The former Secretary of State, and author of ‘The Book of Gutsy Women’ with daughter Chelsea Clinton, explains that America’s founders created the impeachment option for exactly this kind of situation: when a president attempts to subvert the Constitution.
How cute that Billy Barr thinks he’s any less of an old white man screaming at clouds than Rudy. https://t.co/Uzm6AVces6
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) October 1, 2019
Lock ‘em all up.
Pussyfooting delays are an admission of obstruction and guilt, full speed ahead.
JUST IN >> Engel/Schiff/Cummings respond to Pompeo:
“Any effort to intimidate witnesses or prevent them from talking with Congress—including State Department employees—is illegal and will constitute evidence of obstruction of the impeachment inquiry.” pic.twitter.com/zdFWfZzi5H— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) October 1, 2019
The Nazi currently flying around with Mike Pompeo openly admits they’re on a mission to smear Barack Obama and Trump’s other political enemies.pic.twitter.com/bbpFKp5w4x
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2019
This guy may be the most repulsive human being in the Trump gang, excluding Trump.
re: #4 Charles Johnson
This guy may be the most repulsive human being in the Trump gang, excluding Trump.
Since Bannon left, definitely yes
re: #5 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Since Bannon left, definitely yes
At least Bannon knew treason when he saw it.
Gorka is on a fact finding mission. Sure. And here’s my web site… He’s on a mission of self promotion.
PS. thank you Charles for accurately referring to gorka as a Nazi.
“In response, Congress may infer from this obstruction that any withheld documents and testimony would reveal information that corroborates the whistleblower complaint.” https://t.co/36dqLJQN7d
— Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) October 1, 2019
They’re just so desperate to find anything to nail Obama with.
Gorka blocked me on Twitter long ago, but I just discovered how to embed his videos in my tweets anyway.
It’s pretty simple: you just get the URL of the tweet and append ‘/video/1’ to it. This trick doesn’t work with all videos, but it worked with Gorka’s.
Pure evil. There is no other word for it. https://t.co/747Mcylgzq
— hend amry (@LibyaLiberty) October 1, 2019
Sounds familiar
My guess?
Trump to the human trafficking victims:
“I would like you to do us a favor though”
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, a longtime advocate for stronger government whistleblower protections, has a new statement on the Trump-Ukraine call whistleblower: “This person appears to have followed the whistleblower protection laws and ought to be heard out and protected” pic.twitter.com/Qpeyw2895y
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) October 1, 2019
CLd again.
at some point I should learn that there will always be a new thread at 14:30 and if it isn’t up yet I should wait until it is to type up any replies to the bottom of an old thread.
re: #276 Belafon
Boris has to worry about all those environmentally aware Brexiters, though.
I’ll admit that’s a real thing, though I suspect you were being fully sarcastic. They’re the ones who think the Labour Party can be converted into a full socialist party more in the Hungarian mold than the Swedish, if only Brexit brings about enough pain to cause the riots that will lead the country to reject capitalism once and for all.
OTOH, they’d never in a million years vote for the Tory backbenchers that Boris would need to survive the snap election, so they’re kind of a group you don’t need to appeal to.
I think he’d probably gain Tory votes by disposing of the cup in plain sight. Besides the which, if you’re buying it already-prepared, there’s a very good chance that it’s in a disposable cup anyway, and pouring it into a reusable one doesn’t do much to change the impact of said disposable. After all, not all of us subject reusable travel mugs to a soapy scrub every time we make to have them refilled, say when we’re actually camped out in the Starbucks or Caribou.
re: #13 Backwoods_Sleuth
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, a longtime advocate for stronger government whistleblower protections, has a new statement on the Trump-Ukraine call whistleblower: “This person appears to have followed the whistleblower protection laws and ought to be heard out and protected”
I assume that if a whistleblower cries “wolf” that they face serious consequences.
But Trump is trying to short-circuit the system here by declaring it all a scam without letting the details be heard.
