Conservatives shut down Sampson hearing?
Moments ago, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) interrupted Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA):
LEAHY: If the senator would yield, and I apologize. I apologize to Mr. Sampson. We’ve just received word that the Republicans have objected, under the Senate rules, to this meeting continuing. I think that’s unfortunate, but I will follow the rules of the Senate –
GRASSLEY: Does it apply to a Republican too?
LEAHY: Uh, the Republicans are the ones who don’t want to have the hearing, so the Republicans have the right under the rules to do that. We will stand — we will not adjourn, we will stay in recess until the Senate recesses. We will come back, and Sen. Grassley, if he wishes to be heard further, will be the first one to be heard.
UPDATE: A Senate Judiciary Committee source tells ThinkProgress conservatives objected to the hearing lasting beyond two hours, but then backed down after realizing it was a huge strategic blunder.
Leahy explains: “Just so people can understand what’s going on here. The lack of permission going forward has now been changed. I had raised questions and the — whatever objection there was on the Republican side has been withdrawn, so that we can continue. When Mr. Sampson comes back, we will start with Sen. Durbin. Somebody here just asked me if this all could have just been all an accident, that we had this lack of concurrence by the Republicans to go forward. I grew up in a faith that believes in miracles, and it’s conceivable as an accident, I’ve been here 33 years and I’ve never seen it happen before. So maybe it was, but I suspect it was not.”
The committee is back in session now.
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March 29th, 2007 at 2:20 pmThe Senate has some really stupid rules.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:22 pmFollowing the Senate Rules is obviously a problem during “show trials”. . .
March 29th, 2007 at 2:22 pmDING DING DING - SAVED BY THE BELL!
March 29th, 2007 at 2:22 pmSo, how exactly do they shut down hearings with an objection?
Isn’t there some way to continue the hearing?
It seems terribly one sided.
Z.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:23 pmToo late!
We’ve learned enough to warrant subpoenas on several more slime balls.
When the tough gets going, the Repukes cry like babies wearin’ their poopie diapers!!!!
March 29th, 2007 at 2:23 pmINCREDIBLE!
As Blumenthal at Salon says:
March 29th, 2007 at 2:23 pmSo… When Condi and W are getting it on, does anyone else picture George with a ball in his mouth, and Condi with a lot of leather and a whip?
Poor Laura…
March 29th, 2007 at 2:24 pmWe interrupt your regularly scheduled political theatre for some political theatre.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:25 pmI really want to know who initiated this. Pay attention to the Senate proceedings??? It’s in a quorum call!
March 29th, 2007 at 2:25 pmGrassleys immediate reaction is interesting.
“Does it apply to Republicans ?”
As if the rules for stopping a hearing would apply to one side and not the other.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:26 pmLike I’ve said, keep stonewallin’ Shrub, you’re impeachment hearings are emminent…
March 29th, 2007 at 2:26 pmWell that certainly is an interesting development. Has there been any more news about it, yet?
And while we’re waiting for status, did anyone watch the Oversight hearing with GSA Administrator Doan from yesterday morning? I stayed up late last night to see it and it was a doozy. I notice that the Republicans have all adopted the “impudent-child-batting-the-microphone-away” technique to show how pissed they are that they’re not in the majority anymore. And Rep. Mica is either off his meds or needs to have his dosage checked. That guy is unstable.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:26 pmI thought there was no fire?
I thought they wanted all of this in the open because nothing was done wrong?
Has anyone noticed how much Bush has been on TV lately?
Anyone notice that just as the hearing started, suddenly Bush was giving a statement so the new cut away?
These people have no shame, no shame at all.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:27 pm#
Following the Senate Rules is obviously a problem during “show trialsâ€. . .
Comment by Jake — March 29, 2007 @ 2:22 pm
March 29th, 2007 at 2:27 pmJake, this is a really stupid comment, even for you. If you read the transcript, Leahy clearly states that they are stopping the hearing because he was following the rules of the senate. Following the rules of the senate is EXACTLY what the democrats are doing. If you have a legitimate argument as to WHY the republicans do not want a hearing that is fine. Present that argument. But a comment like that just makes you look tremendously stupid.
