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George Rebane

In the affairs of Man ignorance trumps plenty every time.

After hearing the Republicans expose all the exculpatory evidence the Dems withheld, their position now is 1) well OK, maybe our evidence against Trump is really not all that “overwhelming”, but 2) the real overwhelming evidence exists and will come out if we can continue the investigation and hear from our list of witnesses.  The president’s defense team’s position is 1) let’s use that overwhelming evidence of yours that took three years to develop, then 2) there’s no need to continue this investigation in the Senate, but if required, we have our own list of witnesses to be called.  Wanna play?

The lamestream media coverage has been all one-sided.  Last week they hung on every word from Schiff, Nadler, et al as they spun out their allegations, presumptions, beliefs, … without a shred of evidence that any of it constituted “high crimes and misdemeanors” or for that matter, any acts historically unique to this president in carrying out his duties.  When the Republican defense took the podium, the major lamestream outlets gave those arguments short shrift, and focused entirely on their new great hope, the presumed testimony of former national security adviser John Bolton.  (Attentive readers know that FN is the only voice of balance and reason against the phalanx of leftwing propaganda continually spewed by ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC.  National news is not a level playing field.)

To give credit where due, the lamestream has perfectly performed as the public communications arm of Team Schiff and his House managers.  Nowhere do they inform their viewers that it was not Donald Trump but Joe Biden who pulled off the quid pro quo with Ukraine by threatening to withhold aid if they did not immediately (within six hours) fire the prosecutor investigating Ukraine’s Burisma on whose board sat energy naïf Hunter Biden raking in cartloads of cash.  That Obama-launched corruption was a ripe target for investigation to understand how our aid monies were spent.  But that was a politically incorrect endeavor, and therefore not considered by anyone outside the administration, most certainly not by Team Schiff.

Circling back to John Bolton, it interests me no end to follow the career of the former Trump staffer after he publishes his ‘kiss and tell’ memoir that claims to out at a most inconvenient time the confidential Oval Office conversations between him and the president of the United States, the man he was sworn to serve in a professional manner.  Who in hell would now engage Bolton in any kind of consulting or advisory capacity knowing that he has demonstrably defected in positions that demand confidence and trust?

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262 responses to “Meanwhile back at the Senate”

  1. Walt Avatar

    Your the one with all the answers Emery,, so YOU tell us.
    Run out of crickets for us to kill?

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  2. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Looks like the democrats are gathering together and planning not to accept the results of the Senate trial.
    What a surprise. At least they are consistent.

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  3. Walt Avatar

    Bill. They can piss and moan all they like. Trump stays President.
    That “overwhelming evidence” ain’t so overwhelming.
    Even Emery can’t show where it holds water.

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  4. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    The pony tail of ignorance needs to direct his questions to botox Nancy and schiff for brains as to why they failed to properly do their job as prosecutors in the house.
    Could the reason they didn’t subpoena Bolton was they knew it would set up a separation of powers court case that did not fit their rush to judgment dog and pony show? LOL
    😉

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  5. Walt Avatar

    The ulterior motive.
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/31/house-democrats-ask-senate-for-one-week-for-witnesses-documents/
    “Alternatively, the “one week” offer also provided Democrats with a simple request that, if denied, could be used as evidence that the House impeachment managers had been willing to compromise with Republicans.
    House Democrats did not, however, explain how the “one week” offer would fit into the cramped political schedule for next week. Following Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, the presidential primary process kicks off Monday with the Iowa caucuses. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address — thanks to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), herself who invited him.”
    “One week” for extra dirty tricks.

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  6. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    “What indication do you have that it has changed from less than two years later?”
    Have you Shane the clown car lately? The best thing going for the democrats is keeping the focus on impeachment and off those hideous unexciting boring creatures that they called their candidates.
    Keep the focus on impeachment. The democrats are looking for love in all the wrong places with the voters.

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  7. George Rebane Avatar

    PaulE 1241pm – Paul, had you been paying attention to the “overwhelming” evidence the Dems have been describing, and then the Repubs Saturday massacre of their entire case, then you’d know that there was no need tor the defense to “enhance their case”, the Dems had already enhanced it enough for acquittal.

