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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:03 AM Original message |
** Senate Judiciary Hearing Thread 2 ** |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. Cornyn up now, reminding us of how deeply stupid this guy is |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
2. John Cornyn......A steaming pile of (fill in the blank) |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
3. Cornyn (Asshole, Texas) is up |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Judge, we need to make sure you can't take land like GWB did |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well, the DU opinion of Cornyn is unanimous so far |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
6. Cornyn is just making shit up out of whole cloth...... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
7. Can we get some recs for this? |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. You got a K&R from me.... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Agree, and Thanks! |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I remember that one US Atty firings hearing when out from under the table... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. ex-prosecutor experience. He knows of what he speaks |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
8. THANK YOU SHELDON WHITEHOUSE..... |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. He is soooooo freaking good.... |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
23. Isn't he somethin'? He knows how to kick fanny. |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
9. I just love Whitehouse |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. Senator Whitehouse up |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
14. ha ha. Whitehouse on the offense against the lie that liberals are the judicial activists |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
15. Man, Whitehouse isn't having any RW talking apoints |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Whtehouse takes no prisoners |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Mixed emotions on him. |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Talk about dishing it back-hand to the Puke RWs.... |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
21. The more Whitehouse talks, the more he becomes my favorite Senator..... |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I would give your remark a +1. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Yup. We need 60 of them..... |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Sonja is holding up pretty well. Love her facial expressions. She LOOKS like a judge. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. She is.....She has a stoic "You dumbass hicks" look every time one of the Repugs speaks. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Can you imagine if he ever ran for pres.. Imagine the slogans:) |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #21 |
39. Whitehouse was MAGNIFICENT!!!!! |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
44. hard to top Bernie! |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. I love that guy.... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
24. Obstructionist Coburn up now |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. an EYE-nate whatever... the word is inate |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. never heard that before. eye-nate? wtf? |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. Coburn is sneaky in his repuke mode, even quoted the judge's oath to her |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
29. Good news is no more repub Senators |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Can't wait to hear Franken.... his first REAL public appearance as a Senator |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I would think he would give a pretty short opening statement |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. K and R |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
33. Tom Coburn, Lindsey Graham and John Cornyn represent the mainstream of America...... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Add Jeffie Sessions to that |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. IMO, add Whorin' Hatch. n/t |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
38. New link to the hearings: |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. More disrupters |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
41. Another disruptor.... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
42. Durbin up now, I must have missed him on my list |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
46. Lunch Break, still 4 dem Senators to go after lunch |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
47. Back at 2pm edt |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
48. They're back |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
49. It's Festivus! Let the Airing of Grievances begin! |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Only dems left, so probably not much airing of grievances |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. D'oh! Forgot about the dearth of 'cans. |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
50. Kaufman up, Dem from Delaware |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
53. Specter up now. Let's see which way he goes |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Well, he IS asking about FISA and the illegal wiretapping |
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oldtime dfl_er (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
54. is it just me or is Arlen Specter |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. GMTA...n/t |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
56. Boy, is Specter every rambling on.... |
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PRETZEL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #56 |
69. Arlen Specter and making a point, |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. LOL! n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
58. FRANKEN IS AT BAT NOW!!!! |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. Some cognitve dissonance here... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #58 |
76. What a joyful moment for Franken, his family, Minnesota and Democrats in general. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
59. SENATOR FRANKEN |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. w00t!!! |
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oldtime dfl_er (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. GO AL |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
60. Yo, Sen Al is up! |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
63. Who disrupted now? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
64. Senator Franken- thanks Leahy, tells Sessions that he'll follow in |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
66. Reiterated what Feingold said eariler, about activist judges being |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
67. Franken accused conservative justices of judicial activism! |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. IMO, Franken is doing VERY well! |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. This is why we elected him. Go Al! |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
70. Well done, Senator Franken. Good to have somebody on that panel who represents the people. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
73. Leahy swearing her in - What a moment for her mom! |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
74. OK.....I teared up..... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
75. I like her already. This is the first time I have really heard her speak |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. She didn't like the repub comments, and jabs back in her statement |
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Sebass1271 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. How so? How did she hit back a them? i wish I could have |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. Among other things, she shoved "empathy" back in republicans' faces... |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. Her plan was to make just a short statement. I think Andrea Mitchell said this earlier today. n/t |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
78. I am betting the sold-South Pubbie asshole RWs vote against her and ... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
80. To be continued tomorrow at 9:30 am edt |
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