As democrats prep public hearings in the impeachment probe, no signs of cracking in the GOP base. But two former members of congress reflect on when it’s worth taking a stand in an unpopular vote and why some Republicans could flip. Aired on 11/04/19.
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Congressional Veterans On Trump Impeachment And How Politicians View 'Tough Votes' | MSNBC
Taking out the garbage is a terrible task, but it has to be done.
@Forrest Trump Get Im Forrest!!
@Mike Smith Slow huh?
@Big Smoke Guitar Yaa its ben slow..CNN ben getting boring…Msnbc conspiracy theories even been real slow…..lol
@Big Smoke Guitar yo momma fail stupid
Trump is a coward. Im a retired veteran.
@MrDiscostu4u what is “obvious” is that you’re following Republican talking points & NOT speaking independently.
Yes he is, and from a long line of cowardly losers.
@G But what about, but what about, but what about, but what about, but what about, but what about, but what about, but what about, but what about, but what about, but what about, but what about, but what about, but what about… Imbecile.
Amen from another vet. Well stated
Democrats have to spread the news about what Trump is doing. He is putting us in a crisis
I’m exhausted, spreading the truth
14. Democrat Mayor Meer in Michigan City , Indiana CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE FELONIES After ARREST of His Wife’s Son 11/1/2019
13. Illinois DEMOCRAT Rep. Luis Arroyo from Chicago West Side Arrested on Federal Bribery Charge to Illinois State Senator. 10/28/2019
12. DEMOCRAT Mississippi Mayor ARRESTED, Faces 100 YEARS BEHIND BARS
11. Rising Democrat Star ARRESTED, State Democrats SHOCKED
10, CRYING Democrat Superintendent SENT TO PRISON Over Scheme that Cost Taxpayers $125 Million
9. FBI Arrests Corrupt Democrat Georgia County Commissioner
8. Something Strange About Obama Foundation’s New Foreign Donors
7. FBI RAIDS City Club as Obama Ally & Top State Democrat Under Investigation
6. Democrat Official FREAKS OUT After Being FOUND GUILTY
5. Top State Democrat ARRESTED as Trump Attorney ROUNDS UP Corrupt Politicians in Chicago
4. CORRUPT OFFICIALS LEARN THEIR PUNISHMENT, Wanda Greene SENTENCED to 7 Years. Horrific abuse of office’: Wanda Greene gets 7 years for wide-ranging corruption
3. Corrupt Democrat Sheriff SENTENCED to 5 YEARS in PRISON
2. FBI CHARGES Democrat Mayor After ‘FIRST WAVE OF ARRESTS’ for Corruption Investigation in Ohio
1.Democrats PANIC as FBI CHARGES Lawmaker & Daughter, Something Strange Happening in Maryland?
@Rod Allen trillion dollar deficit
@Rod Allen so when is lawlessness acceptable in a civil society? Is money what dictates your position? I can see why extortion is fine by you. Because for most of us It is better to have a decent civil society. That doesn’t make one an imbecil, it just makes one decent.
*REPUBLICANS:* instead of worrying about whether or not you can keep your jobs, how about worrying about whether or not we can keep our COUNTRY..?
@Joy Phillips He was guilty on day 1. Also, he was the first person at the scene of the crime.
i cant believe these people are more concerned about their jobs than the rule of law
G cool story.
We compared 28 years each of Democratic and Republican administrations, 1961-2016, five Presidents from each party. During that period Republicans scored eighteen times more individuals and entities indicted, thirty-eight times more convictions, and thirty-nine times more individuals who had prison time.
https://rantt.com/gop-admins-had-38-times-more-criminal-convictions-than-democrats-1961-2016
olobar5 right and Hillary is a pedophile serial killer, but Trumps hand picked FBI director, CIA director, DNI director, NSA director, and Attorney General just cant seem to nail her.
Heres your sign, numbnutz
@Joy Phillips Wake up. Funny how the mindless lemmings who follow Trump blindly ape their great leader . . . they are just like him in accusing others of what best describes themselves.
You cannot name one law the Democrats have violated. Trump violates our constitution and his oath daily. Take a long look in the mirror, Joy. Trump isn’t working for you. He only works for himself.
@Eli Dicken What’s that got to do with anything now? We’re not betting on sport games by checking stats of other players.
