***IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY HEARING NOV 19 THREAD 5***

[BumRushDaShow]

Thread #4 here - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212703876

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) up and commented on Vindman also being an identical twin

but at least one wasn't made to "grow a beard"!

[demmiblue]

2. Castro...

(looking for a clip)

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[BumRushDaShow]

4. That was hilarious and perfect for breaking the tension!

[sheshe2]

6. Lol

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Castro debunking the whole bullshit CT about servers

and focusing on Russia.

[ancianita]

11. It was a conspiracy smashing and important line of questioning. Castro is brilliant.

[crickets]

15. I think his was among the most substantive line of questions today.

eta - In fact, it made me a bit sad. Every point he made about corruption in Ukraine gave me a little wince about what is going on with Trump and Barr in this country.

[ancianita]

24. Me, too. Because that conspiracy propaganda can never be used again in media.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Castro done and now MUTE ALERT - Ratfucker (R-TX) back

[Mersky]

7. "I do not"

Vindman answered to Castro’s question of whether he believes tRump’s words from the 25th call amount to good foreign policy.

(Heavily paraphrased except for the quote - is a moment to note)

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Ratfucker ignoring how conference calls work

[BumRushDaShow]

9. MUTE ALERT - GYMSUIT windup back

[phylny]

23. Gymshirt

No jacket.

[Marthe48]

77. I just tried to use his site to contact him, but

I'm not in his district smarmy little pervert.

[phylny]

128. Oh, just look up an address in his

district and use that🙂

[Marthe48]

130. I thought about that

But I logged into Twitter and left a comment, where he or his gym supporters will see it.

[Roland99]

10. Ratliffe whining that Williams and Vindman testimony don't agree

uhhh...what testimony was HE reading??

[BumRushDaShow]

12. GYMSUIT trying to out the whistleblower

[Mersky]

13. Great, way to slip in Gymmy.

[elleng]

17. right, 'that is incorrect.'

[AnotherMother4Peace]

14. Ratcliffe not getting the answers he's fishing for, so he answers them himself:

characterizing "favor" being up for interpretation by the American people.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Schiff is expiring Gymsuit's bullshit.

[demmiblue]

18. Once again, trying to out the whistleblower.

Asshole.

[BumRushDaShow]

19. Denny Heck (D-WA) up

[sheshe2]

27. Bravo Denny Heck!

[elleng]

28. Thanks. White House just 'quoted out' something, re: Morrison???

[crickets]

50. Denny Heck is my HERO

for calling out the pardon of war criminals and then calling out the Repubs for trying to demean Vindman and his service.

"What is in peril is our Constitution and the very values on which it is based... Thank you for your service, sir."

I love this man.

[Roland99]

20. Vindman: "I did my job" ... GymJordan: "I'm not saying you didn't"

Jordan still on a one-dimensional mission to out the whistleblower.


Jordan is going to now hone in on that exact timeframe to maybe find out who the whistleblower is...got Vindman to state that after he first went to Eisenberg and when Eisenberg came back shortly later to say come to him directly.

[bluestarone]

121. AWESOME i wish he would have cont.

I DID MY JOB UNLIKE YOU (GYM) while you were in school! GYM turned a blind eye.

[roamer65]

21. Why didn't you go to OSU admin about the doctor, Gymmy.

You have NO CREDIBILITY, you fucking piece of shit.

[Roland99]

22. I'd give up everything I own to hear a witness ask him that!!

[Mersky]

25. I'll add in all my possessions, too.

Except the cats - I guess they own me, really.

[BumRushDaShow]

26. Heck now referencing Drumpf's attack on Vindman

[dweller]

30. said there was a tweet 20 minutes ago ?

🤔


✌🏼

[crickets]

61. During testimony, Trump has again not been tweeting, BUT

he has been retweeting like mad. Various Repubs and their committees are serving up soundbites for him to redistribute. It's a way to try to get around the witness intimidation charge.

[BumRushDaShow]

115. I think someone took the phone from him and someone else was retweeting from his account

So the "witness intimidation" charge apparently got through to him (or someone).

[crickets]

117. You know, I bet you're right. It was all too slick and coordinated. Ew. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

122. The retweets were very selective

(I had to take a shower after checking what was coming out of that account)

CSPAN showed a brief blip of remarks he made earlier today to reporters while in some meeting and he was back to the "I don't know (fill in the blank)". I don't know these people. I watched some of it..." and he mumbled some other stuff (had the sound almost on mute) and then he dismissed their questions with a repeated "Thank you" (multiple times).

[BumRushDaShow]

29. MUTE ALERT - GYMSUIT

Whining about Pelosi calling Drumpf an imposter.

[Liberalhammer]

31. He has nothing

What a waste of time.

