EVERYONE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAN

[LSK]

His name is John Conyers.

He held a hearing in the basement on the DOWNING STREET MEMOS where I 1st "met" Cindy Sheehan and Joe Wilson.

He wrote a report on ELECTION FRAUD that much of Mark Crispin Miller based Fooled Again on.

He is one of our best voices in Congress and a great Democrat.

Voting for those House Members who voted for the torture bill PUTS JOHN CONYERS IN THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

John Conyers as House Judiciary Committee chair WILL HOLD HEARINGS ON EVERYTHING the Bush Admininstration has done in the past 6 years. He will subpoena people like COLIN POWELL, Condi Rice, Dick Cheney and they will be asked HARD QUESTIONS UNDER OATH.

THIS IS THE GOAL. THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE LONGED FOR ALL THESE YEARS. THIS IS A CONGRESS THAT HOLDS BUSH ACCOUNTABLE.

THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE.

[Cobalt Violet]

1. K & R.

:kick:

[ms liberty]

2. K&R: THIS IS WHAT YOU VOTE DEM FOR IN NOV N/T

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[Cobalt Violet]

13. No, not "nuf said", what ever that means.

Do explain!

[radwriter0555]

19. I'm sorry, what does that mean? "he was responsible for the internet" and

"nuff said"?

Really, what are you referring to?

[kestrel91316]

24. Welcome to DU. Enjoy your stay.

[Name removed]

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[Ian David]

4. Yes, but we'll need a special election to replace pro-torture democrats...

after they're indicted for being War Criminals.

So yeah...

Go ahead and vote for pro-torture Democrats for now.

Let's win those seats in The House and Senate and put Conyers in charge of The Judiciary Committee.

But eventually, there are 24 Democrats who will be standing beside Bush and his Republickers at The Hague.

[Clark2008]

42. OK - fine - as long as that still lets me have

John Conyers as chair of the House Judiciary Committee and Patrick Leahy as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Carl Levin as chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Jim Jeffords as chair of the Senate Environmental Committee and Ted Kennedy as chair of the Senate Help Committee and Max Baucus as chair of the Senate Finance Committee and John Rockefeller as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee and Joe Biden as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Bart Gordon as chair of the House Science Committee and Jane Harmon as chair of the House Intelligence Committee and so forth and so on.

[davekriss]

62. Quit it!

I'm in heaven already just by thinking those appointments could come true!!!

[Ian David]

69. I don't think Bush will peacefully leave office on Jan 20, 2009 anyway.n/t

[onenote]

52. Not really, of course

Leaving aside the issue of whether the enactment of the detainee bill is itself a "war crime" that renders individual elected officials who voted for it "war criminals" as a matter of international law, you're never going to see chimpy or any other American officals on trial at the Hague. Neither the US nor Iraq have ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court or otherwise acceded to the court's jurisdiction as a matter of law. Clinton tried at least to sign the treaty, but it was never submitted for ratification and chimpy later rescinded the treaty signing.

Not saying that this is the way it should be, just that it is the way it is...

[kath]

89. Let's update that to 46(!) pro-torture Democrats, now that we know who the

traitors in the Senate are.
(or 45 - how the hell do you count that asshole Joementum??)34 in the House, 11 or 12 in the senate.

[AX10]

5. K & R!

[Avalux]

6. YES - you are absolutely correct! DEMS MUST TAKE THE HOUSE.

:yourock:

[bigbrother05]

7. A vote for any D is a vote for

Chairman Conyers, Chairman Frank, Speaker Pelosi, and many more Dem House leaders.

Also Chairman Levin, Chairman Leahy, Majority Leader Reid, and many more Dem Senate leaders.

These are the changes that will mark the real Awakening!

[bear425]

8. K/R! n/t

[Subdivisions]

9. I haven't given up on the Democrats. I feel that we have no

choice but to give those that voted aye yesterday the benefit of the doubt. I believe that they were doing it for the exact reasons that so many on this board are saying. To avoid looking weak on terrorism and, yes, to cover their asses.

Look at it this way, if every single Democrat had voted against this bill, that would be all we would hear about between now and the election from the pukes. They would be screaming about how they can't get Dems to support any anti-terror legislation because we are weak on defense and have no strategy. Voters could be cajoled into thinking that the Dems really don't have a strategy and really are weak on prosecuting both the war and the terrorists.

My point is that, unless we vote for the Democrats and win back the House, all is lost. WE MUST WIN AND WE MUST PUT CONYERS IN THAT CHAIR!

[LSK]

12. everyone is also forgetting that the house vote was a given anyways

The real place to stop the bill is in the Senate. The power of the filibuster lies there.

