Biden Family Scandal Debunked

George Rebane

News media's search for balance is an errand for hubristic fools.

Here I am, writing this mea culpa with a red face.  Over the past week or so, I was among the millions of rightwingers who took in the news - hook, line, and sinker - about the business dealings of Hunter, Jim, and Joe (“the big guy”) Biden.  This morning my eyes were opened by an incisive and revealing op-ed piece – ‘Never mind COVID, how about Hunter?’ - in the 30oct20 Union by its publisher Don Rogers.  There he details a vast bamboozle, now in full swing, managed by Team Trump in the attempt to again illegitimately influence the election.  Reading the tightly worded expose, one immediately sees how these shenanigans all fit together to produce a conspiracy of size, depth, and scope never attempted in the history of our Republic.

The first thing I learned from Mr Rogers’ piece was that the country cannot continue executing its C19 response while also attending to the Biden scandal news.  I must admit, I never thought of that important detail.  We live and learn, when our betters shine the light.

The whole conspiracy apparently started by a rightwing Mac repair shop owner producing a laptop he claimed belonged to Hunter.  We should have known that this was a plant because it’s very unlikely that any “Trump follower” and “patriot” would ever operate a computer repair shop – a dead giveaway.

And then more evidence of a bamboozle when Trump’s lawyer Giuliani was given a copy of the alleged emails supposedly on Hunter’s laptop.  Everyone knows that Giuliani is in the bag and easy to involve in any of Trump’s shenanigans.  And everyone knows that Giuliani in his travels to Ukraine and points east has already been compromised by the Russians, and is now one of Putin’s Pals.

Where it gets really interesting is the report that the FBI was given the computer, and has had it for a better part of a year.  But that dog won’t hunt either.  We know how the FBI has been complicit in a lot of underhanded doings; it wouldn’t take any silver-tongued devil, say, like Bill Barr (no doubt in on it from the start), to talk the FBI’s leadership to join the conspiracy.  Again, I was blinded by FBI Dir Wray et al announcing that Hunter has been under criminal investigation since last year.  A clever ruse that has convinced too many of us unsuspecting naïfs.

What really should also have alerted all of us to the magnitude of the conspiracy was how Trump paraded DNI Ratcliffe in front of the nation to announce that the entire intelligence community had analyzed all the doings, and had not been able to find any Russian connection.  That that was clearly a lie came to light when we heard of the letter from 50 retired intelligence sector managers.  These distinguished gentlemen assured the country that the laptop and emails affair had all the earmarks of a Russian operation.  In fact, so much so, that any reasonable person would agree that no further evidence was needed to prove that point.  Again, plain as day, the allegation of so many retired intelligence professionals should have, then and there, made clear to all what was really going down.  But I and people like me just went ahead believing.  (Readers know that I was also bamboozled by all the findings discrediting the Steele dossier – too soon old, too late smart.)

What really took us in were the obviously placed reports of other colleagues of Hunter who had received some of the alleged emails.  To include such unknowns in the game was a no-brainer.  The real clever and well-thought-out ruse was the whole affair involving retired Navy officer Tony Bobulinsky.  Bobulinsky, supposedly CEO of a Hunter set-up company, was put up in a LA hotel room in front of Tucker Carlson (already another dead giveaway) to sing like a bird.  Some may argue that since Bobulinsky, from a long and honorable military family, was already wealthy, therefore he would not be on the take for a few more mere millions.  But we all know that rich guys are greedy and forever on the take; it really didn’t take much to get him to play along.  Anyway, the entire Bobulinsky thing is a sideshow and charade, especially his claim of discussing the whole alleged scam with Joe Biden himself, and now adding on that the FBI has listed him as a "material witness" in its criminal investigation of the Bidens.  The whole country knows what a straight-up guy VP Joe has been, a man who would never be involved in crass undertakings such as family-wide influence peddling.  Again, another missed dead giveaway.

And now we hear reports that the NY Post, the rightwing rag that broke the story, contracted a well-known cybersecurity expert to authenticate Hunter’s Burisma emails (more here).  That desperate ploy itself should have put the kibosh on the whole conspiracy.  But no, all this time we have had more rightwing media outlets like Fox News and the Wall Street Journal acting out their roles like a bought-and-paid-for chorus giving credence to the fabricated dirty linens manufactured in Russia, and coordinated here from the White House.

Involving those major discredited rightwing news sources should have put paid on the whole sordid affair.  This was made doubly clear by the entire cadre of progressive networks, cable news, and newspapers bravely and professionally refusing to cover any of this insidious conspiracy, lest it poison the minds of the more malleable folks so close to the election.  I see this now as a public service of the first rank, and have to admit that it shades all of my misdirected diatribes over the years against the journalistic profession and our Fourth Estate – one of our sacred and celebrated public institutions.  And were it not for courageous and diligent journalists like The Union’s Don Rogers, so many of us would never have been the wiser.  For me, it’s better late than never.

Comments

[Walt]

My two cents @ the Union...LOL!!!!!!
"AWAITING MODERATION Yup, stick with the party line and become a full fledged member of the Proggy Press D.R.
Working damage control at the local level now are we?
When there was 3.7 years of "get Trump" with pure fiction and truck loads of Russian dressing that went bad, and PLENTY of "undisclosed sources" from the same Proggy Press. Have you seen any of the same here? No. Real people with real names saying "YUP,, the Bidens are dirty."
But thanks for showing just how much of a Liberal rag The Union has become."

[Walt]

George. Can you let me know if that EVER gets posted?
I'm not going to hold my breath.
The truth stings at the local LIB rag.

[fish]

Those limpid blue eyes, the thoughtful beard, those distinguished graying locks......how could you ever have doubted him George. Dreaminess implies intelligence and good judgement....and dreaminess!

