He went on to say that he never accepted a legal bribe and has always been steadfast in his totally honest beliefs.
I’m a bit disappointed the article doesn’t go into the second thing at all.
I never received a legal bribe
That’s because bribery is illegal. There’s no such thing as a legal bribe; which is a very interesting distinction to make. The implication being he’s received bribes.
Further, the Biden family didn’t receive bribes. They received payments for whatever. Yes those payments may have been mostly to associate the Biden name to those dealings, that’s not illegal.
That’s because bribery is illegal. There’s no such thing as a legal bribe
Bullshit. If I pay a politician to vote the way I want, that’s a bribe. That the inherently corrupt system makes it legal as long as I don’t spell out the quid pro quo specifically like the world’s worst undercover cop doesn’t make it any less of a bribe.
Further, the Biden family didn’t receive bribes.
Who said anything about the Bidens? I’m talking about The Invertebrate Formerly Known as Speaker…
And I honestly don’t know if the family got bribes and I don’t really care as long as they weren’t connected to Joe himself. That HE’S been personally bribed as a politician is not in doubt, though.
Let’s be real here: lobbying is, for all intents and purposes except in a legal sense for the US, a legal bribe. It’s a corporation (read: the CEO or somebody on the executive board) paying a politician to take whatever fuck position the corporate interest wants. The fact that politicians basically dress up bribes as literally anything except a bribe is disingenuous and disgusting because they can just go “oh, that wasn’t a bribe that was a uhhhh - checks notes - ‘donation to my SuperPAC’,” and somehow that is ok.
Shit like this is what happens when you let greedy rich fucks have power over legislation.
Bullshit. If I pay a politician to vote the way I want, that’s a bribe. That the inherently corrupt system makes it legal as long as I don’t spell out the quid pro quo specifically like the world’s worst undercover cop doesn’t make it any less of a bribe.
So. where exactly are you disagreeing with me? there is zero evidence Joe Biden ever received money or any other form of bribe, or was ever influences by his son’s position on the board. The 20 million they talk about going to the “Biden Family”… a lot of that is just business associates doing… business. Oh, and the Hunter was employed by Burismo. That is no more illegal than you being employed by your presumed employer. was it of dubious ethics? perhaps. but it’s not illegal, and there’s no sign that it induced Joe Biden to behave in an unethical manner. if there was a smoking gun, they’d have found it by now an been waiving it around every chance they get.
When McCarthy claims to have never received a legal bribe, he’s not speaking to that second definition you screenshot. You know, the highly informal one used by parents who know their just encouraging bad habits. In any case, to make the distinction of “i’ve never received an legal bribe” implies that he has in fact received a bribe- there would be no need to make that distinction. Further, because all bribes are illegal… any bribe he might have received would not fall into the classification of ‘legal bribe’. At least, not while McCarthy is employed by the federal government.
Who said anything about the Bidens? I’m talking about The Invertebrate Formerly Known as Speaker…
McCarthy’s comments about bribes were in reference to the Bidens.
where exactly are you disagreeing with me?
The part where you said that there’s no such thing as a legal bribe. I thought my disagreement to THAT preposterous claim was at least blatantly obvious, even if any of the rest was too subtle.
McCarthy’s comments about bribes were in reference to the Bidens.
Ah. I see. The body text was just me listing examples of equally ridiculous statements, in the way The Onion sometimes do in more elegant ways.
Just for the record: as far as I can tell, there’s no there there with regards to Hunter Biden, as further implied by the fact that the GOP-controlled House won’t let him answer their questions in public, only behind closed doors.
