“The Bidens are the best at doing exactly what Chairman wants.” That WhatsApp message to a Chinese business associate was the perfect epitaph for the entire Biden corruption scandal. Part of the brilliance of the Biden influence peddling operation was to invest the media in the denial of any scandal. That is no more evident than the much discussed 2015 dinner of President Joe Biden with his son’s foreign associates. The alleged dinner demolished Joe Biden’s long denials of any knowledge of his son’s dealings. Accordingly, the Biden campaign denied he ever attended and the media happily dismissed the account. Well, the dinner meeting reportedly occurred, he attended, and, as usual, most of the media has not fully informed their readers or viewers. Indeed, even though Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates was central to this denial, most of the media cannot be bothered with such trivialities.
In 2020, the New York Post reported that Hunter introduced then-Vice President Biden to a top executive at Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, which was giving him more than $50,000 per month.
The Biden team and its media allies went into full crisis mode. Andrew Bates, who was still with the communication team of Biden’s 2020 campaign, assured the public that it was false. Politico reported that he had “reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time, and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.” It also reported that Biden’s campaign was “punching back” on the Post’s story as false. Biden associate, Michael Carpenter, denounced it as part of “a Russian disinformation operation” and added “I’m very comfortable saying that.” You will recall that they said the same thing about the Hunter Biden laptop before the election … which the media also unquestioningly accepted.
A later Washington Post article in 2021 acknowledged that Joe Biden might have stopped by despite the prior denials. However, it reported that a “White House individual with knowledge of Joe Biden’s schedules said the decision to see Father Alex [Alex Karloutsos]” at the dinner was made late that day after the schedule was completed but Biden “didn’t even sit down” and that he “was not part of the dinner or part of the dinner discussion.” Again, problem solved.
Not quite. Former Biden associate Devon Archer just told Congress Joe Biden did attend, did sit down, and did engage all of their clients, including “Vadym P. from Burisma.” Archer said that, when Biden arrived, Biden “shook everybody’s hand” and joined their conversation. Moreover, emails show that it was long known that Karloutsos would be there in attendance.
Archer’s account supports an April 2015 email from Burisma board adviser Vadym Pozharskyi, who wrote Hunter Biden the day after the dinner to thank him for allowing him to meet his father and spend “some time together.” “It’s realty [sic] an honor and pleasure.” Pozharskyi added, “as we spoke yesterday evening, would be great to meet today for a quick coffee,” he continued. “What do you think? I could come to you [sic] office somewhere around noon or so, before or on my way to airport.”
A month before the dinner, Hunter and Archer discussed the dinner guests, including “Pozharskyi,” who was listed as “Vadim” and “Vadym.” Archer added “Obviously save a seat for your guy.” Biden associates were told not to refer to Joe Biden by name and referred to him as “your guy,” “my guy” or “the Big Guy.”
It was the same pattern that we saw with the laptop. The claims of Russian disinformation. The lack of media curiosity. The lack of coverage of the later disclosures. It is the hallmark of a state media, by consent rather than coercion. There are the denials of the incident, the dismissal of the story, and then the downplaying of the countervailing facts.
It is also an example of the only demonstrably true statement from Hunter in this corruption scandal. The Bidens truly are “the best” at this.
“Well, the dinner meeting reportedly occurred, he attended, and, as usual, most of the media has not fully informed their readers or viewers.”
Professor, you have informed many of the mindless leftists on this blog, and those readers still don’t recognize the truth.
The Obama Factor
A Q&A with historian David Garrow
By David Samuels
Read Article: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/david-garrow-interview-obama
GEB
The excerpted essential truth of the Obama Factor should be published verbatim on this blog.
John Jay wrote George Washington in 1787 recommending “…a strong check to the admission of Foreigners into the administration of our national Government…” and that the President and Commander-In-Chief be a “natural born citizen,” having derived that very definition from the legal text and reference of the era, the Law of Nations: Two parents who were citizens, including a father who was a citizen.
Obama’s father was not an American citizen, and was a radical, extremist, anti-colonialist, anti-American, activist and foreign citizen, who was jailed by the British for six months.
