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[Anyone willing to offer a guess as to the date on which the Senate will deliver its verdict?  I'll even take your MAB numbers to see who has the most accurate view of when this kabuki performance will end.  gjr]

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619 responses to “Sandbox – 16jan20”

  1. Walt Avatar

    “Trump is mot accused of anything that of breaks the law.”
    Um,,,, No…….

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  2. Walt Avatar

    What’s up Emery? Not you, nor your pals will put money down to say Trump will get removed from office. WHY EMERY,,,WHY????
    Or will you let the crickets help you save face?

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  3. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Trump is mot accused of anything that of breaks the law
    Posted by: Paul Emery | 16 January 2020 at 07:03 PM
    Ignored my advice oh great pony tail of ignorance didja?
    😉

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  4. George Rebane Avatar

    PaulE 703pm – Trump probably broke the law to the same extent that did Obama and many other presidents before that. None of them rose to the level of impeachability, save Clinton and Nixon, I suppose. And even Clinton was not convicted, so the indictment didn’t stand.
    Now I have not said anything new in the above statement; it’s a repetition of my position on Trump for some months now; most certainly since the Dems impeached him last December. I know you like laps around the barn, but for me this is beyond boring. Do you have anything new to add? We know you and yours believe Trump is guilty and should be removed from office. Can we just leave it there until something really new turns up?

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  5. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Comrade Bernie has dissent in the red guard! That and the wokesters makes this socialist dem clown car hit big time potholes!
    Talk about tribalism.
    Left-wing populist Michael Tracey says it is a “major political liability” for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to be “percieved” of as endorsing an open borders agenda in the 2020 election.
    During an interview with SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Tonight, Tracey — a supporter of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) — said Sanders should stick to his 2015 rhetoric in which he explicitly opposed hemispheric open borders as an effort by the billionaire class to drive down American wages.
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/16/michael-tracey-liability-bernie-open-borders/
    😉

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  6. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Nature abhors a vacuum.
    FBI Whistleblower Filed Complaint Against IG Michael Atkinson
    https://www.oann.com/fbi-whistleblower-filed-complaint-against-ig-michael-atkinson/
    Atkinson? Is not Atkinson none other than John C Corbin’s lawyer, the head of Justice Department National Security Division who signed the FISA Sept 29 and then quit the Depart two weeks before the election? John Corbin, former Mueller’s chief of staff. No FICA warrant of that kind without Corbin’s signature. Nevermind.
    ————————
    Well this is a no brainer. Could see this coming for months. Should make Baghdad Bob most pleased.
    “Pelosi slams Barr as ‘rogue attorney general”. Oh my. Is Barr evil, too?
    ——-
    Gotta love the looney Left’s MO. Use the Constitution to crush the Constitution. Use a free press to crunch free speech. Use our liberties to crush our liberties.

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  7. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Cult?
    The Cult Of Pelosi Is A Deadly Thing ForDemocrat Future
    “The cult of Pelosi isn’t just a “hot take” or a “be smart,” it’s a mindset through which Washington’s media elites interpret the world. It’s false, and the harsh light of reality easily shows as much. But reality is powerless to stop “the conventional wisdom” of the Beltway.
    Overconfidence is a slow-working, terrible thing. It may lead its wearers to see an “invincible” “grand master” when there is none. And more, to see victory ahead when there is only defeat”
    https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/15/the-cult-of-pelosi-is-a-deadly-thing-for-democrats-future/

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  8. Scott O Avatar

    BT 8:57 – The ‘cult of Pelosi’ is just a sub-set of the major group.
    It’s the ‘we’re gonna git ’em’ lefties. They’re going to get Big Tech, Wall Street, Trump, the NRA, Big Oil and anybody else they can think of whenever it’s convenient.
    The actual recipients of their wrath usually end up being the middle class (especially the conservative middle class).
    The Lefts’ idea of governance is always a negative. They WILL take your money, your rights, and your freedoms.
    You have only to look at the major cities of this nation (and increasingly, California) to see what the Left has in store for you.

