US Politics, November 2019: These people are truly sick.

The NYT just asks the gaggle of old men in feed caps drinking Folger's from a heavy white china mug in Carly's Hometown Café at the corner table in the back. They'll tell you the price of soybeans has taken a hit, but if it takes those damn Chinese down a peg, then its their patriotic duty to back the president and the USA. QED.

Who was that clown who got elected to Congress and admitted that he had to look up 'extortion' in the dictionary this morning?

*whitney houston voice* I WANT NOTHING! NOTHING! NOTHIIIIING! WITH NO QUID.... PRO QUOOOOO

I've always thought "I Want Nothing" was the most under-appreciated Whitney single

― brigadier pudding (DJP), Wednesday, November 20, 2019 12:08 PM (thirty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

ah shit i missed this lol

well he's no lawyer dontcha know xxp

I've always thought "I Want Nothing" was the most under-appreciated Whitney single

― brigadier pudding (DJP),

fuck I was gonna make this joke, I won't go to lunch next time.

Sure glad we have Republicans to keep reminding me that Javelin missiles are better than blankets.

GOP going down some serious Chewbacca Defense rabbit holes today.

WHY IS HUNTER BIDEN NOT TESTIFYING BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE? WHYEEEEEEE?!?

Javelin missiles are better than blankets.

have they inadvertently discovered the solution to the problem of homelessness in our cities?

lol, I scooped Brad AND Alfred

my work here is done

take a bow, sir

xp
"I CAN'T PULL THE WING OVER MY EYEBALL" is the NEW "I CAN'T TURN MY FACE INTO A HEART."

this is the kind of thing that worries me about the Dem field

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/471335-poll-trump-leads-top-democratic-opponents-in-wisconsin

in case anybody thinks I'm ignoring anything, voter suppression in 2016 (via the voter ID law) significantly forced down the African American vote, making the "swing" votes of non-college-educated white men more impactful.

that law is still on the books...

who is Val Demmings? I like her.

Rep. Maloney just utterly ended any friendly feelings Sondland and Democrats may have been sharing.

Meantime

JUST IN -- new statement from @statedeptspox from Pompeo's plane, currently in mid-flight:

"Gordon Sonland never told Secretary Pompeo that he believed the President was linking aid to investigations of political opponents. Any suggestion to the contrary is flat out false.”

— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) November 20, 2019

the one lonely amigo's changing story is going to give them some ammunition to cast his story as dubious

https://i.imgur.com/WXW5gSR.png

"What do you want from Ukraine?" He asks me, screaming. "what do you want from Ukraine!? I keep hearing all these different ideas and theories!" This is Ambassador Sondland speaking to me. To which I turned off the television. "What do you want from Ukraine, I keep hearing all these different ideas and theories! What do you want? What do you want?" It was a very short and abrupt conversation that he had with me.

xpost Trudat though the various emails etc. rather help.

Nunes wearing pinstripes and a spotted tie. He's dressed like Paula Poundstone circa 1989.

lolol @ Republicans criticizing Vindman for wearing his uniform. Can you imagine, someone trying to hide behind the military and patriotism??? Lt Col Ollie North can't even fathom such a thing.

the headlines over at foxnews are something else

One reaction to the impeachment hearings: As a conservative, I like the judges, the deregulation, the energy renaissance, and more. I have a deep-seated, healthy fear of the Left. But Trump & Co. are such g**damned liars. This cannot be gotten around. Character counts -- a lot.

— Jay Nordlinger (@jaynordlinger) November 20, 2019

lol @ "energy renaissance"

is he talking about all the coal plants that have been shut down

the safe out for sen gop is death or resignation u know

(lol not their own)

re "energy renaissance", i assume he's talking about this

https://i.imgur.com/2J0rg9P.jpg

one question i keep asking myself about a republican talking point that keeps coming up is "WTF did Ukraine have to gain by meddling in the US elections ?"

xpost Maybe he's a Belle & Sebastian fan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKTDiWslOPo

"WTF did Ukraine have to gain by meddling in the US elections ?"

i'm not sure, but i'm sure Russia has some good prepared answers for that the GOP could borrow

this is the kind of thing that worries me about the Dem field

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/471335-poll-trump-leads-top-democratic-opponents-in-wisconsin

I'm a bit suspicious of this, Dems won big here in 2018 and most other polls of the state showed Trump losing to everyone.

the only way to know for certain is if we ask an old white guy in a trucker cap at a diner

Sean Hannity says on his radio show that Gordon Sondland's testimony has won it for the Republicans: "It is over. It is done. This is the end of this."

— Jeremy Barr (@jeremymbarr) November 20, 2019

Jordan and Stefanik just asked what the single most exculpatory evidence they've heard has been, and their answer was "the president's own words." Um, that's not how that works.

Xxpost the guy on Omar's couch?

lol

just to make this clear

the GOP's entire defense is the fact that Trump said "I DONT WANT A QUID PRO QUO" a week after he had gotten caught

am I understanding this right

xp to most republicans, including voters, it IS over now. they have an excuse (the president never literally said "quid pro quo, please! i'm asking you to do quid pro quo! biden investigation for military aid, to be clear!"). it doesn't matter how dumb that excuse is, they'll roll with it. that'll get them through the senate's decision to acquit, that'll get them through the rest of the election season, as long as they stay within right wing media.

which is not to say that impeachment is pointless - it will be great to get them all on the record that the people who obviously committed crimes are in fact totally innocent. make it super obvious to everyone who cares to pay attention, then run all their spineless defenses as campaign attack ads all year

"Quid Pro Quo" was a really underrated followup for 20 Fingers feat. Gillette.

just to make this clear

the GOP's entire defense is the fact that Trump said "I DONT WANT A QUID PRO QUO" a week after he had gotten caught

am I understanding this right

yes

Trump has never played quidditch, so how could he ever be a pro?

Jordan and Stefanik just asked what the single most exculpatory evidence they've heard has been, and their answer was "the president's own words." Um, that's not how that works.

― Josh in Chicago

Maybe they confused "exculpatory" for "damning"

pack it in

Sean Hannity says on his radio show that Gordon Sondland's testimony has won it for the Republicans: "It is over. It is done. This is the end of this."

— Jeremy Barr (@jeremymbarr) November 20, 2019

SEAN HANNITY on his radio show: "This couldn't be a better day for President Trump."

— Jeremy Barr (@jeremymbarr) November 20, 2019

He needs more good days like this.

IN an ideal world which we're obviously not living in would Sondland be flying to Brussels to go back to the job he's obviously so qualified for that he can double up in an almost neighbouring area? Don't get this, surely a proof of that level fo corruption would be a cue to remove him from the job. Though I guess its who his boss is, innit?

Girl bye, I don’t do fake...😂😭

Congressman Krishnamoorthi is all of us!

pic.twitter.com/tyofl5gOsn

— FierceWarriorNStilettos (@InactionNever) November 20, 2019

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJ2Ncx6WoAEwP2t?format=jpg&name=medium

lol These are like Fugazi lyrics.