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BumRushDaShow

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89. Exactly!

Tue Jan 21, 2020, 11:53 PM

Jan 2020

Impeachment hearings/trials (and actually any hearings) ARE "boring" (really) and the media hypes them up and then has the talking heads tear them down... and the public eventually tunes out.

For Democrats, it was pretty much "do or die" with the assumption that this might be their only chance to not only get the info to the public but to their own Senators, many of who have not or could not get into the minutia of the House inquiry (and thus needed enough compiled info to talk to constituents about). And it was made worse by Turtle continually changing the Rules resolution on-the-fly in order to ram it through like he's done those judges.

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****LIVE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL THREAD 6**** [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 OP

Jeffries giving closing debate arguments for the Schumer Amendment to subpoena Mulvaney BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #1

Jeffries: "We are here for the truth". BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #2

Schiff now up... correcting the record! BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #3

Right! Love it, elleng Jan 2020 #4

Security assistance did come up in that July 25th call: Javelin missiles Mersky Jan 2020 #5

OMG Jeffries..."If you don't know now you know". Younger folks will appreciate that. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #6

He just kicked Sekalow's ass up and down the Senate floor. dem4decades Jan 2020 #8

Younger folks? Ready to Die turned 25 in September of last year greenjar_01 Jan 2020 #14

Schiff done. Turtle up. Motion to table the Amendment. Roll Call to table. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #7

Schiff sounded tired and defeated mucifer Jan 2020 #9

No he doesn't. rockfordfile Jan 2020 #19

Not at all. He knows what's at stake. ancianita Jan 2020 #30

"A vote to delay is a vote to deny." Mersky Jan 2020 #10

Vote to table Mersky Jan 2020 #11

Exactly bdamomma Jan 2020 #92

I gave so much to the fund against collins during Mersky Jan 2020 #102

Tally - 53 yays 47 nays. TABLED. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #12

Turtle wants to have Schumer "stack" the Amendments. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #13

Stack the votes? HELL NO! elleng Jan 2020 #15

Schumer saying "no" and wants votes on every Amendment BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #16

Good. Every single one of those rethuglican, criminal supporting traitors needs ecstatic Jan 2020 #18

Turtle now doing the "absence of a quorum" call BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #17

***THEY ARE BACK FROM QUORUM CALL*** BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #20

Senator Klobuchar had some great insights. nolabear Jan 2020 #21

Schumer has submited another Amendment - subpoena to Secretary of Defense BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #22

So basically Chuck told Mitch to go fuck himself. We're doing this. n/t cynatnite Jan 2020 #23

Yup BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #25

Schiff's time has been handed to Jason Crow (D-CO) to argue for this Amendment. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #24

Crow has the floor Mersky Jan 2020 #26

Crow's great at personalizing this. nolabear Jan 2020 #27

Yes, he is Mersky Jan 2020 #29

Pow! Jason Crow ... you go get them Greywing Jan 2020 #28

Crow done. Patrick Philbin up (Deputy Counsel to the President) BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #31

Jerk! elleng Jan 2020 #32

Let's work the fuck out of these whiny bitches and their whiner counsel, Cipollone. ancianita Jan 2020 #33

It appears to me that Dems are laying out a case, and the Republicans are not able to cross mzmolly Jan 2020 #34

Americans are seeing this, too. What lazy blaming, complaining whiners these Senator and counel are. ancianita Jan 2020 #44

Agree. mzmolly Jan 2020 #51

A few mins ago, Crow said that DoD had until Aug 6 to effectively spend the Ukrainian funds on time Mersky Jan 2020 #35

These trump lawyers are pathetic!!! Greywing Jan 2020 #36

Philbin done. Crow is back (Dems have 38 minutes left). BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #37

I really like how he kind of calls them out ... Greywing Jan 2020 #39

I don't much like this Bill Nye. Mersky Jan 2020 #38

Crow handing off to Schiff. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #40

'That's what we call a cover up.' elleng Jan 2020 #42

And "Clinton turned over 90,000 documents BEFORE the trial" BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #43

