Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Lack of evidence of a conspiracy is proof of a coverup

Whenever there is a really good tin foil hat conspiracy theory floating around (you know like when people believe that a Presidential Candidate conspired with a foreign power to steal an election) there is a certain formula that is generally used.

  • First there has to be some set of circumstances that would be more easily accepted if the obvious wasn't true. In the case of the 2016 election, many people didn't want to accept that their favored candidate lost. So they came up with the concept that the election had to have been somehow "stolen". 
  • Secondly, they must agree on a conspiracy that could be seen as plausible if you allow for a very limited use of logic and generous use of imagination.  In the case of the 2016 election, the  evidence that there was foreign interference made "conspiracy" between the winning candidate and that foreign power an easy conspiracy target.
  • Once the basis of the conspiracy is established. then you need to come up with your "plausible theories" and circumstantial evidence. For instance, it's plausible that because Trump said good things about Putin, that they must be in cahoots. Circumstantial evidence doesn't have to be any more specific than the idea that a campaign manager has a history with Ukrainian oligarchs. The fact that Russia and Ukraine are not the same country... well, why sweat the little things. 

But what happens when the conspiracy comes crashing down? What happens when the flat earthers go to the Antarctic and don't find the end of the world? Well, of course, you scream cover-up! Lack of evidence is never proof that you are wrong. It just means you either haven't looked hard enough or there is some sort of cover up that doesn't allow the real evidence to be found.

Last night I checked in with the Rachel Maddow show. If you wanted a case study in someone who cannot accept that the tin-foil hat conspiracy she has been pushing for two years now has come crashing down, last night's show would have made a good one.  She opened the show saying she had four questions. She ended with something like twelve. Most of them are clearly answered if you read the summary, but her go to move at this point is to "assume" everything said in Barr's letter is tainted,  incorrect, or an outright lie. So even if the letter specifically answered her question, she simply doesn't accept it. 

You see it's part of the coverup. Until she sees what she wants to see, Maddow will not be satisfied. Which is to say, that Maddow (and the rest of your political flat-earthers) are likely not going to be satisfied ever.

I am sure Maddow believed she had hit paydirt by booking two former Obama law enforcement administration officials to talk about the Mueller report and Barr letter. She could hardly contain her disappointment when neither really took her bait. Neither saw anything nefarious going on and both agreed that Barr has acted appropriately so far. The first official not only defended Barr's decision to make the judgement call on the question of obstruction, but suggested that it was pretty much necessary. The other explained that the fact that the A.G. went to other people within the Department of Justice (on the question of obstruction) was a good thing, rather than a sign of something troubling (as Rachel Maddow was implying). 

It's almost comical when an entertainer spouting a conspiracy theory attempts to interact with a government official more grounded in facts, regulations, and the truth. It's likely watching a homeless person dressed in rags try to interact at a formal black tie gala. 

Bottom line is that many on the left are doubling down on their conspiracy.  But as more and more mainstream Democrats and liberals start to move into the mainstream world of reality, those people sticking to their guns are going to find themselves further and further out on their own island. 

24 comments:

James said...

Mitch McConnell blocked a resolution to release the full Mueller report, 3 DAYS AFTER SAYING HE WANTED "OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY" ABOUT IT
April 26th 2019 10:12AM

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday blocked a resolution that called for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report into Russian interference in the 2016 election to be released publicly.
A summary of the report released by Attorney General William Barr says the investigation found no evidence that President Donald Trump colluded with Russia, but does not exonerate him of obstruction of justice.

Some lawmakers want the report to be made public as they believe it could show wrongdoing by Trump, reveal details of Russia's operation, and aid other investigations into Trump.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a resolution that called for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report to be released publicly, three days after he said he wanted "as much openness and transparency as possible" about the report.

McConnell blocked the non-binding resolution in the Senate on Monday, after it passed unanimously through the House. He cited national security, and said that Attorney General William Barr is working with Mueller to determine what can be released publicly.

"To date, the attorney general has followed through on his commitments to Congress. One of those commitments is that he intends to release as much information as possible," he said.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who put forward Monday's resolution, said the resolution did not call for the report to be released "immediately."

"I'm sort of befuddled by the majority leader's reasoning in this regard because it is not in the words of this resolution," he said, according to The Hill.

Barr sent a four-page summary of Mueller's report into Russian interference in the 2016 election and Donald Trump's presidential campaign to Congress on Sunday.

According to Barr's summary, the report says that the investigation found that neither Trump nor his presidential campaign conspired or colluded with Russia, though it did not exonerate him of obstructing justice.

