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PatrickforB

(15,327 posts)
18. LOL - his hypocrisy knows NO bounds! Everyone on that list, and I mean EVERYONE, needs to be held accountable
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:36 PM
22 hrs ago

for their actions. If they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time, then fine. But if they participated in the sex trafficking and child rape, then they need to be in prison. Dems, Repubs, so-called 'captains of industry,' billionaire parasites, Wall Street greed-lizards, ALL OF THEM. Even members of the erstwhile fourth estate.

Oopsie. Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #1
I was going to post the same reaction PatSeg 22 hrs ago #14
Did he do bad things to girls???? Trueblue1968 21 hrs ago #33
So much sin and scandal to go around PatSeg 19 hrs ago #68
We still really know very little on what financial dealings he offered his clients. Was he shielding his clients money LiberalArkie 21 hrs ago #38
Everyone is so focused on the many PatSeg 19 hrs ago #67
Like maybe Epstein was a big part of hiding money off shore? LiberalArkie 18 hrs ago #73
That would make sense PatSeg 18 hrs ago #78
Uh, this is David Brooks we are talking about. Nothing innocent about him. PurgedVoter 3 hrs ago #100
LMAO BeyondGeography 22 hrs ago #2
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha not fooled 22 hrs ago #20
Came to post smarmy n/t hibbing 22 hrs ago #22
Never fails malaise 21 hrs ago #28
He was just following his compass' pointer. Qutzupalotl 15 hrs ago #87
I'm sure his objection was principled. spooky3 22 hrs ago #3
Of course malaise 21 hrs ago #31
This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer 22 hrs ago #4
Alrighty then ....... Lovie777 22 hrs ago #5
I wonder how many times he visited "Fantasy Island"...Epstein, Epstein, Epstein... wcmagumba 22 hrs ago #6
+1 dalton99a 22 hrs ago #15
Of course he is! RockRaven 22 hrs ago #7
Glad to have popsdenver 17 hrs ago #82
Oh my. Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #8
Well, well, well mcar 22 hrs ago #9
That's a karmic full circle that took more than twenty-five year to complete itself. Baitball Blogger 22 hrs ago #10
Oh My! malaise 22 hrs ago #11
Brooks is an ass PJMcK 21 hrs ago #39
Why is it that the biggest scolds are often the biggest perpetrators? SupportSanity 20 hrs ago #49
In psychiatric terms popsdenver 17 hrs ago #83
He tries so hard to seem reasonable and moderate Freddie 18 hrs ago #72
Explains a LOT. Kid Berwyn 22 hrs ago #12
Wait... he was a Moonie? nt. druidity33 5 hrs ago #93
Got big boy britches from Moonie Times. Kid Berwyn 2 hrs ago #105
LOL. NewHendoLib 22 hrs ago #13
Kick. N/T Upthevibe 22 hrs ago #16
Ha ha ha ! - was just discussing that pretentious asshole in another thread harumph 22 hrs ago #17
LOL - his hypocrisy knows NO bounds! Everyone on that list, and I mean EVERYONE, needs to be held accountable PatrickforB 22 hrs ago #18
WOW. Is there anyone Epstein didn't taint? Sogo 22 hrs ago #19
Yippers... REAL people with functioning hearts, minds, and souls. slightlv 18 hrs ago #80
THAT'S funny! no_hypocrisy 22 hrs ago #21
My turn: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Paladin 22 hrs ago #23
It would be delicious if Trump takes a lot of people down with him. SupportSanity 20 hrs ago #51
Gotta figure Trump has been using what he knows about Epstein's friends & 'clients' to blackmail a lot of rich guys Attilatheblond 20 hrs ago #61
Wadda ya know MustLoveBeagles 22 hrs ago #24
My my my! Isn't that interesting! liberalla 22 hrs ago #25
Well, well, well. StarryNite 22 hrs ago #26
HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA CatWoman 22 hrs ago #27
Well, isn't that convenient. C_U_L8R 21 hrs ago #29
No way in hell was Brooks looking for libidinous pleasures. It's not in his DNA. He's allegorical oracle 21 hrs ago #30
He left his wife for a younger woman he was working with SamuelTheThird 21 hrs ago #35
Yep -- hang him for hypocrisy because he's probably guilty. And I've never been a fan of allegorical oracle 19 hrs ago #65
He is Jewish Bluestocking 20 hrs ago #58
