What everyone missed from last night

[malaise]

The Con was forced to remove the vindication ads - he is still impeached - if he shows up at the SOU tomorrow night, he still won't have been acquitted and even if his goons don't vote to remove him on Wednesday, it's still all downhill from here.

That was a major victory.

[Raster]

1. I agree this was a victory...

...there are whisperings that the Senate #republiCONS themselves asked that the vindication ads be removed. We shall see. A lot can happen in two days.

[spooky3]

2. Yes. I think the Dems are hammering home the message that

since there was no trial—and the indictment was damning—there is no exoneration. I hope people listen.

[katmondoo]

4. At least we have no exoneration to claim, not a win by any means.

[RVN VET71]

58. We'll listen

but the Fox and loyalists and Nazi wannabes won't.

Interestingly and frighteningly enough, George Orwell did NOT say this:

"Just remember what you’re seeing and what you're reading is not what’s happening."

-President Trump did.

George Orwell, however, did say this:

“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” -1984 by George Orwell

Notice any similarities? (I'm kidding. Of course y'all noticed the similarities -- but Trump's people would not, or they'd say, "Yeah, that second quote has _______ (fill in the blank: Obama, Biden, Schiff, Clinton, etc., etc.) written all over it. And the first quote is just pure wisdom from the Chosen One." Yes, they would. They'd say that and believe it from the gnarly black chest holes where their hearts used to be.)

[catbyte]

59. We'd never reach them anyway but they aren'e the audience.

The audience is the 30% or so who doesn't pay attention but can be swayed by facts.

[yonder]

61. Not only would they not notice the similarities,

they wouldn't notice the significance.

[2naSalit]

3. K&R

[Iliyah]

5. If you have no trial there can not be an acquittal . . .

The interview with Hannity was a bust . . .

That commercial was a bust . .

Congratulation to the Chiefs was entirely a major fuck up.

Half time performance was a BIG F you - yay for Puerta Rico and other Latin cultures . .

[malaise]

7. The Con's tweet about Kansas

was a major fuck up and a bust

[Lock him up.]

55. YeS! He's a Russian Agent.

Since 30 years. He doesn't know which city is in which state. A criminal Ru$hapublican moron who's been bought and cultivated by Putin and his oligarchs to destroy the United States from within. Spread the word!

[Botany]

15. Pelosi, "You cannot be acquitted if you don't have a trial," she added.

Pelosi, "You cannot be acquitted if you don't have a trial," she added.


Pelosi says Trump's acquittal won't be legitimate without witnesses

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/trump-impeachment-trial-01-30#pelosi-says-trumps-acquittal-wont-be-legitimate-without-witnesses

Pelosi says Trump’s acquittal won’t be legitimate without witnesses.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said on Thursday that regardless of the outcome of his impeachment trial, if the Senate refuses to call new witnesses or subpoena more documents, President Trump’s acquittal will not be legitimate.

“He will not be acquitted,” Ms. Pelosi told reporters at her weekly news conference, when asked whether the president is likely to be chastened or emboldened by the all but certain verdict in his favor, which could come as early as Friday.

“You cannot be acquitted if you don’t have a trial,” she added. “You don’t have a trial if you don’t have witnesses and documentation and all of that,” she said.

“The fate of our nation is riding on how this is resolved,” Ms. Pelosi said. “It isn’t about just one person. It’s about the precedent that it sets for the future.”

“The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming,” Ms. Pelosi warned. “And the president has led a clear path for them to interfere, once again, in our elections, as they are currently doing.”

“I just pray that the senators will have the courage, and the ability, to handle the truth,” she added.

It was not the first bid by Ms. Pelosi to ensure that regardless of the outcome of the Senate trial, the public does not see an acquittal as an exoneration.

“This president is impeached for life, regardless of any gamesmanship on the part of Mitch McConnell,” she told ABC News this month. “He will be impeached forever.”

Thanx to DUer Dalton for posting this yesterday.

[bdamomma]

40. Impeached for life

I wish he was imprisoned for life.

[usaf-vet]

32. Great it reminded me of "If the gloves don't fit you must acquit".

A slogan worked then why not now!

"If you have no trial there can not be an acquittal"

Maybe a little tweak

"If you have no trial there can't be an acquittal!"

