*** Official Senate Fillibuster Thread #10 *** Isakson up.

[pinto]

#9 is here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1363328&mesg_id=1363328

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Oh boy he is doing his best, to prove his point

RIGHT :sarcasm:

[Bluerthanblue]

8. tried to ask in last thread-

is it impossible for any vote to happen now, until 11am?

Thanks for the procedure info-

(our local school board meetings have had a history of 'sneaky' votes- it's my only knowledge base for this kind of thing) :silly:

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. It is possible, but unlikely from what this looks like right now

Oh and dirty elections... this country has a fine tradition from local HOAs to counties, to the nation at large

It is a fine tradition

[knowledgeispwr]

18. There should be another quorum call around 5AM n/t

[Ediacara]

2. OOOHHH! Isakson has a young email buddy!

I think he's said too much

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. I do too

a gal we sent a care package to.

Damn she was so busy and tired that her only thank you note was three sentences long. Oh, did I mention that was the first thank you in oh ... how many packages?

[MrMickeysMom]

3. What fluff and shit

And now, a personal anticdodal story. They must really have to dig down into the bag for them. What a bunch of shit.

Georgia repugs wouldn't know compassion if it hit them in the ass.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Akaka is up

and my I know him

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. Thanks Pinto!

you rock. :)

[pinto]

17. as do MiniMe and proud patriot...

:thumbsup:

(ed for grammar, I'm getting tired)

[Mind_your_head]

7. Putting on my hip-wadders.....

...the shit being spoken is high and thick.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Ain't that the case

[dweller]

10. is this Akaka?

i'm only listening ...

dp

edit: Thanks pinto!

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. yes

[sjdnb]

13. Who do these guys/gals think they are fooling?

The troops have not died in vain .... they died because GW Bush is a freakin idiot beholdened to his corporate/wealthy friends.

Their deaths and injuries are a direct result of his arrogance and the greed of his cronies.

Are these guys so arrogant as to actually think the troops, their families, or the rest of us are SO stupid as to fall into their transparent trap? If so, they are sadly mistaken.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. AH CORBURN, self edited

[progressoid]

16. Says he doesn't really address this on the floor?

What the fuck? The biggest issue in our time and he doesn't talk about it?

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. To be fair that he doesn't speak often on the floor

but you are right, why not Senator? Your state did not send you to teh Hill to just seat pretty... or perhaps they did

[LSK]

15. Colbern creates strawmen to form his argument

Claiming millions will die if we leave.

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. Millions will die if we leave Vietnam

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=36449&ref=rellink

The paralels are just... stunning

Same fucking talking points

[Cameron27]

26. Yes, it's unbelievable

[MrMickeysMom]

25. they have nothing... this canonly become more lame...

[LSK]

28. ooohhhh, he has "experts"

Umm, ok...

[Ediacara]

not just experts, lernid experts

[Bluerthanblue]

20. this guy wants 'guarantee' and

'turning off the chemo'???

I wonder where he stands on 'stem-cell' talk about letting the patient die???

[Ediacara]

22. Coburn just called Brown a liar

[sjdnb]

23. Msg to Coburn: Our obligation is to the best interests of America

Iraq has had four years to get it together.

Your logic dictates tens of thousands of Americans should die to protect Iraqis from killing themselves (aka Civil War) as so called 'collateral damage'.

That makes, you Sir, the antithesis of a patriot.

A true patriot only puts our troops in harms way when necessary to protect OUR national interest AND believes that American interests come first.

[aaronbees]

24. Coburn says we have a "moral obligation"

God help us from the obligations he's going to start listing. Now he's calling the situation in Iraq "a cancer." Coburn, YOU and your cohorts are the cancer. Now his mixed metaphor is just becoming incoherent.

[Kool Kitty]

31. Oh. My. God.

He's remembering the children he's saved, now he wants us to look at the lives of the Iraqis. What about all the Iraqi children that have died? What is saying about millions dying? Please make him shut up. Please. Either I am very tired or he isn't making any sense.

[Bluerthanblue]

47. you probably are very tired,

(i am) but he still isn't making sense.

He says he wants guarantees- why didn't he need a guarantee to vote to begin this disaster?

We can't stop the 'ethnic' cleansing while there-

platitudes.... word hash

garbage

[MrMickeysMom]

27. Medical Missionary?

Colburn was a medical missionary? Is that like a guest visitor who holds hands in the hospital?

He keeps referring to the mistakes made as "we made"...

