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Charlotte Little

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72. I didn't read it that way

Sun Jun 11, 2017, 01:51 PM

Jun 2017

I'm actually relieved she asked the question. It would have been asked in the media afterwards if she'd not put it out there anyway. Instead, she gave him the opportunity to answer in real time and subsequently, he showed his character and integrity.

IMO, Comey is honorable. He's also human. And at no time in his testimony did he reveal this more than when answering her question.

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Comey strikes me as a self-righteous person who wouldn't be fun to be with. [View all] LAS14 Jun 2017 OP

He's a total professional. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #1

He's a coward by his own admission. cwydro Jun 2017 #20

He has behaved professionally, in this, in my estimation. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #21

Really? cwydro Jun 2017 #22

Until he was fired he was subject to the constraints of the position and the situation. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #25

But he wasn't subject to those constraints in July and October? LisaM Jun 2017 #102

"Sickened by the Comey love on this board" whathehell Jun 2017 #37

Nope. cwydro Jun 2017 #71

Wow.. whathehell Jun 2017 #107

Been here way longer than you bud. cwydro Jun 2017 #93

Lol.. whathehell Jun 2017 #108

He was a credible witness. White House is doing a great job smearing him emulatorloo Jun 2017 #53

There is absolutely NO comparison between Comey and Trump and if you think smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #64

You're entitled... Charlotte Little Jun 2017 #66

And what would he have accomplished by confronting DT? NOTHING. pnwmom Jun 2017 #68

"Anyone who admires Comey is fucked up"? whathehell Jun 2017 #32

Yeah, a coward -- just like a woman who is being sexually harassed pnwmom Jun 2017 #67

No comparison there. cwydro Jun 2017 #73

His height had nothing to do with it. His relative lack of power is the key. pnwmom Jun 2017 #75

Bull fucking shit. cwydro Jun 2017 #77

Yeah his "lack of power" cwydro Jun 2017 #79

He testified AFTER he got fired. Before he got fired, the President pnwmom Jun 2017 #80

Post removed Post removed Jun 2017 #82

You're being blinded by Comey's height and gender. pnwmom Jun 2017 #87

I'm a woman who has been sexually harassed. cwydro Jun 2017 #74

So am I. And so are millions of women who agreed with me. pnwmom Jun 2017 #78

Utter effing nonsense. cwydro Jun 2017 #81

I am a woman, and so are all those writers who wrote the pieces pnwmom Jun 2017 #85

I'm amazed you see this as similar or comparable. cwydro Jun 2017 #88

I'm not feeling sorry for Comey. I think he'll be just fine. pnwmom Jun 2017 #89

Happy to see the shitgibbon go down. cwydro Jun 2017 #91

Yeah. cwydro Jun 2017 #96

I admire Comey Loki Liesmith Jun 2017 #105

"Professional" NCTraveler Jun 2017 #116

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fine, add it to the list. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #95

a total professional who helped to install Trump into the White House Skittles Jun 2017 #106

I don't think we know the whole story. If and when we do, it's entirely possible that Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #109

I think there is no question Hillary was treated with an extreme double standard Skittles Jun 2017 #110

Like I said, I don't think we know the whole story. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #111

I wish people would get off this tarmac excuse. Comey didn't have to do a damned thing about the Solomon Jun 2017 #113

It's not an excuse. Lynch made the decision herself, remember? Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #114

I'm not so sure about this. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #2

I really don't care how Comey behaves in his private life. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2017 #5

I agree... Blue_Roses Jun 2017 #11

More to the point, how could it possibly matter? whathehell Jun 2017 #33

It's been my experience that people who seem stuffy and humorless in public The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #3

An Irish Catholic guy from Jersey. Works for me...LOL..n/t monmouth4 Jun 2017 #13

+1,000 malaise Jun 2017 #44

The pundits said the voters would rather have a beer with W than Al Gore* FenwayDonkey Jun 2017 #4

And yet those who know Gore and have worked closely with him say he tblue37 Jun 2017 #8

I frequently hear the same about Hillary Clinton, too. GoCubsGo Jun 2017 #90

Yes, indeed. She is criticized for laughing or smiling, and then for not laughing or smiling. tblue37 Jun 2017 #92

they are the same reason shitty reality shows do well JI7 Jun 2017 #18

This took some stones. CentralMass Jun 2017 #6

he seems like a guy I would enjoy having a beer with dweller Jun 2017 #7

Milk, maybe. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #27

Karma would certainly be served if Comey takes Trump out of office...after putting him in it. SunSeeker Jun 2017 #9

yup, i had a bad feeling after this broke. and how the media was reporting it JI7 Jun 2017 #19

