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allegorical oracle

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30. No way in hell was Brooks looking for libidinous pleasures. It's not in his DNA. He's
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 03:01 PM
Dec 18

about as whitebread as it gets. Hang him on hypocrisy, if you want, but he's busy being a pious WASP.

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Oopsie. Ocelot II Dec 18 #1
I was going to post the same reaction PatSeg Dec 18 #14
Did he do bad things to girls???? Trueblue1968 Dec 18 #33
So much sin and scandal to go around PatSeg Dec 18 #68
We still really know very little on what financial dealings he offered his clients. Was he shielding his clients money LiberalArkie Dec 18 #38
Everyone is so focused on the many PatSeg Dec 18 #67
Like maybe Epstein was a big part of hiding money off shore? LiberalArkie Dec 18 #73
That would make sense PatSeg Dec 18 #78
Uh, this is David Brooks we are talking about. Nothing innocent about him. PurgedVoter Dec 19 #100
LMAO BeyondGeography Dec 18 #2
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha not fooled Dec 18 #20
Came to post smarmy n/t hibbing Dec 18 #22
Never fails malaise Dec 18 #28
He was just following his compass' pointer. Qutzupalotl Dec 18 #87
I'm sure his objection was principled. spooky3 Dec 18 #3
Of course malaise Dec 18 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Dec 18 #4
Alrighty then ....... Lovie777 Dec 18 #5
I wonder how many times he visited "Fantasy Island"...Epstein, Epstein, Epstein... wcmagumba Dec 18 #6
+1 dalton99a Dec 18 #15
Of course he is! RockRaven Dec 18 #7
Glad to have popsdenver Dec 18 #82
Oh my. Wednesdays Dec 18 #8
Well, well, well mcar Dec 18 #9
That's a karmic full circle that took more than twenty-five year to complete itself. Baitball Blogger Dec 18 #10
Oh My! malaise Dec 18 #11
Brooks is an ass PJMcK Dec 18 #39
Why is it that the biggest scolds are often the biggest perpetrators? SupportSanity Dec 18 #49
In psychiatric terms popsdenver Dec 18 #83
He tries so hard to seem reasonable and moderate Freddie Dec 18 #72
Explains a LOT. Kid Berwyn Dec 18 #12
Wait... he was a Moonie? nt. druidity33 Dec 19 #93
Got big boy britches from Moonie Times. Kid Berwyn Dec 19 #105
LOL. NewHendoLib Dec 18 #13
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Dec 18 #16
Ha ha ha ! - was just discussing that pretentious asshole in another thread harumph Dec 18 #17
LOL - his hypocrisy knows NO bounds! Everyone on that list, and I mean EVERYONE, needs to be held accountable PatrickforB Dec 18 #18
WOW. Is there anyone Epstein didn't taint? Sogo Dec 18 #19
Yippers... REAL people with functioning hearts, minds, and souls. slightlv Dec 18 #80
THAT'S funny! no_hypocrisy Dec 18 #21
My turn: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Paladin Dec 18 #23
It would be delicious if Trump takes a lot of people down with him. SupportSanity Dec 18 #51
Gotta figure Trump has been using what he knows about Epstein's friends & 'clients' to blackmail a lot of rich guys Attilatheblond Dec 18 #61
lindsey graham went from mccain's wing man to trump toady over 18 holes of golf rampartd Dec 19 #108
Wadda ya know MustLoveBeagles Dec 18 #24
My my my! Isn't that interesting! liberalla Dec 18 #25
Well, well, well. StarryNite Dec 18 #26
HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA CatWoman Dec 18 #27
Well, isn't that convenient. C_U_L8R Dec 18 #29
No way in hell was Brooks looking for libidinous pleasures. It's not in his DNA. He's allegorical oracle Dec 18 #30
He left his wife for a younger woman he was working with SamuelTheThird Dec 18 #35
Yep -- hang him for hypocrisy because he's probably guilty. And I've never been a fan of allegorical oracle Dec 18 #65
Brooks, brakester Dec 19 #110
He is Jewish Bluestocking Dec 18 #58
