The Tiny Scandals and Trials

[ti-amie]

I wonder what they have on Lindsey.

[ti-amie]

[the Moz]

I wonder what they have on Lindsey.

Closet-case

[ponchi101]

Devil's advocate. We have spoken again and again about what they have on Lindsey, as if he were some sort of hostage to a video of him in an Auschwitz-based orgy, playing an SS officer to several young men in prisoners' garbs. What if there is no such thing? What if he simply, really wants to stand next to Tiny because it is politically convenient? Yes, he said everything he said and that is a fact, but that was before Tiny took over the entire GOP. Could we be playing the same game as with Melania, thinking she is a prisoner in an unhappy marriage, when she has given every indication she is totally involved in the game?
What if Lindsey simply made the equation and realizes that he won re-election because he stood with Tiny, and therefore, will remain there?

[Suliso]

Graham is almost certainly a gay, but would that still kill him politically in South Carolina? I can't judge...

[JazzNU]

Definitely, he's in the Bible Belt and the country is sadly, not that far along. By all accounts, the GOP has gone backwards, there were more GOP votes several years ago in support of gay rights, than there were for the most recent vote. Those of us who don't like him are largely the ones who don't care if he's gay. His supporters with their sacred Christian beliefs, are the ones who will clutch their pearls at this.

And they have more on him than just that revelation that makes it more sordid. If what's rumored came out, he'd likely resign in shame (even though it's truly not that shameful, embarrassing sure, but not shameful). When he was starting to waver a bit ago in his support, the leaks were everywhere on social media so we learned the gist of it. He was brought to heel by those leaks as intended, and rumors of it finally leaking disappeared and if you missed it in real time, you may have missed it all together only to have seen vague references to it since.

[ponchi101]

If he were to come out as gay, the only way he wins re-election is if he runs against an open atheist. That demographic is still the most despised group in America, despite being the fastest growing religious-related denomination.

[the Moz]

Wouldn't coming out - pardon the word - cancel everything he's worked for as a public figure and elected official?

[JazzNU]

Sorry guys, I'm realizing I should've posted this in the Dante thread and just forgot about that option when I was posting those.

[mmmm8]

Graham is almost certainly a gay, but would that still kill him politically in South Carolina? I can't judge...

Just a point of English usage semantics - you don't want to say "a gay" as a noun in this example, it sounds slightly discriminatory (towards gay people, not Graham). Preferable to write "gay" (without the a article) or "a gay person/man"

[Suliso]

Oh, I didn't know an article could change a meaning so much.

[ti-amie]

The way the person walks has always made me think this is a woman. The video is at the link.

FBI releases new video of RNC, DNC pipe-bomb suspect

By
Matt Zapotosky
March 9, 2021 at 6:21 p.m. EST

The FBI on Tuesday released new video footage of a person suspected of placing pipe bombs near the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national committees the night before the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, asking for the public’s help in identifying the elusive figure.

The new footage depicts the suspect, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and a mask, in four separate clips. The FBI said it was offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the suspect’s location, arrest and conviction.

“These pipe bombs were viable devices that could have been detonated, resulting in serious injury or death,” Steven M. D’Antuono, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington field office, said in a statement. “We need the public’s help to identify the individual responsible for placing these pipe bombs to ensure they will not harm themselves or anyone else.”

The FBI had in late January released pictures and information about the person placing the pipe bombs, including of fairly distinctive black and light gray Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes with a yellow logo that investigators believe the person wore. Their releasing more video suggests agents might be particularly vexed to identify the person responsible.

While the person’s face is not visible in any of the new clips, the bureau asked those who watch it to take note of the suspect’s “gait, body language, or mannerisms.” They said the person is believed to have placed the pipe bombs between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Jan. 5. They were not discovered until the next day, when a mob supportive of then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol. The bureau said the devices were composed of “1x8-inch threaded galvanized pipes, a kitchen timer, and homemade black powder.”

A little after 7:40 p.m., according to the new footage, the person can be seen meandering on South Capitol Street, holding a backpack, as someone walking a dog passes by. At 7:52 p.m., the person can be seen at the corner of Canal Street SE and South Capitol Street SE, near the DNC, sitting on a park bench and appearing to reach into a backpack before getting up to walk away. At 8:14 p.m., the person can be seen walking in an alley between the RNC and the Capitol Hill Club holding a backpack. Then the person can be seen walking in front of the club and appearing to stretch.

“We are asking the public to come forward with any information that could assist us, including any odd or out-of-character behavior you noticed in a family member, friend, or co-worker, leading up to or after January 5th,” the bureau said in a statement. “On the evening of January 5th, we are asking for information about an individual who you may have observed matching this description in the vicinity of North Carolina Avenue SE, and Folger Park between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.”

The bureau also said the person “may have entered a vehicle or taken an item from a vehicle and placed it into the backpack.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... ium=social

[ti-amie]

[mmmm8]

The way the person walks has always made me think this is a woman. The video is at the link.

It looks that way to me too

[ti-amie]