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  8. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    ”’The Nuclear Option: Bring on the Witnesses to Expose the Democrats”’
    Yes!!! Please!!! Expose the Democrats!!!
    But wait,,,it is not the Demos who don’t want witnesses it is Trump and his Clowncar lawyers…
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/31/the-nuclear-option-bring-on-the-witnesses-to-expose-the-democrats/

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  9. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    ”’Kamala Harris: Trump ‘Cannot Prance Around Saying He’s Been Exonerated’ Without Witnesses”’
    “I’m going to tell you something, he cannot get away with— and none of us should allow him to prance around saying he’s been exonerated when there has not been a fair trial. I’ll repeat myself there can be no true exoneration if there has not been a fair trial period.”
    ,,,Yep, Impeached Forever!!!
    https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/01/31/kamala-harris-trump-cannot-prance-around-saying-hes-been-exhortation-without-witnesses/

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  10. fish Avatar
    fish

    ”’Kamala Harris: Trump ‘Cannot Prance Around Saying He’s Been Exonerated’ Without Witnesses”’
    I guess the collective unconscious decided that Kamala really was too stupid for the Oval Office!
    Why didn’t the house call Bolton and Mulvaney Keach? Are the dems fuck ups or something? What gives?

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  11. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    Posted by: fish | 31 January 2020 at 01:53 PM
    If you spent less time blowing bubbles you might know a thing…
    Trump’s legal team has repeatedly argued that the Senate should not vote to hear testimony from John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser. Patrick Philbin, deputy counsel to the President, claimed that House Democrats, “didn’t even subpoena John Bolton, below. They didn’t even try to get his testimony.”
    Facts First: Philbin was technically correct that House Democrats didn’t subpoena Bolton — but he was incorrect that “they didn’t even try to get his testimony.”
    Democrats formally asked Bolton on Oct. 30 to voluntarily testify on Nov. 7.
    Bolton did not show up — because the White House had told current and former officials not to participate in the impeachment inquiry. As Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democrats’ lead impeachment manager, explained in his subsequent remarks following Philbin’s assertion, Democrats decided not to subpoena Bolton because they were concerned about how long the resulting court battle would likely take.
    Trump’s team is within its rights to argue that Democrats did not try hard enough to get Bolton to testify, but “didn’t even try” is not true.
    Trump made a similar claim on Twitter on Monday. You can read a full fact check here.
    https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-impeachment-trial-01-29-20/h_0fa1452318c3d451f721cea2defd5d55ttps://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/politics/trump-false-claim-democrats-subpoena-bolton-testify-fact-check/index.html

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  12. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    Democrats call for Mulvaney, Bolton to testify in Senate’s Trump impeachment trial
    Democrats outlined their plan for the trial, which will come in January.
    By
    Mary Bruce
    and
    Mark Osborne
    December 15, 2019, 5:27 PM
    4 min read
    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-call-mulvaney-bolton-testify-senates-trump-impeachment/story?id=67747734

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  13. Walt Avatar

    CNN Dougy? Commie News Network. They tell you what YOU want to hear.(fake news)

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  14. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    ,,,PO OL brainwashed Walt,,,you are so ignorant I am surprised you have survived as long as you have…

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  15. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: odlaw | 31 January 2020 at 02:00 PM
    Trump’s team is within its rights to argue that Democrats did not try hard enough to get Bolton to testify, but “didn’t even try” is not true.
    Trump made a similar claim on Twitter on Monday. You can read a full fact check here.

    Well your first error is mentioning CNN and “fact check” in the same post. Second how is it Trumps problem if it’s going to take a while to resolve the issue?
    Facts First: Philbin was technically correct that House Democrats didn’t subpoena Bolton — but he was incorrect that “they didn’t even try to get his testimony.”
    Democrats formally asked Bolton on Oct. 30 to voluntarily testify on Nov. 7.
    And it looks like he waited to just before his book release to get cooperative. Again, so what…..democrats don’t call the shots in the senate so why don’t you just stop whining about it!

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  16. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    Jeez louise, this is a bummer.
    https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/31/murkowski-to-vote-against-calling-witnesses-in-impeachment-trial-109997
    “Sen. Lisa Murkowski will not support hearing new witness testimony, virtually ensuring a Democrat-led effort to subpoena additional witnesses and documents in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is headed to defeat.”
    You know, if you just called enough witnesses, fired up enough wiretaps, paid off or threatened enough informants, some sketchy evil-doing might pop out. Just fish and fish and fish.
    One of the great ironies of our age is that the Trump administration is, by far, the most transparent administration in history. Not that he wanted that of course, but it’s not such a bad thing that voters have a more jaundiced view of our rulers, whoever they may be.