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  9. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    GeorgeR: “Trump probably broke the law to the same extent that did Obama and many other presidents before that. None of them rose to the level of impeachability, save Clinton and Nixon, I suppose. And even Clinton was not convicted, so the indictment didn’t stand.”
    It isn’t like Nixon was even impeached. Looking back, I’d say that his resignation was a net negative for the country. Obviously, no successful office removals yet for anyone. Impeachment has been purely a political process thus far. Thing is, it probably wasn’t such a serious matter back in the pre-FDR (or pre-Lincoln by some reckonings) of a non-imperial Presidency.
    The Emerianites could always go for the Rep. Jamie Raskin 25th Amendment concept, removal via a committee who determines mental incapacity. I mean, anyone who is interested in border security, avoids invasions of Syria, renegotiates trade treaties must be crazy, right?
    Although a long Senate trial would be fun, I’m in favor of the shortest version possible. It gives all of this the attention it really deserves and lets the absolutely ridiculous Democratic candidates go back to bleating on stage. There’s even the possibility of a victory. A President Bernie would be a hilarious thing to watch right before the whole she-bang went tango uniform. We might even get Obama on the new three dollar bill.

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  10. George Rebane Avatar

    Scenes 831am – Good points; agreed.

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  11. Walt Avatar

    Here you go “crickets” Emery.(and Proggy sherpas) Like your boy “O” didn’t break the law?
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/16/seven-times-the-gao-found-the-obama-administration-violated-federal-law/
    Ain’t fun when your own bitching comes back in spades?

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  12. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Oh no. The LSU football team is being hosted in the White House right now. They are happening a great time. A fantastic time. Oh my. That will cause some heads to explode. Trump knows how to host them.
    Good Morning!

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  13. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    hah. I rather like this sign.
    https://postimg.cc/LqRzkpCF

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  14. odlaW Avatar
    odlaW

    ,,,Trump… it’s like having your drug addled crazy uncle move in with your family…
    A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump’s Testing of America https://www.amazon.com/dp/1984877496/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_7fFiEbJ6G3EMY

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  15. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: odlaW | 17 January 2020 at 09:46 AM
    Speaking of drug addicted…..you’re mixing cases again. Time to up your dosages!

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  16. odlaW Avatar
    odlaW

    ,,,I should have added crazy uncle or fish stuck in the house…deeper than an Alabama tick…

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  17. Walt Avatar

    Trust a fascist to be on “your side”? NOT ON MY LIFE.
    https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/16/antifa-group-march-pro-gun-protesters-virginia/#disqus_thread
    “A diverse gathering of pro-gun protestors set to descend upon Virginia’s capital on Monday could include an unlikely ally, a local antifa group.
    In what Vice called a “bizarre meeting of the minds,” Richmond-based Antifa Seven Hills also strongly opposes the gun measures now likely to become law since Democrats won control of both Virginia houses last year, and they too want Democratic leaders in Richmond to know.”
    It’s like hearing, “I’m a Liberal…. TRUST ME”.
    You can… I won’t.

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  18. fIsH Avatar
    fIsH

    Posted by: odlaW | 17 January 2020 at 10:04 AM
    Oh ComMAa MaN……yOu’ve SavED the day Yet AgAin…..this tiMe from tHOse AwfuL, aWFul impRoPErlY MiXed CAsES…
    SwOOn!

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  19. fish Avatar
    fish

    …..surelythis will provoke our mindless progressives to condemn the lawless Empty Suit form Chicago

    THAT’S DIFFERENT BECAUSE SEVEN REASONS, AND ALSO SHUT UP:

    Seven Times the GAO Found the Obama Administration Violated Federal Law.

    I mean….if nothing except for the intellectual consistency!?
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/16/seven-times-the-gao-found-the-obama-administration-violated-federal-law/

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  20. Scott O Avatar

    Walt 10:14 – I saw that article and thought the same thing. Antifa=violence – everytime.
    Since when do ‘anarchists’ care about Constitutional rights?
    Claiming they are there for the ‘non-whites’ is hilarious. The NRA has been there from the start for every American.
    The Dems want violence at this protest and letting the Antifa mix in with the others is just begging for trouble.

