The Republicans Got Nothing!

[MineralMan]

They're going to try to beat Hillary Clinton, now, by attacking the Republican FBI Director for rightly finding no evidence to prosecute Hillary. They're starting on the "Eat Your Own" project before their convention even convenes. They're going to choke on that meal, I predict.

Here's what they're NOT saying:

Anything about their presumptive nominee. Nothing. Zilch. Silence.

They got nothing! No candidate they can champion. Even the Republicans don't like Trump. They know that he's poison for the GOP. They know that he will self-destruct long before the November election. They know he'll never be President. They know that like they know the noses on their faces.

So, what are they doing to try to compensate? They're posturing for their right-wing constituency in a desperate attempt to keep their phony baloney jobs. Everyone in the House hast to stand for election this year. They're scared. They're worried that Trump's wackadoo, loose cannon personality will bring them down, too. And well they might be frightened.

They can't campaign for Trump. All they can do is attack. And they're now about to attack one of their own, FBI Director Comey, who has been on the hunt for something to hang on Clinton for years and years. They are that desperate. They are about to fill their pants, en masse.

They got nothing!

[yallerdawg]

1. Comey appears at Congressional hearing at 10 (9 CT) NOW!

C-SPAN3 is carrying it live and streaming.

http://www.c-span.org/

[MineralMan]

2. Sadly, I can't watch this morning. I'll check back on it later.

[wiggs]

3. Mainly, they've got nothing wrt to issues. They are off base with the public

on any significant issue/topic...environment, guns, economic philosophy, safety nets, education, taxes, etc. Through marketing and 24/7pissing on dems they can often turn people against a particular person or topic (Obama, public option, etc), but if you strip association with a person away from the policy the public goes back to supporting the actual dem policy.

I really wish dems would stick to issues and the difference between horrendous gop policies/results and dem policies. Makes me nervous to put all eggs in one basket and contrast one dem candidate with one gop candidate, focusing on the horse race alone....because IMO it's likely the gop candidate won't be around in a month.

[DetlefK]

4. Remember how running away from Obama worked out for the Dems in 2014?

Voters want a candidate who is strong. Somebody who can assure them to get shit done.
Voters want a party that is united in purpose. A party that can get shit done.

Running away from Obama and running away from Trump are exactly the wrong signal. These are signs of weakness, division, impotence.

Candidate Trump is bad news. And the infighting of the GOP is making bad news worse. Infighting is a big turn-off for voters.

[Stuart G]

5. Well said..........nothing.!!!!

[Peacetrain]

6. possibly their last chance at a gotcha hearing ..

if we take the house and the senate.. they got diddly squat

[Surya Gayatri]

7. Righteous Elijah Cummings is putting their collective ass in a sling as we speak.

And now, Comey is saying: "A lot of my so-called friends are out there saying they would've recommended prosecution in this case.

Well, I'd like to see their record over the past 40 years, and how many such cases they have prosecuted successfully."

[MineralMan]

8. Sounds like Comey is standing up for himself just fine.

I'm not sure what the GOOPers expected him to do, really. I don't like Comey much at all, but he's a pro. He's going to answer questions like the pro he is, I'm sure. He won't bend and he won't break. Not for that crowd of House yahoos.

[Surya Gayatri]

11. He just thrust and paried a totally bogus attempt at baiting by Chairman Chaffetz.

Thing of beauty. Made him look the absolute fool.

[MineralMan]

13. Comey has an advantage. He's an intelligent human being

who was doing his job correctly.

[Surya Gayatri]

14. Exactly...I didn't agree with his press conference presentation, but he IS a consummate pro.

[HumanityExperiment]

9. they've 'got' something but so do we...

