These are my notes for the Politics/News segment of the S3E14 episode the Two Old Guys Drinking Beer (2OGDB) podcast. We opened with some thoughts about the 56th anniversary of John Kennedy's assassination. This episode primarily dealt with the impeachment inquiry public hearings. We also touched on some international items like Hong Kong, Bolivia, and Israel Despite commenting on all those subjects, there were several important items from the past three weeks we couldn't get to. We have become used to the firehose of news that Trump generates but even by those new troubling norms, it has become almost impossible to keep up in recent days. These rough notes are of items from the three weeks. Many have links to the underlying news story and some have brief commentary/thoughts by me. Remember, these are notes for a podcast, not an edited blog post. Variations in fonts, spacing, and format may also occur due to changing apps of text. Still, you'll get the gist.
Since 11/01/2019
- November 22, 2019, is the 56th anniversary of JFK’s assassination.
- Trump Lies - 13,435 in 993 days.
- Trump Vocabulary - Grade level 4.5, lowest of any president.
- Trump Golf - 224 visits in 147 weeks
- Trump Polls - 11/21/19 - Approve 41.9%, Disapprove 53.6%
- Impeachment Polls - 11/21 - Support 46.3%, Don’t Support 45.6%
- Democratic polls -
- Where is the video of al-Baghdadi whimpering and crying?
- Many Trump properties continue to perform poorly.
- Donald Trump Jr says he wrote a book and President Trump says he read it. Both lies.
- Next Democratic debate 11/20 in Atlanta by MSNBC & WP. 10 participants.
National
- 11/01 - Beto O’Rourke drops out of the Democratic presidential race.
- 11/01 - Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified that he was told to keep quiet about the Ukraine call. Why cover up a “perfect” call?
- 11/02 - Televangelist Paula White to officially join the White House.
- 11/02 - Pompeo establishes a faith-based affinity group within the State Department. No need for that pesky separation of church and state.
- 11/03 - EPA to ease waste requirements for coal-fired power plants.
- Did Elizabeth Warren nuke her campaign with her MediCare for all funding plan?
- 11/04 - A federal appeals court rejects Trump's attempt to block access to his tax records by New York prosecutors.
- Writer E. Jean Carroll, who alleges that Trump sexually assaulted her, has filed a defamation suit against him.
- 11/04 - House investigators released transcripts from the depositions of Maria Yovanovich, former ambassador to Ukraine, and Michael McKinley, former senior advisor to SoS Pompeo.
- 11/05 - William Taylor transcript released.
- 11/07 - George Kent transcript released.
- 11/08 - Fiona Hill transcript released.
- 11/08 - Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman transcript released.
- 11/11 - Laura Cooper transcript released.
- 11/11 - Catherine Croft transcript released
- 11/12 - Christopher Anderson transcript released
- 11/16 - Tom Morrison transcript released.
- 11/18 - David Hale and David Holmes
- 11/04 - Four White House officials defy House subpoenas to testify.
- 11/04 - Virginia Democrats take both houses of the state legislature.
- 11/05 - Sondland now says that there was quid pro quo with Ukraine. Revises testimony.
- 11/06 - Roger Stone’s trial begins.
- 11/08 - Steve Bannon testifies.
- 11/15 - Roger Stone found guilty.
- 11/06 - A federal judge voided the Trump administration conscience rule declaring it unconstitutional.
- 11/06 - Trump wanted Barr to hold a news conference saying he broke no laws during Ukraine call.
- 11/07 - A New York judge ordered President Trump to pay $2 million in damages for misusing funds from a tax-exempt charity. What's the excuse for this one?
- 11/07 - Mike Bloomberg to run for president.
- 11/07 - Jeff Sessions announces for the Alabama senate race.
- Lindsey Graham says Trump too dumb for quid pro quo.
- 11/08 - New book by Anonymous.
- Will John Bolton testify before the House?
- 11/09 - Nikki Haley’s new book.
- 11/11 - Now 20 GOP House members have announced they will not seek reelection. Eight Dems.
- 11/11 - Trump and the EPA continue their assault on the environment.
- 11/12 - Supreme Court hears DACA case.
- 11/13 - Stephen Miller outed by emails for the asshole that he is. White nationalist. SPLC report on Miller.
- 11/13 - Turkish president Erdogan visits the White House.
- 11/13 - Deval Patrick to enter the Democratic presidential race.
- 11/13 - A full federal appeals court panel allows a lower court ruling to stand that Trump's accounting firm must turn over his financial records to Congress.
- 11/13 - Public impeachment testimony begins. Daniel Goldman, Dem. majority counsel. Steve Castor minority counsel.
- 11/13 - Bill Taylor and George Kent
- 11/15 - Marie Yovanovitch
- Trump puts out a threatening tweet during her testimony
- 11/19 - Jennifer Williams, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Tim Morrison, Kurt Volker
- 11/20 - Gordon Sondland, Laura Cooper, David Hale
- 11/21 - Fiona Hill, David Holmes
- 11/15 - David Holmes testifies in private
- 11/15 - 23 states sue the EPA over fuel efficiency rules
- 11/15 - Roger Stone found guilty.
- 11/15 - Trump clears three servicemen up on charges. GOP pressure. Against Pentagon objections Are war crimes OK?
- 10/16 - Trump has physical at Walter Reed or was it a medical episode.
- 11/16 - John Bel Edwards wins reelection in Lousiana.
- 11/17 - Trump backs off from vaping bans or restrictions. Could cost jobs and votes. Same deal as guns.
- 11/18 - The House is investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller.
- 11/18 - The Senate investigates Trump’s IRS audits.
- 11/18 - The US now says that Israeli West Bank settlements are OK.
- Biden still off his game during debate.
- 11/20 - Bloomberg files federal papers for presidential run.
- California Supreme Court negated the requirement to release tax returns to get on the presidential ballot. Trump wins.
- 11/21 - Lindsey Graham opens investigation into Bidens, Burisma, and Ukraine.
- 11/21 - Government spending bill signed. Pushes a possible shutdown date to 12/20. The Wall still an issue.
- 11/22 - John Bolton tweet - stay tuned for the backstory.
International
- Bolivian president Evo Morales resigns.
- Hong Kong demonstrations escalating.
- Leaked Chinese documents show the systematic detention of Muslims.
- Iran demonstrations.
- Benny Ganz fails to form government in Israel.
- 11/20 - Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for fraud and corruption.
Texas
- 11/05 - Election Day
- Tarrant Co. had 332 voting centers. Some problems.
- Bedford Development Coalition to start a petition for liquor stores in Bedford. They need 7,000 signatures.
- The Fort Worth Star-Telegram to cease Saturday’s print edition.
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