impeachment inquiry hearings thread

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

13 hours ago, SmokeyTheBear said:

Could backfire. The Senate Prez candidates get to show off a bit in that setting. I have been largely impressed with Harris during previous showings but not impressed with her candidacy overall. Could help the candidates that have these skills to make a move up. 

The Senators don’t really do anything during a Senate trial.  They merely act as the jurors.  Members from the House act as the prosecutors and defense attorneys in a Senate trial.  

[Anastasis 23469]

Friendly reminder, you can still pick up impeach first term shares for <0.80. 

[atomheartbevo 89648]

2 hours ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

 

The Republicans know they are fucked if the public hears this.  You can smell the fear.  

Given Graham's legal background, this is particularly interesting that he would take this direction.  Even he can't attack the actual testimony.

 

[otisdog 365]

12 hours ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

What about Fox???  They showing Roseanne reruns?  

Wrong demographic.

All in the Family.

[atomheartbevo 89648]

[otisdog 365]

15 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

The Senators don’t really do anything during a Senate trial.  They merely act as the jurors.  

And jurors don't do anything?

Edited November 13, 2019 by otisdog

[Longhorn_Fan68 33869]

52 minutes ago, GopherRock said:

Do we need a daily game day thread, or are we lumping it all here?

I'd say daily game threads so they can be preserved or referenced easily later

[WhatTheBuck 28776]

55 minutes ago, GopherRock said:

Do we need a daily game day thread, or are we lumping it all here?

Everything is going to get posted here anyway so just keep it here rather than having it all posted in two different places. 

[Homercles 10205]

And here comes the Nunes Shitshow of loud noises.  NUDE PICS!!

Edited November 13, 2019 by Homercles

[GopherRock 1765]

Every accusation a confession. 

[Zombie 284]

Are we taking shots every time the name Chalupa comes up?

[Biff Tannen 45673]

This man is suing twitter over a parody account pretending to be his cow.

[TwiceHorn 31450]

31 minutes ago, otisdog said:

And jurors don't do anything?

They don't examine witnesses.  Harris was fairly dramatic examining witnesses (in a cheap stunt sort of way) during the Kavanagh hearings.  People are thinking of that and Hugo's right, there won't be any of that.

I should say typically.  I don't know what the current rules provide, because they could provide anything, including that "jurors" are entitled to question witnesses.

Edited November 13, 2019 by TwiceHorn

[Anastasis 23469]

1 minute ago, Homercles said:

Democrats tried to get nude pics of Trump...?

Schiff got teased dick pics of Trump by some Russians posing as Ukrainians.

 

What a world.  

[WhatTheBuck 28776]

2 minutes ago, Homercles said:

And here comes the Nunes Shitshow of loud noises.  NUDE PICS!!

He's such a fucking moron. 

[Anastasis 23469]

1 minute ago, Biff Tannen said:

This man is suing twitter over a parody account pretending to be his cow.

What a world. 

[Homercles 10205]

If I were following a drinking game I’d have been wasted by now.  Clinton, Obama, dossier, Russia hoax, etc

[Irwin F Fletcher 3550]

It's too bad when the GOP controlled both Houses they never got around to investigating the Biden's and Ukraine election interference. I guess they're just lazy.

[YChang 3443]

Before... the hearings aren't public! Now it's low rent theatrics. lol

[Beantown Express 2.0 6559]

Everything Nunes is saying is the opposite of what happened.  I swear he could stand up there and say Obama was a white nationalist not Trump and half the country would agree.  How this guy gets voted in to office is embarrassing.

[horn4life 3760]

I wish we were going to see seriousness and sober contemplation today, but... well... GOP...

Instead we will see from the Republican sides something resembling much more a 6th grade student council debate.  Where baseless assertions are repeatedly presented as facts by the 6th graders.  I wish I could say otherwise but the GOP has become a group of whores alergic to factual information of any kind.  Even more sadly many of my friends and neighbors have also shown themselves to be whores rather than the principled people that used to vehemently have so very many things that offended them "on principle." 

