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You didn't answer the question. Was he acting alone or not? I think it matters because it would defy credulity to imagine that Hunter and Joe's brother, for example, were simply freelancing and using the 'family name' to do deals. And Joe didn't even hear about it, as he claims.

So your position is that, at all times, Hunter acted alone and tried to use his family name as leverage to strongarm various firms? Nobody else in his family was involved? He was "the lone wolf"....

Another Watsapp message has come up with Hunter talking about the Bidens. He told his associate Genwen Dong at CEFC: "The Bidens are the best I know at doing exactly what the Chairman wants from this partnership". Who was he referring to as "the Bidens".....

I think we have been going through this for a while. Do people who play violent video games actually commit violence BECAUSE of the games? Ditto people who watch gruesome horror movies (Hostel, Human Centipede). How about those who just write about taboo topics with no illustrations? "Thought police" crimes can be a dangerous precedent.

Wouldnt get your hopes up yet! There are some Democrats that I could stomach for President against some Republicans, but Biden is not one of them. It is a strange election cycle when both parties do not like the candidates that seem to have the inside track on getting nominated.

I think you have a point. We are allowed to watch movies where people pretend to kill each other in gruesome ways, torture each other, commit various crimes and it is fine. But not artificial images of kids? Viscerally it seems wrong, but should it be illegal?

The elephant being.... the possible corruption of the President himself? And the members of his family who all enriched themselves in a possible influence peddling scheme? Perhaps you are right, I should focus more on them.

OH, I agree. He was taking just a few baby steps and trying very hard to cover his ass, just in case Trump wins the nomination. But from small seeds do mighty trees grow.

It was neither. It was sarcasm and fake vituperation.

Except that they WERE logged under Obama, when Joe was VP (at least some of the time). So Joe's "most transparent administration" is patently a lie.

Refreshing breath of honesty from the Speaker. He knows that many other candidates in the GOP field have better odds for the election, and therefore HE has better odds of keeping the Speakership if not-Trump wins the nomination.

You think it is a normal business practice? This is what needs to be investigated more thoroughly. But the DOJ has been slow-walking this for years, and not trying to slip away with the misdemeanour tax charges as cover.

"My son has made no money from China". Liar. What part of Burisma is conspiracy? Did Hunter not work there, for an inflated salary, despite knowing nothing about energy, nor speaking Ukranian? By the way, he never actually even visited Ukraine during his time there. But that's common, isn't it? I guess he started the "work from home" trend a few years early...

Might want to consider property purchase to count towards the financial requirements for visas like O-A. Some countries do this already. Makes no sense to have a 5 million baht property and still have to prove that you hve 800,000 in the bank.

THe NARRATIVE is also changing. It used to be that Joe Biden had no knowledge of, and never discussed, any business wit Hunter. That is now becoming Joe Biden did not get involved in any business with Hunter. Interesting...

Smart, but not any kind of a politician. And also very obviously insecure. She has managed to reach Dick Cheney levels of unpopularity, but Dick had to shoot someone in the face to achieve it. Kamala just has to open her mouth and let her hyena laugh out.

Wow, there's a shocker. Covering up for the wayward son. Wonder why they would do that? Nothing nefarious, I'm sure....

I see. And disagree. It is a big step from simply 'I will tell dad' to 'my father is sitting here with me' The latter implies that his father has some connection with the business at hand. So please, tell me what you know about this 'deal'. How did it come about and what did Hunter do for his five million? I am genuinely curious.

So, Hunter threatened a Chinese exec at an energy company. The threat seemed to work because within 10 days Hunter was paid $5 million. Now, think about the threat. It was, "I'll tell my dad...". The only reason it could be used as a threat is if his father had some involvement in the deal. IF Joe was not a party, the threat would be hollow and irrelevant. But raising the issue of "I'm gonna tell my dad, and he will make your life hard" obviously carried some weight.

Not exactly coming up by your bootstraps when both your parents are university professors. And you are right, her hypocrisy as AG was one of the things that torpedoed her presidential run in 2020.

She has a good immigrant story for sure. Nothing to do with being African American, but an interesting story of how America accepts good people from around the world. And her parents were certainly good people- well educated and wealthy. Oh, and she was an embarrassment as AG in Cali. But being both half black and female is a guarantee of success in the Democratic party, especially in a blue state like that.

Johnathan Turley is a serious person. Conservative to be sure, but no crazed partisan by any means. To quote his latest column; President Biden has repeatedly told the public that he had no knowledge or involvement in his son’s dealings. He maintained the denial despite audiotapes of him referring to business dealings, photos and meetings with his son’s business associates, as well as an eyewitness account of an in-person meeting. https://jonathanturley.org/2023/06/26/who-is-lying-merrick-garland-or-the-whistleblowers/

VPs traditionally were picked to either shore up a perceived weakness in the main presidential candidate, or to get electoral college votes from a state that could be difficult. Biden, for example, was picked to shore up Obama's relative youth and inexperience in foreign policy. Pence helped Trump with evangelicals and people with a moral conscience. Harris was a promise Biden made in order to win the South Carolina primary.

Might also depend on who Trump would pick for VP, if he is the nominee. Biden is stuck with Harris, a politcal albatross. Trump could, possibly, pick someone who would elevate the GOP ticket- Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, hell even DeSantis. Gotta face the reality that the odds of Biden (or Trump for that matter) surviving until 2028 are not that great. Consider that the average life expectancy for white folks is abou 76 years old, both are already on borrowed time. And not in the best of health. Far better if both parties nominate younger, more energetic, and more survivable candidates.

Again with the blanket assertions. Dates, times, numbers, or else it is all just puffery. You might also consider the steps the Royal Navy took to END the slave trade, and the thousands of British sailors who died in the attempt.