#8 Jake J
So… When Condi and W are getting it on, does anyone else picture George with a ball in his mouth, and Condi with a lot of leather and a whip?
I try not to picture anything, but sometimes the image of Condi with a strap-on going after Dubya sneaks through.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:28 pm..Heee’s chickening out.. and buttering up.. and bravely he is throwing in the towel..
March 29th, 2007 at 2:29 pmHow is it that the minority party, the Republicans, are able to shut down this hearing and the Senate Democrats never used the same technique for the last six years?
March 29th, 2007 at 2:29 pmAnyone else smell that? It’s reich-wing fear and desperation. America is wonderful. The conservative movement is dead, GOPigs are the in minority, and America no longer trusts the reich-wingers. America is wonderful.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:29 pmI guess he said, “not entirely accurate” one too many times (referring to Abu Gonzales’ prior testimony)…
March 29th, 2007 at 2:30 pmEveryone is needed down in Chattanooga for a RNC mail server basing party.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:30 pmTypical Repukes,
They shut it down when the facts are too everwhelming. Like the right blogs just delete you, the right wing family members just hang up on you. Its all the same.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:30 pmWhat a bunch of pissy pants babies. I’d like to know the reason they stopped this.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:31 pmTo much information and the White House and GOP had to stop this before more about Karl and Meirs comes out. Congress had the right questions and got answers that all lead to the White House. Now it is to late as Sampson was under oath. Don’t worry NBC David Gregory will spin this one for his best friend Karl Rove. We’re finding out some of our most trusted reporters and in the back pocket of the White House. Like Fingers Foley what you see and hear is always true. I wondered by David Gregory wouldn’t testify in the Libby case now I know why. Sampson let the truth come out and now it’s to late with cover up.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:31 pmSTOP! Not so close! If you come any closer, we’ll kill this country we’ve taken hostage! I’m warning you…the blood of America is on your hands if you expose us for the crime syndicate we Republicans are!
March 29th, 2007 at 2:32 pmChris L:
Perhaps you missed the comments here, or even LEAHY: “We’ve just received word that the Republicans have objected, under the Senate rules, to this meeting continuing. I think that’s unfortunate . . .”, GRASSLEY: “Does it apply to a Republican too?” and “LEAHY: Uh, the Republicans are the ones who don’t want to have the hearing . . . We will come back, and Sen. Grassley, if he wishes to be heard further, will be the first one to be heard.”
March 29th, 2007 at 2:34 pmGood, put an end to these moonbat show trials!
March 29th, 2007 at 2:35 pmWow. These bastards certainly have a problem with the truth coming out. Imagine the turmoil when the impeachment trial begins!! Hopefully it wont be under the same rules.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:35 pmsomeone must have gone off-message or strayed from the memo
March 29th, 2007 at 2:35 pmHow is it that the minority party, the Republicans, are able to shut down this hearing and the Senate Democrats never used the same technique for the last six years?
Comment by Dogjudge — March 29, 2007 @ 2:29 pm
That’s easy. The Republicans didn’t know what an oversight hearing was, so they didn’t have any.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:35 pmLeahy says Republican objection withdrawn.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:36 pmIf it is possible to shut down the Senate by having the minority party object, then why the fu*k didn’t the Democrats do this to save America from the sh!t we are in now?
This is really telling about the Democrats allowing the Republicans to sh!t on the Constitution.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:37 pmAll the tin-foil hat crowd should take a pill and go lie down.
There is a rule in the Senate that a committee hearing can only go on for so long while there is business on the Senate floor, and any Senator can object to a hearing after that time has elapsed. There will be a short recess until the business on the floor is concluded and then the hearing will resume.
It has not been shut down, simply recessed for a short time.
