***IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY HEARING NOV 20 THREAD 9***

[crickets]

Laura Cooper - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia
https://www.defense.gov/Our-Story/Biographies/Article/1568391/laura-k-cooper/

David Hale - US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
https://www.state.gov/biographies/david-hale/

[crickets]

1. Stefanik mute alert!

[TruckFump]

3. Gads, she really is Nunes in a dress.

Yuck!

[crickets]

5. It is uncanny. nt

[TruckFump]

53. Udderly uncanny!

Just like Mooooooooooones!

[Takket]

8. she's from a district that has been blue most of its history...........

Seems silly the GOP made someone so seemingly vulnerable to be the toadie for drumpf on the committee. Of course she is "only a woman" so i assume if she loses the seat they won't consider that a big loss.

[gristy]

46. They redrew the district map in 2013 and pulled the Albany/Schenectady/Troy area out of district 21

So now there are no large urban areas in district 21. But there were before and that's why it was blue.

The district is rural and includes all or parts of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington counties. It includes the cities of Ogdensburg, Glens Falls, Plattsburgh, and Watertown. The district includes most of the Adirondack Mountains and the Thousand Islands region. It borders Vermont to the east and Canada to the north. It also includes Fort Drum of the US army.

From 2003 to 2013, the district with that number contained most of the Capital District of New York. It included all or parts of Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Schoharie counties. It contained the cities of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Amsterdam, Cohoes, Watervliet, Gloversville, and Johnstown. Up until 1980, the 21st district was located in upper Manhattan (including parts of Harlem and Washington Heights), and the Bronx.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York%27s_21st_congressional_district

[RestoreAmerica2020]

49. Hadn't read your last sentence...was thinking same--pobrecita, she isn't aware

...that she is being used by mysogynistic GOP.

[TruckFump]

2. KnR

[gademocrat7]

4. Stefanik is insufferable.

Mute on.

[muntrv]

6. The repukes are spinning it as fiscal responsibility, saying we held up aid for other nations.

[Roland99]

7. Is that like reason #Eleventy

[coeur_de_lion]

15. Eleventy million. Yep.

[Mersky]

9. Swalwell: you'd agree that's a lot more than blankets

Ms Cooper: Yes, Sir.

[Clash City Rocker]

10. Swalwell was excellent

[Mersky]

12. Yes, he was.

Great clip to watch.

[crickets]

13. That was great. nt

[Mersky]

14. Had excellent impact

[spinbaby]

11. I can't take it anymore

So I’m watching a movie. V for Vendetta seemed appropriate.

[crickets]

16. Castro pointing out the difference in holding aid policy reasons vs shakedown.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Thank you for reminding me about this thread!

(am posting in 3 different places )

[crickets]

20. You social butterfly, you!

[BumRushDaShow]

23. Did a 50,000th post lounge thread

and just started MIRT today so...

(just bizarre timing )

[crickets]

24. Congrats on both!

[BumRushDaShow]

43. Thank you!

and I blew right through (posted it at 6:16 pm ET).

[asiliveandbreathe]

80. Congrats to you in your retirement..your milestone here at DU and

Your support as MIRT....from my retirement experience, my mantra has been STAY BUSY....

[BumRushDaShow]

18. Ratfucker (R-TX) up ONCE again

[padah513]

19. Thanks for the threads crickets

And for hanging in there all day. I think we all appreciate it greatly.

[crickets]

21. You are welcome.

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Rat is done. Denny Heck (D-WA) is up

[madaboutharry]

26. The two witnesses tonight are good witnesses.

Ambassador Hale and Ms. Cooper seem like they are there to just give the facts.

In fact, they both look like they could come out of central casting.

[crickets]

28. What a contrast to Sondland's smugness earlier today. nt

[MFGsunny]

60. No kidding. Sondland came across too arrogantly smug by half. Charlatan quick wheeler dealer. n/t

[Backseat Driver]

98. I'm wondering just how much "work" she does?

Her staff doesn't forward email to her that is in her scope as Deputy??? Nor did she question for what agency IT staff was collecting documentation? Dang, it's her and her staff's work product, no? Perhaps she's not often in the office or communicating with them about much stuff at all.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

100. Thought same thing.

[BumRushDaShow]

27. Heck has asked Hale to publicly voice support for Amb. Yovanavich

and Hale read a letter that he had sent to the Senate that indicated State's support of anyone who testified.

[crickets]

30. Heck is the best. nt

[Mersky]

33. "She should have been able to stay at post." - Hale

And he endorsed Heck’s glowing descriptions at least twice.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

29. Oh boy! More Gym Jordan goofiness.

[BumRushDaShow]

31. GYMSUIT ALERT - MUTE

Sounds like someone took some air out of his head...

(but now someone is pumping some helium in from the back )

[pangaia]

37. Sounds like someone took some air out of his head..

Boy you said it.. surprised me..

[backtoblue]

39. Obligatory emoji

[BumRushDaShow]

47. That's it!!!!!

[Mersky]

35. His 5 hour Indignity wore off

[BumRushDaShow]

34. Thank goodness GYM was short. Peter Welch (D-VT) up

[madaboutharry]

36. Jordan tried to get Ms. Cooper to agree that

Trump withheld aid because of concern over corruption in Ukraine.

Ms. Cooper: "That is the reported reason."

