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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 08:52 PM Nov 2019

Trump may be the first person at any level in human history

that actually committed an impeachable offense DURING an Impeachment hearing!!! (Witness tampering)

What the hell universe are we in where that isn't appalling and crazy to every human in the world.

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Trump may be the first person at any level in human history (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 OP
Each and every single day, he commits several impeachable acts dewsgirl Nov 2019 #1
The ongoing emoluments violations come to mind. BuffaloJackalope Nov 2019 #6
And you NEVER.............. MyOwnPeace Nov 2019 #19
There are SO many offenses even we who are Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #24
He commits impeachable offenses right out in the open. (eom) StevieM Nov 2019 #36
He's Pathologically Corrupt. NCLefty Nov 2019 #2
And that is why his oath of office was meaningless to him. Ilsa Nov 2019 #3
Putting his tiny hand on the bible was just another mockery. His oaths are worthless. erronis Nov 2019 #9
Just as it was for every GOP Senator from McTurtle down to Moe-Ron Johnson. CaptYossarian Nov 2019 #37
Laura, MyOwnPeace Nov 2019 #4
Yes! Can't wait to celebrate with you! But we have Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #25
Just think if he didn't have an AG gab13by13 Nov 2019 #5
Yes and a couple blockers in the SC. And people Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #26
yep,, kozar Nov 2019 #7
That's Trump unleashed and unmuzzled nt. Xipe Totec Nov 2019 #8
Hey look at it this way; Trump is helping to "grow" an entire industry of... JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #10
Ok have to admit .have no idea what Indica is.. Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #27
Then, you have no idea what you are missing! JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #35
I know. Unbelievable. paleotn Nov 2019 #11
Welcome to power mad Earth where people kill each other for resources and wage slavery is.... Brainfodder Nov 2019 #12
I have a theory that our current situation has a root Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #28
He has been on a cold, determined path of destruction. wendyb-NC Nov 2019 #13
The RICO bdamomma Nov 2019 #14
For both the Trump Crime Family and their cronies. CaptYossarian Nov 2019 #38
He's meta torius Nov 2019 #15
And the GOP is cheering him along RainCaster Nov 2019 #16
The FOX bubble wants you to believe... yuiyoshida Nov 2019 #17
I'm sure stuff like this happens in other countries..but I agree it's never happened here. LeftInTX Nov 2019 #18
Not to this extent. CaptYossarian Nov 2019 #39
Trump is just a prick. And he hates being called out on ANYTHING. nt oldsoftie Nov 2019 #20
The use of social media as a political power tool is beyond the pale and.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #21
+1 crickets Nov 2019 #23
👍 sprinkleeninow Nov 2019 #29
Absolutely. VOX Nov 2019 #40
The conservanazis support his treasonous actions TxVietVet Nov 2019 #22
It's the ultimate power play, make no mistake. Eyeball_Kid Nov 2019 #30
As someone else said Arthur_Frain Nov 2019 #31
Trump is intellectually and emotionally Aussie105 Nov 2019 #32
K & R SunSeeker Nov 2019 #33
If Trump were to testify, I'll bet he would commit perjury Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2019 #34
This is not a game. warmfeet Nov 2019 #41

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
1. Each and every single day, he commits several impeachable acts
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 08:59 PM
Nov 2019

and that we know of, imagine what we don't know.

MyOwnPeace

(16,923 posts)
19. And you NEVER..............
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 10:50 PM
Nov 2019

hear any discussion about THAT!
How absurd - we are paying millions to keep his fat a$$ happy out playing golf ("I won't have time to be playing golf!&quot and he does it at places he owns and charges the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT the costs of EVERY FRICKING THING - carts, hotel rooms, etc., etc!!! And it's not just for him - there's the Secret Service and all of the crews that have to "protect" his fat a$$ no matter where he goes!
AND - those charges go to the owners of the club/hotel - YEAH, that FAT A$$ SOB that is out there playing - and we're paying for it!

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
24. There are SO many offenses even we who are
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 12:07 AM
Nov 2019

on top of much of it can't keep up. Jeez we can hardly keep up with what he did yesterday. Need to fine tune it to the most agregious or we will lose.

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
3. And that is why his oath of office was meaningless to him.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:06 PM
Nov 2019

He doesn't care about the morality of keeping his word, or the impact upon all citizens of the US, with whom he had a social contract. He and his whims are the only thing that matter in his tiny world.

MyOwnPeace

(16,923 posts)
4. Laura,
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:08 PM
Nov 2019

I would most certainly be proud to pour you a drink and toast the banishment of IQ45 from the front page of America and the banishment of him and his clan from America's White House!

kozar

(2,102 posts)
7. yep,,
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:27 PM
Nov 2019

It should be the "Saturday night massacre" moment,, sadder still that it barely moved the scale for a lot of people.

JoeOtterbein

(7,700 posts)
10. Hey look at it this way; Trump is helping to "grow" an entire industry of...
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:44 PM
Nov 2019

...Indica Growers and Users!

