The Senate Trial of Donald J Trump 2020

[RPM 26208]

Schiff's opening argument and the Republican reaction

 

[RPM 26208]

dp

 

Edited January 22, 2020 by RPM

[RPM 26208]

shit

 

Edited January 22, 2020 by RPM

[henrygandorf 29174]

sekulow is obsessed with "executive privilege and other nonsense."

[DDD Dad 14243]

And there's Gym Jordan in his shirt sleeves.  JFC.  Not even a hint of decorum.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33831]

 

[WhatTheBuck 28703]

I just saw a clip of Lindsey's hissy fit. God, what a pathetic little bitch. 

[Biff Tannen 45491]

9 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

sekulow is obsessed with "executive privilege and other nonsense."

Their plan is to have the cult screeching EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE! without actually knowing what it means.

[heso 2748]

4 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

I just saw a clip of Lindsey's hissy fit. God, what a pathetic little bitch. 

Link?

[heso 2748]

Dp 

Edited January 22, 2020 by heso

[Pig Bellmont 8691]

Rules require Senators to be in their seats for the duration of the trial and 2 hrs in almost half the GOP is not even in the fucking room. What a joke

[WhatTheBuck 28703]

1 minute ago, heso said:

Link?

It was on PBS, apparently recorded prior to today's hearing. It was basically a reprise of his tantrum at Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. 

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

6 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

Rules require Senators to be in their seats for the duration of the trial and 2 hrs in almost half the GOP is not even in the fucking room. What a joke

That's what we were talking about with the cameras not being allowed with the exception of the main camera. During the Inquiry one could see a lot more of the backstory and behind the scenes. It was illuminating. The last thing McConnell wants right now is sunshine on his sham.

[hayden_horn 11360]

rep garcia is the first democratic manager that i have noticed who has correctly referred to the "white house call recap" instead of calling it a transcript.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33831]

25 minutes ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

That's what we were talking about with the cameras not being allowed with the exception of the main camera. During the Inquiry one could see a lot more of the backstory and behind the scenes. It was illuminating. The last thing McConnell wants right now is sunshine on his sham.

taking it further he banned cell phones as well, so no one can live stream this either. what fucking cowards

[Nivek 16843]

taking it further he banned cell phones as well, so no one can live stream this either. what fucking cowards

What is to stop them from doing so anyway? GoPro that shit.

[jimmyjazz 45538]

16 minutes ago, Nivek said:

What is to stop them from doing so anyway? GoPro that shit.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33831]

weird that my eye went directly to "an hilarious." wat?

[High Plains Drifter 10970]

1 hour ago, Pig Bellmont said:

Rules require Senators to be in their seats for the duration of the trial and 2 hrs in almost half the GOP is not even in the fucking room. What a joke

 

Is there some way a dem can wait until the math works, then move to vote on conviction, and 2/3 of those present can vote to convict?

[DDD Dad 14243]

2 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

weird that my eye went directly to "an hilarious." wat?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-it-a-or-an

[DDD Dad 14243]

1 minute ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

Is there some way a dem can wait until the math works, then move to vote on conviction, and 2/3 of those present can vote to convict?

Not likely.

[henrygandorf 29174]

3 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

weird that my eye went directly to "an hilarious." wat?

same.  is going around the world correcting grammar a job?  because i think i would be pretty ok at it.

i spend about the same amount of time proofing my wife's work emails as i do working my actual job as it is.

[henrygandorf 29174]

2 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

Is there some way a dem can wait until the math works, then move to vote on conviction, and 2/3 of those present can vote to convict?

not sure about the quorum rules, but i'm sure they're terrible.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33831]

5 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-it-a-or-an

so you proved that my skepticism of that usage being correct, was, well, correct?

[NameAlreadyInUse 5105]

5 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

same.  is going around the world correcting grammar a job?  because i think i would be pretty ok at it.

i spend about the same amount of time proofing my wife's work emails as i do working my actual job as it is.

My hero

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-39459831/meet-the-grammar-vigilante-of-bristol

[pyrohornIII 4805]

5 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

same.  is going around the world correcting grammar a job?  because i think i would be pretty ok at it.

i spend about the same amount of time proofing my wife's work emails as i do working my actual job as it is.

I wanted a pair of those so bad as a kid, all I could see was the promise, not the grammar.

[DDD Dad 14243]

3 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

so you proved that my skepticism of that usage being correct, was, well, correct?

To be completely pedantic (as is my nature), not quite.

Merriam-Webster's guidance is very wishy-washy--go by how it sounds.  Other authorities suggest that "an" is appropriate before "h" whenever the first syllable is not emphasized, and some suggest it's basically just a matter of choice.

That said, the use of "an" is becoming archaic and probably disappear altogether sooner rather than later. 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33831]

thanks, dad

[henrygandorf 29174]

2 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

To be completely pedantic (as is my nature), not quite.

Merriam-Webster's guidance is very wishy-washy--go by how it sounds.  Other authorities suggest that "an" is appropriate before "h" whenever the first syllable is not emphasized, and some suggest it's basically just a matter of choice.

That said, the use of "an" is becoming archaic and probably disappear altogether sooner rather than later. 

there are two terms that exist that describe ways of using grammar.  one is by-the-book traditionalist type, and the other is more of an adapt-by-the-way-it-works-in-daily-life type.  the second type also accounts for the general evolution of the way language is used (more of a "spirit of the law" type).

and it's driving me crazy that i cannot think of the two terms.