Get a grip.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:37 pm“Does it apply to a Republican too?”
Unbelievably stupid, Grassley.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:37 pmWhat a way to ‘find the truth’..!!, Just stop the whole thing…
March 29th, 2007 at 2:38 pmI love the smell of democracy. Let the truth come out. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:39 pm#18 ….Because obviously Democrats believe in representative government and are not afraid for the truth to come out. The Republic Party, as we can now see, wants everything sugar coated but when the sugar rubs off they cry foul and take their ball and go home.
I wonder what the Republic Party will do in 2009 when the extent of their minority status is even greater after the 2008 election? 75 - 25 should be an interesting Senate.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:39 pmSeems a juuuuuuust a bit late to close the barn doors, eh?
March 29th, 2007 at 2:39 pmThings were going so badly for the Republicans that they yelled “I don’t wanna play this game any more!” and knocked over the board, scattering the pieces.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:40 pmJake,
Perhaps you need a 2nd grade reading comprehension class.
LEAHY: “We’ve just received word that the Republicans have objected, under the Senate rules, to this meeting continuing.
Under house rules, you may object to a hearing, thus it must end. Therefore, by stopping the hearing, the Dems and Repukes were following the rules. The rule doesn’t state that no hearings can take place!
Go take some metamucil, your brain’s all full of crap.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:40 pmThe hearing has resumed.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:40 pmTPMmuckraker is reporting that the hearing is back on and that the procedural halting was a “misunderstanding”.
-B
March 29th, 2007 at 2:40 pm2:40 P.M. The hearing has resumed.
Republicans are saying it was a “misunderstanding”.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:41 pmIMaybe we will be looking at a second Civil War here in the US.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:42 pmSo Sampson admits Gonzales lied, and the republicans freak out and halt the hearings?
So the republicans are saying, “Yes we are guilty and we are all involved and we want the world to know it”?
March 29th, 2007 at 2:42 pm“Does it apply to a Republican too?â€
I think this is the most illustrative quote of them all. To even ask the question implies an implicit assumption that the rules should be different depending on party affiliation. Talk about “IOKIYAR”!!!
March 29th, 2007 at 2:43 pmThey need a break to coach or threaten Sampson.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:43 pmThey had to thnk of a way to have a break so that someone could slip Sampson a “cookie of forgetfulness”.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:43 pmMike: “Get a grip.”
Tell us, Mike. When Repubs controlled the Senate, was there even one occasion when they honored this rule as the Dems are doing? I’ll save you the trouble of googling. The Repubs NEVER followed this rule. The rules are for the party which respects the law and our institutions, not current repubs.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:44 pmThis can be at best only a temporary move, the Republicans know that Sampson is going to be allowed/forced to finish testifying. So why did they do it?
Personally, I think the Republican leadership is in full panic mode and decided they needed to talk with Sampson in private to ask “WTF are you doing, lad?” and to probably apply a little pressure to keep his mouth shut and maybe even offer to help Sampson commit a little seppuku. (which is sorta like being a little pregnant). Too late, the trees in Aspen have already bloomed, or something like that.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:44 pmHe left the ring. Check his tights for foreign objects.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:44 pmTPMmuckraker is reporting that the hearing is back on and that the procedural halting was a “misunderstandingâ€.
-B
Comment by blaw — March 29, 2007 @ 2:40 pm
Like calling a time-out when the other team is about to score.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:46 pmMike:
A “misunderstanding” or a “LIE!”?
March 29th, 2007 at 2:47 pm“Does it apply to a Republican too?â€
This question is very revealing…”Republican rules should only apply to Democrats! We shouldn’t have to follow our own rules!”
March 29th, 2007 at 2:47 pmCoach’s time-out (R)
March 29th, 2007 at 2:49 pmGuess they figured out that one wasn’t going to go over too well did they? lol
March 29th, 2007 at 2:52 pmSounds like the Repubs intentionally knocked the net off its pegs.
That’s two minutes for Delay of Game.
March 29th, 2007 at 2:52 pm“repubs panicked when the fax machine that was printing out the ‘clinton did it too’ talking points jammed…”
March 29th, 2007 at 2:55 pm“GRASSLEY: Does it apply to a Republican too?”
Grassley’s comment reveals the Republican mindset, “the rules apply to us too? Really? Since when?”
March 29th, 2007 at 2:58 pmOf course some Senate rules are stupid, but they work both ways. Remember last year when Reid reduced Frist to sputtering impotence by invoking a special Senate rule and shut down debate?
March 29th, 2007 at 2:59 pmLove the sports analogies. Can’t wait until the Decider takes his turn at bat…..
March 29th, 2007 at 2:59 pmI like the sound of this “lack of concurrence by the Republicans” rule, Leaky Leahy — tell me more about it . . .
March 29th, 2007 at 3:00 pmIf the republicans really wanted to shut down the hearings then they should have played the video of Karl Rove’s epileptic rap convulsions from last night.
Can’t hold hearings if the Congress is convulsing and flapping around on the floor in a pool of their own vomit.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:02 pmSampson? … Sampson? … What happened to Sampson?…
March 29th, 2007 at 3:02 pm“We will stand — we will not adjourn, we will stay in recess until the Senate recesses. We will come back, and Sen. Grassley, if he wishes to be heard further, will be the first one to be heard.”
During the recess, cookies with be served.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:02 pmI want everybody to take a look at Jake. This is the best the Bush administration can do for support.
What a sad spectacle this administration has become.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:02 pmNice move to get to talk to Sampson so he wont out Karl Rove and Meirs.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:03 pmIf necessary it’s ok to out Gonzales but save the main people. Remember how this Administration works they told Sampson just what he told the FBI
shut up now or else. Everyone knows the move let’s see if it works for Karl, at least NBC David Gregory will spin this one in favor of his best friend Karl Rove. Once you have a once honest reporter in your back pocket it’s much easier to trick the public. Three cheers to David Gregory for making fools of all his loyal viewers.
Leahy’s comments about it being a Repub stunt were great.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:04 pmidlecrank:
The DEMOCRAT’S blatant comment “reveals” the Republicans’ mindset?! I call Occam’s (Sp?) Razor on that one ; )
March 29th, 2007 at 3:05 pmI want everybody to take a look at Jake.
Comment by VerbalKint — March 29, 2007 @ 3:02 pm
Do we have too?
I just ate.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:05 pmPerhaps Kyle needed his earpiece adjusted, since he didn’t seem to be giving the answers that Rove was feeding him. The poor boy had to ad lib.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:06 pmMr Leahy,
Go F yourself!
March 29th, 2007 at 3:08 pmIt is obvious why Grassley needed a break. He and all the other Republicans needed a break to go to the rest room and change their drawers, which they were in the process of crapping beyond repair as the testimony unfolded, because they realize that, inescapably, we are veering every day closer and closer to impeachment and removal of the Bush/Cheney cabal of criminals, and hopefully concurrent trial and imprisonment of Karl Rove and all the other corrupt, unethical scum who have driven this nation to the brink of collapse.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:11 pmThe DEMOCRAT’S blatant comment “reveals†the Republicans’ mindset?! I call Occam’s (Sp?) Razor on that one ; )Comment by Jake — March 29, 2007 @ 3:05 pm
Occam’s Razor says Republicans wanted to stop the hearings, but realized it made them look like they had something to hide. Do you know what Occam’s Razor means - son? Oh sorry, for a second I forgot I was talking to a Jake’ing Off dum bass.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:12 pmSure, jdw — they were “great” political theatre, regardless of whether any legitimate rule was being followed or not.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:12 pm“I like the sound of this “lack of concurrence by the Republicans†rule, Leaky Leahy”
calling catholics funny names is teh coolest!
March 29th, 2007 at 3:12 pm71. Let me correct that for you.
“Jake,
Go F yourself.”
