Amash Says His Former GOP Colleagues Spin Impeachment Probe ‘Like We’re All Stupid’

Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI), who left the GOP in July due to frustration with the party’s timid deference to President Donald Trump, jabbed at Republicans on Wednesday for attempting to obfuscate the shocking revelations that have emerged from the House impeachment inquiry.


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Uh oh. Trump firey, crazy anti-Amash, “Never Trumper” tweetstorm in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . .

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The elevator is a nice touch

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Well, somebody needed to say it. It’s not very admirable to stoop to the ignorant, uninformed level of an electorate instead of trying to admit to the truth and educating them. But let’s face it, Republicans are terrible at communication skills; it’s all about “marketing” with them and selling dog poo.

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Umm…not ‘we all’, just the deplorables, and that’s because, well, they’re stupid.

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“They talk about it like we’re all stupid, like we can’t see what’s going on.”

Well, if by “we”, he means Republicans…

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There’s Jordan’s lackey Castor behind them in the picture. I just now realized that Castor isn’t the Intelligence Committee Counsel, he is just on loan from Oversight, where he gained invaluable experience as counsel during the Benghazi hearings.

HPSCI Senior Counsel for the minority is 27 year old Meghan Green.

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HuffPost reported that Amash made those comments while riding an elevator full of Republicans.

Smells musty in here - like an old man’s T-shirt.

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Maybe not all are stupid, but certainly some are stupid. See, e.g., the Forever tRumpers.

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Clearly Republicans don’t have any respect for or fear of the voters. They probably figure that if their billionaires pay enough for TV ads the boobs in their districts will still vote for them.

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Fox News viewers ARE stupid. So they don’t need to play it “like” they’re stupid.

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“They talk about it like we’re all stupid, like we can’t see what’s going on,” Amash said during an interview with HuffPost.

The last Prez election certified that assessment to be valid for at least 63,000,000 voters.

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FaKe nEws. UkraiNe goT their aid. NoPooF. NeVer said quid PRo quo. Said noPro quO. CrowdstiKe and DemoCrats diD ukraiNe to make hitlary’s presidencY. DidNt worK. Americans believes Trump, moSt popuLar presidenT ever. HEarings are boriNg. No pizzazz. Trump = PERFECT. libtards = oppOsite oF perFect scum!

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It’s called willful ignorance
Upton Sinclair — ‘It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.’

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Yes, Castor is a member of Jim Jordan’s posse.

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I read some comments over at a Fox thread to try to gauge the feelings of the die hards -

The arguments all seem to be about their not being enough evidence. “Trump said on the phone call that there was no quid pro quo” so there is no proof of bribery.
“Sondland didn’t actually hear it from Trump and changed his story” etc

What I don’t see a lot of are Un-categorical claims that Trump is 100% innocent. It’s a lot more - there’s not enough evidence to convict. This is also in line with what people like K Starr are saying today. Plus, a lot of talk about Bill Clinton not being removed even though he committed “an actual crime.

This seems to be a change in thinking - we are now into tribal protection of their dear leader who deep down they know did exactly what he’s being accused of. But I’m pretty sure that the majority of the folks sitting at home with their MAGA hats glued to the testimony on Fox know the score.

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KaSh Patel shouLd sue FionA for defaMing him aNd ruiNing his Reputation in the Hearing. ShE lied About KaSh. ImpeaCh Fiona!

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But I’m pretty sure that the majority of the folks sitting at home with their MAGA hats glued to the testimony on Fox know the score.

They know the score and don’t care at all.

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I feel like at this point you need to switch to comic sans in bold to more accurately simulate the now famous “Sharpie Notes” beloved by our shitstained moron.

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Please, anything but Comic Sans!

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