Schiff "I Don't" speech and Morning Joe's reaction

[Honeycombe8]

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Schiff's now famous "You may think it's okay, but I don't" speech, and Joe & Mika's reaction, which mirrors mine exactly. Schiff's speech was his finest hour. OUR finest hour in this mess. The country is so lucky to have him in the House at this time. Pelosi seems to think so, too.

[True Blue American]

1. That video will be used in campaign Ads.

I hope our local Democrats will show Mike Turner accusing Schiff of McCarthyism after they used all their opening remarks insisting he resign.

Adam sent the whole Republican staff to the corner for bad behavior.

[Honeycombe8]

2. There was rarely a time I was more proud to be an American, than ...

when listening to Schiff's statement.

I wonder if that was a prepared statement? Did he know they were going to call on him to resign? It was too good to be off the cuff, wasn't it? If it was off the cuff, well, he's one cool customer and a genius writer.

[ChazInAz]

9. That looked extempore.

Right off the top of his head and completely honest.
I loved it.
The demand for his resignation was just the opposite, droned out from a prepared statement that had obviously not been written by the speaker. Makes one wonder who wrote it for him.

[pangaia]

14. He had notes, I think.. but WHO CARES !!!! :)))))))))))))

fuckin' national hero HUMAN HERO

[True Blue American]

22. Of course

Adam had notes! He knew what was coming and was well prepared as any good Attorney is.

He clamped down on Mike Turner who whined they should have rebuttal, saying you used all your opening statements to attack me!

Adam is one of those guys who is calm and collected, but when you insult him, be prepared! The whole bunch will think twice next time. That is how you handle a gang of bulles. Now, they all know they are being laughed at.

[Honeycombe8]

20. I noticed the Repub's bad presentation of their attack, too.

He read it so fast that some words were unintelligible. Yeah...who wrote it, I wonder?

[leftieNanner]

13. I think he knew they were going to do the "resign" shenanigans

before the hearing started and he had a list of things written in front of him. But the actual speech looked very genuine and on-the-spot.

[pangaia]

25. Right you are. And he w as PISSED....

One of my senators is Schumer

As often as he is on the right side of things...
About as much righteous anger there as a loaf of white bread....

[leftieNanner]

43. I would love to see Chuck Schumer get really angry!

That whole decorum of the Senate has long passed. Moscow Mitch killed it a long time ago.

[pangaia]

44. As Gingrich did to the House..

Republicans destroy everything they touch.

They can can eat shit.

Every one of them.

[leftieNanner]

45. Yes!

I continue to be astounded by McConnell's behavior. I know I shouldn't be, but he is the worst of the worst in my estimation. The way he lies with impunity! The cruelty! It is difficult to imagine what has happened in his life to put him in this frame. The hinted suggestions that he is deeply closeted might explain it, but I don't know. I hope we may someday know what kind of kompromat there is on him and that he suffers some consequences.

[pangaia]

46. kompromat -- perhaps,, very possibly

But, This man has always been a shit eater as long as I have known anything about him.

He is a greedy, angry, self-hating, disgusting human being.

yes....as you say, what happened to him as a child..?
But also, there are inherited genes...

Who knows the balance of causes in people....

[leftieNanner]

47. I am, at my core, a Mama Bear

My heart sees his deep-down pain and I am sad for him

BUT, he goes after my "babies" with his nastiness and I ROAR!

Don't ever mess with a Mama Bear.

[pangaia]

48. I wouldn't think of it....

I am 75. I have had it with anyone I know who is a trump supporter.. and believe me, they are few and far between, and I only associate with them as I must.. such as a fellow member of out HOA Board Of Directors.

In infamously told him off in a meeting maybe a year ago or so and posted it here.

He can take his black Ford 250 with the trump sticker and his and his wife's shit eating grins and shove it...,


Whew..
ya got me going...

[leftieNanner]

49. Sounds like you might have a little "Mama Bear" in you too

Ultimately, I think I enjoy coming to DU because I find so much kindness here. Sure we rage and fight (that's the bear part), but we want what is just and fair to be a part of the decision making in our government and our country more broadly.

So good on ya for calling out the HOA guy! I don't have any patience for the ignorance and cruelty any more.

[The Wizard]

17. I think he was tipped off

And that has to have the Repubics looking at each other as to who their mole might be.

[Faux pas]

6. Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

[homegirl]

3. Adam Schiff

FOR PRESIDENT.

