*** Official Senate Fillibuster Thread #2 ***

[MiniMe]

Thread 1 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1359776&mesg_id=1359776

On CSPAN2 http://www.cspan.org

[MiniMe]

Levin and Warner having a somewhat reasonable conversation

It won't last

[cadmium]

25. Warner's arguement was probably the best they

have. It is becoming more and more obvious that this is an issue without two equally debatable sides. My take on this is Warner is doing his best to defend the indefensible. Levin got to the point by pointing out that they have given Bush too much leeway already.

[MiniMe]

45. Agreed.

[bdamomma]

1. thanks we need thread 2.

Levin is giving it to Warner.

[bdamomma]

2. thanks we need thread 2.

Levin is giving it to Warner.

[bdamomma]

3. sorry about the double post.

[spanone]

7. double your pleasure...

:pals:

[spanone]

4. Warner......stay the course. September means nothing.

[bdamomma]

5. how many more dead do they want?

yes Schumer is up.

[MiniMe]

8. As many as it takes

:sarcasm:

[MzNov]

6. What I want to know is: Where is Senator Byrd?? Is he awake? and for how long? nt

[crappyjazz]

10. Starbucks IV STAT!

[MiniMe]

11. He spoke earlier. I'm sure he will be up again later

He wouldn't miss this for the world

[Jack Bone]

13. he was up earlier..he may return...

[blogslut]

17. He spoke earlier

:)

[bdamomma]

34. hey ms november!!

yes, Chuck Schmer.

[spanone]

9. Schumer is UP!!!

[MrMickeysMom]

12. Breaking for Keith, can't multi-task that much... I'm sure to catch up!

All night long, baby!

[JTG of the PRB]

14. IT'S NOT KEITH!!!

Guess I'll be single-tasking tonight...

:argh:

[bdamomma]

19. what Keith is not on tonite?

oh Allison is on.

[JTG of the PRB]

23. Because he's "on assignment."

I just hope this "assignment" doesn't last for TOO long.

[MiniMe]

15. I would, but at least Schumer is up now.

If another repuke was speaking.....

[blogslut]

16. I still respect John Warner but he's wrong

Iraq can't implode when we leave. It's already imploded and our aggressive presence is preventing any sort of reconstruction.

[monmouth]

18. "What our soldiers do has nothing to do with fighting terrorism" - Go Schumer...

[IChing]

24. Great speech..on setting our priorities straight

and the situation in Iraq

[Jack Bone]

20. I like Schumer's tie...best tie of the day..IMHO

:toast:

[MiniMe]

21. Did Schumer get a haircut for the occasion?

[HeeBGBz]

22. Is someone casting asparagus?

I better pay closer attention.

[blogslut]

26. heehee

Schumer just said "casting aspersions". ;)

[crappyjazz]

27. Schumer - Bush needs to be required to change course

'cuz basically, Bush doesn't listen to the people

[bdamomma]

29. cuz he is an ass, a frat boy who always got his way.

Schumer is on a roll.

[MiniMe]

28. Great speech, and well delivered by Schumer

[monmouth]

30. I could listen to Schumer all night, no yelling or posturing, just common

sense well said....

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

36. He also has a great NY voice. nt

[proud patriot]

31. I like Schumer

[MiniMe]

33. He is making a very reasonable argument

[bdamomma]

32. good speech Schumer.

we need to change this president, what a sorry excuse for a man and for our country.

[HeeBGBz]

35. Very good

I've enjoyed listening.

[IChing]

38. "You will join with us later if you don't join with us today"

So calm and reasonable.

[LSK]

37. Schumer should excel in this format

As he likes to hear his own voice.

[MiniMe]

39. Bunning up. Puke alert

Wasn't he the guy that was so senile that he wouldn't debate in person?

[LSK]

40. Jim Bunning up now to say publicity stunt, publicity stunt

[Jack Bone]

47. didn't he used to throw the 'Screwball'...

if not, he's mastered it now...

