Nadler is red hot in today's hearing about Bill Barr!

[George II]

He's running it with an iron fist.

First, a few minutes ago he read a statement about observing the House rules requiring members wearing masks. Any member who does not observe those rules will not be recognized. He was directing that to Jordan without naming him, who has refused to wear a mask.

Then he chastised Collins who was trying to smear one of the witnesses, saying that it was not the subject of the hearing but just a personal attack.

This is one of the more interesting hearings I've seen in a while.

[soothsayer]

1. But can anything come of it?

[grumpyduck]

2. Yeah, unfortunately, that's the question.

[RussBLib]

4. much better to have the hearing than not to have it

One never knows what a witness might say. Gotta keep chipping away at these traitorous bastards.

[2naSalit]

7. Serves a couple purposes...

First, this is them telling us what happened to go into the "record". Second, the "record" can be used next year when the reckoning begins.

[onetexan]

11. BINGO! Put in the consciousness of the public so that when they go to the polls they will know the

GOP is the party of corruption and coverup.

[uponit7771]

12. This

[lagomorph777]

3. And OOPS Barr is not there to defend himself.

What a courtroom genius.

[George II]

5. Then Goemert tried to humiliate one of the witnesses who is testifying remotely....

....almost making fun of his reason by claiming "today is my 42nd wedding anniversary and I'm here."

[abqtommy]

6. But then we wouldn't miss Goemy if he wasn't there...

[dsc]

8. for which his wife is probably quite grateful

[George II]

9. It was so gratuitous, I was expecting him to look at the camera and say "hi Mom!"

[Wellstone ruled]

10. Jerry Nadler got the scare

of his life last night with the New York Primaries. He is seeing AOC in his rear view and in order to protect his Chairmanship,he better step it up a few notches.

[DFW]

13. Jerry's district is not like AOC's

He got the only recent primary scare in recent years from an ultra-Orthodox sect in his district for not being pro-Israel enough. No one is interested in primarying him just because he has been around for a while. If AOC wants notches in her gun for knocking off long-term congresspeople, she is better off looking to knock off people who are NOT her political allies. The trouble with drive-by shootings is you sometimes kill people who might be your friends.

[Squinch]

28. I sure hope she puts some of that energy of hers into ousting some Republicans soon.

Any time now. That would be great.

[PTWB]

29. There is a lot more to being an effective representative than ousting Republicans

AOC is helping pull our country to the left, with republicans kicking and screaming all the way. Just look how much she is loathed by Republicans and ask yourself why that is. Hell, they even had an ultra right wing conservative proponent of abolishing Medicare and social security try to primary her.

[Squinch]

30. Not right now there isn't.

[PTWB]

31. Yes there is.

If we hadn’t had a huge surge to the left over the last two years Joe wouldn’t be up in the polls by 10-20 points in several swing states.

The leftward surge is real.

[George II]

14. Mr. Nadler won by 37% last night, 2-1/2 times his nearest opponent, hardly "the scare of his life"..

He's simply continuing to do the job he has been elected to do and has been doing for decades.

The rest of your post is improper and, in a word, false. Why even introduce that stuff here? This is a thread in support of one of our DEMOCRATIC Committee Chairmen.

But no, he's not "seeing "AOC" in his rear view" or worried that she'll take his Chairmanship. He's Chairman of the JUDICIARY Committee, membership in which has strict qualifications and requirements, as you know. She doesn't have either.

[ancianita]

15. +1

[Scruffy1]

18. +2.

He is a very able and dedicated person.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

25. I'm so glad he is doing well today.

He was our rep in the NY assembly back in the day. Monday on with Rachel he seemed a bit foggy. Maybe he was distracted. Maybe he didn't want to talk, or worse was being threatened. I put nothing past those he is investigating They are crooks without guard rails who act like the mafia.

Keeping him in our thoughts. He helped us fight our greedy landlord.

[live love laugh]

26. Thanks for your response. nt

[PTWB]

32. Hi George,

I agree with you that Nadler isn’t in any danger of being from the left. While we’ve all seen the clips of his ineffectiveness when it comes to dealing with disruptive right wingers, he’s still a solid Democrat and deserves our support.

