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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby gr » Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:45:23

traderdave wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:Can't imagine she would get it. But there isn't really an obvious choice. Lots of other newbies on the comittee.

Carolyn Maloney is interim chair. She's been in Congress for almost three decades.

There are a bunch of longterm Dems on the committee.


Any thoughts on her, JH? Is she up for the task at hand?


I'm surprised she's still in Congress to be honest. I was in media training session w her and she just started spouting half sentences like a switch got jammed. I told my boss the story later that day and she said "she just hasn't been the same since her husband died". That was 5 years ago.
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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby Wolfgang622 » Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:47:18

jerseyhoya wrote:
Wolfgang622 wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:Can't imagine she would get it. But there isn't really an obvious choice. Lots of other newbies on the comittee.

Carolyn Maloney is interim chair. She's been in Congress for almost three decades.

There are a bunch of longterm Dems on the committee.

What I didn't realize, until I ran for the state house, and that I assume is also true of the U.S. House, is that they get paid extra for being on committees, and the higher the profile of the committee, the better, both for your campaign rolodex and for your personal wallet.

Gotta love government!

All house members outside of top leadership make the same.

But it's a lot easier to raise money for re-election if you're on Ways and Means and Financial Services than if you're on Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.


What if you are the rep from Iowa?
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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby JFLNYC » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:05:20

If you’re on the agriculture committee can get a lot of lettuce.
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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby Bill McNeal » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:21:21

Trump called the Italian president “president mozzarella” and said that the US and Italy have a shared history going all the way back to Ancient Rome. Okay.
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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby JUburton » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:23:42

Bill McNeal wrote:Trump called the Italian president “president mozzarella” and said that the US and Italy have a shared history going all the way back to Ancient Rome. Okay.
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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby Bill McNeal » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:35:05

JUburton wrote:
Bill McNeal wrote:Trump called the Italian president “president mozzarella” and said that the US and Italy have a shared history going all the way back to Ancient Rome. Okay.
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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby pacino » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:39:07

that's the Italian translator, but the point remains
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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby traderdave » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:48:08

I think I call BS on the Mozzarella thing but he definitely made the Rome reference.

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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby slugsrbad » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:49:22

G7 officially announced for Doral next year.. excited for it to be a surprise return to the G8
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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby momadance » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:49:37

@maggieNYT
In the middle of the impeachment inquiry, Mulvaney announces the G7 will be held at Trump's club, the Doral, next year, during WH briefing.

Doral was "by far and away the best physical facility for this meeting," Mulvaney says. Quotes a site-selection official telling him, "It's almost like they built this facility to host this type of event."

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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby CalvinBall » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:55:01

President Mozzarella is a great username

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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby jerseyhoya » Thu Oct 17, 2019 13:04:54

slugsrbad wrote:G7 officially announced for Doral next year.. excited for it to be a surprise return to the G8

Hahahaha jesus christ

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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby pacino » Thu Oct 17, 2019 13:06:22

momadance wrote:@maggieNYT
In the middle of the impeachment inquiry, Mulvaney announces the G7 will be held at Trump's club, the Doral, next year, during WH briefing.

Doral was "by far and away the best physical facility for this meeting," Mulvaney says. Quotes a site-selection official telling him, "It's almost like they built this facility to host this type of event."

It literally edged out Mar-A-Lago as the site they picked
thephan wrote:pacino's posting is one of the more important things revealed in weeks.

Calvinball wrote:Pacino was right.

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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby jerseyhoya » Thu Oct 17, 2019 13:07:41

Mulvaney admitting to the quid pro quo on military aid for Ukraine to investigate the 2016 election

What is happening

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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby pacino » Thu Oct 17, 2019 13:07:54

Chrissy Houlahan and The Badasses are very concerned about actually voting on an official impeachment inquiry.

Somehow this is getting a lot less publicity than their initial announcement. Wonder why?
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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby momadance » Thu Oct 17, 2019 13:09:39

@peterbakernyt

Mulvaney says the Ukraine aid was in fact tied to Trump’s desire for an investigation of supposed Ukrainian collaboration with Democrats in 2016. He describes it as one of three factors, the other two being a general concern about corruption and a belief Europe should do more.

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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby Bucky » Thu Oct 17, 2019 13:10:38

does he even read twitter

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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby momadance » Thu Oct 17, 2019 13:13:13

Mulvaney: It’s fine for the president to use whoever he wants in foreign policy, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, as long as it doesn’t break any laws.


Narrator: They broke many laws.

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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby Phred » Thu Oct 17, 2019 13:45:21

momadance wrote:@maggieNYT
In the middle of the impeachment inquiry, Mulvaney announces the G7 will be held at Trump's club, the Doral, next year, during WH briefing.

Doral was "by far and away the best physical facility for this meeting," Mulvaney says. Quotes a site-selection official telling him, "It's almost like they built this facility to host this type of event."


It would be pretty sweet if by the time the G7 rolls around that Trump can't attend from jail and the club is owned by the US Government.

On the other hand, it would really suck if by the time the G7 rolls around that we are all living in a post-apocalyptic nightmare.
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Re: Donny J and the Giant ImPeach: politics

Postby Wolfgang622 » Thu Oct 17, 2019 13:59:27

Bill McNeal wrote:Trump called the Italian president “president mozzarella” and said that the US and Italy have a shared history going all the way back to Ancient Rome. Okay.


Shocking at first, but I could be persuaded "mozzarella" is an understandable malapropism for "Mattarella" considering the unfamiliarity of the language, and it's not like American forms of law and government were not, in fact, influenced by the Republican model of Ancient Rome.

I guess what I am saying is: it looks sillier than it is.
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