[onecaliberal]

41. Pedo Gym is a complete waste of oxygen.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

42. No questions - just loud rants. No questions because he doesn't want the truth.

He's just a one man show here - using the hearings as his stupid ass platform.

[sheshe2]

32. STFU GYM!!!

[hibbing]

44. I'm trying not to rage, but it is very hard, what a colossal ahole

[sheshe2]

48. He makes me sick!

[elleng]

33. He IS an imposter, jordan.

[Roland99]

34. Jim Jordan off the rails and off topic...whining about Pelosi calling tRump "imposter"

[Arkansas Granny]

35. All Republicans have left is to blow smoke and change the subject. Nothing relevant.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

36. I wish they had some rule about keeping this stuff germane.

[3catwoman3]

129. Do you know anything about the woman or the curcumstances in your delightful...

...mini-video? Her facial expressions are perfect.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

131. She was a translator when the delegation from Italy was here in October.

https://www.newsweek.com/donad-trump-translator-perplexed-comments-syria-lot-sand-italy-sergio-mattarella-twitter-1465903

[3catwoman3]

132. Thnx. I don't know what the Italian is for WTF, but her...

...facial expressions make it quite clear in any language.

[MFGsunny]

45. It ain't evah over until the liddle dick sings in the wind. STFU. You are just a jack-et-off. n/t

[Ninga]

37. Sad sad little small person....not a man but a lowly worm.. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

38. Gymsuit ignores ALL the people that Mueller put in jail

ASK ROGER STONE about what wasn't "got".

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

39. Gym Jordan's mooning everyone again

The American people did not select Trump. The electoral college did.

[BumRushDaShow]

43. And he ignored the fact that Hillary got 66 milion votes

3 million more than him.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

40. do NOT play screechy Jacketoff Jordan's fast-talk game!

SCREEEECHing Gym Jordan will always jacketoff in public.

[catbyte]

46. Gym Jordan is an utterly loathsome piece of shit.

[BumRushDaShow]

47. Peter Welch (D-VT) up and talking about Gymsuit's whine

And has yet to hear an answer from Jordan or any other addressing whether it is proper for a President to ask a foreign government for help to investigate a political opponent.

[crickets]

81. Followed up w/ great background on Maidan Revolution, how bloody it was,

and how the prior administration fled with $30-40 billion.

Underlined the bipartisan support for Ukraine after & defense against Russia, then contrasted that w/ Trump & Giuliani pivoting to investigate Biden. Looked right in the camera and told Trump to go right ahead and investigate, just don't try to do it through another nation. He was amazing.

[hibbing]

49. Welch asking the plain question they will NOT answer n/t

[NewJeffCT]

54. They have no defense of Trump

it's all whining about the process and playing whattaboutisms

[Bayard]

51. Just holding forth

Jordan didn't ask a single question this time, just railing.

Rep. Welch up now.

[BumRushDaShow]

52. Oh no! Welch looking right into the camera

telling Drumpf - if you want to investigate Biden - YOU do it. Don't ask a foreign government to do it.

[Mersky]

57. Whoa.

[mucifer]

53. Welch was great

[Arkansas Granny]

58. Absolutely.

[BumRushDaShow]

55. Sean Maloney (D-NY) up

[Midnightwalk]

56. Oh no i missed jordan

Got busy and missed the while five minutes.

And I was dying to see if he had any earth shattering points.

Just kidding

But i was wondering if he actually got a question in or ate up his 5 minutes rambling

Btw i think welsh did very good

[BumRushDaShow]

59. Maloney now breaking down the entire GOP strategy to impugn Vindman

including insinuating "duel loyalty" and insulting his wearing his uniform, etc.

[sheshe2]

65. OMG.

That whole exchange made me cry.

[Zoonart]

110. That's my Conrgresscritter.

Love you Sean!

[BumRushDaShow]

60. Maloney emphasizing that Vindman was ON the call (first hand) and heard Drumpf's voice

and how he insisted on investigating Biden.

[stevil]

69. Very impressive

To the point, reeling it back in.

[Mersky]

72. Breaking it down.

These two witnesses are not recounting hearsay.

Received applause!

[BumRushDaShow]

62. Maloney had Vindman describe his letter to his dad

and reiterate why he was there and the risk.

And Vindman got a applause!

[hibbing]

66. Wow, I almost started crying there, these evil *($&*&#((#)#@@

[mucifer]

68. Isn't Maloney repub? How did that happen?

[demmiblue]

74. No, he is a Dem from NY. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

75. No - he is a NY Democrat! (NY-18)

(the GOP has no more questioners)

[Siwsan]

76. He's a Democrat

New York 18th.

[crickets]

92. "...and here, right matters." That was stunning! nt

[Miles Archer]

63. Just took it off of mute after Jacket Off

That fucker really is clutching at straws.

