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Holy crap . Rachel said what the republicans are doing is working (Original Post) mucifer Jan 2018 OP
That is not what she said. milestogo Jan 2018 #1
I will quote her "Tonight it is working". mucifer Jan 2018 #3
It will be short lived. The memo isn't even out yet. The memo will come out and it's going Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #5
Glad you're so optimistic. I feel like they're going to get away with it. OliverQ Jan 2018 #9
I think they are really over reaching on this and I think it's going to backfire on them. Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #13
I'm with you... I have a feeling this is all gonna backfire spectacularly. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2018 #18
The American public TwistOneUp Jan 2018 #27
the memo is about Carter Page, ffs bigtree Jan 2018 #24
Right. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2018 #12
I thought I heard her say "tonight it's working" just before the commercial break. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2018 #4
Yep. Mueller needs to act with what he has. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2018 #2
Trump muight fire Rosestein soon. GO ROBERT GO FAST !!!! trueblue2007 Jan 2018 #6
Like yesterday! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2018 #19
And people need to vote.....bigly! Kajun Gal Jan 2018 #7
I'm afraid November could be too late. That's 9 months from now. napi21 Jan 2018 #11
"And people need to vote.....bigly!" LenaBaby61 Jan 2018 #26
People don't want to consider this as plausible. triron Jan 2018 #28
People don't want to consider this as plausible. LenaBaby61 Jan 2018 #31
She didn't have to say that, and that is why if the republicans release this classified memo the still_one Jan 2018 #8
She sets em up. Don't worry. She's goading them. They will fall for the trap. Kajun Gal Jan 2018 #16
What I meant was that it is obvious what the republicans are doing, it isn't news. You might be still_one Jan 2018 #29
Absolutely. dalton99a Jan 2018 #23
It is working. Diorj Jan 2018 #10
Have faith my friend! Good will triumph over evil... the Traitor-in-Chief and InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2018 #21
Oh no! A talking head who gets paid writerJT Jan 2018 #14
I think like her, thank you very much! Without her we'd be under Russia's thumb! Kajun Gal Jan 2018 #17
I see. writerJT Jan 2018 #20
how politics works bigtree Jan 2018 #25
No. writerJT Jan 2018 #32
why would you expect that to be a literal statement? bigtree Jan 2018 #33
Still making up stuff, I see. writerJT Jan 2018 #34
wow, you're charming bigtree Jan 2018 #35
Me too... Rachel is waking people up to the Nazi-in-Chief's treachery. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2018 #22
She is sure trying. triron Jan 2018 #30
I can understand your frustration in others allowing themselves additional perspectives LanternWaste Jan 2018 #37
You are trying too hard. writerJT Jan 2018 #38
It's working because the party over country Republicans who won't stand up to Dictator Don. sarcasmo Jan 2018 #15
But we'll stand up to the RePutins. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #36

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
1. That is not what she said.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:26 PM
Jan 2018

She said people keep trying to obstruct justice because sometimes it works.

 

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)
5. It will be short lived. The memo isn't even out yet. The memo will come out and it's going
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:28 PM
Jan 2018

to be picked apart. It's not going to end well for these Republicans who are all in on the treason caucus.

 

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)
13. I think they are really over reaching on this and I think it's going to backfire on them.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:41 PM
Jan 2018

Why not go with that thinking until events prove otherwise? To me I would think this memo is just more attempts to obstruct justice...not to mention it is fundamentally flawed. Let the vetting of the memo begin !

TwistOneUp

(1,020 posts)
27. The American public
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:20 PM
Jan 2018

Will want to see the Dem rebuttal, and will wonder why the GOP will not allow the Dem rebuttal to be released.

When was the last time a SOTU address was made without a rebuttal? Don't you think that would provoke outrage?

The only peeps who won't be upset are the fundagelicals.

bigtree

(85,977 posts)
24. the memo is about Carter Page, ffs
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:59 PM
Jan 2018

...releasing the memo is just going to highlight his chicanery.

Stone seems interchangeable with Page, for some reason.

trueblue2007

(17,194 posts)
6. Trump muight fire Rosestein soon. GO ROBERT GO FAST !!!!
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:29 PM
Jan 2018

PLEASE Mueller..... go for the jugular

lock them all up

napi21

(45,806 posts)
11. I'm afraid November could be too late. That's 9 months from now.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:34 PM
Jan 2018

Conman seems to be eliminating anybody linked to this investigation, one by one, and he only has Rosenstein to go. Then no one's left to get to Mueller.

LenaBaby61

(6,973 posts)
26. "And people need to vote.....bigly!"
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:17 PM
Jan 2018

Are we sure that our votes will be collected and counted fairly by thuglicans?

