2016 Postmortem

angrychair

(9,887 posts) Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:39 AM Mar 2016

The amazing times we live in

Currently, major Democratic and Republican Party candidates for president are under federal investigation for serious crimes yet still appear to have major support from their respective Parties.
Think about that. Let it sink in. There are people that could very well be voting for a candidate, in the Tuesday primary, they hope to be president of the United States that they know is under investigation for very serious crimes.
What the hell is wrong with our country when this is "ok"??

Please don't insult my intelligence or your own by making excuses or spinning tales of "vast right-wing conspiracies" or laughable attacks on news sources. That is bullshit. What is happening is real. There are real federal judges. Real FBI agents. Real IGs. Real reports from real intelligence agencies. Real Justice department attorneys.

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The amazing times we live in (Original Post) angrychair Mar 2016 OP

Our system is corrupt to the core. TIME TO PANIC Mar 2016 #1

We shall see RobertEarl Mar 2016 #2

And we've become a country where being corrupt is okay as long as the liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #3

Yeah, it's sickening. TIME TO PANIC Mar 2016 #5

Apparently it was totally acceptable back in Reagan's day, too, Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #6

Yeah, now it's both parties, and no one ever gets convicted. TIME TO PANIC Mar 2016 #7

Maybe instead of governing from the White House, they can from the Big House. artislife Mar 2016 #4

LOL, Hillary's "very serious crime" is a nothing burger of interest mainly to the VRWC. ucrdem Mar 2016 #8

Whoosh NJCher Mar 2016 #9

I second that, NJCher. Unknown Beatle Mar 2016 #10

TIME TO PANIC

(1,894 posts)

1. Our system is corrupt to the core.

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:45 AM

Mar 2016

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

2. We shall see

Reply to TIME TO PANIC (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:52 AM

Mar 2016

How corrupt it can be, or if there is any Hope For Change.

Obama needs to do something.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)

3. And we've become a country where being corrupt is okay as long as the

Reply to TIME TO PANIC (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:56 AM

Mar 2016

corrupt person happens to be on our side. It's not okay for the other guy to do it but it's okay if my guy does it. We truly have become a cult of personality culture.

TIME TO PANIC

(1,894 posts)

5. Yeah, it's sickening.

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 02:37 AM

Mar 2016

They respect corruption. They think you're a fool if you're not dishonest, you know the 'it's part of the game' mentality. This shit began in the 80's with Reagan, but it's totally acceptable now.

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

6. Apparently it was totally acceptable back in Reagan's day, too,

Reply to TIME TO PANIC (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 02:44 AM

Mar 2016

because even though his administration ranked highest in the number of administration officials who ended up being investigated, indicted, and even convicted (138 in all), it apparently didn't hurt the Republican brand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reagan_administration_scandals