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Title: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: mystery-ak on January 19, 2021, 06:01:06 pm
McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
By Alexander Bolton - 01/19/21 12:23 PM EST

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday accused President Trump of provoking the violent crowd that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

“The last time the Senate convened, we had just reclaimed the Capitol from violent criminals who tried to stop Congress from doing our duty. The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people,” McConnell said on the Senate floor, marking the first convening of the full Senate since the attack.

McConnell’s statements carry significance ahead of an anticipated Senate impeachment trial. The GOP leader has told colleagues he hasn’t yet decided how he would vote on a House-passed article of impeachment against Trump.


His remark that the crowd was “fed lies” is a reference to baseless and debunked claims spread by Trump and members of his legal team and inner circle that widespread election fraud cost Trump a second term. Trump has not formally conceded the race to President-elect Joe Biden.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/534804-mcconnell-trump-provoked-crowd-that-stormed-capitol
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: bilo on January 19, 2021, 06:16:58 pm
The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people,” McConnell said

So much for the Pub party. I'm sure China will appreciate Mitch attempting to destroy the America First movement.

Every day it's getting clearer that there won't be any real reform in the Pub party. We need a party that will represent us first.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: mystery-ak on January 19, 2021, 06:40:16 pm
'The Mob Was Fed Lies': McConnell Goes After Trump, Says Capitol Riot Was 'Provoked By The President'
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/19/mob-fed-lies-mitch-mcconnell-slams-trump-capitol-riot-provoked-by-president-impeachment-biden/
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: mystery-ak on January 19, 2021, 06:44:10 pm
McConnell can say what he rally thinks now..just been re-elected for 6 more years.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Cyber Liberty on January 19, 2021, 06:58:10 pm
I guess that makes him a "Yes" vote for the fake Impeachment trial.  That's exactly the single charge in the Impeachment Pelosi has yet to send over.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Wingnut on January 19, 2021, 07:00:57 pm
Mitch says:

I got a freaky ole lady name a cocaine Katy
Who embroideries on my jeans
I got my poor ole grey haired daddy
Drivin' my limousine...
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: mystery-ak on January 19, 2021, 07:01:02 pm
I guess that makes him a "Yes" vote for the fake Impeachment trial.  That's exactly the single charge in the Impeachment Pelosi has yet to send over.

Yep...and Commie Harris is in charge...I would say that the Repubs should boycott this sham but it now looks like Mitch is for it... :crying:
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: bilo on January 19, 2021, 07:07:44 pm
I guess that makes him a "Yes" vote for the fake Impeachment trial.  That's exactly the single charge in the Impeachment Pelosi has yet to send over.

It's surreal watching the republic being replaced with a fascist state in real time.

I am hoping Trump sees that the Pub party in DC is hopelessly lost and can get a viable 3rd party started. We need to identify states we can control and then move to separate from the tyranny that is upon us. Right now it's free speech and free association that is being eliminated. The next step will be to take our guns. At the end they will destroy our churches and require them to be loyal to the State.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: dfwgator on January 19, 2021, 07:17:32 pm
Mitch says:

I got a freaky ole lady name a cocaine Katy
Who embroideries on my jeans
I got my poor ole grey haired daddy
Drivin' my limousine...

I was in love with a girl on cocaine
She had everything going but a brain
We'd talk endlessly for hours
But by morning it’d go sour
I was in love with a girl on cocaine

-Tom Petty
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on January 19, 2021, 07:21:48 pm
(https://i.postimg.cc/QCKjz35g/6-CCE7706-1-FEE-4-C69-8-D07-08-D3-AA3-E28-F0.jpg)
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on January 19, 2021, 07:23:49 pm
Neither Pence nor McConnell nor McCarthy will attend the President's departure event.

