Televised January 6th Hearings To Begin Next Week
Next Thursday, if all goes according to schedule, the nation will finally start to see what the House Select Committee on January 6th has uncovered during its lengthy investigation of the worst attack on the United States Capitol since 1814. This won't be a one-time show either -- there will be at least eight installments of this miniseries in June, with some of them appearing in primetime.
The date for the first hearing is not set in stone (there are no hearings currently scheduled on the committee's official web page), but this does seem to be the target for the kickoff:
Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the House select committee investigating the January 6th Capitol Hill insurrection, told reporters Thursday that the committee will hold eight hearings spread out through the month of June.
Thompson said the hearings will be a "mixture of some prime time and some regular" and they "will tell the story about what happened." Thompson also said he expects "at this point the first hearing is June 9th," though that date did not appear to be finalized.
Other committee members have been teasing that the hearings will be absolute blockbusters:
"The story of the worst presidential political offense against the Union in American history," declares US Rep. Jamie Raskin, a member of the January 6 committee.
"It's going to blow the roof off the House," Raskin exclaims.
We'll all just have to see whether the hearings live up to that level of hype or not.
The committee has been working for roughly a year now, and has reportedly conducted over 800 interviews. It has been rebuffed by those closest and most loyal to Donald Trump, but enough people (who were also in the room for crucial conversations) have testified that this may be immaterial. While the committee has done a fair amount of leaking to the press to serve their own purposes, they have kept the main storyline under wraps throughout the whole investigative period. So there will likely be many surprising and shocking moments during the testimony.
But will the hearings themselves be compelling enough television for enough of the public to pay attention? That is a rather large unanswered question, and I really have no idea what the answer will turn out to be. It sounds crass to say it, because it reduces important and serious things to the level of show business, but that's what this round of public hearings is really all about. Maybe just "showmanship," but no matter what you call it the presentation will be key.
According to what leaks there have been, the committee will attempt to provide a flowing narrative of the entire storyline, not just what happened on one day in Washington. Storytelling isn't usually the purview of congressional committee hearings, although occasionally it is actually critical (impeachment hearings spring to mind). Public perception is the end goal -- making people understand what happened, how it unfolded, and who was involved at every step of the way. To do that, they've got to present a clear and compelling storyline, from beginning to end. That's hard to do when calling witnesses, as any courtroom lawyer can tell you. But when done successfully, the effect is dramatic and riveting. And this is a very important story to tell for the annals of American history.
Those tuning in looking solely for a "comeuppance" of Donald Trump will probably be disappointed in at least one regard, though. Please remember: these are merely congressional committee hearings. It is not any sort of judicial proceeding, it is not part of any law enforcement effort, it is merely an official fact-finding group presenting their findings to the public. To put this another way, there is zero chance of us all seeing Trump getting frogmarched out of his golf resort in handcuffs as a direct result of these hearings. Indirectly, who knows? But even if that happens, it will happen further down the road, not immediately.
I say all of this because among people not besotted with the Dear Leader, millions have been waiting for Trump to get some sort of comeuppance, somewhere. At this point, nobody even really cares what the issue that finally does trip him up turns out to be -- tax fraud, election interference, obstruction of justice, planning a coup from the Oval Office -- anything will do. If there is any sort of justice left in this country at all, then Trump eventually will have to pay for at least one of his crimes (millions of people have been telling themselves). But these people have been let down more than once. Trump always seems to wriggle his way out of any consequences like some demented Teflon eel, swimming free to cause more havoc. Much like the anguished singer in Cabaret, we all look forward to the upcoming hearings hoping: "Maybe this time...."
But this time -- this month's hearings -- will only set the stage, at best. They will provide the background. They will provide the backstory. But that's it. The committee has no police powers, they cannot enforce any laws. But they sure can point out where they think the laws have been broken, hopefully in Technicolor detail.
I would expect to see Representative Liz Cheney take a starring role in the upcoming show. Cheney is the one person almost guaranteed to get under Trump's skin -- which she has very effective at doing, ever since January 6th. If anyone's going to make Trump's head (figuratively) explode, it'll likely be her. So I would hope to see her shine during the hearings -- shine with righteous indignation in strong defense of the United States Constitution. So far, her auditions for this role have been very impressive, you'll have to admit.
