Posted on 10/10/2019 5:43:25 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Adam Schiff has been a ubiquitous media presence criticizing President Trump. Trump, an omnivorous television news consumer, has returned the favor, tweeting disparaging comments about (Liddle') Schiff. (and worse.)
But, beyond that, the California Democrat and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has had something of an unlikely path to becoming the face of the Democrats' impeachment inquiry and, in turn, the Democratic Resistance.
So here are some things to know:
1. A political career spurred on by... impeachment His congressional district, California's 28th, includes Hollywood. It's heavily liberal — Hillary Clinton won 72% here in 2016. But it wasn't always so pro-Democratic. In fact, Schiff got into Congress, ironically, by defeating a Republican, Jim Rogan, who was a staunch critic of Bill Clinton and spoke out against Clinton during his impeachment.
Schiff was able to leverage Clinton's impeachment for his gain, as Clinton friend and entertainment mogul David Geffen promised to help raise millions to unseat Rogan. He got help from movie director Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, former chairman of Disney Studios. At the same time, Disney Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner took Rogan's side. The result? The 2000 race became the most expensive in history, at that time, with more than $10 million raised between the two. Schiff won 53%-44%, and has since not gotten less than 63% of the vote.
(Excerpt) Read more at nhpr.org ...
Schiff is not a respectable representative. It’s hard to imagine House Republicans supporting such a partisian. In the Senate, its hard to believe any Republican Senator would firmly support such a cad. He’s the face of impeachment and he’s no Peter Rodino.
How old was she when she was killed, Schiff?
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