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Nicole44

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  1. So Biden will now appoint a new SS Director. I assume that has to be done quickly? Given the next four months with major campaigning happening.
  2. Cheatle just resigned
  3. They normally have audio. Just not that day. I know Cheatle referred to the fbi for the investigation but damn: how many shell casings on the roof? Ask the FBI. Was there a second shooter? She said ask FBI. Were there people in the building? Yes. Why didn’t any of them hear the shooter on the roof? Said to ask FBI. Can you give us a timeline of the events? Yes. I have one with me. Can you breakdown what happened that day? My timeline is not specific. The oversight committee isn’t exactly a committee that “gets along.” About anything. They were all in agreement on this.
  4. 12 members of the committee visited the Butler rally site before the hearing today. They all got up on the roof. Including a 70 year old, walking around up on the roof of the building the shooter made his attempt from. Dems and GOP members. Rep Crane spoke at the site with them all together nodding their heads that he noticed the water tower either in or just outside the perimeter and he was baffled as to why SS wasn’t on the tower with that kind of view of the rally. at the end of the day, if this were a fictitious plot of a movie called Bad Day in Butler. I have no doubt that if y’all saw it you’d be on the Movies & TV thread saying the assassination attempt was bullshit. No way someone gets on the roof like that and gets off at least 3 rounds. You’d be saying the plot was crap. Unbelievable. the Director has not visited the site. This came out earlier in the questioning. Many of the 12 or so congressmen who went to Butler went hard on her bc wtf?
  5. All of them screaming at her: it’s been nine days damnit. Jesus. Democrat just saying it’s my recommendation that you be fired and fired immediately. 100% agreement with all of them which is rare. Their recommendation will be she is fired. I don’t see it happening any other way.
  6. The questions and comments from both sides are outstanding. Bipartisan take down. This isn’t political. She is giving no answers to the committee that seems to have more info than she does. The committee is pissed. She is still evaluating things. This inspires zero confidence for any public official being protected. She should resign. If memory serves the SS Director resigned after Reagan. The committee is going to recommend she be removed. I assume Biden fires her after this. The committee is destroying her. Her answers suck.
  7. Watching this bipartisan take down of Cheatle one would think a resignation would be forthcoming or morale will be shit.
  8. The Democrats are asking a lot of good questions: ultimately for me it boils down to (1) biggest SS failure since 1981 (we know they have had tremendous success—hence why it has been 43 years) (2) the future protection of Harris, her VP, Vance and Trump this election cycle. Do people feel confident about the SS Dir? This election was already divisive. Harris may even be a bigger target than Trump due to racist assholes and those panicking about the sea change of the Dem ticket. I just don’t feel confident in Kimberly Cheatle’s ability to be the director. The answers she is giving aren’t inspiring confidence.
  9. I’m not sure why the SS Dir came on the Hill to answer questions. The House Oversight Committee (both Dems and Repubs) are frustrated. There is not much she is answering. Frustrating. LE believed the shooter was suspicious but he was not deemed a threat. There is a difference. That’s what I have so far.
  10. Anyone think she stays in charge? Jamie Raskin (Dem) is asking really good questions. They are ripping her.
  11. The Secret Service hearing is about to start. I assume some this will be televised. Because CNN has cameras in the room.
  12. Repubs calling for Biden to step down better want what they will get. If successful then Kamala becomes President and from then on out will be known as Madame President not Kamala. Thats tough to beat.
  13. You know that happened. Hid it or put it in airplane mode. Uh sorry sir, the internet is down.
  14. Obama: Democrats should have a nominating process. not sure if that means mini-primary? If he didn’t give his endorsement.
  15. As a student of history, I’m looking forward to a civics lesson on how all this plays out. Kamala is being endorsed! This is huge. So I guess the process now is to call all the delegates? Biden releases his delegates and they will pledge to her? How many does she need? Still waiting to see what Nancy Pelosi says. Will she push for the mini primary which would be huge mistake or will everyone fall in line as we all want to happen? This past 8 days has been crazy af.
  16. Does that make it harder to have a mini-primary thing? I would think so?
  17. This announcement while shocking was expected to happen today. If it did not happen there would be a lot of Democratic Congressman defecting in an orchestrated effort to push him to do that. By expected, those who were behind the scenes getting him to step aside. If he didn’t do it today he was going to be humiliated tomorrow. that said, now what? Open primary? Kamala is anointed? (Now I think less likely) who will agree to run? Is it the whole wishlist? Will anyone oppose Kamala?
  18. Does it mean anything or matter if Biden endorses Kamala or not? I know it’s not in the letter. But now what?
  19. Sorry! I missed the big news composing this post. Fuck. Was shocked it happened today. Thank You, President Biden.
  20. The Washington Post calls it Blue Anon. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/19/qanon-blue-anon-trump-shooting-conspiracies/ I cannot afford to see behind paywall.
  21. I never thought I’d be saying this about my former party but they do seem to be playing chess in this campaign. My former party sucks at getting messages out. Their conventions are more like funerals. Mostly. Trump has his 39 year old VP solidified. If the worst happens and somehow he goes to the pokey they have Vance locked in. And he can bring in whoever at VP. He has his contingency plan locked in who has the support of big tech. the kind of shitshow around us I see happening is what happens to Repubs. Usually it was of guy number one saying it’s my turn and my former party bends over and loses. Bob Dole anyone? George HW Bush campaign? John McCain? Mitt muther fucking Romney? Bend over and lose was the MO I grew up with. it’s bizarre watching Dems do this. I always envied how they got the vote out. The message out. How they worked with MTV and social media. How they always had the people on tv saying the same message. We are in the upside down world.
  22. Cedric Richmond the campaign co-chair for Biden-Harris 2024 is on Face the Nation right now. [1000 points of light. Stay the course.] Richmond is saying what you would expect: Biden is the nominee. He has made his decision. He will be the next President of the US. His voters like and want our agenda. He said the 38 members are allowed to do or think what they want. He has a strong base around him. This wasn’t going to be an easy race and they are preparing a campaign that is built to win in November. It’s hard work and they are going to do it. host is having a hard time with this line of questioning.
  23. Being in software sales I totally understand. Imagine being a sales person with a quota at crunch time when news breaks out your company is being bought out. Your buyer is concerned. Will the product still be the same? Same service? Who will run the company? Who is in charge? I know great salespeople who have lost huge sales in that situation. You can’t sell it to enough voters to win.
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