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re: "How does it benefit me?"
Posted on 5/13/14 at 10:49 am to CptBengal
Posted on 5/13/14 at 10:49 am to CptBengal
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but that isnt what anyone with above a HS reading level takes from that exchange.
Maybe not from that exchange but when taken with everything else he said and has done, it's easy to see that's what he is about. And I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing, as he is just like any other politician, and this is a dream opportunity for any House Republican to be on this committee, much less lead it. Roles reversed I'd say the same about the Democrats. It's what politics has devolved into these days.
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 10:50 am to Poodlebrain
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No, but who said this is a non-partisan investigation? Please point out to me the past instances where a Congressional committee was non-partisan.
So, you don't believe him when he said his investigation will transcend politics. Good.
Now will you believe any conclusions he draws from his "investigation", and why should you?
Posted on 5/13/14 at 10:54 am to Choctaw
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you are really reaching with this one Rex....even more than usual
Posted on 5/13/14 at 10:54 am to Rex
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GOWDY: How does it benefit me, Xavier, when I have said from Day 1 that I want this to transcend politics and I want it to inspire trust in you and our fellow citizens. How does it benefit me to do any of the things you just listed
LINK
Here is the rest of the statement you omited in the OP. My apology for the summarized version.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 10:59 am to Rex
I'll try again:
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Where did anyone ever say that Democrats would be excluded from questioning?
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:02 am to Rex
I don't believe anything done by politicians transcend politics. I don't believe criminal investigations transcend politics, but I believe the conclusions drawn from those investigations. Why should I feel any different about any investigation that is conducted in a manner that permits me to view the evidence from which the conclusions are drawn?
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:03 am to pond water
From your linked article... thank you...
You just confirmed my lead post.
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GOWDY: How does it benefit me, Xavier, when I have said from Day 1 that I want this to transcend politics and I want it to inspire trust in you and our fellow citizens. How does it benefit me to do any of the things you just listed?
You just confirmed my lead post.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:03 am to Antonio Moss
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quote: Where did anyone ever say that Democrats would be excluded from questioning?
You will find it in the link pond water just posted.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:04 am to Rex
I confirmed that you did not post the complete statement!
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:06 am to Antonio Moss
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Where did anyone ever say that Democrats would be excluded from questioning?
Nowhere, but given the way Issa conducted his many investigations and withheld documents from Cummings and other Democrats, I can see why Democrats are suspect of how Gowdy will conduct his committee. In the end though, it's just politics and messaging. Democrats want to get the message out there that it's going to be a partisan investigation, and Republicans want to get the message out that it will be a non-partisan investigation.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:07 am to pond water
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I confirmed that you did not post the complete statement!
I personally transcribed what I heard from the video I linked.
Your complete statement only confirms that I was correct in my assessment: he wants to exclude Democrats from questioning witnesses.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:08 am to Rex
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You will find it in the link pond water just posted.
I just read the article. No where does it say that Republicans would exclude Democrats from questioning. Democrats asked to not be excluded and Gowdy agrees.
I'm not sure what the issue is here (other than the subpoenas.)
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:11 am to Rex
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BECERRA: We’ve never asked for that Trey . What we are simply saying is, make it a process where we can’t be excluded from the interview of witnesses; where we can’t be excluded when a decision is made to subpoena a witness. Make it so that we are all in the room when we are reviewing the documents that are supposed to be evidence. What we don’t want to be is excluded. We don’t want the American public to be shut-out. Fair, balanced and open…
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GOWDY: How does it benefit me, Xavier, when I have said from Day 1 that I want this to transcend politics and I want it to inspire trust in you and our fellow citizens. How does it benefit me to do any of the things you just listed?
Becerra's list are of exclusions, Gowdy says "how does it benefit him" to exclude.
This post was edited on 5/13/14 at 11:19 am
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:12 am to Antonio Moss
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I just read the article. No where does it say that Republicans would exclude Democrats from questioning.
Read it again.
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BECERRA: We’ve never asked for that Trey. What we are simply saying is, make it a process where we can’t be excluded from the interview of witnesses; where we can’t be excluded when a decision is made to subpoena a witness. Make it so that we are all in the room when we are reviewing the documents that are supposed to be evidence. What we don’t want to be is excluded. We don’t want the American public to be shut-out. Fair, balanced and open…
GOWDY: How does it benefit me, Xavier, when I have said from Day 1 that I want this to transcend politics and I want it to inspire trust in you and our fellow citizens. How does it benefit me to do any of the things you just listed?
This post was edited on 5/13/14 at 11:14 am
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:23 am to Rex
So a comment by a Democrat is your evidence of Republican intentions. A comment that the Democrat provided no evidence to support.
Don't you have any shame when you take a partisan statement and attempt to use it to claim others won't be non-partisan? It is hypocrisy that there are different rules for you, your causes, and those who disagree with you, or your causes.
Don't you have any shame when you take a partisan statement and attempt to use it to claim others won't be non-partisan? It is hypocrisy that there are different rules for you, your causes, and those who disagree with you, or your causes.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:26 am to Rex
Will you please just go back to calling him poopyhead and things like that?
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:27 am to pond water
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Becerra's list are of exclusions, Gowdy says "how does it benefit him" to exclude.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzt. Wrong.
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WALLACE: Congressman Gowdy, is it reasonable for Democrats to demand some say in how the Committee is run?
GOWDY: No sir, ... imagine you and I starting an investigation, and the first thing you ask for is the ability to deny or veto subpoenas going to witnesses. How can it be a pursuit of the truth?
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:28 am to Poodlebrain
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So a comment by a Democrat is your evidence of Republican intentions.
Er, no. I've posted comments by Gowdy of his own intentions.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:33 am to Rex
Quit jumping around the place Rex. You took the "How does it benefit me" statement an misrepresented it. Believe what you want.
I must get back to my 6 figure job now to pay for the 47%. Good day Sir! Continue living your lie!
I must get back to my 6 figure job now to pay for the 47%. Good day Sir! Continue living your lie!
Posted on 5/13/14 at 11:40 am to Rex
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"How does it benefit me?"
Coming from the jackhole who thinks everybody else should be forced to pay for his healthcare.
Priceless.
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