Zacly elleng Jan 2020 #46

Why not now? Why not have the information and facts, now? Mersky Jan 2020 #41

Schiff: "If it's just abstract, then they can't argue the facts, then it's just some generic thing Mersky Jan 2020 #45

Schiff done. Turtle motion to table this Amendment. Roll Call. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #47

Midnight Moscow Mitch is looking a little raggedy Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #48

As raggedy as his dead soul. ancianita Jan 2020 #52

Is doing it to himself, as well as others. Mersky Jan 2020 #53

they are NOT used to actually sitting in the Senate Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #55

As though they can't just swoop in and out, like they're confirming Mersky Jan 2020 #68

GO HARD, ADAM. Damn right we won't make it easy for them to say no to the American people! ancianita Jan 2020 #49

! mzmolly Jan 2020 #54

+1 NiteOwl1 Jan 2020 #60

Thanks for doing this all day today, BRDS Zoonart Jan 2020 #50

You are welcome. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #83

No surprise. Zoonart Jan 2020 #91

It's like a triathalon! BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #95

I make a motion to TABLE MITCH NiteOwl1 Jan 2020 #56

exactly bdamomma Jan 2020 #103

Tally - 53 yays 47 nays. TABLED. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #57

And once again, 53 senators put their names down in the Mersky Jan 2020 #63

Schumer submitting another Amendment to subpoena Robert P. Blair/Michael P. Duffy BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #58

The clerk is starting to sound cranky. She's hate reading the amendment n/t Blaukraut Jan 2020 #59

They're used to that BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #64

The clerk, like the Senate that sits on their graveyard of House bills, isn't used to working. ancianita Jan 2020 #80

Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) up to argue on behalf of Schumer's Amendment BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #61

BRDS? ancianita Jan 2020 #62

I'll second that! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #65

You are welcome! BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #67

Yes! Yes! Yes! PA Democrat Jan 2020 #70

This strategy by the Democrats is just so smart and direct blogslut Jan 2020 #66

Definitely! H2O Man Jan 2020 #69

Yes it is. Are getting it out there. Mersky Jan 2020 #71

100% - Putting on the case with or without the Senate NiteOwl1 Jan 2020 #81

Republican Focus Group on the Impeachment Trial NiteOwl1 Jan 2020 #72

Not buying it. Too intelligent. lindysalsagal Jan 2020 #104

pardon my ignorance but........ Takket Jan 2020 #73

i think amendments are tabled dweller Jan 2020 #75

Yes the latter is true BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #76

it's brilliant, best use of a bad setup ... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #84

Exactly! BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #89

lots of charts and bullet points for press and fora Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #96

I really do feel for that staff that had to get it all ready BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #98

No, TABLED means they can/will take it up again/later. elleng Jan 2020 #77

Right... except they won't NiteOwl1 Jan 2020 #86

Roberts just said there were 2 hours to discuss this next amendment. It's 10:40 on the east coast. napi21 Jan 2020 #74

fn snowflakes dweller Jan 2020 #79

Roberts is scheduled to hear arguments in the Supreme Court tomorrow morning. PA Democrat Jan 2020 #82

Right. His job 'description's changed. elleng Jan 2020 #88

That's 1 hour per side and the GOP hasn't spent more than maybe 15 - 20 minutes for their arguments. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #90

June 27: Blair to mulvaney - "Expect Congress to become unhinged" Mersky Jan 2020 #78

Garcia: Mulvaney sought to "cover up" BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #85

The Dems are bdamomma Jan 2020 #87

Indeed. Is interesting, albeit tiresome and worthwhile. Mersky Jan 2020 #93

I know. I've just about had it for today. But nolabear Jan 2020 #94

remember - a lot of this will be repeated and analyzed Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #100

True dat. But it's compelling history. nolabear Jan 2020 #101

I hope she leaves enough time Mossfern Jan 2020 #97

****LIVE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL THREAD 7**** UP BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #99