"If the American people only watch the first hour, they'll hear plenty" re: impeachment hearings

[Dennis Donovan]

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Geoff Bennett ✔ @GeoffRBennett

“If the American people only watch the first hour, they’ll hear plenty,” a Democratic source tells me about this week's impeachment hearings.“The first hour of each hearing is designed to be a blockbuster.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/live-blog/trump-impeachment-inquiry-live-updates-latest-news-n1065706/ncrd1080091 …

What to expect when you're expecting an impeachment hearing
Stay informed about Democrats' impeachment efforts and the Trump administration's responses.

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2:21 PM - Nov 11, 2019

[wryter2000]

1. I can't wait

What time do they start on Wednesday?

[Dennis Donovan]

2. 10am according to CNN:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/11/politics/house-impeachment-schedule-guide/index.html

Wednesday, November 13 - Kent and Taylor testify
The first two impeachment inquiry witnesses will testify together publicly on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET: Kent, from the state department, and Taylor, the charge d'affaires at the US Embassy in Kiev.

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. Chance the door to my office will be closed at 10:00 for a coffee break 100%.

[wryter2000]

11. Darn

I'll have to figure out how to record it. I'll have to leave after a half-hour for water aerobics.

[gulliver]

3. That sounds good. I'm hoping we use modern media effectively.

If it's just seated question-and-answer sessions, I don't think that can compete with fiery tweets or jerk Republicans doing a conga line to the cameras to kiss Trump's butt, lie, and distract. I want some production values.

[Blue_playwright]

5. Anyone else think

That this source used “Hollywood” language to further get Trump’s goat?

[mountain grammy]

6. We'll be busy..

I'll have my earbuds in listening on SiriusXM.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Twitter reply :

Link to tweet

[LiberalLovinLug]

8. I just hope for once, the MSM news media can hold off on the false equivalancy MO

Just for one hour, please.

But I can totally see that they will insist they MUST have on a Trump sycophant as a guest to comment while or after it has started. To interpret the proceedings for all of us.

At the very least they will have a mixed panel on to ask the important questions to take up the rest of the evening. Not about what was revealed in those first hour revelations about Trump, but instead ..."Did the Democrats just reduce their chance of winning in 2020?" "How damaging will this effort to unseat an elected President go over in middle America?" and "What about Hunter Biden?: the problem with nepotism in politics".

[barbtries]

15. you don't have to watch it on cable or broadcast TV

if you have a computer, c-span.org broadcasts without comment. I usually mute hearings when the republicans are flinging shit though.

[llmart]

19. Me too.

I fully expect that the major news networks, in their nightly newscasts, will do exactly what you fear. Has anyone else noticed how they are calling it a "showdown" all the time? Anything to trivialize the severity of impeachment.

[LiberalLovinLug]

20. Yes exactly

"showdown"

That conjures up a wild west gun fight. Like its a showdown between two equal but opposite forces. It will be all about WHO WON that round? I can totally see each day ending with news networks turning it into a popularity contest with pollings, and who "won" that day, and who got the best zinger in. Not about what was actually revealed that day about the subverting of Democracy.

[llmart]

21. Again, you are so right.

I could almost guarantee that that is what we will see.

[slumcamper]

9. Good (I hope)

While not often the case, perhaps our party has grasped the fundamental notion that messaging matters. Accordingly, the substance, sequence and pace of the line of questioning matters.

Let's hope this is the case; also, that the media doesn't bury this "in the back of the store, on the dusty bottom shelf, alongside the teddy bears" (to use a retail analogy).

[Pepsidog]

16. Yes Rs are great at messaging. Dems getting better though.

[bdamomma]

10. I plan to watch

or maybe record it. Repigs will act like assholes, they have no defense. They are watching out for their own asses. Treasonous bastards.

[barbtries]

12. i've been reading the depositions and

I predict that the republicans will delay, point of order, parliamentary bullshit, on and on. They are fully invested in trying to stop this investigation.

Plus the lawyer started in the deposition with a lot of legalese. That may or may not happen since these are public hearings.

It'll probably be close to an hour before the questioning begins.

[Raftergirl]

13. I may have

Jury Duty. My number wasn’t called for tomorrow and hoping not for Wednesday either.

If I have to report I’ll listen on Sirius as much as possible. I’ll DVR, too.

[Pepsidog]

14. Watch out for what Dotard does to change the subject. Good chance he sells Alaska back to Russia.

[Raftergirl]

17. I think

Erdoğan Is supposed to come for a visit on Wednesday. Whoever in the WH thought this was a good idea is an eejit.

[Pepsidog]

18. The Goon Squad is back in town. How lovely.