IF YOU WATCH NOTHING ELSE in the Barrett hearing

[Atticus]

WATCH SHELDON WHITEHOUSE'S MASTER CLASS in how billionaires buy Justices ---and "justice"!

[dalton99a]

1. Yep. Equal Justice Under Law, my ass

[Walleye]

2. Brilliant is the word for his presentation. Also enlightning

[underpants]

3. Yep. It was awesome. Followed by Cruz - hit Mute

Barrett looked like she either had no idea or she realized she is (being called) a puppet in someone else’s game.

She looks more interested now that Cruz is talking.

[dalton99a]

5. The lying, oleaginous trash that she obeys

[underpants]

6. I should have said the color is returning to her face

She looks comfortably obedient now

[lillypaddle]

7. Cruz! STFU!

OMG he makes me want to tear my hair out.

[calimary]

20. Whenever a CON gets a turn, I leave the room.

I value preserving my own low blood pressure more than their “right” to maneuver the threatened removal or cancellation of my rights.

[pazzyanne]

25. Did the same when Cruz started talking.

While I'm at it, does anyone elsr find Barrett's voice annoying! I cringe every time she speaks.

[Dixc]

35. I agree...her voice is like nails on a chalkboard

You would think that someone in her life would have suggested getting some voice training...considering all the public speaking. Sort of like Cruz, too.

[pazzyanne]

40. Exactly. nt

[Rabrrrrrr]

79. It's the proper deferential female voice of the religious fundamentalist

she has to come across as though she knows what she's talking about without taking the risk that any of the men will think she's teaching them, so she has to have a non-authoritative voice - and yes, it's quite annoying. She doesn't quite have that feminine lilt of making every sentence sound like a question, but she often comes really close to it.

[underpants]

36. She answered "Yeah"

That was to Sen. Lee. He actually stopped talking and asked her a question and she answered “Yeah”. My wife and I just looked at each other like 😮

[Karma13612]

53. Same here.

My strategy on the Repukes time: mute, do stuff around the house
My strategy on Barrett’s voice: concentrate on the substance.

Her voice is really annoying and I keep reminding myself that I will probably not hear it again after this week.

This is all so historical and so infuriating.

And I hate the way she admonishes the Democratic Senators when she has just decided she’s had enuf. Although I do think someone counseled her at the first break today. She was very obviously being evasive to Dems and respectful to Repukes. After that break she softened a bit.

[Mira]

67. YES - I can't tolerate her voice

but since she says the same nothing burger thing each time I just mute it. Her voice is unpleasant and makes nonsensical words out of itself, so why listen to her?

[freepotter]

71. Absolutely!

Sounds like a pubescent little smart ass. No gravitas, whatsoever! The antithesis of what I would expect from a judge. I can't imagine having to sit through an entire college course with her as the professor.

[pazzyanne]

72. OMG

I didn't think of that! That would have been enough to change my major!!!

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. Remarkable demonstration, and what I CANT do anymore and I mean this

physically, not as an angry comment, is look at her STEARN SERIOUS face as if she is a credible, reasonable person.

She is the WORST person possible for the court, even worse than Kavanaugh.

I cant watch Ted Cruz and I mean that if I do, my heart will be harmed, I have heart problems and I am watching

A VIOLENT PHYSICAL ATTACK ON ME AND MY FAMILY AND MY COUNTRY

I dont want to watch it or talk about, I want to GOD DAMN FUCKING DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT

[vlyons]

16. She is the worst sort of self-righteous hypocrite masquerading as a Christian

She represents a a cult of "my version of what god wants is right, and your version is wrong."

[Eliot Rosewater]

19. Barr is EXACTLY the same

[erronis]

42. Yes - only amending to say "of what MY god wants is right". There are so many versions of said "god"

and hers is personally shared with some 1,200 other praisy people, altho each of them have their own subspecies of god.

