GOP Rep. Clashes With CNN Reporter | Talking Points Memo

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A clash between Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) and CNN correspondent Manu Raju broke out Monday night in the hours leading up to the testimony of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council official who said in his prepared remarks that the July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky prompted him to alert a top White House lawyer twice.

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These R Congress critters are getting awfully testy. His is the second one in a few days who has lost it with Manu Raju.

Maybe it’s because they have no good answers when asked about facts.

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What’s that old saying. The best defense is a good offense.

This guy seemed very much on the defensive, which explains why he was so offensive.

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I expect we will see a lot more of this type of antagonistic lines of argument from Republicans - because on facts, they appear to have nada - zilch - nothing to hang their hats on,

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Sore loser. Or a loser who’s butt sore. Or a tiny-brained wiper of other people’s bottoms.

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Boorish, Nasty, Ugly

Defenseless

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Or a dude who is both of the first, and terrified to realize he (and his peers) are cast into that third roll - and more terrified of what happens if they step out of that role.

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Methinks the congressman is tired of winning

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We can count on more attempts to dodge questions, attack the interrogators, muddy the waters and straight-up lie as more damaging facts are corroborated and the charges become harder to escape.

This is what you do when you’re losing.

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Beauty is skin deep, but asshole goes all the way to the bone.

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Has this guy declared that he wants to spend more time with his family yet?

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Amodei replied: “Why don’t you do an interview instead of interviewing yourself.”

Is this some sort of safe for TV "GFY?

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I hope at the least he had time to take a breath of fresh air before he stuck his nose back up Trump’s ass.

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You mean you didn’t get the memo?
No worries, I didn’t either.
anyway, it’s not hard to basically write one out exactly like the one they all received.
which is supposed be top secret classified. lol
keep eyes open for sharpie scraps in the shredders

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No wonder the GOP hates journalists. Reporters expose them for the idiots they are.

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You mean “premise,” not “conclusion,” dumbass. I appreciate the difficulty of your position. You can’t defend the indefensible, so you babble nonsense. But you guys aren’t even trying to make it sound good anymore. It’s sad. It’s a lowering of standards, when even the bullshit isn’t as good as it once was.

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Hi Reprsentative Amodie - Calling a reporter a stupidy stupid head is not a mic drop.
r c

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A juice box and a nap. Let’s see if he puckers up after that.

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I’ll respond on behalf of the CNN reporter…

"“Congressman, if you want to ho fuck yourself, go right ahead”

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"Please, Mr. President, we beg you sir, we don’t want to whine anymore. It’s too much. It’s not fair to everybody else.’” Trump said. “And I’m going to say ‘I’m sorry, but we’re going to keep whining, whining, whining. We’re going to make America grate again.”

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