Republican congress members attacking John Kerry on congressional floor

[JI7]

these republican congress members were going one by one attacking john kerry for his vietnam war protests and other things saying he is bad for the troops. it sickens me so much that i have to press m ute anytime a republican gets up there to speak.

[vi5]

1. Is that what they get paid to do? Campaign on the floor?

Honestly what are they talking about that this would have anything to do with right now?

[JI7]

3. they are bringing up jane fonda and say kerry attacked

the soldiers and claimed they were murderers. it's really disgusting. one shithole member sat down and smiled at another right wing prick after attacking kerry.

good thing those who mostly watch cspan are political junkies whose minds are mostly made up.

[The Backlash Cometh]

30. Geez, that really is bold!

Using congressional prime time to attack the opposing party's candidate. It's like watching FoxNews from the floor of the legislature!

[displacedtexan]

2. What did you do in the war, Congressman?

Just asking.

[Nashyra]

21. I happened to watch just enough to see my rep from Nevada

[mmonk]

4. working for those soundbites

that the media stenographers can cut and paste in their reports and the mindless cult followers of the new republican radicals can absorb without question and repeat mindlessly in public and on the mind cancer that is talk radio.

[Stephanie]

Is that it? Because they really are making odd speeches

Odd speeches apropros of nothing. What's the point?

[bearfartinthewoods]

19. you are probably seeing 'one minutes'

one minutes have been going on for as long as i can remember but i thought there was a rule against mentioning any member of the senate by name in a disparaging manner?

[Stephanie]

23. A Dem asked the Speaker about that rule and the Speaker

said it was okay if the Senator was presidential nominee. Then the Dem said Kerry is NOT the nominee. Then the Speaker called on someone else.

[JI7]

24. John Lewis brought it up and they have shut up (for now)

[mitchum]

33. Just another reason John Lewis is a great man!

A great son of Georgia. Zell Miller is not fit to lick out John's trashcans.

[yardwork]

36. LOL! But I wish he would....

[w13rd0]

5. These men are every bit as much the extremists...

...as the Taliban or Wahabists. They deeply desire a division in our nation so deep that it will result in a civil war. And they want to make sure that they hold the reigns of power when it happens...

[HawkerHurricane]

6. Treason.

Wasting time ON THE FLOOR OF CONGRESS campaigning to re-select thier candidate. If a Democrat had done it, it would be all over every news channel and he would be censured (and rightfully so). But Reps don't care.

Treason never prospers,
And here be the reason
If it ever prospers,
None dare call it treason!

[bearfartinthewoods]

22. i hate to break it to you but we do it all the time too

Cynthis McKinny was famous for her scathing 'one minutes' to mention one example.

[w13rd0]

25. That's what the one minutes are for...

...and hopefully, in 2005, we'll see a return of Cynthia's one-minute speeches. In retrospect, many of the things she said seem almost prophetic...

[asjr]

27. Cynthia got a bad rap.

She knew before many others did. I hope to goodness she wins in the next election. We need more like her.

[Bandit]

26. Name one time Cynthia McKinny bad mouthed a US Senator on the floor

Or for that matter any Democrat. Please cite an example of your accusations.

[bearfartinthewoods]

31. huh? what accusation?

i didn't accuse her of anything!

maybe you are confused as to the meaning of scathing?

1 : to do harm to; specifically : SCORCH, SEAR
2 : to assail with withering denunciation

Cynthia was dynamite. can you think of a better way to describe her style and effectiveness?

ON EDIT: i see what you were looking at. I wasn't responding to the treason bit but to the idea of 'wasting time on the floor of the congress' with the one minutes. Both sides do it and Cybthia was a pro. She never "wasted" her minute.

[Bandit]

32. The question was not about treason or just using up time

It was about mentioning a US Senator in a derogatory manner. That is what was being addressed. They came back and said Kerry was the Democratic nominee so was fair game. It was mentioned he was not yet the nominee since the Democratic convention had not yet occurred so he was still to be considered as a US Senator. I was asking you to name one occurrence in which any Democrat bad mouthed a sitting US Senator from the floor of the house.

