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85. How did you know?

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 10:26 PM

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Okay, you're not going to like my opinion... [View all] brooklynite Jul 2019 OP

The purpose is to get the pukes on the record. mobeau69 Jul 2019 #1

To what purpose? brooklynite Jul 2019 #2

Nancy (and others?) thought it would be useful (sometime,) elleng Jul 2019 #8

It'll be on the record 100 years from now. lunatica Jul 2019 #27

So, given the choice of video of Trump's comments... brooklynite Jul 2019 #31

Historians and biographers will go to the Congressional Record lunatica Jul 2019 #61

...while real people will watch the videos. brooklynite Jul 2019 #74

Obviously. Who could possibly care about the future. lunatica Jul 2019 #76

I'll worry about the academic future after I worry about the realistic present. brooklynite Jul 2019 #79

Without googling, name one resolution in the 1919 Congressional Record. marylandblue Jul 2019 #46

It's a historical fact which can be googled by anyone including you lunatica Jul 2019 #60

Point is, nobody knows or cares what happened 100 years ago in Congress, marylandblue Jul 2019 #64

Historians and biographers will research the records lunatica Jul 2019 #67

I agree that history has meaning, but with a thousand caveats. marylandblue Jul 2019 #69

Evidently our opinions are different lunatica Jul 2019 #72

I guess it's a pet peeve of mine. marylandblue Jul 2019 #78

Well it was the year that women won the right to vote. olegramps Jul 2019 #96

It can be used against vulnerable R's in swing districts in 2020. NT herding cats Jul 2019 #39

But impeachment can't? jberryhill Jul 2019 #42

I didn't say that. herding cats Jul 2019 #43

and you were addressing exactly what the OP is about still_one Jul 2019 #53

who are "ordinary voters?" qazplm135 Jul 2019 #3

Trump is DEFINITELY not an issue most voters care about. brooklynite Jul 2019 #6

Trump may not be THE top issue qazplm135 Jul 2019 #12

I think your wrong. Trump's racist remarks are a smear on our country and should be called out and walkingman Jul 2019 #35

That may be Butterflylady Jul 2019 #36

+10000000 happy feet Jul 2019 #98

And that makes it true? jberryhill Jul 2019 #44

Do they understand that to move on "pocketbook" issues we will need strong majorities in both... Caliman73 Jul 2019 #45

It's the economy The Mouth Jul 2019 #93

Exactly. oldsoftie Jul 2019 #104

I tend to agree, elleng Jul 2019 #4

You're right about health care PJMcK Jul 2019 #54

"Ordinary voters." WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #5

Ordinary voters don't hang out on political discussion blogs... brooklynite Jul 2019 #9

They don't usually contact their representatives, either. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #19

Two points: ordinary voters aren't watching and aren't particularly interested and, point 2, Vinca Jul 2019 #7

No President has been censured by a Congressional body since Andrew Jackson. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2019 #10

tRump loves Andrew Jackson, makes it appropriate somehow MiniMe Jul 2019 #14

Ditto n/t malaise Jul 2019 #32

It's not a censure motion though AncientGeezer Jul 2019 #25

How many people know that Jackson was censured? And how many even cared at the time? marylandblue Jul 2019 #48

The House vote was not a censure. former9thward Jul 2019 #59

Oh goody, so we'll put Trump on the $20 bill then jberryhill Jul 2019 #82

No. We'll put him on the counterfeit $20 bill Generic Brad Jul 2019 #102

It matters jcgoldie Jul 2019 #11

I kinda see your point TheRealNorth Jul 2019 #13

what are "pocketbook issues" that the GOP and Dems would agree on? maxsolomon Jul 2019 #15

As someone said earlier, individual statements are fine but a House resolution is for history. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2019 #16

It matters to me. DURHAM D Jul 2019 #17

The fact that you are posting on a political blog shows that you're not "ordinary". brooklynite Jul 2019 #38

