TURN ON CNN!!! Wolfie showing the SHAME SHAME chanting!

[Coexist]

coming up after the break!! YES!!!

[meegbear]

1. The SHAME SHAME chanting?

Que

[Coexist]

5. on the House floor about 1/2 hour ago on the energy bill vote

Republicans kept the vote open to twist arms to flip from a loss to a pass.

[SammyWinstonJack]

32. Not like this is the first time they've done this.

Works like a charm every time.

[Coexist]

33. bu this time the Dems fought back hard.

I was proud of them. Maybe an uproar will end the practice??!

[Walt Starr]

34. It proves that DeLay is still in charge

DeLay introduced this tactic and has used it ever since. In fact, I'll bet the flippers received threats directly from DeLay.

[Avalux]

2. Please elaborate.

I have no idea what you're talking about and I can't turn on CNN. :hi:

[Captain Hilts]

10. Reps hold close votes open beyond scheduled time in order to...

twist the arms of the wavering to get the vote to go their way.

It's not cricket to hold votes open longer than scheduled.

SHAME on them.

[Avalux]

15. Thanks -

I'll have to check it out later when I get home. They're such losers!

[KittyWampus]

44. they didn't twist arms of the wavering though- already cast votes changed

AFTER the vote was supposed to be closed

[Salviati]

60. Hell, IMO the votes should be secret until the vote is closed.

That would help with this sort of crap.

[evlbstrd]

3. From the House floor debates?

[Coexist]

6. Yes!!! If you missed it - WATCH IT!

[evlbstrd]

14. They're talking bird flu.

I guess I missed it.

[Coexist]

18. I know - I am on the edge of my seat - he is teasing us!

[me b zola]

19. No, it hasn't been on yet

They will probably tease us for a while before they show it.

:popcorn:

[tsuki]

4. Huh?

[deadparrot]

7. all hell broke loose on the House floor today...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5001513

[tilsammans]

8. Yes, please . . .

do tell!

[Coexist]

9. its on - lets see how they spin it!

[cynatnite]

11. Dems need to do this MORE often...

It would show the world how badly the have ruined this country.

[Coexist]

12. they stood tall today

and fought the corruption

Pelosi actually said "the culture of corruption" on the floor during the vote-extension.

[cynatnite]

16. I really like Pelosi...that was great! n/t

[me b zola]

13. I missed it on c-span cause I was at the park with the dogs

I can't believe that Wolfie is going to cover it!


:popcorn:

[Dudley_DUright]

17. That would work much better if the the repukes actually had any shame,

but they have proved time and again that they have none at all.

[proud patriot]

20. Thanks for the heads up

SHAME ..arm twisting indeed :thumbsdown:

[AValdoux]

21. Is he explaining...

...that the Republicans were fighting FOR the oil companies? This bill is not about getting cheaper gas to us, it was about helping their profits at the expense of our environment and health.


AValdoux

[deadparrot]

22. It hasn't been on yet. nt

[Coexist]

23. Booming economy - ba ha ha! nt

[Coexist]

24. spin, Carlos, spin...

get this loser off the air and talk about the House, please.

[Skidmore]

25. Carlos who?

[deadparrot]

26. Gutierrez--Commerce Secretary. nt

[Coexist]

27. Guitierrez (sp?)

live from the White House on the state of the economy. Leslie Blitzer interviewing him, while I wait for the good story.

[deadparrot]

28. Damn...are they EVER gonna show it? nt

[Walt Starr]

29. Everybody but one person shouldt turn off CNN

He's going to use it to slam the Dems and do it in the last moments of his show. You just know that's what's going to happen.

[Coexist]

30. I hope not .

I was inspired by the fact that he played the "shame, shame" chanting. I am still hoping!

[Walt Starr]

43. This is how the prick gets liberals to watch his show

He teases them with this bullshit making it look like he'll paint the Republicans in a dim light, wiats until the last minute, then spins it in the Repukes favor.

