To be fair, Arnold's quote continues: "–and Epstein’s habit of spontaneously bringing acquaintances in to meet Mr. Gates.” Still.
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One for the ages:
"His lifestyle is very different and kind of intriguing although it would not work for me,” Mr. Gates emailed colleagues in 2011. ….
Bridgitt Arnold, a spokeswoman for Mr. Gates, said he “was referring only to the unique décor of the Epstein residence …" https://t.co/P0jF1D8XcJ
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"In March 2013, Mr. Gates flew on Mr. Epstein’s Gulfstream plane from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey to Palm Beach, Fla. … Ms. Arnold said Mr. Gates — who has his own $40 million jet — hadn’t been aware it was Mr. Epstein’s plane."
Whose plane did he think it was? https://t.co/TATRlotbjd
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2019
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Bridgett Arnold, Gates' spokeswoman, has a tough job. "Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past" https://t.co/wmoG5xM1fS
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2019
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.@NYTimes reports on @TulsiGabbard charges that @NYTimes is "rigging" the debate against her — in a hit piece on @TulsiGabbard. https://t.co/sO0DiiuNpz
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2019
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Guilt-by-association is underrated. One tool among many! But this piece seems to be ENTIRELY guilt-by-association. Quickie hit job? Reads like it.//"What, Exactly, Is Tulsi Gabbard Up To?" https://t.co/MYcm7Pbder
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2019
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Here's a sign of strength https://t.co/J7RNtW95bk
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2019
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We're going to impeach the President for removing an ambassador? https://t.co/9gtTI7Jwid
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2019
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No clinging! https://t.co/mMg45ZLexf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2019
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Have not heard this schlocky old song once since the fires started. Normally would've heard it 3 times by now. Had grown quite fond of it. Keep bad traditions alive! https://t.co/yt7rIWYmfV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2019
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We're going to impeach the President for removing an ambassador? https://t.co/XEv6fNOWjW
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2019
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Runs into trouble in the comments … https://t.co/dddJm8Syu4
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2019
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Think he knows that. He's desperate. https://t.co/iGHZsSa0os
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2019
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453 percent rise but numbers still very low (2500 in 2 months) compared with the size of the influx. Shows that deportation is no solution (eg for those released into US who skip their asylum trials). Need to avoid releasing them into US in the first place, it seems … https://t.co/XgyhsQ9w52
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2019
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If an elected official like Trump changes his policy because he's "for sale," that's a big scandal. If he changes his policy because he got conned by someone else who was for sale, that's ….the industry that built Washington. Happens literally every day.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2019
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At the least it suggests Establishment GOP Senators want Trump to feel insecure (about impeachment) and in need of their help. It's one of the few ways they have him on a leash. (Admittedly, his recent Syria action wouldn't seem to be evidence of him being on-leash.) https://t.co/FrkNShLHfB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2019
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Not saying Giuliani's Hopkins-he might be wrong/disreputable/corrupt. So impeach Trump because you don't like his Ukraine policy (even though they got arms). Don't dress it in pompous Constitutional clothes as if blowing off the foreign service is somehow an attack on democracy.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 11, 2019
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Many presidents have disdained the career foreign policy bureaucracy. It's not impeachable, or even unusual, to use unofficial channels to go around them. At the Washington Monthly we used to laud such efforts, because truth often doesn't make it up the bureaucratic chain. 1/ https://t.co/AqIuRJOL8e
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 11, 2019
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Trump's Ukraine policy may be wrong, deluded, manipulated. But why is this a "Constitutional" issue? I missed the clause that creates an career foreign service that can never be gainsayed, circumvented or demoralized. https://t.co/LuAFziQI92
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 11, 2019
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"Hopkins' assignment to meet with Churchill bypassed normal diplomatic channels. He held no official position, and when reporters asked the president if Hopkins was to be the next ambassador to Great Britain, Roosevelt answered, ‘You know Harry isn’t strong enough for that job.’" https://t.co/HCIjhAAoLT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 11, 2019
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Not the worst thing in world to circumvent State Dept. "Under Hopkins the administration of Lend-Lease was diffuse and controversial. It essentially bypassed the State Department, and Secretary Cordell Hull was not happy to be left out of the loop." https://t.co/tmVuQTKEcU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 11, 2019
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Hmm. Weaker than expected! E-verify is also one tool among many.
But they said you thought it was almost "meaningless" … https://t.co/qX6EyMTEyt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 11, 2019
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Note to @MarkSKrikorian: The "Border Wars" book by @juliehdavis and @shearm says that to you "the wall was little more than a meaningless gimmick." Reaction?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 10, 2019
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Rubio is the real winner here.
(Sorry I had to say that. In my contract. I wish them success also.) https://t.co/T2AWIUpXjR
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 10, 2019
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“Blinkered” was the word I was looking for. https://t.co/dpE1K239Q6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 10, 2019
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