Fox News Makes Up New ‘Minority Speaker’ Position For Defeated Conservatives
By on Nov 8th, 2006 at 3:57 pm
Fox News Makes Up New ‘Minority Speaker’ Position For Defeated Conservatives
Perhaps he’s not running because it isn’t a real position in Congress.
UPDATE: More post-election confusion from Hotline On Call:
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These people are as stupid as their leader.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:01 pmSo what if “Minority Speaker” isn’t a real position. FoxSnooze never lets pesky little things like facts get in their way when they’re reporting “the truth”.
LOL
Looks like the day after the elections is National Buffoon Day. What else could explain Stuffed Sausage Hastert’s announcent, FoxSnooze’s usual crack reporting, Rums”failed” resigning and GDumbya showing his stoopid, ugly little mug on TV TWICE today?
November 8th, 2006 at 4:02 pmI don’t think Denny can run, period. Maybe he can shuffle, or frog march, but run, nah.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:02 pmSheesh — what a buncha maroons…
Sounds like there’s a BUNCH of bad habits they’re going need our help breaking…
November 8th, 2006 at 4:03 pmroast him and toast him. he’s gonna go find his beloved suuuuuuueeeeeey
November 8th, 2006 at 4:03 pm“Hse Speaker Haster Will Not Run for Minority Speaker”
I think that’s wise. It would just make him look silly.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:04 pmThey also had the abbreviation for Montana as MN (Minnesota) for a few hours. Fox people are truly unable to research even the simplest things.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:11 pmGoo. Now can we please get rid of Darth Cheney, Bush and Rice? Oh, and Rove, don’t forget Rove.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:12 pmLook for an upcoming episode of the Surreal Life – DC, filmed at Denny’s DC condo. They won’t have to do much casting, either, as Denny, Scott Palmer and the DCOS already live under the same roof. Throw in unemployed DeLay, soon to be unemployed Mehlman and Katherine Harris and we’ve got a winner!
November 8th, 2006 at 4:14 pmSpeakerette?
November 8th, 2006 at 4:14 pmTheir team of monkeys were working around the clock to come up w/ this one.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:15 pmATTENTION inbred Bushites:
That Patriot Act you were ALL so fond of?
…is now controlled by the those you’ve dissed for the past six years…
…ain’t life a bi*ch…
November 8th, 2006 at 4:16 pmStupid is as stupid does.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:17 pmIt looks like a lot of Hastert could be bulldozed…unlike New Orleans.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:20 pmThe airheads at Fox, unfortunately, did not get voted out.
Wow they are dumb.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:20 pmHey, you guys won the election. You don’t have to run the negative posts anymore.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:22 pmNot wishing to go against the grain, but I fully encourage Mr. Hastert’s bid for Minority Speaker. (suppressed guffaw)
November 8th, 2006 at 4:28 pmNot to go against the grain, but I fully endorse Mr. Hastert’s bid for Minority Speaker. (suppressed guffaw)
November 8th, 2006 at 4:29 pmOK paul, we won’t.
Hey – how stupid is Fox? Is Fox as stupid as the people who watch it?
oops – sorry paul, i’ll keep working on it. going to take a while i imagine.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:29 pmThey also had the abbreviation for Montana as MN (Minnesota) for a few hours. Fox people are truly unable to research even the simplest things. — trblmkr
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Yeah, they’ve been making a number of blunders like that lately — such as misidentifying Mark Foley as a Democrat! Of course, it’s not outside the realm of possibility that it wasn’t really a mistake…more like wishful thinking at best, or at worst a desperate attempt to mislead.
I think we can afford to be a little generous with the folks at Faux on this latest one, however — y’know, write this one off as an example of anterograde amnesia and give them a little time to let the reality of the situation really sink in so that they can grieve. The poor things must still be in shock, after all!
November 8th, 2006 at 4:32 pmhahahahaha!!
November 8th, 2006 at 4:33 pmmann!! i havent laughed this much reading TP in a while. thats funny. how long would it take to put these bunch of jokers out on street. i hope after seeing this results someone brings a channel that reports close to what bloggers do
It’s why we call it Faux News!
