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14. This is awesome!!! Brilliant! More like this!

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Fear and Loathing: Closer to the Edge: Senator Jeff Merkley has questions to ask. [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Mar 9 OP

Rethugs cannot handle objective facts. SheltieLover Mar 9 #1

Objective facts are an existential threat to Rethugs. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 10 #37

Absolutely! SheltieLover Mar 10 #38

I mean cannot expect them to Lokee11 Mar 10 #39

Of course not SheltieLover Mar 10 #40

Yes this should have been on every evening news program. KS Toronado Mar 10 #42

Absolutely! SheltieLover Mar 10 #44

Fabulous article and fabulous Sen Merkley. Irish_Dem Mar 9 #2

Oh hell yes! 1WorldHope Mar 9 #3

Link, please? Ocelot II Mar 9 #4

I will, but somewhat later. I have to find it! nt CaliforniaPeggy Mar 9 #6

Link dpibel Mar 9 #7

Thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 9 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author dpibel Mar 9 #8

"What, me worry? - Alfred E. Krasnov (R - Felon-Rapist) BoRaGard Mar 9 #5

If Warhol painted Dorian Gray's portrait... yorkster Mar 9 #17

It's great that the topic is being raised. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 9 #9

Do you think Sen. Merkley showed nervous confusion or a lack of authority? ShazzieB Mar 9 #13

He did what a Senator does. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 9 #22

I think his tactic was to lead them into a hole they couldn't get out of defacto7 Mar 9 #32

THere is a video which has been posted on DU at least once and he comes across very well. Understated but Amaryllis Mar 9 #36

Merkley was using his questions as a tactic to get these people to think about it LymphocyteLover Mar 9 #15

Okay, but do we really believe they thought about it? AmericaUnderSiege Mar 9 #24

maybe a bit... probably had to confront it more openly than otherwise LymphocyteLover Mar 9 #33

I'm so fortunate to have Jeff Merkley as one of my Senators. KPN Mar 9 #10

Bravo Senator Merkley 👏🏼 benfranklin1776 Mar 9 #12

Agreed. Unfortunately, I have Sen. Ron Johnson, aka RoJo (useless), and Sen Tammy Baldwin, who does her job but is..... usaf-vet Mar 9 #28

My condolences. However maybe when she hears the sound of the Russian state anthem drawing closer.... benfranklin1776 Mar 9 #30

This is awesome!!! Brilliant! More like this! LymphocyteLover Mar 9 #14

Sorry. I see "Matthew Whitaker" and I can only see "Big Dick Toilet Salesman" erronis Mar 9 #16

Senator Merkley... GB_RN Mar 9 #18

More please. Speak out Members of Congress and unify the message around the obvious. "ASSET." Evolve Dammit Mar 9 #19

Now, see? If every democrat that has a moment in front of a television or social media video BComplex Mar 9 #20

I still don't comprehend the logic of any average voter that put a mark next to Dump mdbl Mar 9 #21

Another line of questioning: Name 3 things Trump has done that a Russian asset would never do. TheRickles Mar 9 #23

One of the best I've ever read Seinan Sensei Mar 9 #25

EVERYTHING that Trump and his GOP cult have done benefits Putin. usonian Mar 9 #26

K&R Thanks for this post California Peggy. c-rational Mar 9 #27

Despite easily available objective reality... dchill Mar 9 #29

Wish Anonymous group would take over all media and play this on a loop for days. Timeflyer Mar 9 #31

Here's the Video pat_k Mar 9 #34

Thank you so much for having posted this video! Now I know when the interview happened and where. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 9 #35

Very Important Post -- VIP Kid Berwyn Mar 10 #41

Thank you for this, Peggy karin_sj Mar 10 #43

A couple of other things I wish he had said Bozvotros Mar 10 #45

Those are good points. But remember he was working with time constraints. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 10 #46

That's right, I forgot that. Bozvotros Mar 10 #47

Stellar! Masterful control and questioning! liberalla Mar 10 #48