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Mersky

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91. Also, I'll remember where I was when I heard Barr say the word bullshit.

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #85)

Mon Jun 13, 2022, 11:51 AM

Jun 2022

He said, “The claims of fraud were bullshit.”

I sipped coffee poorly whilst in my living room when that gem landed.

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SORRY! Just got here. ****1/6 Committee Hearings Day 2, thread ONE*** [View all] Scrivener7 Jun 2022 OP

So far, we learned that Rudy was "apparently inebriated." Ocelot II Jun 2022 #1

Just posted that BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #4

I was not expecting that... Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #7

aha, good that Scrivener has arrived!!! elleng Jun 2022 #2

Hi, elleng! Do you know what time they started? What did I miss? Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #6

just now; elleng Jun 2022 #11

Oh good. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #15

Watching not quite awake yet! Nt Tree Lady Jun 2022 #3

Watching CSPAN in a teeny tiny window with work windows up all around. woodsprite Jun 2022 #5

We now get to hear Zoe Lofgren (Watergate vet) for the first time with an opening statement BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #8

Today's subject: "The false narrative that the 2020 election was quote/unquote stolen." Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #9

Why at 9am instead of prime time? They don't want live love laugh Jun 2022 #10

because people like congressmembers and the public have lives. elleng Jun 2022 #14

The Americans who can't watch also "have lives". live love laugh Jun 2022 #18

What makes you think the networks would give more prime time? Also, this can be recorded and Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #66

The Watergate hearings were almost ALL televised live during the day. People Still Watched. Tommymac Jun 2022 #148

They will see lots of clips on TV and wnylib Jun 2022 #154

Yes, I'm away from home baby sitting phylny Jun 2022 #158

People watch things differently now Sympthsical Jun 2022 #19

Thanks elleng Jun 2022 #25

because a key witness backed out an hour before the hearings were to begin..... getagrip_already Jun 2022 #24

It will be preserved and available online in many places. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #48

That's my complaint. 10am? calimary Jun 2022 #160

"The big lie was a big ripoff..." oswaldactedalone Jun 2022 #12

Loved that......👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 a kennedy Jun 2022 #17

I really like the way they are structuring this. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #13

I think their genius is that the only ones they are aiming at CONVINCING are those who Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #20

lol DURHAM D Jun 2022 #16

Had to clean my screen after that one Flo Mingo Jun 2022 #21

The deadpan delivery was impeccable. crickets Jun 2022 #89

Oooohhhh...Ivanka and Jared are back! nolabear Jun 2022 #22

IvanRed underpants Jun 2022 #38

I'm a teacher on summer break so yeah! I'm watching! jimlup Jun 2022 #23

Bringing in FOX as evidence they believed he lost. nolabear Jun 2022 #26

Recording. Missed part since in AK so will wait to watch all AKwannabe Jun 2022 #153

Bill Stephen is an oily SOB. Nt leftieNanner Jun 2022 #27

Bwah! Deposition going back to the drunk Ghouliani BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #28

Seems to be the focus lol Lars39 Jun 2022 #31

I know, America's mayor is nothing but a damn drunk. Emile Jun 2022 #35

Some of us knew about him BEFORE he became mayor BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #44

Unfortunately I Remember that Rascist Rant. electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #138

Rudy seems to be stammering a bit in his testimony, hee. crickets Jun 2022 #99

"thank goodness for the mute/closed captions button every time tfg speaks." BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #101

And like Beetlejuice, a Ghouliani blip was shown BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #29

Bahahahah!!!! "Was there anyone in that conference who had had too much to drink?" Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #30

The infighting and bus-throwing gives me joy. nolabear Jun 2022 #36

Ginny Thomas Traildogbob Jun 2022 #121

+1, uponit7771 Jun 2022 #40

Drunk Rudy. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #32

Sheesh - now there's a mental image I can't not see anymore... calimary Jun 2022 #162