[scenes]

fish: "Those limpid blue eyes, the thoughtful beard, those distinguished graying locks"

The more than strong links between phenotype and politics shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. The surprises are the interesting ones, but they hardly ever seem to occur being, well, surprises.

re:young Hunter. There's scads of pictures (and some videos) online showing his behavior. There's several damning emails showing both pedo behavior and paying off dad. His ex-business partner sez the paying off dad emails refer to...Joe Biden. Enough to go to jail? Dunno. Enough to change a vote? You betcha.

The limpid one is simply doing a bit of dirty work for the DNC, but it isn't like 'newspapers' are really 'news', it's just an opinion rag with sports scores and the daily Jumble.

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On a somewhat related note, it's fun watching stalwart members of the Left edge towards voting for Trump, but they'll probably never do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1oirodyHVo

I guess you can only fool people in the physical sciences so much unless they simply refuse to look at evidence.

[scenes]

The Limpid One's editorial didn't age well.

"An email Hunter Biden received in April 2015 from a Burisma executive discussing an introduction to then-Vice President Joe Biden, which lies at the heart of a New York Post investigation, is unquestionably authentic, a cybersecurity expert told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday."

"An email Hunter Biden received in April 2015 from a Burisma executive discussing an introduction to then-Vice President Joe Biden, which lies at the heart of a New York Post investigation, is unquestionably authentic, a cybersecurity expert told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday."

"Graham, who has been cited as a cybersecurity expert in The Washington Post, the Associated Press, Wired, Engadget and other news and technology outlets, told the DCNF that he used a cryptographic signature found in the email’s metadata to validate that Vadym Pozharsky, an advisor to Burisma’s board of directors, emailed Hunter Biden on April 17, 2015."

"In the email, Pozharsky thanked Hunter Biden for “inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [sic] some time together.”"

https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/29/cybersecurity-expert-authenticates-hunter-biden-burisma-email/

[Wayne Hullett]

I honestly do not think that the lightly read and the liberals (redundant?) will pick up on the sarcasm; they were probably too busy having orgasms halfway through the first paragraph. I confess to actually wondering whether someone had some dirty pictures of you until about the third paragraph.

[George Rebane]

WayneH 242pm - Mission Accomplished!

[Walt]

Someone shove this down Roger's throat.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/30/report-forensic-analysis-shows-smoking-gun-hunter-biden-email-is-unquestionably-legit/

[Norman Sauer]

Having been on the Union's editorial board with Don Rogers for a while, his article isn't surprising. IMO, Don should have stuck to writing fantasy poetry.

[Walt]

You have to dig real deep to find this story on the local LIB rag now.

[Barry Pruett]

Rogers’ opinion piece is not gonna age well. 😂

[Bill Tozer]

Good job, Dr. Rebane, you silver tongued devil you. Very nice way of communicating.

Well, we all get bamboozled during our lifetimes, but for us, it’s a long time between incidents. That BS Detector is on automatic and working fine, like a natural reaction to placing ones hand on a hot burner. For others they live in a per perpetual state of bamboozlement. AKA, TDS, a fascinating yet dangerous to ones health phenomena.
Its like living with our neighbors the crazy cat lady, the Duh One, the Pony Tailed One, the Limpid One, assorted vile persons, and last but not least, Russian bots like moi.

[Bob Hobert]

Excellent satire. Wasted on the dems I know.

[crispy creem]

hey Barry,really good to hear from you there old chap. So I see all you old fools have been taken in, hook line and sinker by the far right wing media. How is that Tucker Carlson story doin tonight? Ha? UPS lost the critical documents. LOL. I don't think Don Rogers has to worry about too much Barry. That insane Biden story has crumbled and fallen to pieces today and Joe is heading for 330 electoral votes next week.

See you Tuesday night to offer my thoughts to you sad sacks.

[Don Bessee]

You were saying trolio @1016, keep counting your chickens just like last time. LOL -

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/30/report-forensic-analysis-shows-smoking-gun-hunter-biden-email-is-unquestionably-legit/

;-)

[MikeL]

I was thinking we must have time warped to April 1st. A very fine piece of sarcasm indeed. I love it.

[fish]

Posted by: crispy creem | 30 October 2020 at 10:16 PM

jetsy, if you’re going to employ a pseudonym no need to telegraph it so blatantly.

[Scott O]

10:16 - "That insane Biden story has crumbled and fallen to pieces today..."
Because?
Ah - that's right - because you 'feel' it has.
Don't worry, CC - you'll still have Harris after the Bidens have been removed.

[D]

Still waiting for the Republican led "full" Senate investigation into private citizen, Hunter Biden, who had zero influence on US National Security, involvement in Obama's election or re-election, or trade policy in Ukraine or China and was not a part of any Obama era White House Cabinet level negotiations as Trump's boys in the Big House were.

Did Hunter lie about something under oath?

[fish]

Posted by: D | 31 October 2020 at 02:55 PM

Remember (D)ugsKKKi cognitive dissonance is your friend......private citizen Biden relative selling influence - GOOD. Private citizen Trump relative selling influence - BAD.

So....how many crates of those "MAGA" depends did you order.....be nice to give the Laz-Y-Boy a chance to dry out.

[Don Bessee]

Creepy grampa joe brain farts again -

Former Vice President Joe Biden suffered yet another brain freeze Saturday, proclaiming he and former President Barack Obama believe Americans have a right to “badakathcare” during a rally in Flint, Michigan.

https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/10/31/brain-freeze-joe-biden-says-americans-have-a-right-to-badakathcare/

;-)

[Todd Juvinall]

I have had another back and forth with Rogers this week. Honestly, the man is just dumb. And a typical;l person who is so self-unaware it makes me wonder how he got as far as running the Union into the ground.