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Kunstler: Monsters All the Way Down
Robert Mueller’s fishing crew was out trawling for Manafort, a blubbery swamp mammal valued for its lubricating oil when, by happenstance, a strange breed of porpoise called a Podesta got caught up in the net. Turns out it was a traveling companion of the Manafort. Back in 2014, the pair swam all the way to a little country called Ukraine via the Black Sea where the Podesta used some Manafort SuperLube on then-president of Ukraine, Victor Yanukovych.
The objective was to grease the wheel of NATO and the EU for Ukraine to become a member. But the operation went awry when Yanukovych got a better offer from the Eurasian Customs Union, a Russian-backed trade-and-security org. And the next thing you know, the US State Department and the CIA are all over the situation and, whaddaya know, the Maidan Square in Kiev fills up with screaming neo-Nazis and Mr. Yanukovych gets the bum’s rush — and despite the major screw-up, the Manafort and the Podesta swim off with a cool few million in fees and return to the comforts of the swamp where they finally part ways.
Mr. Mueller is apparently concerned about just what happened with those fees. Possibly the loot ended up getting washed and rinsed through an international banking laundromat, and somehow went unreported to the federal tax authorities. Of course, the charge raises some interesting questions, such as: were Manafort and Podesta over in Ukraine as opportunistic freelancers, or were they part of phase one of a US government effort to get Ukraine to sign up for Team West against its old Uncle Russia, the manager of Team East? Kind of seems like that was exactly what they were doing, so it will be interesting to see whether Mr. Mueller may have stepped into a big pile of dog shit on his way to the Manafort plea session in federal court.
I like the theory that it suits Mr. Mueller’s purpose to land the porpoise in his net of legal entrapment. After all, Tony Podesta of the swamp influence-peddling company called the Podesta Group is brother of John Podesta, once President Bill Clinton’s Chief-of-Staff and more recently chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. So Mr. Mueller can now brag that he is an “equal opportunity” fisherman for both Republican and Democratic species. The only problem is that the 2014 Ukraine monkey business is basically a sordid tale of the USA meddling in another country’s election affairs, one which had quite a more severe effect on Ukraine and Russia than a handful of Russian Facebook trolls managed against the USA’s 2016 election. Does anybody think that Manafort and Podesta were over in Ukraine without the knowledge of the US government? If so, we surely have the most incompetent intel community on earth. It will be interesting to see what kind of ‘splainin’ that will lead to in court. If Mr. Mueller’s motive is to embarrass the Deep State, he’s well on his way to mission accomplished.
A few other good-sized fish got trawled up the net along with Manafort and Podesta, namely the spiny bottom-feeders called Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, who live on the K Street reef feeding on debris dropped from the mouths of the bull sharks feeding in the lagoon above. They’re all flopping around on the deck of Mr. Mueller’s trawler and one begins to think that the whole aquatic ecosystem is breaking down. If they’re not careful, they could conjure up something like a red tide that will kill everything in the DC swamp.
One might ask, though: was Mr. Mueller’s ship launched in order to catch blubbery Manaforts, poisonous Podestas, and spiny Skadden Arps? I was under the impression that they were out for whale. There happens to be one, a rare golden humpback, lurking in the depths under Mr. Mueller’s trawler, waiting, waiting, to sound and bring down his flukes on the scurvy crew. Somewhere close by, a bassoon is playing ominous notes. Other monsters of the deep may be revealed before this is all over. Monsters over monsters, all the way down,
58 Comments on "Kunstler: Monsters All the Way Down"
Cloggie on Wed, 19th Sep 2018 4:42 am
Post-Brexit Britain to step up immigration: less Europeans, more (skilled) non-whites.
Good, Europeans should stay in Europe.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6179723/Government-experts-unveil-report-immigration-EU.html
Poor Britain. The chances for remaining a somewhat British country would have been much better in a near future populist run Europe, where the impetus against mass immigration comes from Eastern Europe, Italy, Austria and soon from Germany, where according the latest polls the AfD has now superceded the socialists and is the new number two. Won’t be long and they will challenge the current number, Merkel’s CDU, whose government is down for the count.
