what the hell happened to him???

Who knows what happens to these people?

a Supreme Court Justice and was hoping Obama would nominate him. Didn't happen.

And the circus begins. Who is this ass who won't even let the hearing get started?

Your welcome, I was afraid it was a dupe.

I paraphrased it, but was a forceful point he made.

regarding foreign interference in US elections and just how compromised Trump is in soliciting that interference. He's doing much better than I expected.

And is heartening to hear his sober argument

Adderall.

Only if Trump did not get all of it!!!

Going to the kitchen for more coffee...waiting for sanity to return to the hearing.

I muted the sound but I could still see him thrashing and flailing around like he had fire ants in his Underoos.

Time to reduce you caffeine intake, pal.

Of bloviating oath-breakers worried about their next two years, and not about the rule of law for the next generations.

and the Republicans are getting shut down, hard, when they try it.

Apologies for the current whiner from my home state pretending that we are all too stupid to understand what is going on. The mute button is everyone's friend.

Of indignant inflections!

We all know which ‘news’ outlet is the highest bidder.

the record.

Parliamentary acts in futility. One day they might accept that Democrats are their legitimate opposition that has the freakin majority.

That was a weirdo non sequitor from hell. Dude, collins is exhausting.

is to gavel and keep going, and I'm glad Nadler has figured this out early. I wish he were a little more forceful about it, but at least he is eventually shutting up the disruptors.

Maybe..

get under his skin.....he needs to be in control without looking like a bully. Stay calm, be strict to the house rules, don’r come across as a meanie. JMHO.

Stuck in a car so listening on npr. They keep breaking in with commentary talking over the representatives. Very annoying

...and convincing" fantasy. It ain't workin', boys.

What a bunch of rude, no class bastards.

"...might be fatal to the republic." Indeed.

that simply being up for reelection is not enough - the important point being that the president cannot be above the law: a corrupt president might be fatal to the republic. This fellow is good.

He must have been absent when they covered the commandment about bearing false witness.

It is so relevant to what we're dealing with. Abuse of power could prove "fatal to the Republic." (I want to print this statement out.) Really powerful. So much respect for our Founders.

Professor Karlan is passionate!

They are voting to table

That goes nowhere? Two of which that were out-of-order, broken repug attempts at running down the clock?

I shoulda started a spreadsheet for tallying the numbers on just how poorly repugs on the committee understand how these proceedings actually work.

But eventually even disinterested people will see how childish they are acting.

Piggish bullies.

links to today's opening statements, for rereading later:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212749479

Their obstruction is clear for all to see. It looks desperate... even criminal.

have owned to abase themselves before the nation for an audience of one. It's flabbergasting. I could explain it via various socio-psychological models but I can never understand it.

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Individual 1

Crazy 1

He was insulting to each citizen of this country with his statement. He deserves every syllable of derision from her.

Every time they force a voice vote on tabling, the outcome will be the same. It's a travesty.

That was my main concern going into these hearings.

and I was really worried... still kind of am.😳

I think some of the problem here is that he is good friends with Collins and this ends up impacting keeping the zoo animals controlled.

They are going to keep interrupting, and wasting time.

Shoving it right back in their faces.

Peace

Prof. Karlan is bringing game !!

Prof. Karlan is on fire! She's pissed that thug's opening statement said they would be ignoring facts. And she's on a roll now.

Lol. Am gonna have to review that bit. I got a good deal of satisfaction of her calling out his BS.

It's not a general ideological debate about Impeachment that we're seeing. These witnesses have a complete grasp of the facts and are not shy about expressing their opinions. Testimony so far is fierce and riveting.

and she is not backing down on claiming it as one Trump has committed. Yowsa.

Asking what would happen if a president asked the governor of a state like Texas facing a devastating hurricane disaster for political favors in exchange for federal recovery assistance.

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I'm thinking it could be argued this has roughly already happened in the case of the fires in California.

Of political favoritism in exchange for him, eh, giving a flying you-know-what about American peoples facing disaster.

It is astounding how precient The Founders were.

These witnesses are pulling no punches.

...OUT OF OUR ELECTIONS!"

Excellent line from Prof Karlan.

WTH happened to him? Has he been spending a lot of time around barr? Imo, his speaking demeanor and meter is rather similar to barr. Is speculation on my part, but has he been coached by the same people?

on Keith Olbermann's show and he was rather impressive. Then he did a turn around and started to sound like a conservative ideologue and you never saw him on MSNBC anymore. Apparently he is a contributor to CBS.

for obstructing the Watergate investigation. Good man for getting that on the record.

When he went on about everyone being mad, including his dog.

I get that the opposition needs an argument against impeachment, but I sure wish he'd have brought original material.

(My autocorrect wants to change Turley to Turkey, and I'm tending to agree with it.)

In prepared remarks in 1998, during Clinton impeachment, Turley warned: “Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker; it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto itself” ( h/t @Susan_Hennessey https://bit.ly/2RjmzSB )

Whether I’ve agreed or disagreed with him over the years, his general comportment today is weird and gross in addition to his backpedaling ‘legal’ logic.

Not really forceful or commanding, but doing okay so far.