[bolverk 29394]

7 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

To be completely pedantic (as is my nature), not quite.

Merriam-Webster's guidance is very wishy-washy--go by how it sounds.  Other authorities suggest that "an" is appropriate before "h" whenever the first syllable is not emphasized, and some suggest it's basically just a matter of choice.

That said, the use of "an" is becoming archaic and probably disappear altogether sooner rather than later. 

I've been aware of the use of "an" before historical and have tended to always use it, thinking it was an obscure exception that was somehow grammatically better (I've never heard/read the explanation). But at the end of that article, I saw that "an" was also sometimes used before hotel and realized I've always said it without realizing it.

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

7 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

there are two terms that exist that describe ways of using grammar.  one is by-the-book traditionalist type, and the other is more of an adapt-by-the-way-it-works-in-daily-life type.  the second type also accounts for the general evolution of the way language is used (more of a "spirit of the law" type).

and it's driving me crazy that i cannot think of the two terms.

Google says 'traditional' vs 'functional'. Does that sound correct?

 

*Wait, wait hold up, also see something about 'descriptive' vs 'prescriptive.'

Edited January 22, 2020 by Mrs Whiggins
Addition

[Longhorn_Fan68 33831]

what the hell did I start here?

[henrygandorf 29174]

1 minute ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

Google says 'traditional' vs 'functional'. Does that sound correct?

no, it's something weird.

i'm starting to think what i'm referring to is "prescriptivist" vs "descriptivist".

which are two words so commonly used that surly thinks they're misspelled.

[henrygandorf 29174]

3 minutes ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

Google says 'traditional' vs 'functional'. Does that sound correct?

sorry, i meant to say those weren't the words i was thinking of.  but yes, your words are appropriate, and describe basically what i was saying.

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

I think my edit happened while you were replying. And @Longhorn_Fan68 grammar rules!

[henrygandorf 29174]

1 minute ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

I think my edit happened while you were replying. And @Longhorn_Fan68 grammar rules!

[immamac 42513]

This thread is about as much of a joke as this impeachment. 

[henrygandorf 29174]

1 minute ago, immamac said:

This thread is about as much of a joke as this impeachment. 

the trial is rotting my brain.  i have to stay sharp.

last night i was still watching at 11:45pm (pac time) and we had an earthquake.  the wife woke up and looked at the tv and was like, "really?  still?"  to which i replied, "we had an earthquake."

[immamac 42513]

What trial? These jurors would all be cut. This is a fucking disgrace to the United States live on air. Why the fuck didn't they impeach McConnell instead of Trump?

[Longhorn_Fan68 33831]

it's amazing to me that the entire R side of the Senate appears to be compromised. That's alarming.

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

@immamac , it's true, one can only listen to the WH counsel for so long before the little gray cells begin to asphyxiate and perish.

It is probably what the Senate Majority Leader was planning all along: we'll just let the WH council speak while we nap and then vote and go back to sleep.

[Brisketexan 104537]

Just now, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

it's amazing to me that the entire R side of the Senate appears to be compromised. That's alarming.

Once you get in ankle-deep in a criminal conspiracy....you're in all the way.  It's why you shouldn't get in one in the first place.

The GOP is firmly in the "we better all hang together, or else we'll surely hang separately" territory.  They really have no other rational choice.  They have to be all-in on the criminal syndicate, because if they don't, they lose its protection.  This is exactly how every criminal organization functions.  Anyone who has spent more than a millisecond in organized crime investigation/prosecution recognizes all of the markers from how the party is conducting itself these days.

[TwiceHorn 31240]

34 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

To be completely pedantic (as is my nature), not quite.

Merriam-Webster's guidance is very wishy-washy--go by how it sounds.  Other authorities suggest that "an" is appropriate before "h" whenever the first syllable is not emphasized, and some suggest it's basically just a matter of choice.

That said, the use of "an" is becoming archaic and probably disappear altogether sooner rather than later. 

Pronouncing the "h" separately is a decidedly modern trend.  Historically, the "h" at the beginning of a word was silent or nearly so, and the next letter was inevitably a vowel. Lots of those words come from French, where the h remains silent. Hence, "an."  Brits still deemphasize the initial h, at least the educated ones.

Edited January 22, 2020 by TwiceHorn

[jimmyjazz 45538]

Team Anna.  All else is superfluous.

[NameAlreadyInUse 5105]

Its why some idiots say eweston when referring to Houston.  Pronounce the h numbnuts then it's easy to see that an is not appropriate.

Edited January 22, 2020 by NameAlreadyInUse
lol grammar

[DDD Dad 14243]

1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

Team Anna.  All else is superfluous.

Wut?

[Longhorn_Fan68 33831]

1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

Pronouncing the "h" separately is a decidedly modern trend.  Historically, the "h" at the beginning of a word was silent or nearly so, and the next letter was inevitably a vowel.  Hence, "an."  Brits still deemphasize the initial h, at least the educated ones.

funny, because they "sound" the opposite when I hear it

[jimmyjazz 45538]

2 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

Wut?

Did you not see the Anna Kendrick gif?

[DDD Dad 14243]

Just now, jimmyjazz said:

Did you not see the Anna Kendrick gif?

She's all yours.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33831]

Just now, DDD Dad said:

She's all yours.

fuck you, don't give her away. she's funny, smart, and hot. sign me the fuck up