# Jan 6 Hearings Follow-Along & Commentary Thread (Starts Jun 9, 2022) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 9, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940 "2022-06-09T22:34:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 115
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2283 "2022-07-22T20:11:21Z")
Lots of people are having fun with this: [Missouri Democrats are planning a ‘Hawlin’ Hawley’ 5K race after the GOP senator was shown running from January 6 rioters (msn.com)](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/missouri-democrats-are-planning-a-hawlin-hawley-5k-race-after-the-gop-senator-was-shown-running-from-january-6-rioters/ar-AAZRFXS?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=12e3e2b0960b47b4a5f94f3748b4b79e) Note that Hawley’s Senate term ends in 2024, but he may run again. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2284 "2022-07-22T22:18:32Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > That was by design. He specifically told the White House photographer that he wouldn’t allow any pictures to be taken. Just another layer to show his consciousness of guilt. Well, even his nibs could figure out a shot of him flinging a hamburger against the wall is poor optics. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2285 "2022-07-22T22:41:14Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Now I wonder what he thinks a “wrestling mat” is. Maybe he learned the word for how his father was dirtying up the language of politics from his father’s paymasters > **[Mat (Russian profanity)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat_(Russian_profanity))** > > Mat (Russian: мат; матерщи́на / ма́терный язы́к, matershchina / materny yazyk) is the term for vulgar, obscene, or profane language in Russian and some other Slavic language communities. > In 2014, Roskomnadzor compiled a list of four lexical roots, with any words derived from these roots - nouns, adjectives, verbs, participles etc - of the Russian language which it deemed "absolutely unacceptable in the mass media": khuy ("cock"); pizda ("cunt"); yebat ("to fuck"); and blyad ("whore"). Since R... ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2286 "2022-07-23T01:52:26Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > Which shows that no matter how many times Fredo has watched The Godfather, he still doesn’t quite get what the phrase “Go to the mattresses” means. He was just trying to sound like a gangster. Which he sort of is. Am I the only one who realizes that he mixed up his references? He should have said, “Go to the mat”. I’m 50/50 on whether or not this make him look less stupid, or more stupid, though. > ### Verb[[edit](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=go_to_the_mat&action=edit§ion=3)] > > **[go](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/go#English) [to](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/to#English) [the](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the#English) [mat](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mat#English)** (_third-person singular simple present_ **[goes to the mat](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=goes_to_the_mat&action=edit&redlink=1)**, _present participle_ **[going to the mat](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=going_to_the_mat&action=edit&redlink=1)**, _simple past_ **[went to the mat](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=went_to_the_mat&action=edit&redlink=1)**, _past participle_ **[gone to the mat](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=gone_to_the_mat&action=edit&redlink=1)**) > > 1. (chiefly [US](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States), [idiomatic](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#idiomatic)) To [continue](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/continue) to [struggle](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/struggle) or [fight](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fight) until either [victorious](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/victorious) or [defeated](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defeated). > > 2.He was ready to **go to the mat** to keep the old color scheme.\* ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2287 "2022-07-23T01:56:31Z")
You’re not the only one. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Interesting. I’m one of the only people in the world who hasn’t seen any of The Godfather movies. I thought the expression was “go to the mat” (from wrestling), to wit: > > > [**go to the mat**](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/go--to--the--mat) > > > > Fight until one side or another is victorious, as in _The governor said he’d go to the mat for this bill_. **This term comes from wrestling** and evokes the holding of an opponent when both contestants are down on the mat, the padded floor-covering used in matches. It has been used figuratively since about 1900. > > My conclusion is that Don Jr. doesn’t know shit from Shinola and misused the phrase, thinking that “mat” was short for “mattresses.” ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2288 "2022-07-23T01:59:03Z")
Yeah, I saw that as I continued to read the thread. I was out of the house last night, so didn’t follow this in real time. I just watched the whole session tonight\*. It did seem to take a while for people to point this out, though! \*And I’m a bit drunk. No way I’m watching this shit sober. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2289 "2022-07-23T02:41:33Z")