No need to thank me, Real RedNeck.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:14 pmGee, all these comments about the attorney firings, and *nothing at all* about the ordeal of the 15 British sailors.
Nice to see where TP’s priorities are.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:14 pmJake sez:
Um…Grassley’s a Repub, Jake.
See, this is why we question your reading comprehension skills.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:15 pmIf that was a Republican “trick” it looks a pretty stupid one. It’s not like they gained anything except a worse reputation. If I was any of the other Republicans, I’d take those two out and beat the crap out of them. If it was an accident, then like the man says, it’s the first time in over thirty years and they need a beating just on general principles. If it was on purpose, then they need to get a beating to make them think twice before doing something so stupid again.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:20 pmI’m sorry - I thought Grassley was a DEMOCRAT — my mistake.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:21 pmGee, all these comments about the attorney firings, and *nothing at all* about the ordeal of the 15 British sailors.
Nice to see where TP’s priorities are.
Comment by Dale — March 29, 2007 @ 3:14 pm
Why, are you British? Because we’re dealing with *American* issues. Nice to see you have your priorities straight - redcoat! That could explain why you hate our constitution, right to privacy and democracy!
March 29th, 2007 at 3:21 pmI have something to say about the 15 British sailors, Dale. Their capture is the fault of Bush and Blair.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:21 pmSure, jdw — they were “great†political theatre, regardless of whether any legitimate rule was being followed or not. Comment by Jake — March 29, 2007 @ 3:12 pm
Hmmm… Jake mis-spells theater with an *english* spelling, just like Mighty Aphrodite. I smell a skunk.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:22 pm#77 Dale
Gee, all these comments about the attorney firings, and *nothing at all* about the ordeal of the 15 British sailors.
Just for you, Dale, I’ve got a hot newsflash:
British Sailors Held Hostage
Does that do it for you, Dale? Or do you need someone to go around posting it on every blog and website that you might decide to visit today?
Take the shiny object and stick it in your butt. We’d rather focus on something that right now is a hell of a lot more important. ‘Kay?
March 29th, 2007 at 3:24 pmOf course, the Reps wanted to halt the hearings. They are damning for Gonzo and Rove. Watch it on CSPAN 3! Even Specter is hammering Sampson.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:24 pmDale, there’s also nothing about the latest Elvis sighting, too.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:25 pmI’m sorry - I thought Grassley was a DEMOCRAT — my mistake.
Comment by Jake — March 29, 2007 @ 3:21 pm
All of your posts are - YOUR MISTAKE - st*pid little twerp.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:30 pmAs I thought… it’s only our ally. And it’s only military.
The hell with them. /sarc
March 29th, 2007 at 3:36 pm#77 Dale. Gee, all these comments about the attorney firings, and *nothing at all* about the ordeal of the 15 British sailors
Methinks you should start your own blog. Guess, what, you can post whatever you wish.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:36 pmDale, there’s also nothing about the latest Elvis sighting, too.
Comment by Briseadh na Faire
There is now, thanks to you!
March 29th, 2007 at 3:37 pmtell me more about it . . .
March 29th, 2007 at 3:37 pmComment by JakeMeOff — March 29, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
No, Jake! YOU tell me about how a woman should enjoy her rape!
YOU tell me how you’re an independent, yet posts Good, when does our side get to bomb the NY Times?
YOU tell me how you claim to be a Baptist, then a Catholic?
Until you can answer these question legitamately (no “Well, that was the fake Jake” bs), your posts are irrelivent, and should be treated as such.
You’re a hack, plain and simple.
We’ve caught Jason Misogynist Hendler as a hack, and now we’ve caught you as a hack.
#76 old hippie woman
71. Let me correct that for you.
“Jake,
Go F yourself.â€
No need to thank me, Real RedNeck.
Hey look, they’re interchangeable:
F,
March 29th, 2007 at 3:38 pmGo Jake yourself.
#87 Dale
As I thought… it’s only our ally. And it’s only military.