Obama will never be a “natural born citizen” and Obama will never be eligible for the U.S. presidency, even if he was ensconced by the Deep Deep State “Swamp” for political purposes.
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George Washington,
Permit me to hint, whether it would not be wise & seasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of Foreigners into the administration of our national Government; and to declare expresly that the Command in chief of the american army shall not be given to, nor devolve on, any but a natural born Citizen.
John Jay, 1787
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Law of Nations, Vattel, 1758,
Book 1, Ch. 19, § 212.
Citizens and natives (Natural Born Citizen)
“The citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages. The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. As the society cannot exist and perpetuate itself otherwise than by the children of the citizens, those children naturally follow the condition of their fathers, and succeed to all their rights. The society is supposed to desire this, in consequence of what it owes to its own preservation; and it is presumed, as matter of course, that each citizen, on entering into society, reserves to his children the right of becoming members of it. The country of the fathers is therefore that of the children; and these become true citizens merely by their tacit consent. We shall soon see whether, on their coming to the years of discretion, they may renounce their right, and what they owe to the society in which they were born. I say, that, in order to be of the country, it is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; for, if he is born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country.”
Followup. David Garrow interview. Tablet, Arts and Letters, 8/2/2023
GEB
This is all Obama and is the prime reason he never left Washington. He obviously did know about Biden’s corruption but my opinion is he simply did not care because his bigger job was to “Transform America”. You should all read the long interview of David Garrow by David Samuels of The Tablet. It’s about 55 pages long and gives a not so glittering account of Obama. David Garrow wrote and then published “Rising Star” in 2017. A fascinating portrait of a an Obama which pierces his strongly constructed House of Cards and especially his view of himself. And his real goals. It’s is chilling and somewhat frightening about Obama’s outright antagonism towards America. Joe is Stupid. He is not capable of the finer points of everything that is going on. Past is Prologue. Biden never showed brilliance as a Senator but the corruption was always there. He has only grown worse while a WH stacked with Obama minions goes about deconstructing America.
From early in Obama’s first term I thought he seemed lazy and that he obviously never read or studied history. He was the total antithesis of Bill Clinton who was a better politician, smarter, knew history and presidential history especially. Intellectually a far greater man than Obama ever was and Bill was not lazy. This does not excuse his actions in office, but he could run rings around any other politician, in his prime. I respected his knowledge and skill and admired how he wielded it even as I detested his lack of moral character and many of his programs.
Bill Clinton loved America
Barack Obama hates America and wants it to have an insignificant footprint in the world. Obama is the rot from within.
GEB, I will take it even a step further, I think Obama was in on the payoffs. We know he loves money (odd for a avowed member of the tax the rich crowd), we know he was in tune with the intelligence agencies and we know he put Biden in position to make the money.
Obama’s goal appears to be the subsumption of America by China and the Chinese Communist Party.
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“The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win.”
– Karl Marx
I must disagree with Turley on this. The Bidens are uniformly bumbling fools, who foul up everything they are involved in. I pity poor Navy the DNA she has inherited. They are unable to carry out the simplest acts of corruption without telegraphing it to the World. Their colossal ineptitude has led them to this. But they have one helluva support group.
Yeah. Obama.
Obama “The Corrupt”
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“[Obama] wants to know everything we’re doing.”
– Lisa Page to FBI paramour Peter Strzok
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He still does and they’re still telling him everything.
As the evidence continues to mount, the mainstream media will ramp up their denial campaign with the “Joe wasn’t in business with his son !” mantra. When you have CNN, MSNBC, NBC, and ABC in your back pocket, you can pull off just about anything. No real investigative journalism exists anymore in today’s Amerika saved a few brave souls like Miranda Devine, Tucker Carlson, and a few others. Combine an aggressive media shilling for you with millions of pristine unverified mail-in ballots and you can win every election from now on. Hey, it worked for Joe Stalin right ? Thank you, Jonathan, for an excellent article.
There are two kinds of liars. The first type gives in when he knows he’s caught. The second type, when caught, creates a new lie. When he’s caught on the second lie he creates a third. (etc.) The second type is what we’re up against.
A good question is the extent to which our current involvement in Ukraine is the result of money being paid to the Bidens.