Rudy's level of intoxication. Bluepinky Jun 2022 #33

I think it's safe to assume.... SergeStorms Jun 2022 #155

Major Giuliani's inebriation is a big deal. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #34

He was probably under the influence later on, too. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #42

I suspect that inebriation is behind a lot of bad ideas that Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #54

So the drunk guy was telling them all what to do and the rest of them were too cowardly Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #37

He was telling Trump what Trump wanted to hear. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #47

It may have been the first time he ever lost anything that he couldn't cheat his way to winning. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #50

I'm sure he was. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #55

As the great Omar Devone Little once said, "Fools love a fool." Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #58

Dear Guggly Muggly Flo Mingo Jun 2022 #39

Right? Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #41

Say what you will about Democrats, we're great at the arts! nolabear Jun 2022 #52

Whatever captures people's attention and makes them think. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #60

IKR? I'm shocked how ignorant people are. nolabear Jun 2022 #65

It's a textbook illustration of great messaging Flo Mingo Jun 2022 #70

That photo of Stepian! nolabear Jun 2022 #72

Stepien's lawyer just admitted Biden won the election. Bluepinky Jun 2022 #43

This guy is the digital politics editor from FOX NEWS! (Stierwalt, I think his name is.) Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #46

That interchange where the question "Who won the election?" was directly asked crickets Jun 2022 #106

Definition of red mirage: the color of drunk Rudy's cheeks during a bender. Bluepinky Jun 2022 #45

Fox political director explaining the red mirage berniesandersmittens Jun 2022 #49

His comment "Mike Pence sounding like a normal Republican that night" crickets Jun 2022 #122

Never heard the term "red mirage" before Sympthsical Jun 2022 #51

I'm watching at my desk but I'm also working ... Novara Jun 2022 #53

"The president.... understands how many times to go to the well on a particular topic." Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #56

It was all predicted Johnny2X2X Jun 2022 #57

And that's happening again right now. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #68

Fox Editor Stirewalt is now questioned on how, at the Decision Desk, he knew AZ would go for Biden. ancianita Jun 2022 #59

i wonder why he winked when he was finished - to give the nuts something to chew on? certainot Jun 2022 #150

LOL! Stirewalt pandering to FOX while bludgeoning TFG. nolabear Jun 2022 #61

There are a lot of these little clues that the republiQan powers-that-be are tentatively Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #64

They never realize that they can easily be the next course in the meal. nolabear Jun 2022 #67

I think the fact that FOXNews decided to start airing these hearings is an example. Midnight Writer Jun 2022 #123

So Fox anticipated the "red mirage" Mersky Jun 2022 #62

OMG this guy's testimony reminds me of this similar thing BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #63

"Realistic legal challenges... Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #69

That photo of the look on Stepien's face! nolabear Jun 2022 #71

I don't know who picked that still but BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #76

This guy was never in any doubt that tfg is a moron and a liar, and yet he worked for him. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #73

the picture is being painted... Takket Jun 2022 #74

They are doing an amazing job of getting this testimony in, even though they thought Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #75

A team of staffers likely pulled an all nighter. Hard working spooky3 Jun 2022 #84

Is anyone counting how many times Bill Stepien says DURHAM D Jun 2022 #77

LOL BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #80

I went though Traildogbob Jun 2022 #127

And that's another BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #132

Nailed it Traildogbob Jun 2022 #144

Like, STOP! I bit my tongue for 16years working with a college educated woman who txwhitedove Jun 2022 #149

Hee hee BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #152

I still cringe when I hear it. Lonestarblue Jun 2022 #156

"tough English teachers, most of whom loved diagramming" BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #157

My *fifth grade* English teacher diagrammed sentences for hours on end, crickets Jun 2022 #161

Like how the campaign was structurally and fiscally deficient Mersky Jun 2022 #86

That seat was mighty hot. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #105

did you hear that bombshell??????????????????? Takket Jun 2022 #78

He knew ALL of it. ALL of it was blatant lies. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #79

