"William's frame ... " In Re Jeffrey Epstein and the Acosta resignation.

William's frame is that Epstein is not the real monster.
Says forum leader MSK in a brief exchange concerning the Acosta resignation today (July 12 2019)

William opens the Bingo Game with a wry set of observations (or a demonic moralizing stampede to Hate YMMV

Posted 2 hours ago

No one yet wants to comment on the 'sweetheart deal'?
Apply an Epstein Curse only to The Left (or other rubric)?
Assume facts or plots not in evidence?
Make hay while the sun shines.

Acosta could have banged-up Epstein. Instead, his office -- he, himself -- agreed a deal that had secret provisions (NOT to be shared with alleged victims).

He did not explain how he failed to bang up Epstein to the satisfaction of President.

"A confluence of events" brings on his resignation, to use the passive voice and weasel-ish phrasing. Or, Acosta resigns.

What seems disgusting (and chips fall where they may) is that there were and are a Corps of Enablers who (like Acosta) forgot about the victims/did a shoddy job of prosecution. There is to my mind another set, a more diffuse class of enablers who "knew" or suspected criminal activity yet ignored, evaded, minimized or excused that behaviour (I note again the excellent work of the reporters on this file at the Miami Herald).

Muh Clintons!

I'd suggest that Acosta resigned only for optics: in other words, he was rightly-or-wrongly drawing the wrong kind of attention to the White House.

I fully believe that Acosta will not be the only one who fails to answer questions adequately -- and will pay a price, either resignation or public shame and disgrace, if not via an indictment, trial and conviction, via the Social Disapprobation Machine known by other names.

This too shall pass. More bones will be found. Other heads will roll. In the fullness of time.

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That Napolitano guy gets ahead of a story now and again. I note again the work of (insert adjective here) reporters at the Miami Herald.

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William's frame is that Epstein is not the real monster.

-- I can see why a quick reading could lead to this mistaken impression.

Epstein is the real monster.
Lax prosecution gave Epstein a 'sweetheart deal'
Epstein had a wide range of 'friends,' some of who were "enablers" of sex-trafficking.
Epstein had 'friends' or employees -- or victims enculturated to sex-trafficking -- who helped "The Defense" of the man.
Further 'friends' and associates of Epstein may be the subject of scandal, if not prosecution, for tolerating or participating in the most criminal of acts alleged against Epstein.
Chips will fall as they may (meaning some enumerated 'contacts' of Epstein may be charged with as yet unknown crimes).

Some folks who fumbled their public duties or who appear to have fumbled their public duties will lose face and gain notoriety, or as today, be under such scrutiny fair and unfair that these some folks must resign or be fired.

Epstein is the real monster. How come he continued to prey on victims after the case in Florida was closed? How come the New York state attorney couldn't even manage to make Epstein report per his sentencing ... ?

I could load all (official/legal/social) bad decisions taken in regard to Epstein on a Clinton barge. But I would be rightly raked for slipping in a kind of black and white thinking, false dilemma, false alternative fallacy.

More chips may fall. I see no more cabinet secretaries being forced out of office, but I'd like to see the NY Attorney get fired and shamed.

All of those who participated in post-Florida-verdict socializing with Epstein (who is the real monster), all of them should have chips fall on them as well.

I want to discover just how rich Epstein is and was, who holds his debt if any, who has blackmail-able material looming over them, if any.

Funny how if it were Cosby, the Clinton Machine Thing Rubric Island Barge might be savaged for a seemingly-inverted moral sin.

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Not too long ago, William would be denying there was any sex abuse of minors at all if it came from Democrats or progressives, much less "enablers."

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"William's frame" is ... reactionary