November 8th, 2006 at 4:34 pmWhat a Moron.
The position is called “Minority Leader” just ask Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi. I knew these guys would be good foe a few laughs today.
Let’s see how long Hannity, catalogue bride Melkin, Coultergeist and Laura “Ingrown” Ingraham will harp on this “Minority Spekaer” crap.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:34 pmI truly hope Boehner isn’t running for Majority Leader. Let him run for Minority Leader but not Majority. Unless he plans on changing parties
November 8th, 2006 at 4:37 pmBi*ches (Bush/Cheney)…
…better have my money!…
November 8th, 2006 at 4:37 pmMaybe Boehner joined Michael Steele and ran as a Democrat!
November 8th, 2006 at 4:38 pmmy son had an interesting observation.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:42 pmIf Gates doesn’t work out, maybe Hastert can run for Speaker of the Pentagon…
You have a majority leader. And a minority leader. Didn’t think this was that hard for Fox News to grasp. But then again, they are Fox News.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:42 pmThat’s pretty funny.
It’s obvious that the folks over at Fox as well as some of our congressmen need a refresher course in Gov’t. 101.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:47 pm“minority speaker”? HA HA HA!!!
Let’s hope that the GOP gets used to that “minority” idea. Let’s keep them there, permanently.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:47 pmFaux news doesn’t deserve to be on the air any longer. Like the GOP, they’re now quite “passe”…..ahahahahahahaha!
November 8th, 2006 at 4:51 pmI guess old habits are hard to break.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:52 pmBoehner had better cut his losses and fade into the woodwork. He’s still looking pretty complicit with the Hastert debacle. The last thing he needs (like what occurred with his cohort DeLay) is to come boldly front and center and make himself not only a real target but a laughingstock as well.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:52 pmGo phouc yourself paul. Loser.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:54 pmHey, you guys won the election. You don’t have to run the negative posts anymore.
Comment by paul
Just because we won this one does not mean all the problems with the government and the brain dead media are fixed yet, Einstein
November 8th, 2006 at 4:54 pmWho’s gonna e-mail FOX and tell them?
November 8th, 2006 at 4:57 pmPaul go pee up a rope.
November 8th, 2006 at 4:59 pmSo now there are people out there who “never heard of that, but learn new things every day” and believe this tripe.
November 8th, 2006 at 5:03 pmReichWingNuts doing what they do best: Making up reality as they go along.
Oh, and now they get to replay the “victim” card. Sorry lot. All of them!
November 8th, 2006 at 5:03 pmNo wonder their ratings have been sinking like a stone. They’re just clowns.
November 8th, 2006 at 5:04 pmHa! Start their own Congress
Maybe these insane traitors will call for the fascist crooks to start their own Congress so that they can continue to Fight The War Against Terra without the mass majority of the American populace’s support for their terrorist atrocities.
November 8th, 2006 at 5:06 pmFox news needs to justify their existence now. So they will continue to make things up, including a new seat in the House.
November 8th, 2006 at 5:06 pmFacts never interfered in their reports in the past, so it is just business as usual for fact-free Fox TV.
Funny, Paul is so stupid he thinks he can come here and tell us how to behave. That’s a knee slapper.
November 8th, 2006 at 5:07 pmIt’s typical of Paul and like minded people. They never know when a limit has been reached, and continue to live in thier crazy little worlds.
Paul, time to STFU!
November 8th, 2006 at 5:09 pmGood thing that Vice Cheif Justice position is open. And good thing Cheney is still president of the vice presidency. Condi will run for joint secretary of associate chief of staff. And when GWB is out sick, the substitute president of the west wing office of presidential affairs is still a Republican.
Phew, glad the GOP still has retained power.
Fox just wants all the dust-farters to hang on, and not have that anyerism before another election, so FOX “protects” thier well-being with fantasy.
November 8th, 2006 at 5:14 pmCan we call Nancy Pelosi the “Co-President”?