I have no idea how the rest of the public will react to this summertime miniseries. It could be a smash hit, and it could be a total bust -- a snoozefest of epic proportions. It's revelations may be so small and technical they're hard to even explain, or they could be breathtakingly stunning and shocking to all who see them. It may change the course of politics for the midterm campaign and even the 2024 presidential race, or it could turn out to be a big nothingburger in the end.
The one thing I can promise everyone is that, barring any critical and unforeseen circumstances, I will be watching these hearings from beginning to end. I will be taking notes and I will be reviewing each installment here. I cannot promise I'll post these immediately after each hearing -- that might depend on when they air and how long (and how complicated) each one is. But I will be glued to my television set throughout. So even if you don't have time to catch the whole miniseries, you will always be able to check here for updates and reviews, seen through my own admittedly biased eyes.
Personally, I can't wait for them to start. I'm hoping for a summer blockbuster which blows the socks off everyone. So check back after every installment, if you want to see whether my socks are still (figuratively) on or not. Our continuing motto here, when it comes to political television: "We watch so you don't have to!
-- Chris Weigant
Follow Chris on Twitter: @ChrisWeigant
To make sure everybody watches, they should just write out what they want to say and have it read aloud by Kim Kardashian.
It would be nice to have a compelling and cohesive narrative, but I for one am skeptical. By the way cw, have you been reading the comments section at all?
Joshua,
By the way cw, have you been reading the comments section at all?
I've been thinking about Chris a lot these days and have been assuming - and hoping - that he doesn't let these comments sections get him down.
Seriously. I don't know why he would waste too much of his time reading through these comments sections.
But, I do know he is getting some enjoyment out of your delicious contributions. :-)
"We watch so you don't have to!"
Well, I am so thankful to Chris that I don't have to watch ANY of these hearings in order to know what's important. Because, I'm so done with that sort of thing. I just have to read the headlining pieces here for all I need to know.
Thank-you, Chris, from the bottom of my heart. You have my sympathies and appreciation, indeed!
Don, I hesitate to say that great minds think alike ... of course, fools seldom differ. So, there's that ... :)
You're asking me about decency?
You think you engage in rational discussion?
@liz,
Be the change you want to see. You know i am ;)
Say what?
You know the quote, often mis-attributed to Gandhi. The change i want to see is more people enjoying pie. So here we are.
Here's what Gandhi actually said:
I was just wondering why you directed that quote to me.
@liz,
Not so much directed at you, more like sharing a song i enjoy. Or a quotation. Or a pie. But you already knew that part.
CW,
This is one time where we already know that there are a lot of horrific acts taken by the Trump administration in the days before and then on January 6th’s failed insurrection attempt that have still not been addressed publicly.
And the biggest reason that I believe we are gonna see some big-time bombshells being dropped — Liz Cheney! Liz is fighting for control of the leadership of the GOP. If there is to ever be a resurrection of the former Republican Party that actually could state what their values were in writing without it being contradicted and made moot hours later without reason, she’s gotta put on one helluva show to bring down Trump…once and for all!
You people just HAVE to realize that ya'all are setting yerselves up for ANOTHER Russia Collusion Delusion-esque let down, eh??
Ya'all just HAVE to know that, right??
The vast majority of Americans DON'T WANT to re-hash 6 Jan any longer.. They want to look to the future..
Very typical of Democrats to ignore the will of the people.. That's why they are gonna get slaughtered in November..
Ya'all are going to be in for a HUGE disappointment.. JUST like ya'all's Russia Collusion Delusion..
Russ,
And the biggest reason that I believe we are gonna see some big-time bombshells being dropped — Liz Cheney! Liz is fighting for control of the leadership of the GOP. If there is to ever be a resurrection of the former Republican Party that actually could state what their values were in writing without it being contradicted and made moot hours later without reason, she’s gotta put on one helluva show to bring down Trump…once and for all!
Yer betting all yer PTDS marbles on LIZ CHENEY!!!!
BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
That's some funny shit, right there.. :D
}}}If that is true then your Party affiliation is determined by how you vote..{{{
Then you ARE a Republican!
Actually, no.. Because here in Florida, we DO register with a Party affiliation.. And I am a card carrying NPA... No Political Affiliation..
I have even posted the card to PROVE it..
