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demmiblue

(39,659 posts)
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 09:41 AM Mar 2024

President Biden when Republican counsel Hur showed him years-old photographs: "You can tell it's old....

President Biden when Republican counsel Hur showed him years-old photographs: “You can tell it's old. I have my arm around Lindsey Graham.”




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President Biden when Republican counsel Hur showed him years-old photographs: "You can tell it's old.... (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2024 OP
Well, well................................. Lovie777 Mar 2024 #1
Love it! Danmel Mar 2024 #2
Quick wit, that one...👍🙌 MiHale Mar 2024 #3
Slobby wouldn't recognize anyone in older photos is my guess. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2024 #4
He misidentified E. Jean Carroll in a photo as Marla Maples... Harker Mar 2024 #6
That's... interesting. n/t Beartracks Mar 2024 #22
Here it is... Harker Mar 2024 #24
Whats the difference, really quakerboy Mar 2024 #30
That's exactly what came to mind for me whopis01 Mar 2024 #25
It appears Hur was administering some sort of cognitive test dlk Mar 2024 #5
What does any of that have to do with investigating Blue Idaho Mar 2024 #8
Absolutely. Is he practicing medicine without a degree? OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2024 #26
Oh snap. sheshe2 Mar 2024 #7
Badda boom, tish! nt El Mimbreno Mar 2024 #9
Wow. Adam Schiff is leaning hard oasis Mar 2024 #10
A photo with Lindsey? Shermanator Mar 2024 #11
He was hoping President Biden would mis-identify Graham. patphil Mar 2024 #12
When the "Gotcha" attempt backfires.... Blue Owl Mar 2024 #13
Bum Hur NBachers Mar 2024 #14
Soon to be Has Ben-Hur. Harker Mar 2024 #16
The new one has his hands around his throat lame54 Mar 2024 #15
LOLOLOL!!! elleng Mar 2024 #17
Why is Hur acting like a medical doctor trying to ascertain if Biden has any memory problems? Maraya1969 Mar 2024 #18
Just beautiful! Love Dark Brandon! LymphocyteLover Mar 2024 #19
There's a sad back story to this. cab67 Mar 2024 #20
Ashley Judd was terrific in that one! calimary Mar 2024 #27
More proof that Joe Biden is human and Donald Trump is subhuman: Joe Biden has a sly, witty sense of humor, LaMouffette Mar 2024 #21
Plus Joe was short on sleep, and probably had his mind elsewhere. Mopar151 Mar 2024 #35
I hope Graham hears about that comment robbob Mar 2024 #23
And they don't give a damn as long as they keep getting elected. calimary Mar 2024 #29
Scratches head. Dontknow. speak easy Mar 2024 #31
You nailed it, my friend! Vote them OUT. !!! calimary Mar 2024 #32
Vote them OUT speak easy Mar 2024 #33
Indeed. Here we are. calimary Mar 2024 #34
This partisan and political DOJ is bad for America uponit7771 Mar 2024 #28

Lovie777

(22,861 posts)
1. Well, well.................................
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 09:55 AM
Mar 2024

Hur's main goal was to prove Pres Biden is old with memory problems.

Harker

(17,746 posts)
6. He misidentified E. Jean Carroll in a photo as Marla Maples...
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 11:20 AM
Mar 2024

even though Ivana Trump is standing next to him.

quakerboy

(14,851 posts)
30. Whats the difference, really
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 11:55 PM
Mar 2024

One woman he sexually assaulted or another. It all gets pretty blurry when you do it so often.

whopis01

(3,918 posts)
25. That's exactly what came to mind for me
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 09:15 PM
Mar 2024

It is amazing how simple the playbook is. Just accuse the other side of exactly what you are doing.

Even more amazing how effective that can be.

dlk

(13,239 posts)
5. It appears Hur was administering some sort of cognitive test
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 11:16 AM
Mar 2024

And practicing medicine without a license. Who does Hur he think he is? It’s very clear, though, what he is.

Blue Idaho

(5,500 posts)
8. What does any of that have to do with investigating
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 11:55 AM
Mar 2024

Misplaced documents. This was a set up job from the get-go.

 

Shermanator

(45 posts)
11. A photo with Lindsey?
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 12:03 PM
Mar 2024

What was the purpose of showing him a photo with his arm around Lindsay Graham? What does that have to do with anything?

patphil

(9,018 posts)
12. He was hoping President Biden would mis-identify Graham.
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 12:23 PM
Mar 2024

Perhaps he thought President Biden might say it was John McCain.

