#C-SPAN

[saywhat-politics]

Heated exchange between Sen. Ossoff (D-GA) and CIA Director Ratcliffe

Sen Jon Ossoff (D-GA) to CIA Director Ratcliffe: "This is an embarrassment. This is utterly unprofessional. There's been no apology. There has been no recognition of the gravity of this error...We will get the full transcript of this chain and your testimony will be measured carefully against its content."

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

how was it for you? #StateOfTheUnion :; @FinancialReview : Dave

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March 5, Part II: Trump lies to Congress during joint session

March 5, 2025

Robert B. Hubbell

As expected, Trump lied his way through his speech to the joint session of Congress. See NYTimes, Fact-Checking Trump’s Address to Congress, (“The president repeated familiar exaggerations and falsehoods about the economy, the Department of Government Efficiency and tariffs.”) (Accessible to all.)

If you can stomach reading Trump's lies, the NYTimes’ article is an accessible entry point. My only criticism is that the Times uses the euphemisms “falsehoods,” “exaggerations,” and “needs context” in place of “lies,” “more lies,” and “even more lies.”

If you did not watch the speech and do not want to read the Times’ catalog of Trump's lies, the attached two-minute video by Senator Adam Schiff is an effective, informative, and accessible summary. See YouTube, Schiff Demolishes Trump for Ridiculous Speech to Congress. I recommend Schiff’s summary for its content and as an example of counter-messaging Trump.

Two shocking facts about the speech:

First, Elon Musk had the gall to show up at the speech.

Second, in a bizarre exchange with Chief Justice John Roberts, Trump said the following to Roberts as the two men shook hands and Trump patted Roberts on the arm:

Thank you. Thank you again. I won’t forget.

See C-SPAN video clip put together by Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner@bsky.social). User Clip: Trump greets the justices after his March 4, 2025 address | C-SPAN.org.

In fairness and full disclosure, Trump did say “Thank you” to other justices, including Justices Kagan and Kavanaugh. Justice Kavanagh looks horrified as Trump shakes his hand and says, “Thank you.” However, the only Justice to whom Trump says, “I won’t forget” is Roberts.

Perhaps there is some explanation for an exchange between a president and chief justice that sounds like it came straight out of The Godfather, but I don't know what that explanation is at the moment.

There is undoubtedly more commentary, but that is the best I could find at 2 am Eastern. I will open the user comments today to allow others to post relevant links (with short summaries of the content in the link, please). I looked for, but could not find, the alternate programming by Senators Murphy and Schatz, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Stay strong, everyone!

[Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter]

[tompoose]

what plays on your tv body

C-SPAN, but only when someone is giving a talk on a book or something. Sometimes it just shows me pictures of frogs.

[thewisemankey]

The literal real one.

[thenewdemocratus]

Ben Meiselas: Republican CROSS EXAM of Dem Govs BACKFIRES in HEARING

“MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the disastrous Republican cross examination of Democratic Governors they subpoenaed to a hearing to distract from their disastrous budget bill.” Source:Meidas Touch with a look at U.S. Representative Marjorie T. Greene (MAGA, Georgia) & Governor Tim (please don’t run for reelection) Walz (Democrat, Minnesota) From the Meidas Touch Just to clean up the…

[marvelgreyson]

"May I ask you to have mercy Mr. President..."

I wish this was just the audio because the visual isn’t much. Part of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s sermon at a National Prayer Service at Washington's National Cathedral.

[shallpass13]

C-SPAN should add laugh tracks to committee hearings. As a fact checker, sure, but in general too. I think this would really help with their viewership rating.

[cynicalclassicist]

I hate Putin and I don't even live in Ukraine!

First Felon tipping his hand. Again.

[n0thingiscool]

2016 Voter Fraud and the DNC

This shit popped up in my records of shit that happened:

This is just an example and reminder of how we got Trump and how we got Genocidin' Biden, courtesy of the DNC.

The original vote at the ballot count was in favor of Bernie in Polk County. Something like 400 for Bernie and 20 for Clinton. Then some nonsense went down so they had to recount and it was now 400 for Clinton and like 10 for Bernie? The total voters counted also changed. There was a question on wtf was happening with the counts. Something fucky was going on, for sure. No one had the balls to challenge it.

This is the rotten shit that happens just inside the DNC against its voters. This isn't even fuckery between dems and repubs.

[baconandvibrators]

This is a very real thing that you can purchase

[circuitmouse]

Resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY) on C-SPAN

[cynicalclassicist]

Yes, you can ignore the desires of an individual! He's not a king!

Q: Do you agree with Trump that we 'have to have Greenland'?

Vance: The president said we have to have Greenland, and we can't just ignore his desires

[govtshutdown]

If they elect a speaker today

Congressional Reporter Reese Gorman of the Washington Examiner stated on C-SPAN that if Johnson is elected speaker today, the first action will be to pass a bill condemning Hamas, the second would be to pass a continuing resolution, extending the budget to either January 15th or April 15th. We are 23 days away from the November 17th deadline, so either would be welcome.

[secretly-a-trekkie]

Mug translation: “Even we can’t fix stupid”

[lenbryant]

Where are Scully and Mulder when you need them? Here's today's X-Files congressional hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). What we used to call UFOs. I haven't listened to the whole thing yet, but I'm guessing it's another nothing burger. Show me the money...eh, alien carcasses, and then I'll believe it. Scrub ahead to minute 14 or 15 ICYI.

[cynicalclassicist]

Shows how he thinks of women.

Brainless.