[Skidmore]

26. I don't hear any whisper of a fillibuster in the Senate.

Not one. If it's going to happen, then they better get on with it.

[LSK]

28. its not time yet, they are doing amendments right now

[4morewars]

11. Thank you !

That's what I've been saying in a flame war I walked into. Should I post a link to it ? I'm not sure if that's against the rules or not.

Anyway, John Conyers represents the district next to me. Really, he represents ALL of us ! I've met him and spoken with him many times, as well as members of his staff. Great people, that work TIRELESSLY for us. NONSTOP They are all over it, ALL of it.

And that , my friend, is what the cowards that are now running this country are afraid of. That's why they are passing these draconian measures today.

Thanks again for posting this !

[formercia]

14. That picture speaks volumes

Black people holding white people accountable for their misdeeds.

[Crabby Appleton]

43. except that no one is actually being held accountable. nt

[formercia]

54. Point well taken.

I would do a comparison with history but It would surely offend someone, last of all John Conyers whom I admire.

[LSK]

55. isnt that the whole point of my post???

No accountability can be had without Dems controlling the House.

[moodforaday]

92. Why would pro-torture, pro-Bush Democrats

ever allow Conyers and a few others to open any kind of hearings or proceedings in which they themselves would become entangled, along with the Torturemaster in Chief and his handlers? I just don't see it happening.

[mmonk]

15. We know. I'm voting for democrats. He doesn't shut up

and go along and not speak up like you're asking some of us to do.

[Greyhound]

18. That is brilliant. Thank you.

:kick:

[blm]

16. You are ACES, LSK. How about giving DU a Waxman thread to match?

It really needs to sink in that BushInc FEARS what certain anti-corruption, open government Democrats will do WHEN IN POSITIONS OF POWER.

[LSK]

17. go for it

I think Conyers is the most recognizable thou. Who can forget the DSM hearings in the basement?

[blm]

25. Not me - I think the Downing Street Memos WERE the smoking gun.

It is hard for me to trust those Democrats who didn't stand up and allowed BushInc to sweep DSM under the rug, but right now, we're in a NUMBERS game, not a holier than thou game.

BTW - I haven't mastered putting up pics. Hell, most of my smilies are by accident.

;)

[liberalmuse]

20. He's one of my heros!

Thank dog for this man!

[Skidmore]

21. I wholeheartedly support Conyers. But my congressman voted

for torture. I understand what you are trying to do but I have a moral dilemma here that you apparently don't have. So are you asking me to condone an itsy-bitsy amount of torture and the stripping of our rights for a while so that MAYBE it can be turned around later? When's later? We have a congress in which DEMS ALSO have done their share of rubberstamping of the * administration. I want a clean Congress, not one that has to resort to such measures to cover their proverbial asses all the time.

[LSK]

22. read post 16

Please understand how Congress works.

In addition, this bill doesnt see the light of day in a Dem controlled house.

Also imagine Conyers holding hearings on Gitmo.

[lebkuchen]

23. Thanks for the reminder

I'll give more $.

[KG]

27. say what?

'John Conyers as House Judiciary Committee chair WILL HOLD HEARINGS ON EVERYTHING the Bush Admininstration has done in the past 6 years. He will subpoena people like COLIN POWELL, Condi Rice, Dick Cheney and they will be asked HARD QUESTIONS UNDER OATH.'

he will? he said he will do this?

please.

[LSK]

29. a little history lesson:

http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/docs/6-16-05DSMhearing.PDF#search=%22downing%20street%20minutes%20hearing%22

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/17/1425234

http://www.pacifica.org/programs/20050616_Downing_Street_Memo_Hearings_Special_John_Conyers.html

http://web.takebackthemedia.com/geeklog/public_html/staticpages/index.php?page=20050614011415340

[KG]

45. means nothing. i know what he did.

show me where conyers said he 'WILL HOLD HEARINGS ON EVERYTHING the Bush Admininstration has done in the past 6 years. He will subpoena people like COLIN POWELL, Condi Rice, Dick Cheney and they will be asked HARD QUESTIONS UNDER OATH.'

never happen. even a dem majority congress won't bother with something like that.

[KG]

57. no hurry. i'll be around for awhile.

:eyes:

[magnolia]

60. There's no guarantee....

...that a democratic majority means instant and dramatic change...sunshine and blue skies every day. We don't know exactly what the dems will do, but we DO know what Bush and his rubberstamping congress will do. That IS a guarantee! If you don't feel good about voting for a democrat...then don't. But, please, go to the polls on November 7 and vote AGAINST a republican!