[BumRushDaShow]

64. Val Demmings (D-FL) up

[Roland99]

71. MY Congresswoman!

[Bayard]

67. Vindman just received applause

[Arkansas Granny]

70. Wow! Applause during a hearing?

[demmiblue]

73. And here, right matters.

That was a poignant 5 minutes (and it got applause).

[Roland99]

78. Demings asking Lt Col Vindman as to why Ukraine is so important in our foreign policy

Vindman...a front line state...a barrier against russia


Demings: not a theoretical conflict between ukraine and russia

Vindman: it's stable but it's still war.

[Roland99]

80. Demings: just the fact that aid was delayed can send a signal to russia that ukraine relation...

is changing

and could embolden russia


vindman: I believe that was my testimony

[crickets]

100. +1

[onecaliberal]

79. The repukes have all left the room.

[Roland99]

82. Oh they did? I went to fix lunch

was wondering why this was the third dem in a row

Krishnamoorthi from IL

criticizing Brian Kilmead from Faux for disparaging Vindman's heritage

[mucifer]

84. I wonder who they feel the morning hearings went for them

[dweller]

89. why should they be there at all?

the don't contribute to Democracy


✌🏼

[onecaliberal]

120. Truth!

[Satch59]

83. I ❤️ Maloney!!

Every hearing, he brings out a deep heart felt point... he’s fantastic!

[demmiblue]

85. Onions are being cut. n/t

RE: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi about being an immigrant.

[Roland99]

86. FYI... #JimJordan is trending on twitter...and not in a good way!

[elleng]

91. good

[BumRushDaShow]

87. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) up - saying Vindman is being attacked because he is an immigrant

Raja - is telling him he was also an immigrant!

[hibbing]

88. Krishnamoorthi almost breaks down, damn, we have the truly best people n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

90. MOO MOO CLOSING STATEMENT - MUTE

[Auggie]

95. "No evidence" he says ...

asshole

[redwitch]

97. I wish his cow would replace him at this hearing.

What a nincompoop!

[BumRushDaShow]

101. At least his moos were short

[dchill]

106. Are we really sure that's not what happened?

Actually, he reminds me more of a 'droid that just got switched on, only to regurgitate some corrupted program that has already been rendered moot.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

108. his cow -deposited- him in the hearing

What you hear, when he appears on screen, is the natural release of heated methane gas that accompanies all composting manure piles.

[Midnightwalk]

109. Nincowpoop?

[ChubbyStar]

127. Very good!

[catbyte]

93. Mooman, the only circus act today was performed by you and your cronies on the Committee.

[BumRushDaShow]

94. Schiff CLOSING STATEMENT

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

96. And Nunes munches Trump's dingleberries once again.

[Mersky]

102. LOL

[BumRushDaShow]

98. Schiff talking about the attacks against Vindman

[elleng]

99. See the Vindman twins now, on MSNBC!

[BumRushDaShow]

103. They were adorable as kids

[elleng]

104. Yes!

[BumRushDaShow]

105. Schiff explaining that he had a DUTY to the country to report what he saw

[BumRushDaShow]

107. SCHIFF HAS ADJOURNED

Excellent closing remarks!

[Mersky]

112. Yes

[dweller]

111. and fat nixon says at cabinet meeting today

the repugs are killing it (regarding Impeachment)

boy, ever

✌🏼

[Blaukraut]

113. If screaming, smearing, and obfuscating is 'killing it', then sure n/t

[wnylib]

114. Excellent wrap up by Schiff. He summed up

the issues very clearly.

[Hortensis]

116. "Alex is a top 1% military officer and the best Army officer I have worked with

in my 15 years of government service. He is brilliant, unflappable, and exercises excellent judgment.”

That was Lt. Col. Vindman immediately pulling out and reading Fiona Hill's July work evaluation of him -- in response to the Repubs' plot to destroy his reputation with lies attributed to Hill and Morrison, including specifically attacking his judgment. (!) But Lt. Col. Vindman's fire demolished them.

That was my favorite moment.

[crickets]

118. Thank you, BumRushDaShow!

Thanks for all the fantastic work you put into thread wrangling this morning!

[Mersky]

119. Yes, superb.

Really helpful for me tryin’ to keep pace - I tend to go all spiral eyes with repug blather, and BumRush’s mute alerts are very, eh, grounding.

[BumRushDaShow]

124. LOL

I needed a mute alert for real!!!

[Mersky]

125. Dude. I could barely sleep last night.

Ya helped me get on thru this morning... moo mutes and all.

[BumRushDaShow]

126. Moo mutes

(dudette )

[BumRushDaShow]

123. You are welcome! There is another hearing in 15 - 30 minutes from now so I have a thread ready to go

Volker and Morrison are testifying this afternoon!

Apparently the House is debating/voting on a CR (government funding ends Thursday) so that may delay or interrupt the next hearing.