Athena·Jul 31Member-only‘Nothing to January 6th’People see what they want to see Reading the paper, I was surprised to see a letter to the editor claiming the January 6th committee is all about nothing. The author seemed to focus on Cassie Hutchinson’s testimony, claiming that the Secret Service disputed her story. Yet what I saw…January 6 Hearings4 min read
Luella Schmidt·Jul 22Member-onlyThe Season 1 Finale: Hearing 8 Recap187 Minutes — The season 1 finale did not disappoint. This hearing focused on the excruciating 187 minutes between when Trump learned about the attack and when he finally released the video telling the attackers to stop. …January 6 Hearings4 min read
Terry Baum·Jul 21Why did NY Times Downplay the 7/12 Blockbuster Hearing?I watched the Hearings of the January 6 Committee on Tuesday, July 12 with great amazement and excitement. Wow. There it finally was: The proof of intention. On the morning of July 13, when I opened the NY Times, I expected there to be a headline saying: “TRUMP INTENDED TO…January 6 Hearings3 min read
Le Voir N. LewisinBlue Insights·Jul 6Member-onlyIn All Things Give Him GloryHe’s not worthy to be praised. — The Big D became little ‘d’ once news of his elementary school antics and childlike tantrums became public knowledge. During one of the latest hearings of the January 6th Capitol Insurrection, one of Mark Meadows’ former aides, Cassidy Hutchinson told the nation what we had already been thinking…Donald Trump is…January 6 Hearings1 min read
Terry Baum·Jul 1Two Brave WomenTHE FIRST BRAVE WOMAN “I have set a personal goal to pursue a path of civic significance.” - Cassidy Hutchinson, being interviewed for her college newspaper. I am not a person who watches TV, including hearings on TV. I didn’t watch the Watergate hearings or the Anita Hill hearings. I…January 6 Hearings7 min read
Rodney Clough·Jun 27Day 5Department of Favors. The Hearing. “We’ll call you when there is an oil spill.” -Deputy AG, Richard Donoghue in an email to DOJ official and former Assistant AG of the Environmental Affairs Division, Jeffrey Clark, January 3, 2021. June 23 Today’s Hearing began with the “breaking news” item that former…January 6 Hearings5 min read
Carey Rowland·Jun 24Looking for Real RepublicansLet’s go Republican-hunting. Let us find the real Republicans. So that we understand what we are looking for, let’s define what a republic is; then we’ll define what a republican is. According to my traditional (1965) Webster’s dictionary . . . Republic: noun: a form of government in which the…January 6 Hearings2 min read
Scott-Ryan AbtinEllemeno·Jun 23Member-onlyThey Have Him Dead to Rights and it Might Not MatterIt’s the greatest goof of all time. — You might remember a film in 1997 called The Devil’s Advocate starring Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves. But also, you might not. It did well at the box office at the time, but is not a film that is today widely remembered, except for one particular monologue, delivered by Pacino…January 6 Hearings6 min read
Ellen Beth Gill·Jun 23Member-onlyAdam Kinzinger, Frankenstein’s Monster and Short MemoriesI agree that the threats against Adam Kinzinger and his family are horrible. We should not be living in a country where governing and living are done under threat. …January 6 Hearings2 min read
Sid Schwab·Jun 22Democracy, We Hardly Knew YeThe Backfire Effect. Far more characteristic of self-described conservatives than liberals, it’s the demonstrated tendency of people who hold false notions to cling more tightly to them when presented with evidence proving them wrong. After five public hearings from the January 6 Committee, it’s particularly relevant. Why it’s mostly conservatives…January 6 Hearings4 min read