Nothing to hide here, folks, just business as usual.
Donald Trump took an oath that he would “faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States” and that he would “to the best of [his] Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Is he living up to his oath?
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 1, 2019
re: #16 I Would Prefer Not To
second option should read: “Hell to the no!”
re: #16 I Would Prefer Not To
Donald Trump took an oath that he would “faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States” and that he would “to the best of [his] Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Is he living up to his oath?
Has Donald Trump even have any idea of what the execution Office of the President entails and has he ever read the Constitution?
moron
Here’s Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, saying on Fox Business this morning that the impeachment inquiry is an “attempted coup d’etat,” comparing House Dems to Stalin’s secret police, and saying House Democrats could be “more dangerous” than China, Russia, or Iran. pic.twitter.com/76e0mVF2U9
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2019
The trade war has claimed its latest victim: Bayou Steel in Louisiana. This morning, almost 400 steelworkers lost their jobs because of Trumps ignorance and ego.
Winning!— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 1, 2019
But they will still vote for Trump because of “illegals.”
Sean Spicer’s Agent Tells Him If He Calls Trump’s Conduct ‘Troubling’ She Could Probably Get Him On ‘American Ninja Warrior’ https://t.co/kEPp4ETpL6 pic.twitter.com/pIxKpetXiM
— The Onion (@TheOnion) September 30, 2019
Boris and the disposable cup
This is the most captivating 15 seconds of political drama I’ve seen in years pic.twitter.com/7uY6XjY1E2
— Alan White (@aljwhite) October 1, 2019
did he use a sharpie on his phone screen and then take a photo of his phone screen just to boast about nobody following him https://t.co/yBx9JiwGqM
— darth™ (@darth) October 1, 2019
re: #25 Backwoods_Sleuth
Jr doesn’t know how Twitter works. He did say zero NEW followers.
re: #25 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Who hadn’t heard of Donald Trump Jr. before and decided to follow him on Twitter in the last week?
Which non-bot, I mean?
re: #21 DodgerFan1988
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But they will still vote for Trump because of “illegals.”
Yes. Because they hate colored people.
re: #24 Backwoods_Sleuth
This is the most captivating 15 seconds of political drama I’ve seen in years
Better than the disposable cup scandal on Game of Thrones, as this is a real GoT
re: #16 I Would Prefer Not To
Trump’s oath of office has the distinction of being the very first lie Trump told as president.
re: #29 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Better than the disposable cup scandal on Game of Thrones, as this is a real GoT
Better than the GoT series finale, honestly
About the trial, some reasoning at dailykos.com on why the jury went with guilty of murder:
The premeditation involved in choosing to go in with guns blazing when there was no immediate threat to her person, even if she had been at her own apartment, seems to have been the logic the jury was able to use when seeking justice in this case.
re: #30 EPR-radar
Trump’s oath of office has the distinction of being the very first lie Trump told as president.
Interesting navel gazing question akin to how many angels can dance on the head of a pin… when does one become president, at the beginning of the oath of office or at the end?
re: #26 Belafon
Jr doesn’t know how Twitter works. He did say zero NEW followers.
Yeah. It’s not like I expect anyone new to follow me in any given week. I usually get one or two stray new follows, but that’s it.
And unless someone’s new to Twitter, at this point they p. much have had their mind made up whether or not they want to follow any of the Royal Pains for months if not years.
The notion that Twitter is somehow NOT accommodating to conservatives is highly comical.
Speaking of Game of Thrones
Back in the 80’s somebody recommended me a book by an unknown author about a fictional 60’s rock band that modeled themselves after figures from Lord of the Rings, The Nazgúl.
I forgot all about it and could not even recall the name of the book until I did some Googling about, The Armageddon Rag, by a then-unknown G.R.R. Martin.
