Elizabeth Warren just dropped an A-Bomb on the senate floor. Watch TV.

[TheBlackAdder]

Oops... There will be a new Top Story on REAL American News Networks, not the Faux-American foreigner-owned one.

This deals with the Citigroup-based gift that was inserted in the Omnibus bill.

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The next question is: "What does Hillary Clinton think about what Elizabeth Warren proffered?"

[merrily]

1. As much as politicians seem to have lost touch with truth, truth is not an A Bomb!

[TheBlackAdder]

3. She called out Citigroup and the Executive Branch of the Government. That's an A-Bomb.

She fingered 10 key executive branch officials who are Citi alumni.

All wielding power and influence in the executive branch, including 1600.

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She also called out the hypocrisy of both the Republicans and Democrats who object to 'bailouts' but want the taxpayer on the hook for derivatives again--something that caused the last economic collapse just 6 years ago.

[merrily]

8. I'll meet you halfway. It's a truth bomb!

We need a lot more truth bombs (and a lot fewer nukes).

[riversedge]

2. Bill nelson, FL talking. Dissing the Big bank bailout deal last several

minutes.

[hedda_foil]

4. Just caught it. She was magnificent.

Tweety was over the moon about her speech... saying that it was one of the finest floor speech he has heard. He looked like he had chills going up both legs.

[fadedrose]

5. More importantly, what does Citygroup think of our EW nt

[Segami]

6. LIVE BROADCAST LINK

http://democrats.senate.gov/video/live/#.VIuNdsa3BqA

[gwheezie]

7. Great floor speech

I have new respect for her. She's tapping into something and lays out clearly what most of us are angry about. Well done

[TheBlackAdder]

12. I love the Shirley Chisholm image at the bottom of your post. She's my favorite politician.

You'll hear of her in PoliSci courses, but not in regular everyday primary and secondary schooling.

I'm old enough to have remembered her running as the first Presidential Candidate of Color.

Just an awesome lady. Awesome.

[gwheezie]

14. I blame Shirley

She was my 1st hero. I remember being a teenager and watching her on the local news and thinking I want to be like her. It's because of her I really got interested in politics. I remember her announcing she was running for president.

[TheBlackAdder]

16. She has that charisma. Have you watched "Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed," or read her book?

What a great slogan.

[gwheezie]

17. Both many times.

it was an extraordinary time to become politically aware, that era.

[NBachers]

29. OK, here's a picture for ya - When Giants Walked The Earth

[TheBlackAdder]

30. Bella Abzug - Gotta love those hats. nt

[Baitball Blogger]

9. I don't get it. She called them assholes?

[robinlynne]

10. a is for atom

[Baitball Blogger]

11. Oh. The original interpretion of A-Bomb.

[madamesilverspurs]

13. And she was "answered"

by Lindsey Graham, who was astoundingly patronizing and snotty. The way he stood there, swaying from side to side as he belittled Warren, I was wondering if he'd downed a few before coming to the floor. Ick.

[gwheezie]

15. What a condescending asshole

Fuck him. There was nothing emotional about what Warren said otoh Lindsey sounded like a whining baby man. Fuck him. Go ahead keep telling women they are emotional.

[TNNurse]

24. he is a whining baby man, of course he sounds like one.

[NorthCarolina]

18. He basically implied she was PMS'ing. eom

[Odin2005]

20. Graham sounded like a sexist POS talking down to a woman he thought need to be "shown her place".

[arcane1]

23. She put him in the position of having to defend the executivce branch???

[madamesilverspurs]

25. Not hardly.

When he wasn't sneering at Warren he was blaming Obama for everything from the weather to the Lincoln assassination.

[arcane1]

27. Ah, I see. He was being the standard Graham ass.

[Marie Marie]

28. Lindsey Graham - patronizing and snotty...

I would expect no less from him. What a tool! I doubt that Ms. Warren was the least bit intimated by him. Go Elizabeth!

[WillyT]

19. HUGE K & R !!!

[AikidoSoul]

21. Thank you for this Black Adder

Her spirit for what is right is huge. I would do anything to see her elected as POTUS.

[Odin2005]

22. $hillary will say some weasle words that don't offend her corporate masters.

[Thespian2]

26. K & R

Great post. In answer to your question, HillyBilly doesn't have to think, her corporate masters do that for her.

[Flatpicker]

31. Not to offend but,

What's the point anymore?

Nothing is going to change with any branch of government.

Big money is entrenched in the system and it no way are those getting paid going to change this.
No Questioning, no passionate speeches, no telling truth to power. Nothing is going to move the money out of government.

The system has been bought, sold, outsourced, downsized, and turned into a circus by business.
I don't think any politician is going to change that now. They know that and are playing their roles to keep the drama alive.

It's broken beyond repair.

[TheBlackAdder]

32. Big money and a white male patriarchy has always controlled U.S. politics. It's routinely tamed. nt

[Fearless]

34. Seriously wtf??

[Fearless]

33. Here's the video!!

[Raine1967]

35. Thank you!

Much appreciated, She is an amazing Senator!