I’m curious, what are the “strict qualifications and requirements” you mentioned here:

He's Chairman of the JUDICIARY Committee, membership in which has strict qualifications and requirements, as you know. She doesn't have either.

[George II]

33. Clue: Read the name of the Committee.

[PTWB]

34. I'm familiar with the committee.

I’m not familiar with the “strict qualifications and requirements” you referred to. Ones you said AOC does not possess.

I’m quite sure they do exist, that this is merely a case of my ignorance, and that you wouldn’t make something like that up to land an anti-AOC punch. That’s why I asked what they are.

I excitedly await your answer!

[George II]

35. I'm thinking of conducting a course next week on civics and government. If I do.....

.....you're welcome to sign up. I might even ask my high school classmate to give a session on House committee assignments.

But be forewarned, the tuition is going to be steep and it's "cash in advance", no student debt relief.

[PTWB]

36. Uh oh...

Please, please, answer the question George. What are the “strict requirements and qualifications” that you referred to - strict qualifications and requirements you say AOC lacks.

I’m certain you’ll answer the question this time. You made such a big deal in a past thread about being willing to answer concrete and specific questions that weren’t hypothetical in nature. This should be no problem at all for you.

[George II]

37. Not playing your game here. All you seem to do is ask questions of others. Won't work, sorry.

[PTWB]

38. That's not all I do and you know it.

You’ve participated in threads of mine that were statements of fact.

I do, however, ask questions of others on occasion. It’s one of the best ways to engage with someone on a forum.

Let’s find out what other forum members think...

[George II]

39. There's plenty of information on the internet regarding The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary...

...as the saying goes, Google is your friend.

[PTWB]

40. The information I found said there are no strict requirements and qualifications.

That’s why I’m asking you, since you made the claim.

[George II]

41. Look again, and look at the experience and background of the current members. I'm certainly....

....not going to go around in circles with you today, life is short.

[PTWB]

42. I'm quite familiar with the background of the current members.

Is this your way of admitting that when you said AOC doesn't meet the strict qualifications and requirements to serve on the judiciary committee, what you meant was she doesn't meet the loose traditional background that isn't a requirement or qualification at all?



As a little side note, one of my favorite members of the committee is Karen Bass. I'd tell you to look up her background but just to make the point, again, how easy it is to provide information instead of tell someone just to Google it, I'll do that for you:

[Karen Bass] went on to study philosophy at San Diego State University, and graduated from the USC Keck School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program. She then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences from California State University, Dominguez Hills.[1][16] She also received her Masters in Social Work from the University of Southern California.

[CloudWatcher]

16. Jordan ... who has refused to wear a mask.

I thought they were banned from attending if not wearing a mask? Can't he be refused entry or did I miss something?

[George II]

19. I've been watching the last few hours, it's infuriating to see. I wish....

....one of the Democratic members would object to him not wearing a mask and ask that he be removed from the room until he does so.

[CloudWatcher]

20. Weak

If the chairman isn't enforcing the rules, we'll continue to just get stomped on. Sheesh.

They should have never have let him in the room. Or had him dragged off by staff in full body protection suits.

[BlueIdaho]

17. Whatever...

Until there are real consequences for the illegal actions of Trump and his flying monkeys - all the “heat” is pointless.

[slumcamper]

21. A Toothless Tiger??

Jordan--MASKLESS nonetheless--is speaking with impunity.

Where art thou chairman?

I share in the righteous indignation of all here who have noted this transgression.

[yaesu]

22. according to House rules members not wearing masks must be removed, are they enforcing this?

[George II]

23. Unfortunately they're being admonished but not removed from the room. It has only been....

....Jordan, who is acting like a petulant child.

[vlyons]

24. It was a GOP butt show

Between Gohmert disrupting testimony by banging a pencil on the desk and other Trump-nuts trying to run "Obama-gate" innuendos.

[Blue Owl]

27. K&R