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  21. odlaW Avatar
    odlaW

    ,,,Oosik,,,ye of limited perception… you must be referring to Waldo spelled backwards!!!
    Odlaw, Wally’s nemesis, made his print debut in The Magnificent Poster Book.

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  22. odlaW Avatar
    odlaW

    ,,,Wally,,,friends of yours???
    Canadian ‘neo-Nazi’ soldier, 27 who went AWOL to recruit for white-supremacist group ‘The Base’ is arrested by the FBI along with two other suspected members ahead of major Virginia pro-gun rally next week
    Patrik Jordan Mathews, a former Canadian military reservist, was kicked out of the military after his ties to neo-Nazi hate group The Base were revealed
    Authorities in Canada began searching for Mathews this past summer, when the trained explosives expert and combat engineer went missing in Manitoba
    Two Americans – Brian Mark Lemley Jr, 33; and William Garfield Bilbrough, 19; were also charged by federal authorities
    After Mathews illegally crossed the border into the US, Lemley and Bilbrough picked him up in Michigan and drove him to Maryland, according to the feds
    The three men allegedly constructed an assault rifle and bought thousands of rounds of ammunition
    Lemley previously served as a Cavalry Scout in the United States Army, according to the federal government
    The three men were allegedly planning to attend a Monday pro-gun rally in Virginia, which is expected to draw thousands

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  23. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    My my. Looks like the South shall rise again. Got them all nervous.
    “Nets Join Dems in Painting Gun Rights Advocates as Violent Terrorists”
    https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2020/01/17/nets-join-dems-painting-gun-rights-advocates-violent-terrorists
    ——————
    I can see the reasoning behind it. You don’t get to hijack the English language and change legal definitions of words and bring into a court of law. Can’t split the baby on this one.
    Culture War In The Courts: Federal Appeals Panel Rejects Transgender Pronouns
    https://www.dailywire.com/news/culture-war-in-the-courts-federal-appeals-panel-divides-on-transgender-pronouns?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dwbrand

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  24. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Billy Carter = Hunter Biden
    😉

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  25. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Jabba the jihadi –
    A massive 560-pound jihadi dubbed “Jabba the Jihadi” has been nicked by Iraqi forces, sparking a stream of hilarious Internet memes.
    Hate preacher Abu Abdul Bari had to be loaded onto a flatbed truck after he was nabbed in his Mosul bolthole by Iraqi security forces.
    Cops said he was an ISIS member who issued fatwas leading to the execution of a number of scholars and clerics, as well as the bombing of a mosque.
    Macer Gifford, a Brit who fought against the death cult in Syria, tweeted: “I’m delighted to say that the Islamic State’s very own Jabba the Hutt has been captured in Mosul.
    “Responsible for the execution of men, women, and children. This animal raped and murdered.”
    Referring to the obvious problems the authorities might face carrying out the country’s death penalty, he added: “Good luck hanging him Iraq.”
    https://www.foxnews.com/world/overweight-isis-fanatic-arrested-in-iraq-sparks-steam-of-internet-memes
    😉

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  26. odlaW Avatar
    odlaW

    ,,,Yo go Gavin!!!
    The state of California sued the Trump administration Friday for approving new oil-drilling leases on federal land in eight Central California counties and the Sierra foothills. It’s the the latest step in an ongoing dispute between the federal government and the nation’s most populous state.

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  27. Walt Avatar

    Tough shit Dougy, Feds(Trump) can do that. “FEDS RIGHTS”.
    Just like Kalif. got shot down trying to say the FEDS can’t sell FED property within the state.
    OH how you will cry foul when the VERY pretty Gavin shows up to pull your illegal pot patch.(with Calif. National guard troops)

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  28. Walt Avatar

    Nice wish Dougy.. Your far from a “nemesis”. You hardly rate “pain in the ass”. Your so much fun to pi*s on.

