Sometimes it is true...

[sheshe2]

"A picture is worth a thousand words"

Yet listening to the testimonies of these four brave officers really brings it all home. Their statements and answers were full of the raw emotions they felt that day. The beatings, pain, the verbal abuse, the racial slurs, they held the line and upheld their oath. They did all this not knowing whether they would make it out alive to see their wives and children.

Then, after all was said and done, they faced the ultimate betrayal of Republicans wanting to sweep it under the rug. They want to pretend it did not happen.


I did not know that their words and raw emotions were going to hit me this hard.

[Glorfindel]

1. I hope the sheer power and sincerity of those brave men's testimonies

will open the eyes, minds, and hearts of at least some rePukes. I hope, but I do not expect.

[Faux pas]

2. I

teared up several times. I guess that's because we have EMPATHY.

[LEW]

3. I agree....The emotional impact they conveyed

really hit home today....

[lapucelle]

4. Yet the right wing and Republican gaslighters still insist

this didn't happen.

[sheshe2]

6. That is correct.

I can't wait to see what comes next...

[malaise]

5. The Slobfather and his ReTHUGs knew

That's why they tried to blow up the hearings

[ShazzieB]

14. EXACTLY!!!

[lpbk2713]

8. There was no indecisiveness or hesitation in any of them.

They were all passionate about giving their testimony and making their voice be heard.

[sheshe2]

10. Exactly.

I could never have done that so eloquently.

[GopherGal]

9. The Repugnican Caucus DID know that it was going to hit this hard...

That's why they tried so hard to prevent it.

ETA: The testimony, that is, they sure as h-e-double-hockey-sticks didn't try to prevent the insurrection.

[sheshe2]

11. They sure did.

[rickyhall]

12. Cover up is Repugs first reaction, it's a reflex.

[erronis]

21. Making a minor correction: "it's a reflux"

The first thing repugs do is to do projectile vomit, a common tactic in reptiles that are under threat - throw up whatever is important as a weapon.

Accuse the opponents of everything you have consumed, digested, taken as your food source.

Now you're hungry again. Time to gorge, steal, lie again. And then reflux redux.

[Botany]

13. From what i saw of the officer's testimony and the videos this morning's hearing was a game changer

Even Fox News' Bret Baier had to say today that the officers statements and the videos were
very compelling. Cheney and Kenziger are gonna come out of these hearings looking really
good.

[MyOwnPeace]

15. After hearing the officers' testimony......

1. I don't know how ANY RepubliQan can dare be in the same hall or room what with their betrayal towards the Capitol Police.

2. I also don't know how any of those officers can stand to see the faces of those Chicken Hawks when they walk past them.

[spanone]

16. It was amazing to watch and so frightening that this is the state of our country today.

...and it goes on....mcconnell & mccarthy both told the media they didn't watch today.

[sheshe2]

18. Yes...

And I call that bullshit. They watched it all.

[spanone]

20. but to think it's okay to say that and shit on those cops by saying it

just inhumane

[DemUnleashed]

17. Very sad

Watching these 4 officers was so emotionally draining for me. I wanted to hug each one of them! Damn the rethugs!!!

[sheshe2]

19. I am with you, DemUnleashed.

[FrankTC]

22. We've Been Here Before

It's all very moving but it probably won't make a difference. We've been here before, or fairly close to here when, in the two impeachment procedures, witnesses made powerful statements and managers made eloquent arguments -- none of which made any difference to the Republican participants, outlying commentators, and the malignant base. I doubt that anything will modify Republican behavior short of nonpardonable convictions and jail terms.