I can't imagine where they think they're going with this shit.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Hoodat on January 19, 2021, 07:26:47 pm
The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people,” McConnell said

I'm confused.  Is he talking about the crowd that stormed the Capitol, or is he talking about the crowd that was still at the Ellipse listening to the end of Trump's speech when the incident happened?
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on January 19, 2021, 07:33:16 pm
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2qIXXafxCQ#)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2qIXXafxCQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2qIXXafxCQ)
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Cyber Liberty on January 19, 2021, 07:37:25 pm
Neither Pence nor McConnell nor McCarthy will attend the President's departure event.

I can't imagine where they think they're going with this shit.

They are creating a situation where Trump and his voters will have "nothing to lose" in creating a new second Party.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: BassWrangler on January 19, 2021, 07:39:00 pm
They are creating a situation where Trump and his voters will have "nothing to lose" in creating a new second Party.

Surely they realize this? So either they think all options are bad and this is the least bad one, or they are more comfortable being a minority party.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: XenaLee on January 19, 2021, 07:39:23 pm
McConnell can say what he rally thinks now..just been re-elected for 6 more years.

Yet another liar/pretender that is now dead to me.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: XenaLee on January 19, 2021, 07:41:04 pm
Yep...and Commie Harris is in charge...I would say that the Repubs should boycott this sham but it now looks like Mitch is for it... :crying:

He has to be.   The ChiComs insisted.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: XenaLee on January 19, 2021, 07:42:45 pm
Neither Pence nor McConnell nor McCarthy will attend the President's departure event.

I can't imagine where they think they're going with this shit.

That's....exactly what I wondered when they rammed ObamaCare down our throats and up our ....nevermind....

and then got away with it.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: conservativevoter on January 19, 2021, 07:49:33 pm
Didn't Mitch and his wife have an invitation from those who run the.... thingy?  They WANTED  them attending. :thud:

Btw, just WHAT lies were we fed?  Did I miss that?   :0001:
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: christian on January 19, 2021, 07:53:38 pm
We have a democrat party that was accepting, confident and approving of antifa and BLM, even when it was murdering, raping, and rioting in American cities for 8 months.  Except now democrats want political purity tests done on 25,000 national guardsmen in charge of protecting democrats.  The same democrats that demanded they be at the capitol to protect them.
 Is there any doubt as to who they favor and trust, and how they want the military to be forced to pass political purity tests. That's how the Germans decided political purity tests for the SS last century !  Lockstep, und you vill not qvestion or you vill be shot !  Guess whose in charge now ? :smokin:
Another invented crisis to be milked for all the power grab they can get out of it !
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: dfwgator on January 19, 2021, 08:01:30 pm
They are creating a situation where Trump and his voters will have "nothing to lose" in creating a new second Party.

Or maybe well just decide to vote Rat and at least reduce the number of enemy parties by half.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: libertybele on January 19, 2021, 08:02:16 pm
Neither Pence nor McConnell nor McCarthy will attend the President's departure event.

I can't imagine where they think they're going with this shit.

Who knows with these freakin' SOB's.  I definitely called Pence correctly.  I never liked the guy and he never was on team Trump and I believe he was a leaker and fed info to the DEMS.  As for McConnell he's the same RINO as he's always has been.  I haven't really paid much attention to McCarthy, but all three of them are absolutely worthless.

Do these three stooges honestly believe that they have a future political career?

Gee I wonder if any of them have financial ties to the Chinese? 

I hope somehow and in some way President Donald J. Trump will turn the tables on them and also be able to give them each the middle finger that they so deserve.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: libertybele on January 19, 2021, 08:11:57 pm
quote author=Cyber Liberty link=topic=426174.msg2365927#msg2365927 date=1611085045]
They are creating a situation where Trump and his voters will have "nothing to lose" in creating a new second Party.
[/quote]

IMHO forming a second party will be futile; those sitting in the WH will rearranged the voting machines to reflect the outcome that they want.

Creating a new government to replace the DC swamp creatures is the only way.

I think Trump will leave well enough alone once he leaves office; besides they will keep him busy with lawsuits.

Rand Paul commented that 1/3 of the Senate will walk if Trump is impeached .... 1/3 is just the beginning...their leadership in combination with 75+ million people.  Sounds about right.

