Confessions of a Grown-up Drama Queen
So we've had three days since this "scandal" broke and I believe nobody has offered any hard evidence besides idle speculation. Here's what I wrote on Wednesday and I didn't post because I thought better of it. But since there has been no evidence given, I don't feel bad now.
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"Jim Riley's post on this Webb "scandal" is borderline libelous. Oh sure he puts on the obligatory "if" here and "allegedly" there, but it's asinine to think that he doesn't have a strong opinion. Take this gem of a quote for instance:
"***IF*** the Webb campaign actually did opposition research on private citizens as is being alleged by Shaun Kenney (possibly including obtaining individuals’ credit reports) and now at least partially confirmed by NLS (we shall await what further proof is put forward before passing judgment), then this is a despicably Nixonian act, an abuse of power and a violation of the public trust."
Great Riley put his "if" in there but I love this line "...we shall await what further proof is put forward before passing judgment...". What does the drama queen do next? He says this "...then this is a despicably Nixonian act, an abuse of power and a violation of the public trust." So what was that about passing judgment? How can you trust a guy that says he will refrain from judgment in one breath and in the next accuses Webb of a "Nixonian act"? Just because he throws an "if" in there? I don't think so.
Riley then goes into a rant about obtaining "credit information" and how it was illegal. Okay, no one mentioned this but Riley. Not even Shaun in his original post mentioned this. In the comments, Riley mentions that "And just because you haven’t seen anything with regard to the possible obtaining of credit reports doesn’t mean that I haven’t been made privvy to such allegations." Did Shaun and Riley talk about "credit checking"? Are the former A-Teamers still on the job? Or does Riley have other sources that know more about this story? I would just for once like to see some evidence here instead of idle speculation while hiding behind the words "if" and "allegedly"."
It's been three days. Evidence? Anybody have any evidence?
Image link."Jim Riley's post on this Webb "scandal" is borderline libelous. Oh sure he puts on the obligatory "if" here and "allegedly" there, but it's asinine to think that he doesn't have a strong opinion. Take this gem of a quote for instance:
"***IF*** the Webb campaign actually did opposition research on private citizens as is being alleged by Shaun Kenney (possibly including obtaining individuals’ credit reports) and now at least partially confirmed by NLS (we shall await what further proof is put forward before passing judgment), then this is a despicably Nixonian act, an abuse of power and a violation of the public trust."
Great Riley put his "if" in there but I love this line "...we shall await what further proof is put forward before passing judgment...". What does the drama queen do next? He says this "...then this is a despicably Nixonian act, an abuse of power and a violation of the public trust." So what was that about passing judgment? How can you trust a guy that says he will refrain from judgment in one breath and in the next accuses Webb of a "Nixonian act"? Just because he throws an "if" in there? I don't think so.
Riley then goes into a rant about obtaining "credit information" and how it was illegal. Okay, no one mentioned this but Riley. Not even Shaun in his original post mentioned this. In the comments, Riley mentions that "And just because you haven’t seen anything with regard to the possible obtaining of credit reports doesn’t mean that I haven’t been made privvy to such allegations." Did Shaun and Riley talk about "credit checking"? Are the former A-Teamers still on the job? Or does Riley have other sources that know more about this story? I would just for once like to see some evidence here instead of idle speculation while hiding behind the words "if" and "allegedly"."
It's been three days. Evidence? Anybody have any evidence?
posted by Kevin | 11:00 AM
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