[Snarkoleptic]

29. Hope Vitter is not using the old 'restroom break' excuse...what with the Pampers and all!

[MrMickeysMom]

32. His wife is wiping his ass from now on, don'tcha know?

[LSK]

30. hey asshole, there was no cloture vote on the Military Commissions Act

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. Oh they will twist reality

but this is now putting them on record AGAIN... fucking stalking points, oversight, from a rubber stamp Senator?

Who the fuck is he trying to fool?

[MrMickeysMom]

35. Dumb question

Mil commissions act.... that was an up or down vote? I plead ignorance/

[LSK]

43. yes, Reid was stupid that day

He gave up the cloture vote so Dems could propose amendments, but they all got shot down.

[MrMickeysMom]

Ahhhhhh So!

I'm getting smarter... or am I sleep deprived? :boring:

[nadinbrzezinski]

59. Trust me teh civics classes in here, are just amazing

[LSK]

76. there were a bunch of CSPAN threads here on that day

I remember them well.

[Kool Kitty]

33. Oh, NOW he is concerned about doing OVERSIGHT.

Right.

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. He wants to do oversight? On Bush

is this story time or lets see if we can fool them?

[Ediacara]

36. earmarks, earmarks, earmarks....

This guy's a loon

[nadinbrzezinski]

40. I hate to say it

he is a republican, and one to the right of Attila the Hun... so what else is new under the sun?

[Snarkoleptic]

38. Yeah...earmarks might step on the funds promised to Halliburton...Asshat

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

39. So is it really true that Reid is letting them go to bed after all the hype?

[progressoid]

45. ??? What have you heard?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

64. That the quorom roll calls were stopping, but I guess that gives them from 12-5. Still.

If you're going to advertise it as an allnighter, it should be, IMHO.

The principle bothers me but if he has more of these watered down all nighters with subsequent Republican filibusters, I'm all for it I guess.

[progressoid]

85. Well, shit, I gotta get up in about 4 and half hours.

Not exactly like Mr Smith goes to Washington is it?

[knowledgeispwr]

57. Reid said the next quorum call won't be until around 5AM...

so, in theory, some senators can go nap for a few hours.

[progressoid]

41. Dang. I was going to go to bed but my guy Harkin is up next.

[Jillian]

52. He is one of my favorites in the Senate

Such a down-to-earth guy. He doesn't have that senate attitude.

[Kool Kitty]

42. What will the consequences be, Tommy?

Pray enlighten us. Oh, yes-Iran, Iran, Iran, Iran.

[Kool Kitty]

53. It will limit our influence in the Middle East.

Don't you mean that it will limit our access to OIL from the Middle East? 85% of the suicide bombers are Al Queda? Where is he getting this?

[nadinbrzezinski]

44. Hasn't it been ten minutse already?

[knowledgeispwr]

46. HA -- A republican off the talking point!

He just said it's NOT a stunt, and that the debate is important.

[Mind_your_head]

48. Oh for G-d's sake! What is he talking about......

We don't have any HUMANITARIAN interest!

It's all slick and 'OIL-y'

[LSK]

49. next strawman: Iran is poised to take over the entire region when we leave

Even thou Iran has not invaded another country in over 200 years.

[nadinbrzezinski]

50. There will be consequences and put us back ...

when have I heard this before? Oh yes, once again another VIETNAM talking point

[Ediacara]

51. Darfur's a blip on the screen? Is a blip like a comma?

[nadinbrzezinski]

55. Every soldier dead is a comma, just ask Tony Snow

now they moved THAT talking point to ahem Darfur... I mean, its only 40,000 dark skinned people killed doncha know?

Oh :sarcasm: before I get crucified ;-)

[Kool Kitty]

56. He's a blip.

And if he doesn't stop talking, I'm going to eat my own hand.

[Mind_your_head]

54. Arms haven't been twisted, yeah....sure......

[Snarkoleptic]

58. "Haven't had our arms twisted"

That's why they call Cheney's office (just off the senate floor) "The Torture Chamber".

[Bluerthanblue]

60. "Do what is best for the country"-

the USA- not Iraq-

[nadinbrzezinski]

61. Ah IRAN... I was wondering when ...

We've gone from Nam to the next Tonkin Gulf, (Iran)

[Nevernose]

62. 85% of suicide bombers are foreign Al-Qaeda,

And Al-Anbar Province is perfectly safe these days. Thank you, Senator Coburn, for the heads-up!

[Nevernose]

75. Further insanity: we've an obligation to fix our mess.

Yes, let's keep on doing the same things and expect different results, shall we?