We all vote whether we go to the polls or not. If you don't vote for the democrat, you've voted for the republican, you've voted to give Bush more power. Does that make you feel good.

The Civil Rights and Women's movement were not driven by promises and guarantees of success. The were driven by hope...the possibility of change. A democratic majority is a possibility for change...and our only hope.

[KG]

64. what does this reply have to do with my question?

:shrug:

[DemonFighterLives]

99. Good Post!

Hope is where it's at.
:thumbsup:

[KG]

97. still waiting.

show me where conyers said he 'WILL HOLD HEARINGS ON EVERYTHING the Bush Admininstration has done in the past 6 years. He will subpoena people like COLIN POWELL, Condi Rice, Dick Cheney and they will be asked HARD QUESTIONS UNDER OATH.'

or was that just so much dellusional blather?

[Moochy]

30. What if Pelosi has taken the logical conclusion of said hearings

"off the table" already... If we are to beleive the Wall street journal.. :shrug:

[LSK]

33. The Wall Street Journal

Now what party do they whore for??

:shrug:

[Moochy]

31. Will house & senate leaders let him?

What if they have taken the logical conclusion of said hearings "off the table" already... If we are to beleive the Wall street journal.. :shrug:

[cal04]

32. John Conyers is the best!

He is always on top of EVERYTHING!
:kick: R

[Aviation Pro]

34. Freepers are quite the stupid lot....(dear departed 'deadpeoplearequiet')

...http://profiles.yahoo.com/deadpeoplearequiet

[e-mail]

[skids]

61. K&R hell yeah. Nothing stops my Dem Vote! n/t

[Gregorian]

35. A good man.

So good I literally took this photo while watching tv. I knew he would make history. Although it hasn't gained enough traction yet.

[cui bono]

84. yes it has gained traction...

Black on Black crime has been covered. ;)

[vickitulsa]

98. I like that photo! Think I'll save it too.

I especially like seeing JC caught by the camera in the act of raising his gavel, getting ready to slam it down with emphasis!

The very image of that motion alone speaks worlds for the possibilities, IMO.

I also like the juxtapositions in this photo, such as JC behind (and literally looking over the shoulder of) JJ, pretty clearly providing us with an image of JC keeping a close watch and wielding some authority even over prominent fellow-black politicians who might be more interested in their own power moves than in truly helping their own people -- or ALL of us, as JC does.

Then there's that caption on the screenshot, reminding everyone of the final act in the last pResidential faux-election ... and how that one state's vote-counting "irregularities" were all it took to perpetuate the reign of the malignant, naked chimperor who has so damaged our nation -- and US.

In general, just the overall impression this picture offers is powerful, IMO. Conyers looking out over all he can survey, eyes on targets and gavel in hand, ready to take action in ways that could be so much more effective and certainly broader than he can manage as things stand now.

It's an image we should think about long and hard as we all go to the polls for the '06 midterms. Why should we do that, even if JC isn't in our district?

Because IF our votes are counted fairly this time -- and I know that's a hope way more than it's a guarantee; IF JC accedes to the chairmanship of the House Judiciary Committee, then we could see things begin to change in a big way in many areas of our government, with this fair and courageous man heading such a powerful committee!

I know that's a lot of "IFs," but there's no way around the "iffiness" of the upcoming election, anyway. Why not bet on something we can have confidence in?

I have concluded that we must do everything we can to improve the chances of getting JC into a more powerful position.

Just think of how he could focus the attention of the entire nation where it ought to be by choosing subjects and targets of hearings and issuing subpoenas.

Think of all the things Conyers could begin to clear up and how many bits of nastiness, treason, and outright criminality of every sort that this administration has committed and which John Conyers might be able to help rectify....

:think: :think: :think: :dem: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Clark2008]

36. Yep - I'm still voting for Harold Ford Jr. and still campaigning

for him because I want Dems in power.

I want John Conyers as chair of the House Judiciary Committee.

I want Patrick Leahy as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

I want Jane Harmon as the chair of the House Intelligence Committee.

I want John "Jay" Rockefeller as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.


...and so on...

[never cry wolf]

37. He also held a hearing in the basement on RW media

Randi was invited to testify at that one.

Conyers with supoena power as head of Judiciary where articles of impeachment are drafted is about the only thing that makes members of this admin wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat!

Keep your eyes on the prize, guy!

K&R

[Triana]

38. NO DOUBT I will vote with a Big D in November!!!

COUNT ON IT!!

[ghostsofgiants]

39. "Voting for those House Members who voted for the torture bill..."

"Voting for those House Members who voted for the torture bill PUTS JOHN CONYERS IN THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE."

