Jan 6 Hearings Follow-Along & Commentary Thread (Starts Jun 9, 2022)

Is it just me, or does it seem like Kinzinger’s expression is like someone about to give the punchline to a joke?

I think that’s just his natural expression. He tends to grin a little inappropriately when he’s feeling stressed.

Oh those Trump outtakes!

Phew! These outtakes. More adjusting his prepared speech, “I don’t want to say that, change it.”

And now we know that for him, “yesterday” is a hard word.

“Yesterday” is such a hard word

I need a full dvd of 4 years of Trump outtakes and I need it now.

Recall that he was a Trump toady for 99% of the administration. Your spidey sense is tingling for good reason.

I know, I know. I was using it as a throwback because language hasn’t kept pace with technology like ‘filming’ an event or ‘dialing’ a phone number.

Pottinger is babbling now.

I never, ever forget that. These people were onboard the clown car right up to the crash on January 6th. I hope others keep this in mind, too.

Yesterday
All my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday

Suddenly
I’m not half the man I used to be
There’s a shadow hanging over me
Oh, yesterday came suddenly

Not hard to figure out why.

These are not the people on trial here, so it probably wouldn’t be appropriate, but I really wish that at every key point in Trump’s insurrection against the country, they asked, “Were you actually surprised by Trump’s action here?”

More than anything else, these clips are going to get under Trump’s skin. I especially enjoyed the grimace with the thumb’s down!

McCarthy is such a hypocrite.

In this context it’s a permanent, always-live feed to the networks. No need to set up special lines or throw switches.

In ye olde days of TV, cameras literally needed to warm up before they could broadcast. That’s why none of the TV networks were able to go live for 15-20 minutes after news broke of the John F. Kennedy assassination. To keep a camera hot all the time meant a huge cost in replacing burned out tubes (and studio lights.)

I saw an article saying that Melania claims she wasnt aware there was any violence. She was busy with other things.

“I dont really know, do you?”

I saw mention of that on CNN earlier today. About Melania, I mean.

Phew! Kinsinger was getting going there. Sounded almost like an old-time preacher.