We're Doing Everything!

Brexit - YES! Impeachment - YES! China Deal (Wimpy Phase One) - YES! Err, DEFINITELY MAYBE!

Something for everyone for Christmas! And Yankee fans get Cole in their stocking. So Evil Empire coming back - YES!

On impeachment, the polls have been flatlining (a recent poll had a majority in the pro-Trump corner) and vulnerable House Dems are running low on sedatives. This Pelosi/Nadler effort may be ruled an assisted suicide so go long Xanax. And popcorn.

Comments

[Threadkiller]

For Christmas I want to know what Doug Collins knew and when he knew it.

[MissMarple2]

From the tail-end of the last thread:

https://nypost.com/2019/12/11/ig-report-shows-russia-hoax-a-coup-attempt-devine/

"It took five hours of questioning about the FBI’s motivations, but Horowitz, prudent and impartial as he is, finally delivered the money shot.

Asked by Republican Sen. Mike Crapo if the 17 “significant errors or omissions” he found in the FBI’s surveillance operation could possibly be “accidental,” Horowitz said: “I would be skeptical.” "

[Threadkiller]

I read Mel's link and I am even more curious about my JOM scrolling and compression skills. I must have missed something somewhere

[MissMarple2]

https://thegreggjarrett.com/fake-news-member-gets-caught-taking-pictures-of-gop-impeachment-notes-during-break/

Hannity tweeted the picture with a link to the article. I would like to see some press members ejected from the Capitol.

[rse]

I put the link up on the previous thread but remember the revolution is coming in through the local level and in the name of 'the children' and racial equity" as a legal mandate.

StriveTogether has been on this journey since we became a national network. The roadmap has never been straight and the work has never been easy, but equity has been at the heart of our work from the beginning. We know we must be vigilant and relentless in continuing our parallel internal work to ensure we are truly advancing racial and ethnic equity within our organization and within ourselves. As a network of nearly 70 communities committed to a racially equitable and just world for every child, we believe our specific work positions us to be effective and impactful. Change is possible when we work together for youth and families.

[rse]

henry-

How close is racine county to you or gus?

Matt SnyderHigher Expectations for Racine County (WI)

[MissMarple2]

From last night:

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

Nancy Pelosi just got duped in an interview to admitting that she has been working on impeaching me for “two and a half years.” In other words, she lied. This was the Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrats plan all along, long before the Ukraine phone call. Impeachment Hoax!
10:53 PM · Dec 12, 2019

[henry]

rse, close to Gus. I live in it.

[MissMarple2]

Stolen from Twitter:

[henry]

https://www.higherexpectationsracinecounty.org/matt-snyder

Case Western Alum. Idiot. It's clear he is east of 94. Probably afraid of being eaten by cows if he goes west of there.

[Threadkiller]

From your Jarrett link, MM:

Rep Gaetz stated, “Before I make my point, during the break, a Reuters photographer, Josh Roberts, approached the dais and took pictures of the notes [on] the desks of several of my Democratic colleagues. We noticed that, announced it to staff. That photographer has been removed. I would just say, no member, Republican or Democrat, should be subject to that.”

Thank you. Armed with that info I wouldn't have gotten so worked up. I missed where this must have been highlighted prior to the 5-not-1 link that prompted me to ask for proactivity amongst JOM twitter users.

What a waste of time on my part.

[henry]

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
4m

How do you get Impeached when you have done NOTHING wrong (a perfect call), have created the best economy in the history of our Country, rebuilt our Military, fixed the V.A. (Choice!), cut Taxes & Regs, protected your 2nd A, created Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, and soooo much more? Crazy!

[MissMarple2]

Rep. Mike Johnson
@RepMikeJohnson
·
11h
Democrats have 𝗡𝗢 𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘
Democrats have 𝗡𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗘
Democrats have 𝗡𝗢 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗘

And they have 𝗡𝗢 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 to overturn the votes of 63 MILLION Americans.

#impeachmentDebate cc @kilmeade

[Melinda]

Willowed....

This guy is the one who was booted out, Josh Roberts of Reuters (part-timer for Glenn Simpson, I would also wager), first taking pics of GOP notes, here:

FernDawg
@SJFernD
What’s this? Reporter snooping the papers of the Republicans during a break?
https://twitter.com/SJFernD/status/1205187186963779585

Link goes to clip, Henry noticed the police attentiveness in the background.

