Holy Shit did DUers just hear that Chris Hayes interview with Schumer?

[malaise]

The gloves are off - must see video - will post when available.
The Con (and they said con several times) is a despicable human being.

[spanone]

1. K&R...

[Chin music]

2. Please Push the button tomorrow Congress. It may be our last chance.

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[elleng]

3. Yes but

I don't have much confidence in Schumer's gloves.

[LonePirate]

4. I have seen nothing from Schumer to suggest he is capable of fighting 45 and the Republicans.

Words are not actions.

[malaise]

5. Both Schumer and Tester

feel that the Con has violated his oath of office.
Warren wants impeachment - the shit is approaching the fan.

[spanone]

8. the momentum is building...

[malaise]

9. Precisely

Oops Rachel starts with Falwell and the Con and suggests you put her on pause and shower after this piece

[StarfishSaver]

6. Not having enough votes in the Senate probably has something to do with it

The time to complain about the inability to fight the Republicans was in 2014 when we let the Senate flip back to the Republicans because not enough Democrats thought it was important to fight to keep a Democratic majority in the Senate.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

21. Has a single Republican House or Senate come out

for impeachment?

[StarfishSaver]

22. No

One of the reasons the Democrats need to build a public case for impeachment before launching it - the only way any Republican will support impeachment will be if their constituents pressure them to.

[pangaia]

31. I keep saying that but nobody in DC listens.

Dems MUST fight this like repujs do..in the public.

For pete sakes..hire some p r woman to spread the truthful propaganda everywhere...24/7

[StarfishSaver]

37. Where and to what audience do you propose this "truthful propaganda" be spread?

[pangaia]

45. Everywhere and everybody..

[StarfishSaver]

46. That's not a response

[pangaia]

48. Oh really.. what would you call it? A meat pie with hot sauce?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

47. I see a big void in our leadership. We have none. Because we are not in power. But, we are

in a time when we need it desperately. Perez ..no power no audience? No savvy?, Schumer and Pelosi, guess not their place, they only know/responsible for their world and counting votes.

We are 10 months away from a nominee.

Only leader I can even think of is Obama. And times like this, I wish he wasn’t so unassuming. He and Clinton’s !!

I think I came to the conclusion it had to be the private sector. Steyer, Hollywood money makers, nyc ad men, experts in campaign strategy, and IT experts ( to protect 2020 vote). Go off for a retreat and figure out how to defeat this MF.

[pangaia]

50. ", experts in campaign strategy, and IT experts '

My only point here is to hire. like you say, ad experts, campaign experts, IT people and spread the truth about what is happening.... spread it everywhere 24/7.. I mean how difficult can it be to figure it out...??

The citizens must be told what is really happening-- the USA is being taken down, people. Wake the fuck up !!!!!

[NewJeffCT]

52. Nobody will broadcast what the Democrats are doing

The media is focused on Trump 24/7 They can hire the best experts in the world, but if the media is all running after Trump to cover the latest scandal or outrageous statement or tweet, will anybody know?

Republicans have spent over 40 years building up a right wing media empire - Fox News, One America, Sinclair Broadcasting on TV; Rush Limbaugh and a horde of national and local RW radio hosts; and, other than a few notable exceptions, they control most of the country's newspapers, especially the smaller local/regional newspapers. Democrats have MSNBC and late nights on Comedy Central.

You do know that Michael Bloomberg is spending millions building a high tech GOTV database for Democrats, right? He's not just donating big money to anti-NRA groups.

And, Tom Steyer is spending millions to help register voters and create grassroots GOTV operations, right? He's not just running ads urging impeachment.

Until Democrats can get a dynamic candidate that can steal attention away from Trump, he will continue to dominate the news cycle and drown out everything else.

[pangaia]

53. But at the same time, even without a 'face' for us, whether Biden, Harris, whomever.

can't 'we' use trump's visibility against him?

That is more my point...like yesterday's reports of his losing billions, etc etc... the list, ever here on DU about his failed businesses, his lies, his being blackmailed, is attempt to become a dictator, his basic human depravity, and republicans' supporting this and doing nothing...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

54. That's the point though. You've got two worlds

The informed and the not informed. If the other side could figure out how to brainwash their side, then surely our best and brightest in the political, advertising, and IT worlds could work together to inform the uninformed.

I watched Beto rising in TX only to see an orchestrated Facebook smear spread like wildfire in the low info community. Then Beto plateaued. This technique will be used in 2020. Hell, trump has already spent millions in Facebook ads in Texas already! Why not buy the SAME list he did? Staff a rapid response team to immediately push a counter ad to the same recipients with the truth?

Trump will brag about his regulation cutting. There is likely a treasure trove of horrors there. Create an ad of kids swimming in a lake. "President trump cut the regulation that protects the water in US lakes. Do you want your kids swimming there?". Short and simple.

My point...there's lots we can do until our candidate emerges. But we need someone to pull the team together.

[ecstatic]

7. I'm questioning his (and Pelosi's) leadership after that interview

Chris asked point blank: Has trump violated his oath of office? I think Schumer said yes, but not sure because it wasn't a simple yes or no.

