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21 October 2020

Hunter Biden's Supposed Laptop

So back in 2019, Hunter Biden supposedly turned in a water-damaged laptop to a computer store in Delaware.  For some reason, he left it and never went back for it.  Eventually, the snoopy store owner (a Trump supporter) delved into the hard drive and found...supposedly found all sorts of questionable material, including some incriminating pictures (or videos) and emails.  But not only that!  Supposedly, the emails implicate Hunter's father, Joe (who was Vice President at the time) in some shady dealings...not only with Ukraine, but also in China too!  If true...IF TRUE...these are pretty damning allegations.  People like the President and Vice President are prohibited by law from making personal financial deals with other countries.

The computer store owner supposedly made a couple of copies of the hard drive.  He says that he gave the laptop to the FBI, and a copy of the hard drive to Rudy Giuliani.  Supposedly, the FBI did nothing with the computer.  Finally, Giuliani gave the hard drive to the NY Post (which by the way is the oldest newspaper in the country, founded by Alexander Hamilton if that means anything).  The Post came out with a big expose.

Suddenly, everyone scattered like the participants in a Zoom call when Jeffrey Toobin logs-on.

At first, the mainstream media basically ignored the story or actively tried to sweep it under the rug.  However, after the NY Post published their piece and that became national news itself, other media outlets simply had to say something about it.  All of them, and some high-ranking politicians (like Adam Schiff) were falling over each other, dismissing the NY Post story as fake, claiming with no proof that the contents of the computer were a "Russian disinformation campaign."  We can understand the politicians for making a claim like that, but shouldn't the media be more objective?  Is that too much to ask?  Apparently so.

For their part, the Biden's never denied that the laptop actually was Hunter's.  Nor have they denied the contents of the emails.  But they did call the whole thing a smear campaign.  That wording is curious.  Instead of calling the emails and such a big hoax, they used the term "smear campaign."  Why does this matter?  Well, a hoax would be something fake; a smear campaign might be factual information used in a harmful way against someone.  Hmm.

Then John Ratcliffe, the Director of the Department of National Intelligence (and a Trump appointee) came out and said categorically that the contents of the computer were genuine and *not* from Russian disinformation.  Although no official statements have been issued, "government sources" say that both the Department of Justice and the FBI agree with the DNI.

Okay...  But the story gets weirder.

For some reason, Rudy Giuliana showed up in Delaware on Tuesday of this week, trying to get the state's Attorney General to take the hard drive.  The A.G. did, but turned it right over to the FBI, which the A.G. said should be handling the case anyway.

So.  What's the real story?  Is this real dirt or fake dirt?  Was Hunter Biden taking money "for himself" (wink-wink) but funneling some of it to his father?  Were the other sketchy things on that hard drive genuine?  If so, both Biden's are in a heap o'trouble.

This whole situation is very strange.  To me, it all shakes out as dirty politics as usual.  I look at it this way: Donald Trump has had to endure four years of the Democrats using every trick at their disposal to undermine and nullify his presidency.  He is pissed, and undoubtedly wants to get back at the people who've been against him.  I think that the Democrats didn't know who they were dealing with.  Because when it comes to dirty tricks and getting back at people, Donald Trump is a master.

4 comments:

Ed said...

I have no doubt that he is dirty... just like every politician and including the current occupant of the white house. There is just something about the personality/morality of a person that makes for a successful politician that leads to them easily breaking laws or engaging in unmoral behavior.

Kelly said...

Hunter Biden was involved in a paternity case here in Arkansas, but I've heard nothing about that on a national level. I think it was resolved earlier in the year, but I'm still surprised someone didn't "use" that dirt.

Bob Barbanes: said...

Ed, I gotta agree with you 1000%. In order to be successful in national politics, I believe that it is a requirement that you give up your morals. Trump? He had no morals to begin with, so there wasn't much of a change required of him. I love our political system, but the people who run it disgust me. For Trump/Giuliani to bring out this laptop thing so close to the election is just dirty pool.

Kelly, Hunter is Joe Biden's biggest problem. To be blunt, he's a fuck-up. Joe got him a commission in the Naval Reserve, but then Hunter busted a random drug test and got kicked out. Imagine how humiliating that must have been for Joe? Then there was the paternity thing...and the divorce, and the affair with his late brother's wife. Then the Burisma fiasco. Then one of his former business partners comes out and says that those pesky emails are actually authentic. Then his friend and close business partner, Devin Archer gets convicted. Holy cow...what a mess.

If it can be confirmed that Hunter was funneling money to Joe while Joe was V.P., then it could be big trouble for Big Joe.

Bob said...

And if Biden’s elected, and this story continues to gain traction, don’t be surprised to hear the word “impeachment” early in his first term from Republicans eager to take revenge.