APPRECIATION THREAD

[cilla4progress]

for the amazing Rep. Jamie Raskin.

Hell...all the House Managers.

And hell - all the staff and employees of the Capitol - police, legislative staff, cafeteria and janitorial staff.

I am inspired and uplifted by their competence, patriotism, service.

[IcyPeas]

1. we really have great people.... and smart as hell

[FM123]

2. Yes!

I stand in gratitude of them, all of them.

[spanone]

3. ⭐️⭐️⭐️K&R ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[50 Shades Of Blue]

4. K & R! Proud to be a Democrat!

[FakeNoose]

5. Thank you Rep. Jamie Raskin!

[CTyankee]

6. Bravo, Patriots of our nation!

Our House Managers and Rep. Raskin, I toast you all. You have done a MAGNIFICENT job!

[cilla4progress]

7. I just wrote to my Dem Representative

and asked her to pass along my thanks!

I wish there could be a formal process to thank the staffers and employees. I mean, Members is one thing - they get the glory of their position. But staffers and employees have no security force, work in the shadows, somewhat.

Who knows if they are paid a living wage?

True American heroes.

[calimary]

56. Now THERE'S a fabulous idea!

Two! Two! Two mints in one!

You tell your rep to pass along your thanks and compliments to Raskin & Co., and not only is that positive reinforcement for Raskin & Co., but it doubles as a bank shot for your rep: “THIS. THIS GOOD. DO THIS.”

[Maeve]

8. Lots to be proud of!

They leave others (who shall remain..Rs) in the dust

[Zoonart]

9. THANK YOU wonderful Democrats!

[IcyPeas]

10. Jamie Raskin is trending in the USA on twitter. and great comments too:

https://twitter.com/search?q=%22jamie%20raskin%22&src=trend_click&vertical=trends

When people study 100 years from now how the United States began to find its way back from the mob violence, destruction, and death that Donald Trump unleashed on this country, they will recall the words of Representative Jamie Raskin

Link to tweet

"If you don't find this a high crime and misdemeanor today you have set a new terrible standard for presidential misconduct in the United States of America."

Link to tweet

[cilla4progress]

15. Too damn bad his son, Tommy,

didn't make it.

I blame the fascists for this, too*. Someone like Tommy Raskin sounded to be, is too good for the evil in this world.






*Disclaimer, I don't have any expertise in suicide, and it is no doubt more complicated than this one factor.

[StarfishSaver]

11. Hear, hear!!!

[DeminPennswoods]

12. Bravo Congressman Raskin

Marvelous job showing us all what it means to be American and to love America.

[pamela]

13. Thank you to ALL of them.

[Generic Other]

14. Those Congressmen and women are the FUTURE of the Senate

I believe this. I live in a town that drove the Chinese from town in 1880s Chinese Exclusion Act. The town fathers: mayor, sheriff, preachers, newspapers, dog catcher, business leaders, fire chief -- all involved in that dreadful night. Burned the China town shacks down, cut the fire hoses as a priest screamed at them to have charity for the CHinese who ran laundries, sold veggies, cleaned houses, undercut Labor because they were forced to work for half wages. They were the enemy. They who brought the railroad to the West -- our town the Western terminus of the Great Northern railroad. Their blood and tears...their coolie hats and rice bowls... their actions and black men with TNT blowing up passes no white man except an Irish one -- expendable too -- was ever asked to do. Labor riots between Irish and management. Vicious. WOBBLY wars. SUNDOWN TOWNS for blacks. That is history.

It was so ugly. No Asians in my town for years after. Except Japanese herded up later in WW2. And me with my military father...

My point? NONE of the ones who did the deed ever thrived. They slowly lost their positions, were treated like pariahs, embarrassments to their descendants hid their crimes...I only re-covered these stories in library stacks of old articles and microfiesh (sp?) rolls...NEVER forget.. HISTORY is brutal. It does not ever forget because we don't let it... The pendulum of history will swing back...

Our Democratic managers are heroes... Make no mistake...Marc Antony's Ides of March speech, "THEY came NOT to praise Caesar but to BURY him..."

[Generic Other]

17. OUR TOWN ATE CROW and APOLOGIZED in the 1970s

because China refused to send a single ship here for 100 years...

[cilla4progress]

16. RIP

Link to tweet

?s=20

[ancianita]

32. Beautiful.

Thank you for this.

[sarchasm]

18. KnR

You could feel the love of and devotion to the country and constitution in his closing remarks.

[Duppers]

19. A 1000 R's

They're doing an EXCELLENT job!

[BadgerMom]

20. They make me proud, once more, to be a Democrat.

And their Republican counterparts leave me gobsmacked about who would identify as a Republican at this point.

