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If the media sweeps things under the rug and looks the other way solely upon party affiliation then isn’t that of everyone’s concern?

by coolso 5y ago

pstuart 5y ago
I'm going to try and engage in good faith, can you do the same? Disclaimer: I voted for Biden but only because I felt like he was the least-worst option. I am no fan of political parties but affiliate with one of them because they ostensibly represent a decent cross-section of my values. I'd be more than happy to point out their flaws another time. Hunter Biden clearly had no qualifications for the BOD role other than his last name. That part would be a challenge to disprove and and I'm not going to make such a claim. But what that apparently purchased is not clear to me, and I'm not willing to go through Infowars level of "intelligence" to try and decipher. The politics in that sector were dirty AF and I've not seen anything to date that shows the corruption went to his father. But since we're using the word "corruption" and discussing the office of the President, it would be fair to ask the same probing questions of his predecessor. So do you have any qualms about that man? The one who has volumes of questionable legal behavior documented well before he took office? If the answer is no, then we're done here -- I have to save energy to "debate" with my anti-vaxxer uncle. If yes, then please demonstrate you care about corruption regardless of party line.
- CalChris 5y ago
  Hunter Biden is a Yale Law grad and was nominated to the Amtrak board by George Bush. He's a lobbyist and investor. He's exactly the kind of person you'd expect on this sort of board.
  - pstuart 5y ago
    Thanks, this is good input. Still wasn't the cleanest optics and I think his real qualification in the specific case was being Joe Biden's son. I've yet to see anybody who makes a deal out of the Biden story display any concerns about corruption in the Trump organization/administration. It's pure tribal "your team bad" bullshit and is manufactured outrage. There's plenty to be unhappy about with Biden and his presidency but compared to the previous administration it's glorious.

If the media sweeps things under the rug and looks the other way solely upon party affiliation then isn’t that of everyone’s concern?

by coolso 5y ago

If the media sweeps things under the rug and looks the other way solely upon party affiliation then isn’t that of everyone’s concern?

pstuart 5y ago

I'm going to try and engage in good faith, can you do the same? Disclaimer: I voted for Biden but only because I felt like he was the least-worst option. I am no fan of political parties but affiliate with one of them because they ostensibly represent a decent cross-section of my values. I'd be more than happy to point out their flaws another time. Hunter Biden clearly had no qualifications for the BOD role other than his last name. That part would be a challenge to disprove and and I'm not going to make such a claim. But what that apparently purchased is not clear to me, and I'm not willing to go through Infowars level of "intelligence" to try and decipher. The politics in that sector were dirty AF and I've not seen anything to date that shows the corruption went to his father. But since we're using the word "corruption" and discussing the office of the President, it would be fair to ask the same probing questions of his predecessor. So do you have any qualms about that man? The one who has volumes of questionable legal behavior documented well before he took office? If the answer is no, then we're done here -- I have to save energy to "debate" with my anti-vaxxer uncle. If yes, then please demonstrate you care about corruption regardless of party line.

CalChris 5y ago
Hunter Biden is a Yale Law grad and was nominated to the Amtrak board by George Bush. He's a lobbyist and investor. He's exactly the kind of person you'd expect on this sort of board.
- pstuart 5y ago
  Thanks, this is good input. Still wasn't the cleanest optics and I think his real qualification in the specific case was being Joe Biden's son. I've yet to see anybody who makes a deal out of the Biden story display any concerns about corruption in the Trump organization/administration. It's pure tribal "your team bad" bullshit and is manufactured outrage. There's plenty to be unhappy about with Biden and his presidency but compared to the previous administration it's glorious.