Naw, it’s only your lame-ass attempt to divert attention away from the Sampson hearing. What’s the matter? Don’t you want to talk about the Bush administration rotting away from the inside out?
March 29th, 2007 at 3:41 pmTo bad DRxJ is on the “Ignore List” or I would have to answer all of those questions — for the record, the only way to get on the “Ignore List” is to refuse to answer my questions even though I’ve answered all of your questions, resort to personal attacks against me when I don’t against you, or ask (there’s no “form” to fill out).
March 29th, 2007 at 3:42 pmGee, all these comments about the attorney firings, and *nothing at all* about the ordeal of the 15 British sailors.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:42 pmComment by DaleD’OH — March 29, 2007 @ 3:14 pm
Yeah, and nothing at all regarding the Anna Nicole Smith’s autopsy report.
And nothing at all about Rasheed Wallace’s miracle shot to tie a basketball game!
Oh, and what about the case of the husband wanting to end his alimony payments because his ex-wife is now a “he”? Again, nothing at all.
Yep. TP sure has their priorities all screwd up!
#92, I think the British sailors being captured and possibly tortured is much more important to world security.
Oh, wait, torture is only important when it takes place in Gitmo.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:44 pm#93 Yeah, Jake. You are one upright debater. Give it a rest. Everybody here knows what you are.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:45 pm“Oh, wait, torture is only important when it takes place in Gitmo.”
admitting it is the 1st step.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:48 pm#94: Yes, clearly the plight of 15 people is more important than the political integrity of the world’s most powerful nation, which has, under cover of false representations, launched a war and occupation against people that did not attack it, killing so far hundreds of thousands of civilians as well as over 3k of its own soldiers.
But you know what’s more important than either of the above? Anna Nicole.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:49 pmTo bad DRxJ is on the “Ignore Listâ€
Comment by Fake — March 29, 2007 @ 3:42 pm
It’s too bad! Not to!
the only way to get on the “Ignore List†is to refuse to answer my questions
I have never refused to answer your questions.
resort to personal attacks against me
This is an example of an attack….Jake, you ignorant slut!
Pointing out your continuous hypocrisy is NOT a personal attack!
As for the dreaded ignore list. Is that what you call it when you’ve been proven wrong time and time again, and can’t reply?
March 29th, 2007 at 3:50 pmIn any case, with the limited times I post here now, to make the list is quite an honor! What do I win???
We, who look forward to more Democrats being elected in 2008, had better keep our eyes on the main prize, i.e., accountable local, state and national elections. If we accomplish this feat we will win without any doubt. Now here’s the hard problem: how do we make it happen?
March 29th, 2007 at 3:50 pm[…] Watch Update […]
March 29th, 2007 at 3:52 pm#98 What he meant to say is “the only way to get on the ‘Ignore List’ is to take me out to the woodshed and give me the beating I deserve.”
March 29th, 2007 at 3:54 pm“Good, put an end to these moonbat show trials!”
Comment by Patrick1 — March 29, 2007 @ 2:35 pm
WELL BOO FU*KING HOO!
March 29th, 2007 at 3:58 pmAnd now back to the regularly scheduled political theatre.
March 29th, 2007 at 3:58 pmFor the record, DRxJ is on the “Ignore List†for either (a) refusing to answer my questions or (b) resorting to personal attacks against me in the same vein as he / she cited as an example — those are the only ways, not when I’ve “been proven wrong time and time again, and can’t reply”, and DRxJ was indeed added to the List right after PEE WEE, although I don’t keep track of whether it was (a) or (b) — anyone who doubts that can simply look at today’s thread on “Senate Iraq Withdrawal” and see how I answered every question posed by LibStl right up until she refused to answer mine — TO any lurkers confused by my typo, however, I am sincerely sorry, but it happens from time to time when you type this fast refuting “progressives” single-handedly here : )
March 29th, 2007 at 4:01 pmAnd now Nancy Pelosi is refusing to allow a resolution condemning Iran for the kidnapping to come to the floor.
