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(130,013 posts)And still whining about Schiff not testifying.
crickets
(25,990 posts)1. a lie - he does not and has said so more than once during the Intelligence Committee hearings
2. he wouldn't tell anyone anyway because legal protections for whistleblowers are a thing
These people.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)crickets
(25,990 posts)So, it's Schiff's fault that Nunes is a dirty rat, excuse me cow, and that he got caught dirty cow-ing where and when he shouldn't have. Good to know. Wow.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)but I guess from their perspective, MOO MOO had been neutered and has been pretty much taken out of their game and they are MAD.
IcyPeas
(21,948 posts)do they all get into a room before these hearings and discuss what their rants are going to be about .
2naSalit
(86,951 posts)I bet they organize their pile-on moments too.
Siwsan
(26,333 posts)Their behavior is all too predictable and ridiculous.
extvbroadcaster
(343 posts)I would have told Collins he should be ashamed of himself, and if he kept yelling at me I'd beat his ass. But that's just me.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts).
Kid Berwyn
(15,063 posts)Reveals the GOP has zero with which to defend Trump.
PatSeg
(47,754 posts)Watching his face, you could tell he was really trying to control his temper. Collins is such an ass.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)I haven't seen her contribute anything meaningful...granted I did take a break to get my shower and get dressed finally.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)since he is testifying.
hedda_foil
(16,379 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)hedda_foil
(16,379 posts)She'll probably get the job too.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)Arthur_Frain
(1,872 posts)But this guy, this guys body language is screaming to me that he is telling a whopper.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)If you know what to look for. But yeah, you have to be very careful because, unless you've got the relevant training, most people make assumptions about body language that are instinctively incorrect.
2naSalit
(86,951 posts)to launch a big one.
3catwoman3
(24,126 posts)...such as this, I would probably not wear a hot pink dress.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)3catwoman3
(24,126 posts)...wooden structures so she cannot flash some thigh/crotch.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)nini
(16,672 posts)He's a pig.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)poised with a finger over the Send button the moment Nadler orders him to leave. I doubt Nadler will fall for that though.
ariadne0614
(1,746 posts)Just wondering.
miyazaki
(2,258 posts)castor and the blonde lady.
madaboutharry
(40,246 posts)I don't what to seem shallow, but hot pink is not the best color to wear when you want to be taken seriously in a congressional hearing. I really have to wonder why she chose that dress today.
crickets
(25,990 posts)elleng
(131,391 posts)have I worn hot pink anything; my daughters did, as kids, and their little girls do now, 4 years old, and 5 months old.
C_U_L8R
(45,039 posts)That's the only thing I can think of for this vacuous foolishness
IcyPeas
(21,948 posts)The pink color has a calming effect on our emotional energies and can relieve feelings of anger, aggression and neglect. There are studies confirming that high amounts of pink color can have a calming effect on the nerves and even create physical weakness in people. Pink has successfully treated violent and aggressive prisoners by placing them in rooms with pink walls over a certain period of time. Overexposure to the color may have the opposite effect though.
Pink helps people get in touch with their thoughtful and caring side, either through the need to receive, give or care for others. Please pay attention if you have a friend who often wears pink, as it may indicate a need to be accepted, supported and loved.
https://www.color-meanings.com/pink-color-meaning-the-color-pink/
PatSeg
(47,754 posts)Pink doesn't have a calming effect on me at all. Well, I do like pink flowers.
IcyPeas
(21,948 posts)fuchsia, magenta, plum, hot pink....
shhhhh, don't tell anyone.
3catwoman3
(24,126 posts)This setting definitely calls for a suit.
brewens
(13,666 posts)madaboutharry
(40,246 posts)believe a word she is saying. She also seems very uncomfortable and nervous, like a person who knows she is spinning bullshit.
Every last one of these republicans have all sold out, every one of them.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)Whining about "process".
Karma13612
(4,555 posts)Politicub
(12,165 posts)The minority ranking committee member (dont remember his name) attempted and failed at having some kind of Scooby Doo or Perry Mason moment. Callen, on the other hand, is just trying to get through her portion by gathering as little insight as possible.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)subpoena people for testimony and documents and if there is a refusal, go to court. And then they are claiming the Democrats have not done any of that.
LiberalFighter
(51,354 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)BooScout
(10,406 posts)She's sitting up there playing with her hair and adjusting her sweater...and at one point I could swear she was going to cry. Is this the best the Republicans have? This is just sad. I've seen better attorneys in mock trials held in high school.
LiberalFighter
(51,354 posts)Saw her in the background behind Collins last week.
Bettie
(16,149 posts)would you want anything to do with the Republican "case" on this?
They probably had to go with a very small number of people who would actually say "yes".
C_U_L8R
(45,039 posts)These two republican lawyers really look like amateurs. The clumsy propaganda points. The jilted pauses. The longwinded conspiracy nonsense that lead nowhere. The whining. What a shitshow, for them.
Arkansas Granny
(31,543 posts)Karma13612
(4,555 posts)Response to subpoenas.
Lets enforce them.
Every one of them.
Go to court.
Hold people in contempt.
