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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLaurence Tribe sums up Adam Schiff perfectly ...
Rep Adam Schiff is a one-man master class in effective advocacy. Hes spellbinding without showboating, clear as a bell without being boring, educational without being condescending, and piercingly logical without being pedantic.
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True Blue American
(17,988 posts)Outburst he seems to be hitting home. The fact that Lindsey was the only Senator that left the room when Schiff showed the clip of him during the last impeachment tells me Lindsey knows he has become a laughing stock. They had printouts so he knew that was coming.
Then went into that rant that Trump really believes. The truth is Trump does not believe anything,only spouts what he thinks will help him in the moment.
I have to wonder how many Senators will be willing to fall on Trumps sword and be besmirched for ever.
Danascot
(4,694 posts)It's 53.
calimary
(81,458 posts)THEYLL get away with it, too.
Remember that three-way immunity that Lev Parnas described to Rachel Maddow - when he described a conversation the gist of which was I was told since Rudy G works for trump, who has total immunity, Rudy G ALSO has total immunity, and since I work for Rudy G, then that means I, too, have total immunity.
But the pattern is: NOBODY ELSE ever gets away with it. Because in the end, trump is only in it for himself. Hell issue pardons but only to buy others silence and cooperation, this benefiting himself. Theyll be left holding the bag, one way or the other. Theyll ALWAYS be left holding the bag. Thats why ol Lev is facing that bound-for-prison fate now. Hes a nobody who was willing to do the actual dirty work so the suits who hired him can keep their own hands presumably clean. Hes expendable. Hes no more valuable than the Cuban White House Burglars who were nobodies, too, and first to face real consequences. Of course, white guy James McCord was arrested too. And that was where the real trouble began. It was discovered that he wasnt such a nobody after all. Not with his ties to the Committee to Re-Elect the President.
The following morning, Sunday, June 18, G. Gordon Liddy called Jeb Magruder in Los Angeles and informed him that "the four men arrested with McCord were Cuban freedom fighters, whom Howard Hunt recruited".
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malaise
(269,157 posts)Love it
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)As part of the scenario, I'm sure Adam also irritates Trump's advisers, as they have to listen to the screaming.
Duppers
(28,126 posts)He is like a Thomas Jefferson...has the largest brain in every room he enters.
Marsha Blackburn has the smallest.
cannabis_flower
(3,765 posts)Put Marsha Blackburn and Louis Gohmert in a room together - who has the smallest brain?
Layzeebeaver
(1,635 posts)Id buy that for a dollar!
Can we make it a cage match?
Duppers
(28,126 posts)They're president and VP of the flat-earthers club.
MLAA
(17,321 posts)Since neither was brighter than the other 😬
Marcuse
(7,506 posts)xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)forget virginia fox!
tblue37
(65,483 posts)OMGWTF
(3,975 posts)Hekate
(90,788 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,704 posts)Oh, and I'm sure damn glad he's on our side, the side of the American people.
capechacon
(91 posts)Can anyone doubt that Shiff could easily have been just as inspirational a voice in 1776 as he is now?
Perhaps more than ever, America needs a patriotic, smart and inspirational leader. The Democrats should draft Shiff to run for the Presidency.
fwvinson
(488 posts)kind of voice that made this country exceptional.
erronis
(15,328 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I would vote for him in a second.
fierywoman
(7,693 posts)oasis
(49,406 posts)bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)Botany
(70,578 posts)Schiff was born for this time and these conditions.
He is a genius @ what he is doing.
BlueMTexpat
(15,373 posts)And most deserved!
wendyb-NC
(3,330 posts)I am so glad he's a manager and rep, especially now.
wryter2000
(46,081 posts)We should do that for Schiff
tavernier
(12,400 posts)She looks fantastic. And she knows that we all are watching this very carefully.
cp
(6,655 posts)bpositive
(423 posts)For the last few hours. He was amazing.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)He knew that he was fighting an uphill battle and that this would be a sham trial. That the Republicans would fall lock step behind McConnell and Trump. That all of the evidence in the world would not mean a damn thing to the Republican controlled Senate. In spite of all of that, he kept his head down, did what he knew was right, worked hard, gave it his all and presented his case to the the best of his abilities. He didn't let the partisanship stop him, knowing it might all be for naught. Winning wasn't as important to him as doing the right thing and protecting our country and constitution. It was never about him. He was amazing in spite of the odds against him.
OMGWTF
(3,975 posts)erronis
(15,328 posts)TomSlick
(11,108 posts)I only wish I could present such arguments to a jury.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Grammy23
(5,812 posts)In addition, like in Watergate, I couldnt ignore the fact that through the miracle of modern communications, I was once again a witness to history. Live and in color! (It was in Black & White during Watergate.) How fortunate we are to live in these times to see this trial. I am holding on by the thinnest of strands that this will end with tRump being removed. The rational side tells me that the Senate wont do the right thing. But that sliver of hope keeps me from despair. I am trying to prepare myself for the letdown of defeat. But I will never forget the job by Adam Schiff and the other House Managers to bring tRump to the richly deserved end to his presidency. History came alive tonight.
DENVERPOPS
(8,844 posts)Make a hell of a presidential candidate, along with Biden or Warren.....
We need to get rolling with 2020 candidates, no more patty cake..........
Make no mistake people, we are in an all out fight for the nations people to avoid a TYRANNY !!!