A federal judge in D.C. denied the Trump administration effort to block publication of John Bolton’s book. The book will be officially published on Tuesday. The publisher has already shipped hundreds of thousands of copies. The judge said he would hold more hearings, to what purpose it is unclear.
The main effect of the effort to squelch the book will be to sell more copies. Censorship usually backfires.
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No way am I buying this book. Not going to give money to a guy who should have come forward months ago.
I’m all for anything that exposes Trump, but I most likely will not be buying it either.
I agree–exposing Trump’s reprehensible actions is important. But Bolton had a chance to actually make a difference months ago and failed to do that.
I placed an order for the Bolton book, then read a review in The NY Times that said it was a bore, and I had already read about the stories in the book that Bolton tells. I canceled my order.
But would it have made a difference? Teflon Don escapes all investigations with the help of Mitch McPutin and his senatorial cronies. Maybe it would have contributed to public record, yes. But the outcome would be the same. I get that his book is the ultimate money grab when he could have provided this information gratis to the American people, but in the end, the result is the same: Trump is still in office.
I will get a hold of it from blue library. Bolton iS NO better than Trump, but if evil fights evil and the more evil one perishes, I won’t say no. Hell! Why not use your enemies to get rid of your enemies?
Bolton and Trump were cut from the same loin cloth (think Tarzan), which is why they despise each other. It’s basically self loathing.
Many Democratic “leaders”and talk show hosts like Rachel Maddow have a newfound love for Bolton simply because he had a falling out with and is now critical of Trump and have quickly forgotten Bolton’s role in beating the drums for war against Iraq and Iran (or maybe they never knew). If the decision had been left to Bolton, we would very likely be in a war with Iran at this very moment.
Like George W. Bush, Bolton has become one of the Democrats’ go to guys. The opportunism is actually pathetic.
SDP,
I have not seen that love for Bolton on MSNBC. I have heard commentators excoriate him because he refused to testify before the House impeachment inquiry.
Chris Hayes (the only real journalist on MSNBC) has been critical of Bolton but folks like Maddow have been effectively promoting Bolton’s book.
Let’s make sure we teach about Peter Zenger ….(if it eludes you – Google)
Let’s hope it causes the orange one to implode or explode in a way that would be hard for anyone with any sense to ignore.
I wonder when the MAGA minions will start burning them in giant piles…
Honestly, that’s what I say. Let them fight among themselves.
Some Dam: ditto like/respect/watch Chris Hayes .His reporting from Burlington, VT in winter, 2016 (a split screen, whereby he & another commentator were sitting in a bar/grill w/Bernie fans, while WHit was holding a rally in a tiny Burlington theatre across the street {meant to cause a riot–ticket overdistribution, +, Bernie supporters got in, & WHit made a big deal of throwing one out, w/o his coat, & I believe it had told security “let him freeze to death.”} A really high point in tv reporting.)
But Lawrence O’Donnell is also great–which is why MSNBC tried to fire him numerous times (big public backlash stopped that).He doesn’t censor himself–our guests–to suit the network’s preference that he should. (This is why the late, great Ed Schultz was fired.)
If you haven’t watched The Last Word, it’s well-worth your time.
Barr has knowingly sacrificed the reputation he carefully built during a career…why?
money, loyalty, love, family or religion
My guess is that Bill Barr has been a hard-right conservative all his life but only Trump gave him the power to do his worst.