I watched most of this morning’s Gowdy committee hearing. Malaka Trey promised the witness no interruptions, which lasted about 11 minutes. It was like watching a major leaguer pitching to little leaguers. The major leaguer was, of course, Hillary Clinton. She was polite and courteous while the committee members asked bizarre, irrelevant questions, and pulled stunts like this:
The massive stack of librul paper is a cliché of wingnut politics. It was hilarious in this context. OMG, EMAILS. Here are a few random tweets to give you the flavor of these tasteless and tacky proceedings:
Top GOP 2016 staffer: "She's going to wipe the floor with the house Republicans, the best we can hope for is avoiding total disaster."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 22, 2015
I think Trey Gowdy may be proposing we launch a new congressional investigation into previous congressional investigations of Benghazi.
— Rebecca Traister (@rtraister) October 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/657235661074771968
Republicans think that shouting makes them look sincere and honest.
— Shecky (@Adrastosno) October 22, 2015
Gowdy sounding like Alex Jones right now. Lots of interruptions. What a lying trey of shit
— Shecky (@Adrastosno) October 22, 2015
Gowdy going down Sid rabbit hole, starting to sound like he's chasing conspiracy theories. Imagine if 9/11 Commission had operated like this
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) October 22, 2015
Adam Schiff should stand behind Gowdy and make faces and jerk off motions every time Trey says anything. "Cut it out Adam! I'm serious here"
— TBogg (@tbogg) October 22, 2015
Trey Gowdy is very angry Adam Schiff called his prosecution a prosecution.
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) October 22, 2015
And, yes. Trey Gowdy lost his cool and pitched a fit during the hearing. I’m not sure whether or not his face is still blue.