-GSD
November 8th, 2006 at 5:14 pmOT. Help me out you all. I can’t remember if Pombo was running in California this time…..Any one here know.? We must get this guy out of office or stoped before he and baby bush sell off our country…Blessings
November 8th, 2006 at 5:19 pm#37 – Paul,
I would like to think I would be as gracious as you were if the Democrats had lost their bid for majority status.
I agree, I hope that the Democrats give a better showing as majority party. We’ll just have to wait and see!
Please, come back and contrinute to the posts. If this place ever becomes an echo-chamber, we’ll be no better than “redstate.com” or other right-whiner sites! (well, with more class, but no better! ;-)
November 8th, 2006 at 5:21 pm#50 – Pombo was running – he LOST! Yeah!!
November 8th, 2006 at 5:25 pmDidn’t these people take junior-high social studies? I mean, give me a break, minority SPEAKER? Now they are unfair, unbalanced AND stupid to boot!
November 8th, 2006 at 5:27 pmJust wanted to share:
I got home from some Democratic candidates’ parties, too jacked up to sleep and immediately came to TP. I clicked on the thread about the “races to watch” which had about 175 comments posted by that time. I didn’t want to read them all, but wanted to see who was around and get a general flavor of the posts, so I quickly scanned. I’m glad I did it that way because it was phenomonal. I experienced it as if I was in a room with several people talking all at once in an excited manner, with me catching glimpses of the conversation. The exhilaration and expectation about the unfolding drama of the Democratic take-over was truly palpable. It was very comparable to being live with true comrades waiting in anticipation for results to come in. What a rush. Of course, not letting go of TP and TV until 3 is having its toll now!
November 8th, 2006 at 5:29 pmVery cool PLC.
November 8th, 2006 at 5:32 pmMLF, dare I dream……Who won his seat.? If you are correct I am truly a happy camper….Yipppppppppppie…Blessings and thank’s
November 8th, 2006 at 5:34 pm[...] So what is the deal with FOX? They have made up a political position that does not exist and they say that ex Speker of the House Dennis Haster will not run for it. Um…no one will run for it because no one is stupid enough to run for a seat that does not exist! Story here [...]
November 8th, 2006 at 5:41 pmFOX “News” lost 24% viewers
Didn’t these traitors suffer a 24% reduction in the number of ignorant, unwashed, gullible, morons who still watch them?
November 8th, 2006 at 5:48 pmI believe the proper term is Minority whip, and I am unsure how Boehner will run for majority speaker. I think there was a plan to make him majority speaker, if they republicans retained control. Boehner will have to wait for his chance, which will most likely be in about 10 to 12 years if history is any indicator.
November 8th, 2006 at 5:48 pmGuess that make John Kerry minority president.
November 8th, 2006 at 5:50 pmI think a better proposal is to create a spinority meaker. It makes a lot more sense, and is better suited to the party of fear and smear which had its chance to effectively govern, and lost the consent of the governed.
November 8th, 2006 at 5:55 pm#51. I’ll be here. This is a good site and I’ve been able to state my opinion here. This is a great country, red or blue. I think the system works better than most give it credit for. I’m sure we’re in good hands. I’m optomistic.
November 8th, 2006 at 6:01 pmWell, there’s no such thing as senior co-President but Cheney’s got that job, right?
November 8th, 2006 at 6:04 pmHi, Sharon…the winner was Jerry McNerney. If you go to SFGate.com and type in Pombo in the search it will bring up the info. It’s great to get rid of him. I’m not a super environmental person, but Pombo was way too extreme as we probably agree.
November 8th, 2006 at 6:10 pmWho won his seat.?
Comment by Sharon Cox — November 8, 2006 @ 5:34 pm
McNerney won Pombo’s seat.
And of all the incumbents who were running for re-election, Pombo was the only one who lost. Ha!
November 8th, 2006 at 6:11 pmOf course, not letting go of TP and TV until 3 is having its toll now!
Comment by PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC)
I feel it too, I am downing gallons of coffee today, till I get off work, then to bed early tonight. LOL
I was up till 4am.