[Honeycombe8]

4. I'd run, not walk, to the polls to vote for him. nt

[forgotmylogin]

36. This is on par with "Have you no decency, Sir?"

My favorite moment is when the woman in the white jacket turns at 3:03.

[Faux pas]

5. Hey Adam

[California_Republic]

7. The FULL speech! Excellent!

[luvallpeeps]

8. Schiff is the shit!

When someone as calm and measured as he is, finally lets loose, the impact is extra BAM. He is everything T rump is not. Thank you Adam Schiff. This tune had been spinning in my head since I heard his rebuttal to their bullshit.

[Honeycombe8]

21. LOL! That's perfect. nt

[Mad Lib]

10. Meanwhile.....

Chuck Schumer was playing the both-sider game at AIPAC. The contrast could not be more stark.

[irisblue]

11. Welcome to DU Mad Lib

[pangaia]

15. Chuck is my senatyor.. after seeing adam I am ashamed of chuck

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he gets lots of stuff right. but he is a politician

adam is a human being first last and always....

[ehrnst]

50. What do you mean by "the both-sider game?" (nt)

[George II]

51. Chuck Schumer is Jewish. Do you consider that?

[ehrnst]

52. No answers? No clarifications? (nt)

[catbyte]

12. No, he didn't "speak" about his commitment to the Great Lakes. He LIED about his

commitment to the Great Lakes. These "pundits" piss me off so much.

[calimary]

16. I SO love this speech! Schiff's manifesto: "I'm NOT okay with this."

I’m with YOU, Congressman Schiff! I’M not okay with it, either!

[c-rational]

18. I also loved it and and called his office to thank him (I am in New York), and I also called

my two Senators with the message that they should be vocally supporting our hero Congressmen Schiff.

[Honeycombe8]

28. That's great! nt

[Cosmocat]

19. YEP - if all dems punched back like that

Rs would not be so bold ...

[Honeycombe8]

27. You got that right. If all Dems punched back, the Repubs would think twice...

just like people think twice about crossing Trump, because they know there will be hell to pay. WE know that if we buck the Repubs, they'll come at us like a million cannons. We need to do the same.

[Pepsidog]

23. Republicans were squirming weasels during his comments. Nunes should burn in hell.

[lagomorph777]

24. Looked like Devil Nunes' ass was on fire as Schiff spoke.

He kept whining to the GOP turd next to him "You idiot! You should have known this would happen!"

[Honeycombe8]

26. I noticed that, too. Heh heh heh heh heh. nt

[catbyte]

29. THIS is why all of us worked so hard in 2018 to turn the House blue.

This was a "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" moment. I'm so proud to be a Democrat.

On edit: Hell, this is the first time since the night of November 8, 2016, that I've been proud of being an American.

[Sarg]

30. It was a great speech but for one thing.

"OK" is a bland, ordinary word.

"You might think it's OK..."

I wish he had said, "You might think it's lawful" or "acceptable..."

[DFW]

40. "Acceptable" is a four syllable word

Around 55% of Republicans wouldn't have known what he meant.

[yaesu]

31. Fascist repugs asked for it and they got it, a Shiff one two punch, he KOed the whole bunch of them

before they knew what hit them.

[Honeycombe8]

35. I was glad to see he didn't give them extra time to respond to his statement.

Shows Schiff can play hardball, too. As he said, they chose to use their time to attack him, so he used his time to respond, and that's the end of it. On to the hearing they were there to conduct.

[efhmc]

32. My first reaction here and I posted it on Twitter was the

depressing fact that all of the repugs signed this hideous demand. That more than anything made me so very sad for our country. I, crazily thought there were still some GOPers with a small vestige of honor left as representative of their constituents and as people.

[Honeycombe8]

34. I was surprised by that, too. But it could be that it's because it's the Devin Nunes crowd.

All Trumpers. But the guy who read the statement seemed to rush through it, and didn't say the words with any heart. I wondered if he meant them, or if he was reading it because he had to. But maybe he was just concerned about his time limit.

[efhmc]

42. Maybe not surprising to some but I thought it was just very sad

for our country.

[BootinUp]

33. Schiff hit a grand slam. nt

[ron dawson]

37. Schiff!!!

Schiff for President!!!

[Harker]

38. republicans had best get used to being in the minority.

It seems they've forgotten that they are, and what that really means.

[BigOleDummy]

39. Now THAT was a powerful....

…. rebuttal! As a party we need more, many more, speakers like this.

[Uncle Joe]

41. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread Honeycombe.