Trump has turned the Republican party into a mirror image of his own family, a corrupt group whose only God is money and power.

[Biff Tannen 45673]

Schiff didn't say a damn word after that freak show.  At least call him out for lying about pretty much everything.  But nope, let's just ignore it and move on.  

[yoladu 4093]

This opening statement by Schift is already too long. State it plainly and clearly, could be done in three minutes.

[tantric superman 4667]

Make that cunt put a jacket on.

[HenryJames 66041]

Whistleblower!

[YChang 3443]

Aaaaand here comes the Republicans 

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

LOL, wonder how long the Republicans practiced that staged outburst.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

 

[WhatTheBuck 28776]

4 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Schiff didn't say a damn word after that freak show.  At least call him out for lying about pretty much everything.  But nope, let's just ignore it and move on.  

Don't feed the troll. 

[Red Five 40852]

3 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Schiff didn't say a damn word after that freak show.  At least call him out for lying about pretty much everything.  But nope, let's just ignore it and move on.  

CNN: "Nunes got in some good shots early. It was important for the GOP to start strong. Can the democrats recover?". 

[YChang 3443]

We don't need your life story Kent.

[WhatTheBuck 28776]

1 minute ago, yoladu said:

This opening statement by Schift is already too long. State it plainly and clearly, could be done in three minutes.

Yeah, that got tedious and maybe even a bit self-indulgent. 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Yes, her last name is a punchline but her real story is nuts and it all goes back to Manafort having a vendetta because she put his shit on blast. 

 

[suddenly shaggy 929]

Damn, it's like he is filibustering his own testimony.

[Texas_Rocks 346]

We don't need your life story Kent.

What was the point of that shout out to his dad, uncles and etc? That was bizarre.

[Zombie 284]

Just now, Texas_Rocks said:

 

What was the point of that shout out to his dad, uncles and etc? That was bizarre.

 

He's showing he comes from patriotic stock. It undermines GOP conspiracy theorizing.

[HenryJames 66041]

It's showing that his family has served this country honorably.

 

[Fozzz 152]

lol Nunes is fucking insane.  I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes president one day while the best Adam Schitt can hope for is to make the kiddie table debate in some future Dem primary.

[YChang 3443]

2 minutes ago, Texas_Rocks said:

 

What was the point of that shout out to his dad, uncles and etc? That was bizarre.

 

A bit long, but I get it was to say... hey my family and I have been loyal public servants forever bitches.

[sachick 1189]

[otisdog 365]

17 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

They don't examine witnesses.  

Please excuse my constitutional ignorance  - does not the Senate vote on the outcome of the impeachment trial?  If so, I wouldn't characterize the involvement as "doing nothing".

[TwiceHorn 31450]

Just now, otisdog said:

Please excuse my constitutional ignorance  - does not the Senate vote on the outcome of the impeachment trial?  If so, I wouldn't characterize the involvement as "doing nothing".

I didn't say that.  Hugo said they act as jurors, I was elaborating on that point.

[Celery Man 20934]

22 minutes ago, Zombie said:

Are we taking shots every time the name Chalupa comes up?

[Fozzz 152]

lmao they are comparing those Ukrainain neo-nazis to the minutemen of the American revolution

[WhatTheBuck 28776]

Kent asked the State Dept. for guidance but they refused to provide any. Big surprise. 

[YChang 3443]

Testimony and history lessons, what a deal!

[Biff Tannen 45673]

All of this is way too fucking long and the general public has already tuned out.  We are going to have to rely on the press to give them relevant soundbites.

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

Oh shit, Taylor has a powerful voice.

[Texas_Rocks 346]

The Ukraine needs to ask for a raise after this.

[Nivek 16923]

27 minutes ago, horn4life said:

" 

Trump has turned the Republican party into a mirror image of his own family, a corrupt group whose only God is money and power.

Bullshit.  They were always like this, they just hid it better.