I personally have Jewish friends who for all-the-world would sound waspish. Brooks allegorical oracle 19 hrs ago #63
Brooks converted to Christianity during his mid-life crisis involving second wife wishstar 18 hrs ago #81
How many in the media, congress, courts, corporations, banks are in the Epstein files? Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #32
So, when I see reports like this, intheflow 21 hrs ago #34
Pictures of people at an event isn't evidence of a crime EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #57
True, but when Brooks writes a column criticizing Democrats for "obsessing" over Epstein tanyev 3 hrs ago #102
Doesn't really do so for me EdmondDantes_ 2 hrs ago #103
I'm just saying when he wrote that column he should have mentioned that he attended events where Epstein was present. tanyev 2 hrs ago #106
I agree OrangeJoe 20 hrs ago #62
Ro Kahna said basicly the same thing on Jim Acosta today. Volaris 18 hrs ago #74
Nobody has demanded anything. MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #76
K&R spanone 21 hrs ago #36
Complicit milquetoast. tblue37 21 hrs ago #37
Of course he is. He's always been a republican AllyCat 21 hrs ago #40
I just dropped the link in the NYT comments. N/T tonekat 21 hrs ago #41
Good riversedge 5 hrs ago #96
Brooks was always a creep. rustbeltvoice 20 hrs ago #42
He was always a slimy prick... PCIntern 20 hrs ago #43
Maybe he will talk about it Friday night on the News Hour displacedvermoter 20 hrs ago #44
This is the best Johonny 20 hrs ago #45
The saying goes, "You made your bed, now lie in it." Bluetus 20 hrs ago #46
Paraphrasing Desi Arnaz... Dave Id 20 hrs ago #47
Out yourself much, Brooks? Obvious. Cha 20 hrs ago #48
Nothing to see here.... SergeStorms 20 hrs ago #50
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Rhiagel 20 hrs ago #52
I recall him writing a book about how to kairos12 20 hrs ago #53
Hey David Clouds Passing 20 hrs ago #54
Boom SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #55
He just liked to watch. BamaRefugee 20 hrs ago #56
Gonna be a lot of mansplaing coming. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #59
He doth protested too much. BlueKota 20 hrs ago #60
"The Epstein Story? Count Me Out." Dave Bowman 19 hrs ago #64
But Is he finished?😀 malaise 19 hrs ago #71
Well, yeah, TSF isn't finished Wednesdays 15 hrs ago #89
Should have resigned already malaise 14 hrs ago #90
The schadenfreude is especially delicious today nt Rob H. 19 hrs ago #66
Yesterday Steve Schmidt mentioned what Marcus Aurelius had to say about the wisdom of keeping your big mouth shut. flashman13 19 hrs ago #69
Oh My !!!!!!!!!! Ford_Prefect 19 hrs ago #70
K&R Scott Alan Swaggerty 18 hrs ago #75
David Brooks has always been Alice Kramden 18 hrs ago #77
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise Deep State Witch 18 hrs ago #79
Ah, yes, Mr. American Moral Fiber. . . . hatrack 17 hrs ago #84
Further proof, as if it were needed, those that are tainted are Buddyzbuddy 17 hrs ago #85
David Brooks has always been an snob and elite belittling jerk Bread and Circuses 16 hrs ago #86
Not surprised. Brooks has always seemed to be hiding something. A bit too right wing and phonily moral. Martin68 15 hrs ago #88
Conspiracy theories are starting to look like our reality. #EpsteinFiles #davidbrooks Buttoneer 13 hrs ago #91
I'm waiting for the compromising pictures of Dershowitz and George Will. NBachers 12 hrs ago #92
Shazam Sgt Carter. The event was 2 years AFTER the conviction rpannier 5 hrs ago #94
"The Epstein Story? Count Me Out." UpInArms 5 hrs ago #95
This is who he is, and why those of us don't give him quarter Cosmocat 4 hrs ago #97
Important note - this happened AFTER Epstein's Florida conviction. hatrack 4 hrs ago #98
Never met him, didn't even know who he was! kellytore 3 hrs ago #99
Sometimes, it's best to just keep quiet, but fear sometimes makes us run our mouths. Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #101
The babbling Brook can shut up now Blue Owl 2 hrs ago #104
Not the first time he's tripped on his own dick SpankMe 1 hr ago #107
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