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Prof.Higgins

(194 posts)
36. I see. Trump's crimes deserve impeaching, but give him a respectful S.O.T.U. reward.
Fri Dec 20, 2019, 06:13 PM
Dec 2019

I admire Speaker Pilosi's leadership, but reckon it is an egregious mistake to reward Trump with the golden opportunity to trash all his Democratic Party "enemies" while the Democrats will need to sit in polite silence and listen to this impeached "clear and present danger" to America spewing out lunatic lies and attacks upon the Democratic Party Members just as though this is another of his campaign rally rants.

Think of what Paul Ryan would have done if he was still Speaker and Hillary Clinton was being impeached for "emails" or "Benghazi" or any other nonsensical accusations the Republicans could invent to impeach her for.

The actual State of the Union is one of existential peril due to Trump's and the Republican Party's betrayal of their oaths of office to preserve and protect the Constitution. They are diabolically demolishing the rule of law, but are still rewarded by a Democratic Party House leadership which I propound is seriously misreading the exasperation of its grass roots with the gifting of this invitation to Trump.

A little salt in the wound? Canoe52 Dec 2019 #1
And then a splash of battery acid.... magicarpet Dec 2019 #9
Good. An in public reminder, The House and Speaker invite him. irisblue Dec 2019 #2
HA! ChiTownDenny Dec 2019 #3
Also, the day after the Iowa caucus. bearsfootball516 Dec 2019 #4
Speaker Pelosi is playing this strictly by the books. She knows what she's doing. Arkansas Granny Dec 2019 #5
This is a very subtle (or maybe not?) taunt of him. George II Dec 2019 #6
HA ! If he can keep it until then. magicarpet Dec 2019 #7
A little more jiu-jitsu from the best Speaker ever! The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #8
He'll use the occasion to read his beautiful six-page letter. dalton99a Dec 2019 #10
...with all the slurring and drooling we've come to expect!! Grokenstein Dec 2019 #31
"And wipe your feet before you come in." sarge43 Dec 2019 #11
Trump Embarrassment Meter stressed off the charts bucolic_frolic Dec 2019 #12
hope she has a back up speaker in the wings just in case rurallib Dec 2019 #13
Good Gawd ALMIGHTY - I can really visualize his unraveling packman Dec 2019 #14
Well played Speaker - well played! JustAnotherGen Dec 2019 #15
Wouldn't it be great if she handed it to McConnell during the speech!!!!!!!!!!!!!! George II Dec 2019 #16
Oh shit! JustAnotherGen Dec 2019 #17
Hand it over at a point when the trial will be closer to the election dogknob Dec 2019 #33
How about after the election and the dems regain control of the house. olddad65 Dec 2019 #37
"and the dems regain control of the house" Polybius Dec 2019 #41
Yes, on Monday February 3rd. jaysunb Dec 2019 #18
Be still my heart. What a great idea! Lonestarblue Dec 2019 #19
Ig he goes, I will buy the popcorn Miguelito Loveless Dec 2019 #20
should she also invite greta ROUGHRIDER1976 Dec 2019 #21
I bet she holds back transmitting articles to the senate until after the SOTU Fiendish Thingy Dec 2019 #22
He won't do it as there is too much risk of him saying something that cstanleytech Dec 2019 #23
Then again he might use the opportunity to make a speech against impeachment mitch96 Dec 2019 #24
I think he will do it Bayard Dec 2019 #25
Why not cut out the middle man and just invite his Daddy Vladdy to give the address olddad65 Dec 2019 #26
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #27
Wise move Madam Speaker....show this isn't partisian. AncientGeezer Dec 2019 #28
Someone very smart could write him a great presidential speech, and Croney Dec 2019 #29
STATE OF UNION soapbox1952 Dec 2019 #30
welcome to du. mopinko Dec 2019 #40
She is a genius! mcar Dec 2019 #32
DAMN, that's my birthday! elleng Dec 2019 #34
Following the precedent of Clinton giving his SOTU while his impeachment trial was underway onenote Dec 2019 #35
I see. Trump's crimes deserve impeaching, but give him a respectful S.O.T.U. reward. Prof.Higgins Dec 2019 #36
Trump would love nothing more than to be denied an invite to deliver the SOTU in the House Chamber onenote Dec 2019 #38
Shady shade shade. jeffreyi Dec 2019 #39
Please check your shoes for toilet paper before entering MY HOUSE. truthisfreedom Dec 2019 #42
Context: George II Dec 2019 #43
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