****INTELLIGENCE HEARING THREAD ONE****

[bdamomma]

I'll start the first thread. Any takers after this thread??

[hlthe2b]

1. Schiff started out great... Damn, Nunes, now...

[DonaldsRump]

4. A masterpiece by Adam n/t

[Peregrine Took]

27. He was better than I even hoped! n/t

[highplainsdem]

21. I think "Damn, Nunes now" applies to every time Nunes speaks.

[Pacifist Patriot]

60. I missed the start of it. I've heard I need to go back and watch Schiff's intro.

[Lars39]

85. Here's the transcript

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212311390#post10

[Pacifist Patriot]

95. Thanks!

[BumRushDaShow]

2. HERE ARE THE STREAMS

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212309223

[Lars39]

3. Nunes is awful

[rzemanfl]

5. Nunes sucks. n/t

[mcar]

6. Nunes is hitting all the conspiracy theories

[emmaverybo]

17. I swear Mueller had a wtf? expression on his face as Nunes held forth...nt

[blogslut]

7. I may faint from exhaustion myself

I'm getting too old for this shit

[Blaukraut]

8. I wish Mueller would leap across the table and smack Nunes upside the head n/t

[irisblue]

9. Nunes -Democrats colluding with Russians

F that dude
🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵

[GoCubsGo]

38. That's when I hit the mute button.

How the hell that treasonous sack of shit is walking around free, let alone being on the House Intelligence Committee is beyond me.

[GoCubsGo]

45. And, here is where I mute it again.

Fuck that lying nutjob and all the morons who keep electing him into office.

[demmiblue]

10. Strong opening statement by Schiff:

[MFGsunny]

15. Schiff brilliance as usual. n/t

[Peregrine Took]

31. Smartest guy in the Congress. n/t

[Nevermypresident]

98. +1

[Fritz Walter]

11. Adam Schiff is making history today.

He gave us a great set of opening remarks, unlike Mr. Numbnuts, ranking member of the RepubliCONs!

[bdamomma]

12. Blaming

us as usual. I hate Nunez. WTF

Bringing up Hillary.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. Moooooooooooooooo! Moooooooooooo! Mooooooooo!

[crazytown]

67. Hair-rem

[Satch59]

14. Schiff was spectacular!

Nunes is an ass... Hope Mueller is ready defend with a little more robust. So sick of the MSM talking of his "performance"...when what is important are the clarifying statements Mueller provided.

Nunes is wacked...wow!

[Lars39]

16. I can, if needed...great job, bdmomma!

[bdamomma]

22. Thanks Lars39

[Takket]

18. Nunes

Link to tweet

?s=21

[nolabear]

19. Fingers crossed. Already appreciating Adam Schiff.

[Lars39]

20. Mueller sworn in, Zebley steps up, Mueller opening remarks

[elleng]

24. nunes won't question Zebley.

[Lars39]

23. Explains why he won't answer some questions

[nolabear]

25. Glad Mueller is discussing his reasons for not replying to some questions.

People, even media people, who want this to be a reality show, need to understand it’s a legislative proceeding and Mueller respects it and in some ways fears it as such. He has much on the line.

[Lars39]

26. Schiff is up

[polichick]

28. nm

[Lars39]

29. The campaign welcomed help from Russia.

Damn

[dem4decades]

30. I detect hate in Schiff's look at Nunes.

[barbtries]

113. i can't imagine having to work with these people.

they are so bad. they hate democracy. they lie and propagandize every time they open their mouths. they hurt people, and are happy to do so.

i don't know how democrats keep going, I don't know if i could do that.

[Lars39]

32. Trump Hotel in Moscow....Trump trying to make millions

[nolabear]

33. Schiff! Getting down to it!

He’s bringing out the salient points about 45’s family, associates and operatives welcoming Russian interference and grafting off of it.

Thank GOD someone knows how to ask questions!

[polichick]

37. He's very good at this.

[Lars39]

34. Schiff going over indictments...delicious!

[Hoyt]

35. Schiff was OUTSTANDING. He set framework for impeding future interference, something GOPers

have ignored. And he made trump look like an indicted traitor. Much better than I expected. Kudos.

I was driving, but almost got out and cheered.

[rzemanfl]

36. Mueller is not a morning person.

Doing better now.

[nolabear]

41. That locker room talk must have been spectacular.

[dem4decades]

57. LOL

[DonaldsRump]

87. This is a billion times better than the Judiciary Committee

Mueller seems much more at ease

[donkeypoofed]

39. Adam Schiff is awesome sauce !!

He better run for President some day !

[Lars39]

43. Wasn't that outstanding?

[Lars39]

40. Nunes again

[nolabear]

44. ...

[demmiblue]

42. Short and to the point.

Well done, Schiff.

[procon]

46. Mueller says "Not a witch hunt."

His investigation into the Russian/Trump connections was not a witch hunt.

[Lars39]

47. FFS, dragging Clinton Foundation into it

[irisblue]

48. Bringing Boris Johnson in?

[Lars39]

50. I know right!

Another wtf moment

[3catwoman3]

49. Nunes is SUCH...

...an ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nolabear]

51. What the hell is Nunes on about?

Just saying Clinton to get the minions all excited?

[Satch59]

52. Mueller is def more on it now...Schiff is just the best at questioning...

Nunes needs to be smacked out of this committee... Conspiracy nut is too kind a description.

[Lars39]

53. Jim Himes is up

[nolabear]

58. They're on their game. Much better!

[avebury]

54. So Nunes is going to raise the question of whether or not the new British PM is

a Russian spy?