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  17. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: odlaw | 31 January 2020 at 02:07 PM
    So why didn’t Mulvaney show Keach? The article never explained it (that I saw).

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  18. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: odlaw | 31 January 2020 at 02:12 PM
    Sorry dugsKKKi……if it was important enough to start the process why be so impatient about getting through it!
    Why rescind subpoenas?
    Oh yeah……you guys wanted to get to conviction directly!
    Make it a real Soviet style show trial!

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  19. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    ”’Mulvaney Will Defy House Impeachment Subpoena”’
    Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, said he would obey President Trump’s order not to testify rather than seek a judge’s ruling first.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/us/politics/mulvaney-impeachment-subpoena.html

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  20. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    ”’John Bolton says he has new intel on Ukraine, but won’t testify without a court ruling”’
    https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/11/9/20956649/john-bolton-impeachment-inquiry-trump-lawsuit-mick-mulvaney

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  21. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    The troll trips over the truth, it was rushed and screwed it up because they didn’t want to do their job they just wanted to say they did it. LOL
    😉

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  22. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    ,,,another idiot tags in!!!
    Bessie,,,I use Breitbart now so you need to find other propaganda outlets…
    and you make zero sense…

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  23. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: odlaw | 31 January 2020 at 02:22 PM
    I guess TEAM EVIL better get their lawsuit shoes on then!

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  24. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: odlaw | 31 January 2020 at 02:21 PM
    Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, said he would obey President Trump’s order not to testify rather than seek a judge’s ruling first.

    Well Okey Dokey then……..

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  25. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    ,,,are you sufficiently humiliated about being schooled on your idiotic questions bubbles buddy???

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  26. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    From JHK’s pen to your ear.
    “What a fatal mistake, allowing Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) to make himself the face of the Democratic Party. They would have been better off with another scion of Hollywood: the Phantom of the Opera. This grubby seditionist has marched the party into a wilderness of deceit and knavery that taints them all, and when this grotesque impeachment episode is over, a new chapter of consequences will open that should leave the party for dead.
    It’s hard to think of a more loathsome figure in US political history than Adam Schiff. General James Wilkinson? Senator Theodore Bilbo? Benjamin “Pitchfork” Tillman? Joseph McCarthy? Hillary Clinton? And that doesn’t count the mere rogues and rascals like Huey Long, Boss Tweed, and George Wallace. A universe of chaos lurks behind Mr. Schiff’s slick Tinseltown façade. The impeachment he led was crippled from the start with violations of process and errors of logic of exactly the kind that drives his party’s Woke hysteria with its assaults on free speech, its vicious “cancel” culture, its reckless race-hatred, its depraved Transsexual Reading Hours, and its neurotic obsession with Russian phantoms — a matrix of beliefs that would embarrass a conclave of medieval necromancers.”
    etc.
    https://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/tales-from-the-crypt/

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  27. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: odlaw | 31 January 2020 at 02:27 PM
    ,,,are you sufficiently humiliated about being schooled on your idiotic questions bubbles buddy???

    Schooled? dugsKKKi I’m only tangentially paying attention to the political porn that keep yours and Punchy’s feeble old man peckers hard.
    So no!

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  28. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    ,,,from the above exchange it is crystal clear that local Conservos are being spoon fed their news and info and only read those articles that fits with the ”’truth”’ being fed to them…

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  29. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: odlaw | 31 January 2020 at 02:33 PM
    So we can be done having you leave your “helpful and interesting” little offerings here and get on with Trumps next four years?
    Excellent!

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  30. Walt Avatar

    Motion to subpoena!!!,, Bites the big one.
    NO SALE… On witnesses.

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  31. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    ,,,from the above exchange it is crystal clear that local Demos are being spoon fed their news and info and only read those articles that fits with the ”’truth”’ being fed to them…
    There… fixed it for ya!

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  32. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    The Repubs took the bait-no witnesses, an extremely unpopular decision. After losing 41 seats in the midterms the Pubs are sinking lower and lower in the battle for public support.
    The game is on.

