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hlthe2b

(102,283 posts) Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:29 PM Jul 2019

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Update: Jake Sherman: status of Congressional Fight on Pelosi use of "racist" v Trump

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Update: Jake Sherman: status of Congressional Fight on Pelosi use of "racist" v Trump (Original Post) hlthe2b Jul 2019 OP

More: hlthe2b Jul 2019 #1

DAMN DAMN DAMN: hlthe2b Jul 2019 #2

So Rs put in some skanky sh*t when they were in charge pecosbob Jul 2019 #3

And more: hlthe2b Jul 2019 #4

House rules can be changed with a simple majority. dalton99a Jul 2019 #5

Hoyer has just left the floor. As have a number of senior Dem aides. No way out right now, it seems, hlthe2b Jul 2019 #6

With respect, it sounds like it would be easier to just impeach the motherfucker BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #7

+1. This is fucking ridiculous dalton99a Jul 2019 #9

I was just thinking this is a preview of how that would go. NT herding cats Jul 2019 #11

NEW: Pelosi asked if she is going to revise her remarks: "NOT AT ALL" hlthe2b Jul 2019 #8

House "frozen" as they try to figure this out... hlthe2b Jul 2019 #10

More on this "unheard" of series of events... hlthe2b Jul 2019 #12

Voting to "take down the Pelosi's words"... Likely to fail on party line... hlthe2b Jul 2019 #13

Is there any rule against calling a vulgar, misogynistic, ignorant, racist, Buns_of_Fire Jul 2019 #14

hlthe2b

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1. More:

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:33 PM

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hlthe2b

(102,283 posts)

2. DAMN DAMN DAMN:

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:34 PM

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pecosbob

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3. So Rs put in some skanky sh*t when they were in charge

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:35 PM

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Simply change it and be done with it. House writes it's own rules.

hlthe2b

(102,283 posts)

4. And more:

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:35 PM

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dalton99a

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5. House rules can be changed with a simple majority.

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:37 PM

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hlthe2b

(102,283 posts)

6. Hoyer has just left the floor. As have a number of senior Dem aides. No way out right now, it seems,

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:37 PM

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BeyondGeography

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7. With respect, it sounds like it would be easier to just impeach the motherfucker

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:38 PM

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dalton99a

(81,513 posts)

9. +1. This is fucking ridiculous

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:40 PM

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herding cats

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11. I was just thinking this is a preview of how that would go. NT

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:45 PM

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hlthe2b

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8. NEW: Pelosi asked if she is going to revise her remarks: "NOT AT ALL"

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:39 PM

Jul 2019

NEW: @SpeakerPelosi asked if she is going to revise her remarks calling the president’s tweet racist on floor tells @KyleAlexStewart: “No not at all”

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hlthe2b

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10. House "frozen" as they try to figure this out...

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:44 PM

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hlthe2b

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12. More on this "unheard" of series of events...

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:46 PM

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In the interim, Dems tried to set up a vote, and @jade_cleaver abandoned the chair

Now @LeaderHoyer is in the chair. Very very very rare for the majority leader to do this.

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hlthe2b

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13. Voting to "take down the Pelosi's words"... Likely to fail on party line...

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:48 PM

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Buns_of_Fire

(17,180 posts)

14. Is there any rule against calling a vulgar, misogynistic, ignorant, racist,

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:53 PM

Jul 2019

traitorous horse's ass a fine person?

(flip, flip, flip...) No, there doesn't seem to be.

Very well. Donald Trump is a fine person.

(Paraphrased from Churchill, I think.)

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