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Kamala Harris was right, the Democratic party has for so long taken the black female vote for granted. They only show up in our when they need our help, other than that they are invisible in our communities. Let them take our votes for granted at their own peril.
Another criminal doing down.
I’m thinking right about now there’s this certain guy that is laughing his ass off.
yup….
SURELY!!!!
One by one those who treated PBO with disdain and us with spite and contempt, are meeting their just ends while he is more popular than ever out here living his best life. Karma is going big and going hard and she has #45, Mcturtle and their ilk in her sights.
Wow, what a story!!!!
Chickens Come Home to Roost
“Devin Nunes Is Going Down As He’s Linked To Indicted Giuliani Associate.”
Lev Parnas, one of several indicted associates of Trump’s personal lawyer and shadow State Department Rudy Giuliani, helped arrange meetings and calls in Europe for Republican Representative Devin Nunes in 2018….The travel came as Nunes, in his role on the House Intelligence Committee, was working to investigate the origins of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election meddling.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2019/11/20/devin-nunes-parnas.html)
–NUNES has no substance and can easily be played from without, and from within by his own thought police. Sad.
For real. I wanna learn.
I know, right!!! He is perfect in that role.
Don’t get me started on Joe Biden, for eight goddamn years this guy sat this close to President Obama. And after last night’s debate it’s as if he didn’t learn a goddamn thing about the African American community. I’m sick and tired of his “Uncle Joe” routine, the only thing this guy had to do was to show up and not make a fool out of himself, and he couldn’t even do that. How many fuck-ups is this guy allowed before we come to the conclusion that just maybe being the Vice President is his ceiling? And yes, minor fuck-ups matter, because if he can’t avoid the minor fuck-ups. He won’t be able to avoid the big fuck-ups.
And “Bootleg,” this guy is touted as the next Obama, give me a fucking break. This guy with his stock photos and bullshit outreach to the black community and his bullshit “Douglas Plan” that he said was backed by 400 black people when in fact a majority of the black people listed didn’t even know what the fuck Bootleg was pushing.
And Elizabeth Warren and her plan for every damn thing, which by the way has to be reworked because every time a plan of hers is fact-checked it doesn’t pass the smell test. Once again how many times Warren is allowed a do-over? I guess membership has its privileges.
We are drowning in mediocrity.
And then there’s Saint Bernie, who screams and shakes his finger at the clouds and who’s been seriously dissing Democrats his whole life. I am very worried. Very.
I think Benie is there to explain the truth about capitalism.
In my opinion the ultra-rich and oil corporates are planning to ditch the rest of us and leave us to the ravages of climate change, national security be damned.
Also that if enough chaos is caused, people might lean to authoritarianism (Putin/Bannon plan?).
Bernie is fearless about giving a wake-up call, and the young people are listening.
It is urgent that we all listen even if we don’t see him as President, because he is telling the truth.
Most of us were taken in in by disinformation in 2016 and didn’t understand how important Bernie for a viable future, or any kind of future for the non-wealthy.
Bernie is playing an important, fearless, and necessary role, and by god i’m grateful to him.
Bernie, not Benie!
Well, we differ. I cannot stand the sight of him. He spent every effort dissing PBO’s entire two terms, undermining his agenda and publicly advocating that PBO be primaried in 2012. He’s not a Democrat, says he would never ever call himself a Democrat but routinely shows up in our party just to take advantage of us and our party structure whenever he feels like it. Then he immediately leaves the party again. He’s a creepy misogynist, doesn’t have a record on much at all after 30 years, treated HRC like dirt and soiled the 2016 DNC along with his arrogant supporters trying to disrupt everything. He does nothing in terms of leadership to model behavior for his fans, who routinely slime and smear women on twitter. I’m tired of his cranky old man routine. I consider the whole corporate/billionaire talking point to be low-hanging fruit and an easy meme that goes nowhere without a majority in Congress. So, yes, we differ.
I agree Meta. He is an ugly POS. Period.
I ALSO detest the way Bernie entirely wrote off the South in 2012, disrespected POC and the issues important to us by focussing on economics rather than address racism. He preferred to choose firebrands Cornell West and Killer Mike, who also smeared PBO every chance they got. No thank you.
thanks.
Am not pulling a lever behind a curtain right now, but stand by what I say.
Regardless of his appearance, mannerisms, or the bill of goods sold to us by the Russians in the run up to the last election (and I witnessed it when visiting another country) he has a true message and a warning.
What he says is true, and imo we must hear it and respond like we are on fire.
For me it’s never Bernie
There is so much damage to fix from ComradeTang and his Kkklan. We have a deep enough bench that we shouldn’t have to settle for the nice dude who’s heart is in the right place but is a walking gaffe-machine. Not for President. If he’s the nominee, he’ll have my vote, but after this nightmare, I swear I really don’t want 4 years of daily statements from the WH: “The President didn’t really mean what he said… He really meant blah, blah, blah… Oh y’all know what he meant.” [Sigh!]
Seems he has to be quick, before the truth overtakes trump and the GOP
Something crooked no doubt
One opinion is that Pompeo will be resigning. So this may be orange man dangling a Secretary of State carrot to get Romney to support him in this impeachment.
If he feels a need to bribe so as to guarantee that he won’t be convicted, maybe (hopefully) the Senate isn’t as much a certainty for him as we are being led to believe.
AND if he is dangling that carrot, isn’t that another example of obstruction?
I think Romney might be slightly smarter than to give up a 6 year sinecure for a job that won’t last more than a few months.
We can only hope. But we’ve also thought a lot of people were smarter than their actions have shown us. The fact that — as far as I can see — NO republicans seem to think 45’s actions are impeachable, much less enough to remove him from office, says a lot.