[aggiesal]

41. Bumper sticker ...

No Trial, No Acquittal

I could make some crude reference to Pendejo45 and T&A, but I'll leave it at that.

[usaf-vet]

54. LOL

[onetexan]

44. well summarized

[C_U_L8R]

6. What vindication ads?

Did he actually produce a victory dance commercial that got pulled?

[Iliyah]

8. Yes . . . .

[malaise]

9. That's what we heard for the past two weeks

[C_U_L8R]

10. I know we've all been chatting about it

But this sounds like there were actual produced spots and a media buy that got canceled at the last minute. Which would be huge news (at least in the ad world). I can't find a link.

[malaise]

12. Still searching

That's why the plan was to acquit last Friday

[Dream Girl]

36. They had to run alternate ads. Same media by.the victory AAs was already produced.

And ready to go. They can repair it, but it won’t have the same punch.

[onetexan]

46. more evidence of how deep the corruption runs in this disgraced party of iniquity

[malaise]

70. Perfidy

as Mineral Man articulated very well

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212938072

[Iliyah]

11. The commercials will air after the so called acquittal vote . . .

[malaise]

16. But the short-fingered vulgarian wanted them to air before the SOU

so that he could look like a victor in front of everyone watching.

[aggiesal]

42. And he wanted them to air during the Superb Owl game ...

because it was on Faux Sports and the yuge, I mean yuge audience.

[malaise]

45. Yep

Here's my what if - what if the melt down is so bad tomorrow night that ReTHUGs have no choice but to vote to remove him from office on Wednesday for of course MEDICAL reasons with a complete pardon?

[lunatica]

60. That would be like getting stoned on the greatest weed on earth!

Hours and hours of uninterrupted feeling good. Aaah!

[jeffreyi]

48. Did it leak anywhere?

[NoMoreRepugs]

13. Another "Victory" would be the MSM when they are

televising the SOTU address fact-checking the Rump via the crawl. It would be an incredible thing to see and THEE vindicating moment for the media who have let this shitstain run amok.

[malaise]

20. +1,000

Great idea

[llmart]

25. Great idea but it won't happen.

The media were complicit in forcing this asswipe on us. They're only concerned with keeping the drama going for ratings reasons. It'll happen again come October.

[generalbetrayus]

53. MSM would need to run four or five crawls

at the same time just to keep up with his lying, hopefully running them across his fat face.

[IronLionZion]

14. He's more vindictive than vindicated

[malaise]

17. DUzy - Nicely played

Very nicely played

[ehrnst]

18. And Madame Speaker will be sitting behind him smiling and

fuck you clapping....

It will make him furious.

[malaise]

21. I can't wait to see her

Hope she wears a peach brooch

[ehrnst]

23. Or the necklace with the orange balls...

[malaise]

24. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

That's more likely - subtle is her style and she does love big beads.

[ehrnst]

29. My cousin sells these necklaces on etsy - and says they're going like hotcakes

I told her she should just send one to Madame Speaker.



https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/476927256/a-necklace-with-two-dangling-orange?ref=reviews

[malaise]

31. Ha

That would be cool

[OMGWTF]

43. Yup. And that famous "red" coat of Nancy's is actually "burnt orange."

Her daughter was with her when she bought the coat.

[leftieNanner]

49. And Max Mara reissued the coat because there was so much demand!

It was a last year style that had been discontinued. Hefty price tag though - I think it sold for around $3,000.

[Olafjoy]

30. My screen saver on my phone

Is the FU clap 👏🏻 picture. Whenever anyone sees it I always get “oh that’s great, awesome etc.”

[mcar]

19. I'm kind of surprised Moscow Mitch allowed it

I guess the desire for his Senators to bloviate is more important.

[malaise]

26. I am more surprised that the COn hasn't gone after him yet

I too was surprised but Bolton threw down a huge boulder there.

[blakstoneranger]

22. WE NEED TO KEEP HAMMERING THE MESSAGE

The problem is no one wants to push the message that his trial was fixed. There was no sense of justice, he did not get a fair trial. There was no evidence, no witnesses, therefore no trial and the acquittal is a sham. WE CANNOT LET TRUMP SHAPE THE MESSAGE ON FOXNEWS AND TWITTER. They are already working on this. The spin is more important than the facts. If the republicans can spin this on foxnews and twitter that trump was railroaded and falsely accused, they win in the arena of public opinion. That's all trump cares about. We cannot just move on, we have to keep pushing the evidence, the witnesses, the facts. The CEOs of the major networks are already telling their people to "move on...; it's old news..", while trump and his toodies will still be pushing "exoneration" on foxnews, twitter, and talk radio.

