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canetoad

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15. Good post

Reply to Jirel (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 03:10 PM

Jan 2020

On yesterday's Rachel Maddow show she suggested that Hyde may be a 'fabulist', ie was pretending to be able to engage assassins just to big-note himself.

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The Robert Hyde story is important - but not for the reasons most people are talking about. [View all] Jirel Jan 2020 OP

Excellent post malaise Jan 2020 #1

Crazy assholes are capable of immense harm dalton99a Jan 2020 #2

Very important aspects of this surreal story! Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #3

Trump's advice needs to be followed "Ask Rudy" - put the squeeze on him. nt AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2020 #4

Just when you think it couldn't get crazier... N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2020 #5

Oh, 3-4 years ago I was thinking I'd throw this away if it Hortensis Jan 2020 #34

What does that say when you can't tell if someone is mentally ill, or just Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #6

The State Department told her to get rusty fender Jan 2020 #7

I can't believe any of this is happening StarfishSaver Jan 2020 #8

The State Department would have investigated the authenticity of the threats meadowlander Jan 2020 #9

Important point. Jirel Jan 2020 #25

I'm going with mercuryblues Jan 2020 #10

Noting that Rudy was a federal prosecutor understates things JHB Jan 2020 #11

Yes, and by the 1990s, the crime busters, including him, Hortensis Jan 2020 #35

Hyde is NOT being backed by the Connecticut Republican Party NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #12

well that's good at least IcyPeas Jan 2020 #19

That was only as of December 3. Jirel Jan 2020 #26

You can't be completely sane and do what he was doing. tinrobot Jan 2020 #13

New from Natasha Bertrand: Republican consultant had restraining order against Hyde - he violated it Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #14

+1. Where did he get all that money? dalton99a Jan 2020 #16

Great question - was he used as a "front" donor (the $$$ was in his name to mask true donor?) Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #18

He opened a DC consulting business in 2018. Jirel Jan 2020 #29

Sounds like he neglected his old business to give money to Trump to get contacts muriel_volestrangler Jan 2020 #21

Good post canetoad Jan 2020 #15

Whether he actually did it is important greenjar_01 Jan 2020 #17

9 days is a long time. you are lucky to get someone 72 hours involuntarily. mopinko Jan 2020 #20

We called it "pink papered" back in New England and it was only a 72 hour hold. Warpy Jan 2020 #23

Good points. My take on all this, which I find most important and I posted a blog on it Perseus Jan 2020 #22

It does look like brute force is part of the story. So many GOPs flipped to Russiapublican so fast. lagomorph777 Jan 2020 #31

That is a very good point, so many of them flipped very fast Perseus Jan 2020 #32

"... Team Rudy kept him on the team" Texin Jan 2020 #24

Patsy? A Lee Harvey guy? nt. druidity33 Jan 2020 #33

Both things could be true. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #27

K&R MaryMagdaline Jan 2020 #28

Nixon/Lee Atwater normalized the act of open racism/bible thumping... magicarpet Jan 2020 #30

Hyde was never "backed" by the republican party for the 5th District Seat onenote Jan 2020 #36

Do we know he was NOT being targeted? Qutzupalotl Jan 2020 #37