I would doubt the bribes influenced our overall misguided policy towards Ukraine. That is a result of our multi-decades project of expanding NATO and anchoring Ukraine to the west. This project has been propelled by the Neocon wing of the foreign policy establishment whose ultimate goal is to remove Russia as a force in geopolitics. That wing, represented in the Biden administration by Victoria Nuland among others, now dominates the corridors of power and establishment media. For the deep roots of this policy, it is best to read John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs.
I believe the “deep state” opposition to Trump emerged very early in response to the recognition that he did not buy in to the idea that Russia represented a major threat to us.
Perhaps the best, most concise and unvarnished assessment of U.S./NATO policy in Ukraine is William Burns’ (current CIA director) 2010 ‘Nyet means Nyet’ Memo when he was Moscow station chief. h/t Wikileaks
“Ukraine and Georgia’s NATO aspirations not only touch a raw nerve in Russia, they engender serious concerns about the consequences for stability in the region. Not only does Russia perceive encirclement, and efforts to undermine Russia’s influence in the region, but it also fears unpredictable and uncontrolled consequences which would seriously affect Russian security interests. Experts tell us that Russia is particularly worried that the strong divisions in Ukraine over NATO membership, with much of the ethnic-Russian community against membership, could lead to a major split, involving violence or at worst, civil war.”
https://nonzero.substack.com/p/the-memo-that-failed-to-prevent-war
Can’t say CIA director Bill Burns did not warn them.
Imo, the Russians are still looking for somebody, anybody, anywhere who is willing and able to negotiate peace in that pitiful war-torn country.
*btw, Russian MoD say 26k Ukraine soldiers were KIA during the first month&half of the ‘counter offensive’ .. . Kyiv says they may need a few small, low yield tactical nuclear weapons to liberate Ukraine and save the world.
“I would doubt the bribes influenced our overall misguided policy towards Ukraine.”
Maybe, but it is stiull corrupt, and it is still part of a corrupt circle.
We have been told for years that claims regarding the Biden’s in Ukraine are a right wing conspiracy theory.
Who told us that ? Who told us that Shokin was corrupt ?
The Bidens and their toadies openly Bragged that the neo-con groups fully supported their claims – and they did.
Who is it that testified tepidly against Trump in Faux impeachment I ?
Who on the Republican side is most vigorously opposed to Trump ?
That would be Neo-cons.
Absolutely NATO expanded east 1000 miles to the russian border – despite western promises at the collapse of the USSR NOT to do exactly that.
Did Biden’s corruption in Ukraine – and BTW myriads of other eastern european countries influence policiy or reflect policy ?
These are hand in glove, The Biden’s profited from and were protected by policies that set the US up as the policemen of the world. They are not alone in that profiting. Many of those profiting did so much more legally.
While I support providing Ukraine with the weapons to defend itself. The FACT that they have to is because the same people supplying them with weapons have been actively profiting from the new cold war.
While it is not specifically about arms – I would strongly suggest reading “the ugly american”.
It was written BEFORE Vietnam, while foreseeing it perfectly.
But it remains relevant today.
It is MAGA before there was a Trump.
American greatness and american exceptionalism are very real and have absolutely nothing to do with the US govenrment or our foreign or domestic policy.
The left is correct the US government has been a NEGATIVE influence throughout the world.
What they are wrong about is that on net the US itself have been a significant benefit to the entire rest of the world.
The Ugly American is the hero. The US government is the villian – most everywhere in most everything.
Geroge Washingtron was right in his fairwell address. Us foreign policy should be to be friendly to all, and an allie of none,
To avoid entanglement in the afairs of other countries.
Our PEOPLE are a tremendous positive influence on the world. Both in their foreign dealings and as an example in the country itself.
Our government and most everything associated with it is NOT.
“I would strongly suggest reading “the ugly american”.”
John, I might be dating myself, but I think I read that before you were born. It is true there is an ugliness to the “ugly American” but I think it is less than the ugliness of other countries who used that book as an example of why they were better than Americans.