Maraya1969

(23,491 posts)
18. Why is Hur acting like a medical doctor trying to ascertain if Biden has any memory problems?
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 03:24 PM
Mar 2024

What was Hur's job description for this case?

I don't like the guy

cab67

(3,735 posts)
20. There's a sad back story to this.
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 04:04 PM
Mar 2024

According to a couple of the accounts I've read about the 2020 election and the last days of the trump administration, Biden and Graham were actually fairly close friends. There's a video somewhere of an interview with Graham in which he actually starts to get genuinely emotional when the subject of Beau Biden's death came up.

It all came to a crashing halt when Graham drank the Hunter Biden Flavor-Aid*. Graham said something about Hunter Biden's "wrongdoing" to Biden over the phone, and that was the end of it.

That said, one can see the beginnings of the madness whenever Democrats on the Judiciary Committee brought up genuine concerns about one of trump's SCOTUS nominees. Graham seemed genuinely angry that someone would do such a thing, no matter how credible the accusations.

The Graham I saw in that interview showed a certain amount of humanity. Patrician right-wing humanity, but humanity nonetheless. I keep hoping that Data will show up and flash lights in the eyes of Graham and the rest of the trump-addicted Enterprise D crew. Of course, it may be too late for that.

And for those who don't get the allusion - here's a clip from the Star Trek TNG episode in question. An alien creates what looks like a video game intended to develop an addiction to whoever plays it. The alien then plans to control the Enterprise once the whole crew is hooked. Everyone gets addicted except Wesley Crusher and Data, who figures out a way to circumvent the plot. The episode also includes a very young Ashley Judd.



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*Fun fact - during the mass murder-suicide at Jonestown, in Guyana, in 1978, the cyanide was mixed not with Kool-Aid, but with Flavor-Aid. It should be "drink the Flavor-Aid," not "drink the Kool-Aid." Look it up if you don't believe me.

LaMouffette

(2,638 posts)
21. More proof that Joe Biden is human and Donald Trump is subhuman: Joe Biden has a sly, witty sense of humor,
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 04:10 PM
Mar 2024

and it is one that does not reek of raw cruelty, like the humorless attempts at humor that Trump relies on during his stand-up-routine-esque rallies.

Mopar151

(10,348 posts)
35. Plus Joe was short on sleep, and probably had his mind elsewhere.
Wed Mar 13, 2024, 05:04 AM
Mar 2024

Then he had put up with this pissant's grilling.

robbob

(3,748 posts)
23. I hope Graham hears about that comment
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 06:58 PM
Mar 2024

And I hope it cuts him to the quick. I hope someday soon many of these career Rupugs wake from their collective stupor and realize they sold the last shreds of their honour and dignity to gain the approval of a third rate rapist conman.

calimary

(89,882 posts)
29. And they don't give a damn as long as they keep getting elected.
Tue Mar 12, 2024, 10:34 PM
Mar 2024

So WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT THAT, AMERICA?

calimary

(89,882 posts)
32. You nailed it, my friend! Vote them OUT. !!!
Wed Mar 13, 2024, 02:17 AM
Mar 2024

Make double-dog-dare sure you VOTE. Either mailing, online, or walk-in - or whatever.

We CANNOT forget what's at stake. Is it them? Or us? Who stays in and who's shown the door? That orange guy needs to be put FIRMLY in his place in November, sending a VERY clear message that he and his nutcase followers will NOT be allowed to run ANYTHING, much less the country.

And consider: "Vote Them Out" is as simple as can be. Not hard to remember at all! Boils it right down. Three little words. The number three is powerful anyway. The slogan sticks in the mind. It takes seconds to write down or type or post. Fits on a bumpersticker or postcard. Right to the point. Boom-boom-boom.

Looks like when you scratch your head, speak easy, pure gold shakes out of the wound!

speak easy

(12,596 posts)
33. Vote them OUT
Wed Mar 13, 2024, 02:51 AM
Mar 2024

One Republican in Congress is one Republican too many. (How did we get here, but here we are)

calimary

(89,882 posts)
34. Indeed. Here we are.
Wed Mar 13, 2024, 04:15 AM
Mar 2024

Republicans. Best we can do for ourselves, our country, and our future when it comes to Republicans. Vote them OUT.

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