I can't imagine how depressing that must have been to type.

[LSK]

41. big picture, big picture, big picture...

[ghostsofgiants]

48. I'm Canadian, so it's not relevant to me at all.

Well, insofar as the election is concerned, anyway. I'm just an objective observer who thinks you guys need less shitty representatives. And the fact that to make any progress at all, you need to vote for supporters of torture is just sad. Talk about the "big picture" all you want, there's no denying that that's a fucked up situation to be in.

[LSK]

51. politics is not for the faint of heart

It never has been.

[ghostsofgiants]

53. Oh, no doubt about that.

But being disturbed by the situation isn't indicative of a faint heart.

[glitch]

67. It should be... think Poland, 1939.

And yes, it is quite fucked up. Let us be a lesson to you all.

[ghostsofgiants]

74. "Well, insofar as the election is concerned, anyway."

I recognize the impact that leadership of a state has on neighbouring states, I'm just saying that since I'm not voting in the election, there's not much point to tell me to look at the "big picture" in reference to voting for these people.

[Clark2008]

49. It IS depressing, but that's the state of affairs we have to work

with: a media controlled by conservative corporate cronies just itching to paint Democrats as weak on terror; a failure of the American people to use critical thinking to determine that if we use torture, it will put our troops more at risk abroad; a systematic and planned failure by the Republican Party of the very infrastructure of this nation so as to turn all governmental planning over to corporations.

Our democracy is hanging by a thread, while the corporate facists are holding the scissors within inches of the very tendril that is holding together the fabric of the U.S. Constitution.

[SammyWinstonJack]

40. K & R!

[tex-wyo-dem]

44. You are absolutley right about this!

Conyers has been collecting volumes of information on the various crimes the * administration and the Rethugs have been commiting in the last six years...

You can bet he would be a VERY busy man if made chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

[Straight Shooter]

46. As my mother would say, Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

We need every last Democrat we can get in both chambers of Congress. We'll deal with the errant spineless ones when we get there.

Otherwise, we lose it all.

John Conyers ... :patriot:

[kiteinthewind]

102. As much as that pains me, that is the fact of the matter! Big Picture!

:dem:

[emmadoggy]

47. EXACTLY!!

It stinks, I know, but hold your nose and vote for those crappy Dems because it is the BIG PICTURE that counts.

K & R
:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[BrotherBuzz]

50. Add Henry Waxman to the mix of John Conyers and the black caucus...

and you create a dynamic machine.

With a Democratic majority in the house, Henry Waxman would also be empowered with the big I (investigation) and the big S (subpoena) and could quickly become a force to reckon with; he's done his homework, too.

Truth, Justice and Equality are not pipe dreams. I want my country back!

[helderheid]

56. A vote for (bleah) Matheson is a vote for:

- At least 9 Congressional Progressive Caucus Members would become Committee Chairmen or Chairwomen
- An additional 35 Congressional Progressive Caucus Members would become Subcommittee Chairmen or Chairwomen.

The following Progressive Caucus Members would become Committee Chairs:

- Congressman George Miller, Chairman of Education and Workforce Committee
- Congressman Barney Frank, Chairman of Financial Services
- Congressman Henry Waxman, Chairman of Government Reform
- Congressman Bennie Thompson, Chairman of Homeland Security Committee
- Congressman Tom Lantos, Chairman of International Relations Committee
- Congressman John Conyers, Chairman of Judiciary Committee
- Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, Chairwoman of Rules Committee
- Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Chairwoman of Small Business Committee
- Congressman Charles Rangel, Chairman of Ways and Means Committee

The following Progressive Caucus Members would become Subcommittee Chairs:

- Appropriations Subcommittees -- Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro and Marcy Kaptur and Congressmen John Olver, Jose Serrano, and Ed Pastor
- Armed Services Subcommittee, Congressman Neil Abercrombie
- Education and Workforce Subcommittees, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey and Congressman Dennis Kucinich
- Energy and Commerce Subcommittees, Congressman Ed Markey and Congresswomen Jan Schakowsky and Hilda Solis
- Financial Services Subcommittee, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Congressman Luis Gutierrez
- Government Reform Subcommittees, Congresswoman Diane Watson and Congressmen Dennis Kucinich, Elijah Cummings, Danny Davis of Illinois, and William "Lacy" Clay
- International Relations Subcommittee, Congressman Donald Payne
- Judiciary Subcommittees, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee and Congressmen Jerry Nadler and Melvin Watt
- Interior Subcommittees, Congressmen Raul Grijalva and Tom Udall and Congresswoman Donna Christensen
- Rules Subcommittees, Congressman Jim McGovern
- Small Business Subcommittees, Congresswomen Madeleine Bordallo
- Transportation and Infrastructure, DeFazio, Filner, Holmes-Norton, and C. Brown
- Ways and Means Subcommittees, Congressmen Pete Stark, Jim McDermott, and John Lewis of Georgia

[Warren Stupidity]

58. Scenario: Democratic House 2007.

Prediction: efforts by Conyers and others to investigate malfeasance by the criminal bush cabal related to the Iraq War and the bogus Perpetual Holy War On Terra and on other matters such as Election Fraud will be blocked and obstructed by a coalition of fascist enabler Democrats and Republicans.