[nadinbrzezinski]

63. Halelujah he yields the floor!

[Snarkoleptic]

65. "What happens to the morale of our military?:"

It soars...
Some are headed for a fifth deployment!!
This clown would lilely cry if he had to do 5 sit-ups.

[nadinbrzezinski]

66. And harkin is up

[MrMickeysMom]

71. Tom! I wish you were one of mine! This'll be good

[JDPriestly]

67. Last speaker, did not catch his name but from Okla., essentially

admitted we caused a mess in Iraq, but argued we have an obligation to clean up the mess we helped make.

[SeattleGirl]

68. Yay! Harkin bring up Vietnam.

[LSK]

69. Harkin up: I can remember Vietnam

I can remember the same thing. We have to stop them there, if we leave there will be a bloodbath.

FUCK YEAH!!!

[cynatnite]

70. Harkin...one of my favorite guys n/t

[Ediacara]

72. Harkin is up, first subject: RUMMY in IRAQ in 1983

And second: same tired rhetoric from Viet Nam that was wrong then and wrong now.

[JDPriestly]

73. Harkin! Hurrah!

What a wise man.

[MrMickeysMom]

81. Funny when the majority in your state cal your office...

Spector (Casey, Jr Senator) probably get a majority calling with the same complaint about the war, but you wouldn't know it.

I wonder when Casey will talk. Fuck Spector (can't trust anyone making up the single bullet theory)

[nadinbrzezinski]

74. Harkin was paying attention to the Nam references

;-)

It is good to know that I am not the only history geek!

[Mind_your_head]

77. THE PRESIDENT IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT

In fact, this president is 'not often right'!

[lovuian]

78. thats a understatement

Mostly they are wrong

[LSK]

82. Especially this dumbass we have now

[Lex]

79. I do so LOVE Senator Harkin.

He's the best.

[nadinbrzezinski]

80. SOUNDS LIKE VIETNAM

I like the graphic in the back

LET US VOTE!

[Nevernose]

83. Tom Harkin rocks!

What is our responsibility to the Bathists we supported during the Reagan Administration?
What happens if the Vietcong follow us home?

What was that moral obligation all about? Then or now? That calamities will always follow if we say the president is not always right?

Well,he's not always right.

...

The American people simply cannot respond to the idea that we want we want to extract ourselves from Iraq and come home...Now...this is he same game for patience and progress... Sounds just like Vietnam. And now, Iraq spirals deeper into sectarian violence, and American soldiers are dying...Since the surge was announced, 1,500 kids have been killed.

Listen to this guy.

[Mind_your_head]

84. Failure, after failure, after failure.......

except going on vacation in August.....

There will be no difference in a report in September.

There is no reason to 'stay the course'!

[progressoid]

86. Just dawned on me that he gave us a little shout out with his mention of emails and letters he

received today!

[MrMickeysMom]

87. Who will edit this Senate vote for the rest of America to see evidence of truth?

Anyone?




Anyone?

Beuler?

[Mind_your_head]

88. Why is this Senate so afraid to express the OBVIOUS will of the people

is THE question!

[Mind_your_head]

89. LET US VOTE! Let us vote!

Don't we believe in a majority vote?

[Mind_your_head]

90. The American people want to bring this war to a close!

any disagreement? I didn't think so.

Only a republican minority in congress & obstruction supports this....and they will stay bogged down & bleeding in Iraq until you kill them.....

you either support this endless, pointless war or you support the terrorists (within & without)

[Peace Patriot]

91. Anyone have the urls handy for threads 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1?

I'm coming to these threads late, and don't have TV (couldn't watch), and I want to read the posts from the beginning. But Thread 8 didn't have a url to Thread 7, so I got stopped in bookmarking them. If someone has them handy, great. Otherwise, I have to go a-hunting for the beginning.

[Mojorabbit]

93. If you plug

Official Senate Fillibuster Thread
into search they all come up on a row.
Here is 7
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=1362335
and 6
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=1361784

[progressoid]

97. #1 and 2

1
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1359776&mesg_id=1359776

2
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1360120

[MrMickeysMom]

92. Thune... what a fuckin brain dead mouthpiece! How many can YOU count?

Al Qaeda! :bounce: Al Qaeda! :bounce: Al Qaeda! :bounce: Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda!
Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! Al Qaeda! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[progressoid]

94. "Gotta fight Al Qaeda where ever they are" Really? How about Saudi Arabia?

Pakistan? Great Britain?

Thune is a douche.

[progressoid]

95. Politicians should not fight the war - leave it to the generals.

Tell that to your dipshit leader.

[Cameron27]

96. Shut the hell up Thune,

God these guys sound like assholes.