Kerry's floor speech on 4/20/05

[TayTay]

Is now up on the Congressional Record.

Try this link:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/B?r109:@FIELD(FLD003+s)+@FIELD(DDATE+20050420)

10 . THE ENERGY BILL -- (Senate - April 20, 2005)

If this fails go to: http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/g_three_sections_with_teasers/legislative_home.htm

Then hit the record for Congressional Record in the middle right of the screen.

The Senators remarks are in this category:
10 . THE ENERGY BILL -- (Senate - April 20, 2005)

That is all. (Quick, painless and can be read or skimmed online. How great is that?)

[fedupinBushcountry]

1. May be speaking soon

Just saw him walk past Smith, with folder in his hand. Keep an eye on C-Span 2.

[TayTay]

2. I wouldn't be surprised.

Either to refute Smith's Bolton speech
Or to speak against Negroponte. (Who is a bastard. Yuck!)

[whometense]

3. Gordon Smith

is a tool.

[fedupinBushcountry]

4. He's speaking

NOW

[whometense]

5. Kerry's on NOW!

Bolton - "NOT politics."

[TayTay]

6. Bush spoke today about Bolton

Now Kerry responds on the floor.

"We're not going to take it, anymore."

[Pirate Smile]

8. Now on the Nuclear Option.

[JI7]

7. he looks really nice

it looks like he has gained weight although still very slim.

[TayTay]

9. Does look nice

Pink Tie again.

The filibuster 'nuclear option' is just wrong.

Rethugs are out of control, bent on amassing power, no matter what.

This beautifully backs up the new video. Nice coordination. Kerry and his office are getting better and better at putting out a coordinated message.

[whometense]

10. He is so brave.

I am loving this. :loveya:

[TayTay]

11. I want tape on this!

IT's great!

Go get them John. Now he's taking on Frist.

(Justice Sunday) "I resent that. I am a person of Faith."

Oh my, this is great!

[whometense]

12. Oh, it is fantastic!!

Where is the John Kerry of 1971?? I'm looking right at him.

[TayTay]

14. Taking a page out of the Karl Rove book

Attack you opponent at their strongest point.

Take on the Rethugs on Faith, because they do NOT own this issue.

Oh, Lord, Where can I find guys like this to run for PRes?

[fedupinBushcountry]

20. You got that right.

Wow, what can I say.

John you have a standing O here.

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[karynnj]

24. Does this mean that he will never be described as shy and reserved

again? It will be interesting to see how this is reported. He really said a lot. He was great!

[whometense]

26. We can only hope.

The question is, will it be reported at all?

[whometense]

31. comment on Kos

http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2005/4/21/145619/674/5#5

"If that speech isn't on every nightly news broadcast tonight, we've lost it as a nation."

[ginnyinWI]

13. Kerry's cookin'!

As close to a rant as I've ever seen!

[whometense]

15. I'm actually shaking.

I feel like I've been waiting for this speech for a long time.

[ginnyinWI]

30. way to go!

"...inserting govt. into our private lives...who's gonna stop it?... appeal to the religious division... begin to address the real countless problems...substandard extremist judges...colossal debt..."

"No one with those priorities has a right to use faith to intiimidate any one of us."

"...narrow, stubborn agenda...there's no real crisis ..."

"That's not the way it works here, and that's not how our founding fathers intended it."

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[politicasista]

16. I am glad he mentions the Voting Rights Act

Bush and the evil congress are trying to let it expire in 2007. This is our most sacred right.

[Pirate Smile]

34. Yes, I think it is really important that they mention some of the crazy

things the Judges (the ones they are going to filibuster) have stated in the past.

It shows how extreme they really are.

If they just mention 3 of the really wacky things that some of the 7 Judges have said in the past, most people would think "whoa, I'm glad they aren't going to be a Federal Judge".

[JI7]

17. Ted Stevens

what a huge contrast from what we just had and what came on now.

[whometense]

19. We crossed posts -

and YEAH! I do agree.

[whometense]

18. Sublime to ridiculous -

followed by Ted "Incredible Hulk" Stevens? Ack. A hack. Exemplifies everything horrible Kerry was just talking about.

[JI7]

21. yup, it's like Stevens just proved or showed what Kerry was talking about

if people could just see Kerry and Stevens after they would get it.

[TayTay]

22. Then McCain supporting Bolton

Arrrrgggghhhh! Just when I was willing to give the guy a break.

I'm just going to back up C-Span and listen again. Heaven!

(TayTay smokes imaginary non-lethal cigarette, leans back and says, "So, was it good for you too!")

[whometense]

23. F*** McCain

Was anyone there actually *listening* to a word Kerry said???

[whometense]

25. I'll say it again,

f*** McCain: "Elections have consequences"

So shut up and take it, bitches. :nuke:

[fedupinBushcountry]

28. I'll join you

McCain is a F****** neocon in disguise. Hmmm I get it JK just mentioned McCain in his speech, so McCain runs down and looks like the good little altar boy for *ushie. :puke: :puke: :puke:

[karynnj]

29. I'm getting so sick of that line

especially given McCain's role in not really supporting Kerry re the SBVT after Kerry backed him whenever he was attacked.

[karynnj]

27. McCain's values are strange

He hasn't seen a pattern of bad behavior from Bolton? I guess perjury, distorting intelligence, and bullying get gold stars.

[whometense]

32. check it out:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1737108

Kerrylove.

[JI7]

33. Kerry gave hug to Gordon Smith ?

i wonder what that was about. he gave one to Jeffords also afterwards. maybe he is just in a mood to give hugs.

[rox63]

35. He is friends with some of the Repugs

Hey, even I have a couple of Repug friends.

[fedupinBushcountry]

36. C-Span 2 tonight

Was just checking their schedule and found this.

10:06 PM EDT
1:11 (est.)
Senate Proceeding
Senate Session
U.S. Senate

Said it is about debate of Bolton. Hopefully they show Kerry. Keeping fingers crossed.