November 8th, 2006 at 6:12 pmHey, you guys won the election. You don’t have to run the negative posts anymore. — Paul
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Excuse me?!? After being forced to put up with five-odd years of these kinds of comments from people like you? No, I don’t think so! What goes around, comes around — that’s one of the reasons why they always tell you to be nice to the people you meet on the way up, because they’re the same people you’re gonna meet on the way back down. As far as I’m concerned, people like you are just getting a taste of your own medicine. If you don’t like it — if people like you can’t take what you were so willing (nay, eager) to dish out — that’s just too damn bad.
November 8th, 2006 at 6:12 pmPaul: “I am curious to see what Democratic leadership brings. I am hopeful that my skeptism is misplaced and Democratic leadership will produce a better economy, resolution in Iraq, less corruption, and better security. I love being American and would rather live here (regardless of the leadership) than any other country on the planet. Sincere congratulations and good luck to the Democrats leading the congress.”
Very gracious in defeat, Paul. Thank you very much. I really don’t think you’ll be disappointed in Pelosi. Implimenting the 9-11 Commission suggestions, lowering the interest rates on college loans, beefing up veterans’ benefits, re-introducing stem cell funding, etc. Sounds like a popular agenda to me.
November 8th, 2006 at 6:17 pmJesus F’n Christ.
The First 100 Hours should include pulling FOX’s broadcasting license.
The people own the airwaves. Can’t we start a petition or a national referendum to have the FCC kill FOX?
November 8th, 2006 at 6:23 pm#70 – David I agree 1000%!
November 8th, 2006 at 6:26 pmThank you, Howard Dean and all the Dem’s. A great big hug goes out to Madam Speaker Palosi….And may I add, no more defening silence from the left….You won Thank’s to us and this is the last best chance, do it right or you’ll go the way of the dinasore rep’s…
Bluestockings, like you post’s and spunk….Remind’s me of another old saying I alway’s handed out at times like these.” Be careful of the toes you step on they may belong to the ass you will have to kiss later on”……Times up for all the troll’s….You can go to red state now, they realy need you over there to help mop us the tear’s…. Blessings all…….Peace for us and the world..
November 8th, 2006 at 6:32 pmWayne & Jane –
November 8th, 2006 at 6:36 pmDidn’t get to do my O’Douls last night, went to bed at 10:00 PST as soon as I saw the CNN projections go Dem 219…
Will make it up on the weekend. Film at 11:00.
Sharon – although I’m not a religious guy, AMEN!
November 8th, 2006 at 6:37 pm[...] Hastert just might not be running for that position because said position doesn’t actually exist. Posted in Uncategorized by admin RSS 2.0 Name [...]
November 8th, 2006 at 7:52 pmhey, they said he wouldn’t run for the position! You people are so mean!
November 8th, 2006 at 8:03 pmNow all america needs to do is show some ethics, morals and awareness,which is fairly impossible.
November 8th, 2006 at 8:26 pmProsecute and EXECUTE the war criminal government and industry,oh it’s the same thing,that’s very handy…. for thieves.
Ummmm, my money’s on Boehner’s opponent(s). The safe bet, yaknow…
Cheers,
November 8th, 2006 at 8:32 pmComon guys, paul is just trying to use old tactics to get a rise out of caring people. I am grateful that Madam Speaker Palosi will be only 2 heart beats from the White House…talk about light at the end of the tunnel. It time to talk about prosecution for the war crimes committed by the former majority. When are we gonna butch up & stop supplying weapons to other countries (Isreal) to kill innocent children? Not as long as FAUX news can call them terrorists…has anyone seen the genocide that is going on in GAZA??? WTF??? NOT IN MY NAME!!!
November 8th, 2006 at 8:42 pmHmmm – if we can have a Minority Speaker, how about a Minority President?
November 8th, 2006 at 9:09 pmI’m sure I wasn’t the only one who asked the folks over at Hotline On Call how, exactly, Boehner could run for Majority Leader, because they’ve changed the headline in their story.
November 8th, 2006 at 9:32 pmHastert is going to be in charge of the No Child’s Left Behind program
November 8th, 2006 at 9:36 pmI love being American and would rather live here (regardless of the leadership) than any other country on the planet. Sincere congratulations and good luck to the Democrats leading the congress.