Difference between supporting trump & denying he is impeachable, to giving up your current job to work for someone who
a) may not be president* for very long
b) who is more than likely to fire you within 12 months.
…and then claims that he doesn’t know you (or hardly knows you).
Oh, I just saw Sheila’s post above that there are others that will be included in a lunch. Still…obstruction?!?!?!?
Sorry TOD. This guy’s a fucking mental case. Those Marines at the door should drag his treasonous add out of the WH. NOW!!!
Said the traitorous mafia boss who is going down with the rest of the Ring.
And then there’s these mofos.
Always wondered if/when they were coming back to nab the CFO!
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It is pretty much a given that the Republicans, in their quest to protect the orange man, have taken on the role of the see no evil/hear no evil monkeys. But after listening to the opening statements and testimonies Fiona Hill and David Holmes, it is downright scary that the Republicans are willing to ignore the information that’s being provided regarding Russia. Republicans prefer to continue putting our national security at risk by ignoring our intelligence community and our foreign policy experts. Beyond election interference, they are allowing Russia — i.e., Putin — to totally manipulate their party. I truly hope that US citizens are paying attention; especially as it may come down to the 2020 election to get PP and his imps in Congress out of office.
We have to vote them out. That’s it. They’re not going to change.
Love Michelle Obama,
This sums up the Trump-Kim love affair pretty well, I think
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Hahahahahahaha! I like Manischewitz 🙂
Manischewitz Cream White Concord was my drink of choice as a teenager…
I no longer think I hate Jim Jordan, now I know I hate him. What a scene of his questioning tactics of screaming, going on and on then interrupting witness Mr. Holmes answer.
It was Jordan trying to run out the clock. They are trying to discredit Holmes.
Thank you JER ❤
My pleasure ggail.
Can relate…haven’t recovered from my youngest leaving. What was a bedroom has turned into land of mysterious packages that I don’t have the heart to open. Wasn’t expecting to feel this way. love to the Obamas and all here experiencing this one!
The GOP have resorted to a soliloquy, but Dr Hill has had enough and is making a statement in rebuttal.
A little laugh for the afternoon.
OH, Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Laugh Out Loud funny!
Stefanic just totally lied and misled in her opening about the Republican members not pushing Russia not being involved, but Ukraine being involved in interfering in the 2016 election.
Stefanic is being used as a tool by the male republicans on the committee. She takes on the roll because she doesn’t see what they are doing to her. She will not be in congress after the next election
I hope you’re right about that. I’d love to see her lose.
She is raising millions! for her opponent, so it will be an equal contest money wise. And she is being an utter twerp – thinks she is part of the “team”. No woman is part of the GOP team
It seems evident that the Republicans think the only problem is the “Whistleblower “ since if Trump was not called out for wrong doing the wrong doing would just continue on which seems would be perfectly fine with them.
Didn’t notice this was already posted upthread, so I’ll pretend I put this here “for the latecomers.” 🙂
Thank you, Meta!
We must honor our heroes. Every day!
Schiff is a genius and so calm. I couldn’t have sat there quietly listening to Republican b.s.
I also noticed both the committee Dem members and the witnesses being in control of their body language. I would have been rolling my eyes etcetera every time a Republican spoke their lies and crap. I was proud of both today’s witnesses for speaking up instead of just letting the GOP members spew their talking points.
Isakson is retiring from Congress due to Parkinson’s. Rep John Lewis pays his respects to his fellow Georgian.
He unwavering, the hours grueling, Chairman Schiff’s remarks throughout were insightful, moving + must-see.
Paraphrasing a few lines: “In terms of Nixon and Trump this is far more serious – withholding military aid to an
ally at war…This is not Nixon. And it is not that Congress, but this one.”
—Isn’t this the first presidential impeachment inquiry to focus on U.S. foreign policy? Trump set up an irregular rogue foreign policy headed up by Giuliani to benefit his boss politically, and all the witnesses agreed.
Senator Harris is on The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert tonight!
Women are saving America ….
Superb!!
We are in more danger than I imagined. I wonder how many people were watching the hearings to hear how compromised the GOP and Trump Are
Morning everyone
Cowards is right. The children are willing to do the bidding of the playground bully rather than follow the rules. They are willing to put their reputations at risk to benefit someone who has no care about what it is costing them and will throw them to the curb when their usefulness to him expires. Rather than pay attention to what is in front of them, they’d rather close their eyes, stick their fingers in their ears and sing “la-la-la; I can’t hear you”.
I’m still trying to understand why they can’t come together and collectively do what is necessary — what they SHOULD be doing anyway — to get rid of someone they claim not to like in the first place.
I’m not even sure if it’s party over country anymore (many republicans say they don’t recognize the party anymore), or if it’s a matter of self-service/self-preservation. Putin’s hand is far-reaching.
Will never forget
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Here’s hoping to some divine intervention that will lead to the eviction of the of the current Oval Office occupant and severe consequences for his crimes against this country. It may not happen when we want it, but I trust it will be right on time.
Every day a new outrage, a new plunder, a new crime.
Bet his blood pressure/ health changed for the better once he left that Anti American propaganda outlet.
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great Thread..
The people’s duty and moral obligation
This turned out to be true.
Don’t throw up your breakfast. Nothing is sacred.
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But he’ll talk for a $2million books deal
Justice comes slow, and then all at once.
Good use of his money
Stephen Colbert’s show last night – he said / implied that Lindsay Graham’s ba*ls were removed (I can’t recall the exact words now), Graham is starting an investigation on the Bidens.
I wish the MSM could keep highlighting everything the Trump kids are into. Keep stories of them on the front burner. I mean – surely no one is believing that they are not milking whatever they can, wasn’t there also stories of Kush and his back channels during the transition?
Good Morning!
Today’s spacewalk!
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2019/11/22/grammy-nominated-flotus/