I personally have Jewish friends who for all-the-world would sound waspish. Brooks allegorical oracle Dec 18 #63
Brooks converted to Christianity during his mid-life crisis involving second wife wishstar Dec 18 #81
How many in the media, congress, courts, corporations, banks are in the Epstein files? Irish_Dem Dec 18 #32
So, when I see reports like this, intheflow Dec 18 #34
Pictures of people at an event isn't evidence of a crime EdmondDantes_ Dec 18 #57
True, but when Brooks writes a column criticizing Democrats for "obsessing" over Epstein tanyev Dec 19 #102
Doesn't really do so for me EdmondDantes_ Dec 19 #103
I'm just saying when he wrote that column he should have mentioned that he attended events where Epstein was present. tanyev Dec 19 #106
I agree OrangeJoe Dec 18 #62
Ro Kahna said basicly the same thing on Jim Acosta today. Volaris Dec 18 #74
Nobody has demanded anything. MorbidButterflyTat Dec 18 #76
K&R spanone Dec 18 #36
Complicit milquetoast. tblue37 Dec 18 #37
Of course he is. He's always been a republican AllyCat Dec 18 #40
I just dropped the link in the NYT comments. N/T tonekat Dec 18 #41
Good riversedge Dec 19 #96
Brooks was always a creep. rustbeltvoice Dec 18 #42
He was always a slimy prick... PCIntern Dec 18 #43
Maybe he will talk about it Friday night on the News Hour displacedvermoter Dec 18 #44
This is the best Johonny Dec 18 #45
The saying goes, "You made your bed, now lie in it." Bluetus Dec 18 #46
Paraphrasing Desi Arnaz... Dave Id Dec 18 #47
Out yourself much, Brooks? Obvious. Cha Dec 18 #48
Nothing to see here.... SergeStorms Dec 18 #50
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Rhiagel Dec 18 #52
I recall him writing a book about how to kairos12 Dec 18 #53
Hey David Clouds Passing Dec 18 #54
Boom SheltieLover Dec 18 #55
He just liked to watch. BamaRefugee Dec 18 #56
Gonna be a lot of mansplaing coming. Joinfortmill Dec 18 #59
He doth protested too much. BlueKota Dec 18 #60
"The Epstein Story? Count Me Out." Dave Bowman Dec 18 #64
But Is he finished?😀 malaise Dec 18 #71
Well, yeah, TSF isn't finished Wednesdays Dec 18 #89
Should have resigned already malaise Dec 18 #90
The schadenfreude is especially delicious today nt Rob H. Dec 18 #66
Yesterday Steve Schmidt mentioned what Marcus Aurelius had to say about the wisdom of keeping your big mouth shut. flashman13 Dec 18 #69
Oh My !!!!!!!!!! Ford_Prefect Dec 18 #70
K&R Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 18 #75
David Brooks has always been Alice Kramden Dec 18 #77
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise Deep State Witch Dec 18 #79
Ah, yes, Mr. American Moral Fiber. . . . hatrack Dec 18 #84
Further proof, as if it were needed, those that are tainted are Buddyzbuddy Dec 18 #85
David Brooks has always been an snob and elite belittling jerk Bread and Circuses Dec 18 #86
Not surprised. Brooks has always seemed to be hiding something. A bit too right wing and phonily moral. Martin68 Dec 18 #88
Conspiracy theories are starting to look like our reality. #EpsteinFiles #davidbrooks Buttoneer Dec 18 #91
I'm waiting for the compromising pictures of Dershowitz and George Will. NBachers Dec 19 #92
Shazam Sgt Carter. The event was 2 years AFTER the conviction rpannier Dec 19 #94
"The Epstein Story? Count Me Out." UpInArms Dec 19 #95
This is who he is, and why those of us don't give him quarter Cosmocat Dec 19 #97
Important note - this happened AFTER Epstein's Florida conviction. hatrack Dec 19 #98
Never met him, didn't even know who he was! kellytore Dec 19 #99
Sometimes, it's best to just keep quiet, but fear sometimes makes us run our mouths. Joinfortmill Dec 19 #101
The babbling Brook can shut up now Blue Owl Dec 19 #104
Not the first time he's tripped on his own dick SpankMe Dec 19 #107
It's OK Though..... Sane1 Dec 19 #109
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