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Whilst Biden and Harris are busy doing their jobs, there's an Impeachment Hearing going on... (#125)

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Roussette · 10/02/2021 23:44

Previous thread...
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/a4145424-Moving-on-its-Biden-Harris-Administration-time-124?msgid=104553726#104553726

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Zebracat · 10/02/2021 23:50

Still watching , it is so absorbing. Trumps reaction to the breach, delighted.

Mittens030869 · 10/02/2021 23:59

Thank you for the new thread. This is absolutely horrific. Sad

DuncinToffee · 11/02/2021 00:04

Thanks Roussette, I am done for tonight, will check back in tomorrow

prettybird · 11/02/2021 00:36

Senator Lee making a motion that the comments that were attributed to him be stricken from the record as he claims that he didn't make them.

minou123 · 11/02/2021 00:46

@DuncinToffee

Thanks Roussette, I am done for tonight, will check back in tomorrow
DuncinToffee - you've missed the crazy part. Its all gone nuts in the Senate.

But I think I'll need to go to sleep and try and work out tomorrow what the hell just went on.

EveryoneRevealsThemselves · 11/02/2021 00:51

Oh there you are! Been missing you all!

BoreOfWhabylon · 11/02/2021 01:41

Thanks Roussette

Minimammoth · 11/02/2021 05:24

I’m just trying to catch up on all of this , so essential to,join thread obvs.

pointythings · 11/02/2021 07:27

Having read last night's thread and minou's post above I am now afraid to look at any online news.

Roussette · 11/02/2021 08:07

you've missed the crazy part. Its all gone nuts in the Senate

I had to go to sleep, I'm now going on Twitter/MSM to try and find out what happened.

Taking this from an article...
'Democrats realize they may not be able to convict Trump and prevent him from running again, so they are doing the next best thing: swaying public opinion to the point where he can't run again'

twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1359672905320321025

So Trump rang Tommy Tuberville to ask him to delay the certification whilst the rioters were inside the Capitol building. Tuberville told him Pence had been taken out the Chamber for safety. After being told this he tweeted..
'Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution'.

So Trump did not care one iota that Pence's life was in danger.
Shock

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HoneysuckIejasmine · 11/02/2021 08:10

Thanks for new thread.

Unfortunately can't watch the live stream (had a school governors meeting) so I missed the Romney Goodman footage there. Just wondering if there's another source.

Clicketyclick21 · 11/02/2021 08:43

Slight derail but I do love Tommy Tuberville's name not his politics, just his name. Is it pronounced as 'Turberville' or 'Tuberville' like the word tube.

Clicketyclick21 · 11/02/2021 08:48

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-call-senator-mike-lee-georgia-b1800701.html

This article explains the kick off just before the end of the session involving Rep Mike Lee & the Democrats.

TheNorthWestPawsage · 11/02/2021 08:50

Thanks to one and all for the great updates - and for the new thread Roussette

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Lweji · 11/02/2021 08:56

Thanks for the new thread.

What the Senate won't do, Twitter does.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/10/trump-twitter-ban-permament-social-media

Roussette · 11/02/2021 09:01

Tommy Tuberville should really be a musician in a jazz band. Shame he's such an arse and in Trump's pocket...

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HoneysuckIejasmine · 11/02/2021 09:15
Thank you!

I never would have thought, back when Romney ran for President, that one day I'd view him as a reasonable, fundamentally decent person, albeit with different values. How far the GOP has fallen.

DuncinToffee · 11/02/2021 09:28

Just catching up with a cup of coffee Brew

DuncinToffee · 11/02/2021 09:31

Lindsay Graham tweeted

The 'Not Guilty' vote is growing after today.

I think most Republicans found the presentation by the House Managers offensive and absurd.

PerkingFaintly · 11/02/2021 09:32

Morning. Thanks for the coverage: I haven't been able to bring myself to watch most of it live.

The orange one reminds me of Mugabe, who was famous for his double-speeches: the naicy-naicy "I'm a good guy" bit in English for international consumption; and the bit in Shona direct to his fans, which was rather different.Hmm

Trump's managing to play that game without even switching languages. And in fact always has – we've commented on it on these threads before.

His words on 6 Jan are another version of his old favourite: "They say that X; I don't know, may be it's really Y; but they say X." His listeners come away each having heard the bit they wanted to hear.

So his listeners on 6 Jan heard "We're going to march up to the Capitol. You have to fight like hell or you won't have a country any more," followed by, "We love you."

And the Senate Trumpies are now hearing, "peacefully," and "now go home".

It's usually a really successful strategy for him. I think this may be in the same box as the "January exception": if inciting an attack is OK as long as you also add a few words saying the opposite which your followers ignore, then it's a blueprint for every future inciter.

DuncinToffee · 11/02/2021 09:33

Ohio Senate elections are going to be 'interesting'

“I think when we look back on this election, we'll see in large part that it was stolen from President Trump,” Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel tells @marknaymik t.co/lzEG4DDejO

DuncinToffee · 11/02/2021 09:54

Key moments from Day 2

edition.cnn.com/2021/02/10/politics/impeachment-key-moments-day-2/index.html

NotaRealLawyer · 11/02/2021 10:14

Thank you for the new thread.

DGRossetti · 11/02/2021 10:34

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Whilst Biden and Harris are busy doing their jobs, there's an Impeachment Hearing going on... (#125)