You see, I *ALWAYS* have facts to back up my claims.. :D
So, to recap.. You have proven by your own statements that you are, indeed, a Democrat.. And, you have proven that being a Democrat is a BAD thing because you are doing your best to convince me and other Weigantians that you are NOT a Democrat.. :D But you cannot deny the facts.. :D
And since the rest of your comment is nothing but personal attacks, I am simply going to overlook them and point out to you once again that, despite your efforts to make Weigantia another Flame War Fest, I simply will not allow you to do so...
But again, thanx for the name-check.. It's always nice to know you STILL think about me on an HOURLY basis.. :D
Liz,
I dunno, Kick ... that sounds an awful lot like your feelings have been ruffled ...
Hehehehe
"I know, right!?"
-Felix, WRECK IT RALPH
She does seem a bit testy... I have known people like here on the Internet for decades.. I learned (AGAIN) that it's best to treat them with kindness and tolerance.. :D
I think if you tried as hard as Michale has been trying, life in Weigantia would be much improved!
Thank you for noticing Liz.. :D It's really appreciated..
Kick,
If he continues the LYING and disparaging routine of discussing me personally versus debating political issues
This is interesting..
So, when I say you are a Democrat, you think that is "disparaging"..
Well, I can definitely see why you would think that. If someone accused ME of being a Democrat, I would be a tad miffed as well...
So I understand you more now...
It's like when you were accusing me of being gay.. You must have thought that was a great insult which indicates your thoughts on gay-ness more than than anything else..
I am learning more and more about you.. That's why it's easier to give you the kindness and understanding you seek, Kick.
Did I mention I appreciate all your name-checks???
I find it so satisfying that you are not only speaking (commenting) TO me you are also speaking ABOUT me.. Quite a bit actually
I mean, aside from a very few comments to/about DH, you seem to be laser focused on me.. Not even bothering to comment on the current commentary or anything.. :D
I find that very flattering, Kick..
Thanks... :D
You and me.. We can take on the world together!! :D
If he continues the LYING and disparaging routine of discussing me personally versus debating political issues
Oh, and just to point out the FACTS....
I actually do both.. I discuss you *AND* I discuss/debate political issues..
But you shirley can't blame me because you choose to discuss/debate exclusively me and ignore the other political facts I post..
Don't worry too much about it, Kick... I am always around.. :D Any time you want to talk, feel free.. :D
JL,
It would be nice to have a compelling and cohesive narrative, but I for one am skeptical.
And why shouldn't ya be.. It's not as if Democrats haven't tried this stunt before..
Building up a breath-taking narrative for YEARS, only to have it culminate in a huge big nothing burger with a side of goose egg and crow.. :D
I mean, com'on.. THAT is the Democrat way... :D
To make sure everybody watches, they should just write out what they want to say and have it read aloud by Kim Kardashian.
Congrats andygaus..
You have just proven beyond ANY doubt that the 6JC is nothing but a vain and inglorious reality show.. Without the actual reality...
Kim Kardashian would be a PERFECT choice as spokesperson for the 6JC...
I am definitely going to run with that..
Thanx andygaus.. You have just guaranteed a PLETHORA of comments from me on the 6JC..
We'll have a whole BUTTLOAD of KIM KARDASHIAN LIVE FROM THE 6JC reporting!!
Yer awesome, andygaus :D
We'll all just have to see whether the hearings live up to that level of hype or not.
"I am sure that the 6JC will live up to the hype.. Just like Democrats' and their Russia Collusion Delusion lived up to it's hype!!
This is Kim Kardashian Reporting Live From The 6JC"
This is gonna be real REAL fun!!! :D
I say all of this because among people not besotted with the Dear Leader, millions have been waiting for Trump to get some sort of comeuppance, somewhere. At this point, nobody even really cares what the issue that finally does trip him up turns out to be -- tax fraud, election interference, obstruction of justice, planning a coup from the Oval Office -- anything will do.
In other words, NONE of ya'all really or truly care about actual justice.. Ya'all just want revenge...
Revenge for what, ya'all might ask??
That President Trump had the audacity to wipe the floor with Hillary Clinton and the unmitigated gall to be the BEST US President since St Ronald Reagan...
THOSE are President Trump's SOLE 'crimes'...