(ok, yeah, I kno..w....snooz....eeee...)

paleotn

(17,901 posts)
11. I know. Unbelievable.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:51 PM
Nov 2019

I was listening on the radio while running errands on my lunch time when Adam Schiff read his tweet. My jaw dropped. When you think this guy can't do anything crazier....he lowers the bar even further.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
12. Welcome to power mad Earth where people kill each other for resources and wage slavery is....
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 10:03 PM
Nov 2019

just part of doing "business"?

Meanwhile ideas about gods and prophets still affecting/dictating a lot of behaviors?
Thoughts & Prayers… Oh bless their hearts?

Arguing about weather/climate and seem fine with letting billions just barely get by, I'm suppose to believe it's all god's will and not the evil that men do and excuse with BS, kinda like…. THIS WHOLE CLUSTER among clusters we are going through right now?

Our priorities are those of fools and we probably deserve the great wipeout that appears on the horizon.
Too chickenshit to stand up to this pathetic excuse of a man, seriously?
Not challenge every awful thing he says/does to the press immediately?
Not challenge every law he creates/breaks?



 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
28. I have a theory that our current situation has a root
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 12:19 AM
Nov 2019

in the advent of instant news, specifically business news. Long ago, a stockholder would pick up the paper once a week and see that their stock went up fifty cents and be happy.

Now, minute by minute you can see every company. Every company who didn't meet expectations - is now blasted around the world.

So what does a company do? Cut non-interest expense. Cut salaries. Cut staff. Cut pensions. Just to keep earnings accelerating.

wendyb-NC

(3,319 posts)
13. He has been on a cold, determined path of destruction.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 10:18 PM
Nov 2019

I can't think of one thing he's done since moving into the White house, that serves the best interest of the people and our democracy.
He has his own agenda. He continues to thumb his nose at order, decency and truth. He's a threat to our democracy.

LeftInTX

(25,201 posts)
18. I'm sure stuff like this happens in other countries..but I agree it's never happened here.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 10:50 PM
Nov 2019


It seems like the Marcos regime was pretty brazen. Nicolae Ceaușescu's was another one.

Duterte over in the Philippine's isn't being impeached, but I can see him pulling worse crap. Heck Duterte would just shoot the witness on live TV, claiming that she uses drugs.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
39. Not to this extent.
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 05:37 PM
Nov 2019

Nixon had Cuban plumbers, Reagan traded arms for hostages, Kerry was swift-boated, Atwater and Rove were dirty as hell, but asking multiple foreign governments to rig elections and dig up dirt on an opponent is just bizarre.

This has allowed Trump to surround himself with the most corrupt and incompetent Cabinet and Supreme Court in history. He's intentionally destroying America and the planet. He and all of his associates and family should spend the rest of their time in Gitmo.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,489 posts)
21. The use of social media as a political power tool is beyond the pale and....
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 11:13 PM
Nov 2019

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should be illegal in my view. He should be bound by rules requiring written, documented statements as president. Shooting off the hip is not what we do as world leaders.

His practice of using Twitter for political communications makes the USA look childish and weak......

TxVietVet

(1,905 posts)
22. The conservanazis support his treasonous actions
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 11:39 PM
Nov 2019

Like it’s no big deal.

No one in the conservanazi Republican Party can never whine to me about ethics, morals or law and order.
The orange tRump is destroying our democracy. I hope the Dems can stop them or we will lose whatever respect our country has in this world. pardoning war criminals should have the military worried about how they look now. There is now a breakdown in order because of the shit gibbon’s pardons.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,430 posts)
30. It's the ultimate power play, make no mistake.
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 02:18 AM
Nov 2019

Trumpy is thumbing his nose at the entire system of justice in the US. If he prevails, he diminishes the Rule of Law and becomes the ultimate arbitor of justice. THAT is what the GOP is striving for. When (if) Trumpy prevails, he will have the power to overrule ANY governmental function.

Arthur_Frain

(1,846 posts)
31. As someone else said
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 02:19 AM
Nov 2019

Every time I think trump has hit rock bottom, or absolutely cannot go any lower, he blows through the bottom and keeps on going. Unbelievable.

It’s horrifying because it would be comical if it weren’t doing so much damage.

Aussie105

(5,366 posts)
32. Trump is intellectually and emotionally
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 04:20 AM
Nov 2019

incapable or recognising what the rules and limitations of the job are. He sincerely believes the whole 'impeachment' thing is something his enemies dreamt up recently to annoy him.

He is, in addition, incapable of feeling any decent human emotion. His impulsive thoughts and behaviour rule his every moment.

His response to any opposition is to escalate the very thing that generated the opposition in the first place.

He seems to think that 'I am TRUMP!' supersedes all and every rule ever devised and applied to the job of President of the US.

He is a rogue elephant, in short. A bull in a china shop. A whirlwind of chaos. Unfortunately, he appeals to those deluded fools who think that from the rubble Trump's chaos leaves behind, flowers will grow.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
41. This is not a game.
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 08:26 PM
Nov 2019

I wish it were merely a game.

This is as close as this nation has come to dissolution since the civil war.

We may not win. That is a possible outcome.

Do everything in your power to fight this. Fight the fascists at every turn.

We may not win if we do not fight.

We must fight these fuckers.

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