Choir cilla4progress Jun 2017 #10

The most revealing part was when Feinstein asked him why he didn't tell Trump it was inappropriate Quixote1818 Jun 2017 #12

Feinstein was being disingenuous. Tell me one subordinate anywhere who would say that to WinkyDink Jun 2017 #29

I didn't read it that way Charlotte Little Jun 2017 #72

Yes, he looked very sorrowful. Demit Jun 2017 #34

Now DU loves Comey? cwydro Jun 2017 #14

nope, but if he can help bring down trump i'm all for it JI7 Jun 2017 #15

He is scum. cwydro Jun 2017 #16

i agree, he is a jackass and typical sexist asshole JI7 Jun 2017 #17

I was, and still am, disgusted and angry at him over that, and yet dmr Jun 2017 #23

Good post. cwydro Jun 2017 #47

Do you see shades of gray or only black and white? smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #65

Sometimes things work out for the best. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2017 #24

no, there is nothing "best" about what happened. even if/when trump is brought down JI7 Jun 2017 #31

No, it wouldn't have. And I don't get how millions of people losing their health insurance and dying lunamagica Jun 2017 #38

It was a no win situation Cosmocat Jun 2017 #39

Literally? Explain, please. Demit Jun 2017 #40

That us what I was afraid of, too. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2017 #46

Her win would have made the GOP stronger. Now everything is being brought out into Dream Girl Jun 2017 #62

People said thty about W. And we know how that went lunamagica Jun 2017 #83

Right Cosmocat Jun 2017 #97

I could not agree more with your first two paragraphs. janx Jun 2017 #99

Yep Cosmocat Jun 2017 #115

Not everyone. And definitely not the entirety of. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #26

Good post. Thank you. cwydro Jun 2017 #51

The enemy of my enemy is not my friend... but they can be useful. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #61

It's disgusting lunamagica Jun 2017 #35

Because he's "On our side now!" Oneironaut Jun 2017 #41

Do you believe there is such a thing as obstruction of justice? - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #52

Yes, but Comey has nothing. Oneironaut Jun 2017 #57

That must be why Time Magazine's current cover features the KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #58

Do you really think Trump cares? Oneironaut Jun 2017 #60

Thank you. cwydro Jun 2017 #86

No ... not at all ... he's stupid (has bad judgment) but he's more credible than D2 Scooops YCHDT Jun 2017 #48

Agree. He's getting off on being sanctimonious Bucky Jun 2017 #98

Fun to be with? Who cares about that? apcalc Jun 2017 #28

exactly jodymarie aimee Jun 2017 #45

Doesn't strike me that way at all oberliner Jun 2017 #30

How else do you describe his decision to share his personal assessment.... LAS14 Jun 2017 #42

Poor judgement oberliner Jun 2017 #50

I guess you missed Comey's testimony last week as he had several moment of humor beachbum bob Jun 2017 #36

Moments of humor isn't enough to make me want to share a beer. LAS14 Jun 2017 #43

Very smart people are often very funny, too. mnhtnbb Jun 2017 #49

Comey is a prick but a honest prick Gothmog Jun 2017 #54

I thought he came off as sincere during his testimony - he must really be hating Trumps guts womanofthehills Jun 2017 #55

He looks like he would lecture not necessarily bust you for smoking a joint. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #56

IDGAF about his demeanor or personality... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #59

He's a slimy POS and he is not on our side! SecularMotion Jun 2017 #63

Get a few drinks in him and -- wowza mainer Jun 2017 #70

Trump's so lucky that he wasn't fucking around with J. Edgar. no_hypocrisy Jun 2017 #76

Something about that position seems to encourage delusions of power. ucrdem Jun 2017 #84

You are really only seeing his professional side. There is no FSogol Jun 2017 #94

This man is the reason we DON'T have President Clinton. Tatiana Jun 2017 #100

I utterly blame Comey for his grandstanding speech which exonerated Hillary. I don't blame him writes3000 Jun 2017 #101

I agree on all points. nt LAS14 Jun 2017 #117

He strikes me as someone who take his professionalism seriously lovemydogs Jun 2017 #103

After what he did before the election I don trust him at all!! Wiseman32218 Jun 2017 #104

I wouldn't want to go mountain biking with Nancy Pelosi either Kentonio Jun 2017 #112