'The president got rid of team normal' Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #81

Malignant narcissists don't give a damn what they wreck, be it a country or democracy. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2022 #140

They showed a clip of a drunk Ghouliani on Faux Snooze BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #82

Rudy spewed the wildest claims, just lied his face off. crickets Jun 2022 #131

It seems that of the clips that they were showing BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #135

Well, he did give them plenty of rope to work with. 😏 crickets Jun 2022 #142

I don't think that Rudy has many moments wnylib Jun 2022 #159

First witness dismissed and now focusing on Barr's testimony BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #83

I'm seeing Barr's schtick Flo Mingo Jun 2022 #88

He has a lot of experience BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #95

He's the poster child for fixers Flo Mingo Jun 2022 #104

+infinity BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #108

I am actually surprised that Bill Barr knows what DURHAM D Jun 2022 #85

Also, I'll remember where I was when I heard Barr say the word bullshit. Mersky Jun 2022 #91

He has said it quite a few times BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #97

Haven't watched the first night in-full, yet Mersky Jun 2022 #109

I think he may have said it once in a clip from the previous hearing BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #112

Yep, gonna rewind and take that all in Mersky Jun 2022 #115

Barr has been shoveling bullshit for decades. He knows it when he smells it. Midnight Writer Jun 2022 #124

Barr should have been discounting the claims publicly from the moment they were spoken. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #87

+1000000 crickets Jun 2022 #136

How did somebody that full of s**t Marthe48 Jun 2022 #90

Barr: "If he really believes this stuff, he has really lost contact with reality." Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #92

Barr dishing 2000 Mules, Lars39 Jun 2022 #93

Dominions loving this, rolf miyazaki Jun 2022 #94

Oooooh! Laughing at Disouza's movie! nolabear Jun 2022 #96

Barr just gave the words that will be Chump's defense. kairos12 Jun 2022 #98

He's always been "detached from reality." AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #102

That's what we should use in all interactions with Trumpers... OneGrassRoot Jun 2022 #107

I just have an image of Trump... AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #119

Barr also made a point of saying that he told them "The Department (of Justice) crickets Jun 2022 #143

Peter Navarro mentioned! Lars39 Jun 2022 #100

Guiliani was drunk. What is Navarro's excuse? Midnight Writer Jun 2022 #128

Yeah, really. Lars39 Jun 2022 #130

One of the things this is making me feel is overwhelming relief that all these republiQans are now Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #103

good grief. Mick Mulvaney just tweeted this IcyPeas Jun 2022 #110

OMG. There goes a rat off the ship now! Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #113

Wish I had Traildogbob Jun 2022 #133

LOL! I think we'll get that picture in the next few days and weeks. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #137

Wow. That's what trying to save your own ass looks like Novara Jun 2022 #120

Aw, bless. It's a little late for him to try this now. nt crickets Jun 2022 #146

I live in Detroit area... Takket Jun 2022 #111

LOL! They were so insane they'd believe anything. nolabear Jun 2022 #117

****NOW IN 10 MINUTE RECESS**** BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #114

**** LET'S GO TO THREAD #2 WHILE THEY'RE ON THE BREAK. HERE'S THE LINK: **** Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #116

untill that floating fat man is brought in chains b4 the commitie , i aint. AllaN01Bear Jun 2022 #118

Your loss. These testimonies are awesome. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #126

Watching! BlueJac Jun 2022 #125

**** LET'S GO TO THREAD #2 WHILE THEY'RE ON THE BREAK. HERE'S THE LINK: *** Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #129

Maybe time for thread 2? berniesandersmittens Jun 2022 #134

Yes, I agree. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #139

it is amazing how much time and money was wasted......... Takket Jun 2022 #141

...on the public's dime. nt wiggs Jun 2022 #151

This message was self-deleted by its author Takket Jun 2022 #145

Come on over to the new thread. Link is a couple of posts up. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #147