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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 10:34:04 GMT -6
Senator Markey's Kennedy-esque New England accent is so comforting. He's talking about nuclear war and I feel like I could just drift off for a nap.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 10:37:11 GMT -6
Pompeo is cagey about preemptive military strike option against NK but says that he would be open to a ground invasion
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Post by enchanted on Apr 12, 2018 10:37:14 GMT -6
Corker pauses the hearing to take a swipe at Obama. enchanted And this is why I still hate him. Well, that and his shitty voting record.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 10:48:11 GMT -6
Booker is throwing his past anti-Muslim rhetoric back in his face. Pompeo says his record on religious tolerance is "exquisite"
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Post by cakewench on Apr 12, 2018 10:54:07 GMT -6
Pompeo is cagey about preemptive military strike option against NK but says that he would be open to a ground invasion He's either been watching too many MASH reruns, or not enough.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 10:54:44 GMT -6
Pompeo, basically: I think LGBTQ persons are perverse, but I'll be polite to them
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Post by athn64 on Apr 12, 2018 10:58:03 GMT -6
WTF to ground invasion of North Korea? Because that worked so well the last time.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 11:00:33 GMT -6
Dr. Rand Paul doesn't know 2018-18. He just said we're sending people to war that were born after 9/11.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 11:01:11 GMT -6
Paul is really going after him
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 11:03:32 GMT -6
Yeesh. Chris Murphy just quoted an article about a recent WTO meeting as saying, "Trump is China's biggest opportunity"
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 11:06:18 GMT -6
Pro tip: never put yourself in a position where Chris Murphy will have cause to question you and your motives
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 11:09:34 GMT -6
Murphy: you believe POTUS is authorized to strike Syria under article I? What are the limitations of Article.II?
Pompeo: legal scholars are writing papers! The War Powers Act is a thing....I don't know what it says, but I'm aware that it is a thing that exists!
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 11:22:54 GMT -6
Pompeo testifies that he thought Obama could be impeached for action in Libya but Trump can totally bomb Syria. Seems legit.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 12:05:58 GMT -6
Flake seems chiefly concerned about the lack of ambassadors and diplomats in sensitive areas. Pompeo expresses commitment to staffing State back up and getting into the work of saving the world. Okay, but what if those professionals disagree with him and Trump? Will they listen? Will Pompeo fight on behalf of their expertise? Or will he pretty much let Trump do whatever the hell he wants? So far he's shown no credible commitment to standing up to POTUS
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 12:26:56 GMT -6
So that's what country over party looks like.
Senator Kaine just fought back when Corker accused him of flip flopping on Ghadaffi. Kaine said that no, he always opposed regime change, and told President Obama at the time that he strongly disagreed with the policy.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 12:35:26 GMT -6
The More they press him on his anti-Muslim comments the worse he comes off. Apparently he thinks every single Muslim has to condemn every act of violence perpetrated by a Muslim or be considered complicit.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 12:48:04 GMT -6
Pompeo: climate change is real, and a threat, and is, at least in part, created by humans
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Post by athn64 on Apr 12, 2018 12:49:55 GMT -6
The More they press him on his anti-Muslim comments the worse he comes off. Apparently he thinks every single Muslim has to condemn every act of violence perpetrated by a Muslim or be considered complicit. Ass. K. Then where is the condemnation of Christians for every action taken by a Christian, or a white man for every action taken by a white man that perpetuates violence? I'll wait for that.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 12, 2018 12:58:16 GMT -6
Menendez is closing the hearing with a laundry list of all the ways Confirmation Hearing Pompeo contradicts Every Other Day Pompeo
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Post by cakewench on Apr 12, 2018 13:00:51 GMT -6
The More they press him on his anti-Muslim comments the worse he comes off. Apparently he thinks every single Muslim has to condemn every act of violence perpetrated by a Muslim or be considered complicit. Ass. I look forward to him making similar statements about white males and gun violence. *pause* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA no. Won't hold my breath. Edit: I see athn64 beat me to this.
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