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PoliGAF 2017 |OT3| 13 Treasons Why
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Dubbedinenglish
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The fuck was that McCain
Officerrob
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McCain's questioning was sad and embarrassing, it's time to go John
benicillin
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The only thing that could've made McCain's time any worse is if he was talking to an empty chair.
Spladam
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He inferred that there is a double standard that Clinton is not being investigated with regards to the Russians.
CrimzonSamurai
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She was one of the most qualified individuals in recent history to run for President, and her chances were ruined by a campaign manager that was lusted over by some, her husband being stupid, and emails.
The gist was accusing Comey of double standards - concluding the Clinton email investigation but still looking into Trump campaign (as if they are 2 sides of the same coin or something?). McCain apparently still has serious questions on the former investigation that must still be ongoing, right? errrr...no senator. LOL blah blah. All in a very senile, bumbling, completely random sort of way.
Also he said 'President Comey' and it was the 'Comey investigation' (instead of Trump investigation) and other nonsensical confusing things.
Ugh
ErasureAcer
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Cant wait for the McCain special election. Dude is out of it. Why is Clinton not being investigated for Russian collusion President Comey?
Fenderputty
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The feed of the Comey thing switched to some idiot Trump speech and he's rambling incoherently about Obamacare and us vs them with Democrat obstructionists who wouldn't even vote for the best health care plan of all time.
"When it comes to the elections in 18 we have to get more; we're only up two in the Senate and only a little bit in the house."
He's been getting talked to about midterms, it sounds like.
"They say resist, but they really should say obstruct."
I'm starting to think he doesn't realize the Democrats can't actually obstruct anything meaningful.
It was pretty amazing.
"When it comes to the elections in 18 we have to get more; we're only up two in the Senate and only a little bit in the house."
He's been getting talked to about midterms, it sounds like.
"They say resist, but they really should say obstruct."
I'm starting to think he doesn't realize the Democrats can't actually obstruct anything meaningful.
It was pretty amazing.
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thepotatoman
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There's no words about what happened with McCain there. You need to see it on video to fully get what a mess it was. The point itself was very idiotic, but the presentation of it was just insane.
I do need to go back and watch just for the history of it
Spladam
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Agreed, this was politcal circus you don't get everyday. I have mad respect for Comey now. I used to think there was some shadiness behind his Wiener email letter to congress, but I'm not so sure now.
I feel like this picture is gonna be around for a while. Holy shit.
DataStream
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McCain sounded like he has dementia.
Spladam
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If he ever stops tweeting, we all loose.
Listened to the first hour, but missed the rest due to work meetings (but following along on Twitter). Comey was a lot more forceful and frank than I expected, though I guess not that surprising given his hearing in '07 about the 2004 Ashcroft incident.
How about you just tell what us what to do and think from now on
How about you just tell what us what to do and think from now on
Honestly don't understand why my post is so upsetting?
Think whatever you like - do you honestly think the revelations today were "the super bowl of media"?
I don't but it's subjective.
Trump giving a speech right now is the most disappointing thing; I believe Trump would have watched the whole Comey thing live on a cable news feed, but now all he's going to see is whatever bits Fox and Friends or whoever plays because I do not at all believe he has the patience to sit through the whole thing. Even if his name is mentioned a lot.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
BREAKING: Al Jazeera Media Network under cyber attack on all systems, websites & social media platforms
https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/872856514695974912
Totally normal.
https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/872856514695974912
Totally normal.
I'm not upset. And I don't have to think the hearing was the "super bowl of media" (whatever the hell that means? I think the super bowl of media is probably the Super Bowl) to think it was an extremely valuable source of frank and direct info. The former director of the FBI calling the president a liar and implicitly accusing him of obstruction of justice is a big fucking deal -- and it's a big deal to hear those words straight from said director's mouth, even if it had been reported before. The stray questions that dragged Pence and Sessions into it were also extremely important.
For someone who keeps harping about how Dems are overhyping themselves over expecting a smoking gun that isn't coming, you seem to frame the worth of any and all Russia news on whether it contains that smoking gun.
Here's McCain questioning for those who didn't see. He seems really confused at points. In all seriousness, is he okay? Did he have a mini-stroke or something?
https://twitter.com/THR/status/872858276643225600
https://twitter.com/THR/status/872858276643225600
Mr.Shrugglesã
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Electric Eye
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Probably Russia again. They won't be satisfied until the ignite that powder keg.
Dubbedinenglish
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.@Superdeluxe's live Tweeting was magical
AntraxSuicide
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How I would describe McCain's rambling:
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
The real highlight of today is the Kurt Eichenwald Hentai scandal
Dubbedinenglish
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Likely Saudi's making good on their threats
Fenderputty
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Please Kansas. Vote a guy back in who will be Brownback #2. It may only take 3 years for you to figure it out this time.
Comey is a fuckin' patriot. In the truest sense. Not in the politicized ra ra sense. An honest to God fucking American who cares about the well being of his country.
Abinash117
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A summary from the testimony ?
What I got out of it Trump lied( obviously), Pence knew about Flynn, Trump was focused on the Russian investigation and not others. I know I forgetting a lot more.
What I got out of it Trump lied( obviously), Pence knew about Flynn, Trump was focused on the Russian investigation and not others. I know I forgetting a lot more.
jack_package_200
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Kamala Harris was great during the hearing.
I really hope she runs in 2020.
I really hope she runs in 2020.
She will be. Her and Gillibrand are definitely going to be in the mix.
Thank goodness.
jack_package_200
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smokeandmirrors
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couple of "can't comment" regarding sessions and russia.
Brawndo Addict
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The most surprising thing to me is that Comey voluntarily told Trump he wasn't under investigation.
Spladam
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With the media and Washington focusing on the theater of all of this, it was refreshing to hear Comey try to remind us all that we're dealing with a serious threat from a foreign power, and we need to get our focus shifted to dealing with that threat. We needed to be reminded that this is a big deal, and the enemy is at the gates.
He touched on how flabbergasted he was that Trump was not taking this serious. and I think that is one of the most profound points of all of this crap.
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