MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace is in conversation with former FBI Director James Comey who was fired by Donald Trump on 09 May 2017 because he refused to play ball with Trump. This very candid conversation shows a different side of Comey.
Please ensure you set the video to the beginning. For some reason, it is set to start at the 43 minute mark and it won’t reset.
Part of the conversation is based on his book “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, And Leadership” which Trump has said is about him which could not be further from the truth. Trump barely gets a mention. I read the book during the summer and can say it is more about some of life’s lessons, about integrity, about being faithful to values. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. BTW, it is an hour in length and I think I have listened to the conversation 3 times.
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Watching it now, the vid started at the beginning for me Lynn.
Here’s another interview, only 30 minutes long, with Aussie reporter Leigh Sales.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c241aN8UexQ
Easy enough to reset it manually – but this one should start from the beginning:
I have been following Comey’s interviews around various progressive sites, and I have been struck by the lack of civility in the comments. things like “self-righteous” and “I’ll never forgive him” don’t even cover the tip of the iceberg.
My husband told be a joke once which is not suitable to repeat here, not in content, not in language, and to top it off, it’s told in ugly dialect, so I won’t repeat it, but the point it made was, you can live your whole life one way, make one mistake, and be forever known for that one mistake, and it did make that point effectively (and memorably). It keeps coming to my mind in connection with Comey.
It isn’t enough to be a nation of laws, not of men. We also need to be a party of principle, not of men. If we lose sight of the fact that truth is truth, no matter who says it, we are in danger of losing our own moral compass.
If this is totally off topic, I apologize. I haven’t had time to watch yet. But I just had to get that off my chest.
No apologies needed because you’re not off topic. That is his main point, especially in his book, A Higher Loyalty. A loyalty that transcends party and ideology . . . loyalty to principles, loyalty to values.
I hope you enjoy the conversation.
Thanks. I did. It could have used a tissue warning … though maybe that’s just me. A different side? this is the Comey I have always seen. He’ll question that decision for the rest of his life, and he will always come to the conclusion he could not have decided any other way. It has to be like living in hell, although I hope it’s actually purgatory, because I think he deserves better.
Thanks Squatch! I wonder what he has said to Mueller!
Me too! We’ll just have to wait I guess.
Yep!
Will watch this when I can.
Thanks so much, Lynn for posting.
Nice Chrissie present, Lynn. I’ve watched it all on a very relaxed Boxing Day.
I share your opinion of Comey, having read his book just a little before you did. Integrity is what drives the man, and kindness, and to a certain extend a love of rules and procedures often seen in public servants. That all made him an excellent head of the FBI. Such a shame that he won’t be able to return to the job after Drumpf has left the building; his infamous Hillary-mistake will prohibit that.
Comey has the gift of analysis and he’d make a good advisor to future high officials, but he realizes that he’s no political material. I hope he doesn’t buckle under pressure to run for something political nevertheless. Let’s hope that the income of his book gives him enough leeway to find a job that really suits him in 2021. That’s the least he deserves.