[bearfartinthewoods]

34. i understand, it's probably happened

but i have no interest in trying to prove it. dems have lost their tempers already during debates so i won;t go so far as you have and say it's never happened. think of the time prior to lott getting the boot.

in any case, my post was dealing with the oddity of one minute speeches and how effective they can be.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

7. they have to combat those military records that were released!

*

[ElsewheresDaughter]

8. just shows how pathetic and desperate they are

[Stephanie]

9. Ha Ha Ha! McDermott's fighting back with AWOL-BUSH!!

Ha Ha Ha!

I think he said he had planned to make an Earth Day speech.

[JI7]

10. jim mcdermott defends John Kerry, brings up AWOL

other democrats defend kerry also. mcdermott brought up not showing up for national guard without bringing up his name, but we know who he talked about.

[MichaelHarris]

11. Hey

my 2 Washington St guys just kicked repub ass wooooooooooo freakin hoooooooooooo

[JI7]

13. seems republicans did it when democrats weren't there much

but the democrats are doing good defending kerry and bringing up the republican sneak attack.

[NMDemDist2]

12. John Lewis is giving it back to them

GO John!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

16. I love John Lewis... what's he saying? nt

[JI7]

18. rules don't allow attacks or naming senators

i remember this when the democrats were on the floor and talking about how bush attacked mccain during the 2000 primary and they were told they can't bring up mccain's name because he is a senator. they were told they can talk about it without naming him.

right now, the republicans went one by one naming john kerry and attacking him. john lewis brought up the rules and they said kerry is the nominee for president and naming is allowed though not personal attacks, lewis said how he is NOT the nominee (he isn't official nominee until convention). and the idiot republican said there is no opinion on that. it seems for now they have shut up. and it's funny how they said naming kerry is allowed as long as it's not personal attacks when all of them had attacked him personally.

[JI7]

20. above post in response to #16 post by newyorkerfrommass

accidently replied to the post above that, but meant to for #16.

[LeahMira]

14. Integrity...

these republican congress members were going one by one attacking john kerry for his vietnam war protests

They are getting some heat from the Democrats. Finally, some Democrats have had enough!

[xchrom]

15. republicans are pigs

the establishment of the party supports this kind of behavior and make no mistake -- if kerry should gain the white house this is how the game will be played.

[seabeyond]

17. pigs

i tell you. been saying that for four years now like terret syndrome, just comes out at the most unappropriate time. pig

[xchrom]

28. just let 'em roll sea

pig...pig...pig...even feels good after awhile.

[Pepperbelly]

40. not pigs ...

Bacon is GOOD. Porkchops are GOOD.

Nah ... no way are these gunsels pigs. Hot dogs, maybe. Lips and assholes.

:D

[OneTwentyoNine]

29. Make a list of any and all chickenhawks--I'll E-Mail everyone of them..nt

[Zynx]

35. Republicans believe in total war.

Take no prisoners, leave no truth untwisted, and concede no issue.

[robbedvoter]

37. Gee! I thought Congress was in the business of passing laws not

campaigning for RNC.
That should be a lesson for decades to never let one party grab all branches of the government - especially the fascist party!
They did it with the war, demonizing France, they did it with patriot Act/Gorelick - before of that to demonize Clinton. Some people cannot be entrusted with power - they'll misuse it.

[yardwork]

38. It's another backfire for the Republicans....

Chimpy probably put them up to this. All it's done is lowered the bar for bad behavior in the Senate and given the Democrats an opportunity to respond.

The Chimp's war record vs. Kerry's war record? No comparison. The WH should have let that dog stay asleep.

Another example of how pitifully out-classed the WH election machine is in this campaign.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

39. Dem's need to retaliate. Call "Hitler" Delay on his draft dodging.

:kick:

[Wapsie B]

41. Only the flat-earth society

would find a way to attack a candidate with actual military experience while propping up a war criminal.

[kodi]

42. is there not a prohibition of house members attacking senators by name?

it ws my understanding that neither congressmen or senators were allowed to speak critically by name of a member of the other body while speaking before their respective body.

their remarks critical of kerry, spoken from the floor of the house should be stricken from the records and they should be censured if they do it again.

the house ethics committee needs to take up this matter.

[Snellius]

43. It's a violation of House rules

to criticize a member of the "other body" on the House floor. Oh, yeah, I forgot. That was before the "enabling act".