Vox Populi, our weekly live chat about the week’s events begins tonight at 7:00pm. Hope to see you then!
AdLib4 hours ago
Hey Murph! What a news day!
AdLiban hour ago
Hello der……
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Was there news today? Ho Hum!
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
What’s got your top attention…..
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
I feel like I was at a news buffet! So much to put on my plate, where do I start?
AdLiban hour ago
Hey TW!
AdLiban hour ago
Good evening
twilson117
an hour ago
Well, life is choosing……..so what’s your top stories.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Hello TW….long time no gab! Hah!
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Hmm…it’s kind of a tie between Jordan getting crushed, GOP House in civil war and Grilled Chesebro getting served a guilty plea meaning Trump is nailed dead to rights.
AdLiban hour ago
Well, I’m for discussing how badly Jordan got his head handed to him.
twilson117
an hour ago
I really enjoyed our robust three way yesterday. AND We scoped out a number of the stories that broke today.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Ad….a Trifecta.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Then of course, Trump got fined in the NY case, 2 hostages released by Hamas and Biden delivering a great speech the night before.
AdLiban hour ago
The Repugs have are having what I would call a crisis of purpose at the moment.
twilson117
an hour ago
And remember, Trump declared Jordan his pick for Speaker…and he was trashed! Trump’s hold on the party is clearly weakened.
AdLiban hour ago
TW – Yep! It just looks like the GOP’s purpose now is mud wrestling with each other.
AdLiban hour ago
TW…..last night I got a call from the state GOP on my o office phone which is a landline and notoriously open to access by almost anyone…..they wanted me to call my Rep Luetmeyer…..to urge him to vote for J-Man…I said that I would as soon suggest a bargain in which we all handed over our immortal souls to beelzebub…….
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
What do expect form someone who couldn’t run a profitable gambling joint.
twilson117
an hour ago
Murph – Funny!
AdLiban hour ago
This is a massive defeat for MAGA and the extremists along with Trump. Though, not sure if Repubs will be able to elect anybody as Speaker.
AdLiban hour ago
ad….pretty certain that the person I was speaking to had no idea what I was saying…….but it is was good to have it on the record.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
But after all of this, how insane would an indie voter have to be to vote for Congressional Repubs in 2024 after proving how feckless they are?
AdLiban hour ago
Murph you would have gotten a better deal with little ole, Beelzebub
twilson117
an hour ago
Murph – Maybe they thought Beelzebub was your nickname for Jordan?
AdLiban hour ago
So who is next on Fani’s list to want to ask for a deal?
twilson117
an hour ago
You guys are hot tonight!
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
And McCarthy soiled himself standing up for Jordan, he still looks bruised from being kicked out as Speaker and Jordan had his tail between his legs all day like a whipped puppy. So pleased to see Jordan thoroughly humiliated.
AdLiban hour ago
TW – I think Ellis and Giuliani are going to be elbowing each other to get a plea deal first, with Powell and Chesebro flippping, they’re cooked.
AdLiban hour ago
I hear the Fauci has called Jordan to express condolences on the occasion of the death of his ambitions.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Ad these Republicans are totally out of their out in left field
twilson117
an hour ago
Murph – 
AdLiban hour ago
Ad I think Ellis gets there first. At least she will be sober when she shows up to ask for a deal.
twilson117
an hour ago
Fauci probably has sent Jordan a full face mask so he can hide his face in shame.
AdLiban hour ago
Murph, That’s a good one. 
twilson117
an hour ago
Side note- I have become a big fan of Velshi on MSNBC….he seems to have come into his own with his Middle East Roots
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Murph I will say one thing about Velshi he is certainly one hard working dude, He fills in for everybody over their on MSNBC he’s covering for O’Donell tonight
twilson117
an hour ago
Ellis definitely will be rushing to Willis for a deal. Giuliani though has his lawyers quitting and suing him for legal fees, he might knock Ellis out of the way like a drunk driver.
AdLiban hour ago
Ad that was a good one on Fauci
twilson117
an hour ago
Velshi is very intelligent I think with a unique background and set of experiences. He is very level headed. He strikes me as an everyman’s Fareed Akaria.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
I am a bit off of MSNBC right now but I have really respected Velshi for quite a while over there. He’s a workhorse, gladly takes on whatever role he’s given, is smart, opinionated and unafraid of calling out people and things that are morally wrong. Seems like a great journalist.
AdLiban hour ago
Ad, if they both show up at the same time Ellis will get it first, it’s Southern Hospitality thing that will take precedent.
twilson117
an hour ago
So, what do you guys think, will Repubs be able to elect a speaker next week? I can see one group or another sabotaging each others’ candidates so they can’t get to 217. I think a government shutdown is more likely than not, though if Emmer wins, he could probably get a CR passed to avert a shutdown.
AdLiban hour ago
I do not like much of the evening line up at MSNBC now but I remain loyal to Maddow (who is so rarely seen) and to O’Donnell. I add Velshi to the list and I like Deadline White House with Nicole Wallace.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
So how long do you both think it will take Trump to violate the gag order he has in NY?
twilson117
an hour ago
My issue with MSNBC is that they are so quick to take up the both sides crap, at least in morning and daytime.
AdLiban hour ago
ad…..I agree with your MSNBC critique.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
TW – I think Trump is likely to violate the gag order next week when Michael Cohen testifies, he is so upset about that.
AdLiban hour ago
TW…since Trump has horrid impulse control I suspect that it is much sooner than later.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Cohen’s appearance is likely to set off fireworks in his head.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Did you see that drawing of Jesus sitting beside Trump at trial? Well, I heard Jesus just flipped on him too.
AdLiban hour ago
Murph – Yep, that’s what I’m thinking, Cohen will trigger some kind of uncontrolled outrage from Trump. Whether he’s held in contempt is in question but technically, I think he’s likely to break the gag order.
AdLiban hour ago
Jesus did have a soft spot in his heart for hopeless losers and los souls.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Ad I would have to agree with you on the Cohen testimony there is no way he’s going to be able to keep quite. Is it wrong of me to be rooting for him to say something that will get him an invite a few nights say at the gray-bar hotel.
twilson117
an hour ago
And consider how insane Trump has to be now that the dominoes are falling against him faster and faster. With Powell then Chesebro pleading out, they were in the middle of the fake elector conspiracy which is the heart of the GA RICO case and Chesebro pled guilty to a charge at the heart of the conspiracy…that Trump was a part of. Trump has to be shivering in fear tonight. Which would be so cool.
AdLiban hour ago
Ad I think Jesus would say for some sinners there is just no hope.
twilson117
an hour ago
Murph – But Jesus had a thing against the wealthy moneychangers and the non-meek. A natural Trump adversary.
AdLiban hour ago
TW…maybe Judas would loan a road to DT.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Yes he chased them out of the temple. In Trump’s case the be kicking him in his fat ass.
twilson117
an hour ago
Ad ,,,,Trump as corrupt money changer….very apt image.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Part of me would love to see Trump lunge at Cohen as he tears Trump apart then watch that tub of lard tackled to the floor by the bailiff.
AdLiban hour ago
Ad……and imagine how many hits that tackle would have on line.
MurphTheSurf3
an hour ago
Ad that would be a site to see for sure.
twilson117
an hour ago
Murph – I think Judas would look at Trump and say, “Man, I thought I was bad but you take the cake, Orange Julius.”
AdLiban hour ago