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Related: About this forumJust wondering how many here are following the impeachment hearings
Fiona Hill, a dual British--American citizen, is now testifying and she's quite compelling.
In her opening statement she spoke of being born into a poor family in the Northeast of England and compared the opportunities available to her her here as opposed to those in her birthplace. It was interesting and I wondered if anyone else here heard it and had any reaction.
T_i_B
(14,737 posts)whathehell
(29,067 posts)I don't know what to say about Andrew, partly because I don't know the extent of his guilt or innocence, and partly because I've really never understood the place of the royals in British society.
T_i_B
(14,737 posts)As to Prince Andrew, rightly or wrongly people are increasingly sceptical of his denials.
My mistake..I've got "impeachment" on my mind and I misread your post.
Doc_Technical
(3,526 posts)to give it a rest?
T_i_B
(14,737 posts)Presumably to spend more time at Pizza Express in Woking!
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)whathehell
(29,067 posts)Are you in the UK now?
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)many were following along.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)placed it in the UK forum, so that's who I thought I was reaching, but no.harm, no foul!
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,250 posts)loud enought that I can hear them.
I listened to the portions on Stephanie Miller in real time.
and reading lots of stuff here and in other places
SO yeah, I'm following them
whathehell
(29,067 posts)underthematrix
(5,811 posts)Gonna order Fiona Hill's masterpiece on Russia from Amazon.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)What's the title?...I'll have to check it out.
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)version.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)I'll check it out.
barbtries
(28,787 posts)along with 175,000 others, just for this stream.
millions are watching and my expectation that the percentage of people is higher among DUers.
hwmnbn
(4,279 posts)is one badass woman.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)Serious as a heart attack, even a little intimidating, and that is, of course, good for our side.
samnsara
(17,616 posts)..Dr Hill is great!
whathehell
(29,067 posts)I'm sure most DUers who are
able do..I was just wondering if the UK DUers are doing so as well.
doc03
(35,325 posts)are making a circus out of it and it seams to be working for them.
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)Election over here and impeachment in US - I am in nerd stressful nirvana. I saw her on the news tonight... very compelling, and in some ways she is not wrong about the advantages in America for civil servants, after all the civil service is much larger...
whathehell
(29,067 posts)and congratulations on being able to handle your own election coverage in addition to the hearings here..I believe it' s more than I could do. :
Denzil_DC
(7,232 posts)Our election goings-on are quite enough to deal with for the time being. But I appreciate the daily summaries I can get via DUers.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)I understand completely.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,306 posts)though I haven't been watching it live (the BBC Parliament channel has been carrying it - if today is typical, they cover election stuff in the UK morning, and then have the impeachment during our afternoon/evening).
LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)Last edited Sat Nov 23, 2019, 03:03 PM - Edit history (1)
but the UK in general is not really following them. We have an imminent and quite worrying general election of our own, which is preoccupying the more political in the UK. Against the background of the general Brexit nightmare.
And there is the scandal about Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, which is a big thing in the media.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)which they have.
LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)I am NOT a non-Brit trying to speak for the British, as you seem to be implying!
I am a regular member of this forum; you can check my posts!
I wonder whether I might have said 'they' instead of 'we' at some point in my post and given the wrong impression. I will check my post, and correct any possible ambiguities.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)and you and I have been on this forum for quite awhile, so, no, I wasn't implying that you were other than you claimed. I guess I was just saying that I was seeking individual responses, which I received -- with many confirming your information. No negative inference was intended.
LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)It's a tense time in politics here as you can imagine, and Remainers like myself have been accused repeatedly of 'trying to subvert the will of the people', etc. So we're a bit on the defensive. Didn't mean to snap at you; I know you are also suffering from a crazy government!
whathehell
(29,067 posts)I understand and really appreciate your response.
At this point in time, we, as Americans, may be uniquely qualified to understand the phrase "a tense time in politics". Have a good one.