And then there is Russia.
Things look better for Europe with every passing day.
We’re back.
https://www.businessinsider.com/eu-countries-agree-mega-army-2017-11
Latest Brexit signals are that Irish border is latest stumbling block, but the Chequers proposal (sort of Norway template) coyld be agreed upon. The UK remains a paying member of the Common Market, but the rules are set without London. Politically, Britain is out. So perhaps the UK will not become a US satellite after all but will become a European one. The best rated reader comments in the DailyMail are furious, in other words everything is going fine (for Europe).
Anonymouse1 on Wed, 19th Sep 2018 5:09 am
Joe did say something ,he said you are a sock-puppeting dumbass, exceptionalturd. What part of that dont you get?
That qualifies as ‘something’.
Boney Joe on Wed, 19th Sep 2018 5:51 am
Busted DDT. It was a single comment, yet you describe “childhood gay experiences”. You know, as in plural.
Once again you are proven to be a fabricator, a liar, and a fraud.
DDT, your thoughts reflect AND project perfectly like a mirror; the subconscious perceptions that are held about the Self. What you fail to comprehend is your frequent bullying and incessant assaults are a perfect reflection of your present state of mind and how you feel about yourself on the inside. Your resentment and anger toward others reveal anger and contempt of yourself, rooted in jealously, fear, and a sense of failure with who you are, questioning your ability to aptly compete with others.
DDT, use this knowledge to become more self-aware and introspective. By doing so, you can diffuse inner conflict and confusion and become a pacifist of the mind rather than a bellicose, xenophobic, and hateful Trumptard of the mind.
DavyDonaldTurd (DDT), clean-up your act, now, before it’s too late. The clock is ticking, and the hour is late.
Davy on Wed, 19th Sep 2018 6:02 am
“Busted DDT. It was a single comment, yet you describe “childhood gay experiences”. You know, as in plural. Once again you are proven to be a fabricator, a liar, and a fraud.”
Bonehead, kinda funny how you and the gimp (anonymouse1) post right after one another. LOL I think the busted is on your puppeteer! Lol
Bonehead I will say this to you and your puppet master say something that can be debated so we can have a real challenge. Your social media clowning around does not count. This is the main reason I ignore the gimp. I am about ready to ignore you until you start contributing ideas that can be tested by knowledge instead of playtime.
Antius on Wed, 19th Sep 2018 6:04 am
“Poor Britain. The chances for remaining a somewhat British country would have been much better in a near future populist run Europe”
That may well have been the case. But the EU was not (and still is not) a populist (nativist) run entity when the British public voted to leave. It was a Marxist run entity, whose ruling elite were determined to mongrelise their own countries. This is borne out by their recent treatment of Hungary.
Had the EU been a nationalist run institution, it is very unlikely that the British would have voted leave. Although the media elite like to big up the idea that leave vote was based on some kind of outdated imperial sentiment, the real motivation for 80% of those that voted was concern over European free movement being an open gate for mass third world immigration. It would be ironic indeed if leaving the EU led to more immigration.
MASTERMIND on Wed, 19th Sep 2018 6:35 am
this fucking site is just overwhelmed with fucking morons.I mean the scum of society somehow all ends up here..
Go fuck yourself everyone..
fmr-paultard on Wed, 19th Sep 2018 6:37 am
^mm^ agree, aswang, tards, SENTAPBs
Simon Rodgers on Wed, 19th Sep 2018 6:48 am
Antius, I think your classification of the EU as Marxist is a tad over the top, but leaving that to one side.
I saw the debate about Hungary, I saw no refutation by the Hungarians to the charges levelled against them (press freedom / Persecution of NGO’s) the EU does have founding principles which we need to adhere to