And ya'all want revenge for those 'crimes'....
Nice to see the Weigantian administration finally concede this fact..
I would expect to see Representative Liz Cheney take a starring role in the upcoming show. Cheney is the one person almost guaranteed to get under Trump's skin -- which she has very effective at doing, ever since January 6th. If anyone's going to make Trump's head (figuratively) explode, it'll likely be her. So I would hope to see her shine during the hearings -- shine with righteous indignation in strong defense of the United States Constitution. So far, her auditions for this role have been very impressive, you'll have to admit.
I find it sooo hilarious that ya'all are so enamored with Cheney...
This adoration culminated in Democrats slobbering and falling all over themselves to warmly welcome DARTH CHENEY to the House..
I mean, honestly.. Take a step back and READ that statement with a clear eye unencumbered by today's political bigotry..
DEMOCRATS were slobbering and falling all over themselves to welcome Dick DARTH Cheney to the House..
Ya'all need no further facts to prove beyond ANY doubt how far off the reservation Democrats have gone...
It should also be pointed out that Liz Cheney is dead-woman talking, politically speaking..
So, don't expect too much from ya'all's STAR...
She knows she's out of a job and her days in the House are numbered..
Once again, Democrats frak people over..
Democrats DEFUND, DEMORALIZE, DEMONIZE THE POLICE policies DIRECTLY lead to Seattle PD no longer investigating new sexual assault and child sexual assault cases..
Just another fact that proves Democrats hate women and children..
Kick,
Oh, by the bi, I haven't thanked you recently for showing me how to do BLOCKQUOTE..
I am sure everyone joins with me to thank you for imparting that knowledge to me..
Now I can post a LOT MORE.. :D
Thanx... Yer a peach.. :D
Obviously Democrats don't CARE about school shootings.. All they care about is leaving children defenseless and exposed in school...
Democrats must have their hysterical anti-gun talking points, so Democrats are willing to keep children defenseless and exposed in school.. :eyeroll:
https://a57.foxnews.com/hp.foxnews.com/images/2022/06/1024/576/6b27aaf95ec921ae2278c9f05410fb3e.jpg?tl=1&ve=1
THAT is not going to go over well in Georgia...
I have to wonder..
When the Avengers used the Infinity Stones to bring back those lost to the Thanos 'blip'...
Did they bring back EVERYONE throughout the whole universe?? Or did they just bring back those who were lost on Earth???
Yes, Biden Deserves Blame For Inflation
From top to bottom, the Biden administration botched the inflation problem.
https://thefederalist.com/2022/06/01/yes-biden-deserves-the-blame-for-inflation/
Biden's fraudulent election is the WORST thing that has ever happened in this country..
He's even worse than when PIE was invented!!! :D
Biden/Democrat incompetence is firmly and unequivocally responsible for the state of the economy in the here and now..
According to reports, we are just a couple weeks away from a national price of over $5 a gallon for gas..
Democrats/Biden OWN this.. Totally and unequivocally...
@m,
There you go again, pushing your big cake agenda. As a trump supporter i would not be v surprised at all if you too had an overwhelming and irrational fear of a pie hitting you in the face.
The simple fact is, Durham's actions put into the public record from multiple sources one all encompassing fact..
Hillary Clinton initiated and approved the Russia Collusion con every step of the way...
So a small fish got away... This small fish gave Durham the exact bait he needed to hook and land the BIGGER fish.. :D
JL,
There you go again, pushing your big cake agenda.
A BIG cake agenda is redundant..
CAKE is bigger than pie... Pie will ALWAYS be in cake's shadow...
It simply cannot be any other way...
@m,
That's what cake is all about, domination and battering others. Pie is love.
In 1978 amateur astrophysicists Freddie Mercury and Brian May posited that the planet's axial rotation was due to sizably-posteriored members of the female population.
In 40 years that theory has yet to be disproven or even refuted by the scientific community..
That's what cake is all about, domination and battering others. Pie is love.
No.. Pie is about settling..
Settling for a lesser desert that has no social value whatsoever..
Cake is marrying an Elon Musk..
Pie is marrying an Al Bundy..
Pie is defined as a baked food in a pastry-lined pan or dish that has a fruit, meat, pudding, or other filling, and it often also has a pastry crust on top.