So, was it bipartisan the slap back at snooping? I don't know, but it allows room for the question.

[Melinda]

No, it was a good question, not idle threats due to lack of sleep or anything (and what got YOU up so early?).

[Threadkiller]

Always up early. I'm an occasional commenter at these times during the colder months. Usually keeping my carbon footprint up to date tending the fireplace.

[Melinda]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH!

I wonder what direction this will take?

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm854

Link goes to US Dept of Treasury Sanctioning son of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega for Money Laundering and Supporting Corruption.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZY-Ytrw2co

[MissMarple2]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/a-life-saving-process-new-visas-will-help-rescue-afghans-who-put-their-lives-on-the-line-for-us-troops

Visas for interpreters.

[Melinda]

Yes, there's a theme here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ug_fes1fEI

[MissMarple2]

Charlie Kirk has made a Twitter thread listing all 31 Democrat representatives wno won in districts that President Trump won.

The list gives the name, the state, and the district number.

https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1205288508425822208

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
16m
Record Stock Market & Jobs!

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
3m
The Wall Street Journal story on the China Deal is completely wrong, especially their statement on Tariffs. Fake News. They should find a better leaker!

[JohnH]

Jeez, when will that dope Trump learn. “Britain and the United States will now be free to strike a massive new Trade Deal after BREXIT”. “After”. Obvious quid pro quo. They’ve got him now. It was fun while it lasted.

[MissMarple2]

https://nypost.com/2019/12/13/tiger-woods-benches-himself-at-presidents-cup/

He says that was the game plan.

[Melinda]

Jonathan Turley at ZH? Why, yes! (Awesome Cartoon!!)

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/jonathan-turley-slams-schiffs-need-impeach-christmas

[MissMarple2]

Melinda,

I maintain they are driven by fear of prosecution. Trump is dead serious about rooting out corruption.

[MissMarple2]

henry,

I thought you might appreciate this Dilbert cartoon:

https://dilbert.com/strip/2019-12-13

[henry]

Thanks Miss M.

It would be better if Elbonians gave that answer under Dogbert's orders... but perhaps a step too complicated.

My first rule of support: The customer is always right.

Second rule: About what, they have no clue.

[Captain Hate]

The Horde has noticed the unfree press is trying to disappear the UK election asap.

[Captain Hate]

4 years ago, Everyone Smart knew that Brexit was going to lose at the polls bigly. 4 years ago, they were all wrong.

4 years ago, Everyone Smart knew that Hillary Clinton was going to be the next President of the United States. 4 years ago, they were all wrong.

Since then, British media and their Smart Set have been demonizing everyone in favor of Brexit, and loudly proclaiming that it was a fluke and not fair, and that it didn't mean what it clearly meant, and that if the vote was held again, then people would vote a different way, and have done everything in their power to prevent it from happening.

Since then, the US media and their Smart Set have demonized all of Trump supporters, loudly proclaiming that he didn't win the election fairly, that he's a terrible person and trying to deligitimize the election, and get him thrown out of office by any means necessary.

Last night, Brexit won at the polls again.

So... I'm sort of looking forward to November.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at December 13, 2019 09:35 AM (KUaJL)

[Melinda]

CH- At great risk of stinkin' up the thread again, this may or may not have been willowed:

I was wondering where the hell the WSJ got it's "Boris wins with a comfortable majority" carp and it totally explains the Malarkey like this:

Dan Alpert
@DanielAlpert
Non-representative Democracy:
The UK and US have similar problems. We have presidents elected here with a minority of the popular vote and a Senate led by senators collectively elected by tiny minority of the American people. Yesterday, the majority of voters opposed #Brexit...
...and, yet, the Conservative party - promising to get #Brexit done - prevailed by a wide margin. Count up the votes for Labour, Lib Dem, SNP, Greens, Alliance, SF, SDLP, and Independents. Assume 95% were solid remain votes given defections to the Tories.
theguardian.com/politics/ng-in…

The answer is clear - there were more voters supporting candidates vowing to support remaining in the #EuropeanUnion than the other way round. A proxy for what would have happened in a 2nd referendum. Yet the other way round will now prevail. Johnson: "a victory for democracy" ?

https://twitter.com/DanielAlpert/status/1205470486198726661

The Murdoch's are running a PR service.

[MissMarple2]

Once again @piersmorgan sums up the mood of the nation 😂

— Leave.EU (@LeaveEUOfficial) December 13, 2019

Link goes to picture and headline.

