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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 14:20:56 GMT -6
CNN cut to the rose garden
I need to mow my lawn or bash my head into a wall
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 14:24:00 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 14:24:42 GMT -6
Barrasso is mad about the INF. What do these guys have against denuclearization treaties? Jeeze.
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 14:30:08 GMT -6
QUIT BLAMING PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 14:30:40 GMT -6
So as it stands (through Senator Markey's questions) 1. We have no nuclear inspectors in North korea 2. North Korea is still engaging in fission 3. North Korea possibly continues to pursue submarine launch missiles, but Pompeo doesn't want to answer that in open hearing. 4. we have no commitment from NK regarding destroying chemical weapons stockpiles. "They have indicated that they fully understand the scope of what denuclearization entails." (That's not what Markey asked) 5. North Korea is still enaging in human rights abuses
Pompeo: "I am confident that the North Koreans understand, clearly, America's definition and they have agreed to denuclearize"(including chemical and biological weapons)
Pompeo then interrupts Senator Markey to blame Obama.
I wish I had a screen grab of the look Tim Kaine is giving him right now. It's John Gizzi meets Oprah.
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 14:32:41 GMT -6
Yes DPRK was doing the same shit but previous administrations didn’t give them international cache.
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 14:35:21 GMT -6
It’s split screen so I only see part of Tim’s face or I would
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 14:36:19 GMT -6
Oh shut up Rand, Obama never invited Putin to the White House. They met at the UN, of which Russia is a member. He didn't court Putin and take him to dinner and a movie. This is idiotic.
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 14:37:27 GMT -6
Rand Paul thinks meeting with Putin is partisan now because both Obama andBush met with him
But they didn’t lick his boots.
There is a DIFFERENCE Rand
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 14:38:09 GMT -6
haha I missed Menendez's Hamilton quote
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 14:40:47 GMT -6
I see the line of argument Rand Paul is pursuing here that (1) we can't make progress without discussion and (2) yes, Obama did talk to Putin sometimes but it's deliberately obtuse and completely ignores the fundamental tenets of diplomacy
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 14:41:18 GMT -6
Geezus. Rand wants to de-escalate partisanship in this country. Three?days after he calls for stripping clearance from former advisors for having opinions
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 14:45:04 GMT -6
What’s happened with Natalia Vesilnitskia? Bringing up Maria reminded me of her
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 14:46:14 GMT -6
Udall goes on about ties to Russia Pompeo deflecting
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 14:50:06 GMT -6
Did udall accidentally call Putin ‘tootin’
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 14:59:51 GMT -6
heh. Corker is asking pompeo why he so consistently undermines our institutions and our allies.
Pompeo is SHOCKED AND APPALLED.
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Jul 25, 2018 15:01:14 GMT -6
I just tuned in but wow, Corker pretty clearly just stated that Trump is intentionally lying and/or confusing the American people and asked Pompeo WTF is going on in his head.
Pompeo is trying to make the argument that his words and his actions are "one and the same".
Corker "You did not respond to what I asked."
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 15:01:43 GMT -6
Corker's really calling Pompeo out on POTUS being a lunatic.
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 15:23:12 GMT -6
Chris Murphy is he said Russia interference is a hoax. I don’t have to draw inferences from that. He’s listing 45s statements And pompeo is trying to deflect with what is policy. Chris isn’t having it.
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Post by enchanted on Jul 25, 2018 15:23:59 GMT -6
This is one of those days where I don't dislike Corker as much as I usually do.
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Jul 25, 2018 15:24:01 GMT -6
I'm not going to do this exchange between Pompeo and Murphy justice so I won't try. I can only hope clips of it show up on Twitter shortly so I can repost them here.
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 15:24:05 GMT -6
Pompeo's entire argument in this hearing is that we should look at Trump's policies and not pay any attention to what he actually says.
Chris Murphy is not having it.
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 15:25:12 GMT -6
POmpeo brings up Obama’s policies again. Apparently Obama spent 8 years in office doing both but eating bonbons and filing his nails
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Jul 25, 2018 15:25:56 GMT -6
Omg Murphy's face just now when Pompeo said he believed North Korea understood our definition of "denuclearization" when they verbally said "yes we will denuclearize" was like:
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Jul 25, 2018 15:38:19 GMT -6
Pompeo is an A+ gaslighter.
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 25, 2018 15:40:08 GMT -6
Somebody point me to where 45 has been very clear? Especially wrt Russia the economy and our allies
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 15:44:01 GMT -6
This is one of those days where I don't dislike Corker as much as I usually do. I mean it's one thing for him to give a soundbite pushing back on Trump to Haley Byrd in the subway but it's quite another for him to call the SoS out on the carpet as chairman of a senate hearing.
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 15:45:05 GMT -6
Somebody point me to where 45 has been very clear? Especially wrt Russia the economy and our allies "but he did sanctions tho"
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 15:45:25 GMT -6
Portman's all, "Wulllllll we have sanctions but they aren't werkin"
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Post by dc2london on Jul 25, 2018 15:47:24 GMT -6
oh boy, here comes Senator Booker
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