House Dem Humiliates Matt Gaetz By Fact-Checking Him In Real Time During Impeachment Hearing

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

During his tantrum, Rep. Gaetz – one of Trump’s most shameless defenders – falsely accused Democrats in the House of being so focused on impeachment that they haven’t accomplished anything for the American people.
“Why won’t you help us move along the critical issues that are far more important than your partisan impeachment?” the GOP lawmaker yelled.
Democratic Rep. David Cicilline calmly shot back, “Let me begin by dispelling the claim that Mr. Gaetz just made. This has been one of the most productive Congresses in modern history.”

To read more:

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/12/09/matt-gaetz-humiliated-on-live-tv-after-house-dem-fact-checks-him-during-impeachment-hearing.html

The problem with the GOP alternate news based strategy is that actual fact undercuts that strategy.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. GOPers' war on facts continues

[guillaumeb]

4. Led by Generalissimo Trump himself.

[czarjak]

16. Brother Barr is doing all he can too.

[TryLogic]

12. It's called disinformation, and it is a favorite Russian tactic.

[sheshe2]

2. Yep.

That was a great smackdown.

[guillaumeb]

3. Perhaps Gaetz should not drink before going to work.

A suggestion. He is such a smirking moron.

[tonedevil]

7. It would be best for the country...

if he just drank and didn't go to work.

[sheshe2]

9. Hehehe.

He is just a loud drunk that talks and acts like the fool he is.

[Fritz Walter]

13. This would be a total breakdown of Congressional protocol, but...

I’d love to see a chalk-line drawn on the floor of a committee room, or even a General Session, with another representative telling him to “focus on” walking it, heel-to-toe.

Wake the fuck up, FL Panhandle voters! Find someone to replace his sorry ass!

[guillaumeb]

19. He is quite ridiculous.

And like Trump, has an obviously high opinion of himself.

[brewens]

5. You guys forget that anything not approved by the Federalist Society or written be ALEC

doesn't count as real legislation to these people.

[Leith]

6. You can see it for yourselves

I posted it here.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12768713

[guillaumeb]

8. Thank you for the link. eom

[crickets]

15. Thanks for the time stamps on that! nt

[Leith]

18. The best I could do was about 5 full minutes before

the time I wanted. I apologize for making people slog through Gaetz's diatribe. But Cicilline's and Swalwell's parts are poetry to make up for it.

I looked to see if CSPAN broke the hearing up into pieces, but they didn't.

[Maven]

10. I wish he'd said "Talk to your Republican accomplices--I mean, colleagues--in the Senate"

"They're the deadbeats blocking the hundreds of bills we've passed in this session."

[guillaumeb]

11. Agreed. eom

[SleeplessinSoCal]

14. OUR problem us bifurcated news sources.

Gaetz et al speak to their choir and it believes them.

[Ponietz]

17. They seem to want to throw a few legislative bones to us to make it go away

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. Gaetz drowned his sorrows afterward

Okay he would have gotten drunk anyways but now he had an excuse.