[Melinda]

Sentence beginning with "I was..." was re-edited for clarity and dropping my usual repetitiveness.

[MissMarple2]

Retweeted by the President:

Byron York
@ByronYork
·
10h
Disgraced in US, the Fusion GPS team tries to sell the product in Britain. http://ow.ly/se8t50xz3mZ

[MissMarple2]

https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2019/12/12/biden-claims-he-marched-to-protest-segregation-wheres-the-proof-n2557868

Larry asks a question Biden might find uncomfortable.

[henry]

Vicki McKenna
@VickiMcKenna

Unions have dominated Milwaukee for as long as I have been ALIVE (probably longer). NOW they say they are the only key to "solving African American poverty" in MKE. How come they didn't do it before NOW?

https://madison.com/ct/opinion/column/michael-rosen-and-jeffrey-sommers-to-address-african-american-poverty/article_ed35f907-6c47-51a7-9983-7ba154cd265c.html

[hrtshpdbox]

For people auditioning to be the new Chris Hitchens lefty-with-a-conscience, like Matt Taibbi and Glenn Greenwald, it must be great to live in times where there's so much material to work with. Greenwald has rarely been better:
If you don’t consider FBI lying, concealment of evidence, and manipulation of documents in order to spy on a U.S. citizen in the middle of a presidential campaign to be a major scandal, what is?
https://theintercept.com/2019/12/12/the-inspector-generals-report-on-2016-fb-i-spying-reveals-a-scandal-of-historic-magnitude-not-only-for-the-fbi-but-also-the-u-s-media/

[MissMarple2]

Geraldo Rivera
@GeraldoRivera
·
1h
In delaying #ImpeachmentHearings until morning, House Dems merely postponing the inevitable. Because they can, the majority will vote to Impeach @realDonaldTrump
in the harsh light of Friday 13th. The end result will be the same: Not a single GOP will join this exercise in spite.

[Captain Hate]

Mel,

Not a day passes that I regret letting my wsj subscription, which I'd had since the mid 70s, lapse in 2010. When Rupert bought it a lot of people said "welp that's it for that paper" about which I was skeptical of someone screwing up a cash cow. I was very wrong.

[MissMarple2]

https://reason.com/2019/12/13/richard-jewell-shows-what-a-conservative-hollywood-would-look-like/

This is a perceptive review of the movie.

[MissMarple2]

My daughter is off today and wants me to run a couple of places with her, including the Herron School of Art Student Show.

I should be back in a couple of hours.

[Melinda]

I still have to take it, and the Sunday doorstop.

I will note one item that changed this morning, news wise and a bit of inside baseball on the headline reading trading bots. Seems that some bright boy/girl has found separation between certain bots that focus solely on BBerg's headlines. Be a real shame if someone popped the books on their sales practices of the copy editing staff there:

zerohedge
@zerohedge
It takes a Bloomberg headline of a CNBC report for algos to notice what has been clear to humans for the past 8 hours

https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1205472568645427202

A real shame.

[Jim Eagle]

Well, that didn't take long: Jo Swindon, the leader of the LibDems in the UK, lost her MP to a SNP candidate and in her news conference blamToed it on racism.

Final results: Tory's 365, Labour 202

[Jim Eagle]

....blamToed s/b blamed...LOL

[henry]

Alex Moe
@AlexNBCNews

The House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend Article I - abuse of power - to the full House on a party line vote 23 - 17

Alex Moe @AlexNBCNews
11m

The House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend Article II - obstruction of Congress - to the full House on a party line vote 23 - 17

[Buckeye]

Nadler's vote didn't take long either.

[henry]

CNBC @CNBC
9s

China says that it has agreed with the U.S. on the text of a phase one trade deal, and will now move forward as quickly as possible to sign the deal.

[Melinda]

Meanwhile, back to the HMS Pantsuit relaunch PR party.....

I don't think this is going as planned:

VK2
@2222vj
@fenixash8 @NNJ_Taxman @RonColeman @Blue2Reaganite @AnnieAsheFields the responses will make you bust out laughing

twitter.com/dailymail/stat…

Daily Mail US @DailyMail
Hillary Clinton, 72, looks incredibly youthful at an event on Broadway trib.al/mnV5zSl

https://twitter.com/2222vj/status/1205507820524838912

[Porchlight]

House Judiciary votes yea on articles of impeachment, 23-17. Party lines, of course.

[Captain Hate]

Danny Aiello RIP

[Rocco]

I dedicate this song to Bela Pelosi on this Friday the 13th.

The story goes 'bout the house on the hill

That when it snows around the house on the hill

The rat becomes a maiden, her soul endowed by Satan

And I wouldn't go near the house on the hill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcHafZ5n5NY

[Neo]

Reuters Photographer Caught Taking Pictures of Documents on Desks During Break of Impeachment Debate
https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/12/reuters-photographer-caught-taking-pictures-of-documents-on-desks-during-break-of-impeachment-debate/#more-303120

“Before I make my point, during the break, a Reuters photographer, Josh Roberts, approached the dais and took pictures of the notes [on] the desks of several of my Democratic colleagues." -- Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz

A commenter:
the desks of several of my Democratic colleagues the U.S. Constitution, the Holy Bible, The Federalist Papers
Bull***t.
Any Democrat with all those things on their desk at once would spontaneously combust.

[henry]

CNBC Now @CNBCnow
5m

BREAKING: Trump says ’25% tariffs will remain,′ but new China duties will not take effect Sunday

[Captain Hate]

Dear God, The Beast looks hideous. Some poor cosmetic surgeons had better avoid Fort Marcy Park or lifting weights by themselves.

[Porchlight]

Indeed. I honestly didn't think she'd look that bad. I'm now convinced the headline is sarcastic.

[Melinda]

15h
BREAKING:
•US announces new sanctions on Hezbollah associates in #Lebanon

•Simultaneously, @SecPompeo intervenes to lift hold on $115mn in econ aid

•US signaling it will continue to target Hezb enablers while sensitive to Econ plight of Lebanese

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Firas Maksad
@FirasMaksad
Breaking:
US Treasury announces details of new sanctions targeting #Lebanon individuals related to Hezbollah 👇🏻

twitter.com/ustreasury/sta…

Treasury Department @USTreasury
Treasury designates prominent Lebanon and DRC-based Hizballah money launderers. home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…

https://twitter.com/FirasMaksad/status/1205512387027259397

Hurry up, Nahncee!! Don't let the names come out!!

[Neo]

Opinion
Britain needs its own Mueller report on Russian ‘interference’
Glenn R Simpson and Peter Fritsch
https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/12/britain-mueller-report-russian-media-uk-us?__twitter_impression=true

Yes, it's the Fusion GPS folks

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

The biggest difference in those two photos of the 'transformed' Red Witch is the pic on the left seemed to have a lot more exposure in the photo.
Light them the same and the washed out wrinkles reappear.

[Melinda]

Live shooter, Conyers, GA plant....

[Captain Hate]

The Rear Admiral's latest rock ribbed conservative utterance

https://mobile.twitter.com/thehill/status/1205450823511220224

[Buckeye]

Henry

Any update on GUS?

I was going to ask if he was home and behaving himself....:)

[Porchlight]

Ig, to me it's the almost pendulous cheekbones in the left pic that are hard to look at. New implants? She looks far better in the older pic on the right.

FWIW, Mr Porch thinks young Hillary was a total fox.

[henry]

Out of surgery yesterday, not home yet that I've heard.

[JimNorCal]

"Jo Swindon, the leader of the LibDems in the UK, lost her MP race to a SNP candidate and in her news conference blamed it on racism."

But ... she's white Scottish.
I think should be Swinson not Swindon.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Heh.

[Captain Hate]

FWIW, Mr Porch thinks young Hillary was a total fox.

There were times in the White House, before the excessive drinking added very large numbers of empty calories, that I thought the taxpayers subsidized skilled professionals to make her look presentable. But there's NFW those upside down bowling pins were ever attractive.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

I think that's a function of the flash lighting too Porch. The shadows under her cheekbones look the same.
She might have had something done under her eyes but even that is hard to tell.
The range in looks of people in photos is sometimes hard to believe. Just compare the main pic of people at dating sites with the rest. "Wow! She's hot....ohhh. Never mind."

As for Hillary being a total fox, I'm sure she asked her mirror every day who was the fairest in all the land. After that apple didn't quite do the trick, she decided to hire professionals from then on.

[Threadkiller]

FWIW, Mr Porch thinks young Hillary was a total fox.

I have a friend who adds hotness points for overbites. He has tried to explain it since 9th grade and I still don't understand how his rational works. Coincidentally he is my most liberal friend so I can blame it on misfiring synapses.