“The neo-cons are the Republican Party. “
An idiot wrote that statement, but then he was deleted. His abilities are defined. He is at the lowest ring of stupidity. A bug should have more intelligence.
“I will get back to you on that”.
“This is a personal matter”
“I’ve already answered the question and will not comment further”
“I cannot believe you asked that question.”
Susie Windup Press Secretary Doll. Pull the string and any one of a dozen predictable gaslighting statements will follow. The press corps knows they dare not follow up questions or they will given marching orders.
Where are the numerous so called experts who declared the laptop Russia disinformation? Don’t forget Bevan Cooney (his extensive Google account) and Tony Bobulinski and his laptop, electronic devices and testimony. Whistle blowers and more.
A good forensic accounting investigation team, unfettered, could make short work of all these questions.
Olly is right on this.
Any one that thinks the coming elections going to somehow magically be a clean, honest, secure registry of the public’s views, desires, and hopes for where this country is headed is flat out dreaming.
The Democrats shall do whatever it takes to pull off another immaculate conception of another Democrat win….and the Federal and State governments run by Democrats shall look the other way or actively deny any wrong doing by the Democrats.
We have to face it….we are a Banana Republic where the Rule of Law no longer exists but rather it is Rule by Law when it comes to the DOJ and other components of the Central Government.
Just look at the ECG, CRT, DEI, Climate Warming Agenda, and every other facet of a radical Leftist regime that is patently dedicated to destroying American traditional values….that is the Obama Dream being implemented by proxy.
The Republicans in Congress need to wake up….get it right…..and instead of talking….actually take action…..issue the Subpoenas…force the AG, Special Counsel, US Attorneys, the FBI to testify under Oath and file Criminal Referrals when they lie, deceive, or spin rather than tell the truth about matters.
Then, start cutting spending on Democrat spending….they hold a majority in the House….USE IT!
If they start playing hardball instead of this go along get along way they have so far….the American People will see the dirt being uncovered and start supporting them.
The Republicans need a Newt Gringrich style Contract with America again…..lay out the specific issues they shall prosecute going forward….and get it done.
Right now….just as in the past couple of elections Voters are left not actually knowing what the Republicans are standing up for……as grandiose vague talk does. not sell well.
We want and need specifics.
Going after Hunter is a side show….go after Joe, James, and the rest of the family that got the money….go after the AG Garland, Mayorkas, Grenholm, Buttigieg, and do so with every method available to include Law Suits in Civil Court.
In other words….use the same tactics the Democrats do so successfully.
Right now we have a Supreme Court that will in all likelihood call the Cases in a manner that will. back up such an effort….but they have to have the Cases to decide and then requires the Republicans to provide them.
The Republicans have not tweaked to the fact we are in a War…..right here at home.
Our Borders are being invaded with the tacit support of the Biden Administration….that must end.
We have over a hundred thousand dead Americans each year to Fentanyl Overdoses….supplied by China to the Mexican Cartels…..and the Biden Government has not declared War on the Cartels.
The Biden regime is pushing economic policies based upon Climate Warming….which spells disaster for the average American home owner…..and the Republicans are not fighting back.
;My question is why are we seeing such lethargy in the way the Republicans are resisting the Democrats on all of these issues?
Many Republicans have their own “ten percent for the big guy” issues to worry about. They certainly do not want the media to start looking too deeply into the foreign business relationships of those in DC. If the media does start reporting on them, it will not be those of the Biden family they highlight. Rather it will be those in the GOP in order to push the narrative that “everyone does it” and the Biden family does nothing different than many in the GOP leadership.
In addition, the GOP want Trump out of the picture just as much as those on the left. It is their gravy train that is subject to being slowed down just as much as that of the left should DJT return to the White House.
A good rule of thumb is that when Biden asserts anything assume that it’s a lie or the result if an addled brain. You’re rarely wrong and you can amaze your Dim friends.
Clay above asks when the media will correct the record. I will tell you when they will correct the record, after Biden either gets caught so flagrantly that it is impossible to save him or after he loses the election. Once Biden loses they will turn on him in order to make it seem as though it isn’t liberal policies that people hate, it was just one guy that caused the loss.