I bet if they leave some conservatives from the House will follow.

"We the People" ... FREEDOM IS Ours!!!
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: libertybele on January 19, 2021, 08:12:49 pm
They are creating a situation where Trump and his voters will have "nothing to lose" in creating a new second Party.

IMHO forming a second party will be futile; those sitting in the WH will rearranged the voting machines to reflect the outcome that they want.

Creating a new government to replace the DC swamp creatures is the only way.

I think Trump will leave well enough alone once he leaves office; besides they will keep him busy with lawsuits.

Rand Paul commented that 1/3 of the Senate will walk if Trump is impeached .... 1/3 is just the beginning...their leadership in combination with 75+ million people.  Sounds about right.

I bet if they leave some conservatives from the House will follow.

"We the People" ... FREEDOM IS Ours!!!
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Cyber Liberty on January 19, 2021, 08:20:14 pm
Who knows with these freakin' SOB's.  I definitely called Pence correctly.  I never liked the guy and he never was on team Trump and I believe he was a leaker and fed info to the DEMS.  As for McConnell he's the same RINO as he's always has been.  I haven't really paid much attention to McCarthy, but all three of them are absolutely worthless.

Do these three stooges honestly believe that they have a future political career?

Gee I wonder if any of them have financial ties to the Chinese? 

I hope somehow and in some way President Donald J. Trump will turn the tables on them and also be able to give them each the middle finger that they so deserve.

I remember when McCarthy got that gig, and I declared at the time he would be the worst "leader" they could have possibly picked.  Facts on the ground are bearing that out.

(I've been thinking of "Lighting golf balls on fire" as an option on the "Should we have a live thread tomorrow?" poll.)
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: roamer_1 on January 19, 2021, 11:52:25 pm
McConnell can say what he rally thinks now..just been re-elected for 6 more years.

... And likely retiring after that. I doubt very much he will seek reelection. So he is bulletproof.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: roamer_1 on January 19, 2021, 11:58:14 pm
Yet another liar/pretender that is now dead to me.

I been saying that all along.

We will not have any change - ALL of this will keep moving forward.
Because Republicans are not opposing it.
They feign at it for the cameras.
They harrumph and shake their fists at election time.
But they do nothing to impede it.

Throw the bastards out. All of them.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: XenaLee on January 20, 2021, 12:17:41 am
I been saying that all along.

We will not have any change - ALL of this will keep moving forward.
Because Republicans are not opposing it.
They feign at it for the cameras.
They harrumph and shake their fists at election time.
But they do nothing to impede it.

Throw the bastards out. All of them.

Nice, impressive sound byte.....but how, logically and logistically do you do that?   And how do we know that the ones (like da Bitch) haven't been taking full advantage of voter/election fraud all along?

Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: GtHawk on January 20, 2021, 12:45:21 am
A resounding message should be sent to the GOPe, there should be a day cjhosen when the vast majority of those registered republican change their party affiliation to nonpartisan, libertarian or undecided, anything but republican. I already write a 'note' on their donation/fundraising request and tuck it inside so that they pay to see my opinion. Let the lack of those registered republican and lack of funds be a boot up the A$$ reminder of how bad they F'd up. The poor decisions of the GOPe and it's lack of representation of the rank and file have earned it a long future as the minority party, which from what I have observed since the end of the Reagan Presidency, is exactly where they want to be.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: bilo on January 20, 2021, 01:15:59 am
IMHO forming a second party will be futile; those sitting in the WH will rearranged the voting machines to reflect the outcome that they want.

Creating a new government to replace the DC swamp creatures is the only way.

I think Trump will leave well enough alone once he leaves office; besides they will keep him busy with lawsuits.

Rand Paul commented that 1/3 of the Senate will walk if Trump is impeached .... 1/3 is just the beginning...their leadership in combination with 75+ million people.  Sounds about right.

I bet if they leave some conservatives from the House will follow.