[malaise]

27. Most people know the trial was fixed

Let's see what comes out in the next 48 hours.

[NCDem47]

28. He was IMPEACHED by the House. Full stop.

Nothing, absolutley NOTHING, will change that (see Bill Clinton in the history books).

On "spin," Trump and the Republicans will do their best to make it look like the Senate circus wiped away anything prior.

[malaise]

34. This is what needs to be hammered home

Impeached forever

[bdamomma]

51. All I keep thinking

is that movie Inglorious Bastards at the end when they carved on that Nazi a "N" on his forehead. Be with him forever.

[malaise]

63. Someone should carve I on his forehead

although he'll carry it visibly or invisibly to the grave.

The fun part will be watching ReTHUGs, who insist on calling Clinton an impeached president, telling us that the Con was acquitted.

[King_Klonopin]

72. No -- a giant penis

because he is a dickhead.

[bucolic_frolic]

33. Trump hasn't been the same since

Greta Thunberg stared at him last July. He's wobbly on his feet now. 53 Senate Republicans to follow.

[CrispyQ]

37. The Time magazine cover got his goat, too.

I hope Obama wins that Oscar and that Time magazine puts both Michelle and Barack on the cover with their awards.

[leftieNanner]

50. Plus, this morning

I saw a report that Greta has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize!

"Waaaah! That was mine because I solved the Middle East Peace!" - D. Trump

[bdamomma]

65. and she's up for a Nobel Peace Prize

that's our youth waiting in wings to do a lot of good in the world.



Not like the party of tRump liars all. The history books will tell the horrid story.

[Dream Girl]

35. I was thrilled when the vote was delayed. He won't get his victory lap on a national stage

The thought was making me absolutely sick.

[malaise]

39. Precisely

That is a major victory

Now how would I love to watch the House of Representatives Marshals placing handcuffs on this monsters hands behind his back live on TV tomorrow night - but hey a lady can dream.

[mainstreetonce]

38. I wish they could find a way

To delay the final vote.

[mountain grammy]

47. #KingCon

[Amaryllis]

52. OKay, quick update please - I'v been offline for 12 hours and just checked in for a quick look at

the news to see if anything earth shaking happened and dotn have time to research...WHat happened? Vindication ads? Not finding anything with a quick search. LInk please?

[yuiyoshida]

56. He will be crowing soon enough

His party thinks he can do no wrong and above the law... I am sure they will have more surprises for us..down the line..Surprised they haven't Robbed the US Treasury yet...

[Hekate]

57. I hope so

[Warpy]

62. The Senate can't acquit or exonerate him or otherwise wipe impeachment away

The Senate trial doesn't assess guilt or levy fines or punishment, it is a process to remove or retain someone for whom sufficient evidence of guilt already exists.

We need to hammer this home, the House already found sufficient proof of his guilt. The Senate simply failed to remove him over it on purely partisan grounds.

[malaise]

64. +1,000

[marieo1]

66. Word of Hope

Thank You, Malaise..........I think most of us are so depressed and wore out from all of this. I appreciate hearing a word of hope.

[malaise]

68. Just remember election night 2018

That is why he was impeached

[localroger]

67. What's more, even this sham trial forced Trump's own lawyers to admit his guilt

They had to fall back on "but it doesn't rise to the level of an impeachable offense, even though he did everything you say." And of course that's an opinion that opens them up to plenty of well-deserved criticism and ridicule.

[malaise]

69. Not only his lawyers

Even Lame Alexander admitted that he was guilty

[warmfeet]

71. Downhill is the only direction

the Con has remaining.

His legacy is, to be considered the worst, by far, president of these United States of America.

As long as humans write and read history, this fact will be true for all to learn.

The only shame will be, that those learning about him 50, 100, 1000 years hence, will not have a comprehensive feeling for just how despised he was at this time.

Down with the con, down for all eternity.

[CousinIT]

73. What happened last night?

I was up fairly late and didn't see anything?

Explain?

[malaise]

74. Sunday night