{"id":27990,"date":"2017-06-09T08:40:24","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T15:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=27990"},"modified":"2017-06-09T08:41:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T15:41:36","slug":"friday-fun-lordy-i-hope-there-are-tapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/09\/friday-fun-lordy-i-hope-there-are-tapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: \u201cLordy, I Hope There Are Tapes\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hot <s>off the presses<\/s> from the pixels, the Internet definitely enjoyed <strong>James Comey<\/strong> testimony yesterday calling <strong><em>Trump<\/em><\/strong> a LIAR, <strong><em>&ldquo;plain and simple.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp; So without further ado, let&rsquo;s enjoy a few Tweets covering the big day.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hope You Had A Ticket For The Hearing<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyDay?src=hash\">#ComeyDay<\/a>, everyone! I got my ticket in hand and a fresh cup of hot <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/covfefe?src=hash\">#covfefe<\/a>&#8230;I&#39;m ready to go! This may be a card-giving occasion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oO6JQ7VpaM\">pic.twitter.com\/oO6JQ7VpaM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PersistentResistance (@natenate1024) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natenate1024\/status\/872810960901345280\">June 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>And If Not, Hope You Found a Comfy Spot to Watch Because &hellip;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watching this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyTestimony?src=hash\">#ComeyTestimony<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyDay?src=hash\">#ComeyDay<\/a> like <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X3NERLjzOn\">pic.twitter.com\/X3NERLjzOn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewACherry\/status\/872821519633727488\">June 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>We Can Agree the GOP Had NO Idea What Was About to Hit Them<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The GOP on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyDay?src=hash\">#ComeyDay<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PbbxLq8nb0\">pic.twitter.com\/PbbxLq8nb0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stevesilberman\/status\/872853975220994048\">June 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pres. Obama &amp; I had the same reaction to my senator&rsquo;s (Blunt) stupid opening question:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Roy Blunt&#39;s opening question to Comey: &quot;if the president had not terminated your service, would you still be the head of the FBI?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyDay?src=hash\">#ComeyDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m0Vzz0JKiS\">pic.twitter.com\/m0Vzz0JKiS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoyAnnReid\/status\/872839041422684160\">June 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Me hearing Marco Rubio is up next<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When they gave Rubio the floor, everyone collectively <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyDay?src=hash\">#ComeyDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C3RceMNWn5\">pic.twitter.com\/C3RceMNWn5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Natasha (@YOLOetc129) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YOLOetc129\/status\/872831969142484992\">June 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Me waiting for Sen. McCain epic incoherent blathering to end<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me waiting for this question to finish <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyDay?src=hash\">#ComeyDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RfaRveutCj\">pic.twitter.com\/RfaRveutCj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackGirlNerds\/status\/872817858207768576\">June 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>But How McCain Saw His Performance &#8211; If He Were <u>Honest<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me during these interviews <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyDay?src=hash\">#ComeyDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XZ4CDuiNIk\">pic.twitter.com\/XZ4CDuiNIk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Please Clap  ? (@Shinrich77Scott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shinrich77Scott\/status\/872847194763784192\">June 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>My reaction to Sen. Kamala Harris superb questioning laying a great foundation for follow-ups (maybe this is where I can use the legit medical abbreviation of F\/U &ndash; as in <em>&ldquo;You need to come back in a week for a recheck&rdquo;<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Harris starts out strong: when a robber with a gun says, I hope you give me your wallet, hope is not the operative word. ??? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyDay?src=hash\">#ComeyDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/otLoqcn9Zh\">pic.twitter.com\/otLoqcn9Zh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Liz Young (@mnlizzy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mnlizzy\/status\/872848450362023936\">June 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Me reacting to republicans trying to claim Trump did nothing inappropriate<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nobody should have to tell POTUS that obstructing justice is inappropriate. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyDay?src=hash\">#ComeyDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8jENXdLE49\">pic.twitter.com\/8jENXdLE49<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mackenzie Maxwell (@mackmaxhaney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mackmaxhaney\/status\/872831552736120832\">June 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Me Reacting To Twitler Personal Lawyer Claiming Trump Is Vindicated And Comey Is A Liar<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I HOPE you can let this go&quot;, stated by Trump to Comey, isn&#39;t indirectly pressuring someone&#8230;.???  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyDay?src=hash\">#ComeyDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FIBE14WnIe\">pic.twitter.com\/FIBE14WnIe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Kemp (@kenkemp22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenkemp22\/status\/872830714298994688\">June 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>And a Shot of White House Aides Working to Keep Trump from His Phone<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A live look at the White House trying to keep Trump off of Twitter today like&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ComeyDay?src=hash\">#ComeyDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kkQit9J7xq\">pic.twitter.com\/kkQit9J7xq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justin Hardie (@OrangeHardie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrangeHardie\/status\/872786759037444097\">June 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>And Rep. Maxine Waters Cloes with a Good Take On the Day&#39;s Testimony<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So Comey told Jeff Sessions he didn&#39;t want to be alone with Trump. Women across the country can relate.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maxine Waters (@MaxineWaters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxineWaters\/status\/872541108114513920\">June 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hot off the presses from the pixels, the Internet definitely enjoyed James Comey testimony yesterday calling Trump a LIAR, &ldquo;plain and simple.&rdquo;&nbsp; So without further ado, let&rsquo;s enjoy a few Tweets covering the big day. &nbsp; Hope You Had A Ticket For The Hearing And If Not, Hope You Found a Comfy Spot to Watch <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/09\/friday-fun-lordy-i-hope-there-are-tapes\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27990\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}