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Senate chaplain Barry Black began Wednesdays session of President Trumps impeachment trial by praying for God to give senators civility built upon integrity.
It was too much to ask.
Just minutes into the session, as lead House impeachment manager Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) presented his opening argument for removing the president, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) displayed on his desk a hand-lettered message with big block letters pleading: S.O.S.
In case that was too subtle, he followed this later with another handwritten message pretending he was an abducted child:
THESE R NOT MY PARENTS!
PLEASE HELP ME!
Paul wrote IRONY ALERT on another scrap of paper, and scribbled there an ironic thought. Nearby, a torn piece of paper concealed a crossword puzzle, which Paul set about completing while Schiff spoke. Eventually, even this proved insufficient amusement, and Paul, though required to be at his desk, left the trial entirely for a long block of time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/22/sos-please-help-me-worlds-greatest-deliberative-body-falls-pettifoggery/
Fine examples of Senate Republicans honoring the institution they serve.
flying_wahini
(6,606 posts)Farmer-Rick
(10,185 posts)Probably because he does such childish things.
JohnnyLib2
(11,212 posts)Poor Rand, overshadowed by the orange twitster.