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nolabear

(41,936 posts)
97. I'm so glad. It was getting way too chummy. Sondland is NOT our friend.
Wed Nov 20, 2019, 04:19 PM
Nov 2019

And he's getting more self important as this goes on.

Kick up crickets Nov 2019 #1
Republicans proclaim there is "no evidence" from today's witness, Sondland. ancianita Nov 2019 #2
And in other news, Republicans claim 1+1purple. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #4
All they have left is gaslighting. polichick Nov 2019 #6
but, I thought Trump NewJeffCT Nov 2019 #12
Except that adults know the flip side of the bully boy is the victim. Thus, Putin, the predator. ancianita Nov 2019 #32
Stewart, imho, helping make the case for extortion Roland99 Nov 2019 #3
Sondland is pushing back a bit on Stewart BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #5
Good. Had it muted, so didn't hear. elleng Nov 2019 #13
The rethugs have nothing. gademocrat7 Nov 2019 #7
Mike Quigley (D-IL) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #8
You'd indict the person who pulled the fire alarm Roland99 Nov 2019 #10
I like his analogy - don't indict the guy who pulled the fire alarm - crickets Nov 2019 #11
GS: Noun + verb + Trump + Giuliani + Pompeo + Volker + Burisma no Biden equals no smoke or fire ancianita Nov 2019 #26
And continuing the casting call... Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #18
I was thinking Robert Urich BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #42
Goodness me! Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #49
His face kept coming up in my mind when I see Quigley BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #62
LOL! That is precisely how I'd have done it. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #65
I originally considered a "young" Jack Lord BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #74
The disingenuous complaining and minimizing madaboutharry Nov 2019 #9
Some of the RepubliCONs are such good liars they seem to believe their lies. polichick Nov 2019 #14
that's how they win mucifer Nov 2019 #15
right elleng Nov 2019 #16
And Ghouliani thrown under the bus ("problematic to work with Ghouliani") BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #17
Again! He's been under that bus so many times, he's flat as a pancake n/t Blaukraut Nov 2019 #21
Stupidufuckik (R-NY) up - MUTE ALERT BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #19
Beat me to it. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #20
She's Still on the Now Debunked Idea That Just Because Trump Didn't Say the Words... The_Counsel Nov 2019 #23
She was completely useless just now. Roland99 Nov 2019 #27
stewart is about the last person that should be lecturing Mersky Nov 2019 #22
Good points. You're yelling to the choir; don't worry about it. crickets Nov 2019 #24
Eric Swalwell (D-CA) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #25
Swalwell is good! polichick Nov 2019 #29
He has been on TV all over and twitter trolling the GOP BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #56
Yeah, I really enjoy him! polichick Nov 2019 #58
They all have faces as red as tomatoes. Must be hot in there n/t Blaukraut Nov 2019 #28
I was thinking it must be really warm in the room, madaboutharry Nov 2019 #33
I've noticed the flushed faces and been wondering that as well. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #35
Swalwell up - asking ordinary and reasonable questions crickets Nov 2019 #30
"We followed the direction of the president " Roland99 Nov 2019 #31
Unsaid: the direction of the president through Rudy. nt crickets Nov 2019 #34
Swalwell and hypothetical questions isn't a good look. Sorry, the only thing going for Dems is the ancianita Nov 2019 #37
It is in writing, and that may bite Sondland hard and help Dems in the end. nt crickets Nov 2019 #47
William Hurd (R-TX) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #36
Hurd: how do you reconcile your written opening statement and your testimony about the ancianita Nov 2019 #38
He spent the morning throwing everyone under the bus.. luvs2sing Nov 2019 #39
I wonder if he received a casual phone call during the lunch break. Hmmm... nt crickets Nov 2019 #41
Something like that. No doubt. n/t luvs2sing Nov 2019 #43
yea, why is he walking back his already amended testimony? Blaukraut Nov 2019 #44
He's using "no records" from Pompeo's State as the basis of his equivocation. So now it could ancianita Nov 2019 #45
Joaquin Castro (D-TX) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #40
Castro had Mulvaney's press conference played meow2u3 Nov 2019 #46
Lord, can't ANYBODY handle simple technology? nolabear Nov 2019 #50
Castro replayed Mulvaney's quid pro quo presser BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #48
Paging Mulvaney...come defend yourself! nolabear Nov 2019 #51
Sondland said that politics is always in foreign policy, but that going after Mersky Nov 2019 #57
OMG Sondland claim they belived they were well in the "center lane" of proper diplomacy BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #52
He keeps saying that. Repetition doesn't make it true. crickets Nov 2019 #54
This is fizzling. Before wrap up and Brussels, I hope Schiff hits hard with evidence in spite of ancianita Nov 2019 #59
Sondland bought his Ambassadorship. madaboutharry Nov 2019 #61
+1,Sondland is doing a good job at presenting this BUT its really hard to think he didn't know shit uponit7771 Nov 2019 #73
+1 crickets Nov 2019 #77
Ratfucker (R-TX) up again BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #53
Denny Heck (D-WA) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #55
Heck made Sondland admit they have no evidence of anything "criminal" regarding Hunter BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #60
