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I don't know or necessarily care who Mark Penn is.
Nor do I. But I do wonder why you're bringing this guy into the conversation. Isn't the topic about some guy named Ackerman allegedly sending a letter to Bob Iger, the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, who owns the ABC television network. What does this Penn guy have to do with it?
I can still read what was posted and have an opinion about.
Of course. We're all entitled to our own opinions. And we're free to share those opinions. We're also free to criticize the opinions others have chosen to publicly share.
The hypersonic missile thing I haven't heard about and I could fact check that.
What does this have to do with Ackerman and this whistleblower?
But other than that, what's left is a coherent opinion I tend to agree with.
Again, wha????
I wonder if tommorow's Ministry of Truth would allow me to read it?
The "Ministry of Truth" bullshit strawman. It's a free country. People are allowed to lie. But you are not allowed to escape the consequences of your lies. Most of the time, the worst consequence of lying is having someone point out the lie and subject the liar to public ridicule and humiliation. Unfortunately, there is a vocal minority in the country for whom public ridicule and humiliation seem to be a badge of honor. Perhaps it's a rite of passage into the Trump cult. Can't get into the cult until you've learned to unashamedly lie constantly. Whatever. Unless your lies happen under oath or cause some actual damages, that's the extent of the consequences. No one is forcing anyone else to tell the truth, they're just pointing out lies.
Lastly, my name is Peter. Nicknames are reserved for those who are close friends, or when the one using the nickname chooses to use it publicly (as with the Bill and Bob at the beginning of this thread). I do not use the nickname "Pete" publicly. My public persona is Peter. I sign virtually every post with my name -- the one to which you are replying is one of the rare exceptions. I played around with names the last time we conversed a bit, but clearly I was too subtle. If you want to earn my respect, you will use the name I use for myself. And that is Peter, not Pete. I will afford you the same courtesy going forward, using Mike unless you say otherwise.
--Peter