McConnell wrote in a Twitter statement on Friday, after Mueller delivered his report to Barr, that he appreciated Barr's intention to "provide as much information as possible" about the report.

"As I have said previously, I sincerely hope he will do so as soon as he can, and with as much openness and transparency as possible," he said.

Democrats are accusing Barr of bias after he concluded in his summary that Trump did not obstruct justice in the FBI's Russia investigation.

James said...

The people have a right to know. A majority of Dems, Indies, and even Republicans say so.

C.H. Truth said...

thanks for proving my theory James...

Hows that tin foil hat fitting these days?

Coldheartedtruth Teller said...

Trump is free to claim vindication. The outrage is Barr has also made this a win for Moscow. Putin has succeeded in reducing the trust in our election system.

Hows that tin foil hat fitting these days Scott?

C.H. Truth said...

I am sorry Rog?

Are you actually blaming William Barr?

Are you "really" that emotionally tied to the lie that you cannot let it go?

Coldheartedtruth Teller said...

Alexey Pushkov, a Russian senator, crowed about Barr’s findings, saying, “Democrats will still shout that there was a conspiracy. Conspiracy theory maniacs don’t need facts.”

You get your orders from Moscow!

C.H. Truth said...

Again Roger...

Rachel Maddow had two former Obama employees on her show last night, both holding high titles. One in the Justice department and the other in the FBI.

Both of them backed Barr and said he did everything by the books and there was nothing nefarious with the way he put out the summary letter.


Once again Roger... you are projecting and falling for the spin. You will believe (as you are told to believe) that if Barr is not willing to violate DOJ standards, constitutional standards, and in some cases the law itself...

You will call it a coverup.

Barr WILL FOLLOW THE LAW Roger.

Because that is what he is sworn to do.

The Mueller Report will be released to the full degree it can be released without compromising the integrity of our Justice Department rules.

If you feel that YOU are above the law because you are pissed off the Mueller didn't find what you are looking for... then I got one thing to say to you:

tough shit!

C.H. Truth said...

Gee Roger...

You actually now believe that the "Russians" are responsible for the overwhelming opinion that this is a conspiracy theory?


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Coldheartedtruth Teller said...

He didn't release a single complete sentence.

Anonymous said...

Gee Roger...

You actually now believe that the "Russians" are responsible for the overwhelming opinion that this is a conspiracy theory?


Tin
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the alky is devastated because our president DID NOT commit treason.

think about that.

and it's not like he's alone in his mental illness. 99% of the MSM is right there with him.

that's fucked up.

Anonymous said...

99% of the MSM is right there with him.


on that note

https://www.facebook.com/DailyCaller/videos/1067152626807611/

Coldheartedtruth Teller said...

I'm not claiming that he has protected the President.

The President has never once condemned the Russians in their efforts to undermine our political system.

Neither have you.


Coldheartedtruth Teller said...
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Coldheartedtruth Teller said...

The President is responsible for the ridiculous opinion that the investigation was a conspiracy to overturn the election of Donald Trump.

C.H. Truth said...

There was never a manner to overthrow the election, as much as liberals fantasized about it.

It was always a manner to undercut the credibility of Trump. It was a two year investigation based on no credible reason to believe it.

Anonymous said...



"The biggest reason I never believed the Russian collusion charge was that the charge emanated from the left. And the left lies about everything. Truth is a liberal value, and truth is a conservative value, but it has never been a left-wing value. People on the left say whatever advances their immediate agenda. Power is their moral lodestar; therefore, truth is always subservient to it."

—Dennis Prager

Anonymous said...




liberals know not what they've done:


Justice Department Says It Agrees With Judge Who Ruled Obamacare Unconstitutional

https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/03/26/justice-department-says-it-agrees-with-judge-who-ruled-obamacare-unconstitutional/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=tds-tw


when you aim for the king you'd best not miss. and the liberals missed - badly.

now trump is gonna bring the fucking pain.

heh.

Anonymous said...


let the wall construction begin!


House fails to override Trump veto on border wall

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/435880-push-to-override-trump-border-veto-fails-in-house


Anonymous said...

The Socialist Democrats loss again.

Anonymous said...

Dennis Prager is the smartest man in the room.

Anonymous said...

Roger attacks AG Barr because Polosi did.

Anonymous said...

Of all the documents within the Clinton impeachment how much was released to the Public?

anonymous said...


Of all the documents within the Clinton impeachment how much was released to the Public?

All of it goat fucking asshole...


https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/politics/clintonlewinsky-documents.html

anonymous said...


House fails to override Trump veto on border wall


And this is a surprise only to ag school drop outs???????