[certainot]

50. at $1000/hr 1200 stns x 15 hrs/day is worth $90M/week free to them to get those ridiculous cases

pushed forward - like all those stations yelling about some poor bigotted asshole who was forced to bake a cake for a gay couple etc, or businesses who had to 'cater' to 'guys in dresses' etc

republicon radio is not only the only unique advantage they have it is very vulnerable merely because democrats merely have to stop ignoring it and the cons will freak out, advertisers will head for the hills and the ad industry will have to break up the monopoly to be able to use those stations

right now anyone who gets any one of any of the 87 universities or pro sports teams to announce they will stop broadcasting games on republican trump putin talk radio stations (100s rely on those associations to normalize their hate and lies) will be starting that exodus and the eventual destruction of the rw monopoly - they will all have to follow or admit their support for trump

[Brainstormy]

8. He was splendid! but

Im so depressed now I'm catatonic.

[JCMach1]

10. Easy fix, roll back to 6

Removes all Trump Train justices

[TruckFump]

34. Now THAT is interesting!

Do not expand...reduce...last on, first off!

I wonder if one can do that? I am betting if we have House the Senate and the WH, since the size of SCOTUS is determined by fed law and not the Const...pass a new law. Six, or maybe five??? LOL

Thanks for posting!

[Sugarcoated]

45. How would that happen?

[TruckFump]

46. Pass a federal law to change the size of SCOTUS

It is now set at 9. If we have the House, the Senate and the WH, we can change the law. The federal govt sets the size of the court.

What is interesting, if it is appealed and the new law reduces the size to, let's say 6, the last 3 added most likely could not participate in the appeal -- conflict of interest IMO.

The last three added to the court are: GORSUCH, BOOF BY, AND MOST LIKELY, THE HANDMAIDEN.

[JCMach1]

65. Federal law adjusting size of Scotus. And damn fair

No accusations of packing. Just roll away all of Trump's appointments.

We may need to seriously expand Federal judiciary.

Literally wipe everything Trump and McConnell pushed.

Fork time

[scarletwoman]

9. I think a link to the video might come in handy:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4914692/user-clip-senator-whitehouse

[IcyPeas]

17. thank you for these

[scarletwoman]

18. You're welcome! Btw, I created my own clip and edited my post.

I wanted a clip that included his entire presentation.

[erronis]

51. Thanks for that clip. Any way to capture the video in case "someone" takes it down from C-SPAN?

Sen. Whitehouse is incredible and I know he has offended many very wealthy/influential people.

[scarletwoman]

52. I don't think anyone but the creator of the clip (me) can take it down.

I don't see any reason why it would disappear - but this is the first time I've done a C-Span clip.

Maybe it could be uploaded to YouTube?

[Sugarcoated]

82. It now says

"Clip Not Available" at Cspan

[scarletwoman]

83. Yes, I've seen that. I think that maybe user clips are only good for a day.

I don't know what the rules are, this is the first and only time I've done the clip thing.

I see that the currently available user clips for Day 2, part 2 (which is when I made my clip) of the Barrett confirmation hearing are all dated October 14 - which leads me to believe that user clips are kept for one day only.

[Sugarcoated]

84. Good to know

It's on youtube now.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

21. Thank you.

[Sogo]

31. Thank you for posting this.

It's astoundingly maddening!!

[erronis]

43. Much appreciated!

[WyattKansas]

61. The MSM is extremely PATHETIC in the United States of America if they can't muster the energy...

To Air this entire clip that actually does their job for them and has already been researched and reporter by sources Senator Whitehouse credentialed. News Networks do a disservice to their viewers by keeping this from them and those networks begin with these:

CBS
NBC
ABC
CNN
MSNBC
Even the Republican Propaganda - FUX NEWZ (Fox News Frauds)

Who among these networks have the patriotism and testicular fortitude to air the clip and/or even expand further on what Senator Whitehouse put in the record?

Hell, you could even make it into a investigative news program of what dirty politicians, secret identities, and big mystery money have been up to in Washington to screw over your viewers and strip their rights away.