[jalan48]

21. He's definitely the star of the team. Well done Rep Raskin!

[Fla Dem]

22. Our government may not always be perfect, but there sure are a lot of damn good people in it.

OTOH, it's too bad some just don't measure up.

[wnylib]

23. Here's to Raskin and all of the managers

and Dem members of the House and Senate, and their staff. You do us proud.

[Karma13612]

24. I applauded

At the end when Jamie Raskin gave his closing remarks today.

They were all so good!

[CaptYossarian]

25. I hope they see this.

We aren't always on the winning side, but at least we're always on the correct side.

History will always be kind to us. Clinton's impeachment will make eye-rolling an Olympic sport in about 25 years.

[bottomofthehill]

26. Thank you all

The managers have been amazing and those supporting them deserve a lot of credit too.
Short of armed rebellion, the thought was that the House and Senate would be out and those supporting them would have some down time, does not mean not working, just means Down Time. That was lost to all, for a very important, necessary and valid reason.

[nolabear]

27. Amen.

They’re smart, thorough, professional, passionate Patriots.

[relayerbob]

28. Great job, that sadly should not have been required

Had the Senate done their jobs a year ago

[lame54]

29. Outcome be damned - THEY CRUSHED IT!!!

[SheltieLover]

30. Ty, Rep. Raskin * alp Dem Managers!

[Native]

31. It was sheer perfection. 🍾

[Oldem]

33. Personally, if I were in legal trouble,

and if I could afford them, I'd want Mr. Raskin or Mrs. Dean to represent me.

[Tumbulu]

34. So so proud of all of them

And shame shame shame on the insurrectionist Republicans.

[ancianita]

35. Our conservers of democracy, the magnificent impeachment managers of the people's House!

David Cicilline, Stacey Plaskett, Madeleine Dean, Eric Swalwell, Ted Lieu, Joaquin Castro, Joe Neguse, Diana DeGette and leader, Jamie Raskin -- thank your for your brilliant work, moving, deep patriotism, love of America that shines on us all. We will never forget your great service.

[electric_blue68]

52. nice (visual) presentation 👍

[cate94]

36. KnR

[mrsadm]

37. ABSOLUTELY!

An amazing job!

[BobTheSubgenius]

38. Couldn't agree more.

Of course, Eugene Goodman occupies a special place in that pantheon, and in my heart. Jamie Raskin has done a superb job, Mr. Goodman should be wearing a cape.

[MustLoveBeagles]

39. A big thank you to the House Managers

You did a fantastic job. Well done.

[Blue Owl]

40. Hear, hear!

[OldManTarHeel]

41. The Presentation, Argument and Conclusion to your case was one of the best evers.

I salute you all . . ! Thank you for your hard and dedicated work.

[flying_wahini]

42. They all brought a tear to my eyes many times.

They are All the real deal.

[calimary]

43. It was finally said, out loud today,

what the Capitol janitorial staff had to clean up - that those disgusting jackass mobsters left behind. The word “fecal” came up.

My heart’s with the janitorial staff, first. They’re where the humility and true nobility are.

After all, we’ve heard the Capitol referred to, many times, with the word “sacred.” They’re the Capitol’s caretakers. They look after a widely-acknowledged sacred space.

[Cha]

44. The Dems are Brilliant!

[Martin Eden]

45. Let's show appreciation by helping to make our nation's Capitol

... a place that Raskin's daughter wants to visit again.

[spooky3]

46. KNR

[yellowdogintexas]

47. Thank you !!!

Masterful just masterful

[denvine]

48. Absolutely!

They did an incredible job of making a case for conviction. It was masterful. I am so proud of them. They have strengthened my pride of being a Democrat.

[MontanaMama]

49. Rep Raskin and all our Managers

we’re breathtaking. Thank you for representing America.

[Amaryllis]

50. The amount of work they did in a very short time....truly impressive.

[Trueblue Texan]

51. I am also inspired by their courage, Cilia

They make me proud to be a Democrat and an American.

[DesertRat]

53. k&r

[OneBlueSky]

54. They've put it all together for the history books . . .

no matter the outcome of the trial, the story the managers told will be what future history students will read about for as long as we still have a United State of America . . . which, we can only hope, is a long, long time . . .

thank you, managers . . . you did an extraordinary job! . . .

[58Sunliner]

55. K & R!!

[smirkymonkey]

57. Hear, hear!

Brilliant job, all around. I am so proud of them!

[jimlup]

58. Here Here!

Nice job!

[sheilahi]

59. Good on you Jamie

I didn't think anyone could match the excellence of Adam Schiff. I was wrong.

[Danmel]

60. The entire team of impeachment managers has made us all proud.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

61. Bravo!

[electric_blue68]

62. Kudos, All!

[northoftheborder]

63. Agreed, a masterful presentation; each one was superlative.

Well prepared, organized, carefully presented; could not have been made more clear and decisive;