Mo_Steel posted:

Launch the Navy Seals!

happyhippy posted:

Anyone go 'Madame Secretary, why do you hate America so much?' yet from the Repub side?

a helpful bear posted:

The circus begins. When are they going to ask her to try on the bloody glove??

Crain posted:

I bet Clinton literally sees a bunch of actual children throwing a tantrum. That dismissive laugh she gave Roskam when he commented on her notes the second time was wonderful.

euphronius posted:

It crippled Gores campaign.

DaveWoo posted:

Yeah, it provides a good contrast to the grandstanding of the Republican committee members.

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An Iraq War veteran, Duckworth served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and suffered severe combat wounds, losing both of her legs and damaging her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war.

Crain posted:

Alright Alabama let's see how you gently caress this up.

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Roby was born in Montgomery, Alabama and attended New York University, where she received a bachelor of music degree. She then entered the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, receiving her J.D. in 2001. She is the daughter of Joel F. Dubina, a Senior Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

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In her first term on the Council, Roby joined 3 other council members and then mayor Bobby Bright in opposing the building of a shopping mall in East Montgomery,[7] opposed privatizing the disposal of household garbage,[8] supported a 10 cent cigarette tax increase,[9] and argued for a state sales tax holiday.[10] She headed a committee focused on illegal immigration; the committee's goal was to create a law that revoked business licenses for companies that used illegal aliens.[11]

Crain posted:

"They were not on my staff."

zoux posted:

I can't believe this woman is an attorney.

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In her first term on the Council, Roby joined 3 other council members and then mayor Bobby Bright in opposing the building of a shopping mall in East Montgomery,[7] opposed privatizing the disposal of household garbage,[8] supported a 10 cent cigarette tax increase,[9] and argued for a state sales tax holiday.[10] She headed a committee focused on illegal immigration; the committee's goal was to create a law that revoked business licenses for companies that used illegal aliens.[11]

Kro-Bar posted:

For some reason it bugs me that Trey Gowdy keeps saying "Gentlelady" instead of "Gentlewoman."

Grand Theft Autobot posted:

It bugs me that Gowdy can actually speak coherently. He just doesn't look like he should be able to.

Joementum posted:

"Secretary Clinton, would our diplomatic corps be better off with a robust paid family leave program, like the one you've said you'd fight for as President?"

Chocolate Teapot posted:

Okay I'm English and I've never seen one of these hearings but this guy right now comes off as functionally deficient

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Westmoreland was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Margaret Ferrell (née Lawson) and Leon Acton Westmoreland.[1] He grew up in metro Atlanta. He has no degree beyond a high school diploma. He attended Georgia State University, but dropped out to work in a family construction business in which he later became an executive. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, rising to the position of House Republican Leader in 2001. He held that position until 2003 when he stepped down in order to devote time to his Congressional campaign in late 2003. He continued to serve in the Georgia House until his election to the U.S. House in 2005.

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As a U.S. congressman, Westmoreland cosponsored a bill to place the Ten Commandments in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Westmoreland also sponsored a bill that the Ten Commandments could be displayed in courthouses in a historical setting.[6] In May 2006, political humorist Stephen Colbert interviewed Westmoreland for The Colbert Report show segment Better Know a District, and during the interview, asked Westmoreland to name the Ten Commandments. The edited interview showed Westmoreland being able to name only three of them, but his press secretary later said that he had named seven of the ten

Skyl3lazer posted:

I wish NBC showed the chart

Joementum posted:

And another thing! President Obama called it an "act of terror" and not a "terrorist act" in his Rose Garden speech!

zoux posted:

Base Camp Blanket posted:

That's me.

I'm the guy in this post.

a helpful bear posted:

Did Schiff just mock the paper-patting?

Boosted_C5 posted:

Reading this thread is amazing. Like some sort of art exhibit. What kind of homer watches this and thinks Hillary looks good or is winning? She's a complete joke, and the fact that her inquisitors are sad D-list GOP stooges doesn't change that. She is demonstrably dishonest AND incompetent.

Doctor Butts posted:

That was easy.

NoEyedSquareGuy posted:

She looked tired. Probably (certainly) on pills.

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70 percent
— Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center researchers say. Antibiotics, antidepressants and painkilling opioids are most commonly prescribed, their study found. -Jun 19, 2013

paranoid randroid posted:

wo-man! wooo...man! *grunting, bashing two rocks together* wo-man bad! bad!

JT Jag posted:

There's a weird anti-brain chemical altering medication and anti-psychological help bent that's pretty prevalent among Americans, even though literally everyone in America uses brain chemical altering medications and tons of people puruse psychological help. It's hard to fathom.

Thump! posted:

Well when they're lying in the second paragraph of the article, it makes it kinda hard to take them seriously.