My five-year-old caught me laughing at the “That’s All, Folks” Warner Bros closing theme and insisted that I explain why it was funny. I did an EILI5\* on why the man was fleeing from a mob of his own creation and that people were mocking him for it. Then I had to explain what the music was - he hasn’t seen Looney Tunes enough. So now he’s laughing his ass off at Roadrunner & Coyote shorts. I guess this makes up for him dozing off while I listened to the hearings on the radio on the ride home from preschool. \*: “Explain It Like I’m 5” ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2290 "2022-07-23T10:12:45Z")
Amazing ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2291 "2022-07-23T15:07:48Z")
Moderating: This seems like a good place to close this thread again. No decision has yet been made whether to start a new thread for September hearings or reopen this one. Please feel free to share your preferences in the Adjacent thread, here: > [@January 6th Hearing-Adjacent Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-6th-hearing-adjacent-discussion-thread/967829): > > The purpose of this thread is to give posters a place to discuss speculative ideas and points arising from the January 6th hearings. It can include such discussions on subjects such as who else should be called, what might they offer, why is the Committee not calling them, etc. This thread is not intended as a catch-all for anything you’d like to post about Donald Trump or things not pertaining in some way to the January 6th hearings… Please make sure your post includes at least some tangenti… Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2292 "2022-07-23T15:08:04Z")
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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2293 "2022-09-20T18:46:55Z")
> [@January 6th Hearing-Adjacent Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-6th-hearing-adjacent-discussion-thread/967829/278): > > Moderating: After discussion in the mod loop, we’ve decided that the easiest way to moderate these hearings is to leave all hearings in one continuous thread, with notations at the beginning of each post where a new hearing begins as we have been doing. The thread, together with this adjacent discussion thread, will be opened and closed as determined by P&E moderators deem appropriate. Thanks. Next scheduled January 6th hearing is set for September 28th. More details re time to follow. This thread will reopen 2 hours prior to the time of the scheduled hearing. ETA: Scheduled time of hearing is 1:00 p.m. Eastern. ETA ETA: Hearing scheduled above is postponed to an as-yet undetermined date. ETA ETA ETA: Next scheduled January 6th hearing is set for October 13th at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2294 "2022-10-13T15:00:23Z")
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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2295 "2022-10-13T15:00:39Z")
Discussion now open. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2296 "2022-10-13T15:02:08Z")
My goodness. That was impressively punctual. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2297 "2022-10-13T15:02:47Z")
LOL! I am that, generally. Or at least I try to be! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2298 "2022-10-13T15:03:47Z")
> **[January 6th: Hearing Preview and the Oath Keepers Trial | The Brian Lehrer...](https://www.wnyc.org/story/january-6th-hearing-preview-and-oath-keepers-trial/)** > > Preview of what is likely to be the final January 6th committee hearing and a look at local law enforcement connections to the Oath Keepers. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2299 "2022-10-13T15:13:10Z")
Here is a print version of what to expect. Gift link. > **[House Jan. 6 Panel Plans a Sweeping Summation of Its Case Against Trump](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/politics/house-jan-6-panel-final-hearing.html?unlocked_article_code=lXW3RDBEKKvLA_1Dlx_FJtvxCpg3vgf4aNLAcFSqOHtcOf9r4f4HJzh04W16KcuEAEUSCtFvTBgu41CHyRah_gSEScQ3fTHXU_b7KGSdMyJ-OjeTtnY3Pcawzw5l8BJdYFN0GfOIMO6aXuIbbwkIcMnhJ25wlFRpeuCBvvKVQu6CEeBwxitbMdSsGPZb1CfzDDM7Cpz_MsgtbZa8aa7lChBENkMxoTHakCJ0YIChbLGMoq2wU55Xec34AldfGWGWKlFpsk8dBfX6M6tozR8TbYk_hQ9rKd_LCEgcHc7D2UyRD8LNN9JSQl0IXtnbj3mMA-Db4JGyPu3jiZRr_jE_VBktIX1PuB4JAPDiyz4D&smid=share-url)** > > In what may be its final public hearing, the committee intends to present new evidence about the former president’s state of mind and central role in the plan to overturn the 2020 election. I hope this hearing is watched by many. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2300 "2022-10-13T17:00:36Z")
I forgot this morning because I was swamped at work. I’m working from home, and 15 minutes ago I remembered! I have set up a TV on my desk (can’t stream on work VPN) and I finished the bulk of my work. I should heat up my lunch… I am excited! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2301 "2022-10-13T17:02:57Z")
the committee arrives, gavel down. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2302 "2022-10-13T17:04:02Z")
I’m here. Listening to Mr. Thompson’s opening remarks on CNN. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940.md?page=114) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940.md?page=116)