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Blumenthal: Were you then or are you lying now? That's the question for these nominees. RFK Jr has taken anti-vax positions, well-known now, which he has tried to walk back. Kash Patel has tried to disavow his support for J6 rioters who assaulted police officers ...

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Oh well MAGA has to self-destruct for them to go down permanently at least semi permanently so they may as well all work together now, even if a Handmaids Tale situation unfolds it won't end well for them. There are MORE OF US. And dare I say, more every day. #IMPEACHTRUMP

Why do these guys act like they've never conceived of someone "saying what they have to say." To pretend you don't already know how these people think and feel is performative nonsense. No different than asking the SC nominees if they pinky swore that they thought "overturning Roe would be too icky"

Good to point this out but let's just acknowledge that none of this matters to Republicans. They know these people have lied, they know their unfit, they know some pose a danger to US security and to the health, safety and well-being of American citizens. They don't care. It's whatever Donny wants.

I am finding that by showing how the administration's rhetoric details are psychological operation brainwashing techniques is somewhat effective. It causes a backfire effect but shows signs they are starting to question the rhetoric

The question is have any Dems voted yes for these nominees. 22 voted for Doug Collins and election denier. The Dems should always vote no. The Dems could grind the gears to a halt. Why aren't they. They took a long weekend

If you lie under Oath the answer legal answer in any & all situations is very simple- You have commited PERJURY which is punishable by law. It matters not a wit what was said before testemony nor after. You lied under Oath. You commited PERJURY. You have broken the law. You can be charged.

I posted a news story about Trump giving a pardon to former Democrat Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted on several federal charges of corruption and fraud. Surprisingly, I've not had any comments full of excuses and butwhataboutisms from Trump's uneducated base.

FUN FACT 12 Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel to be FBI director because Patel wrote a series of children’s book where the hero – a wizard named ‘Kash – exposes a conspiracy to tear down King Donald. See my blog post on Patel, drchrislamb.com/only-the-bes... #FUNFACTS

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Of course. This a coup that has been planned in detail for a long time. If they succeed, the next elections will not have any impact on the course of its execution. Just my feeling, naturally.

Exactly. I’m not sure they will succeed, but sense that we’re still seeing the tip of the iceberg and that they have prepared well enough to feel confident they got this. They’re not giving it a shot: they’re playing to win and have some inside knowledge that makes them believe they will.

True. We need to call it as it is. The Republicans have no soul left to stand up and stop this. They’ve wanted it all along. They want to start over with the handful of the rich.

I ponder if tRUMP/Giuliani, 4 yrs ago or 8, sent militia-thug-goons from the bowels of NYC mob-crime rings to GOP members' homes to threaten them, their families, pets w/ murder. All the GOP is complicit is mind blowing. I would NOT put murder past this sadist. Maybe tRUMP has had ppl murdered b4

RFK Jr. may be slime, but I am sure he didn't go back in time to get his children vaccinated. You are brainwashed, is all. Media never mentioned that his children were vaccinated, but now they couldn't continue covering it up, so now even YOU get to find out, and to you it's "trying to walk back".

He is slime because he is brainwashed like you, on climate change. Misusing his position, he asked for jailing climate skeptics. That's like Stalin who jailed people questioning science that Stalin agreed with. RFK Jr. has yet to apologize for his position. He is also silly on challenging Pasteur.

Media didn't mention that his children are vaccinated, because it makes the discussion too nuanced. They don't want their victims to ever be able to think "Vaccines are good, but maybe vaccine manufacturers made a mistake in THIS particular vaccine." In reality, vaccines are science not voodoo.

Come on people...of course they are all lying. Every cabinet member and new department head has entered into his vengeance tour/reign/term(s), with relish and full authority of the orange treasonous shitweasel

All of this hinges on a single flex point: the Republican base. Each base has the job of policing its party. Until that base decides enough is enough, this will get worse. The left can message all it wants; it’s largely preaching to the choir. Going forward, R voters are the reason for everything.

As best I can tell, conservatives feel they need to be lied to. They crave some kind of validation for an invented worldview that doesn’t exist. It’s why America won WW2, baseball was better 100 years ago, the 50’s were perfect, and segregation was better for everyone. They need this all to be true.

They are all lying to promote themselves. They are just like Trump, who has a tendency to lye most of the time What can you do when they do what they said they wouldn't do. Not much as you ha e put them in a position , that in reality only Trump will be able to remove them. God help this country

I’m sorry, at this point the Republican party is on the verge, for me and in my opinion, like being named a domestic terrorist organization. They’re tearing apart our constitution from the inside out. There are criminals in the White House for crying out loud 🤬

These confirmation hearings are a total joke. Lying under oath doesn’t seem to matter anymore so what they say is completely unrelated to their previous beliefs or what they’ll actually do once confirmed.

These hearings are a total farce. There is no accountability if they lie under oath so they don’t care. It doesn’t matter what their history is because if Dump says jump the Rs eject from their pathetic seats.

Congress isn’t doing its job. They aren’t protecting the people or representing their interests. It’s just a propaganda show by the billionaires.

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Why even go through with the sham of hearings when they're going to be appointed? Hegseth, Gabbard & RFK - all horribly unqualified people for a number of reasons. All lack any redeeming qualities yet are in positions of power despite objections, hand wringing and tough questions in hearings.

RFK Jr. and Kash Patel being nominated at all is a sense of just what a horror show the second Trump administration is, even worse than the first. Blumenthal and the other Democrats really need to make their opposition to these awful people clear.

Oh come on. So we’re going to clutch our pearls NOW over this idiot who has been verbally pummeled by his family for being a nut? And they always lie in confirmation hearings WITHOUT ANY CONSEQUENCES (see Kavanaugh, Barrett, Alito, Gorsuch). 🤨

“‘We don’t know what was killing them,’ #RFKjr said during tense U.S. Senate hearings…. suggesting that the cause of the 83 deaths — mostly of children under age 5 — was unclear. “It’s a total fabrication,” Samoa Director-General of Health Dr. Alec Ekeroma” #lying apnews.com/article/rfk-...

apnews.comRFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa's health chief saysSamoa’s top health official has denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary.

The lesson of this administration is that if you are obscenely unqualified, happy to dismiss reality, supremely spineless, lacking in good moral character, craven, weak, and willing to bow to the dictatorial whims of a narcissistic man-child, you will be rewarded with a "DEI" job you don't deserve.

Yet… they will be confirmed. It’s all very frustrating. But that’s the point. They’re meant to enrage the left, not actually do a good job.

Liars and racists and the greedy are Satans FAVORITE children....some fit into 2 or even all 3 categories! They are truly my FAVORITES!!!!!!! Go RepubliKKKans!! Spread lies, hatred, and chaos!!! YOU ARE THE BEST EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

This is all true and all well and good. But showing that Patel perjured himself in Senate testimony is not disqualifying. These things matter in a rules and norms world. If the GOP has abandoned that world, what other option do Democrats have?

The 12th of February 2025 will be one of the darkest days for America's relationship with its allies. The US stated that "it would not stand by its allies" by giving in to the explicit wishes of Putin and Russia. It is now clear to the allies that the US cannot be blindly trusted anymore.

The 12th of February 2025 will be one of the darkest days for America's relationship with its allies. The US stated that "it would not stand by its allies" by giving in to the explicit wishes of Putin and Russia. It is now clear to the allies that the US cannot be blindly trusted anymore.

Part of Dem messaging is to let the public know when the liars lie and shame them. Dole out the public shaming. We are in the toxic mess that we are in because bad actors are not held accountable.