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MelissaB

(16,420 posts)
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 11:35 PM Sep 2018

Update: Grassley grants extension on twitter

Update: Grassley gives extension:

Judge Kavanaugh I just granted another extension to Dr Ford to decide if she wants to proceed w the statement she made last week to testify to the senate She shld decide so we can move on I want to hear her. I hope u understand. It’s not my normal approach to b indecisive




Five times now we hv granted extension for Dr Ford to decide if she wants to proceed w her desire stated one wk ago that she wants to tell senate her story Dr Ford if u changed ur mind say so so we can move on I want to hear ur testimony. Come to us or we to u




I've never seen so many people/bots on his timeline.
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Update: Grassley grants extension on twitter (Original Post) MelissaB Sep 2018 OP
Srsly? GusBob Sep 2018 #1
Hold strong, Dr. Ford. blogslut Sep 2018 #2
So many trolls! Does he pay them all? ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #3
"....or we to u" eleny Sep 2018 #4
STOP! Anon-C Sep 2018 #28
Good God, we have gone from "Four score and seven years ago" to "if u changed ur mind." LakeSuperiorView Sep 2018 #5
Watch or re-watch the movie Idiocracy. It's where we are headed. Funtatlaguy Sep 2018 #40
Then give her the extra day. musicblind Sep 2018 #6
They fear that with extra time the other shoe(s) will drop. nt tblue37 Sep 2018 #42
Russians Armymedic88 Sep 2018 #7
You're a U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, dammit! EffieBlack Sep 2018 #8
His wording is creepy. sheshe2 Sep 2018 #32
we to u. brer cat Sep 2018 #36
It ought to be beneath the dignity of any government official to LibDemAlways Sep 2018 #45
Is he still alive? smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #9
Lay Down Chuck, It's Time Grassy Knoll Sep 2018 #10
Flake and possibly Collins? They want the process to play itself out. Freethinker65 Sep 2018 #11
that's what i'm thinking bluestarone Sep 2018 #25
Did Chuckles overplay his hand? regnaD kciN Sep 2018 #12
He must be a Prince fan. Scurrilous Sep 2018 #13
Wait! What? MelissaB Sep 2018 #16
Huh?? Latest Tweet: Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #14
He's out of his mind tonight. MelissaB Sep 2018 #15
Just tonight?? Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #18
LOL! No, not just tonight. MelissaB Sep 2018 #22
... Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #24
Is this for reals? Glimmer of Hope Sep 2018 #17
It sure looks like it's really him - unless he's been hacked, that is Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #23
"I can hear the cuckoo singing in the cuckooberry tree..." regnaD kciN Sep 2018 #29
I'm also guessing it's way, way past his bedtime... Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #31
Lying SOB. She made it clear long ago that she wants to testify and he knows it. Garrett78 Sep 2018 #19
Such chivalry and magnanimity dalton99a Sep 2018 #20
Being grateful for his granting a one day extension makes me feel demeaned eleny Sep 2018 #21
Yep, it has been a loong day. MelissaB Sep 2018 #26
Thx! eleny Sep 2018 #27
Their barely veiled contempt of her is so ingrained them they don't even see it. blogslut Sep 2018 #34
The Grassley would be greener on 60 Minutes Jarqui Sep 2018 #30
I hope she files charges. BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #35
In March of '17, Grassley begged Red Don to call him - something's deeply off with this guy: Leghorn21 Sep 2018 #33
What a pathetic suck up to the Orange reprobate gordianot Sep 2018 #37
if u cn rd ths u cn wrk @ th' whtehse nt torius Sep 2018 #38
Fu u pos grossly... pbmus Sep 2018 #39
So what is supposed to change in 1 day? honest.abe Sep 2018 #41
+1 uponit7771 Sep 2018 #43
Ford asked for another day to decide. Probably she needed to process her meeting with the FBI Tom Rinaldo Sep 2018 #44

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
1. Srsly?
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 11:38 PM
Sep 2018

This is Democracy?

This is leadership?

This is nothing but old white fuckers with shit for brains

 

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)
5. Good God, we have gone from "Four score and seven years ago" to "if u changed ur mind."
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 11:44 PM
Sep 2018

Twitter is the worst form of communication I have ever seen. No wonder Twitler is so fond of it - it fits his illiterate mind.

musicblind

(4,484 posts)
6. Then give her the extra day.
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 11:44 PM
Sep 2018

It's not like she's asking for the moon here.

Honestly, they could give her a full month and still push the confirmation through in the lame duck session.

The only reason they are doing this is because people like Grassley and McConnell hate women.

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
8. You're a U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, dammit!
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 11:48 PM
Sep 2018

Stop acting like a 13-year-old trying to ask a girl to the dance via Twitter. You look ridiculous.

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)
45. It ought to be beneath the dignity of any government official to
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 08:46 AM
Sep 2018

use Twitter as an official means of communication. I cringe when I see journalists reporting on the latet Tweet from the orange idiot. And Grassley's pathetic abbreviations are laughable. It all cheapens the discourse. Whatever happened to the decorum of official press releases from the offices of the President and members of Congress? Bread and circuses.

Freethinker65

(10,061 posts)
11. Flake and possibly Collins? They want the process to play itself out.
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 11:49 PM
Sep 2018

Grassley overstepped and was forced to walk it back.

Rhiannon12866

(206,120 posts)
23. It sure looks like it's really him - unless he's been hacked, that is
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 12:05 AM
Sep 2018

But I'm guessing it's really him posting these, he seems to have Trump's grasp of Twitter...

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
29. "I can hear the cuckoo singing in the cuckooberry tree..."
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 12:12 AM
Sep 2018


Got into the bourbon a bit early tonight, Chuckles?

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
19. Lying SOB. She made it clear long ago that she wants to testify and he knows it.
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 12:04 AM
Sep 2018

The timing and terms is what's been up for debate; not Dr. Ford's (death threat-defying) willingness to testify.

Fuck you, Grassley and every other Republican.

eleny

(46,166 posts)
21. Being grateful for his granting a one day extension makes me feel demeaned
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 12:04 AM
Sep 2018

Twisting in the wind waiting for that old prune to throw Dr. Ford crumbs like this makes me angry. Time to go read a book. This has been an awfully wrenching day. My heart cries for Dr. Ford.

Jarqui

(10,130 posts)
30. The Grassley would be greener on 60 Minutes
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 12:25 AM
Sep 2018

Bet 60 minutes would love to hear from her witnesses too.

and maybe the Montgomery, MD county police :




I'd tell these GOP Senator a-holes to take a hike and watch how a real investigation is done.

If there is no statute of limitations on the criminal charge, I suspect there would be no statute of limitations on a corresponding lawsuit. Her lawyers might look into that before all the dust settles because of the damages to her and her family's lives.

If she does all of that, Grassley might finally clue in that his candidate is going to be tarnished and messed up for a couple of years.

BigmanPigman

(51,635 posts)
35. I hope she files charges.
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 01:48 AM
Sep 2018

I want them to investigate the male, drunk friend that was in the room as well.

Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)
33. In March of '17, Grassley begged Red Don to call him - something's deeply off with this guy:
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 12:32 AM
Sep 2018

U.S. senator resorts to Twitter to try to get Trump’s attention

Josh Katzowitz—Mar 20, 2017 at 4:33AM | Last updated Mar 20, 2017 at 4:57AM

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) isn’t afraid to use Twitter to try to get President Donald Trump’s attention. Indeed, he may have no other choice

Last month, he issued a number of tweets meant for “Whoever monitors twitter at WH for President Trump,” asking for accountability and transparency from the administration, and on Sunday, he addressed the @POTUS Twitter account and asked for help with immigration issues.

.....
















All tweets and article here:
https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/sen-chuck-grassley-donald-trump-twitter-phone-call/

Maybe he just a bit more than he needs to
- but he ain’t right, for sure

gordianot

(15,245 posts)
37. What a pathetic suck up to the Orange reprobate
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 02:12 AM
Sep 2018

I can just picture him in his office with staffers discussing this drivel. My bet he got a young "female" staffer to peck this out on a Windows 10 PC. If his millennial IT person is female be sure at some point in the process he called her "honey".

Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)
44. Ford asked for another day to decide. Probably she needed to process her meeting with the FBI
Sat Sep 22, 2018, 08:20 AM
Sep 2018

She was meeting with FBI agents about the death threats her family has received at 8:00 PM Eastern time while she was being told she had decide if she would agree to the Republican terms by 10:00 PM. No way could she weigh all the consequences of her decision without at least a night to sleep on it after meeting with the FBI and some time to talk with family, friends, and trusted advisors. She is rightfully concerned over her safety and was not going to decide before meeting with the FBI last night.

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