List of pro-racism Dems who voted to confirm Leslie Southwick

[jgraz]

None of the Senators who voted Yea on this nomination deserve to hold their seats for one more day.

Yea:
Akaka (D-HI)
Byrd (D-KKK)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Fein$tein (D-CA)
Johnson (D-SD)
Lieberman (ID-ASS)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)


Not Voting:
Boxer (D-CA)
Dodd (D-CT)
Kennedy (D-MA)

[Thickasabrick]

1. Thank you for the list. I couldn't even find this in LBN - not one of

these assholes is deserving of keeping their seat.

[jgraz]

5. you can always go to Senate.gov to check roll call votes

I was also bummed that three Dems failed to show for the vote. That would have been enough to sustain a filibuster.

[Skidmore]

2. Most of them are the usual suspects, but Dorgan surprises me.

[Zodiak]

4. DLC

a least I have him as a member. You never know with these guys, an they always seem to vote just enough to give Bushler his way.

[Zodiak]

3. The usual suspects.

Compare them to my "list" of Democratic jerks who vote with the pukes on big issues most of the time.

Cantwell (Washington) DLC 48.27586207
Stabenow (Michigan) DLC 46.55172414
Kohl (Wisconsin) DLC 44.82758621
*Feinstein (California) DLC 44.82758621
*Leiberman (Connecticut) DLC 44.82758621
Rockefeller (West Virginia) 41.37931034
*Conrad (North Dakota) DLC 41.37931034
Baucus (Montana) DLC 39.65517241
Carper (Deleware) DLC 34.48275862
*Johnson (South Dakota) DLC 31.03448276
Lincoln (Arkansas) DLC 31.03448276
Salazar (Colorado) DLC 24.13793103
*Pryor (Arkansas) DLC 22.4137931
Nelson (Florida) DLC 20.68965517
Landrieu (Louisianna) DLC 17.24137931
*Nelson (Nebraska) DLC 3.448275862

Byrd is a weird susprise, but he was also in the gang of 14. He seems to be all soft on Repubican nominations of judges.

Dorgan and Akaka aren't on this short list, but they are both DLC.

[KamaAina]

9. Akaka's DLC? Did he just join?

I don't see him on the list.

http://www.nndb.com/group/269/000093987

I don't know what he could possibly have been thinking. Is this some sort of tradeoff for the repukes stopping their obstructionist tactics on the "Akaka bill" for Federal recognition of native Hawaiians?

[KamaAina]

45. Well, well, well. Looky here...

http://starbulletin.com/breaking/breaking.php?id=6327

Hawaii's congressional representatives in Washington and officials of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs today applauded U.S. House passage of a bill awarding self-governance rights to those with Native Hawaiian ancestry....

Sen. Daniel Akaka, the bill’s namesake, said the passage would give his efforts momentum.

"I was thrilled to see bipartisan support for this long-needed legislation that underscores our ongoing efforts toward reconciliation across our islands," Akaka said.

I knew it. I just knew it. He rolled over on the racist judge to curry favor among repukes for his bill. :puke:

[Zodiak]

49. Sorry....Inouye is DLC

I get my Hawaiians confused.

[KamaAina]

50. While trying to track this down, I caught Hillary in a misstatement

we know she is DLC. Don't you find it odd that they don't have a membership roster on their site? Is it some sort of secret society?

http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=106&subid=122&contentid=3672

Remarks of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Fifth Annual DLC National Conversation
Indianapolis, IN
By Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton...

What was it that sustained people through a great depression? What was it that enabled young men to risk their lives landing on beaches in the Pacific and the European theater? What was it that took my colleague, Danny Inouye, a Japanese American who was put into an internment camp and yet turned to the people who interned him and said, I'm an American, I want to fight on behalf of our freedom, and was sent to Italy where in the course of combat, he lost his arm.

Inouye was never interned! We had no internment camps on O'ahu (they would have had to build a barbed-wire fence around a quarter of the entire island). The only one I am aware of in the whole state (then territory) was on Maui.

[RC]

6. BOTH of our senators are on the list.

Makes me want to move to that progressive liberal state of Kansas. :puke:

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[jgraz]

8. So he wasn't a Klan member???

:shrug:

[ecstatic]

14. lol nt

[KAZ]

15. Here, try this.

Democratic Candidates and the Democratic Party

Constructive criticism of Democrats or the Democratic Party is permitted. When doing so, please keep in mind that most of our members come to this website in order to get a break from the constant attacks in the media against our candidates and our values. Highly inflammatory or divisive attacks that echo the tone or substance of our political opponents are not welcome here.

In other words, you attack a Democrat with a Repuke meme, then you can go fuck yourself. I would have supported your thread, if not for that.

[jgraz]

18. The truth is always a good defense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Byrd#Participation_in_the_Ku_Klux_Klan

Maybe you should try reading something besides the DU rules.

[KAZ]

20. I read plenty Jazz-boy. Maybe you should try something

other than regurgitating Puke memes.

[tabasco]

22. No doubt!

It's getting pretty obvious.

Well, we have a new group of mods.

We can always hope.

[KAZ]

24. And the thing is, it could have been a good, informative...

thread, if not for the "KKK", and "pro-racist" BS. But I guess that wasn't his goal now, was it.

[jgraz]

25. Aw, did I hurt your widdle feelings?

Do you need your binky?

