How would such an artistic effort like this ever cross a balanced person’s mind?! And, he receives a non-specific pardon stretching over 10 years! Gracious!
The artist swore he was a lifelong catholic and had no idea anybody would find it offensive.
I’ve noticed that people who do things like that tend to look you in the eyes with that “wanna take me on?” glare.
Or else they have trouble not giggling as they say it.
It’s the schoolyard bully mentality again. “I did it, I’m getting away with it, and what are you gonna do about it?”
In the “fine arts community”, the more “transgressive” something can be seen as, the more they pat each other on the back for how they’re offending the Great Unwashed.
Everything they do is an expression of their contempt for everybody else. And a proclamation of their “revolutionary” bonafides.
For about the last century, when a “mainstream” artist has said, “My art isn’t political, how can you say that?” their noses should have grown like Pinocchio’s. If it wasn’t “political” and certifiably “progressive”, they wouldn’t have bothered doing it.
The reason for that is that great art was revolutionary and went against the established order. Michaelangelo’s Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel was considered shocking for its nudity. The French impressionists and Picasso were considered bold and daring for moving away from established canon of how to depict art.
It’s tough to be revolutionary, shocking, bold and daring in a society as perverse as those in the 20th century became, so you get things like Piss Christ and a banana taped to a wall that you can buy for 6 million bucks so you can consider yourself on the leading edge of artistic appreciation.
December 5, 2024 at 1:10 am
rickn8or
Personally, if I were Hunter, I’d be leery of distributing DNA samples like that…
I heard that Biden’s “thinking” about pardons for Pelosi, Schiff, various FBI/Justice Dept. crooks, etc.
Of course, the idea isn’t to admit that they’ve committed crimes, but to give them blanket amnesty for all the things that they deny having done…
If that happens, I hope Trump’s brilliant people can come up with ways to still go after each and every one of them!
No American can ever believe in “justice” if these blatant criminals get away with their crimes, while average Americans face fines or jail time for even piddling crimes, like being off a few cents on their taxes.
Somebody recently pointed out that a Presidential pardon is only “good” for Federal offenses.
So for instance, while Daddy’s pardon may have gotten Baby Boy off the hook for Federal bribery, drug and gun charges, there are still State charges that could be prosecuted.
The same could hold true for the others. Although in CA, it would be unlikely for Pelosi and Schiff.
What most people don’t realize is the “innovative” nature of a President issuing blanket pardons for crimes that not only have not been charged but which apparently have not yet even been “discovered”. In effect, it says “You did things nobody knows about, so I’m going to pardon you now in case somebody finds out later”.
We used to call that “compounding a felony”, because to issue such a pardon, the one doing so would have to (A) have knowledge of the offense and (B) not tell the “authorities”. AKA “accessory after the fact”.
And remember, we’re talking about the President of the United States here. The supposed Chief Magistrate. Not “just” a “private citizen”.
It really shows just how corrupt, arrogant, and borderline-psychopathic progressives really are.
Given how many people reacted negatively to Resident Xiden’s pardon of Hunter, imagine how folks would react to Xiden handing out pardons like CrackerJack prizes… not that Xiden gives a damn what people think at this point.
December 5, 2024 at 3:30 pm
eon
@John
Yes, it’s an actual diagnosis we used to use in Abnormal Psych.
Granted, it’s the difference between Ed Gein (who dug up dead bodies and wore their skins) and Jeffrey Dahmer (who was perfectly willing to make somebody dead whenever he was in the mood to “play”).
“Borderline” translates to “Not quite ready to start hacking and slashing for real, as opposed to just sharpening objects and fantasizing about doing it”.
They’re not less dangerous. Just harder to prosecute.
clear ether
eon
December 5, 2024 at 7:08 am
JohninMd.(HALP!)
Sadly, no Congress-critter can be prosecuted for words or actions in Congress, aside from out and out treason, IIRC…but to MY mind, every word said against the Bill of Rights, pick an amendment, qualifies!!
