Sounds like The Big Dog is charming the pants of the Rs on the committee

[senseandsensibility]

Lol. I have seen several references to how co-operative he is being from both Rs and Dems. One of the R members, Ana somebody, came out and praised him for how forthcoming he is being.

I do like the way he began his testimony with a defense of his wife and told them all to their faces that they should not have called Hillary. So it wasn't all sweetness and light.

[maxsolomon]

1. Anna Paulina Luna?

She's a piece of work. Most all GQP reps are.

[progressoid]

2. She was on Fox yesterday.

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Of course it was lots of implying guilt by association but it was mostly a concerted effort to muddy the waters regarding the big Trump elephant in the room.

[senseandsensibility]

3. Yes, I know her persona

so I didn't really feel like giving her the respect of looking up her whole name. Still, I thought it was weird that she apparently came out by herself to say that she appreciated how co-operative Bill was being.

[Cirsium]

14. Jeff Tiedrich

Jeff Tiedrich calls her "An Appalling Lunatic." That's how I remember her name.

[peppertree]

15. a.k.a. Ms. Let's-Pretend-My-Nazi-Grandpa-was-Jewish

Miss Congeniality, she's not.

[irisblue]

17. Welp...down the rabbit hole I go

🐇

https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/family-disputes-congresswoman-s-claims-of-being-jewish/article_ecbec1b8-f2af-59f6-8b6e-b4cdb9a65b43.html

snip-"According to an immigration record the Post reviewed, Meyerhofer’s father, Heinrich Meyerhofer, immigrated to Canada from Germany in 1954, identifying as Roman Catholic. Several of Luna’s family members stated that he served in Nazi Germany’s armed forces as a teenager in the 1940s.

One of Heinrich’s sons provided the Post with a portrait of a young Heinrich dressed in a uniform of the Wehrmacht that experts from the Simon Wiesenthal Center said is consistent with the uniform style at the time.

Luna’s cousin Nicole Mayerhofer and other family members said it was well known that Heinrich served in the German army during the Second World War."

[peppertree]

19. True. Karl Rove had a similar controversy, you'll recall - but Luna's is a lot more substantiated

Having Nazi forbears is definitely a plus in today's GOPee.

[Tommy Carcetti]

4. He's masterful at explaining complex things in a simple manner.

There's simply no one better in politics than him, bar none.

He might have his personal flaws, but he is the most talented pure politician of our age.

[milestogo]

5. He is a fantastic off-the-cuff speaker.

He is/was a great campaigner.

[ananda]

6. And absolutely genius on the economy.

Nobody better.

[Attilatheblond]

25. Well, he had a BIG assist from Robert Reich who is also a genius.

Bill, Hill, and Reich were in college together. Reich mentioned fondness for Hillary, but Bill had better hair or something along that line. Three great minds there.

[Tommy Carcetti]

27. Reich was in the same Rhodes scholar program as Bill.

I vaguely remember him telling a story about the first time they met...Reich was sick and Bill brought him soup or something to that effect.

[BlueKota]

28. I admire Reich a lot.

[BlueKota]

29. I remember Madeleine Albright talking about him in an Interview once.

She said he could listen to a conversation while doing the New York Times crossword puzzle in ink. She said he could then confirm he'd heard and understood everything that was said to him. She also noted that there were no mistakes in the puzzle. I miss having a President who is that intelligent. He also seemed to have genuine compassion.

I think it it weren't for the Monica debacle he would be considered one of the greatest Presidents in history. Then again I think a lot of them had affairs, and just never got caught.

[ananda]

31. They absolutely did have affairs.

LBJ definitely.

Kennedy definitely.

Obama no.

Trump... !@#$%

[BlueKota]

32. My late Mom told me once

that there were rumors that Eisenhower had an affair with his female driver in World War II.

[ananda]

33. He did have an affair... with Kate Summersby.

She could have been his driver, though I keep
thinking secretary, I don't know why.

[valleyrogue]

34. Kay Summersby was his driver, and the "affair" was never consummated.

It seems he couldn't go through with it, probably because his loyalty was to Mamie instead.

[ananda]

35. That's kinda nice to know.

Compared to Republicans today,
Ike would be considered a flaming
liberal.

Still, he produced Nixon who became
his son's father-in-law.

[duckworth969]

26. Straight up

Bubba Clinton is formidable

[everyonematters]

7. I want to read the whole transcript.

Bill says that he did nothing wrong, but did he see underage girls all over the place to the degree that he should have known that something was going on? Did he reiterate that he was never at the Island.

[Tommy Carcetti]

8. I'm sure he did reiterate that fact.

As he's stated it before and there's no evidence that he ever visited the island.

[senseandsensibility]

11. I know the Rs agreed to release transcripts but

I don'y necessarily trust them. 24 hours has already passed for Hillary.

[Wiz Imp]

16. 🙄I'm not aware that Clinton was ever at any of Epstein's properties

His contact came through travel for Clinton's global charity.

Also, it's doubtful there were ever consistent instances of "underage girls all over the place" at Epstein's properties except during special occasions. The testimony of victims tends to be consistent that he was dealing with one or two girls at a time.

[everyonematters]

18. There are indications in the files that he was seen at the island by the girls.

I hope that he was questioned about this. The fact that Trump and Clinton both seem to be exonerating each other makes me uneasy.

[Wiz Imp]

20. No there are not. There was one or two tips on the FBI tip line throwing out an allegation at Clinton.

Those were anonymous tips which have absolutely zero supporting evidence. There is no reason to take such "tips" remotely seriously. None of the victims fighting for justice have claimed to ever having even met Clinton. Quit listening to right wing bullshit.

[everyonematters]

21. I am not going to fret over a retired politician who no longer has much influence over anything.

I don't care much if he did anything wrong or not. Someone can try to corroborate those tips. Is this a political party or a fan club.

[Wiz Imp]

23. And now you immediately contradict yourself.

last post: The fact that Trump and Clinton both seem to be exonerating each other makes me uneasy.

This post: I'm not going to fret over....

Nobody's going to corroborate those tips because they are obviously bullshit to anyone but a MAGAcult member. You clearly spend alot of time listening to MAGA bullshit and believe it to be true.

[everyonematters]

24. I want a complete investigation and the truth.

[BlueKota]

30. I think I read somewhere Epstein's brother

said he never saw nor heard anything about Clinton being on the island or involved with the underaged girls.

I don't believe Clintons a saint given what happened with Monica but unless some one comes forth with proof beyond a reasonable doubt, I will presume he wasn't involved in the illegal behavior of the Epstein crowd.

[misanthrope]

22. I am waiting on someone to point out

that the phrase "I did nothing wrong" isn't exactly the same as "I did nothing illegal."

[3catwoman3]

9. I cannot resist asking - did you choose the phrase "charming the pants off" as a...

...not so veiled reference to the Big Dog's unfortunate reputation as a horn dog, or was that strictly accidental?

[senseandsensibility]

10. It was accidental. I read it later and thought

is that really appropriate? And then I thought who cares? It's kind of funny. But that aside, Clinton does have a charming personality.

[erronis]

13. It takes one....

I didn't catch that. Glad you are on top of it!

[PatSeg]

12. That man is SO persuasive and charming

He is a natural and devastatingly smart. If only politicians could bottle what he has, but I think he was born with it.