Update: Several Senators preparing statements of support

[WilliamPitt]

to be read when the hearings begin. Some surprising names, but nothing I can confirm yet.

TV time, at 1pm, folks.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. Thanks Will

n/t

[flyarm]

36. oh thank you so much WILL!!!!

i soooo respect what you are doing for all of us here and for our nation!!!
you are the truest of all patriots!!

fly from fla

[rockedthevoteinMA]

2. oh boy. Thank you for all your work William Pitt on keeping us

updated! :toast:

[YellowDoginthehouse]

3. What is going on now?

Quorum call? What is that?

[Chimpanzee]

4. Noon, Central time!!

Does this mean they will be joining the contest by signing, or just writing about it?

[Karenca]

30. NOON CENTRAL...WHICH CSPaN? ONE OR TWO :)) nt

[Amaryllis]

32. one for house, two for senate when they split up.

[flyarm]

33. ohhhh no i only have cspan 1 &3...is it the same???

please tell me cspan 3 is the same as cspan 2 ..sometimes i dont get what others get on cspan i think cause i dont get or have available cspan 2...please tell me i won't miss this because the senate will be on cspan 2...does anyone know???

here in fla....fly

[Amaryllis]

43. Don't know. They told me 1 for house, 2 senate. Call them & ask .

[BeHereNow]

47. You can watch/or listen on their web site

Go to the C-Span web site and you can
tune into all three.
I am listening to the Gonzales "grilling" on my computer
as I type this.
Don't ya love the net?
BHN

[Chimpanzee]

53. CSPAN first - joint session

[coffeenap]

5. Tivo or tape this for your kids--it is the beginning of a new chapter n/t

[Chimpanzee]

9. Don't worry

You'll be able to buy it on DVD in a few months!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

28. Both my kids are home from school today, and I am going to have them

watch it. An Opportune snowstorm! :)

[Jo March]

6. Thanks, Will. I wish that I had a sound card in this computer!

I am not able to get squat!!! No TV or anything.

[meganmonkey]

7. I can't believe I have to spend the day at work

I've already warned my bosses I will be useless by 1pm

[Jo March]

10. I know! Today should be a holiday

Boxer Day! Let's leave at noon, meganmonkey, and go watch the coverage together. Are you in? I'll make some sausage balls and some other treats!!

YOu know you wanna leave work! You know you wanna....

[meganmonkey]

26. Oh, I wanna, I wanna...

But, alas, I can't. Yesterday I left a couple hours early due to the snowstorm here, so today I have to stick around. But my coworkers are pretty supportive of my obsession, so I shall survive.

I'll take a raincheck on the sausage balls though!

:bounce:

[Jo March]

42. Those sausage balls are tasty and good, if I do say so myself

I'll turn on the fireplace and wait for you.

[Not_Giving_Up]

17. My repug bosses are clueless

They have no idea. I wasn't about to say anything to them, and then not have a Senator stand. We try to stay away from politics anyway, dangerous talk got going here one day. Set your VCRs people, this is going to be a historical moment!

[BlueEyedSon]

8. Thx Will!!! nt

[sabra]

11. Will you Rock! Where will you be during the hearing? n/t

[KittyWampus]

12. I Just Teared Up... Am I PMS'ing?

[keepthemhonest]

40. no they are legit tears

not to dismiss PMS tears though.

[Verve]

41. No you're PESing....

Pre-Electoral Syndrome. Common among individuals who've felt f---ed by their government.

[Amaryllis]

44. No! The future of our country is at stake! You are not the only one.

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. I am just going to bust in the next three hours.

I can't decide whether to plop down in front of C-Span with a cup of coffee or a bottle of champagne.

[Chimpanzee]

16. I'm going out to get a bottle of Champagne soon!

If things don't go well, at least I'll have something heavy to throw at the TV!

[sunnybrook]

45. Good strategy!

Hadn't thought of how the champagne bottle could work either way! Celebration or Devestation! Your post made me LOL!

[Nothing Without Hope]

14. Wonderful news, Will. I'm hoping for at least 1 Repub

...but I'll be happy with whatever we can get. Republicans of integrity were important in pusuing the Watergate scandal and eventually impeaching Nixon for his crimes. I would love to see signs of courage and integrity among the Republicans in this Congress.

I was worried when I read in your blog about how what Olbermann wrote in his last night was really still hearsay. When YOU say it, I believe it.

Nasty day outside here in Eastern Massachusetts, but looking better here on my computer. Even though majority will probably vote down the challenge, this is an important step. We can't be dismissed as crackpots any more. I don't think it will stay invisible.

Thanks again, so much.

[bush_is_wacko]

15. Is that 3 pm mountain time? n/t

I want my kids to be able to watch it, so I need to know shether to tape it or not.

[YellowDoginthehouse]

18. 11 am MST n/t

n/t

[bush_is_wacko]

22. Thank you! I wasn't sure, but after I posted this I realized it was 11

I will get the tape out!

[Chimpanzee]

20. Won't it be 10 or 11 AM?

[k8conant]

46. 1 PM EST 12 Noon CST 11 AM MST 10 AM PST...

9 AM Alaska 8 AM Hawaii

[Chimpanzee]

52. smart-aleck!

:dem:

[Twist_U_Up]

19. Hows The Rally Will ?

Got lots of people there ?

[anamandujano]

21. I hope they each spend their 5 minutes listing ALL of the incidents

of fraud and make the case so that everyone knows any vote to confirm is suspect.

[molly]

23. Yes! keep up the good work, Will!

:yourock:

[GreenPartyVoter]

24. As always, Will, thanks so much!

------------------------------------------------------
Election reform can help save this country!
http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/electionreform.htm

[Nothing Without Hope]

25. You said on this board once that the F 9/11 scene was one reason

...that was being mentioned by some members of Congress for considering joining Conyers' challenge. They didn't want it to be repeated. Can you enlarge on this at all, or do we have to wait for that? I am wondering how much we have to thank Michael Moore for in making up some minds in Congress.

[Smoochie]

29. That's the scene that keeps me going for sure!

Well done to Mike for including that in F9/11 ... it's bound to be an influence on them - they must surely realise that if they prepare well and make a good statement, they have the opportunity to be heroes to half the world! I'll certainly be hooked on cspan here in Scotland at 6 pm UK time!

:7

[Nothing Without Hope]

39. Michael Moore's open letter to the Senators is not to be missed

It's currently at his site here:
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?id=179

There's a lot of serious encouragement, but he really can't resist adding:
(snip)
A very embarrassing moment during the last session of Congress occurred in the first week when none of you would allow the members of Congress who were black to have the floor to object to the Florida vote count. Remember that? You thought no one would ever notice, didn't you? You certainly lucked out that night when the networks decided not to show how you shut down every single member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

No such luck this year. Everyone now knows about that moment of shame. Thank you? You’re welcome.

But this Thursday, at 1:00pm, you will have a chance to redeem yourself.
(snip)

Thank goodness for Michael Moore. And isn't a nice bonus that it's OUR side that has the apparent monopoly on humor, snarky or otherwise?

Oh, and while you're at the Michael Moore site, you can take advantage of the fact that it's one of the places (including his regular venue, www.Truthout.org) where Will Pitt's article published yesterday, "Stand Up Senator," is posted:
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=858
Don't miss it, it's a powerful statement. I hope all the senators read it and thought about it.

[AirAmFan]

49. Do you need broadband to watch C-Span video streams from Scotland?

Or do you manage with a dial-up connection and Real Media buffers of the stream? I'd never thought about people accessing C-Span live videos from overseas before today.

Are there Scottish and British equivalents of C-Span that we Yanks could watch in the same way? Could you post their URLs?

[Wat_Tyler]

50. Go through the BBC site.

[Oversea Visitor]

55. You can

I am listening right now from Malaysia
and hello scotland :hi:

[Peace Patriot]

27. Thanks for the heads up, Will!

It's good to know that others may stand with Boxer. NOW's web site (where I first learned the Boxer news) asks for help in dealing with expected smears of Boxer.

http://www.capwiz.com/now/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=6789491

[formernaderite]

31. Unbelievable...I'm impressed....

...good thing the weather is bad and I can't do any outside work today. 3 1/2 hrs and counting...

[Liberty Belle]

34. Yippeeeee! Any REPS on that list?

[mapman2]

35. But will they object

to allowing the Ohio electors to vote? There's a difference in a statement of support (we support what you're doing, but we won't do it ourselves) and actually standing and objecting to the electors.

[WilliamPitt]

37. My understanding

is that the rules only allow one House member and one Senator to sign the objection. There could be a line around the block of people who want to sign on, but they can't. So the statements are support are the next option.

[mapman2]

38. Thank you for clarifying. n/t

[KoKo]

48. Thanks for the report....this is "D" Day (decision day) for many of us

"Grassroots." I hope they understand that.

[cindyw]

51. I never knew that an act by my senator that could affect no change,

would ever feel so good. If all this is true, it makes me proud to be a Democrat and proud to be a Californian.

[demo dutch]

54. Boxer said she was asked not to stand up in 2000 by Gore

and regretting it. I hope many senators will feel the same regret and shame!