No one is above the law
Trump IS the law , moron. MAGA KAG 2020
@Robert Bonneau wow you seem smart 😂
14. Democrat Mayor Meer in Michigan City , Indiana CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE FELONIES After ARREST of His Wife’s Son 11/1/2019
13. Illinois DEMOCRAT Rep. Luis Arroyo from Chicago West Side Arrested on Federal Bribery Charge to Illinois State Senator. 10/28/2019
12. DEMOCRAT Mississippi Mayor ARRESTED, Faces 100 YEARS BEHIND BARS
11. Rising Democrat Star ARRESTED, State Democrats SHOCKED
10, CRYING Democrat Superintendent SENT TO PRISON Over Scheme that Cost Taxpayers $125 Million
9. FBI Arrests Corrupt Democrat Georgia County Commissioner
8. Something Strange About Obama Foundation’s New Foreign Donors
7. FBI RAIDS City Club as Obama Ally & Top State Democrat Under Investigation
6. Democrat Official FREAKS OUT After Being FOUND GUILTY
5. Top State Democrat ARRESTED as Trump Attorney ROUNDS UP Corrupt Politicians in Chicago
4. CORRUPT OFFICIALS LEARN THEIR PUNISHMENT, Wanda Greene SENTENCED to 7 Years. Horrific abuse of office’: Wanda Greene gets 7 years for wide-ranging corruption
3. Corrupt Democrat Sheriff SENTENCED to 5 YEARS in PRISON
2. FBI CHARGES Democrat Mayor After ‘FIRST WAVE OF ARRESTS’ for Corruption Investigation in Ohio
1.Democrats PANIC as FBI CHARGES Lawmaker & Daughter, Something Strange Happening in Maryland?
The Constitution was written back in 1776 with horse & wagon & candles. No planes, electricity, tv, radio, or telephones. If they had ever thought a VP would fly to another continent and a Son would questionably get rich off the trip; then I’m sure they would not mind a future President inquiring about it especially if said VP wanted to run for President, also. This is not going to stick as anything a majority will ever think is wrong. I’m sick and tired of the “no one’s above the law” crap. It’s not even relative. With all the previous fired, resigned, disgraced FBI officials lately – you know nobody really checked out the Biden’s like they would if Trump did it.
@Robert Bonneau You poor logically impaired fuckwit. MAGA and KAG are logically incompatible slogans.
*America has become dream come true to a nightmare country led by Trump and Republicans, I hope Americans wake up and save their Nation*
@cocomo If that’s true and you want it that way you will lose miserably.
Americans did wake up. Voted him in. Draining the Swamp just is a problem for you to watch go on and on and on.
@April Jones-Foston And that’s why he and us go against everything Democrats propogated against God’s way? You are one of the heathen and you need to follow God’s way or spend forever in torment by the demons you represent.
@April Jones-Foston If you say REPUBLICANS were instrumental in creating this orange monster, what then, was instrumental in creating the monster called the GOP?
Open your eyes, America. The ENTIRE world is laughing at you because of your SHAM DEMOCRACY that is a magnet for profiteers like Trump and his dozen cohorts. Drop this baloney of “quid pro quo”. Trump was in the process of EXTORTING Ukraine with funds designated for protecting YOU, and us your allies, when he got caught. And he almost got away with it.
Sending Trump and his cohorts to prison will NOT be enough. REFORM your first-past-the-post winner-takes-all electoral-college gerrymandered-to-illegality megadonor-cozy SHAM DEMOCRACY you have there that creates monsters like Trump and McConnell, and even the Biden sleaze, will propagate the status-quo and create more white-collar psychopaths like him if you don’t.
@Stick Fijibugs, RACISM .. is the common denominator !
EVERYONE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON THIS PRESIDENT AND HIS LAWLESS ADMINISTRATION ‼️‼️‼️
@Chook my crystal ball tells me you still can’t shoot a firearm…maybe one day someone can teach you..
@Mike Smith Can you ask your crystal balls whether you’ll ever be able to stay on topic, and spell “maybe”?
@Chook i did do that didn”t I have to laugh at myself for that one…
THE LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO KING DONALD I AND THE ROYAL FAMILY.
A tough vote, when you have a maniac in the White House? I think there are many people who want this lunatic out
10/6/2019 (Fox News) House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who has played a leading role in investigating the Trump-Ukraine scandal, is facing questions about his own connection to a Soviet-born businessman who has raised money for his campaign and whose company has received lucrative defense contracts from Ukraine’s government.
That man is Igor Pasternak, the founder and CEO of Worldwide Aeros Corp., which makes blimps for military and commercial customers. His business has also been involved in weapons manufacturing, working with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to produce a modified version of the M4 and M16 rifles, according to reports.
Nope. Couldn’t be better otherwise.
According to recent polling, _most_ people want him out.
Now, these two republicans seem like normal, rational people. Of course, they are out of office.
