Bachmann blocks resolution recognizing Hawaii as Obama's birthplace

[jefferson_dem]

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Bachmann blocks resolution declaring Hawaii to be Obama’s birthplace.
Today, Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) introduced a resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hawaii’s statehood. The resolution also proclaims the state as President Obama’s birthplace, a point the Plum Line’s Greg Sargent noted may “put House GOPers who are flirting with birtherism in a jam.” This afternoon on the House floor, Abercrombie spoke of his measure and specifically noted that Obama had been born in Hawaii. “It’s also going to be the birthday in a week or so of President Obama, born in Kapiolani hospital just down the road from where I lived,” he said. Just as the presiding chair of the House, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), was about to declare the resolution passed by voice vote, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) stood and objected:

BACHMANN: Mr. Speaker? I object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order that a quorum is not present. <...>

REP. ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD): Further procedings on this motion will be postponed.

Watch it:

H. Res. 593, a resolution “recognizing and celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the entry of Hawaii into the Union as the 50th State,” contains this provision: “Whereas the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, was born in Hawaii”

http://ow.ly/ikXW

[YOY]

1. Miss Batshit herself!

n/t

[madmax]

7. LOL , Is this a great country or what? n/t

[paulsby]

16. i guess it's a step forward

in that somebody so obviously mentally ill can get elected and continue to serve in such an august legislative body.

i mean, seriously. she is a complete fruitcake. i am not sure if "fruitcake" is in the latest DSM, but if it is, they should illustrate it with her picture.

[imdjh]

2. Can't we commit them to mental institutions?

[Bolo Boffin]

3. A couple of points

This kind of quorum call is very typical in the House.

HOWEVER, if Michelle Bachmann was knocking down people to get in front of a camera to be the one making the quorum call, then you know where her batshit crazy mind stands on the issue.

[Bolo Boffin]

10. Right now the House is voting on this resolution. n/t

[mzteris]

4. that is one creepy

scary woman.

So when will they vote again?

[madmax]

8. Agree, so much so that I wouldn't

be surprised if Palin chooses her as a running mate. :rofl:

Can you just imagine!! For those who are gifted writers this hypothetical team would make for hilarious reading.

[Towlie]

5. Fair enough, but it'll be fun to watch what happens when a quorum IS present.

[lapfog_1]

6. Even if there was a quorum present

we should make them do a roll call vote on this. Get the bastards on record as opposing the 50th anniversary of Hawaii. Repukes will never win an election in Hawaii again.

[indimuse]

9. MY GOD!!!

Enough is ENOUGH!! WTF already???????????

[Botany]

11. after Palin went to the nucking futz yesterday Bachmann just had to ...

... get on the crazy train too.

[AlbertCat]

13. Can you imagine the pissing contest?!?!?

Bachmann, Palin, Beck, O'Reilly, Limbaugh... who's Cah-razy- est???

Oh wait.... we don't have to imagine it... the pissing contest IS the GOP!

[felinetta]

19. Liz Cheney just said on Larry King that Dems have more crazies than Repubs. That's crazy.

[Stumbler]

12. As a Minnesotan, I am embarrased of "Rep" Bachmann's "representation"

Anyone with enough sense to use the internet can find the layout of the MN 6th Congressional district, which should qualify as gerrymandered, under the most simplest of definitions.

This "district" defies all common sense, stretching from the city of Stillwater, on the Wisconsin border, into a horse-shoe pattern through "northern metropolitan suburbs," conveniently straying beyond the borders of reliable Dem-voting communities, commonly known across the country and abroad as "The Twin Cities," and winds up through the Hwy 10 corridor into a firmly reliable red-stated St. Cloud community with equally reliable out-lying districts. In other words, her "district" is comprised of those 20%ers who STILL believe Bush was better than Reagan, and Obama's actually a Communist/Socialist/Kenyan/Indonesian/Muslim/Fascist who was born to destroy America....

Until We are able to rezone this "voting district," Our state will be subject to such ideological moonbats as our current "representative" Ms Bachmann.

[ladywnch]

15. I didn't realize that Stillwater was so ntuz. it seemed pretty normal when I lived there.

[dem mba]

14. whenever i see the word quorum i can't help but think of this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108174/quotes

Police Chief: Tony? I don't want to intrude, but you seem a little down.
Tony Giardino: Well, Captain, it's about my job.
Police Chief: Ah.

Tony Giardino: I'm having doubts about being a cop. You know, it's not like how it is on TV. All I do all day is fill out forms and paperwork. I mean, this is what I do.
Police Chief: It's a point well taken, Tony. But you must understand, although it's not exciting, it's a very important part of our work.
Tony Giardino: Yeah, but in all my times as a cop, I've never gotten to, like, chase a guy across a crowded city square. I've never... I've never hung on to that part of a helicopter. You know that part? Underneath the thing that it lands? Do you, do you know that part?
Police Chief: Yes, I know that part.
Tony Giardino: I've never hung onto that. I've never even commandeered a vehicle.
Police Chief: Now *that* sounds like a lot of fun.
Tony Giardino: And that's the other thing. You're too nice.
Police Chief: I'm too nice?
Tony Giardino: Yeah, you're too nice. Why can't you be like the Captain on "Starsky and Hutch"? You know, when you come in, and you haul me into your office, and you bawl me out because you're sick and tired of defending my screwball antics to the Commissioner? Why cant you do that?
Police Chief: Well, the truth of the matter is, I don't report to a Commissioner. I report to a committee. Some of whom are appointed, some elected, and the rest co-opted on a bi-annual basis. It's a quorum, so to speak.
Tony Giardino: A quorum?
Police Chief: Yeah.
Tony Giardino: Captain, when I joined the police force, I thought I was going to be Serpico. But instead, I'm like... Fish from Barney Miller.
Police Chief: Hey. Somebody needs a hug!

[medeak]

17. Bachman SUPPORTED resolution:

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/27/hawaii_resolution/index.html

please don't hate the messenger...am def not a fan of her

This time, though, Bachmann was being criticized unfairly. She did indeed block a vote on the resolution, noting the absence of a quorum, but that move wasn't about Abercrombie's resolution specifically. She was just playing her part. The House had already decided to postpone the votes on all of the resolutions being considered under a suspension of the rules until Monday evening. Bachmann noted the absence of a quorum for several other non-controversial pieces of legislation so that those votes, too, could be postponed until the scheduled time.

In fact, as a spokeswoman for Bachmann told Salon -- and C-SPAN video of the congresswoman's remarks on the House floor confirmed -- Bachmann supports the resolution.

After the postponement, on Monday evening the resolution passed -- unanimously. Bachmann was one of the "yea" votes.

[ScottLand]

18. Give Bachmann a break!

She's been so busy warning against the Census that she almost didn't get in on the "Birther" movement. :sarcasm: