Take This Impeachment And Shove It...

[lilpixieofterror]

One member of the MSM even loudly proclaimed that she would gladly perform oral sex on him because he was their champion.

And she is a celebrated feminist, to boot.

[Tassman]

One member of the MSM even loudly proclaimed that she would gladly perform oral sex on him because he was their champion.

The National Enquirer does not qualify as MSM.

[NorrinRadd]

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As a general principle would you agree that a president who refuses to cooperate to this extent in any constitutional process is an impeachable offence?

Definitely not.

In general, I'd prefer more things be resolved by quiet and collegial negotiations; that horse headed toward the door with crap like, "It depends what the definition of 'is' is," picked up speed with "Bush was selected, not elected," got a boost when Barry Soweto did things like snark, "Elections have consequences," and under Bad Orange Man, with stuff like "Impeach the M_____ F_____," is well on its way to the proverbial glue factory.

But even when collegiality is present, I expect Branches and sub-Branches of government to strive for as much power and independence as they believe legally and Constitutionally allowable.

[NorrinRadd]

Why would the Democrats send the articles immediately to the Senate when the leaders of the Senate have publicly stated that they will NOT be impartial - in direct violation of their oath.

Why would those leaders pretend to be impartial, when several members of the opposing party have openly and in some cases repeatedly opined on Bad Orange Man's guilt?

[NorrinRadd]

71% of americans believe that the president aides should have to testify. I'm assuming many of those are republicans. I wonder what percentage of tweb republicans agree.

I'm assuming very few of those are Republicans, and that a plurality of the 71% live in Illinois, New York, and California.

[rogue06]

The National Enquirer does not qualify as MSM.

Nina Burleigh is the person in question and she is the National Politics Correspondent for Newsweek, contributing editor at Elle and has written for Time magazine, New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, Slate, Salon, was an professor of journalism at Columbia University.



Interestingly it was the National Enquirer that actually broke the story about Bill Clinton's affair with his intern, Monica Lewinsky, after the MSM outlets that first uncovered it spiked the story. A similar thing happened with John Edward's affair and resulting illegitimate child while his wife was dying of cancer.

[rogue06]

Why would those leaders pretend to be impartial, when several members of the opposing party have openly and in some cases repeatedly opined on Bad Orange Man's guilt?

Just look at the Democrat Senators running for president.

Sen. Michael Bennet has said that based on the evidence presented by the House that he supports impeachment.

Sen. Bernie Sanders has tried to sound uncommitted but has endorsed the articles of impeachment

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been calling for Trump's impeachment for awhile now, declaring, among other things, that "It is time for impeachment [of President Trump] now."

Sen. Cory Booker, after the House voting to impeach Trump called the act patriotic and declared that Trump has "violated his oath and eroded the trust of the American people" which more than hints that he favors impeachment.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar may be the only one who hasn't voiced support for impeachment and actually lectured her fellow Democrats on the matter of impartiality during a debate.

[rogue06]

I'm assuming very few of those are Republicans, and that a plurality of the 71% live in Illinois, New York, and California.

Meh. I'd like to hear from Bolton et. al. as well but understand that president's do have Executive Privilege.

[One Bad Pig]

Meh. I'd like to hear from Bolton et. al. as well but understand that president's do have Executive Privilege.

That's an interesting take on The Donald's hair.

[rogue06]

That's an interesting take on The Donald's hair.

That woulda been "that the president's do has Executive Privilege"

Still, if you've seen his hair on a windy day it almost seems alive. Hairthulu II?

[lilpixieofterror]

Nina Burleigh is the person in question and she is the National Politics Correspondent for Newsweek, contributing editor at Elle and has written for Time magazine, New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, Slate, Salon, was an professor of journalism at Columbia University.



Interestingly it was the National Enquirer that actually broke the story about Bill Clinton's affair with his intern, Monica Lewinsky, after the MSM outlets that first uncovered it spiked the story. A similar thing happened with John Edward's affair and resulting illegitimate child while his wife was dying of cancer.

[rogue06]

And then pretty much rejected while attacking Arnold Schwarzenegger for similar behavior when the latter was Governor of California. I think it was a CBS News reporter that called her out to her face for blatant hypocrisy.

[Sam]

Meh. I'd like to hear from Bolton et. al. as well but understand that president's do have Executive Privilege.

Trump attempted to block even career officials who were removed enough from his orbit that y'all have been calling their testimony "hearsay" for months now. How is that covered under executive privilege?

Same question for documents: the Trump administration has refused to provide documents to Congress, even inter-agency documents that didn't involve Trump and were released through FOIA requests. How does that square with asserting executive privilege?

--Sam

[Cow Poke]

The National Enquirer does not qualify as MSM.

Because the NE has more credibility.

[One Bad Pig]

Trump attempted to block even career officials who were removed enough from his orbit that y'all have been calling their testimony "hearsay" for months now. How is that covered under executive privilege?

Same question for documents: the Trump administration has refused to provide documents to Congress, even inter-agency documents that didn't involve Trump and were released through FOIA requests. How does that square with asserting executive privilege?

--Sam

Which begs the question why the House committees involved quickly dropped the requests once the courts were invoked. As we now see, it's not as if there's any huge rush to get this over with.