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NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 10:59 PM Feb 2020

"They wanted to impeach Trump from day one"

Last edited Mon Feb 3, 2020, 12:00 AM - Edit history (2)

Well, Republicans, you’ve got that right. Where you’re wrong is saying we were “looking for something” to impeach him over – because no searching was necessary.

Many of us wanted him impeached for colluding with the Russians – and make no mistake, he did collude with them. Remember all those contacts between Trump’s people and Russians that were covered up and lied about – and only admitted after being confronted with the irrefutable evidence thereof? Remember when the Trump Tower meeting was about ‘adoptions’? Yeah, right.

Many of us wanted him impeached when he handed highly classified information to the Russians – right there in the Oval Office - making it clear that he was Putin's bitch.

Many of us wanted him impeached when he stood on that stage in Helsinki and declared that he was taking Putin’s “word for it” that he didn’t interfere with the 2016 election – despite the fact that our own intelligence agencies had uncovered overwhelming evidence that the Russians had done exactly that.

Many of us wanted him impeached when he insulted our allies and rambled on about how he and Kim Jong Un were “in love”, and how Kim had sent him “beautiful letters”.

Many of us wanted him impeached when he appointed inept idiots to his cabinet and other positions of power – clearly hoping that their incompetence would undermine the institutions and agencies they were supposed to oversee. (Jared Kushner in charge of the Middle East? You’re kidding, right?)

Many of us wanted him impeached when he pulled us out of the Paris Accord and the Iran deal, when he abandoned the Kurds, when he locked migrant children in cages, and when he overturned laws that protect our environment.

Many of us wanted him impeached when he got to lie #500, then lie #5,000 – what are we up to now? Lie #16,000 – and counting.

Many of us wanted him impeached as his mental instability became increasingly apparent, and when his inane ramblings about things like wind turbines causing cancer clearly demonstrated that he is either brain-addled by drug abuse, and/or just plain stupid.

Many of us wanted him impeached when he used his hotels and golf resorts to generate personal income at the taxpayers’ expense, or to accept ‘bribes’ from those who spent money at Trump-owned properties as a means of currying favour with your “pResident”.

Many of us wanted him impeached when it became blatantly obvious that your “hard-working pResident” spends most of his time sending malicious tweets between rounds of golf, rather than doing the business of the American people.

Many of us wanted him impeached when he embarrassed us on the world stage, time and again, by being a bloviating buffoon who thinks Nambia, Button and Nipple are actually countries – his abject stupidity being a clear indication that he lacks the necessary intelligence to govern a nation.

Many of us wanted him impeached when he plunged the country into further debt by handing out tax-cuts to the wealthy, while doing nothing for the middle-class workers.

I could go on – but I think you’ve got the picture. There was never any need to “go looking for” a reason to impeach this mother-fucker – the reasons for doing so are as abundant as they are clear.

Of course, being a big fan of irony, I note that Joni Ernst(R) has now stated that if Joe Biden is elected in 2020, the Republicans will immediately move to impeach him. And there goes your “they wanted to impeach Trump from day one” argument – because she’s threatening to impeach Biden before he’s even been nominated as the Democratic candidiate.

That’s going to make for a great campaign ad – don’t ya think?



(Edited for typos.)

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"They wanted to impeach Trump from day one" (Original Post) NanceGreggs Feb 2020 OP
Damn right! USA should never allow a racist/bigot to hold presidency, Hoyt Feb 2020 #1
k&r lordsummerisle Feb 2020 #2
They act as if it is all about the phone call with Kelensky... kentuck Feb 2020 #3
Well sure. And they welcomed Bill Clinton with open arms. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #4
So much so Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2020 #14
Indeed. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #16
Memo to Joni Ernst(R) Pantagruel Feb 2020 #5
True, but thanks to Joni everyone KNOWS their intention. not_the_one Feb 2020 #6
And, I believe it was Newt Gingrich who stated louis-t Feb 2020 #8
Well thought out and beautifully expressed. BarbD Feb 2020 #7
Nope. Not since 2018, when we voted in a Democratic House. GoCubsGo Feb 2020 #9
Excellent piece Rider3 Feb 2020 #10
The repubs said they'd impeach Hillary on day one...as Trump was on trial for scamming the Karadeniz Feb 2020 #11
K&R... spanone Feb 2020 #12
Profiles in Hypocrisy crickets Feb 2020 #13
All they focus on is winning political power... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #21
Because they knew he had STOLEN the election, courtesy of Russia!! ElementaryPenguin Feb 2020 #15
Yes Catherine Vincent Feb 2020 #17
Gee, I never knew Rush Limbaugh lived near a wind turbine. Jack-o-Lantern Feb 2020 #18
DAMN RIGHT! BECAUSE WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH blakstoneranger Feb 2020 #19
Note to Joni Ernst The Wizard Feb 2020 #20
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #22
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. Damn right! USA should never allow a racist/bigot to hold presidency,
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 11:13 PM
Feb 2020

don’t care how many ignorant white wingers vote for him.

