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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFor those who haven't been watching ...
this seasons runaway hit TV show, Impeachment Inquiry, you are missing out on the most exciting programming we've seen in decades.
See Jim Jacketoff Jordan whine incessantly about the Dems refusal to produce the whistle-blower while Trump refuses to allow a single person with firsthand knowledge to testify, along with directing that any documents relevant to the inquiry not be produced.
Watch Devin (& his Magic Cow) Nunes ramble incoherently about conspiracy theories including, but not restricted to, how the Obama administration covered-up the Martian invasion of Grovers Mill, New Jersey, on October 30, 1938.
Be sure to catch Elise Stefanik as she performs under some bizarre delusion that being perpetually pissed-off is going to advance her political career. Chances are she sees herself as the GOP version of fellow NY rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez having forgotten that AOC has intelligence, a quick wit, and a complete grasp of the facts she speaks about qualities Stefanik is totally bereft of.
Despite being dubbed boring and lacking pizzazz, the proceedings occasionally offer some truly laughable moments, like the pResident tweeting smears against Masha Yovanovitch while she is testifying about, among other things, how a smear campaign was used to remove her from her post!
Youll laugh! Youll cry! Youll be amazed at how low Republicans are willing to sink in order to protect a lying, corrupt, pussy-grabber and how ineffectively their efforts have proven to be, especially when their own pResident keeps fucking them over with every statement and every tweet.
But wait, theres more! If you like the Impeachment Inquiry, youll LOVE the post program analysis shows unofficially known collectively as The Talking Brain-Dead where Republican spokes-whores stutter-and-sputter as they try to recall which talking points are still viable, and which have been rendered unusable in the last twenty-four hours often by the pResident himself.
Watch in awe as Trump-humping ass-kissers squirm in their seats as they insist that theres nuthin to see here, folks when the whole world IS seeing exactly whats going on with their own eyes, and hearing it with their own ears.
For the truly dedicated, youll want to check out the on-line contests where you can cast your vote for who the pResident will next describe as someone he hardly knows, which career civil servant with impeccable credentials he will declare is a low-level bureaucrat with no credibility and who is next to be thrown under the bus!
Despite the seriousness of impeaching a pResident, you cant deny that there is an entertainment factor to all of it particularly the fact that the GOPs best defence of their Dear Leader is to offer NO defence whatsoever.
Ironically, the real stars of Impeachment Inquiry are the people who, at Trumps direction, have yet to show up on set. Perhaps that's due to having to keep ever-changing stories straight, staying on-message when the message is different today than it was yesterday - or simply the impossible task of defending the indefensible,
llmart
(15,540 posts)Yesterday the pundits said there wasn't enough "pizzaz". Well, we brought the pizzaz today now didn't we? From Chairman Schiff's cutting off the GOP grandstanding to the standing ovation at the end. The Dems brought it!
There was better pizzaz than a reality show.
DENVERPOPS
(8,835 posts)You are the lady! You have surpassed Hunter Thompson and Molly Ivins in my book.
I hope you have your pen ready, the U.S. in the next thirteen months is about to see something never seen before, and I truly believe it is going to get much much uglier.......
Thanks for all you do to keep our spirits up with intellectual commentary on what we are witnessing.
The historians are going to be busy for the next hundred years talking about the past three years, and what we undoubtedly will see this next year and maybe even after that!!!!
rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)Response to NanceGreggs (Original post)
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hlthe2b
(102,298 posts)with new castmembers added each week. Highly recommend!
pink
(497 posts)All my friend are telling me "to get a life", but I just cant tear myself away from the TV. The twists and turns (mostly from the Republicans) are awesome.
The latest news I heard today is that Igor and his friend, who are possibly Ukrainian mafia, are now upset by what Trump is doing and saying. Do nt be surprised if they end up playing a cameo role in this smash hit series.
How ever this show ends, it wont end well for Trump.
is playing with the big boys, ex KGB'er, yea those boys don't play.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Her district voted for a democrat for President SIX straight times, breaking that only to vote for Trump by a wide margin (delta of around 20%). Historically it has sent democrats to the House (except for a total of 16 years in close to 100 years) before Stefanik won her seat.
What happened? Why has she been able to stay elected since 2014, including defeating the woman who is running against her in 2020 in the 2018 race? What happened?
Her district is heavily non college degreed people. That group went heavily for Trump in 2016 and likely keep her in office. Was there de-industrialization of that region that has turned it into what it is now?
Liberal In Texas
(13,558 posts)Let's see who at the end of all the depositions and propaganda and exposure and perhaps a trial....JUST WHO will win when they are told...YOU'RE FIRED.
I know who I'm hoping for.
Nitram
(22,822 posts)NanceGreggs
(27,815 posts)... that everything posted here is aimed only at DUers?
Nitram
(22,822 posts)NanceGreggs
(27,815 posts)... that DU has always had its share of lurkers, along with registered members who aren't necessarily the Democrats they purport to be?
bdamomma
(63,883 posts)your posts are always good. I'm a proud Democrat
dchill
(38,505 posts)Nitram
(22,822 posts)NanceGreggs
(27,815 posts)It's directed at people with a sense of humour - which RWers don't have.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)kiri
(794 posts)jacket-off?? Wasn't Jordan always lurking around to watch boys/young men naked or in jock straps?
Perhaps you misspelled.
JDC
(10,129 posts)I actually laughed out loud.
dchill
(38,505 posts)Besides, it was broadcast live on radio.
Karadeniz
(22,540 posts)MyMission
(1,850 posts)And while I know I'm missing some prime visuals, the audio also makes for an exciting program!
I haven't caught every moment, but the ones I've heard are certainly as you described.
I've been enthralled, amazed, impressed and unimpressed at various points, and have laughed and smiled a bit too, not to mention shaking my head in disbelief or amazement.
And reading recaps and spins on the proceedings has been entertaining too.
Can't wait for the next episode!
DFW
(54,412 posts)hay rick
(7,625 posts)Watching the Republicans feels like what I imagine it would be like to watch a snuff flick.
Cha
(297,323 posts)even have a tv and I know this true.
Thanks for the synopsis, Nance!
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,356 posts)Steve Castor's casting about for anything resembling a point just seems to bewilder the audience.
underpants
(182,837 posts)Before I get to that, great post.
They are moving the goalposts like they are doing it in front of the cameras on ESPN's College Game Day.
The conspiracy theories Nunes (amongst others) are publicly airing are lore and dogma to the dashboard believers. This stuff is as true to them as stories we heard as kids about George Washington. They hear it every day nonstop. I listen in to talk radio and I would highly suggest that those with ANYTHING better to do try an experiment- listen to the first 15 minutes of a Hannity radio show. Get a pen and paper ready because you will hear inside "jokes" and references that are (not mind blowing) dizzying.
We tend to be political junkies but you will have a hard time trying to figure out what the hell he's even talking about. After one day you will notice a repeat of some major arching story lines but still other things will pop up. Take your notes and start on the google machine. Their world is a truly strange one. After three days you will get into the rhythm of what they hear all the time, for decades. At the end of one week you will begin to understand this new language. Things you forgot about, mostly because they were absurd, are still constant with them. Their failures are victories and they always are under attack at the same time. Trust me, as brutal as it will be the first few days you will come out feeling freer than you ever have and never look at people you pass by in the same way. They are out there, a lot of them......WAAAY out there.