[Hekate]

55. Me to Nunes: At long last, sir, have you no decency?

Me again: There is no decency left in the GOP.

[Lars39]

56. Himes is good

[DownFromTheMountain]

59. Storytelling by the Republicans

Obvious strategy. Tell a fabricated story,tell it again, minimal questions, no proof, just run out the clock.

[Ponietz]

63. --bordering on echoing QAnon bullshit

[Blaukraut]

61. I'm starting to think that Mueller did not personally author his report

It might have been the other guy who is there with him, which would be why Mueller wanted him there.

[elleng]

70. FYI, government (and other) bureaucracies make use of STAFFs,

members of which do most of the actual work INCLUDING writing documents/reports; that's the way it works.

[iluvtennis]

115. not just the gov't - corporate America as well. I as the individual contributor did fact finding

and generated reports that were given to mgmt who presented it to executives/others. That's how an organization works. Not sure why folks are surprised that Mueller didn't author the report - he's just the top level facilitator/organizer.

[elleng]

116. Right; I was a federal government bureaucrat,

no reason for surprise.

[Lars39]

62. john ratcliffe is up

[Lars39]

64. Ratcliffe on about Steele Dossier...Mueller defers to Justice Dept

[demmiblue]

65. (Ratcliffe, who just grilled Mueller, is among the names being floated for Director of National...

(Ratcliffe, who just grilled Mueller, is among the names being floated for Director of National Intelligence)

Link to tweet

[Lars39]

68. Gah!

[spanone]

69. so, he's auditioning for don.

[Lars39]

66. Terri Sewell...Trump Tower

[Lars39]

71. Wish she'd cover them wanting to establish a back channel with Russa

[Lars39]

72. Michael Turner is up

[elleng]

73. Jerk

'Power to exonerate?'

[Lars39]

76. Definitely

[Lars39]

74. FFS Turner goes into meaning of exonerate

[essme]

82. He just tried to pull a "Bill Clinton" questioning the meaning

of "is."

He failed.

[blogslut]

75. GOP Turner is getting cute with props

Mueller passes on his prop play

[BumRushDaShow]

77. WTF Turner using up time on the term "exoneration"

[IcyPeas]

81. yeah, but he's got books and things!

[BumRushDaShow]

84. Gish Gallop Garbage

Every lawyer has some set of the USC (or access online to it) for whatever subject matter they work in.

[Raven123]

83. Hated it to start, but liked it by the end

If Mueller really didn’t do service to the issue of obstruction, clearly we need to open an impeachment inquiry to answer the question

[BumRushDaShow]

89. An Impeachment Inquiry may not do what you think either

but it would benefit from what is happening now (and in related investigations), in order to help craft the (solid) Articles of Impeachment that might eventually be voted on.

[Lars39]

78. Andre Carson is up

[demmiblue]

79. Bringing textbooks to question mueller wins the jerk of the day award.

Bringing textbooks to question mueller wins the jerk of the day award.

Link to tweet

[IcyPeas]

88. C-Span3 puts up on their chyron the names and party

so you know who's talking. I like this.

[BumRushDaShow]

91. That's where I always watch these hearings

No bullshit spin from talking heads and they also display any posters/graphics that committee members might utilize during their questioning.

[polichick]

80. Wish he'd get fed up with these asshats and stop following Barr's guidelines.

[Lars39]

86. Brad Wenstrup is up

[Gidney N Cloyd]

90. I feel sorry for Mueller-- I don't know this guy is talking about either.

Ridiculously poor construction of his questions.

[essme]

92. He is trying to sound

"intelligent." Wenstrup reminds me of Dr. Carson. Over his head.

[spooky3]

99. He looked almost cross-eyed with confusion. nt

[Lars39]

93. Jackie Speier is up!

[Lars39]

94. Speier going into Russian interference

[spooky3]

96. I'm shallow but I love her suit color and scarf! nt

[Lars39]

100. Me too

[spooky3]

103. I like her question - with the remaining 1:38 - what do you want Americans to know?

[Lars39]

97. Schiff up again

[IcyPeas]

101. Mueller -- what a poker face

[Lars39]

102. Chris Stewart is up

[Lars39]

104. Good grief, dude's wanting apology

[mahatmakanejeeves]

105. Diamond and Silk Fans, they're streaming this too.

LIVE: Robert Mueller Testifies Before House Intel Committee

Link to tweet

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1yNxavWoAWdKj

They're taking comments

[Lars39]

106. Aren't they raw nut jobs? Interesting

[Gidney N Cloyd]

114. "Evil Frangela"?

[Lars39]

107. Starting ****INTELLIGENCE HEARING THREAD 2****

[bdamomma]

108. Chris Stewart

is a repig hack.

Since when do repigs care about what American people think? they don't seem to care about us when they cheered for tx cuts for themselves and they call us socialists???

[Tech]

109. Republican questioning a leak? I find that pretty funny.

[avebury]

110. Mueller should have pointed out that his memo to Barr was

in Barr's office and that it is possible that someone in Barr's office could have leaked the memo.

[napi21]

111. I have to say that the Pugs on this committee are at least better than those Pugs on the

Judicial Committee this AM. They were really arrogant, ignorant, and treated Mueller like sh**. These Pugs are still wrong, but at least show Mueller some respect.

[evilhime]

112. reoetition

If you notice they keep repeating the same lies like discrediting the steele doc rather than prove it was inaccurate . . . they have learned that the more you repeat a lie the sooner people will believe it, particularly GOP sheople.

[iluvtennis]

117. yep, rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat, over and over and over again nt