Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 5, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) Buzz Feed was the only one willing to publish it yet the FBI was using it for FISA warrants. Even they (BF) made reference to their doubts but published it because the American people had the right to know what was out there and let them decided what was truthful. No other news organizations would publish it as they knew it had serious flaws. Just think about that. Not CNN, not MSNBC, not the WaPo or the Times would touch it until someone else did but our Federal Law enforcement was taking it to FISA judges. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-buzzfeed-crossed-the-line-in-publishing-salacious-dossier-on-trump/2017/01/11/957b59f6-d801-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html?utm_term=.a4b529e2c4d3 By Margaret Sullivan Media Columnist January 11, 2017 Email the author Where does transparency meet irresponsibility? Right at the line that BuzzFeed’s editor Ben Smith approached Tuesday and decided to step over in the name of serving citizens’ best interests. With caveats and explanations aplenty, Smith published a 35-page “dossier” — actually just a bunch of scurrilous allegations dressed up as an intelligence report meant to damage Donald Trump. Smith said he did so because his, and BuzzFeed’s, preference and philosophy is, essentially, “When in doubt, publish.” But at many other news organizations, the rule is caution: “When in doubt, leave it out.” In this case, the doubt should have prevailed. News organizations and government officials have known for months that this information, if it can be called that, existed. But despite many attempts, the claims about Trump’s behavior and relationships in Russia could not be verified. Thus, major newspapers and magazines sat on them. In October, the Washington bureau chief of Mother Jones, David Corn, wrote a story based on the file but stopped well short of publishing the specifics. Edited February 5, 2018 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 And yet Trump and the pieces of shit all extended massive surveillance powers knowing all this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildboer Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 LEO's are very often stupid pieces of shit, why does this surprise you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) Probably because legitimate news organizations don’t generally publish things they can’t verify. The FBI had likely already verified some of the dossier with their prior FISA warrants on Page and Papadopoulos NEXT Edited February 5, 2018 by ICEMAN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 5, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, f7ben said: And yet Trump and the pieces of shit all extended massive surveillance powers knowing all this. I agree. This is very disturbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 5, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: Probably because legitimate news organizations don’t generally publish things they can’t verify. The FBI has likely already verified some of the dossier with their prior FISA warrants on Page and Papadopoulos NEXT We will see. What portions of the dossier where used in the applications? Just the so called "likely verified" items or the whole thing? There were in fact portions of the dossier proven untrue. Were those used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Highmark said: We will see. What portions of the dossier where used in the applications? Just the so called "likely verified" items or the whole thing? There were in fact portions of the dossier proven untrue. Were those used? There are only two paragraphs in the dossier pertaining to Page Those were used FFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 5, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 minute ago, ICEMAN! said: There are only two paragraphs in the dossier pertaining to Page Those were used FFS And you know this how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 28 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: Probably because legitimate news organizations don’t generally publish things they can’t verify. The FBI had likely already verified some of the dossier with their prior FISA warrants on Page and Papadopoulos NEXT Good ole passing off opinion as fact lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 58 minutes ago, Highmark said: And you know this how? Because they are the only ones that have to do with Page DUH You can’t use allegations of a Trump pee pee Tape to get a FISA renewal on someone else. wtf man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 skidmark acts like the dossier was a grocery store tabloid, with ufo, martian, and momo sightings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 49 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: skidmark acts like the dossier was a grocery store tabloid, with ufo, martian, and momo sightings They edited all the UFO, Martian and Momo sightings out of the final draft. They thought that fiction was just a step too far.....albeit, a little step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 4 hours ago, ICEMAN! said: There are only two paragraphs in the dossier pertaining to Page Those were used FFS You mean Carter Page the guy who worked for the FBI up until March 2016 that Page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 11 minutes ago, Momorider said: You mean Carter Page the guy who worked for the FBI up until March 2016 that Page? They employed the “reverse inverted butterfly effect” for the FISA court. Applied liberally......with a dump truck. its all legit tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 No dossier no warrants. Pretty straight forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said: No dossier no warrants. Pretty straight forward. I don’t see why some just don’t want to believe what McCabe testified to under oath. Best to believe CNN I guess. I can’t wait for this whopper full of lies and excuses that is “The Schiff Memo” to hit news stands. Ill catch the Maddow Movie version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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