Over the coming years, people may be ‘charged’ then show up in court with their ‘hip pocket pardon’. More lucrative than smelly paintings… with ten percent for the Big Guy.
Biden’s ultimate payback would be to refuse pardons to pelosi, kameltoe, shifty and everyone else who pushed him out, and he’s just petty enough to do it, or is that to not do it ? 🙂
Speaking of gov’t ‘performance’ and ‘living in our buildings’ , sockbiy’s latest brainstorm is to confiscate Airbnb’s and hand them out as housing…guaranteed that ‘housing’ would be for immigrants, illegl or otherwise, and the owner would be compensated with a pittance or more likely, not at all.
It seems like there is no bridge too far for Trudeau the Younger. He really does seem to hate private ownership of property (except his own, of course) like a good little communist.
That 10% others mentioned up there is the real reason for the “blanket pardon” going back to Jr.’s early days at Burisma…it’s to protect and essentially pardon Joe himself…
Q: Why pardon Hunter going back ten years?
A: That’s when he was bilking the big bucks to share with Daddy.
So, not only is Hunter pardoned for God only knows what crimes against the Republic, but Joe is too.
Biden’s not protecting his son. ‘THEY’ are trying to protect themselves! The tax charges are from 2016. The gun charges from 2018.
What happened before? AND what’s happened since?
This is at the nexus between politics and law — who makes the rules and what the rules are. What I’ve not heard much discussed is that with such a blanket pardon as issued to Hunter and possibly other Dems who are at risk, the pardoned person no longer can claim the 5th Amendment to not testify because s/he is not at risk of prosecution. So Hunter and the others still could be required to testify against those who are not pardoned, and they could be required to testify in Congress under oath — in either case, still at risk for perjury.
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How would such an artistic effort like this ever cross a balanced person’s mind?! And, he receives a non-specific pardon stretching over 10 years! Gracious!
Remember this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piss_Christ
The artist swore he was a lifelong catholic and had no idea anybody would find it offensive.
I’ve noticed that people who do things like that tend to look you in the eyes with that “wanna take me on?” glare.
Or else they have trouble not giggling as they say it.
It’s the schoolyard bully mentality again. “I did it, I’m getting away with it, and what are you gonna do about it?”
In the “fine arts community”, the more “transgressive” something can be seen as, the more they pat each other on the back for how they’re offending the Great Unwashed.
Everything they do is an expression of their contempt for everybody else. And a proclamation of their “revolutionary” bonafides.
For about the last century, when a “mainstream” artist has said, “My art isn’t political, how can you say that?” their noses should have grown like Pinocchio’s. If it wasn’t “political” and certifiably “progressive”, they wouldn’t have bothered doing it.
clear ether
eon
The reason for that is that great art was revolutionary and went against the established order. Michaelangelo’s Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel was considered shocking for its nudity. The French impressionists and Picasso were considered bold and daring for moving away from established canon of how to depict art.
It’s tough to be revolutionary, shocking, bold and daring in a society as perverse as those in the 20th century became, so you get things like Piss Christ and a banana taped to a wall that you can buy for 6 million bucks so you can consider yourself on the leading edge of artistic appreciation.
Personally, if I were Hunter, I’d be leery of distributing DNA samples like that…
I heard that Biden’s “thinking” about pardons for Pelosi, Schiff, various FBI/Justice Dept. crooks, etc.
Of course, the idea isn’t to admit that they’ve committed crimes, but to give them blanket amnesty for all the things that they deny having done…
If that happens, I hope Trump’s brilliant people can come up with ways to still go after each and every one of them!
No American can ever believe in “justice” if these blatant criminals get away with their crimes, while average Americans face fines or jail time for even piddling crimes, like being off a few cents on their taxes.
Somebody recently pointed out that a Presidential pardon is only “good” for Federal offenses.