Comment by paul
Have you lived in any other country? Just asking.
November 8th, 2006 at 9:44 pmYou know, we all need to give a HUGE THANK YOU to thinkprogress and all the other wondeful progressive sites out there. If it weren’t for them, I’d have felt like I had lost my mind completely. I truly, truly believe that it was these incredibly dedicated, hard-working folks at this and other sites that saved the election, and our country. (Hopefully) THANK YOU, THINK PROGRESS!!!!
November 8th, 2006 at 9:58 pmHave you lived in any other country? Just asking.
Comment by Juan C — November 8, 2006 @ 9:44 pm
Juan, most likely not. I have traveled to most countries and most have special aspects I loved. There are many places I could live and be very happy. Oh the food, the music and the women.
November 8th, 2006 at 9:59 pmWorth mentioning how Stupid Fox is again. Fox is stupid.
November 8th, 2006 at 10:05 pmskippy found an example of the negative campaign ads that lost the election for the publicans.
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November 8th, 2006 at 10:09 pmWhere is MA when you need a big fat bald jerk to talk with? I think with MA’s legal connections he could find out who is the new Speaker of the House. Can that be so hard? Jeebus we need some information here. Hey Paul! Do you know who is the new speaker of the House? You seem like a bright lad. Could you check with Haggard-he could pray on that and while waiting do a little meth. I mean Haggard was against meth and gays before he was for them. So let me get this right–Not one troll knows who is the new Speaker of the House?
November 8th, 2006 at 10:10 pmHastert is going to be in charge of the No Child’s Left Behind program
Comment by Sam — November 8, 2006 @ 9:36 pm
Your a devil-and I like it. “No child’s Behind left”-correction.
November 8th, 2006 at 10:13 pmWhile they made A’s in Liar class, they skipped Civics, so they have no idea what offices there are in government. They just make up whatever they think sounds good. They are the right’s governmental parallel to “creation science.”
November 8th, 2006 at 10:39 pmMinority Speaker?
November 8th, 2006 at 10:50 pmIs that an Ebonics thing?
Faux news, cynical and inept!
November 8th, 2006 at 11:14 pmHey, all you Paul-bashers,
The guy is reaching out. I know it’s gratifying to take our well deserved pound of flesh, but let’s take him at his word. We have an opportunity to expand the progressive base through respectful dialog and education.
Paul, I welcome your continued participation in this site. The next two years present enormous challenges. Help us succeed.
November 8th, 2006 at 11:24 pmThere are many places I could live and be very happy. Oh the food, the music and the women.
Comment by Joefriday
Exactly! My opinion is that that kind of arguments of inflamed patriotism like paul´s is useless. Samoans may think their country is the best in the world for whatever reason they think of. Now, the greatest love I can imagine for my own country (Argentina) is based on social justice, equal chances for everybody, welfare, health care, investment on education, science and technology, etc. But that love shouldnt stop there, it should be directed towards every country. Would I be happy if my country is OK, while bangladesh kids are dying of hunger? I would be sick if that was the case. BTW, Argentina is FULL of beautiful women.
November 9th, 2006 at 12:06 amThose guys at fox think they are really smart. To lick the emperor’s boots. When the Nazis ruled Germany fox was called ‘Wochenschau’ and contained the same lies and BS
November 9th, 2006 at 1:27 amfox comes up with nowadays…
there is such thing as a minority speaker.
The House Minority Leader serves as the minority party’s counterpart to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. A representative is elected to the post by the minority party caucus or conference at organizational meetings prior to the start of a new Congress. The Minority Leader speaks for the minority party and its policies, strives to protect the minority’s rights, and devises parliamentary strategies and tactics for maximizing the influence of the minority party on legislative outcomes. In addition, the Minority Leader chairs the party’s committee assignment panel, and similar to the Speaker, serves as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Traditionally, the Minority Leader does not lead floor debate on major measures. The current House Minority Leader is Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). [4]
November 9th, 2006 at 1:50 amSo many forlorn, sad faces on Fox last night. And MSNBC. And CNN. And…well, you get the point…
November 9th, 2006 at 3:32 am“Minority Speaker.” I can’t stop laughing. It’s kind of like parents buying their kid a Bob the Builder tool belt so he can help Daddy fix the plumbing.