Americans should have great disdain and demand their primary news networks air this entire explanation about what has been going so wrong with this country for years, and it is going to become increasingly worse with Americans being stripped of their rights. The big social issues are primarily a distraction to take all eyes off other cases that further erode the rights of Citizens in the United States and hell is coming with it.

[scarletwoman]

63. I really appreciate your post - you bring up a great point!

Our corporate-owned news media fails utterly at presenting the actual truth of how and by whom our country is actually run.

Which is, in itself, the primary evidence of the rule by the monied class that goes unremarked upon. Instead, the general public remains totally ingnorant of the true cause of their suffering - which, in turn, leaves them subject to manipulation and misdirection of their anger.

[burrowowl]

70. Absolutely worth watching

[sammythecat]

73. Powerful and infuriating. n/tt

[Lonestarblue]

74. That was amazing!

Senator Whitehouse just exposed the whole Republican Party for the corrupt, underhanded destroyers of democracy that they are.

[Sentath]

75. Clip Not Available

two tries each in two browsers

[usaf-vet]

76. The above link doesn't seem to be working. Try the following link. Long but INFORMATIVE!

[deek]

77. Thank you nt

[Totally Tunsie]

11. That, Folks, is why we Rhode Islanders love

our Senator Whitehouse.

(And we're kinda' keen on our other Democratic Senator and two Representatives as well.)

[calimary]

24. He was terrific! LOVED the graphics.

I actually took photos of them.

[Hekate]

12. KnR

[Stinky The Clown]

13. Mesmerizing. I was late to a dentist appointment because . . . . .

. . . . . . I would not turn off my car radio until he was done.

[Traildogbob]

14. The only part I have watched

Immediately captured my full attention. Unlike Lindsey, while sat back, bored, smirking and tapping his gavel, and may I add, probably contagious and maskless.

[erronis]

48. Smirking, like mcconnell, trump, all (r)epugs. They don't give a shit. Do they know the game

is thrown already?

[vlyons]

15. Yes "master class" was my impression too

I'm left with feeling that we MUST get the dark anonymous corporate money out of politics. But can we?

[ancianita]

38. Yes, we can!

In year one of Biden's administration.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214114909

[mahatmakanejeeves]

22. Here's the clip, at MSNBC.

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/sen-whitehouse-gives-presentation-on-dark-money-influence-on-supreme-court-nomination-93756485711

There's a longer version here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017611919

[JudyM]

68. Thanks for posting that.

[pazzyanne]

23. Absolutely amazing!

I hung on every word, and have to admit that I learned many things while fact checking what he was saying. Brilliant layout of historical facts and timelines in a riveting presentation.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

30. I wish everyone could see this.

I also noticed how every time Graham was in view of the camera he was completely zoned out. Those Repuglicans seem to take a mental break or leave their bodies when facts, logic and data are discussed.

[Pepsidog]

26. He is in a different class intellectually.

[Mersky]

27. He got at the core of what's really going on

Using some peoples’ religious views to gain the power to weaken the courts for the greedy unwiling to share the future.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

28. Brilliant!

If I were the nominee I'd probably just withdraw about now as Whitehouse has clearly shown I'm only there as a pawn due to my ultra conservative beliefs, my willingness to obey and cooperate. A mere puppet used by the hierarchy to meet their own nefarious plans and nothing more. My opinions are only meaningful in that they meet the party line.

But she won't, because she won't be able to let go of the idea that her own ability and hard work have gotten her to this position. She will not be able to embrace the fact that she is merely looked upon as an obedient puppet, subservient to those deemed her betters; the men in power around her that she, in her religious programming believes must be obeyed simply by virtue of their gender.

[saidsimplesimon]

29. Thank you for all that you do.

I have the hearings on in the background. It is all I can do to keep from yelling like a senior at the tv, not at Whitehouse.