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  29. odlaW Avatar
    odlaW

    ,,,Chinese need to stay home!!!
    Boycott!!!
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/01/17/coronavirus-us-airports-screening/
    Travelers at 3 U.S. airports to be screened for new, potentially deadly Chinese virus

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  30. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Well of course fauxcahantas did that –
    Elizabeth Warren Takes Credit for Sponsoring Bills She Voted Against
    https://freebeacon.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-voting-record/
    😉

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  31. Lars Oflaf Avatar
    Lars Oflaf

    Lying Trump does not care about school children. Impeach him.
    https://www.facebook.com/Breitbart/photos/a.10159587164165354/10164386597520354/?type=3&theater

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  32. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    comma-man: “The state of California sued the Trump administration Friday for approving new oil-drilling leases on federal land in eight Central California counties and the Sierra foothills. It’s the the latest step in an ongoing dispute between the federal government and the nation’s most populous state.”
    Of course, it’s the California way. It’s always best to push environmental issues onto someone else. Nuclear reactors in Arizona, valueluess plastic to China, generally hazardous waste all over Asia. Remember the proposed landfill in Winnemuca? I’d say that the Blue Mob coastal California wants to make the rest of the world it’s dump.
    In an ideal California world, gasoline is made in Texas and Louisiana and shipped to LA via unicorn.
    I guess it’s not so different than being pro vibrant diversity and then living in Nevada County. It’s always best to make a problem someone else’s problem.

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  33. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Winning! Triple stock records again!
    😉

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  34. Walt Avatar

    Speaking of lawsuits,, “GO HOME KID,, YA BOTHER ME…..”
    https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/17/donald-trump-9th-circuit-court/
    “The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California ruled Friday that children do not have standing to sue the Trump administration and the federal government for not adequately addressing climate change.”
    Trump is making the 9TH relevant again.

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  35. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Schiff for brains and botox Nancy screwed up again trying create a bombshell that was not even a cap gun –
    https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/01/17/cnns-jake-tapper-lev-parnas-has-a-serious-credibility-problem/
    😉

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  36. Walt Avatar

    I just love burger wars.
    https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/burger-king-tries-to-troll-wendys-doesnt-work
    They should stop by here to see how it’s really done.

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  37. Walt Avatar

    This may explain some questionable posts.
    12 p.m. — A man reported he had been drugged at a bar on Commercial Street.

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  38. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    re: Walt@1:50PM
    There’s always been something creepy about that Burger King rubber fetish mask guy.
    Of course, you can always tell who has been eating the burgers.
    https://media.breitbart.com/media/2019/10/GettyImages-1179037943.jpg
    https://cdn.stripersonline.com/0/0c/0cb74a65_michelle_butt_01.jpeg

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  39. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    I saw Trump on Fox recently bragging about the extent of his support among African Americans. Another Trump lie. In reality there’s not much to brag about. Here’s a couple of examples:
    “According to a Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted earlier this month, most African-Americans have a very low opinion of Obama’s successor in the White House: the poll found that eight out of ten blacks in the U.S. believe that President Trump is a racist.
    Nine out of ten African-Americans, according to the poll, disapprove of Trump’s job performance — and 65% of African-Americans believe it is a “bad time” to be black in the United States.”
    https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/poll-reveals-the-damning-details-of-most-african-americans-views-of-trump/
    And this:
    “An overwhelming majority of black voters — 85 percent — said in a new Hill-HarrisX poll that they would choose any Democratic presidential candidate over President Trump.
    The survey, which was released on Monday, found this sentiment to be particularly true among black voters along partisan lines.
    Ninety-eight percent of black voters who identify as Democrat, and 72 percent of those who identify as independent said they would back whoever ultimately becomes the Democratic nominee over Trump. Just 12 percent of black voters who identify as Republican said the same.
    Black voters are considered a key voting bloc with the Democratic Party, particularly in states like South Carolina where they make up a significant proportion of the electorate.”
    https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/464680-poll-overwhelming-majority-of-black-voters-choose-any-given-2020-democrat-over

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  40. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    Paul Emery: “I saw Trump on Fox recently ”
    Yeah, sure.

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  41. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Man, 12% of the black vote would be a big improvement. Dems cannot afford to ANY of the black vote, even 8%. 4% here, 9% there, and it all adds up. On the upswing. Who knows. 13-14% would made a big dent in the Clown Car, for sure.
    Things are looking up and better than this time in 2016. Plus, the Bernie Bros can always be count on to not show up for a Biden.

