Politics-What's on your mind?

[homoe]

Beware you spineless politicians, the Lincoln Project is calling you out..

[FireSignFemme]

As far as psychiatric exam goes, though I think it's worth the effort, I don't know how effective it would actually be. Sociopaths, psychopaths many of them are very skilled, adept, accomplished and proficient liars. Especially the more organized ones. Very good at acing those type of tests, cunning people.

[homoe]

Last night on MSNBC they discussed the ramifications that the senators who vote against calling witness will face when Bolton's book is released and in fact if it does contain some very damaging info that should of been heard before the impeachment proceedings.

Of course there has not been a release date set for his book but I have a hunch it's going to be out well before election time.

It is well known I am not a fan of the talking heads ESPECIALLY when they talk over whatever person is the focus of an event they are covering! And well, when they succumb to hash over what senator is drinking milk, IMHO it's WAY past time to shut up, say goodnight, and sign off!

[Kelt]

As a US citizen I hate to say that this election seems to be similar to the last one in that I find myself not being inspired to vote for anyone and will likely just vote against the hated one (in my case against Trump).

I wish our political system could produce legislators who would legislate and presidential candidates who could work with them to get things done, actual law making beyond the reaches of just signing in and out with executive letters every time the political winds change direction.

In my opinion the extreme "all or nothing" stances results in more nothing than anything else.

The United States is certainly not alone in the poorly chosen and elected leaders camp, the globalization of bad choices seems to be upon us.

[homoe]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' admonishment of House impeachment prosecutors and President Donald Trump's defense team followed a handwritten note by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. Collins penned a note after House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler's comment about a “cover-up” by Senate Republicans for Trump, her spokeswoman confirmed. Senate rules ban senators from impugning each other.

Now IF only she pays as close attention to the facts offered up during the hearings!

[homoe]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unleashed a profanity-filled tirade at NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly in a private room after the “All Things Considered” co-host asked him about former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during a routine interview, NPR reported.

Kelly explained on “All Things Considered” on Friday night that, after the interview, she was led to a private room near his office. Pompeo then yelled at her, using the “F-word and many others” over her questions on Ukraine.

“I was taken to the Secretary’s private living room where he was waiting and where he shouted at me for about the same amount of time as the interview itself,” she said. “He was not happy to have been questioned about Ukraine.” Pompeo also asked Kelly if she could find Ukraine on a map, and she said she could. He called on his aides to bring an unlabeled map so she could show him, according to Kelly.

Kelly, a longtime national security reporter with a master’s in European studies from Cambridge University, said she successfully pointed to the country on the map. Kelly described the bizarre tirade after airing the full interview with Pompeo on “All Things Considered.” The aide who brought Kelly to Pompeo did not say that anything would be off the record, the NPR host said.

She explained:

[Pompeo] asked, “Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?”

He used the F-word in that sentence and many others.

He asked if I could find Ukraine on a map. I said yes, and he called out for aides to bring us a map of the world with no writing. I pointed to Ukraine. He put the map away.

He said, “people will hear about this.”

NPR’s “Morning Edition” released a portion of Kelly’s interview with the secretary of state earlier Friday, highlighting the moment Pompeo became frustrated with Kelly after she asked him if he owed Yovanovitch an apology for her ouster. Pompeo deflected the question as Kelly continued to push him on it until the secretary appeared to cut the interview off.

Read the full transcript of Kelly’s interview with Pompeo on NPR.

[homoe]

IMHO Senators/Politicians never acted as rude and disrespectful before Trump came along...

It seems many have taken a page right out of his playbook!

[homoe]

Originally Posted by homoe

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unleashed a profanity-filled tirade at NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly in a private room after the “All Things Considered” co-host asked him about former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during a routine interview, NPR reported.

Kelly explained on “All Things Considered” on Friday night that, after the interview, she was led to a private room near his office. Pompeo then yelled at her, using the “F-word and many others” over her questions on Ukraine.

“I was taken to the Secretary’s private living room where he was waiting and where he shouted at me for about the same amount of time as the interview itself,” she said. “He was not happy to have been questioned about Ukraine.” Pompeo also asked Kelly if she could find Ukraine on a map, and she said she could. He called on his aides to bring an unlabeled map so she could show him, according to Kelly.

Kelly, a longtime national security reporter with a master’s in European studies from Cambridge University, said she successfully pointed to the country on the map. Kelly described the bizarre tirade after airing the full interview with Pompeo on “All Things Considered.” The aide who brought Kelly to Pompeo did not say that anything would be off the record, the NPR host said.

She explained:

[Pompeo] asked, “Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?”

He used the F-word in that sentence and many others.

He asked if I could find Ukraine on a map. I said yes, and he called out for aides to bring us a map of the world with no writing. I pointed to Ukraine. He put the map away.

He said, “people will hear about this.”

NPR’s “Morning Edition” released a portion of Kelly’s interview with the secretary of state earlier Friday, highlighting the moment Pompeo became frustrated with Kelly after she asked him if he owed Yovanovitch an apology for her ouster. Pompeo deflected the question as Kelly continued to push him on it until the secretary appeared to cut the interview off.

Read the full transcript of Kelly’s interview with Pompeo on NPR.

Today Pompeo came out and accused Kelly lying to him twice! Once was about a portion of the interview supposedly being "off the record", I'm assuming it's the part where he uses such unnecessary foul and nasty
language.

So who shall I believe, a respected NPR journalist or one of Trump's mouthpiece who's been caught in lie after lie?