November 9th, 2006 at 7:05 amHey Paul, now that we got you ###### republicans down we’re going to kick the **** out of you!
November 9th, 2006 at 7:16 amIf there’s such a thing as a video Freudian slip, this is it!
This proves Fox is really un “speak” able. They were doing this all last night. At first I thought I was imagining it, now there’s photo-proof.
There is a house “minority leader” but Fox is clearly oh-so-self conscious about this defeat that they actually make up a new position.
November 9th, 2006 at 7:17 am#83 and #85. Juan C. As a military brat, I lived in Europe as a kid. I travel for a living now, I’ve been to every continent except Africa and Antarctica. I was in the U.K. last week. Many wonderful places, but there is no place like home.
November 9th, 2006 at 7:19 am#94. Juan C. I have been to Buenos Aires, it is beautiful. And there is no debate about the women in Argentina. But, I believe, that what you see as inflamed patriotism is just a reaction to the drumbeat of anti-American sentiment coming from many here. If we were on a site that discussed Argentinian politics, and almost everything posted was about how corrupt the country’s leadership was, how evil it’s corporations were, how terrible its economy was, how ignorant half its population was, how terribly it effected the rest of the world, etc; I believe you may from time to time react to defend the country you love.
November 9th, 2006 at 7:47 amFOX “news” (if that’s what you want to call it) still won’t “get it”. I was waiting for the 1PM press conference yesterday when the announcement was made about Rumsfeld–and quickly flipped around to all of the news channels to get their “take”. NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC & CBS all reporting the Rumsfeld story, and covering the press conference. Guess what FOX was doing? Whining about voting machines, problems at the polls, etc. They didn’t run any of the press conference as it was happening, having likely already receiving the bad news, and choosing to keep their viewers uninformed…..typical.
November 9th, 2006 at 8:19 amMinority Speaker is interchangeable with Minority Leader since it is the counterpart to the House Speaker position. I wouldn’t make fun of Fox on News on this uless you are absolutely sure you are correct and you were not so you look stupid.
November 9th, 2006 at 8:22 amfrancais ‘opined:’ Minority Speaker is interchangeable with Minority Leader since it is the counterpart to the House Speaker position. I wouldn’t make fun of Fox on News on this uless you are absolutely sure you are correct ….
No, francais, it’s NOT interchangeable. And you are a buffoon. You’re also a good little acolyte, defending them no matter what stupidity they put forth. It’s nitwits like you, agreeing with rightwing fools no matter what horsecrap they dish out, who put this country so far down the toilet in six interminable years.
That grey thing between your ears is called a brain–if you don’t use it, it atrophies. Get yourself to a history class now, before it’s too late.
November 9th, 2006 at 9:49 amBoehner’s as complicit in PageGate as Hastert….they both need to be investigated and brought to justice.
November 9th, 2006 at 10:04 amHahahaha, god they are stupid. And no, Minority Speaker is not interchangeable with Minority Leader. There is the House SPEAKER, the MAJORITY LEADER, and the MINORITY LEADER(s). There is only ONE speaker of the house, but there are multiple leaders for each party.
November 9th, 2006 at 10:12 amMaybe Denny can be the wrestling coach for the Rethugs. Think of all the good moves Mark Foley taught him.
November 9th, 2006 at 10:14 amThe minority leader “speaks” for the minority therefore speaker and leader are in fact interchangeable. Take a logics class you idiots.
November 9th, 2006 at 10:19 am[...] (photo stolen from Think Progress) Fox News, Minority Speaker, Politics [...]