[peter]

She looks like she got a couple of scroti stapled to her face--that is downright bizarre.

[Threadkiller]

I am not saying that a hawt chick can't have an overbite. I don't get how a beast becomes hawt because of an overbite.

[peter]

Well, it's convenient because you don't need to carry a bottle opener

[Captain Hate]

Deep thoughts from Katranny

https://mobile.twitter.com/KatrinaNation/status/1205312198307913729

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

I have to confess to considering a slight overbite being attractive myself.
Not a set of Clydesdale choppers, but a slight one.
Not sure why, since all my drinking receptacles have screw tops. :)

[Threadkiller]

Finally a reason for the internet. Taxpayers funded a survey of attractiveness related to tooth alignment:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22051487/

Can't find the Obama Khalidi tape for 11 years, but this search took .00045 seconds.

[Threadkiller]

Good call, peter.

[Threadkiller]

.

[Melinda]

JamieR {🎗} Army Girl ⭐️⭐️⭐️
@Jamierodr14
While Republicans are fighting for our President @realDonaldTrump
Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) is watching a Golf Tournament on his laptop during this impeachment markup?

This SHAM IMPEACHMENT has gone on for long enough!

I'm Disgusted!
Who's with me 🙋‍♀️

https://twitter.com/Jamierodr14/status/1205498472763469824

[Purported clip of laptop playing said tournament embedded.]

[Captain Hate]

LOL

[Melinda]

Engineering complaint: Nothing there to catch the caps.

[Threadkiller]

I noticed that Ted Lieu skipped last night and today. He is another California asshole. Is he in a leaning Trump district? I have no idea.

[Threadkiller]

The caps will fall on the back of Huma's head.

[Threadkiller]

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/11/democrat-rep-ted-lieu-undergoes-heart-surgery-following-chest-pain/

He voluntarily got a stent to avoid having his impeachment vote recorded.

[Dave (in MA)]

Comrade Bernie has endorsed Chunk Yooger to fill Katie Bong-Hits Throuple's vacated seat.

[Melinda]

He went into the hospital earlier this week, with chest complaints.

[Dave (in MA)]

She looks almost as lifelike as Lurch now.

[Melinda]

However, if you're going to fake illness for court purposes, here's your mascot:

Page Six
@PageSix
Harvey Weinstein spotted sans walker, sparking speculation trib.al/iDWnNGE

https://twitter.com/PageSix/status/1205304306720821249

I'm confident that won't come back and bite him in any manner.

[JM Hanes]

Hopefully, these will show up just before the page turn! I adjusted the exposure, but it's clear that Hillary has had some major work done. Badly.

Hillary Before:

Hillary After:

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

---...Chunk Yooger to fill Katie Bong-Hits Throuple's vacated seat.--

Ummmm...how exactly did you mean that, Dave, bearing in mind Chunk's documented frustrations with previous female declinations to allow him to fill vacated seats?

[matt - deplore me if you must]

So some of the Labourites are blaming the Joos for their historic loss. Talk about newspeak! I'm sure the Dems will have a scapegoat next November.

I just don't see how MuMu Hillary can get back up in the saddle again. And if Moochelle decides to get involved there is a very simple answer. Just project alternating photos of her in her fashion faux pas (es?) and Melania on the walls of Nordstroms or Saks.

Sort of using Big Brother's tools against them. Upper Westsidia has always been at war with Carharttia.

[Threadkiller]

Ten comments will get us off this page.

::vomit::

[JM Hanes]

I really did check to make sure we were close to the end of the page.

[JM Hanes]

I really did check to make sure we were close to the end of the page.

[henry]

need moar posts

[Melinda]

How many bottles of beer can she crack? How many bottles of beer?

Take one out. Give'r a pop.

How many bottles of beer?

[JM Hanes]

I really did check to make sure we were close to the end of the page.

Help me out here.

[Melinda]

5

[Melinda]

3

[Captain Hate]

There are certainly enough photos on the Internet of plastic surgery that went horribly wrong for The Beast to put the fear of Arkancide into whichever soon to be planted quack did that.

SERIOUSLY? Sen. Chris Murphy's afraid Mitch McConnell will 'rig' impeachment in the Senate

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Oh! Cocaine Mitch better not try that!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at December 13, 2019 12:05 PM (+y/Ru)

[Melinda]

2

[Threadkiller]

She really did check to make sure we were close to the end of the page.