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A requirement for every Trump administration official when they testify before Congress. The purpose is to throw red meat to the base.
It's disgusting.

Ocelot II
(127,728 posts)They don't dare answer a question honestly or without blustering and arguing.
PATRICK
(12,309 posts)not to upstage him in any way. Never be original, never be popular, never reasonable, never do the actual job. Sometime it seems that is what makes them dance like flaming puppets onstage. Dictatorship hysteria.
Aristus
(71,080 posts)This time, he brought the detention rats, the D-students, and the Mean Girls.
Grim Chieftain
(698 posts)Critical thinking and ethics are not valued in this Trump cabal. They are the antithesis of everything the founding fathers envisioned.
dalton99a
(90,706 posts)Irish_Dem
(76,190 posts)The Roux Comes First
(1,891 posts)Irish_Dem
(76,190 posts)Swede
(37,589 posts)Boy was I wrong. Hes caught the MAGA virus.
Irish_Dem
(76,190 posts)Money and power appear to rot people's souls.
BigmanPigman
(54,041 posts)I don't think the way they think. I never cared or aspired to be anything more than "comfortable". Sort of like the Swedish concept of "logum". I don't understand how someone could sell their principles for money. I just don't get it.
"In Swedish, lagom means "not too much, not too little, but just the right amount" or "in moderation". It's a concept encompassing balance and appropriateness in everyday life, from work-life balance and consumption to socializing and even the ideal temperature of coffee. While an exact English translation is difficult, it conveys a sense of finding harmony, satisfaction, and sustainability in all things.
It's about finding the perfect midpoint, avoiding extremes of excess or scarcity.
Appropriateness: The "right amount" is often context-dependent, applied to individuals and groups alike.
Moderation: Lagom encourages a mindful approach to life, promoting contentment with "enough" rather than always seeking more.
Swedish Cultural Value: It reflects a deeply ingrained cultural ethos in Sweden, influencing everything."
I learned about this while watching No Reservations/Tony Bourdain's "Sweden" episode.
Irish_Dem
(76,190 posts)Some of these people are not greedy per se.
But they like their salary, pension plan, healthcare benefits.
They have kids to put through college, bills, mortgage etc.
Trump threatens all of that.
They figure they can live without democracy and freedom.
But not their income.
popsdenver
(639 posts)are clawing, biting, chewing, scratching all the time to make sure they get into the top 1% when the bottom falls out of this conflagration they are creating.....The will stop at NOTHING, which they have made more than evident, esp these past 8+ years.
The difference between a Republican Politician and a street walking Crack Whore, is that there are things that the Crack Whore DEFINITELY will not do for ANY amount of money.....
The GOP will do whatever it takes to get what they want.
They are even willing to kill as many American children as it takes.
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for US children.
And now the GOP will prevent children from getting routine and life saving vaccines.
popsdenver
(639 posts)The Uber Rich and Republican Politicians are getting vaccinations for them and their kids, even if they have to take their kids and go overseas to get them !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Same with the Uber Rich and Politcians girls going overseas if they need to get an abortion..... Back in the 60's before birth control pills and when abortions were illegal, several wealthy girls in our high school would SUDDENLY decide to do a Semester Abroad at some school in a Scandinavian country.....
Irish_Dem
(76,190 posts)They and their children are all vaxxed.
And wives, girlfriends, daughters all get abortions on demand.
Back in the day the well to do girls could afford to fly to New York where abortions
were legal.
Also the rich had docs who would look the other the other way.
One of the nurses peed in a cup for a negative pregnancy test.
Then the doc did a d and c on the pregnant patient.
Cash under the table.
Ohioboy
(3,809 posts)Don't let their little snarky filibusters work toward running out the clock.
hannah
(376 posts)She only showed how weak she is. She was unable to answer any questions. She has no integrity.
No one is impressed!
mountain grammy
(28,315 posts)Youd think, but dont think, its too much
Im drinking
Diraven
(1,663 posts)Every Democrat who pissed her off today is going to get a visit from the FBI.
yellow dahlia
(3,501 posts)Uncle Joe
(63,384 posts)Thanks for the thread Chasstev
flamingdem
(40,701 posts)and think we don't see them as they are. Degenerates!
kentuck
(114,782 posts)...is how I read it. Because if she had answered the questions, it would have been an admission of guilt.
There's a jail cell waiting in her future.
LilElf70
(1,141 posts)people that can back his ass up no matter what he says, and throw shit right back. Dats what he got. And now we pay the price. The magat FAFO's are still blind to these facts.