"We the People" ... FREEDOM IS Ours!!!


The fed. govt. probably can't be reformed. The leadership of the Pub party is hopelessly corrupt. Our elections are hopelessly corrupt. Our courts don't have the courage to even hear cases involving corrupt elections. We are about to have 35 million new citizens who really don't believe in American exceptionalism and will mostly vote for the Rats.

Trump's farewell address was terrific. He made one comment that should scare the establishment when he said this movement will not end.

We need an America First party. It needs to start at the State level and then move to the federal level. The ultimate aim of this party needs to be FREEDOM. The corrupt fed govt doesn't represent us and it's only going to get worse. We need to think about how we can break away from the fed. yoke.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: bilo on January 20, 2021, 01:17:47 am
(https://i.postimg.cc/QCKjz35g/6-CCE7706-1-FEE-4-C69-8-D07-08-D3-AA3-E28-F0.jpg)

How do these people get the power positions in the Pub party if a majority of the party represents us?
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: skeeter on January 20, 2021, 01:21:36 am

The fed. govt. probably can't be reformed. The leadership of the Pub party is hopelessly corrupt. Our elections are hopelessly corrupt. Our courts don't have the courage to even hear cases involving corrupt elections. We are about to have 35 million new citizens who really don't believe in American exceptionalism and will mostly vote for the Rats.

Trump's farewell address was terrific. He made one comment that should scare the establishment when he said this movement will not end.

We need an America First party. It needs to start at the State level and then move to the federal level. The ultimate aim of this party needs to be FREEDOM. The corrupt fed govt doesn't represent us and it's only going to get worse. We need to think about how we can break away from the fed. yoke.

Trump's address was very well done. If he chooses to remain engaged in politics after this I hope it is as a virtual bomb thrower. Blow 'em all up, both sides.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Fishrrman on January 20, 2021, 01:21:55 am
I thought McConnell would be wiser than this.

Particularly after he had assisted Mr. Trump with the appointment of judges, and particularly in getting Amy Barrett onto the Court.

He should have just kept his mouth shut.

I don't think this will do much for his popularity back home, but then I don't expect him to run again next time 'round, either.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: skeeter on January 20, 2021, 01:26:57 am
I thought McConnell would be wiser than this.

Particularly after he had assisted Mr. Trump with the appointment of judges, and particularly in getting Amy Barrett onto the Court.

He should have just kept his mouth shut.

I don't think this will do much for his popularity back home, but then I don't expect him to run again next time 'round, either.
True, but I'd settle for Murder Turtle being kicked out of congress for use of public office for private gain.

He and the rest of the entire congress.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Fishrrman on January 20, 2021, 01:29:24 am
libertybele wrote:
"Creating a new government to replace the DC swamp creatures is the only way"

I'm beginning to think that way.

Perhaps a "New Continental Congress" comprised of representatives from the traditional-freedom (red) states?

What might come from that...?
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: roamer_1 on January 20, 2021, 01:33:18 am
Nice, impressive sound byte.....but how, logically and logistically do you do that?   And how do we know that the ones (like da Bitch) haven't been taking full advantage of voter/election fraud all along?

The same way you always do. Grassroots uprising in the primaries. It has been done before.

If the ballot box is truly overrun, then there is but one box left. And if that is true, so be it. But that will require real proof before I heed a clarion call.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: bilo on January 20, 2021, 04:11:35 am
Trump's address was very well done. If he chooses to remain engaged in politics after this I hope it is as a virtual bomb thrower. Blow 'em all up, both sides.

 :amen:

Other than the 138 Pubs in the House and 6-8 Senators who fought for Trump we owe them nothing.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: bilo on January 20, 2021, 04:13:21 am
I thought McConnell would be wiser than this.

Particularly after he had assisted Mr. Trump with the appointment of judges, and particularly in getting Amy Barrett onto the Court.

He should have just kept his mouth shut.

I don't think this will do much for his popularity back home, but then I don't expect him to run again next time 'round, either.

