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BumRushDaShow

(128,924 posts)
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 12:26 PM Nov 2019

Eric Swalwell has been doing some heavy duty trolling

His latest -



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Rep. Eric Swalwell

@RepSwalwell

Did Bob Mueller accept your “written answers?”
Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

The Whistleblower gave false information & dealt with corrupt politician Schiff. He must be brought forward to testify. Written answers not acceptable! Where is the 2nd Whistleblower? He disappeared after I released the transcript. Does he even exist? Where is the informant? Con!

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10:47 AM - Nov 4, 2019


And his Saturday Nov. 2 tweet to underscore correcting the record -



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Rep. Eric Swalwell

@RepSwalwell

Thank you for [AGAIN] making this clear. That @Jim_Jordan chooses to repeat this lie — as he routinely is meeting with @realDonaldTrump — shows a consciousness of guilt by both.
Mark S. Zaid

@MarkSZaidEsq

I will say again. Neither #whistleblower nor legal team had any contact with Congressman Schiff. Nor did the Congressman or any congressional person play any role in crafting or submitting complaint.

Complete red herring.
The Hill

@thehill

President Trump: "We've got to find out about the whistleblower because what he said has no relationship to what took place on my very good phone conversation."
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Eric Swalwell has been doing some heavy duty trolling (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 OP
Like Swalwell on our side empedocles Nov 2019 #1
See... BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #2
Well-Played, BumRush.... The_Counsel Nov 2019 #6
I got chance to see it here in Philly in September BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #8
The Original Broadway Cast Album Is Still in My Playlist to This Day. The_Counsel Nov 2019 #9
I have the cast album on mine too BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #10
And......... MyOwnPeace Nov 2019 #22
Well we know there was BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #23
I wish our side would yell 'liar' more loudly and frequently. Shrike47 Nov 2019 #3
I think they are - at least on social media. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #4
Most interesting DENVERPOPS Nov 2019 #11
I mentioned the written questions thing yesterday Leith Nov 2019 #5
It also goes to show BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #7
I see he signed it "Con", so at least he's being a little honest. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #12
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #13
ha! Kali Nov 2019 #15
KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2019 #14
IF the phone call was so Scarsdale Nov 2019 #16
I expect they also have a transcript devoid of the ellipses, under cover BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #17
The republicans are a party of Scarsdale Nov 2019 #18
I think many of them BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #19
They all deserve to go down Scarsdale Nov 2019 #20
+infinity BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #21
My dad worked in a newspaper in New England. Two points he made to me years ago. usaf-vet Nov 2019 #24
Thus BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #25
I really like the guy! MuseRider Nov 2019 #26

BumRushDaShow

(128,924 posts)
8. I got chance to see it here in Philly in September
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 01:48 PM
Nov 2019

(it's here for another couple weeks) and it makes me want to go see it again before it leaves...

The_Counsel

(1,660 posts)
9. The Original Broadway Cast Album Is Still in My Playlist to This Day.
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 01:52 PM
Nov 2019

I was JUST listening to this over the weekend. That take on early U.S. government is a real eye-opener on how history (both good and bad) has a nasty tendency to repeat itself...

BumRushDaShow

(128,924 posts)
10. I have the cast album on mine too
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 02:01 PM
Nov 2019

Lin-Manuel Miranda really did some amazing research on this. And you are right.

The counterpart song to that one -



DENVERPOPS

(8,818 posts)
11. Most interesting
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 02:10 PM
Nov 2019

It is most interesting that the media calls Trump a habitual liar, rather than the more descriptive and factual term that "beautifully" portrays him.

PATHALOGICAL LIAR..............

BumRushDaShow

(128,924 posts)
7. It also goes to show
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 01:46 PM
Nov 2019

they have no other strategy other than to whine.

It goes back to that old saying that we've been hearing frequently now (in varying versions) -

"If the facts are against you, argue the law".
"If the law is against you, argue the facts".
"If both the facts and law are against you, pound the table and shout".

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
16. IF the phone call was so
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 03:31 PM
Nov 2019

"perfect" why is the recording being kept so secret? We can not accept tRump's version, since he lies so much. If I was accused of doing something wrong, I would take every step available to prove my innocence. Why does this person continue to profess his innocence, when it could easily be proven by releasing the original recording? Time for tRump to do something he has never done in his entire life - STAND up like a REAL MAN. Face his accusers with the truth. Unless of course, the truth proves everyone correct.

BumRushDaShow

(128,924 posts)
17. I expect they also have a transcript devoid of the ellipses, under cover
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 03:38 PM
Nov 2019

containing the missing remarks that were edited out of the transcript that that had originally been handed out, per some of those who testified.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
18. The republicans are a party of
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 04:01 PM
Nov 2019

wussies. Bowing down to a "man" who thinks he is a god. I would be ashamed of myself if I defended this piss poor excuse for a president, by demeaning myself with lies and cover-ups. They prove themselves unworthy of the offices they hold by continuing this hero worship of this sub-par person. How do they face their families after appearing on TV, denying the truth about this cretin? He is the worst president in the history of this country, and he also has the worst party EVER, covering his tracks, or trying to. There is not a single member of the gop that I respect, not a single one of them.

BumRushDaShow

(128,924 posts)
19. I think many of them
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 04:07 PM
Nov 2019

have kompromat against them usable as blackmail, so they must "obey" or they get exposed. As if we don't already know that they are compromised.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
20. They all deserve to go down
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 04:17 PM
Nov 2019

with the orange mistake. Their constituents must be disappointed in them, surely? They are acting like a boy scout troop instead of MEN. Come to think of it, my sons were more mature than these gop members when they were boy scouts. I know for a fact they had more integrity and maturity. I always told my children "Tell the truth, and no matter how bad it is, I will not punish you. Lie to me, and you will regret it" These fools are lying daily, protecting the creep who will throw them all under the bus at the first chance he gets, to save his own orange hide.

usaf-vet

(6,181 posts)
24. My dad worked in a newspaper in New England. Two points he made to me years ago.
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:05 AM
Nov 2019

1. Never get into a pissing match with a skunk. Trump clearly is the skunk in this case.

2. Never get into a battle with a company that buys ink by the barrel.
Today version might be, never get into a battle with a company that has its own internet server farm.

BumRushDaShow

(128,924 posts)
25. Thus
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:35 AM
Nov 2019

When you have a lunatic who thrives on attention - whether positive or negative - and they have taken the WH and the country hostage, then you may discover that this type of person believes that the more the "ink", the better things will be for themselves. So it follows that ignoring them might be the only way to bring them down to earth.

Of course the danger with that strategy is that the useful idiot enablers will continue to cause massive damage on the nation, so those are the ones who need to be the focus of investigations and MORE INK.

MuseRider

(34,108 posts)
26. I really like the guy!
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 12:02 PM
Nov 2019

California has given this country some really good people. I am pleased because it looks like it is still going to be a while before my state does much more than the little improvement we have made the last election.

Thanks California and thanks to Eric Swalwell and all the others.

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