November 9th, 2006 at 12:22 pmHi Paul. I would like to echo Democratic solidier’s comment regarding your gracious words and am a bit disturbed to see some of the replies you have received from others. I’m very much hoping that we of the liberal majority can begin immediately to show how much we are not like the conservative minority and try to hold our crowing to a minimum. After all, the Democrats now have Congress, but haven’t actually done anything yet. My mood has gone from gleeful celebration to cautious optimism. And we have to remember that there is another election in two years which could again change everything. (god, I hope not)
November 9th, 2006 at 12:55 pmTo IHL, francais and others: What convenient logic. How interesting that Fox News never once referred to Nancy Pelosi as the minority speaker in previous years. They are obviously grasping to comfort their ultra-right, ignorant, deluded, GWB-worshipping viewers.
November 9th, 2006 at 12:58 pmI haven’t heard anything from the dems about rolling back the Military Commissions Act (so habeus corpus can live again), or taking away all the powers the prez has decided he above all others has. I mean yes, minimum wage is important but the constitution is much, much more important to us all. Are they too afraid to talk about it? And in all the news coverage of the election no one (not press or candidates) talked about the attack on the constitution. I am breathing again after six years, feeling some ease but also not quite trusting that the dems will do the most important work.
November 9th, 2006 at 2:13 pmYesterday afternoon, while trying to find some Va. numbers, I came across some swarmy fool with a glazed look that usually comes from a crack pipe, ranting on Fux Snooze that this was “ONLY A MID TERM ELECTION,” and in 2 years we will have a “REAL” election. I wonder what issues are of concern in the State of Denial…
November 9th, 2006 at 2:29 pmWhy don’t we just raise the minimum wage to $30 per hour then we all could join the middle class?
November 9th, 2006 at 2:31 pmOh…my…freaking…God. There’s a serious case of stupid going on at FAUX.
But…we knew that, didn’t we?
November 9th, 2006 at 2:41 pm#93 and 113. WisePiper and Richelle and Democrat Soldier. Thanks for adding some reason to the noise, you’re the bomb. My mind is open. If I saw a change in the tone and conditions improving, I would admit it, applaud it and jump on board. I am an American first and a Republican second. I am confident politics will evolve to a more civil place, maybe now is the time and Democrats can lead the way.
November 9th, 2006 at 3:25 pmMan, oh, man! It justs keep gettin’ better and better every day. I am surprised the Aruba story is not back on Faux News. Anything to shield the mindless cult followers from the news that once again: America has a Democracy.
November 9th, 2006 at 3:35 pmWe can just use their own words: Don’t like it, leave the country.
November 9th, 2006 at 3:55 pmRehthuglican median whoredome is like crack…hard habit to break.
November 9th, 2006 at 5:09 pmThere is no such thing as a “Minority Speaker”, as many have already pointed out. There is a Speaker of the House (currently Hastert), there is a Majority Leader (Boehner), Minority Leader (Pelosi), Majority Whip (Blunt), Minority Whip (Hoyer). There is a President Pro Tempore of the Senate (Stevens), Majority Leader (Frist), Majority Whip (McConnell), Minority Leader (Reid), and Minority Whip (Durbin). The specious argument that the Minority Leader “speaks” for the minority means nothing; there are official titles for the leadership in Congress, and Minority Speaker is not, has never been, and will never be one of them.
115: You’re expecting Congress to talk about the issues substantively when the elections aren’t over yet? How fast do you think they work?
November 9th, 2006 at 6:14 pmPaul wrote: “#94. Juan C. I have been to Buenos Aires, it is beautiful. And there is no debate about the women in Argentina. But, I believe, that what you see as inflamed patriotism is just a reaction to the drumbeat of anti-American sentiment coming from many here. If we were on a site that discussed Argentinian politics, and almost everything posted was about how corrupt the country’s leadership was, how evil it’s corporations were, how terrible its economy was, how ignorant half its population was, how terribly it effected the rest of the world, etc; I believe you may from time to time react to defend the country you love.