:rofl:

[tabasco]

40. Another stupid , immature post.

You reveal yourself as an imbecile.

[jgraz]

42. Ah, and your childish insults represent the pinnacle of rational discourse

Here's an idea: try saying something of substance. You must have one or two relevant comments rattling around in that brain of yours (all evidence to the contrary aside).

[tabasco]

21. 70 fucking years ago.

He has said he is ashamed of his stupidity when he was young.

You're not fit to shine his shoes.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

23. Yes, but he's renounced his membership.

But not racism, apparently.

[jgraz]

26. Yep, with a vote like this he deserves to have it brought up again

[RaleighNCDUer]

27. About 90 years ago.

That was the era of the political machines, and many of the machines were closely tied to that 'patriotic organization'. He repudiated the KKK decades ago.

[jgraz]

28. But he still has no problem confirming racist judges

If he wants his past to be forgotten, he needs to match his words with action. This was a terrible vote for him.

[Toasterlad]

44. But He Still Seems to Have a Problem With the Gays.

He has the worst voting record of any Democrat in the Senate (by far) on GLBT issues. This is CURRENTLY. Not from 90 years ago.

Just because the guy's a Democrat doesn't make him an admirable person. He's still a bigoted asshole.

[datadiva]

10. The usual list of enablers

Digusting how the list is always the same. I wish Feinstein wasn't going to be in office for another 5 years. Jesus H. Christ. I wish she would just go away!:mad:

[undercutter2006]

11. southwick? that is a racist's name if I've ever seen one !!!!

but seriously who is this person and why is he or she racist?

[jgraz]

12. Here's another name for you: Google.

[undercutter2006]

17. meh

i like other people to do the research for me, makes me feel important

[Taverner]

13. How come Boxer or Kennedy didn't vote?

At least Dodd has a reason...

[jgraz]

16. I'd like to know that as well

Especially since those 3 missing Dems + 38 Nay votes equals 41 which equals filibuster.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

33. Is Kennedy back after his surgery yet?

I heard he was going to be resting for a while at Hyannis Port.

As for Barbara Boxer, she just might be busy in her state right now.

[jgraz]

36. Excellent point on Boxer. I bet she's back here right now.

Still too bad no Democrat could filibuster or put a hold on the nomination.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

37. She's a good Senator

However, her being there today would have made no difference.

From The Hill:

In a 62-35 vote, the Senate by a two-vote margin broke off a filibuster that threatened to derail the most contentious judicial nominee of the 110th Congress. Eight Democrats from states President Bush carried in 2004 joined all 49 Republicans as well as three blue-state Democrats and Connecticut Independent Joe Lieberman. The Senate later confirmed the nominee by a 59-38 vote. Democratic Sens. Ken Salazar (Colo.), Daniel Inouye of Hawaii and Tom Carper (Del.) voted against confirming Southwick after they voted to break a filibuster.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/southwicks-saga-ends-with-win-for-gop-2007-10-25.html

They needed 60 votes for cloture, they had 62.

Edited to add link

[jgraz]

41. What three idiots voted for cloture???

This is just disgusting. The party discipline is simply nonexistant.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

47. The three backstabbing weasels are...

Carper (D-DE)
Inouye (D-HI)
Salazar (D-CO)

http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00392#position

Double check and make sure I got them right, but I'm pretty sure I did.

[jgraz]

48. This is worse than just voting for the nomination

You assure his confirmation while still pretending to be against it. "Backstabbing weasel" is about right.

[MzNov]

38. I think she was speaking in San Diego.... nt

[Cha]

19. Well, I don't see any info on

leslie except he's a bushshit and I've yet to know of any of those who aren't fascists-racists. If there was an appointee who wasn't they didn't stay on the job long.

[Hawaii Hiker]

29. And HRC voted NO, just like she did with assholes Roberts & Ailito

Hillary Clinton can be trusted to make good appointments to any circuit court, Supreme Court, etc. when she gets chance to make appointments....

And this is reason enough to vote for her if she's the nominee...When I hear Democrats say they won't vote for Clinton I still think they HAVE to be joking, cuz how in the FUCK could any DEMOCRAT stand the thought of Guiliani, Romney, McCain in the White House....

HRC is far from perfect, but she's 500x better than any Republican..

[jgraz]

32. And she said and did nothing, just like with Roberts and Alito

Why couldn't one of the Dems put a hold on this nomination? This guy shouldn't be judging dog shows, let alone sitting on the federal bench.

[robinlynne]

30. That same list comes up every time there is a majorly bad vote taken.

[Hawaii Hiker]

31. With the exception of Akaka-HI

who is usually a very good liberal vote, very suprised to see him voting yes this time...:banghead:

[robinlynne]

34. true.

[jgraz]

35. I just don't understand it...we have to have better solidarity in our party reps

[Gregorian]

39. We tried. I told Feinstein's office that a yea vote would not represent her constituents.

I speak for the majority of Californians when I say we can do better than Southwick. But she didn't listen.

Lowest common denominator. And not a passing grade.

[depakid]

43. Most of the usual suspects

They're a disgrace to themselves and the party.

[provis99]

46. of course the irony is

that Southwick is pretty well hated by other whites in Mississippi, where he's from. Not because he's a racist, which they like. He's hated because he's Catholic.