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Democrats' decision to televise Trump impeachment hearings could prove politically perilous
Reuters ^ | November 1, 2019 | James Oliphant, Chris Kahn

Posted on 11/01/2019 4:37:40 PM PDT by mdittmar

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress took a major step toward impeaching President Donald Trump this week when they agreed on the rules for publicly televised hearings after weeks of testimony behind closed doors. But it is also a step onto more politically perilous terrain for a party seeking to persuade Americans that their cause to remove Republican Trump, who they accuse of abusing his power, is just.

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KEYWORDS: coup; democrats; house; impeachment
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To: CivilWarBrewing

THOSE WHO CONTROL THE NEWS MEDIA ALSO CONTROL THE NARRATIVE.


Back in the day this was true. Nowadays, maybe not so much. With three years of nearly 100% negative press, President Trump is as popular as ever, if not more so. There are just too many ways for people to get the truth.


21 posted on 11/01/2019 5:19:09 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: MNJohnnie

Are the White House and/or the house Republicans allowed to ask whatever questions they want? Are they allowed to issue subpoenas?

Is this going to be reverse of the Clinton/China hearings where the MSM ignored the entire hearing EXCEPT when the Rats brought in Republican Haley Barbour on some meaningless ancillary charge?


22 posted on 11/01/2019 5:19:12 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (CALIZUELA)
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To: Luke21

“Unfortunately I start screaming at the TV and whatever scumbag is talking.”

Do yourself a favor and just stop watching that crap. You’ll get nothing out of that propaganda other than an ulcer. You already know what they’re going to say anyways. It’s Trump bashing 24/7.

It’s been a couple of years that I stopped tuning in including FNC. My peace of mind is so much better. If there’s any breaking news I get it here.


23 posted on 11/01/2019 5:22:45 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care!)
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To: mdittmar

The Republicans should just boycott this charade.


24 posted on 11/01/2019 5:24:16 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care!)
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To: frank ballenger
Will the American people be in tears of pride and admiration or bellowing with laughter at the ridiculous exaggerations by the pandering power hungry Dems?

I would venture a guess the former. Those who watch the Neo-Marxist "media" are are true believers in the Dems and any Independents who watch will be propagandized into believing this charade I fear

Televising this nonsense will probably gin up more support for Impeachment.Only Dems will be shown on TV asking questions and when and if the Repubs get their chance to ask questions, the networks will cut to commercials or the talking heads will do "analysis" of what the Dems just said.

Televising this is bad for Trump.

25 posted on 11/01/2019 5:28:23 PM PDT by CapnJack
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To: CapnJack

The truth isn’t bad for Trump. Democrats are running a partisan show.

The sentence has already been decided. This is about announcing the verdict. Fix is in.

Trump is already convicted and he nothing he does or doesn’t do will change the ultimate decision of a kangaroo court.


26 posted on 11/01/2019 5:32:46 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Howie66

Lt. Col Terry Lakin went to prison for simply asking if his orders to deploy from Obama were legit. Same rank and he was also posted to the White House


27 posted on 11/01/2019 5:33:54 PM PDT by cyclotic (Democrats must be politically eviscerated, disemboweled and demolished.)
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I will know cosmic justice if Trump wins 49 states, and then 5 minutes later RGB croaks


28 posted on 11/01/2019 5:44:12 PM PDT by dsrtsage (Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
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To: mdittmar

Shifty SCIF is not capable of pulling off an “APPRENTICE” program host gig.


29 posted on 11/01/2019 5:44:27 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: mdittmar

The Dems plan to show the World how Crooked they are right to your face


30 posted on 11/01/2019 5:54:44 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Balding_Eagle
I already can see Trump streaming himself in a movie theatre like MST3K watching the live testimony, and just like in MST3K uttering choice, hilarious but bitingly accurate retorts and counter arguments.

Trump's stream will get higher ratings and the Dems will pull the live plug.

31 posted on 11/01/2019 5:55:09 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^s)
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To: mdittmar

Yes, transparency for democrats is perilous for themselves.


32 posted on 11/01/2019 5:59:46 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: mdittmar

Remember. If Nancy Pelosi actually goes through with an impeachment, Trump’s lawyers will subpoena her son Paul to testify in the Senate trial. Paul Pelosi made a fortune in the Ukraine the same way Hunter Biden did. Trump’s lawyers will argue that Trump, the chief executive of all Federal agencies including the Justice Department, had every right to root out corruption no matter who was involved. They will show that the Ukraine was a prosecutor free corruption zone used by the Democrats to enrich themselves and their families. Schiff himself collected money from the Ukrainians through “fund raisers”. Nancy knows that once Trump is impeached, her son Paul, Hunter Biden and others will face indictments.


33 posted on 11/01/2019 6:06:24 PM PDT by allendale (.)
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To: virgil

Yes, this amounts to taxpayers financing the democrats’ 2020 campaign.


34 posted on 11/01/2019 6:19:25 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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To: mdittmar

Could be perilous? There is no could be here, the train has run away and it’s going where it’s going.


35 posted on 11/01/2019 6:25:54 PM PDT by TalBlack (Damn right I'll "do something" you fat, balding son of a bitc)
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To: virgil

Adding to the $40 million the sham Mueller investigation wasted. Trump should highlight the 40 and start adding to it the Ukraine impeachment costs and all other shams. Soon the Dems will reach 100 mill blown.


36 posted on 11/01/2019 6:37:05 PM PDT by inchworm
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To: mdittmar

This will not help the Democrats.

https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/11/01/polls-show-democrats-losing-ground-on-impeachment/


37 posted on 11/01/2019 6:51:10 PM PDT by Artcore (Trump 2020!)
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To: mdittmar

Let me guess hour after hour of Dems trashing Trump


38 posted on 11/01/2019 6:58:52 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: mdittmar

This will be like a Government committee run version of CNN, all slander, all the time,
With at least a couple dozen viewers.

Bet it costs Millions to operate.


39 posted on 11/01/2019 7:48:51 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: frank ballenger

How many times will Dems say “our sacred duty and honor” “Our sworn mission to uphold law and show that no one is above the law even the president” “to continue and preserve the work of the Founding Fathers”....
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I noticed the same thing. The talking points have gone out. The ‘RATS are now patriots out to save the Constitution. They are the logical heirs to the Founding Fathers to hear them speak. Do they really think anyone but the most gullible will buy that?


40 posted on 11/01/2019 8:44:21 PM PDT by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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