As important is it is to have the right person as special prosecutor, we also need the right person to head the F.B.I. After all, the F.B.I. would be the provider of information to the special prosecutor, information that would be essential for investigation and possible prosecution.We know that certain names in law enforcement who have been mentioned as possible new directors would be awful, most particularly Milwaukee Sheriff David Clark, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. What we need is for the names of capable candidates to be floated for public consideration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nIf it is true that progressives are more facile at dealing with factual information than conservatives, then it is incumbent upon progressives to help keep the volume down and the analysis in high gear. We may be drowned out, but at the very least, we can lead by example.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At first I enjoyed it; Jeffrey Toobin on CNN going ballistic over the Comey firing. Then there was the normal outrage from Dana Bash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2119,767,2582,661,1683,1868,1929,2826],"tags":[2803,3017,3016],"yoast_head":"\n
Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing? - Occasional Planet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing? - Occasional Planet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"At first I enjoyed it; Jeffrey Toobin on CNN going ballistic over the Comey firing. Then there was the normal outrage from Dana Bash\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Occasional Planet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Occasional-Planet-325800656245\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-05-10T17:28:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-05-10T23:02:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Protesters-Silent-a.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Arthur Lieber\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Occas_Planet\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Occas_Planet\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Arthur Lieber\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/\",\"name\":\"Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing? - Occasional Planet\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Protesters-Silent-a.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-05-10T17:28:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-05-10T23:02:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/#\/schema\/person\/30209aa479bd5ded74238d2ba4fc550f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Protesters-Silent-a.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Protesters-Silent-a.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"Silent protesters\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/\",\"name\":\"Occasional Planet\",\"description\":\"Progressive Voices Speaking Out\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/#\/schema\/person\/30209aa479bd5ded74238d2ba4fc550f\",\"name\":\"Arthur Lieber\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ddbe1ebe31b3b8d3169935b60845e398?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ddbe1ebe31b3b8d3169935b60845e398?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Arthur Lieber\"},\"description\":\"Since 1969, Arthur Lieber has been teaching and working in non-profit educational organizations. His focus has been on promoting critical, creative, and enjoyable learning for students in informal settings. In the 2010 mid-term elections, he was the Democratic nominee for US Congress from Missouri\u2019s 2nd Congressional District.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/author\/arthur-lieber\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing? - Occasional Planet","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing? - Occasional Planet","og_description":"At first I enjoyed it; Jeffrey Toobin on CNN going ballistic over the Comey firing. Then there was the normal outrage from Dana Bash","og_url":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/","og_site_name":"Occasional Planet","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Occasional-Planet-325800656245\/","article_published_time":"2017-05-10T17:28:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-05-10T23:02:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Protesters-Silent-a.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Arthur Lieber","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Occas_Planet","twitter_site":"@Occas_Planet","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Arthur Lieber","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/","url":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/","name":"Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing? - Occasional Planet","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Protesters-Silent-a.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1","datePublished":"2017-05-10T17:28:25+00:00","dateModified":"2017-05-10T23:02:06+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/#\/schema\/person\/30209aa479bd5ded74238d2ba4fc550f"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Protesters-Silent-a.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Protesters-Silent-a.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1","width":1200,"height":600,"caption":"Silent protesters"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2017\/05\/10\/little-silence-reflection-comey-thing\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/","name":"Occasional Planet","description":"Progressive Voices Speaking Out","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/#\/schema\/person\/30209aa479bd5ded74238d2ba4fc550f","name":"Arthur Lieber","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ims.zdr.mybluehost.me\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ddbe1ebe31b3b8d3169935b60845e398?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ddbe1ebe31b3b8d3169935b60845e398?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Arthur Lieber"},"description":"Since 1969, Arthur Lieber has been teaching and working in non-profit educational organizations. His focus has been on promoting critical, creative, and enjoyable learning for students in informal settings. In the 2010 mid-term elections, he was the Democratic nominee for US Congress from Missouri\u2019s 2nd Congressional District.","url":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/author\/arthur-lieber\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Protesters-Silent-a.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37016"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37016"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37020,"href":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37016\/revisions\/37020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}