who WAS that weeping republican at the hearings calling liberals meanies?

[mopaul]

i only caught part of it, and there was this republican (?) who was actually crying, or so it appeared, about how mean and hateful and nasty the liberals were to john roberts, the love child of charles manson and phyllis schlafley.

his performance was riveting, and vomit inducing at the same time.
who was this sniveling, simpering whiner? his name! i demand his name!

[XanaDUer]

1. Republicans are such hypocritical POS

No idea who it was, but I can imagine his gnashing of teeth.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. You might be thinking of Tom Coburn.

He was behaving like that today, if I recall.

http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/campaignforthecourt/2005/09/sen_coburn.html

Edit: Here's the article.

[mopaul]

4. thank you

what a wuss

[Starbucks Anarchist]

5. You're welcome.

Coburn is truly one of the most demented ones, judging by his record and his words.

[cynatnite]

15. Did he cry? I heard he cried.

Did anyone comfort him? I hope so. Those poor repukes are having such a time of it. :sarcasm:

Gee, cry me a fucking river :eyes: The repukes have got backbones made of straw...unless they are in packs eating the young.

[texpatriot2004]

3. Already, it's so early. n/t

[XanaDUer]

6. Here's a hilarious letter to him at congress.org!

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/userletter/?id=483&letter_id=466791991

[Lecky]

17. Heh...thanks for the link that was funny n/t

[Digit]

21. BRAVO, BRAVO! I think they call those crocodile tears...

cause it is such a CROCK!

[mac56]

7. Imagine the RW pirahna attack

if he had been a Dem.

[Judi Lynn]

8. He must have been struck speechless, then, during the 8 year war

on Bill Clinton!

However, he regained his powers of speech in time to inform the world:

Here's what Oklahoma's newly-elected Senator Tom Coburn had to say on 8/31/2004:

"You know, Josh Burkeen is our rep down here in the southeast area. He lives in Colgate and travels out of Atoka. He was telling me lesbianism is so rampant in some of the schools in southeast Oklahoma that they'll only let one girl go to the bathroom. Now think about it. Think about that issue. How is it that that's happened to us?"
(snip)

http://www.qoae.net/archives/000486.html

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You know that deep in his heart, Cryin' Tom Coburn really cares.



Please don't cry, Dr. Tom.

[B Calm]

9. My lord, he's one sick homophobic SOB... You think his brother

had something to do with it when they were growing up?

[rfranklin]

12. I guess all the oher girls have to wet themselves...

What a loon!

[Pepper32]

10. Where is his tears for the Katrina victims? That's what I want to know...

I can't believe he's crying over Roberts, how retardikan and phony.

edited: typo

[area51]

11. "...the love child of charles manson and phyllis schlafley."

mopaul said:

"John roberts {is} the love child of charles manson and phyllis schlafley."

LOL.

[question everything]

13. You need to watch the Daily Show to see how Jon Stewart

explained him:

Yes, crying about hate in America, except when he said, last year while running for office

lesbianism was "so rampant in some of the schools...that they'll let only one girl go to the bathroom."

"The gay community has infiltrated the very centers of power in every area across this country, and they wield extreme power ... That agenda is the greatest threat to our freedom that we face today."

"the airing of Schindler's List as "...irresponsible sexual behavior...I cringe when I realize that there were children all across this nation watching this program."

Suggested that physicians who perform abortion should be put to death... never mind that as an ob-gyn he himself performed abortions

(also from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Coburn#Abortion)

And... he was caught working on a crossword puzzle while Hatch was questioning Roberts.

What an ass and a hypocrite

[Atman]

14. After he wept for the cameras, he did CROSSWORD PUZZLES

while the hearings were going on. TDS has video. Watch it (repeats at 1:00 am). It is a good show tonight, as usual.

[question everything]

22. From the WP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/12/AR2005091200916.html

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) showed exceptional emotional versatility, working a crossword puzzle during the hearing and then choking back a sob while making a prosaic statement about partisanship.

[earthboundmisfit]

16. That *sob* was *sob* MY senator *sob* *hiccup* *sob*

Well, let's just say he's a batshit-crazy fundie senator of the state in which I live (Oklahellma)... Now THAT'S something to weep about!

[buddysmellgood]

18. Bring it on! We need WAY more of that kind of ridiculous shit. Humans

can only take so much of that kind of theater. That kind of thing just feeds the mighty implosion that is looming.

[Gregorian]

19. The one who thinks gays should be tried for crimes against nature.

Among other ridiculous, insensitive, cruel, bullshit. His tears are selfish tears.

[OrlandoGator]

20. Jon Stewart NAILED him tonight.

Talked about how he claims to want to bring and end to the "hatred," then went on to quote his anti-gay rhetoric and that "abortionists should get the death penalty."