Everyone is an ordinary voter. EOS DURHAM D Jul 2019 #40

Got your finger on the pulse of the "ordinary voter", do you? Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #71

Well, as I've said before, I talk to dozens of candidates and elected officials... brooklynite Jul 2019 #73

Data. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #75

Ordinary voters are not glued to C-span. hlthe2b Jul 2019 #18

"Ordinary voters" SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #20

You don't speak for me.......about the not liking your opinion part, I mean. WillowTree Jul 2019 #21

This leftofcool Jul 2019 #28

"See, this is why we can't impeach." BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #22

Thank you. cwydro Jul 2019 #51

Thank you! Bettie Jul 2019 #55

The House has passed plenty of bills on "pocketbook" issues DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #23

100% correct. THIS is the message Democrats need to push every opportunity PA Democrat Jul 2019 #56

Sen Smith really gave a great litany of why McConnell DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #70

You are correct, I don't like this post. watoos Jul 2019 #24

I agree. This infighting shit and worrying about what Trumps says is how we lose. leftofcool Jul 2019 #26

I understand your point. However, a formal condemnation is in order. YOHABLO Jul 2019 #29

We can't normalize this stuff many a good man Jul 2019 #30

What is an "ordinary voter" ? Caliman73 Jul 2019 #33

White men jberryhill Jul 2019 #83

Property owning White men? Caliman73 Jul 2019 #88

It's on 'permanent record'.. Congressional Record. Can't be expunged. n/t JustFiveMoreMinutes Jul 2019 #34

You're correct. I don't like your opinion. Goodheart Jul 2019 #37

Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #41

No it will be the purists that lose us the election in 20 Trumpocalypse Jul 2019 #65

Isn't this a just a start of the battles ahead? Maybe not the win but marked50 Jul 2019 #47

I think we should do it just to show where the Democratic Party stands in agreement. marylandblue Jul 2019 #49

I'm shocked you feel this way. RhodeIslandOne Jul 2019 #50

I don't agree at all. Nevermypresident Jul 2019 #52

Pelosi thinks this substitutes choie Jul 2019 #57

Why wasn't this done for kids in cages, BTW? ecstatic Jul 2019 #58

It wasn't done for the type of ordinary voters you are speaking of. MarvinGardens Jul 2019 #62

You're totally right TheFarseer Jul 2019 #63

I agree with your point Trumpocalypse Jul 2019 #66

An ordinary person* watching the ABC News story about this that I just saw betsuni Jul 2019 #68

You're right hatrack Jul 2019 #77

You are correct--I will ignore you henceforth since I no longer consider your opinions to be helpful Ponietz Jul 2019 #80

I find that honesty and reality are a good baseline.... brooklynite Jul 2019 #90

I actually agree. As long as the economy is doing so well for so many... SMC22307 Jul 2019 #81

The House Has Passed Quite a Number of Bills to Address Pocketbook Issues dlk Jul 2019 #84

How did you know? greyl Jul 2019 #85

Totally agree. nt Raine Jul 2019 #86

In the end, all it is is yet another sternly worded letter. backscatter712 Jul 2019 #87

It's not an either/or proposition Martin Eden Jul 2019 #89

"this is unpopular, but it's my opinion that two plus two equals five" LanternWaste Jul 2019 #91

Just say "white" instead of "ordinary" Blue_Tires Jul 2019 #92

The House of Representatives JGug1 Jul 2019 #94

It's not a matter H2O Man Jul 2019 #95

I disagree. We are an important point in the future of our nation. olegramps Jul 2019 #97

Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #99

Essentially you're saying voters don't care about racism Stargleamer Jul 2019 #100

Well reasoned. guillaumeb Jul 2019 #101

I fully agree with you. And also agree that you'll get slammed for this sane opinion. oldsoftie Jul 2019 #103

Maybe you're right about ordinary voters. They might say this is why they don't like Congress. Today ancianita Jul 2019 #105