[proud patriot]

61. This guy is a real piece of work

x(

[proud patriot]

67. "Wake up America" Sen Bunning republican

:rofl: all this guy is saying are tired old meme's

[Catshrink]

41. Damn Cox Cable!

For some reason, neither cspan channel is on tonight -- happens a lot here. Stream, baby stream.

[JTG of the PRB]

42. Pointless political play? Publicity stunt?

Bunning is a moron! "Honest and frank"? When was the last time the Repugs were even REMOTELY honest and frank?!

[crappyjazz]

43. Bunning - insult to the taxpayers

hahahahahahahaha

[IChing]

44. Jim Bunning up complaining about Democrats listening to Move on

OK time for a break

[MiniMe]

50. Why are these guys so afraid of move on?

[bdamomma]

46. I had to change stations I can't listen to shit, from this stupid repigs

sickening. We are not using our troops like these SOB's it's not a publicity stunt, what the fuck.

[blondeatlast]

51. Same here. What a moran. nt

[HeeBGBz]

48. Who's the guy with the P p p p problem?

Alliteration Man?

[crappyjazz]

49. Now bringing up polls on congress being lower than Bushs

geez louise ...

Yes the American people DO see what is going on tonight you ASS

[MiniMe]

52. Yes, and it has always been so. And the polls should go up after tonight

[bdamomma]

59. these repukes go so below our standards.

stupid jerks.

[JTG of the PRB]

53. Cut and run. Jesus tap-dancing Christ.

ENOUGH with the cut and run bullshit!

[spanone]

54. jim bunning yet another smart-ass republican

[spanone]

68. oohhh their gonna follow us home boogity boogity

there will be widespread chaos in middle east....what the fuck is it now?????

[bdamomma]

81. exactly, we have displaced how many Iraqis , 2 million already

Bunning send your kids then. FU.

[11 Bravo]

69. Not exactly a "smart ass". Now that Macaca Allen is gone ...

Bunning may be the dumbest mother-fucker in the Senate.

[MiniMe]

55. Bunning saying he is ready to vote on the amendment now

Waiting for a dem to say, OK, lets vote on the amendment, and have the repukes object

[blogslut]

56. MoveOn got a shout out

from Bunning! :crazy:

Oh! He's willing to vote RIGHT NOW! Time to call another bluff.

[LSK]

57. our enemies are strengthening themselves by watching CSPAN

:wtf:

[LSK]

64. Al Queda is getting WMD in Iraq???

:wtf: :wtf:

[crappyjazz]

65. Well laughing is supposed to be good for the stomach muscles

[Gregorian]

58. Bunning is from outter space.

Using our troops as a cheap political stunt!

No, we'd rather invade, WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE TO INVADE, and let them die for a lie.

What...a...dipshit. Every word that comes from his mouth is so full of irony, he should explode spontaneously at any moment.

[MiniMe]

60. Going out to get the mail now, don't think I will miss anything

:rofl: Same old s***

[sniffa]

62. OMG! the dems are enabLing our enemy

they're giving them comfort and so on according to former MLB pitcher from kentucky.

:cry:

[JTG of the PRB]

63. Ruh roh! He just brought up all the WMD's al-Qaeda will try to kill us with!

Oh noes!

[LSK]

70. so Al Queda found the WMD!!! AH HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[Jack Bone]

66. Did The White House Communications Office..

write his speech? so far he's hit every talking point in under 5 minutes..

[spanone]

72. yep, there goes Israel

[blogslut]

71. 9-11!

Bunning did it. Anybody keeping count on the mentions of 9-11 by the repugs?

[cynatnite]

73. Did he say 'conquer the United States'?

Geez, it's armageddon. :rofl:

[bdamomma]

74. Where is the hook to pull this guy off

what a sick SOB, they will follow us here. what bs!!! Wake up America, we are you stupid man.

[spanone]

75. these folks don't have much faith in anything

[crappyjazz]

76. The Kurds are forming their own country now

:nuke:

[spanone]

77. cut & run....good one

[Bluebear]

78. WMD's!!!111 Al Qaeda!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[MiniMe]

79. Why are the repugs so focused on premature evacuation? Perhaps Bob Dole could help

I'm sure that Liddy could tell them all about it

[HeeBGBz]

80. Premature Iraqulation!

Add a little Iran and Syria for the boogie man.

[Jack Bone]

86. LOL!!

:rofl:

[LSK]

how do insane people get elected?

:wtf:

[spanone]

82. That's Right We Invaded And Occupied Your Nation And We'll Leave When We Damn Please.

[More Than A Feeling]

83. Thanks for nothing, Senator Dumbshit! n/t

[althecat]

84. .... let the republicans DARE to interrupt this....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1359472&mesg_id=1359472

[crappyjazz]

85. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh STOP EVERYTHING

Bunning promised Patreus he would wait 'til September

[LSK]

87. Reid up

[crappyjazz]

89. Thankfully he corrects how long the surge has actually being going on

[kma3346]

88. "Our enemies..."

And who exactly are these enemies. I would really like one of these gas bags to tell me who they are.

:puke:

[blogslut]

90. Harry replies with the cold, hard numbers

600 Americans dead since the "surge". Thousands of Iraqi killed. Billions of dollars.

[spanone]

91. I blinked, why the role?

[JackBeck]

93. Isn't that to get everyone to the floor?

[spanone]

95. dunno ?

[JackBeck]

97. Correction: to get a majority of Senators to the floor.

[LSK]

94. nobody wants to speak right now

[blogslut]

96. Quorum perhaps?

n/t

[spanone]

99. thanks all

[blogslut]

Wake up America? AMERICA IS AWAKE!

Harry Reid rules!

[MiniMe]

92. Found it. Bunning is senile as hell

http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/10/12/bunning_kentucky/index.html

The former major league baseball star now travels the Bluegrass State with a special police escort, at taxpayer expense. His explanation? Al-Qaida may be out to get him.


More substantively, the incumbent would agree to only one debate with his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Daniel Mongiardo. And the rules Bunning negotiated were bizarrely rigid: The encounter could not be live; the taping has to occur in the afternoon, not the evening; no audience could be present in the studio; and, under threat of legal action, Mongiardo could not use any sound clips or video of Bunning's debate performance in campaign advertisements

Saying falsely that he was needed in Washington this week for Senate votes, Bunning tore up his own carefully crafted debate agreement and refused to return to Kentucky on Monday for his one scheduled debate with Mongiardo. It was to have taken place at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Lexington, Ky., studio of WKYT-TV. Instead, Bunning insisted on "debating" via satellite from the womblike conditions of the Republican National Committee headquarters studio in Washington


All of these are snipped excerpts

[rocktivity]

100. And he won?

:scared:
rocknation

[MiniMe]

107. Yup

It is Kentucky after all. Apologies to any Kentucky dems

[bdamomma]

98. Reid, just pronounced that we are awake.

FU you repigs. you stupid dumb asses go ahead hide behind your deteriorating party, do you think * cares? Sargeant of Arms called for quorum.

[Hawkeye-X]

101. Why the quorum call?

I thought the idea was to keep talking all night...

[JackBeck]

103. This is how we keep it going all night, if no one wants to speak.

[MiniMe]

102. GOOD TIME TO START THREAD 3, Mods, please lock

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=389

[rocktivity]

104. What's this about a quorum?

Is this like what the Dems did in Texas where nothing could get done because they all walked out???

:mad:
rocknation

[mikelgb]

105. live quorum

[liberalnurse]

106. OOPS! Now the action phase is approaching....

Sgt. of Arms to go drag out the absent neo-cons from the hooker hotels!:scared:

[bdamomma]

108. yes!!! go get them!!!

[mikelgb]

109. brownback aye?

[mikelgb]

110. lol nope what a dumbass

[mountainvue]

111. Lieberman no. Bastard. n/t