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murielm99

(31,433 posts)
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 11:39 PM Jun 2017

Tammy Duckworth on Comey's testimony:

http://politics.thenet24h.com/link/466347/duckworth-statement-former-fbi-director-james-comeys-senate-intelligence-committee

The key sentence in this statement:

"These accusations are not normal and they transcend petty partisanship."

Our Senator has the right idea. We have to keep emphasizing that there is nothing NORMAL about what 45 is doing. This is not a normal presidency. Any attempt by the media or the repiggies to normalize trump should be fought tooth and nail.

I love our Senator!
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Kablooie

(18,775 posts)
1. The right will continue to scream that this is all petty partisanship by Democrats.
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 11:59 PM
Jun 2017

We will have to bear that for a long while yet.

Lady_Chat

(561 posts)
2. And we should do what the right does, ignore everything that's said about them
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 02:21 AM
Jun 2017

and stick to our beliefs, and keep resisting.

What American president wouldn't be furious to find out our elections had been hacked? You would expect him to make it his top priority, to find out what happen, and how to prevent it from happening in the future. And that's what so wrong about this whole mess. Despite 11 intel agencies verifying it did happen, Trump continued to deny it did, even called it "fake news". Honestly how un American can you get?

I understand republicans are just happy their candidate won, and could care less. But in reality all Americans should be outraged. We are always told how precious our vote is, that battles were fought and people died for us to have the right to vote. So why should we keep quiet about this?

Fortinbras Armstrong

(4,473 posts)
3. Because, unfortunately, partisan politics has come to overshadow the good of the country
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 08:03 AM
Jun 2017

Remember Mitch McConnell saying that his first priority was to ensure that Obama did not succeed?

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
4. Well said, ..the republicans have no ethics, couldn't care about the country....
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:53 PM
Jun 2017

it is all about their agenda...and only their agenda. Note how secret the hearings are about their plan to replace ACH. Many of their own senators don't know what is going on. McConnell couldn't care less. It is all about "partisan politics" ...as you said.

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