Are we sure our votes won't be purged off of voting rolls by God knows WHO?

What will the ruling concerning gerrymandering in Wisconsin be from the Supreme Court in head of the 2018 elections? (5-4 thuglican leaning Court).

We KNOW that the ruskies will have free reign in whatever they decide to do where interference into our elections are concerned.

Do you trust THIS Department of Homeland Security?

Do you trust beauguard?


Our voting machines CAN be hacked with success.






NOTHING much has changed since November 8th 2016.

triron

(21,984 posts)
28. People don't want to consider this as plausible.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:27 PM
Jan 2018

I think fascism is well on the way. COMPLACENCY, especially by the media (even COMPLICIT)

LenaBaby61

(6,973 posts)
31. People don't want to consider this as plausible.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:48 PM
Jan 2018

I have friends who STILL don't get it. Who don't understand that we're in trouble concerning thuglicans who are continuing to gut our voting rights. Stop our votes from being collected/counted fairly. They still don't get that ruskie interference never stopped. Some keep telling me that I'm being TOO pessimistic. TOO negative. Telling me to hold onto hope because of what's happened in Virginia and in other special elections where Dems picked up seats. They tell me instead of worrying so much, get out there, mobilize and get folks registered to vote. They tell me that IF we, the resistance, vote in huge numbers ....overwhelm THEM, "they" can't get rid of all of our votes. I mean, they don't seem to get that thuglicans can and will adjust for cheating windage and purge, voter-cross check, voter ID, gerrymander and make votes "go missing" to KEEP thuglicans in power of the Senate and House and of course the presidency in 2020: Assuming we even HAVE a GE in 2020

still_one

(92,061 posts)
8. She didn't have to say that, and that is why if the republicans release this classified memo the
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:31 PM
Jan 2018

Democrats MUST issue their report immediately after, and not doing so will be aiding the republicans in a coup against the United States of America



still_one

(92,061 posts)
29. What I meant was that it is obvious what the republicans are doing, it isn't news. You might be
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:27 PM
Jan 2018

right about her goading them, but frankly they could care less what Rachel has to say


Diorj

(7 posts)
10. It is working.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:32 PM
Jan 2018

It is working. The FBI is laying down to the supreme leader, This is the end of Democracy in the USA. Its only going to get worse.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)
21. Have faith my friend! Good will triumph over evil... the Traitor-in-Chief and
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:54 PM
Jan 2018

his Rethug henchmen are gonna pay for their crimes. Mueller has the goods... just give it time.

writerJT

(190 posts)
14. Oh no! A talking head who gets paid
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:43 PM
Jan 2018

and gets rich by whipping people up into a frenzy said something!

Think for yourself.

writerJT

(190 posts)
20. I see.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:52 PM
Jan 2018

I would ask you to explain how one tv talking head is responsible for us not being under Russia’s thumb, but I’ll spare you the agony of trying to justify that ridiculous claim.

bigtree

(85,977 posts)
25. how politics works
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:16 PM
Jan 2018

...that's what you're really asking.

Rachael is a prominent part of the resistance. Her impact is as evident and potentially influential as the forces working to silence and discredit media sources unfavorable to the president. It works much like governmental politics does. Her show is an effective public lobby against the corruption occurring.

writerJT

(190 posts)
32. No.
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:08 AM
Jan 2018

I wasn’t asking that.

The quote is “Without her we'd be under Russia's thumb!”

I mean, just look at that. It’s absurd.

bigtree

(85,977 posts)
33. why would you expect that to be a literal statement?
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:49 PM
Jan 2018

...looks more like an acknowledgement of the power of the press.

Maddow does her part, most often leading the way with groundbreaking reporting and diligent efforts to track events and inform her viewers. I don't want to even imagine the state of television reporting without her, without others like her. I could see the collapse of the press very much determining how much influence Russia has in America.

...but, you go on and do your little thing.

writerJT

(190 posts)
34. Still making up stuff, I see.
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 01:40 PM
Jan 2018

First, you tell me what I was supposedly really asking about (I wasn’t), now you’re twisting yourself up like pretzel over some alleged true meaning of the statement.

This was only mildly interesting when it originally came up. It was a dumb statement by a super-fan, and I’ll leave it at that.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
37. I can understand your frustration in others allowing themselves additional perspectives
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 04:28 PM
Jan 2018

I can understand your frustration in others allowing themselves additional perspectives and opinions originating from various sources.

I can only sympathize with the myopic and undisciplined sentiment that doing so is in fact, not thinking for oneself.

Seems almost hysterical in thought... which might lend itself to irony, as that is the very thing you indict "talking heads" with.

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