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  42. Walt Avatar

    Ya Emery, LIBS don’t like Blacks and minorities with gainful employment. They tend to vote to keep it that way.

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  43. olsa Avatar
    olsa

    Posted by: Lars Oflaf | 17 January 2020 at 12:48 PM
    Yes Lars,,,Trump want to MAFA make America fat again…in his image…he figures the fatter everyone else gets the thinner he looks!!!

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  44. odlaW Avatar
    odlaW

    Posted by: Don Bessee | 17 January 2020 at 01:40 PM
    Yes Donnie,,,Parnas has a serious credibility problem…he is Bat Boy Giuliani’s henchman and partner!!! America’s Mayor loves the guy!!! If he is good enough for America’s Mayor he is good enough for me!!!

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  45. Kröten Kcor Retnuh Idso Avatar
    Kröten Kcor Retnuh Idso

    Parnas is a drunk liar. A fat drunk liar. The drain has been opened and Trumpf is going down.
    https://nypost.com/2020/01/16/cnns-bias-is-now-beyond-laughable/

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  46. Red naval Red rum Avatar
    Red naval Red rum

    The Root Attacks ‘White’ National Review Writer… Who’s Actually Black
    ‘Well, I guess if Elizabeth Warren can be Cherokee, I can be white’
    https://freebeacon.com/politics/the-root-attacks-white-national-review-writer-whos-actually-black/
    Trumpf is a big fat meanie racist.

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  47. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Daily Quotes:
    Observations: “I’m so old I remember when the Democrats were shrieking for justice for the people of Iran, right up until the people of Iran began agreeing with Trump about their government’s corruption. Man, those were the days.” —Candace Owens
    Upright: “One hundred United States Senators [have been] sworn in to serve in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Four of those senators must recuse themselves for their unparalleled political interest in seeing this president removed from office.” —Rep. Marsha Blackburn
    Yep: “Nothing says seriousness and sobriety like handing out souvenirs. As though this were a happy bill-signing instead of the gravest process in our Constitution.” —Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
    Braying jenny: “I don’t know who’s the puppet, Trump or the attorney general.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
    Innocent until proven guilty? “It’s not a question of saying what proof. It says what allegations have been made and that has to be subjected to scrutiny as to how we go forward, but it should not be ignored, and the context of other events that have happened that would substantiate some of that.” —Nancy Pelosi
    Grand delusions: “I would argue that not only is this an impeachment trial but that the very integrity of the United States Senate is on trial. What is before us are charges that are arguably the most serious charges that have ever been leveled against a president of the United States.” —Sen. Kamala Harris
    Well-timed political theater: “The GAO found that it was illegal — illegal — for President Trump to withhold military assistance from Ukraine to pressure them to interfere in the 2020 elections. Both the revelations about Mr. Parnas and the GAO opinion strengthen our push for witnesses and documents in the trial. The GAO opinion especially makes clear that the documents we requested in our letter to Leader McConnell are even more needed now than when we requested it last month. Because President Trump, simply put, broke the law.” —Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
    Dezinformatsiya: “Adam Schiff, the lead House impeachment manager, the chairman of the Intelligence Committee, was very somber, very serious. He read these two articles of impeachment — abuse of power by the president of the United States, obstruction of Congress by the president of the United States — repeatedly saying that the president of the United States engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors, which the U.S. Constitution says is the reason for a president potentially to be impeached and, if convicted in the Senate, removed from office.” —CNN’s Wolf Blitzer
    Almost last: “Fact: Adam Schiff was first elected to congress to replace a Republican House Impeachment Manager. He began his career campaigning against rabid partisanship. Now he is the lead manager in the only partisan impeachment in history.” —Charlie Kirk
    And last: “Lavander spelled backwards is Red Navel.” —Tihs Rof Sniarb
    —————-
    Bonus!
    https://babylonbee.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-solemnly-places-impeachment-articles-in-special-rectangular-filing-cabinet

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  48. Walt Avatar

    WOW!! The effects of smoking crack and meth, then toss in a box of cheap whine are staggering. Were bath salts snorted for an added effect?
    The above posts are evidence of such.

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