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So, American Congress having hearings. Seems some folks are not all that happy about it. But today I heard a Doug Collins referring to something, not sure what it was, but I could have swore I heard him say that someone was "besmirking the dead". Does anyone have any idea what this is?

No doubt, it has something to do with "getting to the oranges of the Russia investigation", as the target of the investigations, Suspect #1 put it. Something about a Squid going pro? Go for it, Squidward! He'll make a fine Republican Congress critter, in spite of being an invertebrate.

Move to strike the last word. Ball in your court, Soylentils.

Oh, and Louie Gohmert hates education.

 

Reply to: Re:Hmmmm

    (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday December 13 2019, @11:30PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday December 13 2019, @11:30PM (#931865)

    Did you not read the whole journal?

    It was four paragraphs. That's much too long.

    Ari was using misspelled words to mock the Republican idiocy. Have you watched anybof the okpeachment hearings? Super embarassing for all those Rs, nothing of substance, and frequently laughed at. There is no defense left for Trump, even for the simeballs like jordan, gaetz, nunes and graham. One sad bunch of corrupt pricks.

    Of course not. Because it's idiocy.

    I'll take Hillary over them any day, even if she was guilty of all the nonsense Rs have tried to smear her with.

    Well, that makes one of us.

    On that note, it is distressing to see "logical" people believe every tall tale about her even after investigations found nnothing

    Aside from a few felonies, of course. It's remarkable how gross negligence of handling national security data, along with some cases of destruction of evidence, all for some mysterious purpose just keep sliding off that ideological armor.

    Do you conservatives have no morals whatsoever these days?

    Do you conservatives have any morals either?

    What is weird about the present round of accusations is that there is a compelling national interest to find out why Hunter Biden, a son of a powerful politician (former Vice President Joe Biden) got a plush sinecure in Ukraine together with the suspicious dismissal of a Ukrainian prosecutor, allegedly at the behest of the father Biden while he was Vice President. The fact that Trump happens to benefit from this investigation, particularly, if it turns up wrongdoing is IMHO irrelevant. US politics have degenerated to the point where so many crimes are investigated only because the other side benefits - that includes the present Trump impeachment. And so much of what presidents do in such negotiations is to push for things they want. Sorry, I'm not going to sacrifice national interest merely because someone in political office would benefit. Emoluments clauses are secondary.

    Now, if President Trump were to go beyond merely demanding an investigation to demanding a particular outcome of that investigation, then we're solidly in impeachment and conviction territory with violation of Hunter Biden's rights to due process (and perhaps other things). But that apparently isn't a problem in the present investigation.

    I find it bizarre what was seized upon as a case for impeachment. I don't mind that Trump is being investigated. I just wish that it was for something serious and important.

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