The word was first recorded in 1275–1325 and comes from Middle English. It’s not exactly easy as pie to nail down how the word came to refer to the food we love, but it’s believed that it comes from magpie—yes, as in the bird. As the thinking goes, magpies will collect whatever catches their eye, and people will put just about anything edible into a pie.
Pfffffttt. 12th century... Pie is just a young upstart... An immature tart..
Cake has been around since 2700 BCE...
51 people shot over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago, the most violent in five years
About half of those shot were on the West Side, most of them in a single police district where there were two mass shootings. At least 23 people were shot on the South Side and four downtown.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/29/23146412/chicago-shootings-memorial-day-weekend
TWO AND A HALF Unvaldes occurred in Chicago over a single weekend!!
Where are Democrat hysterical screams about THOSE shootings..
They were predominantly black on black shootings, so Democrats and BLM simply don't care as THOSE shootings don't help the Democrat hysterical anti gun agenda..
MSNBC, CNN, ABC and more pan ‘asinine’ Durham probe after Sussmann verdict: ‘A flop’
The Washington Post and ABC also weighed in on John Durham's probe into Trump-Russia origins
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-cnn-abc-asinine-durham-probe-sussmann-verdict
Yea???
Howz it going putting President Trump in jail, eh Democrats??
BBBBWWHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
President Trump being found guilty of ANY crime is just another Democrat Wet Dream...
I have to wonder..
When the Avengers used the Infinity Stones to bring back those lost to the Thanos 'blip'...
Did they bring back EVERYONE throughout the whole universe?? Or did they just bring back those who were lost on Earth???
To clarify I wasn't referring to to Tony's actions.. My bust for not being clearer..
I was referring to Hulk's actions on bringing back those lost in the blip..
Did Banner bring back ALL who Thanos killed?? Or JUST the people of Earth that Thanos killed.
On the one hand, we have Tony's fear that Banner's actions may alter his family.. So it would seem that Tony would insist on JUST bringing back humans on Earth.. Although making a direct connection between all the people restored all over the universe and Tony losing his daughter might be too much of a stretch..
On the other hand, it seems pretty selfish to me that the Avengers would ONLY be concerned about humans on Earth and the rest of the galaxy can go pound sand..
On the THIRD hand, there might be a civilization out there that WELCOMED Thanos' actions and would NOT want Thanos' actions reversed..
It's an interesting intellectual conundrum..
Biden Must Condemn Violence Threat to Supreme Court
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/06/02/biden_must_condemn_violence_threat_to_supreme_court_147676.html#2
One has to wonder if Biden, Democrats and Weigantians will condemn the coming violence from the Baby Killing supporters as voraciously and as passionately as they condemned the 6 Jan protest...
Time will tell..
I haven't read the article yet, but i must agree, the president would serve his office well by discouraging any threats of violence against our courts.
Cake, however, has dominated for far too long. The president should discourage violence while also supporting pie.
I haven't read the article yet, but i must agree, the president would serve his office well by discouraging any threats of violence against our courts.
Agreed...
To do any less than what's been done over the 6 Jan protest is blatantly hypocritical..
Cake, however, has dominated for far too long.
There is a reason for that... :D
Cake is best...
The president should discourage violence while also supporting pie
You never hear anything about a Cake-In-The-Face.. It's ALWAYS Pie-In-The-Face..
PIE = VIOLENCE
Biden Admits He Was AWOL Until April on Baby Formula Crisis
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/06/02/biden_admits_he_was_awol_until_april_on_baby_formula_crisis__147683.html#2
Biden's Handlers' incompetence shines thru...
@m,
see what you've gone and done? your thoughtless support of cake-based culture has driven don over the edge, to the point that he's harboring some kind of vendetta. of course, that's completely inappropriate and ignores the intrinsic value of pie.
i can certainly empathize with how frustrating your big cake agenda is, so maybe he can settle his score some other time - i'd even be willing to give him a "vendetta voucher" to be redeemed at a time and place that's more appropriate.
JL
"Hay!! Lets DEFUND, DEMORALIZE, DEMONIZE THE POLICE!!! What could POSSIBLY go wrong!??"
-Democrats
Seattle police memo shows defunded force stopped investigating new adult sexual assaults this year
Seattle police sergeant says current staffing levels make it 'unattainable' to meet community's expectation of responding to reports of sexual violence
https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-police-stopped-investigating-new-adult-sexual-assaults
What could go wrong??