He never should have been nominated. Tells you everything about Republican Party.

kentuck

(111,079 posts)
3. They act as if it is all about the phone call with Kelensky...
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 11:29 PM
Feb 2020

There was so much more....and they know it.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,406 posts)
14. So much so
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:07 PM
Feb 2020

that Republicans went after him for literally his entire Presidency. I believe that there was even one final investigation of him AFTER he left office.

 

Pantagruel

(2,580 posts)
5. Memo to Joni Ernst(R)
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:41 AM
Feb 2020

You can only move to impeach if you convince the House-not likely with a Biden win.

 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
6. True, but thanks to Joni everyone KNOWS their intention.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 12:02 PM
Feb 2020

Just like Moscow Mitch announcing the day after Obama was elected that they were going to fight him on everything.

Republicans don't DO bipartisan. They will only accept complete surrender, while getting at least ONE repub-lite democrat to vote WITH them, and call it bipartisan.

The ads just write themselves.

louis-t

(23,292 posts)
8. And, I believe it was Newt Gingrich who stated
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 02:46 PM
Feb 2020

they would make Bill Clinton "the most investigated president in history" upon his election.

BarbD

(1,192 posts)
7. Well thought out and beautifully expressed.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 12:05 PM
Feb 2020

As usual. Thanks so much for putting our thoughts into logical, well-reasoned words.

GoCubsGo

(32,079 posts)
9. Nope. Not since 2018, when we voted in a Democratic House.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 02:48 PM
Feb 2020

You know... That election that the GOP Senate is nullifying.

Karadeniz

(22,506 posts)
11. The repubs said they'd impeach Hillary on day one...as Trump was on trial for scamming the
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:16 PM
Feb 2020

American public via Trump U.

crickets

(25,962 posts)
13. Profiles in Hypocrisy
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:03 PM
Feb 2020
Republicans Are Already Talking About Impeaching Clinton

Nov. 4, 2016 - The G.O.P. is warning of a “constitutional crisis” if Clinton wins.

With the latest polls showing Hillary Clinton remains likely to win the election on Tuesday, Republicans are preparing for the possibility of a second Clinton White House by promising to make the next four years a living hell. Some lawmakers are talking openly about refusing to approve any Supreme Court nominees until a Republican is elected president, the F.B.I. is investigating both the Clinton Foundation and the former secretary of state’s use of a private e-mail server, and House Republicans have vowed to launch additional investigations of their own. Now, a growing number of conservatives are warning that there could be a “constitutional crisis” if Clinton is elected, and threatening her with impeachment. [snip]

President Barack Obama slammed the impeachment talk in a scathing speech Wednesday at a campaign stop for Clinton in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. “You've got some Republicans in Congress who are already suggesting they will impeach Hillary,” Obama said. “She hasn't even been elected yet. And it doesn't matter what evidence they just—they’ll find something. That’s what they’re saying already.”

Not every Republican is ready to throw Clinton in jail. In a radio interview Tuesday, Texas senator John Cornyn said discussions of impeachment were “premature” as Clinton hasn’t even been elected yet. “And unless there is some additional evidence that the F.B.I. director and the Justice Department would take to a grand jury, then she is not likely to be convicted of a crime.” But that doesn’t mean they aren’t preparing to derail her potential presidency with a never-ending series of congressional hearings and investigations that could make the gridlock and partisanship of the Obama years look cordial by comparison.


Republicans wanted to impeach Hillary Clinton before day one. It's all about projection and partisan whining.

As always, great read, Nance!

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,328 posts)
21. All they focus on is winning political power...
Tue Feb 4, 2020, 04:53 PM
Feb 2020

The Republicans consider political power over everything else; there is no right or wrong any more, only wins and losses. Every event, every vote, every statement passes through that filter. The impeachment trial highlights this. It does not matter how much evidence the House presented, the Republican Senators only focused on protecting their party, which depends on there being no break from the propaganda machine's output.

 

blakstoneranger

(333 posts)
19. DAMN RIGHT! BECAUSE WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:07 PM
Feb 2020

The question is: Will the democrats running for president remind the american people every day why we needed him impeached. THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES NEED TO BE PERSISTENT IN REMINDING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHAT KIND OF CROOK WE HAVE RUNNING OUR COUNTRY. The problem we face is that the media keeps pitting these candidates against each other forcing us to forget what a knucklehead we have in the white house. The economy is stagnated, the tax cuts are a bust, the trade war is a failure (the reason we don't feel it is because companies are absorbing the increased cost by not passing the cost to the consumer---this will end soon!). The republicans have let a criminal walk free among us. These are the things that the democratic candidates need to remind the people of EVERY SINGLE DAY!!! NON STOP!! WE NEED TO IMPRESS UPON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT THIS PRESIDENT IS AN INCOMPETENT FAILURE WHO REGULARLY ASSOCIATES WITH LOW LIFES!! I think Nancy Peolosi and Adam Shift, and Jerry Nadler were geniuses in opening this entire process up to the world. Now the whole world knows he's a crook and none of his or foxnew's lying can spin him out of this--HE IS IMPEACHED AND HE'S GUILTY AND WE NEED TO BE REMINED OF THIS EVERY DAY!!!

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