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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostMM - you know you were the one that offered for YOU to put ME on ignore. I never said I would put anyone on ignore. And I never asked anyone to put me on ignore.
Is it really that hard to be truthful? Do you lack a conscience or something?
JimSome may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostI'm not playing any kind of game. Bottom line, Barr knew there was dissatisfaction from Mueller at the very least. The quote I gave, that Barr thought the memo came from Mueller's staff and not Mueller, even more so. I don't understand why you guys keep pushing the limits on this. There is no way he made a mistake when he answered no. He knew, one way or the other, that there was dissatisfaction with his summary coming out of Mueller's office. And he admitted he thought that came more from the staff than Mueller. The rest 'It depends on what the definition if is is" kind of stuff. A truthful answer would have been:
"No-one actually spoke directly to me about it, but I was aware of the fact at least one or more people in Mueller's office were dissatisfied with my summary".
Above is what the truth was. And that is not what he said. What he said was deceptive, misleading: IOW, a lie.
Jim
You have a just-so explanation for everything.
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostThis quote of Barr's indicates he should have answered yes to the full text of the question:
Jim
I had a longer post but lost it. Here is the just:
In the frame of reference of AG Barr the question that was asked was asked before we knew about the letters and was asked in the context on the Press article that was talking about "Members of Mueller's team" (Which can be interrupted as subordinates) indicting that the question did not apply to Mueller. It is a valid to presume that AG Barr heard the Question as was "Did any of Mueller's subordinates in the article contact you about the summery being inaccurate?" that's how I understood the question, in contest of the Press article, and he answered that question truthfully.
Tanks for the citation,
As for the citation: The letter came from Mueller, so it does not matter that AG Barr suspects that it was written by his staff, he has to treat the letter as if it was written by Mueller, until its proven to be a forgery.
Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostKeep that in mind when your kid answers a question like that. You can be comforted in knowing he learned from the best (liars) the US has to offer.
JimOriginally posted by Tassman View PostSo Robert Mueller was not a member of his own team?
Originally posted by Tassman View PostBarr's response was deliberately misleading and deceptive. In short, he lied. He knew full well that the Mueller team was unhappy with his 4 page Summery. Mueller wrote the first of his two letters about it the day after its release to express his concern. And yet Barr omitted this relevant fact.
As a team leader myself, if I was asked a similar question, I would not assume that the leader of the team was included as a team member.
AB Barr did not omit a relevant fact, he just answered the question as a Manager.
Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostFurthermore, Mueller's letter did not express concerns about the summary, which Mueller in a phonecall with AG Barr emphasized was neither inaccurate nor misleading, but with how the public perceived the investigation.
So, no, Barr didn't lie.Last edited by The Pendragon; 05-03-2019, 12:49 PM."Any sufficiently advanced technology, is indistinguishable from Magic!"-- Arthur C. Clark
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostI'm not playing any kind of game. Bottom line, Barr knew there was dissatisfaction from Mueller at the very least. The quote I gave, that Barr thought the memo came from Mueller's staff and not Mueller, even more so. I don't understand why you guys keep pushing the limits on this. There is no way he made a mistake when he answered no. He knew, one way or the other, that there was dissatisfaction with his summary coming out of Mueller's office. And he admitted he thought that came more from the staff than Mueller. The rest 'It depends on what the definition if is is" kind of stuff. A truthful answer would have been:
"No-one actually spoke directly to me about it, but I was aware of the fact at least one or more people in Mueller's office were dissatisfied with my summary".
Above is what the truth was. And that is not what he said. What he said was deceptive, misleading: IOW, a lie.
Jim
Mueller actually validated the summery and only asked that AG Barr release the 19 page summery that his team included with the report. Since AG Barr was going to release the report in a few weeks he decided not to release the report piecemeal and released the 19 page summery with the report.
Another way of looking at it is that Mueller was not dissatisfied with Barr's summery, he was dissatisfied with the spin by the press. So again, it can be said that no one (not even Mueller) told Barr that they where dissatisfied with the summery. In this case, Oxmi's answer would be the lie and if he had answered it like that he could have been accused of lying to Congress. Classic perjury trap.Last edited by The Pendragon; 05-03-2019, 01:32 PM."Any sufficiently advanced technology, is indistinguishable from Magic!"-- Arthur C. Clark
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oxmixmudd,
I remember you talking to us about how we are not being objective and looking at all the evidence. Several of the people that have had differing opinions then yourself have brought up other explanations to your narrow definition of the evidence. You, Tass and JimL have stuck to your narrow view of the evidence, over parsing the words down to the N'th degree, arguing the Mueller is a member of the team. The true answer is he is and he isn't depending on the circumstances and the context. I am willing to say that but you want to only use the definition that proves you point.
Now before you say that I'm doing that also, I'm not, Under US law I only have to prove that the evidence can be taken in more then one way and may not point to guilt. AG Barr has been accused of a serious crime (according to the Dems). We do not have to prove that he is telling the truth we just need to dispute the claim he has lies and show that there are other ways to look at the issue. In fact I have given two scenarios other then your assertion one where he's Barr is telling the truth if he would have included Mueller or if he leaves him out, the other where Barr is lying if he includes Mueller in his answer. so I am being objective and looking and other options.
Oxmi, Tass, and JimL you have to prove that there are no other ways to look at the evidence. So unless our interoperation of the evidence is proven to be false our assertion that AG Barr is telling the truth stands.
Oxmi, Tass, and JimL have the harder task here, Sorry guys but that's the way it is.Last edited by The Pendragon; 05-03-2019, 02:18 PM."Any sufficiently advanced technology, is indistinguishable from Magic!"-- Arthur C. Clark
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. The survey was conducted from April 17 to April 30, almost entirely following the public release of the Mueller report on April 18.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corne...of-46-percent/Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Boy, the libs are having a fit. This is going to get ugly real quick.That's what
- She
Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
- Stephen R. Donaldson
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostWhat are they saying?That's what
- She
Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
- Stephen R. Donaldson
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So Mueller has no plans to go before Congress and testify. I wonder who'll be the first to accuse him of obstruction
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
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It is odd, he's stated that if Trump were innocent of obstruction of justice, they'd say so in the report, however it's policy (though not actually tested constitutionally apparently) that they can't bring any charges as only Congress can impeach. So he keeps on implying that Trump has done something wrong, but kicks it to Congress and at the same time does not wish to add anything other than what is in the report. So he says Trump isn't innocent of obstruction of justice, but at the same time won't offer any further support. Its a mess. Interesting, but a mess.
It's a great read from over here, takes my mind off our own problems
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The funny thing is, Mueller's press conference didn't say anything that wasn't in his report, so Democrats acting like he made some grand, never-before-heard revelation are delusional.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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