[eleny]

44. That was one heck of a stretcheroo

[liberalmediaaddict]

38. So proud of the Democrats

They're really bringing their A game. These hearings are fascinating. Even if Republicans don't care. The fact that Trump is finally being called out on his bullshit is priceless.

[Mersky]

42. Well put.

[pangaia]

40. Peter Welch looks a little like Pat Leahy !!

[BumRushDaShow]

48. MALONEY! - and laughing about "pizza in the SCIF"

[crickets]

51. This poor woman has had her testimony delayed twice now.

Glad she stuck around both times. I am so impressed with her and with Hale. Our career civil servants just do not get enough credit for keeping the country running.

[BumRushDaShow]

58. Yup... although these folks

are up in the higher ranks (either SES or GS-15s)...

[BumRushDaShow]

50. Maloney is putting in the record that Congress passed a provision in the current CR

to allow them to be able to spend the entirety of that Ukraine money that had been held because it would have been too late when it wasn't spent by September 30.

[BumRushDaShow]

52. Maloney yielded back. Val Demmings (D-FL) up

[crickets]

54. Thank you so much for posting the names as each questioner appears.

It's a lot of work, and it makes a big difference that you've been nice enough to do it.

[BumRushDaShow]

57. You are welcome!

Luckily CSPAN will put their names up although since I also run closed-caption on my TV, sometimes that blocks the CSPAN banners.

(and what helps is that Firefox has cached the names so I can start typing one in the reply title and it will appear )

[BumRushDaShow]

55. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) up

[nolabear]

56. Good GOD I'm tired. And there's a debate...😳

[BumRushDaShow]

59. Member questions done and MOO MOO ALERT - MUTE

[backtoblue]

61. Time to hit the Moote button

[liberalmediaaddict]

76. I've mastered hitting mute or FF on Repuglicans

Now whenever a witness looks right I know to hit mute.

[nolabear]

62. Oh, it's soliloquy time from Nunes. But he's sweating like a crook under a light.

[crickets]

71. "An inquisition victim had more rights than the Democrats are giving the President"

This guy deserved the derisive laugh he got with Schiff's reply.

[agingdem]

101. seriously?

People were burned at the stake (auto da fe)...so what rights would that be exactly, Nunes you outrages asshole?

[gademocrat7]

63. Moo nunes on the whistle blower rant.

Sound muted...

[nolabear]

65. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

[BumRushDaShow]

66. OMG NUNES is comparing this with the Middle Ages and the Inquisition

[BumRushDaShow]

67. And Schiff just ignored the ass - giving a closing statement

[madaboutharry]

68. Nunes is working so hard to reach new levels of assholery

He needs new writers. This shit is getting old.

[Bayard]

79. He is certainly a one-trick pony

Whistleblower, Whistleblower, Whistleblower. Oh--and the Dems suck.

[nolabear]

69. God. Schiff is my HERO. What a cool dude.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

72. Moo moo says

Change the channel, turn down the volume. Best thing you've said in a while especially when you're on.

[C_U_L8R]

73. The chairman is going for it again.

Yes. Yes. Encore!
Thank you Chairman Schiff !!!!

[BumRushDaShow]

74. Uh oh - Schiff is rattling their cages!!!!!

[gademocrat7]

78. Yes indeed!

[Mersky]

75. What has nunes learned? Nothing.

Projecting pound the table moos. My suit sucks moos. Incredibly I'm an inquisition victim moomoo because there's a whistleblower. Moo.

I missed some moos, but meh, he just makes noise.

[crickets]

77. "That's not anti-corruption. That IS corruption!"

Schiff is on fire again! Woohoo!

[BumRushDaShow]

81. SCHIFF DONE. EXCELLENT!!!!

[crickets]

85. It has been a long day, but Schiff AGAIN made it worth it to make it to the end.

Woohoo!

[asiliveandbreathe]

82. Thank you crickets..another fine job.....n/t

[crickets]

87. It was a joint effort

BumRushDaShow got us started with thread one and has stuck around all day to keep the names up for each questioner, and all of YOU have made the great comments.

It's been fun- thanks, folks!

[asiliveandbreathe]

95. thanked brds earlier...and on her milestone...and MIRT....

[BumRushDaShow]

83. Schiff is reading the GOP idiotic CT and whistleblower subpoenas

DENIED.

[BumRushDaShow]

84. ZOO TIME.

[Mersky]

86. Did my heart good to hear Schiff bring up the hypocrisy

Of the whole mess.

His closing statements have been extremely good, and I'll rewatch all of them.

[crickets]

93. Agreed! nt

[BumRushDaShow]

88. They are going through each bullshit subpoena request and tabling them by vote

[Mersky]

90. Thank you crickets and BumRush!

Really cannot thank y'all enough.

[BumRushDaShow]

91. ADJOURNED and ignored their bullshit points of order

[BumRushDaShow]

92. THANK YOU crickets for carrying the load today!!!

[crickets]

96. As I said upthread, it was a joint effort.

You had the names up quickly every time!

It's also great with all of the knowledgeable people we have here commenting along.

Great fun, time to collapse. My heart goes out to all of you who are going on to watch the debates live.

[dustyscamp]

94. Point of order, Mr. Chairman!

[Wawannabe]

97. Thanks crickets

For the threads! You and all the other DUers who are maintaining these threads will go down in history!

Impeach the mofo already!!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

99. Thanks! ...

Thank you crickets, BumRushDaShow, and all who posted in these threads! I missed a big chunk of the late hearings and got the gist of it in these last two threads.