So for instance, while Daddy’s pardon may have gotten Baby Boy off the hook for Federal bribery, drug and gun charges, there are still State charges that could be prosecuted.
The same could hold true for the others. Although in CA, it would be unlikely for Pelosi and Schiff.
What most people don’t realize is the “innovative” nature of a President issuing blanket pardons for crimes that not only have not been charged but which apparently have not yet even been “discovered”. In effect, it says “You did things nobody knows about, so I’m going to pardon you now in case somebody finds out later”.
We used to call that “compounding a felony”, because to issue such a pardon, the one doing so would have to (A) have knowledge of the offense and (B) not tell the “authorities”. AKA “accessory after the fact”.
And remember, we’re talking about the President of the United States here. The supposed Chief Magistrate. Not “just” a “private citizen”.
It really shows just how corrupt, arrogant, and borderline-psychopathic progressives really are.
clear ether
eon
Borderline?
Given how many people reacted negatively to Resident Xiden’s pardon of Hunter, imagine how folks would react to Xiden handing out pardons like CrackerJack prizes… not that Xiden gives a damn what people think at this point.
@John
Yes, it’s an actual diagnosis we used to use in Abnormal Psych.
Granted, it’s the difference between Ed Gein (who dug up dead bodies and wore their skins) and Jeffrey Dahmer (who was perfectly willing to make somebody dead whenever he was in the mood to “play”).
“Borderline” translates to “Not quite ready to start hacking and slashing for real, as opposed to just sharpening objects and fantasizing about doing it”.
They’re not less dangerous. Just harder to prosecute.
clear ether
eon
Sadly, no Congress-critter can be prosecuted for words or actions in Congress, aside from out and out treason, IIRC…but to MY mind, every word said against the Bill of Rights, pick an amendment, qualifies!!
80k+ new IRS employees. You think even one has looked at Joe’s 10%? (Gorgeous frame 2 today btw!)
Those new IRS employees are too busy chasing down those people that sold $601 worth of their stuff on EBay.
Hopefully those 80K new IRS agents will have a very short career courtesy of DOGE…
That stinks!
Over the coming years, people may be ‘charged’ then show up in court with their ‘hip pocket pardon’. More lucrative than smelly paintings… with ten percent for the Big Guy.
Biden’s ultimate payback would be to refuse pardons to pelosi, kameltoe, shifty and everyone else who pushed him out, and he’s just petty enough to do it, or is that to not do it ? 🙂
Speaking of gov’t ‘performance’ and ‘living in our buildings’ , sockbiy’s latest brainstorm is to confiscate Airbnb’s and hand them out as housing…guaranteed that ‘housing’ would be for immigrants, illegl or otherwise, and the owner would be compensated with a pittance or more likely, not at all.
https://x.com/thevivafrei/status/1864404040181768250
It seems like there is no bridge too far for Trudeau the Younger. He really does seem to hate private ownership of property (except his own, of course) like a good little communist.
That 10% others mentioned up there is the real reason for the “blanket pardon” going back to Jr.’s early days at Burisma…it’s to protect and essentially pardon Joe himself…
Q: Why pardon Hunter going back ten years?
A: That’s when he was bilking the big bucks to share with Daddy.
So, not only is Hunter pardoned for God only knows what crimes against the Republic, but Joe is too.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/prime-time/hunter-biden-laptop
Biden’s not protecting his son. ‘THEY’ are trying to protect themselves! The tax charges are from 2016. The gun charges from 2018.
What happened before? AND what’s happened since?
This is at the nexus between politics and law — who makes the rules and what the rules are. What I’ve not heard much discussed is that with such a blanket pardon as issued to Hunter and possibly other Dems who are at risk, the pardoned person no longer can claim the 5th Amendment to not testify because s/he is not at risk of prosecution. So Hunter and the others still could be required to testify against those who are not pardoned, and they could be required to testify in Congress under oath — in either case, still at risk for perjury.