[DesertRat]

32. It was masterful!

[George II]

33. That was unbelievable. And as Barrett watched, all the color ran out of her face and....

....she looked like she wanted to crawl under the table.

To top it off, Whitehouse has such a folksy and pleasant demeanor. That presentation should wind up in textbooks some day.

[ancianita]

37. If you like this you'll love his book, "Captured," the recent history of how Congress got bought.

[FakeNoose]

55. Oh my - I'll definitely look for this

Thanks for the recommendation!

[ancianita]

57. He names names. Follows the money.

How the corporate political machine has capture the Court, Elections, Regulatory Agencies and worst of all, the Civil Jury.

Excerpt at the end:

"if you believe that the world needs America...then it matters that we get climate change right -- even when the conflict pits "We thePeople" against mighty corporations...We will be held to account: a democracy ... that could not rouse itself to do what was required. Failing to lead at this moment of necessity will soon and long darken the lamp America holds up to the world ... We must not be the generation that failed...

... historian David McCullough reminded us that when those men [the Founding generation] pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to this cause, it was not mere words. When they signed the Declaration of Independence,he said,they were signing their own death warrants...it was a courageous time. It just takes courage to make this our own courageous time."

[phylny]

39. Brilliant. I didn't want him to end.

[HootieMcBoob]

41. Brilliant!

[scipan]

44. Really eye opening! Whitehouse said on Rachel

There is a concerted effort to pack the SC with surrogates and useful idiots because the Senate and house don't go far enough. SC justices, having a lifetime appointment, are willing to go farther and faster.

[drmeow]

47. They don't give a f**k

They consider it a feature not a bug.

[mcar]

49. And the MSM was mewling that he just talked for 30 minutes and didn't ask any questions

[Beringia]

54. Off topic, but she is from Louisiana and she sounds like she is from Chicago, such an accent

[FakeNoose]

56. Yes, but wasn't she living in northern Indiana?

I believe she's still teaching at University of Notre Dame, or did she give that up?

In any case she lived there for several years. I've lived in South Bend myself and they mostly have the Chicago accent around there. The same accent is heard all over Michigan, northern Indiana and upper Illinois. Variations of it can be heard in Wisconsin and Minnesota as well.

[Beringia]

58. Oh, thanks, I didn't know they had that accent in Indiana or other places

[smirkymonkey]

59. He was amazing!

And so clear and concise that even a right-winger could understand him.

He hasn't really been on my radar, but I'm very impressed with him.

[MFGsunny]

60. MASTER CLASS - worthy of note taking. Much obliged, Senator. Popping our buttons with pride. n/t

[cp]

62. He is Magnificent!

Thank you, Senator Whitehouse! Best half hour in a long time.
And thank you for posting.

[lostnfound]

64. Funny, CNN didn't mention Sheldon in today's greatest hits. Wonder why.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/13/politics/amy-coney-barrett-hearing-takeaways-tuesday/index.html

[BigmanPigman]

66. I saved it on my You Tube "like list".

Everyone in American should watch it, unfortunately half of the country would only see it if it is butchered on Fux Ruse.

[Upthevibe]

69. Atticus....Thanks for letting folks know.......

I have heard all day from the pundits and one of my best friends about his presentation. She and I were speaking earlier today and I told her I just didn't have the stomach to watch. She told me that she had saved Sheldon Whitehouse's time for me (on her DVR) to see because it was exceptional. I'll see it with her later in the week.

[magicarpet]

78. Off shore funds and secret Swiss bank accounts deserve AmeriKKKan Personhood.

Courts are for Fascist Capitalists,... and no one else.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

80. Methodical and maddening

Judge barett was not surprised... She is gonna be terrible, she just gives roberts cover wait for more 5-4 votes it's all a show

[RainCaster]

81. Scalia died while being paid off for his helping the NRA

Look it up. He died at a high end hunting lodge owned by an NRA lobbyist. It is all perfectly legal, but IMO, hinky.