He is.

McConnell must have been told by China that Trump must be destroyed at all cost.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: christian on January 20, 2021, 04:46:21 am
No full term President has ever had all recess appointments blocked like McConnell the democrats bitch did.  Mitch the bitch hated Trump and helped the democrats abundantly.  McConnell has to go.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: sneakypete on January 20, 2021, 02:49:06 pm
McConnell can say what he rally thinks now..just been re-elected for 6 more years.

@mystery-ak

WTF is wrong with the people of Kentucky?
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: GtHawk on January 20, 2021, 04:56:58 pm
@mystery-ak

WTF is wrong with the people of Kentucky?
Hey they just believed the line that if they re elect the staus quo then the democrats would take control, lttle did they or many of us in other states know we were just returning democrat lite to office. Okay many of did know  :shrug:
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: roamer_1 on January 20, 2021, 05:20:35 pm
@mystery-ak

WTF is wrong with the people of Kentucky?

team sports. woohoo. go team. Fill them seats with the big rhinestone 'R'. winning.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: The_Reader_David on January 20, 2021, 06:02:08 pm
I'm confused.  Is he talking about the crowd that stormed the Capitol, or is he talking about the crowd that was still at the Ellipse listening to the end of Trump's speech when the incident happened?

McConnell is talking about the crowd that stormed the Capitol.  It is disingenuous to defend Trump by pretending that his speech on 6 January at the Ellipse was his only provocation or act of incitement.  His whole "Stop the Steal" shtick, at least once the last actual legal challenge had been turned back by the courts, and his peddling of the baseless, delusional theory that as President of the Senate, Vice-President Pence, could single-handedly reject the vote of the Electoral Collage were the lies and provocations fed to the crowd that stormed the Capitol. 
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Cyber Liberty on January 20, 2021, 06:08:44 pm
McConnell is talking about the crowd that stormed the Capitol.  It is disingenuous to defend Trump by pretending that his speech on 6 January at the Ellipse was his only provocation or act of incitement.  His whole "Stop the Steal" shtick, at least once the last actual legal challenge had been turned back by the courts, and his peddling of the baseless, delusional theory that as President of the Senate, Vice-President Pence, could single-handedly reject the vote of the Electoral Collage were the lies and provocations fed to the crowd that stormed the Capitol.

Too bad Pelosi's snap Impeachment did not refer to the "pattern of incitement" that you discussed.  I read the Impeachment Charge, and it specified his speech of 1/6 that was still going on, to the exclusion of the rich vein of dirt you dished.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: skeeter on January 20, 2021, 06:20:59 pm
Too bad Pelosi's snap Impeachment did not refer to the "pattern of incitement" that you discussed.  I read the Impeachment Charge, and it specified his speech of 1/6 that was still going on, to the exclusion of the rich vein of dirt you dished.
I cannot WAIT to see what other ways the rats can use this ‘pattern of incitement’ charge to ban and criminalize speech they don’t approve of.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: Hoodat on January 20, 2021, 06:41:45 pm
It is disingenuous to defend Trump by pretending that his speech on 6 January at the Ellipse was his only provocation or act of incitement.

@The_Reader_David

I pretended no such thing.  Besides, it would be disingenuous as well as egregiously dishonest to characterize a speech where Trump specifically called for peaceful assembly as one that provoked incitement.  You seem to offer a different take, however.  So I am intrigued to know about these other provocations or acts of incitement.  Could you be so kind to post for us any of these examples so that we could all examine these allegedly heinous words of President Trump?  Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: McConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Post by: christian on January 20, 2021, 10:30:37 pm
If democrats can successfully cast the blame on Trump, using justifications of Pences betrayal of Trump,  refusing to do his duty in rejecting voter fraud tainted State elections.  Many of the deep Staters, incl Pence will feel they are covered/protected from the WRATH of voters.  Let the truth of the matter be realized and let the deep staters fall on their swords, as well they aught.  Scourge the ground they stand on.  Let others fear to do what they have done.