March 29th, 2007 at 4:07 pmFor the record, DRxJ is on the “Ignore Listâ€
Comment by FakeJake — March 29, 2007 @ 4:01 pm
DRxJ was indeed added to the List
TO any lurkers confused by my typo
To bad DRxJ is on the “Ignore List†or I would have to answer all of those questions
Man, for someone on the infamous Ignore List, I sure do get responded alot from Jake!
March 29th, 2007 at 4:10 pmYou pieces of sh!t opened the door to allow our soldiers and our allies soldiers to get torture you stupid fu*k. This is exactly why we have been screaming that it is a bad thing. But you ba$tards don’t listen to anything but talking points. Pull your head out of your a$$ Dale.
March 29th, 2007 at 4:16 pmThen I opened your link and found it was from the right wing propaganda site Sky News. Wake the fu*k up Dale, you are being used.
March 29th, 2007 at 4:18 pm#106, ah, it’s *our* fault the Iranians kidnapped 15 British sailors in Iraqi waters… I get it now. So *screw* ‘em, is that it?
What if you found out that Bush was responsible for putting the sailors there… THEN would I see some outrage?
March 29th, 2007 at 4:23 pmUm, one quick point to make is that it’s not clear whether the British sailors were taken in Iraqi or Iranian waters. The border between the two countries has not been settled. Furthermore, if you go pull up a map, the GPS coordinates are closer to Iranian land than to Iraqi land, so…
March 29th, 2007 at 4:29 pmDale,
This is a thread about the Cons shutting down the Sampson hearing. The ThinkFast thread is a great place for this info.
March 29th, 2007 at 4:30 pm“And now Nancy Pelosi is refusing to allow a resolution condemning Iran for the kidnapping to come to the floor.”
but weren’t you saying last week that she was bought and paid for by aipac? aren’t the brits taking their case to the u.n? maybe you should let the brits know that you have a better idea.
March 29th, 2007 at 4:30 pmP.S. to anyone (NOT on the “Ignore Listâ€) who doesn’t understand my comments “For the record” above may appear to be prompted by idiotic comments from those on the “Ignore List” but in no shape or form are intended to be actual responses to said persons, real or fictional. We now return to your regularly scheduled pogrom.
March 29th, 2007 at 4:30 pmTIME THOSE repugnant-repub rightwingnut crank fudge-pachyderms WHO INVOKEDTHAT OBSCURE SENATE RULE WERE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE IN 2008—-WHO WERE THESE F*CK-TWATS? I WILL MAKE IT MY PERSONAL BUSINESS TO SEE TO IT THAT THEY ARE GOTTEN RID OF, WITH DISPATCH!!!!! F*CKING OBSTRUCTIONIST HYENA-SHIT SEWER-RAT SCUMBAGS!!!!!
March 29th, 2007 at 4:42 pmP.S. to anyone (NOT on the “Ignore Listâ€) who doesn’t understand my comments “For the record†above may appear to be prompted by idiotic comments from those on the “Ignore List†but in no shape or form are intended to be actual responses to said persons, real or fictional. We now return to your regularly scheduled pogrom.
Comment by Jake — March 29, 2007 @ 4:30 pm
Another Jake’Off session by the *pretend* Indy dum bass…
Stop leaving your Jake’Off crap in here - idiot. No one cares what you say, what you think, or what you believe. You’re just a useless piece of sh*t - idiot.
March 29th, 2007 at 4:49 pmBest line of the day:
“Does it apply to a Republican too?”
March 29th, 2007 at 5:08 pm#108 - “And now Nancy Pelosi is refusing to allow a resolution condemning Iran for the kidnapping to come to the floor.” Comment by Dale — March 29, 2007 @ 4:07 pm
Actually, I heard the Republicans refused to support the resolution. See how easy it is to make a “claim” with NO SUPPORTING EVIDENCE?
