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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Eric Swalwell SWATS Trump: "Gloat now, but you will be fired soon"
Gloat now, but you will be fired soon. And its not going to be done cowardly, as youve done to so many whove served you. Theres a storm gathering, Mr. President, and its going to wipe out you and your corrupt organization all the way down to the studs.
Link to tweet
Go there Eric!
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)...all the way down to the studs.
The Trump males may think they are studs, but I doubt you'll find many who will agree.
That said, go get `em.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)he meant to say right down to the duds.
Cha
(297,722 posts)cufflinks? That's what I thought of. lol
OnDoutside
(19,974 posts)Cha
(297,722 posts)of studs.. I just thought of jean studs.. lol
What are those little studs on jeans actually for? There is a purpose!
https://www.today.com/style/what-are-those-little-studs-jeans-actually-there-purpose-t94496
It's still a mystery what studs Eric Swalwell was referring to.
IronLionZion
(45,540 posts)because they need to get a grip
LiberalArkie
(15,729 posts)dchill
(38,546 posts)SMC22307
(8,090 posts)Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)I knew exactly what he meant. It was just a play on words.
Callmecrazy
(3,065 posts)For a minute there I thought you were looney tunes.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)SMC22307
(8,090 posts)I'm in a really foul mode. Maybe time to go for a long walk!
dameatball
(7,400 posts)....ripping it all out and starting over more or less.
lastlib
(23,303 posts)frogmarch
(12,160 posts)boards that serve as framing boards in buildings, supporting the walls. If you want to hang something on a wall, it works best to find a stud under the sheet rock to drive the nail into, to support the nail.
I think there is, or used to be, a house-flipping TV show called Down to the Studs (or something like that).
jmowreader
(50,563 posts)It seems that Trump and Dubya Bush were riding together in the lead car of Trump's military parade when a tank squashed it flat.
They got to the Pearly Gates. The flunky on duty that day looked in his book and said, "neither one of you is supposed to be here."
"We're going to Hell?" Dubya asked.
"No," said the flunky, "you're going back to earth. You can't go back as what you were, but you can pick anything else you'd like to be."
The two Republican politicians thought that was a good idea.
"Mr. Bush, what would you like to be?"
"I want to be an eagle," said Mr. Bush.
"A fine choice. And you, Mr. Trump?"
"I want to be a stud."
At the end of the day, St. Peter was going over his new man's work.
"And what did you do with those two American politicians who accidentally came up here?" asked St. Peter.
"Mr. Bush wanted to be an eagle. So I sent him to Alaska. It's really nice for eagles there. Lots of fish, clean skies...he's having a great time."
"And Mr. Trump?"
"That worthless fucker is in the wall of an outhouse in Chicago."
The_REAL_Ecumenist
(729 posts)remodelling or rehabbing. So, frankly speaking, I believe he said EXACTLY what needed to be said.
Cha
(297,722 posts)just beg for that to be said to him?
Eric Swalwell was the Rep who was insulted by james woods a little while ago.. remember?
texasfiddler
(1,990 posts)I see what you did there Mr. Swalwell and I approve. Stormy days ahead indeed.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)Last edited Sat Mar 17, 2018, 10:19 AM - Edit history (1)
He and Schiff have most of the goods on this traitor.
Hes right. Its only a matter of time. I hope Nancy understands that impeachment must be on the table and starts negotiating with key, uncorrupted Republicans.
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)that would recommend Impeachment to the full House.
BigOleDummy
(2,272 posts)...... "stud" as in a carpentry stud maybe. "A wall stud is a vertical framing member in a building's wall of smaller cross section than a post. They are a fundamental element in frame building." (as per Wikipedia) Maybe means rooting the bastards out down to the core.
And that's the way I read it too.
It's difficult to be patient through all of this. I just want this nightmare to be over.
True Blue American
(17,989 posts)On that. Stud means right down to the bare bones. The first thing that goes up in a house.
no_hypocrisy
(46,202 posts)"Perchance he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him; and perchance I may think myself so much better than I am, as that they who are about me, and see my state, may have caused it to toll for me, and I know not that."
John Donne
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,794 posts)You have cajones, Eric. Keep the heat on that deplorable , dispicable human being pretending to be a President.
Let us hope Eric Swalwell encourages more members of Congress to stand up to Trump and defy him. What he is going to do? Fire them? Not likely. Voters are turning against Trump with their votes. Alabama and Pennsylvania were wake up calls.
OnDoutside
(19,974 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,794 posts)Roger Stone has a role in this Russia mess that Robert Mueller is paying cllse attention to regarding Carter Page and Sam Nunberg. It was Stone after all who was responsible for AL Franken resigning his Senate seat this year.
Cha
(297,722 posts)True Blue American
(17,989 posts)But as smart as Schiff.
Guys, this is the future of our Democratic Party, along with the many women running this year!
Cha
(297,722 posts)it that Ratrump fired McCabe before he got his pension.. like some vicious vindictive asshole.
I'm sure McCabe is noticing all these Dems speaking out for him.
True Blue American
(17,989 posts)Congress hold open hearings. If we can elect enough Democrats it may scare Republicans into acting.