That’s probably WHY they’re out of office. They were too honest.
Periello isn’t a republican
Just heard trump has lost his appeal against stopping his accountants turning over his tax returns and the only recourse he has left is to ask, wait fo it…………………
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg to give them a stay from immediately handing over the returns to the Manhattan state prosecuter! Now Justice Ginsberg will as always follow the law but there is no precedent for the this appeal to have a stay as they courts are not being asked to prosecute trump just to get his tax returns before he came to office. So even if the lawyers appeal they can’t stop the accountants from handing them over right away, as they will have to under pain of breaking a court order. Manhattan can then just walk in to the accountants offices and take them. By the time the appeal is heard, Manhattan will have seen all they will need and trumps goose is cooked. Because you can bet trumps broke every tax crime you think of plus laundering Russian mob money.
I read that trump’s appeal was denied. But then I read he was choosing to appeal, AGAIN. But, was denied the opportunity to do so ! It was a LOOSING strategy in the first place.
t’rump surrendered Syria to Russia and betrayed our allies in the process. I hope you republican veterans are proud of that. 👎
I hope you have forgiveness in your heart, my friend. I think most of them believe the lie. They know not what they do. It is up to us to find those who will listen and try to reach them. None of us is perfect. However, what you say is true and is an understatement. Trump is a traitorous criminal.
@jones I’ll be honest. You are a better person than I am. Even when I try to have empathy for t’rump supporters – conned by a con artist – I just feel like they’re stupid.
I’ll try harder.
Nazi’s don’t deserve compassion. That’s how we got here to begin with. Call it what it is—-they’re white supremacist fascists and don’t deserve one second of your empathy.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke
Do what is fundamentally right. Turn your back on parties. This is not a football game, it’s about the moral conduct of power.
I wish we could impeach Fox News. Most of the polarization in the US is caused by Fox News.
@jones Yes, Jones. You’re absolutely right. I don’t know Hannity but I know, unfortunately, Ingraham. She’s a dangerous state propagandist. I tried to find out about her and the results are awful. She was always a horrible person, like a really evil one but these days… oh, boy…
@Ray El If you believe in evolution, then consider that we started out as pond slime . . . grew a spine, eventually crawled out of the sea . . . etc. It has been a long hard road against ridiculous odds, but here we are, walking around, smoking dope, cracking wise . . . what are the odds? My point is that we have overcome worse odds before. If we lose, we die trying.
I met an Native American once, I forget what tribe . . . but the dude told me when a brave has a formidable challenge, they would paint a horizontal blue line across their nose. This was a symbol of the lake water level as you swam a long distance . . . . so you never let the water rise above the line and you never lose sight of the trees on the shore. Let us not lose sight of the freedom in the USA so many have fought and died for, and the Ukrainians and Kurds (et al) are fighting for right now. Eyes on the prize. We got truth on our side. It’s a wonderful life if you don’t weaken. Fear is the enemy, hope is the cure.
Let us not lose hope against this battle with the orange devil and his minions. They ain’t as smart as they think they are, or as dedicated as those who will fight for freedom for ALL and for LOVE. LOVE RULES. LOVE brought us this far. Even bugs love each other, which is why we got so many of ’em. LOVE is The Force. Use the Force, Luke.
Peace Out.
Tom Petty said “I won’t back down.”
I said this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcDPnp4weoU&list=PLOhxuTxNTwnF5AVaTbLaK2rHPXHAM_ORU&index=2&t=0s
@Ray El P.S. What really knocked me out was the cheap sunglasses.
@jones :-))))
Rather than the cost to senators and republicans, what about the cost to the country.
I am proud to be never Trumper, treating war vets like sht is my line crossed.
Rick Smith but you stand of for Obama saluting with a coffee and making them hold his umbrellas ☔️
@The Phenomenon Seekers Not going to D-Day landings stealing War vets and student foundation money handing over the keys to Ukraine to the Russians and Obama never humiliated a solider or war hero umbrella is all you got your to funny sad .WAR VETS FOR IMPEACHMENT !!!
There has to be a line in the sand…..
Beyond that everything is corruption….
“Is taking a stand worth it”, is that what politicians should be asking themselves? How about “is taking a stand your sworn duty”, isn’t that the heart of the matter here?
Amen. We all have to face the man in the mirror as long as we’re above the ground.
No HONOR, No COMMITMENT nor DUTY to country.
My father who served in the Korean War is rolling in his grave now. I’m sure.
As are many others & the founding Fathers, too. NEVER thought I would be deeply ASHAMED of my country as I am, under Republican so called leadership..
God, I miss the days when Republicans weren’t Republicunts.