Bringing Sondland to talk about patriotic duty crickets Nov 2019 #64
Yup. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #70
The first time I saw Sondland go perfectly still Bayard Nov 2019 #72
GYMSUIT ALERT - MUTE BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #63
I turned down my volume control, but not enough. He must be ramping back up. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #69
Gotta recycle an instant classic JHB Nov 2019 #76
LOL! BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #78
she got him! Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #103
Jordan really gets off on the sound of his own voice! lol polichick Nov 2019 #66
Jim Jordan parroting Putin talking points: demmiblue Nov 2019 #67
Gym ignoring that Zelensky isn't going to admit pressure Roland99 Nov 2019 #68
GYMSUIT's battery turned off. Peter Welch (D-VT) up. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #71
Welch is pointing out that holding back the aid put people's lives on the line. Good. crickets Nov 2019 #75
Maloney (D-NY) up now Roland99 Nov 2019 #79
Sean Maloney (D-NY) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #80
Oh, c'mon, Gymmy. Murphy brought up the withholding of aid days after it had already Mersky Nov 2019 #81
Maloney made Sondland admit who would "benefit" from "investigations" BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #82
Sondland is terrified of Trump. polichick Nov 2019 #83
they all are. elleng Nov 2019 #86
He's wealthy enough not to care about Drumpf BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #90
Sondland. I've been very forthright. Maloney - this is your third time here!! Roland99 Nov 2019 #84
WoW this guy was great! PuraVidaDreamin Nov 2019 #96
He's from NY Roland99 Nov 2019 #98
Love Maloney! polichick Nov 2019 #85
Sondland's insistence on EVERY TIME saying crickets Nov 2019 #87
Maloney!!!!! Pachamama Nov 2019 #88
Yup! Nailed his balls to the chair! nt woodsprite Nov 2019 #95
Gonna park the video here, cuz it's amazing... crickets Nov 2019 #120
Boy did Maloney wipe the smile off of Sondland's face! nolabear Nov 2019 #89
That was amazing.... Pachamama Nov 2019 #94
Sondland thinks he got away with "please be clear about what you're asking" crickets Nov 2019 #102
Congressman Maloney just took my breath away. Siwsan Nov 2019 #91
I'm so glad. It was getting way too chummy. Sondland is NOT our friend. nolabear Nov 2019 #97
That was for the books blogslut Nov 2019 #101
I think Maloney is fed up with all the republican tap dancing and Sondland MerryBlooms Nov 2019 #104
Sean Patrick Maloney gets Sondland to say Trump would benefit from Biden investigation: applause! brooklynite Nov 2019 #92
It's incredible the effort that took - it shouldn't have if Sondland were an honest man. nt crickets Nov 2019 #105
Val Demmings (D-FL) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #93
Maloney - this is real life Mersky Nov 2019 #99
Congressman Maloney got applause from the gallery meow2u3 Nov 2019 #100
Val Demmings (D-FL) running through the record during May in the media BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #106
Sondham has SMS (Selective Memory Syndrome) Siwsan Nov 2019 #107
Demmings just gave him that "you're bullshitting me" look BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #108
Yup Mersky Nov 2019 #110
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #109
Ooooo... He just got Sondland Mersky Nov 2019 #117
Have the Repukes fled? Roland99 Nov 2019 #111
There aren't that many on the committee since they lost a bunch in 2018 BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #114
Sondland against throws Ghouliani under the bus BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #112
Krishnamoorthi is playing Sondland like a cheap fiddle. nolabear Nov 2019 #113
Skills in business to not necessarily translate well to skills in government or diplomacy Siwsan Nov 2019 #119
MOOnes closing with calling it a conspiracy theory Roland99 Nov 2019 #115
MOO MOO ALERT - MUTE (closing statement) BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #116
*sigh* Here goes Nunes, bitching, whining, obfuscating, doing what he does best. nolabear Nov 2019 #118
MOO MOO needs to go back to the farm with the rest of the GOP animals. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #121
Schiff up - CLOSING STATEMENT BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #122
Too bad the questions ran long today. Looks like Gordo probably missed his plane. Boohoo. nt crickets Nov 2019 #124
he could probably buy his own effing plane I don't really care mucifer Nov 2019 #127
+1 crickets Nov 2019 #130
Schiff is going to make Drumpf throw Ghouliani under the bus BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #123
Preposterous mooing Mersky Nov 2019 #125
Schiff - so much for the Ukrainians did not know. Roland99 Nov 2019 #126
Sondland is not happy about his own testimony that Schiff is reading back crickets Nov 2019 #128
sondland really is scumb I hope they get him on perjury mucifer Nov 2019 #133
I suspect Sondland might not want to spend one more day on this side of the pond Siwsan Nov 2019 #129
Great summary by Schiff! polichick Nov 2019 #131
"Is there any accountability?" crickets Nov 2019 #134
Sondland squirming like a kid in a chair. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #132
Schiff again stating the whistleblower didn't cause trumps actions Roland99 Nov 2019 #135
ADJOURNED AND APPLAUSE BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #136
Another standing ovation - this time for Schiff crickets Nov 2019 #137
Once again Ladies and Gentlemen.... ADAM MF'ING SCHIFF!!! budkin Nov 2019 #138
Eloquent and great summary. Mersky Nov 2019 #139
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