Presidential Historian just said this Daniels lawsuit is really bad.
Slowly but surely we can only hope. Right now I am not full of hope.
Cha
(297,722 posts)Good to know.. thank you, True Blue!
True Blue American
(17,989 posts)Ice and rain, nothing to do.
Been getting phone calls all morning. People can not sleep, discouraged sick at heart, angry, frustrated.
Cha
(297,722 posts)cozy warm. I know it's bad.. just gotta hang in there.. and hope the pendulum swings towards justice sooner than later.
AllyCat
(16,228 posts)Anyone know?
Eyeball_Kid
(7,434 posts)... sees the handwriting on the wall and surrenders the limelight to the younger leaders who have made their names during the Trumpy Resistance. I mean no disrespect to people like Biden and Pelosi. But it's time for a changing of the guard, and there are younger, appealing leaders ready to take the reins. Let 'em loose.
True Blue American
(17,989 posts)We are long over due in Congress. Won with Obama, back again.
Nothing to do with ageism. Just the plain facts. New ideas, bring in the young. This time they are very much aware their virtual lives are on the line.
madaboutharry
(40,224 posts)That day can not come soon enough!
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)malaise
(269,186 posts)orangecrush
(19,624 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,472 posts)greymattermom
(5,754 posts)and enjoys demo days. They demo right down to the studs, then build a new house inside the old shell. That's what we need to do.
bucolic_frolic
(43,311 posts)Bold statement from a sitting Congressman.
I keep asking, "when?" This is a crisis we're going through. Time for action.
thinkingagain
(906 posts)Twitter him your fired
That he loses his gov pension,
his secret service detail,
His future anything that real predidents deserve such as state funeral. That they replace his presidential portrait with a red slime bucket full of slimy shit. The talking statue they made of him for what was it Disney land the red bucket can say im Full of crap.
Did I miss any thing?
CrispyQ
(36,527 posts)Every time I see & hear him on TV, he's great!
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)CrispyQ
(36,527 posts)He's on the House Judiciary Committee & knows a lot of what's going on with the Russian investigation. He's young, sharp, articulate & comes across great on camera. Dem leadership would do the party a service to take note of the younger members & start promoting them well before the 2020 election so they have name & face recognition. Instead, I'm hearing the names of Biden & Warren & even Clinton. Yawn.
When I was a kid the dems were the young smart party. Now they're the old, played party. The other side has thrown the rule book in the trash. It's time the dems sharpened their game. If we don't gain control of the House in November it could be game over.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)I'll bet he knows enough about law to, oh, draft up some articles of impeachment.
meadowlander
(4,406 posts)Look at what 30 years of Fox News has done to this country.
The ground needs to be laid for Mueller indicting the President. If people aren't prepared for it (by months of hearing on the news about the background and commentary by the Democrats) they are more likely to rally in defense of the President or say "if this is such a big deal, why am I just hearing about it now?"
The Russia scandal is massive and complex and people not paying attention to it are more likely to dismiss it if it is thrown at them in its entirety all at once.
That's why it's critical that Schiff and Swalwell and Mark Warner and all the other Democrats be out pounding the drums constantly for action. It also shows up the deafening silence of the Republicans on what should be non-partisan issues - opposition to blatant attacks on our democratic institutions.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)I'm just about, oh, a year and a quarter well past 'adequately persuaded'.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Tune in next week as yet another politician has strong words on Twitter or TV.
Hekate
(90,829 posts)Upthread -- haven't you folks ever used a stud-finder when you were looking for the right place to hang a painting on the wall? Before you go pounding a nail into the plaster, you need to find a wooden support, or the plaster just crumbles around the nail from the weight of the picture.
When your house is damaged, say by rot, you may have rip off all the drywall to get to the frame of the house -- i.e. "take it down to the studs."
ananda
(28,877 posts)nt
Chipper Chat
(9,693 posts)If nancy doesn't want it come november
Duppers
(28,127 posts)gademocrat7
(10,672 posts)This insufferable corrupt evil administration must be removed.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)FakeNoose
(32,777 posts)Blue Owl
(50,513 posts)n/t
Stuart G
(38,448 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)People are saying things out loud they hadn't dared to before. It's going down, folks.
renate
(13,776 posts)Whatever it's called, I like all his tweets.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)He knows of what he speaks.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)PatrickforO
(14,592 posts)here's the definition:
Studs are boards that function as framing elements in your home, supporting the walls. They're spaced either 16 or 24 inches on-center (measured from center to center) along the wall and run between the floor and ceiling. Drywall or lath (for plaster walls) is attached to the edge of the studs.
Juliusseizure
(562 posts)Desparate cowardly Trump seems ready to manuever a Mueller firing.
One can live in fear and let the cornered narcissist bully attempt to shred the constitution, or aggressively confront this anti-American reptile so he knows the full extent of the nightmare he's about to inflict on himself. This is my kind of democrat.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)They're slapping Trump around one by one. Plus, Comey & McCabe.
This just doesn't happen. High level government officials don't talk like this. Except about Donald Trump.
ffr
(22,672 posts)Rep. Eric Swalwell