@Hullbobby
People already think what you conjecture in my experience in conversations with people. ‘Not a thing wrong with the democratic party, just a bad apple, and anything is better than that racist rapist Trump.’.
My brother is one, and yes, he honestly believes to the core of his being Trump is a rapist (he also honestly believes Florida banned books, evidence and logic be damned). I know another person that honestly and truly believes Trump dates underage girls. They both believe the covid response and 2020 election were clean as a whistle. They aren’t fond of Biden, but the larger picture of the party is utterly and completely lost on them, and they are positive that all who oppose dems must be either sadly confused or cut from the same cloth as their version of Trump. They live in a fantasy, a rather privileged and arrogant one, and nothing is bursting that bubble.
Additionally, heaven help anyone that besmirches Obama to such people.
The left’s tactic “just keep saying it and 81 million people will believe it.”
Best at lying it seems to be a Democrat trait. Absolutely no shame.
Any thoughts that the Democratic party and state-run media were one smoking gun away from turning on Biden is a fantasy. More importantly, if the GOP is not prepared to combat election fraud in 2024, any expectation of a GOP victory is also a fantasy.
I love that the left thinks everyone is as stupid as them.
The line on the dinner meetings, was that Joe just happened by, stopped to say hi.
Men under protection by the Secret Service don’t just wander about. Advance teams check things out, then his body men are supplemented with more agents to watch the room.
Lots of planning and moving pieces made that “chance meeting” happen.
You are correct in that assessment.
…lies to America, sits down with international criminal to line his own pockets and those of his family…and then casually walks us into a war… Bribery and betrayal of the American public, it’s constitution…time to move on impeachment inquiry – yesterday!
It is obvious from the otherwise inexplicable payments to multiple family members though a network of llcs, the laptop documents, the testimony of Archer and Bobulinsky, the Shokin affidavit and videos, and the Form 1023 that Joe Biden was at the centre of a massive influence peddling and protection racket with Hunter Biden as the frontman and bagman. A number of Ukrainians, including Shokin, Zlochevsky, Pozharski and Ostapenko, could say a lot about these matters. They should all be granted immunity and compelled to testify before Congress, and do so, before another dime is authorised in assistance to Ukraine. Has DOJ or FBI sought to interview any of these people? Not that I have seen. All the Republicans do is talk. They need to get serious. This looks like the biggest non-espionage sellout to foreign interests by a high official in US history. And it is staring us in the face.
We await the comments here by the DemCom apologists noting that Devon Archer is a convicted fraudster who cannot be believed and who is trying desperately to set himself up for a future pardon..
“Devon Archer is a convicted fraudster who cannot be believed”
The only difference between Archer and the Biden’s is, they haven’t been convicted yet.
Why hasn’t Devin Archer been made to answer, what was the purpose and topic of his meeting at the white house with Joe Bribin’ in April 2014? For that matter, why hasn’t Pedo Joe been made to answer that?
Sounds like Bug. Archer has not lied about Biden’s meetings. Biden has lied repeatedly. Bug chooses to believe the one who lies all the time. There is no thought involved, Whatever comes into Bug’s head, he immediately transfers to a post without trying to see that what he is writing is untrue.
Lying to a compliant media takes no skill and entails little to no risk when the DOJ is effectively an organized crime syndicate. Under these circumstances, telling the truth is far more dangerous and likely to lead to literally dozens of fraudulent criminal charges. Welcome to the year 2023.
When will NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, Washington Post, New York Times and others correct the record. Why wasn’t this and hundreds of other stories on corporate media over the last 15 years? Can we say the three C’s: complicit, colluding, corrupt?
What did Obama know and when did he know it?
He heard it early, often and completely
And Obama was fine with it.
True, Wen. Obama was fine with that and so much more.
Barry nixed Joe’s presidential aspirations in favor of Mrs. Stalin. Barry knew about Joe’s shenanigans but let Joe collect his bag money as a consolation prize.
Normally, a POTUS would worry about such brazen corruption damaging his administration, but Barry knew his shiny, new Deep State and its corporate-media lickspittles would always be there as an “insurance policy.” Bag money was nothing compared to installing a ruthless, one-party dictatorship in the District of Corruption.