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Rick Wilson Says Republicans Will Impeach Biden - The MeidasTouch Podcast (Original Post) ItsjustMe May 2021 OP
They would need 2/3 of the Senate to convict TheRealNorth May 2021 #1
I had the same thought - but - soldierant May 2021 #9
how is that different than anything else they do? Johonny May 2021 #15
That's not the point though, they will impeach him in the House, just as Dems impeached Trump in the OnDoutside May 2021 #10
Yeah but, they did it first with Bill Clinton Walleye May 2021 #16
The Clinton one looks rather quaint and endearing now ! I bet the first one will be for Biden OnDoutside May 2021 #17
Agreed, but the GOP knows that. RVN VET71 May 2021 #13
We are never going back to normal, because people on the left Eliot Rosewater May 2021 #2
I think it goes back further than that frankly. We are never going back to normal because KPN May 2021 #4
St Ronnie Raygun was the beginning of the end Rural_Progressive May 2021 #7
No baggage other than 25 yrs of propaganda against her. lies...Unless you mean she needed to Eliot Rosewater May 2021 #12
Guess you didn't read my post carefully Rural_Progressive May 2021 #14
I thought the same thing in 2016. Merlot May 2021 #18
Food for thought. FM123 May 2021 #3
As the folks at Pod Save America say, "without HR1, we are fucked". Fiendish Thingy May 2021 #5
Marc Elias just said the same to Nicolle Wallace, Nothing matters more than HR1/S1. Nothing. OnDoutside May 2021 #11
That is a GIVEN. We all need to participate to ensure it doesn't happen. NoMoreRepugs May 2021 #6
The thing is that most sane people still know right from wrong. hadEnuf May 2021 #8

soldierant

(6,847 posts)
9. I had the same thought - but -
Fri May 14, 2021, 05:00 PM
May 2021

if you listen, he is describing them forcing a never-ending trial in the Senate that never gets to a vote but interferes with getting anything done.

OnDoutside

(19,953 posts)
10. That's not the point though, they will impeach him in the House, just as Dems impeached Trump in the
Fri May 14, 2021, 05:34 PM
May 2021

House. And I'll go further than Rick, that they'll impeach Biden more than twice.

OnDoutside

(19,953 posts)
17. The Clinton one looks rather quaint and endearing now ! I bet the first one will be for Biden
Sat May 15, 2021, 08:31 AM
May 2021

"stealing the Election" ! They'll go straight to the vote, not bothering with like, that evidence stuff.

RVN VET71

(2,690 posts)
13. Agreed, but the GOP knows that.
Fri May 14, 2021, 08:13 PM
May 2021

Rick Wilson’s point -- with which I agree -- is that a GOP House will do everything in its power to stop the Administration from doing anything. They will impeach Biden not just one time but several times just to keep the pot boiling, and to give the corporate-fascist mouth pieces at Fox, Newsmax, etc., a constant stream, a flood, of choice lies and disinformation to feed their viewers.

Remember, the GOP is in business for itself, not for the country. If it can’t rule the nation and get done what ir and its greedy plutocratic donors want, it’s next best option is to prevent the Biden administration from doing anything of substance.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
2. We are never going back to normal, because people on the left
Fri May 14, 2021, 11:51 AM
May 2021

We are never going back to normal, because people on the left could not help themselves and did trash Hillary Clinton 24 hours a day for years and because of Putin‘s involvement America is never going back to what it was and the right wing fascist Nazi Trumper‘s are going to cause pain, death and destruction.

The MTG’s of this world want all of us dead.

When millions on the so-called left and Hillary‘s opponent made her out to be no different than Trump it was the beginning of the end of the United States of America

KPN

(15,642 posts)
4. I think it goes back further than that frankly. We are never going back to normal because
Fri May 14, 2021, 01:18 PM
May 2021

Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, GHW Bush, the farcical Special Prosecutor Starr and impeachment of Bill Clinton.

Put the blame where it belongs.

Rural_Progressive

(1,105 posts)
7. St Ronnie Raygun was the beginning of the end
Fri May 14, 2021, 03:46 PM
May 2021

and Ms Clinton knew how much baggage she brought to the table justified, unjustified, real, not real. The truth is perception is all that matters and she, of all people, after her years in public service knows that better than most.

This country has not "changed" in the past four years. All that has happened is the Orange Menace yanked the band aid off the festering abscess of racism, misogyny, homophobia, and xenophobia that has been the country's curse since its inception. After eight years of a black man as president and then deciding the smart move to retain control of the WH would be to run any woman, much less Ms Clinton, shows just how totally out of touch the DNC was with the reality of this country.

It may not have been fair to have selected a white, male, candidate to run in 2016 but it would have been far more likely to have resulted in a win.

One thing is for certain, any illusions we've harbored about our nation have been stripped away. We've had our face rubbed in it and I hope we've learned from what we've seen. I can tell you this for certain. Had it not been for the horror of the past 4 years I would never have run for 1st Vice Chair (and won) of my county's Democratic Party.

Everybody steps up and does a little and we might get a better country out of all this for our kids and our grandkids.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
12. No baggage other than 25 yrs of propaganda against her. lies...Unless you mean she needed to
Fri May 14, 2021, 06:27 PM
May 2021

be judged based on her husband?

Rural_Progressive

(1,105 posts)
14. Guess you didn't read my post carefully
Fri May 14, 2021, 10:42 PM
May 2021

I thought I made it abundantly clear that it doesn't matter whether her bad press was deserved or not.The only thing that matters in terms of winning elections is perception.

Let's try looking at it another way. You're attending University. I'm invited to be a guest lecturer for a Political Science class you're attending. I use the lecture as an opportunity to present a hypothetical question concerning a presidential election.

Here's the premise. The country has just had its first black president who has served two terms. During that time we've watched the other party do everything in its power to obstruct the president and stir up the country's darkest side. The party now has to make a decision as to who to chose as its candidate for the next election. One possibility is to run the first woman candidate who has an outstanding record, years of service and would do an excellent job. Unfortunately, through no fault of her own, she is a very divisive individual and one the opposition party will be able to stir up a tremendous amount of opposition due to years of unfair lies and false charges against her and because she's a woman. The party has other individuals it can call upon who will be less contentious figures and who could also do an excellent job in the office.

Assuming the party feels it is important to beat an opponent who is unqualified, loud, vulgar, divisive, a criminal with connections to the Mob and is a master at playing on the fears, anger, and worst aspects of the nation would you recommend the party select the woman as their candidate?

Fiendish Thingy

(15,585 posts)
5. As the folks at Pod Save America say, "without HR1, we are fucked".
Fri May 14, 2021, 01:41 PM
May 2021

Will Joe Manchin be allowed to single-handedly enable Jim Crow 2.0, destroy the Democratic majorities, and empower the dismantling of American democracy?

Watch this video for info on what you can do to put pressure on Manchin, Sinema and any other democracy-hesitant Democratic Senators...

hadEnuf

(2,187 posts)
8. The thing is that most sane people still know right from wrong.
Fri May 14, 2021, 04:23 PM
May 2021

Trump is a criminal and a fascist wannabe dictator. All you have to do is open your eyes and ears to understand that.

Biden is none of the above.

Any impeachment of Biden will be seen by the sane majority as nothing more than another GOP attempt at a coup and I hope they destroy themselves in the process.


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