If you think he's a con, stop waltzing over to the WH to discuss infrastructure bills. You know trump is an ass and has no intention of giving you a win. It's so odd how they misremember history with regard to Clinton--repubs passed a bunch of bills which CLINTON got credit for, not rethugs. If democrats help pass a major infrastructure bill, DUMP will get the credit. Meanwhile, the rethugs benefited from impeaching Clinton. They held on to both houses and won the presidency in 2000.

[BigmanPigman]

16. I got the same impression unfortunately.

[Ferrets are Cool]

23. Thank you

[Ligyron]

24. They keep saying, "Well, I think we need for all the facts to come out 1st".

WHAT?

@#$%, M'fkr you have all the facts you need right now and will get no more until you start impeachment proceedings!

Trump and his lacky Barr along with a cabinet secretary or two are breaking the law and obstructing justice day-in & day-out, right now, this very minute, in real time!

Warren is absolutely right - do your #@%$ job!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. Yes! Warren only one standing up for the obvious.

If she could win TX I'd be for her

[Ligyron]

35. Only one so far...

Hopefully something will break soon and another one of our fearless legislators will grow a pair (or a conscience) and join her and then another and then another...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

44. Tomorrow:)

[triron]

32. Always thought Schumer was spineless.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Not acting immediately and tying Mueller conclusions

on the same day the press and people were engaged and watching was the biggest mistake our leadership made. The second was Schumer and Pelosi going to the WH on infrastructure and treating him with honor and respect. They did two things 1) legitimized him and 2) took away the one thing we had...his love of debt. All he has to do when debt raised in debate is say "they agreed!"

[ecstatic]

34. That's my biggest frustration.

I'm worried because it was handled wrong from day 1. We didn't need to be cautious as the facts were on our side. I think it's possible that EW's speech offers the opportunity for a fresh start and change of course, but they have to do it quickly.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

43. Exactly! Pounce at a big moment like tax schemes today? Although I switched to Fox

And they were talking spying on trump. Yikes they don’t even cover major events.

[Mr.Bill]

26. I know damn well the republicans idea of infrastructure

is going to be oil pipelines and privately owned toll roads.

[at140]

28. Nailed it! ... K&R nt

[KPN]

40. Bingo! You win! That's exactly what my

first thought was when I heard the news re this.

Stop letting the con man con you Schumer/Pelosi! FFS!

[stonecutter357]

10. K&R

[FM123]

11. Yes!

Schumer just kinda knocked my socks off tonight...

[UniteFightBack]

12. I liked what Schumer said about this lawless bullshit is gnawing at the roots of the mighty oak, our

Democracy...or something like that. Looking forward to seeing a link.

[moondust]

13. Chris asks: Biggest fraud in human history?

(or something like that) which is something I've been wondering for more than two years.

[Thekaspervote]

14. We need to support speaker Pelosi and Schumer. The have the countries best interest at heart

[Laura PourMeADrink]

29. I agree. But they are thinking and acting like

We are dealing with a sane, dignified, person from 1985

[KPN]

41. I agree. Pour me a drink too!

[Thekaspervote]

15. Chris Hayes is married to the daughter of an msnbc exec. That's why he gets away with that shit

Boycott the show!

[spanone]

17. what shit?

[INdemo]

18. thats a litle bit of job security...But Comcast owns NBC/MSNBC

[delisen]

55. Comcast exec held the big fundraiser for Biden. nt

[demtenjeep]

19. for what? Chris asks the questions WE want answered

he is one not to miss!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

30. No wonder! I immediately switch to dumbbell AC

When CH comes in. He really treated Beto like shit a week or two ago. He literally didn't even listen to him.

[calimary]

36. I think he's still in the bag for Bernie.

His is one show I don’t absolutely HAVE TO see, a lot of the time. Same with the spittle-spraying Chris Mathews. Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell are the MUST-See shows for us. We record ‘em in case we miss ‘em.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

42. Agree except for hardball. Have loved him forever. Love his knowledge of history. Maybe give

Him another chance ? He hates Trump and everyday looks at all of it from a different angle than everyone else and than we do here.

[calimary]

56. Well, you make a valid point about Chris Matthews.

He’s figured out what the right (as in correct and proper - NOT right-vs-left) side is, in this case.

But he’s also fickle as can be, and bends whichever way the wind blows. At the moment, it appears that wind is blowing in the right direction.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

57. I have watched him most nights for many years. I

Know people have said he was squishy during war vote, bush, HRC, etc. But not in a long time.

[calimary]

58. But don't forget, he's the one who drooled all over dubya's "Mission Accomplished" aircraft carrier

stunt and declared “we’re all neoCONS now!”

[arthritisR_US]

49. If they are not Bernie CH attacks or dismisses. I have lost all

respect for his objectivity in the process for picking the next Democratic Presidential candidate. My fear is he will behave as he did in the 2016 cycle.

[proud patriot]

20. just hit the DVR

to get the late repeat .. Thanks for the heads up

[yaesu]

38. No, I watched American Experience on PBS, 1969 on ABC (though it was pretty much a hit

job on Ted Kennedy) & At The Heart of Gold on HBO during commercial breaks. I may watch the Maddow show rerun though

[Ponietz]

39. His tone is more confrontational and his rhetoric is sharper, now

I hope he shatters the perception that he has the slows.

[democrank]

51. Let's ditch the "mighty oak" substitution for action and actually

DO SOMETHING meaningful.