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  33. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    The game is over oh great pony tail of ignorance feeling the bern? LOL
    😉

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  34. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    ,,,I get it Gregory,,, if only it were true…
    Have you been following along???
    Bessie trolls with nonsense calling others trolls who are trying to make point —Fail!!!
    Walt trolls in with CNN is fake news so I have to go to Conservo sites to prove my links —Fail!!!
    Bubbles Buddy comes at me with some Rooskie bot BS regurgitation by Trump’s lying clowncar lawyers and has to be edumucated as to the real story —Hilarious Fail!!!

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  35. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: odlaw | 31 January 2020 at 02:55 PM
    Bubbles Buddy comes at me with some Rooskie bot BS regurgitation by Trump’s lying clowncar lawyers and has to be edumucated as to the real story —Hilarious Fail!!!

    Doug Keachie for the win! Looks like somebody gets extra applesauce at the group home tonight!
    When I finally start babbling about “Rooskie bots” please just put me out of my misery !

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  36. Walt Avatar

    Chucky “Cheesey” Schumer is as pissed as Oddie for not getting his sham witnesses. Besides. Bolton’s statement on the phone call is already public knowledge. (No help for the Proglodites)

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  37. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    It is true. It’s painfully obvious you, ooddjob, in particular, don’t read and pay attention to sources you find to be beneath you.
    There’s still shouting left for the left to do. Get to it.

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  38. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    Posted by: Paul Emery | 31 January 2020 at 02:50 PM
    ,,,Yes Paul,,,Did anyone really believe the Conservo Senators would not be cowering in fear of Trump and vote against him???
    One of the clowncar lawyers even read the latest Trump rally speech on the floor of the Senate!!! or Trump team is so lame they used the lawyers words…can you say ”’Trump’s new personal lawyer???”’
    As Lamar Alexander said,,,the Demos proved beyond a doubt that Trumpski is scum…I paraphrased… and Lamar says he has enough info to vote…so he could vote to convict —HA!!!

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  39. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    Posted by: Gregory | 31 January 2020 at 03:05 PM
    ,,,Sorry Gregory,,,I use Breitbart, Fox, Vox, Washington Examiner, Federalist et al. and all the mainstream outlets…
    …like an intruder against an idiot with a gun,,,I take their weapons away from them and use it against them — Hilarious!!!

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  40. Walt Avatar

    Your putting on a good show Oddie. Your taking the lose very well. Anything to try and save face. Kinda like the condemned
    feigning braviary looking at the executioner’s axe. (with a dull blade)

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  41. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    Posted by: Walt | 31 January 2020 at 03:23 PM
    ,,,Sorry Walt,,,I think we both know how the election is going to go…Independents…who are actually independent thinkers…Demos… and maybe more disgusted Conservos might have had enough lies and bullcrap from the Orange man and kick him out of office…

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  42. fish Avatar
    fish

    ,,,Sorry Walt,,,I think we both know how the election is going to go…Independents…who are actually independent thinkers…Demos… and maybe more disgusted Conservos might have had enough lies and bullcrap from the Orange man and kick him out of office…
    Kind of an unusual way of promising Trump 4 more years but OK…..!
    Walt…..mark this down as dugsKKKis “….. mark the tape moment”!

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  43. odlaw Avatar
    odlaw

    ,,,at least a few still have some balls,,,
    Rubio, Alexander, and Portman…
    Exit question.. do fish have balls???
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/31/democrats-silver-lining-some-senate-republicans-least-agree-that-trump-did-it/

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  44. Walt Avatar

    Sure Oddie,, only the likes of you(and Emery) would vote for the destruction of this record economy.
    Yup, back to the unemployment line, waiting for the EBT card to get reloaded twice a month, selling the house for cents on the dollar. Just how do you plan on paying all those massive new taxes? Yup, they will apply to you too! That government mandated elec, ECO buggy will get you far in Ridgeratville.
    But HEY!! You won’t have Trump to keep the price of life down anymore. Enjoy.

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  45. Walt Avatar

    “,,,at least a few still have some balls,,,”
    But your not one of them.

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  46. Walt Avatar

    Oddie… That’s what Presidents do.
    Don’t worry.. The very first LIB to get elected as President(sometime in the far future) will have the impeachment articles drawn up against him/her/it while the oath of office is being recited.(would be lying from the start)

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