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ou03b2/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-hillary-clinton-or-donald-trump--the-sophie-s-choice-of-candidates

the comparison between the HRC march press conference and the FBI press conference shows the trust issue in crystal clear detail

the 'other side' had an easy softball to drive a narrative, but they have issue of their own with their candidate...

all this leads to this

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/americans-distaste-for-both-trump-and-clinton-is-record-breaking/

but yet NONE of this is allowed to be debated here on DU... it's actively dismissed, or worse suppressed

either folks deal with the facts and reality or suffer the consequences

[MineralMan]

10. Oh, it can be discussed and debated. You just posted something.

But, that's not what my OP was about at all. So, I'm going to resist moving this thread off-track. You can start one of your own.

[HumanityExperiment]

18. 'They're going to try to beat Hillary Clinton'...

you posted that...

that's what I was responding to, you made the pivot to 'by attacking the Republican FBI Director', I linked the comical bit on the reality of the facts

BOTH candidates have monumentally historic unfavorables, this just adds to that pile

Why would you NOT want to discuss this and try to correct and reverse the trend and make HRC more favorable?

[MineralMan]

21. My OP is about the Republicans.

You're trying to make it about Hillary Clinton. As I said, you can start your own thread if you want.

[HumanityExperiment]

23. The vid I linked talked about BOTH candidates...

I also linked an article that talked about BOTH candidate's historic unfavorables...

I get that you're unwilling to debate issues that you consider detrimental to HRC, instead you'd rather create an insulated 'bubble' that disallows objective discussion let alone debates on the facts

Why is that?

[kstewart33]

25. Because that is not the purpose of his post.

You're introducing a completely different topic. Either stay on topic or post your own OP.

[HumanityExperiment]

27. If anything I'm including the complete picture, not just a partisan slice...

n/t

[Surya Gayatri]

17. Hey, it's NOT polite to hijack a thread this way. Why don't you self-delete?

[HumanityExperiment]

19. Where's the 'hijack'?

n/t

[Surya Gayatri]

22. Look more closely...you may come to understand.

I believe Mineral Man pointed out your hijack.

[HumanityExperiment]

24. I replied with the clarification...

n/t

[Sheepshank]

12. no less than 5 committees to review everything ....again

and Ryan's punitive attempt to block her access to sensitive and classified info. They are scrambling to be so outraged at a Dem, they are forgetting the misogynistic, racist, anti semitic, rip off artist they have aligned themselves with.

[Dawgs]

15. Careful. It's how they beat Kerry. nt

[MineralMan]

16. Why should I be careful? I have one vote.

And it will be cast for Hillary Clinton. I assume all of us will be casting their votes that way.

Careful be damned. This is a discussion forum. I'll post as I please.

[Dawgs]

20. Relax. I didn't mean it the way you took it. nt

[kstewart33]

26. MMan, you are riled this AM.

As we all should be.

This fiasco is reminiscent of the Repubs swift-boating John Kerry. Totally rabid lies and BS, relentlessly delivered.

Let's hope that this fiasco has a different outcome.

[Android3.14]

28. Sounds a lot like the surrogates for all the other GOP candidates a month or so ago

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Watch out. Trump is tapping into something wide, deep and dark. The racism, antisemitism, violence and such are the world's sleeping giant, and he is spanking that snoozing monster for all its worth.

In a halfway reasonable world, Clinton should be much further ahead in the polls. That's a criticism of the world, not Clinton.

[AgingAmerican]

29. They always got nothing, this is nothing new

Their whole schtick is to seed and spread doubt about the opposing candidate. Generally through swift boating tactics, while their candidate stays above the fray. It has been their formula for decades.

Their problem with Trump is he cannot stay above the fray for more than 15 minutes.

[pandr32]

30. There is nothing left in her closet to put under scrutiny

This woman has been scrutinized to the ninth degree and they have got nothing! Who else could withstand this much investigation and come up clean? For her whole adult life and career, too.

Obviously Hillary Clinton is more qualified than ever, or like Pres. Obama says "more qualified than anyone ever" to be POTUS.

I would love to see what would happen if the Republicans held the standards they hold HC up to--to themselves.

We should all thank our lucky stars we have her, too!