I know we dont want to drag it out, but we need to do some contempt holding.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)Since McGahn is a big part of both obstructions - Mueller and this - they are waiting for the courts to decide. McGahn is the big wig here as the White House Counsel.
Karma13612
(4,555 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)from those who already testified (both in public and behind closed doors - they just said 17 witnesses) - all without even needing to "officially" subpoena them because they voluntarily came. But just to cover their tracks, they subpoenaed them anyway just before they testified so they could cover themselves since a number were still working for the government.
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)EVERY person who ignored a subpoena should be arrested for contempt.
Once the court decision is issued, and if subpoenas must be honored, re-issue every subpoena that was ignored and arrest their ass if they don't comply.
It doesn't matter that we were able to get information voluntarily.
There HAS to be consequences.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)There is usually a standard "escalation" process that Congress goes through when requesting witness testimony. And the entire logistics of "arresting a person" has pretty much been dismantled within the Capitol so although it sounds good, actually doing it would be like a Keystone Cops affair.
I think the consequences will come however. It's never "instant".
at140
(6,110 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)and doing so as if they are 3rd parties and weren't describing their refusal to comply.
hedda_foil
(16,379 posts)Just call me Hedda Thesaurus.
JohnnyRingo
(18,696 posts)That sent chills down my spine. Can anyone imagine that man having such sway over someone's future? Bad enough he's now one of the 530+ lawmakers that can check his ignorance, but he should never sit on a bench, let alone have a private practice. I wouldn't let him contest my traffic ticket for free.
I had no idea. That is a terrifying thought.
3catwoman3
(24,126 posts)...a few years ago, I was shocked. Still am.
miyazaki
(2,258 posts)Fuck off.
3catwoman3
(24,126 posts)Karma13612
(4,555 posts)Is being led by Castor to ask certain questions and he just keeps blathering on.
This is so bogus, but it really doesnt add to the findings. Right now, the Republican base is watching a pretty blonde woman not asking many questions, just having a relaxing chat with Castor Oil who is spewing bull.
Ugh, just total gas lighting and propaganda.
Mersky
(4,986 posts)republican hacks get whisked away to Jackson Hole, WY. I could be wrong.
Wish these two would try that - am sure that's where they'd rather be.
IcyPeas
(21,948 posts)Ghost of Tom Joad
(1,356 posts)Its like watching grass grow these two together are just horrible
GaYellowDawg
(4,452 posts)Im so glad shes done. I dont think I could be more tired of Corruption Barbie.
SamKnause
(13,114 posts)I am glad.
crickets
(25,990 posts)to cause him problems? I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but does anybody have any thoughts?
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)Greybnk48
(10,182 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)crickets
(25,990 posts)and that they found whatever they found because it was there, not because they were looking for [Nunes or] anyone in particular.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)Greybnk48
(10,182 posts)emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)Bayard
(22,233 posts)Nadler asked Goldman to explain the difference in Biden demanding Ukrain's old prosecutor to be removed (corrupt as hell), and what tRump did. He explained that Biden had the consensus agreement of a number of other countries to do so.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)crickets
(25,990 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)I have a whole part of my family who moved there and my great grandfather and great grandmother both went to college there (Atlanta U) back in the 1880s!
at140
(6,110 posts)He speaks faster than most auctioneers.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)Mersky
(4,986 posts)"drive by" within 70 seconds doesn't make your hyperbolic metaphor work, rank member collins.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)I don't think the average person watching had any idea!
Mersky
(4,986 posts)collins is out to pwotect moomoo.
Also - Keep talkin' collins. Keep saying nuñes.
Bayard
(22,233 posts)Apparently he's blaming the attorney for the entire Intelligence report they didn't like.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)crickets
(25,990 posts)so eventually releasing it doesn't make things okay. This point needs to be hammered home repeatedly.
Also pointing out how a man who had any evidence to defend himself would have brought it forward, not obstructed evidence and witnesses. She's good.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)is that they were about to lose access to it because it was right before the end of the fiscal year and that military aid appropriation was only to be used for that fiscal year UNLESS they went to Congress to go through the whole process of reprogramming it... and that can take more than the couple weeks they had left.
crickets
(25,990 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,039 posts)The expression on Mr Goldman is priceless. Drive by, my ass.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,772 posts)elleng
(131,391 posts)SamKnause
(13,114 posts)cross his arms
lean back in his chair and
close his eyes while Collins is running his mouth.
elleng
(131,391 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)hlthe2b
(102,535 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)hlthe2b
(102,535 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)Been there done that (including times when I was on 3 different concurrent calls at once - one on my work desk phone, one streaming with WebEx, and a 3rd on my blackberry).
I was so glad damn to retire!!!!!
avebury
(10,953 posts)viewing sites and listen to it while you run your errand. I do that all the time.
BumRushDaShow
(130,013 posts)Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)Nadler straightened out some of the bs but Id loved to have had berke go after castors lying ass ine more time.
Having collins ask about fast and furious for another 45 minutes would have been worth it
Not one question about the evidence. Not one. How did they get the evidence not whether the evidence is correct and what it means
Cspan is switching to callers. Ugh
Btw had to listen to npr on way to work. I hate them talking over berkes questions and the responses
C_U_L8R
(45,039 posts)What a fucking idiot. #nonsensenbrenner