Likewise for tax reform. Likewise for all other significant progressive legislative and investigative initiatives. Likewise for the Senate if it should go Democratic.

p.s. I will work for and vote for the Democratic Party candidates. I just have no illusions about how this is going to play out.

[doctor_garth]

59. we'll see

I have great respect for the man,, but he's surrounded by a Democratic Party that's just as corrupt as Republicans, the man can't do much by himself.

Let's hope voters vote and Diebold doesn't steal it again.

[SmokingJacket]

63. AAACK!

I suppose the only solution is a barrage of angry letters and phone calls.

[byronius]

65. Man, do I love this human being.

[glitch]

66. FIRST the fascists THEN the collaborators. K & R

Although I would love to see Conyers as Speaker of the House come 2007. Guess why?

[earth mom]

68. self delete

[WildEyedLiberal]

70. You are one of my favorite DUers LSK! K&R!!

:applause:

:kick:

[LSK]

71. thank you WildEyedLiberal

I could not have made this post without my fellow DUers educating me over the years.

So thank you DUers, both past and present.

[WildEyedLiberal]

72. I wish all here were as positive as you

I can always tell, by the content of the posts, who busts their ass in real life and who just sits around on the internet and whines. You are definitely one of the former. :pals:

Thank YOU for all your hard work on behalf of this country.

[BelgianMadCow]

73. Good timing as preemptive solace (sp?) now that the US becomes

a torture state temporarily.

[BelgianMadCow]

75. .

[LSK]

76. BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE

BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE BIG PICTURE

[stevedeshazer]

77. Amen. n/t

[joeunderdog]

78. A REAL fucken patriot.

He's gotten my biggest donation ever to a pol...and he'll get more.


:yourock: John Conyers!

[LSK]

80. please donate wisely

Is Conyers seat pretty safe??? How about helping in a tight race:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=150x13403

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=150&topic_id=13421&mesg_id=13421

http://www.duckworthforcongress.com/

[nam78_two]

79. k&r fer sure/nt

[LSK]

81. one more shameless kick to remind you of the BIG PICTURE

Time to go do something else for a bit.

[robinlynne]

82. Thank-you. I agree. The only problem is the counting of said votes.

[sonias]

83. He's our man in Washington

John Conyers represents me. He speaks for me and he stands up for me.

I love him!

Sonia

[Tatiana]

85. Thanks for reminding us that we have to look at the big picture.

I know the recent votes by some of our Democratic Senators and Congressmen have left a sour taste in our mouths, but we've got to get the majority first, then work on replacing conservative representatives with more progressive ones.

[Wilms]

86. K & R n/t

[Red Right and BLUE]

87. Straight Dem ticket for me.

I'm not giving up yet.

Bless John Conyers.

[JI7]

88. pretty much describes why i support some Dems

that i don't agree with on many issues.

[bleever]

90. Oh, yeah...I already recommended this.

Just a kick, then.

[MzNov]

91. JOHN CONYERS. JOHN CONYERS. JOHN CONYERS. JOHN CONYERS. JOHN CONYERS.

and now. get EVERY SINGLE PERSON OF VOTING AGE you know to VOTE IN NOVEMBER. Pester, Beg, bribe, coerce, talk till you're BLUE in the face. Hold sidewalk meetings. Bug people until they promise to vote just to shut you up. That is our assignment.

We're on our own. Good luck fellow citizens.

:dem:

[brettdale]

93. Kick

Kick.

[OnyxCollie]

94. Damn staight! nt.

[LeftCoast]

95. K & R

What a great post!

:kick:

[cheesloaf]

96. He's the man!

Excellent post! Thanks

[DemonFighterLives]

100. I'm on board with this

Conyers and the CBC were the only ones to stand up when the 2000 election was stolen.
If only the blind 17% knew half of what this man knows.
Godspeed John Conyers and I pray that the crime family is not able to get to him.
:dem:

[habitual]

101. K & R

because now more than anything else, we need the house back.

[LSK]

103. I think folks need a reminder again

Eye on the ball.