said he didn't do it. He was sincere. He seemed sincere. He was pretty firm in his denial. I believe him."
Nah.

That's the thing. They KNEW, without question, that he did it. And they still fucked the girls over and cut him the sweetheartiest of sweetheart deals.

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:36 am
by seahawk
So, what, DC? You want Pam Bondi for AG and not Alex Acosta, because you figure that she's less tainted?

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has surfaced on the shortlist to replace former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Any new AG will be faced with managing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion by Trump’s campaign. Politico reports that Acosta told associates he is unlikely to accept the job if it is offered before Mueller issues his report, but would accept an offer with no conditions. That no conditions part may be a deal-breaker for Trump. However, Acosta would be more easily confirmed since he has already gone through a Senate confirmation process for his current cabinet post. The son of Cuban refugees, who went on to graduate from Harvard law school and clerked for the Supreme Court, has some Republicans in Senate leadership rooting for him to take the position. And sources tell Bloomberg that Trump also has developed a strong relationship with Acosta -- but that could change should Acosta get confirmed as AG and, like Sessions, let the collusion investigation proceed without interference. Other strong contenders have also emerged including former NJ Governor Chris Christie, Florida AG Pam Bondi, and former U.S. Attorney General William Barr.

https://www.thebeatdc.com/blog/2018/11/ ... ey-general

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:42 am
by seahawk
For those not familiar with the Miami Herald bombshell that seems to be about to drop on one more of president's cabinet members:

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/ ... 97825.html

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/ ... 10674.html

https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/edi ... 48455.html

Here's a short version from New York Magazine:

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/ ... inton.html

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:27 am
by DCHawk1
What a weird response.

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:55 am
by seahawk
If you're only about getting this guy out of the Cabinet, then fine.

He's a bad guy and one has to wonder about the attorneys who associated with him, like Starr and Dershowitz.

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 8:04 am
by Deleted User 89
starr has always seemed like a pos, imo

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:04 am
by Deleted User 75
DCHawk1 wrote: Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:27 am What a weird response.

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:36 am
by seahawk
So, the stories about girls getting raped don't matter to you, Illinois....how typical.

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 11:21 am
by Deleted User 75
seahawk wrote: Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:36 am So, the stories about girls getting raped don't matter to you, Illinois....how typical.
I'm definitely pro rape. As long as it's happening to women and not men in prison. DUHHH!

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 11:36 am
by DCHawk1
seahawk wrote: Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:55 am If you're only about getting this guy out of the Cabinet, then fine.

He's a bad guy and one has to wonder about the attorneys who associated with him, like Starr and Dershowitz.
Yeah. I'd like to see him gone. More importantly, I'd like to see him out of consideration for AG.

This is insane.

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 11:40 am
by Deleted User 62
Man, I am starting to miss Jeff Sessions....

Re: So...Alex Acosta...

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 12:19 pm
by Shirley
IllinoisJayhawk wrote: Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:04 am
DCHawk1 wrote: Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:27 am What a weird response.
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