01-16-2020, 01:29 AM
(01-15-2020, 05:35 PM)Duchess Wrote: Am I the only one freaked out by the trump/rudy/Parnas/US Ambassador stuff? Fine, I'll be freaked out for everyone by the appearance of our president & his personal attorney LOOKING LIKE THEY WERE TRYING TO PUT A HIT ON A UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR.It is some crazy bullshit. I agree.
However, I haven't seen anything which convinces me that Trump, Giuliani, Parnas, Hyde and the rest of the motley Ukraine crew were conspiring to kill Yovanovitch.
What I have seen documented in texts between Parnas and Hyde......is flat out wrong and would be earthshaking in any previous administration.
The texts and the recent admissions from Giuliani's indicted Ukraine goon Lev Parnas make it clear that Yovanovitch was indeed targeted (for serious political four play, in my opinion). They successfully conspired and lied to get her removed from her post.
The documents show that Giuliani's ragtag team was following her and discrediting her, though Hyde now claims all those documented surveillance communications were just a joke and Parnas says he didn't take drunkard Hyde seriously. Meanwhile, Yovanoitch's former boss, Sec of State Pompeo, says jack shit. Weaselly assholes, all.
Yavonovitch was well known for her anti-corruption agenda and was targeted because she presented an obstacle to Giuliani's corrupt attempt (at the bequest of President Trump, according to both Giuliani and his indicted goon Parnas) to get the Ukranian government to publicly fling shit at the Bidens ahead of this year's presidential election -- which is why Trump was impeached.
But, the GOP-controlled Senate has made it clear they don't care about abuse of power at this time and won't conduct a serious impeachment trial to determine whether the misconduct warrants removal from office.
Anyway, to answer your question Duchess..........I honestly think most Americans have sadly tuned out because there is just so much fucked up shit, day after day in this administration, that it's exhausting.
And, the 40% who support Trump no matter what .... seem to truly revel in the lies and corruption and/or will always just excuse or ignore it because he makes them richer or they see it as 'sticking it to the Dems/Libs'. That's a short-sighted, dangerous, and petty mindset -- encouraging or allowing the President or other elected officials to ignore or intentionally violate the Constitution fucks over all Americans and chips away at democracy.