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2016 Postmortem

boston bean

(36,223 posts) Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:25 PM Oct 2016

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Comey as dumb as a fox. Fire his ass loretta. An email to the press and american people?? He is

a danger to our democracy. An air of misplaced self importance. A narcissist. Dear god these self absorbed males need to go extinct.

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Comey as dumb as a fox. Fire his ass loretta. An email to the press and american people?? He is (Original Post) boston bean Oct 2016 OP

The FBI Director is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. elleng Oct 2016 #1

I don't understand why Obama appointed him to begin with. LisaL Oct 2016 #2

Obama appointed him... a Republican, no less. SMC22307 Oct 2016 #3

Trying to work with them. LisaL Oct 2016 #4

Yup. SMC22307 Oct 2016 #5

elleng

(131,028 posts)

1. The FBI Director is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:39 PM

Oct 2016

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

LisaL

(44,974 posts)

2. I don't understand why Obama appointed him to begin with.

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:41 PM

Oct 2016

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

3. Obama appointed him... a Republican, no less.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:42 PM

Oct 2016

Take it up with him.

LisaL

(44,974 posts)

4. Trying to work with them.

Reply to SMC22307 (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:42 PM

Oct 2016

That sure turned out well.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

5. Yup.

Reply to LisaL (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:45 PM

Oct 2016

And I remember many DUers condemning all the Republican appointments and holdovers. And those folks are now at JPR. LOL

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