Senators have been given a flashcard with suggested phrases to use to avoid reporters

[kpete]

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[aquamarina]

1. Oh for crying out loud

I wonder how much taxpayer money was spent on this stupidity?

[phatkatt]

2. "Excuse me, I'm trying to obstruct justice"!

nm

[winstars]

3. Were these JUST given to Republican Senators or all Senators??? Asking for a friend...

[Beringia]

4. Sen McSally telling a reporter, you're a liberal hack, I'm not talking to you

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Video of Sen Martha McSally of Arizona's exchange with CNN reporter Manu Raju @mkraju when asked about considering new evidence in the Senate impeachment trial.

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[oasis]

8. McSally can go home and talk to her dog when she's voted out next fall. nt

[winstars]

9. THATS A GREAT PLAN MARTHA... What a asshole!!!

[BuffaloJackalope]

13. At this point, "asshole" is pretty much a prerequisite for Republicans.

[Midnight Writer]

15. Senator McSally finds the flash card with civil responses too complicated.

Name calling and lying has been working out fine for Republicans so far, why switch horses now?

[getagrip_already]

5. not needed....

Reporters will be banned from hallways and open spaces before, during, and after the trials.

They will be screened in a very detailed way, escorted one by one to a roped area, and won't be allowed any electronics. So to file a story, they have to take notes, request an escort to a phone, file their story, and get escorted back.

And of course, there will be first among equals, so some networks will have an advantage in getting messages out.

No cards will be required, at least during the trials. But once they get a taste for it, they may keep the rules around.

[evertonfc]

6. nothing keeps them from talking

does it? So what if they violate rules?

[marble falls]

7. "Please stand back, the results of my STD screen haven't come back, yet!"

[ChubbyStar]

16. Laughed so loud I woke my dog up

She was not happy.

[marble falls]

17. We aim to please!

[chia]

10. We're on the other side of the looking glass now, even the mundane is made bizarre...

Is there even a way back from this?

[mikeysnot]

11. No Collusion - Fake News.

they forgot the go to standard in the age of trump.

[0rganism]

12. "seeking assistance"?

how are any of these phrases related to "seeking assistance"?
did they just grab the format template for a different phrase card?

[Takket]

14. Here's a good one for the GOP

excuse me, I just had a bowel movement and there was no toilet paper in the bathroom. Can you direct to the national archives that I might cleanse my rectum with the constitution?

[Mossfern]

18. The issue is "seeking assisstance"

When I worked for a government agency where it was possible that an employee could be physically in danger, we were instructed to tell the threatening person that you needed something to help them - dial security and say "I need supplies"

We all thought that it was hilarious as often the phone went unanswered when we called security.
I'm retired now, but that reminded me of the "good old days."