Live Thread - Impeachment Inquiry Hearings 11/21/2019

PBS ^ | November 21, 2019

[maggief]

Fiona Hill, former National Security Council senior director for Europe and Russia, will testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, Nov. 21, in the impeachment probe into President Donald Trump. Hill told lawmakers in closed-door testimony last month that then-national security adviser John Bolton expressed concerns that the Trump administration was trying to pressure Ukrainian officials. The focus of the impeachment inquiry is a July 25 phone call in which Trump asked Ukraine's president to investigate 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden.

[smvoice]

That’s how people start wearing puffy shirts and looking like pirates..

[a little elbow grease]

It’s my strong impression that English women, with the exceptions of Diana Riggs and Elizabeth Hurley, have a frightening lack of sex appeal. Is that germaine to impeachment?

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"English women with sex appeal" -- I am sure there are more. Here are two (J.B. and K.B.).

[dfwgator]

Jacqueline Bisset was my dream girl when I was a teenager.

[freedom1st]

What they really don’t get is if a dem president is elected and we have the house they have opened a wide door.

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That’s what Sen. Kennedy of Louisiana has said. That’s why he called Pelosi dumb.

[ought-six]

“She worked at Brookings Institute in 2016. The Brookings Institute is a very left wing organization.”

Wasn’t she a Fellow at the Brookings Institute? In any event, you are right: Bookings Institute is a far left “think tank.”

[Williams]

Exceptions prove the rule lol.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Looks like members of Congress, such as Will Hurd (R-Mexico) are using an ethnically appropriate pronunciation for Kiev (apparently pronounced Keev in Ukrainian). As a Russian language student, I also know that the Russian pronunciation for Kiev is “Keef”, with the V hardened into a sort of F sound. So MAYBE everybody on the Intelligence (sic) Committee are colluding with the Russians. Thoughts?

[Moonlighter]

Castro: My Repub colleague's characterization of this proceeding is vile, irresponsible and dangerous.

Much like the proceeding itself.

[caww]

All country leaders want to meet with Trump....who does the hosting and where, and who he accepts these meetings with are very important.....bureaucrats come into view in a big way when this does happen, it's when their opinions and such are considered most...and orchestrating the event. So it's a feather in their personal caps when this is possible.

Ukraine wanted a visit because it visiably shows support and or advancement to the current President. These bureaucrats can then advance their policy and desires for the outcome.
Trump doesn't operate that way....he chooses and decides and they have great problems adjusting when things move away from their established habits and control.

[caww]

All country leaders want to meet with Trump....who does the hosting and where, and who he accepts these meetings with are very important.....bureaucrats come into view in a big way when this does happen, it's when their opinions and such are considered most...and orchestrating the event. So it's a feather in their personal caps when this is possible.

Ukraine wanted a visit because it visiably shows support and or advancement to the current President. These bureaucrats can then advance their policy and desires for the outcome.
Trump doesn't operate that way....he chooses and decides and they have great problems adjusting when things move away from their established habits and control.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Looks like members of Congress, such as Will Hurd (R-Mexico) are using an ethnically appropriate pronunciation for Kiev (apparently pronounced Keev in Ukrainian). As a Russian language student, I also know that the Russian pronunciation for Kiev is “Keev”, with the V hardened into a sort of F sound. So MAYBE everybody on the Intelligence (sic) Committee are colluding with the Russians. Thoughts?

[RummyChick]

castor going after Sondland

[circlecity]

Also, that actress in the movie “Strange Magic”, who ended up marrying Steven Segal.

[a little elbow grease]

“Just the facts ma’am” has never been part of her training it seems

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[Williams]

The biggest nothing in these hearings has to be overhearing Trump say “how about the investigations?” The day after he asked Zelensky for investigations.

Now we’re once again told that Democrats can never be investigated. Screw them.

[Political Junkie Too]

What they really don’t get is if a dem president is elected and we have the house they have opened a wide door.

What they really do get is if a dem president is elected and we have the House, Republicans would be afraid to do what Democrats would and have done.

-PJ

[dfwgator]

You mean “Weird Science”

[MayflowerMadam]

The “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful” girl?

[a little elbow grease]

When our guys are questioning, they say things like, “I know you’re upset that Trump won.” Why do they never ask, “Don’t you understand that we hated Obama with the burning heat of a thousand suns? Don’t you know we were physically ill when he won the election? But we’re American adults, and we respected an election and never did what you’re doing.”

These people truly don’t get it.

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So well said.

Danke

[pnut22]

Very true. but Trump is a very good persuader and he has rousted a few Rinos