Dale truly is a neo-con. “No proof required for egregious assertions” is the neo-con typical tactic in their straw-man arguments.
March 29th, 2007 at 5:26 pmJake, you suck. Add me to the list.
March 29th, 2007 at 6:17 pmI will go really slow so that Dale can keep up.
Where to start…ah, the concept of a “topic”. Now, I know that conservatives tend to think that flying off topic at any point to avoid facing an unpleasant fact is as it should be. The rest of the civilized world…wait, worded that wrong…we in the civilized world understand that for a meainingful conversation, one should stay on topic.
…and the topic of this thread is… (thank god this asynchronous communication and I don’t have to wait for that light bulb to limp on)
Second, “they are our allies”. Mmm-hmm. Yah. So, where are all your posts way back when saying, “The French and German governments are our allies” and making the point that we should be concerned about them, their interests and what-not.
Third, have to give you a “very nicely played.” I think the last two dozen posts were focused on your inanity and stupidity without one commenting on the topic at hand. I have no doubt you are a true blue conservative.
March 29th, 2007 at 6:18 pmDue to a technical difficulty the Bush Administration has been forced to shut down all servers.
March 29th, 2007 at 6:32 pmWe hope this does not cause any inconvenience, and wonder why anyone would save any data about this topic.
Grassley isn’t really one of the bad guys. He’s one of the few Republicans who know the meaning of oversight, but he was swimming against the current until recently.
He testified in the House yesterday against political hack Lurita Doan - who facilitated using GSA for Republican partisan purposes. Isn’t often you see a Republican Senator TESTIFYING to a House commitee against a Republican appointee.
I think he really wanted these hearings to continue - he just expressed himself awkwardly.
March 29th, 2007 at 6:42 pmQuit feeding the f’ing trolls. Sheesh.
March 29th, 2007 at 8:25 pmOK you bunch of crooked Republicans…just slip the nooses on and jump.
March 29th, 2007 at 9:01 pmAmerica is served….After this, you’ll never see another republican in the White House…..Nixon should’ve been first. This would have never happened.
Democrat Soldier: For your information: Nancy Pelosi supported a withdrawal date for our brave troops in Iran. That is tantamount to supporting the kidnapping of Italian troops in Iraq. These are facts. You can’t leave hyperlinks for every little detail. People kinda expect that you at least have some idea of what’s going on in the world. So, maybe you owe Dale an apology.
March 30th, 2007 at 3:37 amThose who want to discuss the Brit prisoners should go to British boards and discuss it with their citizens…we have other fish to fry, thank you. Once again Jakoff has derailed the discussion.
March 30th, 2007 at 3:49 pmAngryVietnamVet: That’s a little like the pot calling the kettle macaca. We weren’t discussing a fish fry here, we were discussing Hillary Pelosi’s tendency to denigrate our troops by using the generals on the ground to close land deals off the white waters of the Persian gulf. Now you’ve angered me… and God.
March 30th, 2007 at 6:25 pmAngryVietnamVet: That’s a little like the pot calling the kettle macaca. We weren’t discussing a fish fry here, we were discussing Hillary Pelosi’s tendency to denigrate our troops by using the generals on the ground to close land deals off the white waters of the Persian gulf. Now you’ve angered me… and God.
March 30th, 2007 at 6:26 pmSorry about the double post. It didn’t look like it took the first one, so I tried about a thousand more times. I’m very tenacious… and patriotic. Something you all should learn. Oh, also, you all should be more polite and respectful of other people’s ideas. Thank you in advance.
March 30th, 2007 at 6:32 pmThank goodness for Oversight. Thank goodness for checks and balances. Thank goodness the nightmare of the last six years is coming to an end… Thank goodness for C-SPAN….and American democracy… A true patriot… Thank you all who value this great nation and what it stood for and will again once these hoodlums vacate and the house is fumigated of the likes of Rove, Chaney and Wbya…. Oh how the smelled the great house.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:27 pm