Oh... nothing.. Just women in Seattle would be able to be preyed upon by rapists without ANY recourse for justice...
Could call, Democrats.. :epic eyeroll:
okay, now i actually am making fun. that was unkind, sorry.
JL,
Let's be clear.. Cake will ALWAYS be better than pie..
Better and BIGGER in every way..
It's your cake-envy that has driven DH over the edge...
Vendettas are useless with or without a voucher..
My one demand is that you cease your hysterical pie agenda and accept the natural superiority of cake..
It's in your best interest.. Big Cake is here to stay...
Stacey Abrams serves as board member, governor of foundation that supports #AbolishThePolice
Stacey Abrams has previously tried to distance herself from hardline rhetoric of #DefundThePolice movement
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stacey-abrams-governor-foundation-abolish-police
But Stacey Abrams is HIP DEEP with DEFUND THE POLICE scumbags..
She doesn't stand a CHANCE of winning in November..
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/918/516/cartoon050222.jpg?ve=1&tl=1
"It's funny cuz it's true..."
-Homer Simpson
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUD44EsWYAAo3H2?format=jpg&name=small
"I did that!!!"
-Joe Biden
It's cake's fault that the political system is rigged. Cake is the problem, pie is the solution.
It's cake's fault that the political system is rigged. Cake is the problem, pie is the solution.
This is EXACTLY the problem with pie-faces...
They simply can't look past their hysterical cake-hate...
WHO and CDC studies PROVE that COVID19 was a pie-based pandemic..
Piemanella is more deadly than salmonella..
Pie-based cancers?? Kill MILLIONS..
Spanish Pie was the biggest killer at the turn of the century... The black pie KILLED MILLIONS as it ravaged medieval Europe..
If I had a time machine, I would go back in time and prevent pie from ever being developed..
That would save BILLIONS of lives!!!
The stank of desperation exudes from your pores..
"You cannot win. If you strike at me, I grow more powerful that you can possibly imagine."
-Obi Wan Kenobi
See what happens in a cake-dominant culture? People are left feeling so desperate that they feel the need to resort to profanity just to be heard. They need to be loved, nurtured and fed pie.
PIE is what poisoned their minds...
Primary Intelligence Evisceration
That's what PIE does to people..
As a moderate, I find your pie/cake extremism ignores the importance of ice cream. It goes with pie, it goes with cake and can be eaten all by it's self. Ice cream binds them all together in deliciousness. Just beware of the radical notions across the pond where they think things like:
An apple-pie without cheese
is like a kiss without a squeeze.
Old English Rhyme
Skip the cheese and add ice cream and that's a bear hug, baby!
Good point, Bashi..
There is no such thing as Ice Cream Pie..
Ice Cream CAKE, however is pure bliss..
Try and get THAT with pie.. huurrrumph...
House Dem declares gun control will happen even if it means abolishing filibuster or expanding Supreme Court
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan says the comments prove what Democrats are planning: 'Now, we know'
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-gun-hearing-abolish-filibuster-pack-supreme-court-guns-second-amendment-texas-school-shooting
Basically Democrats are planning the EXACT SAME PLAN that has failed, failed and failed AGAIN...
The very definition of insanity..
Democrats should eat cake.. It's brain food..
51 people shot over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago, the most violent in five years
About half of those shot were on the West Side, most of them in a single police district where there were two mass shootings. At least 23 people were shot on the South Side and four downtown.
TWO AND A HALF Unvaldes occurred in Chicago over a single weekend!!
It’s important to remember that “mass shootings” are defined as “three or more people shot”. “Shot” does not necessarily mean that the person died. In fact, “shot” is typically used to indicate that the person was not killed in the incident.
51 people shot in Chicago.
23 people on the Southside were shot.
4 people were shot downtown.
That means 24 people on the West Side were shot. If 2 shootings had 3 victims each (6 people shot), then that leaves 18 shooting victims shot by 9 - 18 total shooters. That means on the West Side, those 24 people shot could be the work of up to 20 different shooters.
Overall, Chicago could have had 51 people being shot by 47 different shooters. And since you are not listing the number killed in these shootings, we must assume that they all survived.