Paul, if everyone in my country was talking about how corrupt the government was, and actually had the proof… If everyone talked about the brazenness and arrogance of its leadership, and the leaders really were that bad… If half the population thinks that a trained monkey can assume the mantle of leadership despite being unable to speak, read, or write at a high-school level… If my country imbalanced the entire world’s geopolitical atmosphere for the sake of oil and their dead god… I wouldn’t be angry at the people saying it, Paul. I’d be angry at the people DOING it – the people actually perpetrating the crimes, not just the ones crying foul. In fact, Paul, if my country were that bad, I’d be thinking seriously about revolution. Fortunately, my country isn’t that bad anymore. This week, the corruption level of our government just went down a notch. We just got rid of the Republican majority here in the US – isn’t that great? Now, it’s awfully easy to throw back all those same snide, rude, arrogant comments that we’ve been pelted with for the past six years as the right wing rose to power and then imploded under the weight of its own malevolence. So easy that a lot of people – like, millions – will gladly do so, so you might want to get ready for that, Paul.
November 10th, 2006 at 9:03 amDarqueWing. I support the new leadership. I believe in the system. I’m happy for you that you believe this change will make things better. I hope they will. I will prepare for this incredible implosion. Here’s something you should prepare for. Having you leaders make decisions that are equally unpopular, and then, having noone to blame.
November 10th, 2006 at 11:35 amPaul – I don’t know that this will make anything much better. I’m no Democrat. I was forced, thanks to this useless two-party system, to vote Democrat in order to force out the outrageously corrupt Republican Party. Will the Democrats be better? Probably. For a little while, and then they’ll be just as corrupt after a few more years. This moronic cycle keeps our country in thrall while truly important decisions are ignored. My leaders? No, Paul, just the lesser of the two evils that the two-party system requires me to choose. My leaders would be the ones that would spend their careers hunting to extinction the party system in general, so that government can finally proceed with what it was supposed to do – represent the people, instead of itself. So, being that independent, I must sit back, wait, and hope that the equilibrium stays in a sweet spot, where the parties are so hopelessly deadlocked that neither one can pursue their dreams – whether it be the Republicans’ corrupt world domination, or the Democrats’ insatiable appetite for taxes. Don’t mistake me for a partisan hack, Paul. I’m exactly what James Madison had in mind when he told George Clinton, before the Constitution was ratified, that there were too many viewpoints in such a large republic for any political faction to gain too much power. Turns out George Clinton was absolutely right – even more than two centuries later, we’re still just as susceptible to the mob mentality that political parties use to manipulate voters. Being inundated with the pervasive message that we must choose one side or the other is not just a logical fallacy, but the most insidious kind of political forgery. As long as this deception continues, and as long as people are consistently distracted, ignorant, or apathetic enough to fall for it, the best that I can hope for is a divided government, one that is shackled by its own clash of party affiliation that it is rendered powerless. THAT is what I voted for, Paul, and that’s what I got.
November 10th, 2006 at 3:33 pmI’d post the errors in on-screen graphics on Olbermann’s show on MSNBC, but nobody watches it anyway. Do you guys really think it’s a big deal that some intern/producer idiot made a mistake with the on-screen graphic? If you do, I suggest that you find a more productive way to spend your time.
November 13th, 2006 at 9:55 pmOpen Border Chairman Martinez to lead GOP?
The GOP base was sent a shock wave by picking a pro-amnesty Mel Martinez as the Republican Party Chairman. It seems clear now, that President Bush will push his open border agenda with the help of Nancy Pelosi lead Congress. Mel Martinez job will be to control GOP Party decent from Congress, with the promise of new Hispanic voters.
Palm Beach Post
Signaling a new direction for the Republican Party, which had heavy losses in the Hispanic community in last week’s elections, Florida Sen. Mel Martinez appeared ready Monday to become the party’s new general chairman while retaining his Senate seat.
Martinez thrust himself into the contentious debate over immigration, helping craft the Senate version of a comprehensive immigration bill that would offer a route to eventual citizenship for longtime illegal residents while requiring others to leave the U.S.
Michele Waslin, director of immigration policy at the National Council of La Raza, is hopeful Martinez and his GOP allies will make the right moves.
Is the GOP selling-out the Base with pushing an open border agenda? Does anyone think that the GOP lost the election due to the immigration issue?
November 14th, 2006 at 6:49 am