We should be boycotting this bastard as much as we do O'Reilly.

[Coexist]

45. I know - I hate Leslie

but I still have to watch this...

[cyberpj]

54. I use picture in picture and put him in the lower corner until I see

he's addressing what I want to hear.

Can't wait for The Daily Show to get to this story.

[eleny]

31. Oh, Walt

We all want to hear Pelosi yelling.

[cyberpj]

35. Raw Story is already developing this (thanks la la)

http://www.rawstory.com/

[Coexist]

37. "Pelosi calls conference"

Yes!

[deadparrot]

40. Awesome news!

:applause:

[Coexist]

36. Another reaser...

"Republicans flexing their muscles, Democrats not very happy about it"

[deadparrot]

38. Another teaser, Republicans "flexing their muscles,"

Dems "not very happy."

[Walt Starr]

39. I hate to say I told you so...

so I won't.

[shance]

46. God what lies. It should be Republicans illegally stall a vote

and Dems fight nobely".

The Republicans and the media are not Americans. They are Nazis who care about nothing but money, their hedonistic lives and more hedenistic living while so many others die.

[me b zola]

41. I just heard the tease that said it should be up next

And the tease sounded as though they are going to try to paint the Dems as being partisan, we'll see.

[Coexist]

42. I hope so...

I am tired of waiting.

[cyberpj]

47. Here are some details on H.R.3893 - this site w/show votes when tallied

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bill.xc?billnum=H.R.3893&congress=109

[Walt Starr]

48. So did the prick eer show it or what?

And did he spin it as Dems being partisan or what?

[deadparrot]

49. Not yet--he's stalling.

Asshole.

Another teaser: "Dems chanting 'shame! shame!', extraordinary display in the House..."

[Walt Starr]

51. Last minute, and he'll spin it in the Puke's favor

Watch. That's the only way he maintains enough of an audience to stay on the air.

That and having Cafferty be a curmudgeon against Bush.

[Coexist]

50. not yet

"democrats chanting "shame, shame" on the floor of the House of Representative"

another teaser.

[deadparrot]

52. Called it "extraordinary..."

Is that good or bad? :shrug:

[Coexist]

53. wish I knew... eom

[Walt Starr]

55. Looks like Blitzer suckered everybody into spending over an hour

listineing to bullshit against Dems and against Fitzgerald.

In the end, he'll spend 30 seconds on this and spin it for the pukes.

The guy is a prick and he should be boycotted by the left.

[cyberpj]

56. Reuters: Delay, Barton, Hastert and Blunt circled the chamber during vote:

When over two dozen Republicans initially voted no, DeLay, Barton, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and new Majority Leader Roy Blunt circled the chamber and cajoled the holdouts.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N075245.htm

[Coexist]

59. this should be illegal

because it leads to people who know they will be a swing vote, to use their vote as leverage for the pork that their state needs.

[Walt Starr]

57. An hour later and the prick still hasn't shown it?????

What a fucking asshole!

[Coexist]

58. Agreed.

I am sick of Leslie's butt ugly face.

[deadparrot]

61. Yeah, I give up...I'll watch Olbermann...nt

[Walt Starr]

62. This is the way he maintains something of an audience

HE suckers the left and panders to the right.

[Coexist]

63. here it is

[Coexist]

64. "sparks flew"

"it was supposed to last 5 minutes" "a lot of arm-twisting on the Republican side"

Pelosi on.

[Coexist]

65. it got so bad out there, even Tom Delay who is under indictment

was arm-twisting

[jim3775]

66. Fuckers, not mentioning the republican rule-breaking and strong-arming

Fuck CNN.

"Tom Delay just out there twisting arms trying to get votes"

"The votes went back and forth"

Totally glossed over what heppened.

[Walt Starr]

67. Yep, he suckers the left and panders to the right

and maintains an audience.

How else would he get half a day on television every day?

He even saw the value in having Cafferty there to polay the curmudgeon against Bush.