A single gunman walked into the Unvaldes‘ elementary school and KILLED 21 people!!!
So, NO, TWO AND A HALF Unvaldes DID NOT occur in Chicago over a single weekend!!
How sick of a fuk are you that you feel the need to lie about the slaughter of 19 children and two teachers by a single person?!?! If you did not recognize the role that assault rifles played in these murders, you wouldn’t feel the need to make up these false equivalencies!
And why do Trump supporters always sound giddy when they talk about the number of blacks killed in Chicago?
Michale[29],
You better be kidding about that!
Michale,
There is no such thing as Ice Cream Pie..
FALSE!
Have you not heard of a place called Dairy Queen? Best ice cream pie EVER!
Game, set and match to Liz. Pie wins!!!
Wishing death because people don't agree with you? Look in the mirror. Then go find a good psychiatrist...
Don, no one here is responsible for killing other people. If you mean how we vote, then that means 95% or more of the voting population is also responsible and is more an indicator of your mental health than responsibility for death.
You are on an obviously self destructive downward spiral. You have gone from normal posting/conversation to Deathocrats/Republikillers to profanity laced tirades to now wishing people dead. This is not a healthy progression.
Get help. I'm not trolling you. I am serious.
To everyone else: I think the last three Don posts have taken a really dark turn. I am wondering at what point to we contact CW or dare I say the New Jersey authorities. I suspect we should follow Michale's lead and just not interact. Maybe he will cool on his own. I have gone from finding Don annoying to concern...
In the immortal words of John Paul Jones, "i have not yet begun to f..." Umm, bake pie.
Seriously, i haven't.
But fuck with me and I will fuck you back harder.
Oh no! You will type naughty words at me on the internet. The horror...
Try one of your profanity lace posts over at commondreams. I bet you would be permabanned within 15 minutes as they have actual moderation. [85] would have gotten you banned from 4chan and that's not easy...
Elizabeth Miller
8
You're asking me about decency?
I know, right?
Michale
23
So, to recap.. You have proven by your own statements that you are, indeed, a Democrat..
I'm not a Democrat and couldn't register as a Democrat in Texas even if I wished to do so. You are a LIAR and have proven you won't stop LYING and just making shit up about me personally.
Same shit, different day. :)
Michale
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This is interesting..
So, when I say you are a Democrat, you think that is "disparaging"..
Not at all, as I've already explained multiple times. It's LYING and putting words in the mouths of other posters and discussing them personally rather than discussing political issues. Same shit, different day.
Well, I can definitely see why you would think that.
I don't think that. You're making shit up about me personally... as per your usual.
If someone accused ME of being a Democrat, I would be a tad miffed as well...
If you think referring to someone as a "Democrat" or "Republican" or "Libertarian" or whatever Party constitutes an "accusation," then check your mirror for the source of your problem.
If someone in the comments section kept claiming over and over ad nauseam that you were a Democrat, you'd have no reason to be "miffed" but plenty of archived reasons to prove they're a repetitive liar or can't retain
simple concepts from one day to another.
So I understand you more now...
No, you clearly do not.
It's like when you were accusing me of being gay..
First, you're putting words in my mouth AGAIN that I never said. Second, I would never "accuse" anyone of being "gay" in the same manner I would never "accuse" them of being "straight" or heterosexual or anything... works the same way with Party affiliation and me not taking it as an "accusation" in the same manner as you do.
You must have thought that was a great insult which indicates your thoughts on gay-ness more than than anything else..
Said the guy who claimed I "accused" him of it (I did not). If you think being called "gay" would constitute being "accused" of it, when it definitely is NOT, you might want to check your mirror.
I am learning more and more about you..
Nah. You are inventing bullshit and obsessing about me personally like you frequently do.
That's why it's easier to give you the kindness and understanding you seek, Kick.
Me? Seeking kindness? Heh. Perhaps you have confused me with Elizabeth Miller; she frequently seeks kindness. Of course, I am not "accusing" her of seeking kindness, it's just who she is.
As for "understanding," your lame prattling repetitive routine isn't exactly rocket science, you know. :)
@kick,
If you're not seeking kindness, what DO you seek?
I hope it's pie.
JL
I seek the holy grail:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D7hFHfLEyk&t=70s
Also... pie.