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12 July, LV A.S.
1. The Devil's Advocate
Time Stamp: 8:07
* What Is The Meaning of Life?* There is no divine meaning* Individual happiness* Connection to each other* Stewardship of the planet* Propagate the species* Economic success* Random chaos
2. Infernal Informant
Time Stamp: 30:36
* 'Historic corruption': 2 Republican senators denounce Trump's commutation of Stonehttps://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/11/republicans-denounce-roger-stone-commutation-357259* Sens. Mitt Romney and Pat Toomey condemned Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of his longtime confidant Roger Stone — the first elected Republicans to denounce the president’s Friday night move* “Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president,” Romney (R-Utah) wrote on Twitter Saturday.* Stone was convicted on seven felony charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller, including obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements.* Toomey (R-Pa.) noted that the president “clearly has the legal and constitutional authority to grant clemency for federal crimes,” but said commuting Stone’s sentence was a “mistake” due in part to the severity of the charges against him.* Toomey also noted that Attorney General William Barr earlier this week called the prosecution of Stone “righteous” and said his prison sentence of three years and four months was “fair.”* Romney was the lone Republican to vote to convict Trump in his impeachment trial in the Senate, and has openly criticized Trump in ways that his fellow Republicans have avoided. Toomey has occasionally broken with the president, in particular over trade policies.* Barr expressed rare frustration with Trump, saying the president’s public comments on Justice Department cases, including Stone’s, were making his job more difficult.* Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was supportive of the sentence commutation in part because “this was a nonviolent, first-time offense” for Stone.* Shortly after Romney and Toomey commented, Mueller himself spoke out in rare form, writing a Washington Post op-ed in which he defended his investigation from Trump’s frequent attacks and said Stone “remains a convicted felon, and rightly so,” despite Trump’s move.* “I feel compelled to respond both to broad claims that our investigation was illegitimate and our motives were improper, and to specific claims that Roger Stone was a victim of our office,” Mueller wrote, calling Stone a “central figure” in the investigation.* “When a subject lies to investigators, it strikes at the core of the government’s efforts to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable,” Mueller said of Stone making false statements to Congress. “It may ultimately impede those efforts.”
* Missouri couple’s gun rights defended in letter to AG Barr from 12 GOP lawmakershttps://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-couples-gun-rights-defended-in-letter-to-ag-barr-from-12-gop-...
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By Reverend Campbell1. The Devil's Advocate
Time Stamp: 8:07
* What Is The Meaning of Life?* There is no divine meaning* Individual happiness* Connection to each other* Stewardship of the planet* Propagate the species* Economic success* Random chaos
2. Infernal Informant
Time Stamp: 30:36
* 'Historic corruption': 2 Republican senators denounce Trump's commutation of Stonehttps://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/11/republicans-denounce-roger-stone-commutation-357259* Sens. Mitt Romney and Pat Toomey condemned Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of his longtime confidant Roger Stone — the first elected Republicans to denounce the president’s Friday night move* “Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president,” Romney (R-Utah) wrote on Twitter Saturday.* Stone was convicted on seven felony charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller, including obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements.* Toomey (R-Pa.) noted that the president “clearly has the legal and constitutional authority to grant clemency for federal crimes,” but said commuting Stone’s sentence was a “mistake” due in part to the severity of the charges against him.* Toomey also noted that Attorney General William Barr earlier this week called the prosecution of Stone “righteous” and said his prison sentence of three years and four months was “fair.”* Romney was the lone Republican to vote to convict Trump in his impeachment trial in the Senate, and has openly criticized Trump in ways that his fellow Republicans have avoided. Toomey has occasionally broken with the president, in particular over trade policies.* Barr expressed rare frustration with Trump, saying the president’s public comments on Justice Department cases, including Stone’s, were making his job more difficult.* Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was supportive of the sentence commutation in part because “this was a nonviolent, first-time offense” for Stone.* Shortly after Romney and Toomey commented, Mueller himself spoke out in rare form, writing a Washington Post op-ed in which he defended his investigation from Trump’s frequent attacks and said Stone “remains a convicted felon, and rightly so,” despite Trump’s move.* “I feel compelled to respond both to broad claims that our investigation was illegitimate and our motives were improper, and to specific claims that Roger Stone was a victim of our office,” Mueller wrote, calling Stone a “central figure” in the investigation.* “When a subject lies to investigators, it strikes at the core of the government’s efforts to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable,” Mueller said of Stone making false statements to Congress. “It may ultimately impede those efforts.”
* Missouri couple’s gun rights defended in letter to AG Barr from 12 GOP lawmakershttps://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-couples-gun-rights-defended-in-letter-to-ag-barr-from-12-gop-...