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SleeplessinSoCal

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59. That hotel needs to be boarded up. Such treachery and corruption.

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 03:00 PM

Jan 2020

Imagine any other POTUS running the country like this. We have completely lost control of our democratic republic. Making villains of the whole of the Democratic Party this young century has been the driving goal of the Rightwing Media.

No other shoes to drop.

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ABC: 'Take her out': recording appears to capture Trump at private dinner saying he wants Ukraine a [View all] Mike 03 Jan 2020 OP

Well, Republicans wanted something new. This is new. So is rurallib Jan 2020 #1

I hope we hear that in the Senate today C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #3

This would be huge in a different time awesomerwb1 Jan 2020 #2

Kick dalton99a Jan 2020 #4

Holy shit, there's a tape. RandySF Jan 2020 #5

"take her out" in MobSpeak is more than "firing"! UTUSN Jan 2020 #6

absolutely Grasswire2 Jan 2020 #34

I know, WTF? Firing? Everybody knows that means "kill her." C Moon Jan 2020 #49

+1 That's how I read it. lagomorph777 Jan 2020 #71

There's a big fucking difference between "Take her out" and "fire her". Autumn Jan 2020 #7

Exactly Docreed2003 Jan 2020 #35

Yep. LudwigPastorius Jan 2020 #67

This is why the Republican Senators don't want witnesses or documents. crickets Jan 2020 #8

Since when is "take her out" not a threat to her life.... AJT Jan 2020 #9

Exactly. Tump widely boasts about "taking out" an Iranian general Tom Rinaldo Jan 2020 #15

Since republicans started pretending. triron Jan 2020 #27

Same thing I thought! FiveGoodMen Jan 2020 #54

Can we listen to cilla4progress Jan 2020 #10

SDNY has the recording. sarcasmo Jan 2020 #19

ABC got to hear it cilla4progress Jan 2020 #20

If tape is available, can the House managers play it? bluestarone Jan 2020 #11

Sound like an order for a hit to me. smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #12

Me neither, and in my opinion, his threats to and TrishaJ Jan 2020 #46

My thoughts exactly. Delmette2.0 Jan 2020 #50

What is supposed to be new? ScratchCat Jan 2020 #13

It disputes several of 45's claims. Parnas was there. nolabear Jan 2020 #18

What's new? That's funny. Not ha ha funny but still. Allow me to illustrate Maru Kitteh Jan 2020 #23

Donald Trump has denied ScratchCat Jan 2020 #29

If trump wanted Yovanovitch fired, he wouldn't be telling mercuryblues Jan 2020 #48

For starters, Wednesdays Jan 2020 #65

That's not what "take her out" means. I think we all know that. Maru Kitteh Jan 2020 #14

Geeez MissouriLibrul Jan 2020 #16

I'm not entirely sure MontanaMama Jan 2020 #26

Good way to take a neutral position and throw a little water at the same time. triron Jan 2020 #30

I will drink deep of the irony if his attempts to remove her, because she predicted his impeachment AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #17

This recording reviewed by ABC is further confirmation that Enoki33 Jan 2020 #21

Fired - or assassinated sandensea Jan 2020 #22

Forensic voice analysis been done? moondust Jan 2020 #24

Fuck ABC News. He didn't say fire her. He said "Take Her Out!" That means off her. Cement shoes! KPN Jan 2020 #25

No, it means what it means. And that could be Hortensis Jan 2020 #31

Not unless he's so into this "I can do whatever I want" stuff calimary Jan 2020 #55

He's always lived in a legally structured, nonviolent civilization, Hortensis Jan 2020 #60

Well, if the behavior pattern holds, he might grow complacent enough calimary Jan 2020 #64

Yup, yup, yup. Experience says there will be periods of complacency. Hortensis Jan 2020 #66

I left for a couple of hours, OMG😳. Any idea who leaked dewsgirl Jan 2020 #28

According to the article it's from Fruman's phone. Earth Bound Misfit Jan 2020 #42

Thanks. This is insane.😳 dewsgirl Jan 2020 #57

People are not advised to get on the next flight because they're about to get fired. Patterson Jan 2020 #32

I truly believe t-rump and crew meant to "take her out" . . . Iliyah Jan 2020 #33

No, they meant to take her out for an Embassy staff farewell dinner. Yeah, that's the ticket. Marcuse Jan 2020 #37

Epstein and Kahashoggi are dead. Take her out means more than being fired njhoneybadger Jan 2020 #36

It will get worse. Much worse. triron Jan 2020 #44

It's classic mobster language. smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #63

Trump is a monster. I hope we make it through the next 10 months njhoneybadger Jan 2020 #68

"Take her out"....is deadly thug talk democrank Jan 2020 #38

Yes. He was used to using the word "Fired" Duppers Jan 2020 #52

It is interesting mainstreetonce Jan 2020 #56

+100000 Pachamama Jan 2020 #77

Sounds like a demand for a hit dlk Jan 2020 #39

I Don't Think He Was Suggesting a Human Resources Action DarthDem Jan 2020 #40

... Earth Bound Misfit Jan 2020 #41

From the Guardian: triron Jan 2020 #43

When your skull is a perfect vacuum like Rump's NoMoreRepugs Jan 2020 #69

That is chilling . Even if she is only taken out of office it is wrong. The Wielding Truth Jan 2020 #45

Recall Trump also said " some things are going to happen to her". triron Jan 2020 #47

Schiff was asked about this tape at his pre-trial presser DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #51

something bdamomma Jan 2020 #53

If Trump wanted her fired mainstreetonce Jan 2020 #58

That hotel needs to be boarded up. Such treachery and corruption. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2020 #59

Seriously, the Continental Hotel from John Wick has more integrity. Initech Jan 2020 #61

Anybody shocked? Moral Compass Jan 2020 #62

Kick Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 #70

GOP media: 'It's a fake' budkin Jan 2020 #72

Pelosi's house painter comment seems a little more on the nose, doesn't it? Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #73

Lock him up! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 #74

That isn't what "take her out" means. SlogginThroughIt Jan 2020 #75

Who was he instructing to "take her out"? ret5hd Jan 2020 #76