Seems that the book was a critical success but a commercial flop and he went back to screenplay writing for several years until launching a new project…
re: #18 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Has Donald Trump even have any idea of what the execution Office of the President entails and has he ever read the Constitution?
re: #35 Eclectic Cyborg
The notion that Twitter is somehow NOT accommodating to conservatives is highly comical.
They love being my victims. It’s how they grift.
re: #20 Backwoods_Sleuth
moron
Here’s Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, saying on Fox Business this morning that the impeachment inquiry is an “attempted coup d’etat,” comparing House Dems to Stalin’s secret police, and saying House Democrats could be “more dangerous” than China, Russia, or Iran.
+ idiot, + crackpot
re: #32 Belafon
The premeditation involved in choosing to go in with guns blazing when there was no immediate threat to her person, even if she had been at her own apartment, seems to have been the logic the jury was able to use when seeking justice in this case.
because that’s how they do it on tv and in the movies
i swear, every damn cop/spy show we watch, someone’s alone, the front door is not locked, or actually ajar or even busted, and they go in. they never call for backup, wait for help. they simply have to go in and confront whatever it is by themselves.
re: #33 KGxvi
Interesting navel gazing question akin to how many angels can dance on the head of a pin… when does one become president, at the beginning of the oath of office or at the end?
it’s the “where is the man when he jumps off the bridge” riddle
re: #34 Chrysicat
Yeah. It’s not like I expect anyone new to follow me in any given week. I usually get one or two stray new follows, but that’s it.
And unless someone’s new to Twitter, at this point they p. much have had their mind made up whether or not they want to follow any of the Royal Pains for months if not years.
if people were trying to follow him and couldnt dont you think the hue and cry would be deafening (and all over hannity’s show weeks ago)
re: #33 KGxvi
Interesting navel gazing question akin to how many angels can dance on the head of a pin… when does one become president, at the beginning of the oath of office or at the end?
When you put your hand on the Bible, of course…
This is funny. In his letter today denying Dem oversight demands, @SecPompeo clips a line from the Dem letter out of context to remove the fact that they are making their demands pursuant to an *impeachment inquiry,* to make their stance seem legally bogus: pic.twitter.com/OLoUsHO4Dh
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 1, 2019
No straw too tiny to grasp.
re: #25 Backwoods_Sleuth
Aw, ze poor bebee…..
re: #44 jaunte
This is funny. In his letter today denying Dem oversight demands, @SecPompeo clips a line from the Dem letter out of context to remove the fact that they are making their demands pursuant to an *impeachment inquiry,* to make their stance seem legally bogus: pic.twitter.com/OLoUsHO4Dh
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 1, 2019
funny….
and deliberate
they know they are on the ropes and in addition to throwing light, sunlight is gonna disinfect it all
This is the kind of out-of-one’s-arse that we can expect as “defense”. https://t.co/rxuiHyq4g6
— Horsetronaut (((🐎))) (@chemoelectric) October 1, 2019
re: #18 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Has Donald Trump even have any idea of what the execution Office of the President entails and has he ever read the Constitution?
re: #18 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Has Donald Trump even have any idea of what the execution Office of the President entails and has he ever read the Constitution?
No
re: #33 KGxvi
Interesting navel gazing question akin to how many angels can dance on the head of a pin… when does one become president, at the beginning of the oath of office or at the end?
Neither, the oath is just a ceremony; he was already President.
re: #51 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Neither, the oath is just a ceremony; he was already President.
I was wrong; he has to take the oath or affirmation first! Teach me for popping off before checking.
Giuliani Cannot Rely on Attorney-Client Privilege to Avoid Congressional Testimony
while IANAL, the author of the above is.
Former Representative Chris Collins leaves a Manhattan court after pleading guilty to insider trading and lying to the FBI. pic.twitter.com/Aa6YptyTxh
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 1, 2019
Like Clinton sat for 11 hours (?) to answer questions about Benghazi from, among other people, Pompeo, and now Pompeo is sending angry letters about how unfair it is to ask State officials to testify now??? https://t.co/fUXp00cdeq
— Sam Stein (@samstein) October 1, 2019
i got nothing to add
Breitbart has allegedly obtained the name of the whistleblower.
According to Julia Loffe of GQ, Breitbart is about to release the name.
This is a felony crime if they do.— Travis Akers (@travisakers) October 1, 2019
Breitbart is a terrorist organization.
Listen, you got caught red handed trying to merge the State Department and the President’s re-election campaign. I get that Trump wants you to constantly be on the attack, but history is going to harshly judge those who retreat deep into Trump’s bunker at this moment. https://t.co/Z9M6iMXBz3
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 1, 2019
re: #57 DodgerFan1988
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Breitbart is a terrorist organization.
A modern day Der Strummer or Pravda.
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) October 1, 2019
The Secretary of State is flying around the world with a guy who has long-running ties to a Hungarian neo-Nazi group that’s on A STATE DEPT WATCH LIST.
And it’s barely even in the news.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2019
re: #63 Ace-o-aces
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I’d like to see Rudy do a fraction of what HRC did. His sorry ass would buckle.
jeebus
Update from @davidgshortell:
DOJ couldn’t yet say in court that the WH would preserve all records related to Trump’s calls with foreign leaders—yet they added that they don’t believe there’s a risk the WH would destroy records.
Judge told them to say for sure by tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/owCyM6s0Cb— Katelyn Polantz (@kpolantz) October 1, 2019
Switching it up to college sports for a second, this made me laugh a bit:
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith on Tuesday said he is against the Fair Pay to Play Act, which was signed into law Monday and states that colleges in California cannot punish their athletes for collecting endorsement money.
“My concern with the California bill — which is all the way wide open with monetizing your name and your likeness — is it moves slightly towards pay-for-play,” Smith said, “and it’s very difficult for us — the practitioners in this space — to figure out how do you regulate it. How do you ensure that the unscrupulous bad actors do not enter that space and ultimately create an unlevel playing field?
From the university that tried to trademark “The”. Also, it’s not like they’ve been very good at keeping unscrupulous bad actors out as the rules are now.
over the past 72 hours, trump has:
- Called 3x for arresting a House Democratic chair steering his impeachment inquiry, falsely claiming Rep. Adam Schiff broke the law and even suggesting he committed treason.
- Demanded to meet the whistleblower, which violates the anonymity guaranteed by whistleblowing laws and is opposed by Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley.
- Attacked his own watchdogs, pushing an incorrect story about whistleblower forms being shadily changed.
- Repeatedly defended as “perfect” the Ukraine call where he pushed for investigations into his political rival Joe Biden.
Ladies and Gentlemen, The President of the United States!
c’mon, give it up
Covered CA 2020 insurance rates have been posted and my Gold PPO plan rate jumped up by 11%. Except for the essential hypertension I’m pretty healthy so for the first time I’m actually considering dropping a tier or two and gambling with having a deductible.
Kind of pissed off about it.
re: #69 KGxvi
Switching it up to college sports for a second, this made me laugh a bit:
From the university that tried to trademark “The”. Also, it’s not like they’ve been very good at keeping unscrupulous bad actors out as the rules are now.
Gym Jordan…
re: #72 Joe Bacon 🌹
Interesting point in the article is that the AD suggests OSU won’t schedule games in California. I wonder if that means they’ll pass on a Rose Bowl invite or any national championship tournaments that are held in California.
The reactions to this law have been fairly remarkable, actually
in case it’s not nauseatingly obvious, ukraine is not a one off
trump et al didnt just ask one country, ukraine for help/dirt on biden etc
they asked a bunch
and more than once
re: #74 DangerMan
in case it’s not nauseatingly obvious, ukraine is not a one off
trump et al didnt just ask one country, ukraine for help/dirt on biden etc
they asked a bunch
and more than once
Ukraine is the tip of the iceberg. That’s why we need to investigate this all.
did not know that
Does everyone realize that “clown world” is a relatively recent white nationalist meme that as best as I can tell is meant to convey nihilistic weariness at having to live in a world controlled by Jews? https://t.co/6v1YEqdEa2
— Michelle Goldberg (@michelleinbklyn) October 1, 2019
re: #74 DangerMan
in case it’s not nauseatingly obvious, ukraine is not a one off
trump et al didnt just ask one country, ukraine for help/dirt on biden etc
they asked a bunch
and more than once
I wonder if that’s part of the Bill and Mike’s Bogus European Misadventures of late… if they’re trying to get allies to not release read outs and/or transcripts. And I wonder what it would take for an ally to release one (let alone an adversary).
re: #76 Backwoods_Sleuth
did not know that
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Didn’t either. I doubt Trump does either.
I think Trump just searches for memes that make him look good and his opponents look bad.
Looks like some folks aren’t playing Pompeo’s game https://t.co/LdxapVWXqy
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) October 1, 2019
Pompeo isn’t scaring anyone.
Stedman is a good journalist and definitely one to follow on this issue. Normally I’d take this kind of claim with a grain of salt but in the past Trump’s biggest headaches have come from those, like Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, who agreed to work for free.
I’m told Volker has zero allegiance to Trump and will be fully forthcoming on Thurs. https://t.co/FObkM7CWZV
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) October 1, 2019
re: #80 makeitstop
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Pompeo isn’t scaring anyone.
Volker occupied a weird quantum like space in the State Department hierarchy, both in and out at the same time. Officially he was a named envoy to the Ukraine negotiations, but since he was never actually paid it’s hard to see how any of the normal rules of contract or employment law apply to him.
re: #4 Charles Johnson
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This guy may be the most repulsive human being in the Trump gang, excluding Trump.
He may also be of thinner skin than Trump. He blocked me on Twitter when I said he isn’t a “doctor.”
Oh look, Republican grift and creationism all in one story:
Freedom Caucus Loon Mark Meadows Is Now Embroiled in a Creationist Dinosaur Dig Controversy
The New Yorker has an amazing story about fossilized dinosaurs, Congressman Mark Meadows, my old pal Ken Ham from the Creation Museum, Young Earth Creationism, allosauruses, and some land in the west that Meadows sold to Ham and somehow forgot to include on various mandatory congressional disclosure forms.
re: #84 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Oh look, Republican grift and creationism all in one story:
Freedom Caucus Loon Mark Meadows Is Now Embroiled in a Creationist Dinosaur Dig Controversy
Griftasaurus Rex.
re: #84 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Oh look, Republican grift and creationism all in one story:
Freedom Caucus Loon Mark Meadows Is Now Embroiled in a Creationist Dinosaur Dig Controversy
“somehow forgot to include on various mandatory congressional disclosure forms.”
And if you believe this, I’ve got a bridge AND some beachfront property in Arizona to sell you!
re: #82 goddamnedfrank
Volker occupied a weird quantum like space in the State Department hierarchy, both in and out at the same time. Officially he was a named envoy to the Ukraine negotiations, but since he was never actually paid it’s hard to see how any of the normal rules of contract or employment law apply to him.
I’m not really sure you can apply traditional contract or employment law to a presidential appointee. (Yes, technically he was appointed by Tillerson, but he’s still acting on behalf of the executive branch.)
That said, I’m fairly certain that executive privilege has an exemption for fraud-crime like the attorney-client privilege does. Which means he’s probably going to be able to testify about all of this… I wonder what the procedure will be if/when there’s objections based on privileges.
re: #33 KGxvi
Interesting navel gazing question akin to how many angels can dance on the head of a pin… when does one become president, at the beginning of the oath of office or at the end?
I say after it is done, cuz what if the President-elect ends with “NOT!” or “PSYCH!”
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