impeachment inquiry hearings thread

[Longhorn_Fan68 33779]

wait, he talked to a chalupa?

[atomheartbevo 89304]

2 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Lol -- Nunes accusing the Dems of extortion and bribery. 

Not attacking the testimony of the dozen+ witnesses, instead attacking the Dems.

Good thing Nunes isn't a lawyer, he'd get his clients sent to prison.

Based on his academic background, he would have been an aggy had he been born in Texas.

[Biff Tannen 45439]

What a time to be alive.  An elected representative of the United States is peddling pure conspiracy theories in a public forum and not getting any push back.

[hayden_horn 11358]

nunes cannot help but to be a condescending fuck. jesus. i try not to hate, but i actively hate this fucking guy.

[WhatTheBuck 28696]

That's correct, Mr. Nunes, I still have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. 

[Eastwood 4394]

Look, I've spent the majority of my life in central Texas. I can't hear to word chalupa too much more without getting up and going to Taco Cabana.

[InkaUtexas 25290]

 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33779]

but Obama! Drink!

[4th&Five 41444]

 

[atomheartbevo 89304]

Holy shit, Nunes going after Obama in 2012.

[WhatTheBuck 28696]

But Obama said "wait 'til after the election!" It's the same thing!

[Longhorn_Fan68 33779]

omg, who is this meth head?

[yoladu 4063]

is it correct that you don't have any clue about things completely unrelated to your testimony and the matter at hand?

that is correct.

 

WINNING!!!

[Eastwood 4394]

Holy fuck, man, keep still.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33779]

here comes the derailment!

[hayden_horn 11358]

haha, schiff interrupting - nunes about to grandstand. lulz. the circus is in town! 

[WhatTheBuck 28696]

GOP counsel is squinty. 

The Ukranians weren't loyal Trumpkins. That makes them corrupt. And probably supporters of Obama, Hillary, and Obama. 

[Irwin F Fletcher 3550]

The Republicans are on a Witch Hunt!

[hayden_horn 11358]

i mean, honestly, the question was "do you think trump thought that he ukrainians were out to get him?"

[atomheartbevo 89304]

Are the Republicans really this fucking stupid?

Edit: I was a Republican for a decent chunk of my adult life, and I don't remember this much stupidity.

Edited November 13, 2019 by atomheartbevo

[Horn Dog 9588]

1 hour ago, SuingToGetAMessageBoard? said:

schiff kind of looks like nixon, imo.

Andy Kaufman IMO

[Anastasis 23329]

Clown show. 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33779]

Just now, atomheartbevo said:

Are the Republicans really this fucking stupid?

[hayden_horn 11358]

Just now, atomheartbevo said:

Are the Republicans really this fucking stupid?

i mean, is the fulcrum of their strategy in this hearing is to ask opinion questions regarding trump's personal hurt feelings?

[atomheartbevo 89304]

LOL, asking Taylor about shit that had nothing to do with him.

[Chuckie Finster 22571]

The skillset gap between in the two counsels is striking.

Edited November 13, 2019 by Chuckie Finster

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

Taylor is doing his best to not say "please ask something coherent."

[Anastasis 23329]

so the Dems brought in a composed made for TV counsel and the GOP brought a crack head. 

[InkaUtexas 25290]

2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Are the Republicans really this fucking stupid?

Edit: I was a Republican for a decent chunk of my adult life, and I don't remember this much stupidity.

[Irwin F Fletcher 3550]

And there's a key point, non of what was taken place as directed by Trump was done through legitimate channels. Trump had Rudy running the show with Fraud Guarantee to beat the drum for investigations.

[atomheartbevo 89304]

Holy shit, Castor asking him to believe shit about Manafort that had nothing to do with Taylor.

[Bozo_Casanova 26188]

so the Dems brought in a composed made for TV counsel and the GOP brought a crack head. 

They know their audience

[Bozo_Casanova 26188]

so the Dems brought in a composed made for TV counsel and the GOP brought a crack head. 

They know their audience

[WhatTheBuck 28696]

Did the GOP counsel just say it was the job of the Justice Dept. to investigate corruption in Ukraine?

[atomheartbevo 89304]

Taylor asking him to restate questions, LOL.

[TwiceHorn 31087]

13 minutes ago, Tuco said:

If this was a court of law, I'd agree it's a mismatch.  But the guy obviously has experience in trying to whittle out a soundbite.  How good he is at it, I don't know. 

 

Yeah.  But the major advantage the House Dems are holding right now is  pointed questioning from their trial lawyer.  A gifted trial lawyer for the Reps could likely make these witnesses look somewhat foolish on some ground or another.  Bias or something.

Sound bites are low-hanging fruit.  Surprisingly effective low-hanging fruit in the twitter era.

This is why I tend to dislike congressional hearings.  And why I hate twitter.

[hayden_horn 11358]

1 minute ago, SuingToGetAMessageBoard? said:

Taylor is doing his best to not say "please ask something coherent."

it's actually incredible. his starting nearly every answer with "mr castor" is a clear tell to him trying to organize his thoughts beyond "what the actual fuck?"

also, lulz at the "why were you not on the call?" "because that's not our policy, dumbass?"

[atomheartbevo 89304]

I don't think Castor gives a fuck what Taylor answers, he's just rolling through his script.

[Fozzz 152]

Just now, InkaUtexas said:

Doing big crimes and not serving a day in jail isn't stupid. 

[atomheartbevo 89304]

And now Kent is having to educate Castor on how the NSC, etc. work.

[Slade 263]

 

Who cares if someone in the Ukraine government didn't like Trump

[WhatTheBuck 28696]

"Written in Ukranian and translated to the U.S."

[atomheartbevo 89304]

IANAL, but it seems like Castor should have been better prepared about the duties/responsibilities of the people he is questioning.

[WhatTheBuck 28696]

1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

I don't think Castor gives a fuck what Taylor answers, he's just rolling through his script.

[hayden_horn 11358]

Just now, WhatTheBuck said:

"Written in Ukranian and translated to the U.S."

haha, that stood out to me as well.

the ambassador is erudite and precise with his language. the republican counsel is flailing.

[Horn Dog 9588]

I think Castor may be drunk... and I don’t blame him.

Edited November 13, 2019 by Horn Dog

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

Just now, atomheartbevo said:

IANAL, but it seems like Castor should have been better prepared about the duties/responsibilities of the people he is questioning.

that's why you'd never make it as a lawyer.  you think you are supposed to prepare?

[4th&Five 41444]

 

[hayden_horn 11358]

1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

IANAL, but it seems like Castor should have been better prepared about the duties/responsibilities of the people he is questioning.

you would think. he's asking questions to which he does not know the answers. he's hamstringing himself. it's kind of amazing. 

[WhatTheBuck 28696]

Are we establishing that self-dealing and self-enriching on the part of high level government officials is corrupt and bad?