Bob Geiger's Random Notes From The Senate All-Nighter

[DeSwiss]

Random Notes From The Senate All-Nighter

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Here's some miscellaneous notes as I watch Senate Republicans try to say something other than the rubber-stamp talk they’ve been spitting out for years -- along with a count of how many times they use the same old cynical phrases.

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)

Desperate Buzzphrase Count:

• "Cut and run" 6x

Kit Bond (R-MO)

Freudian slip in describing the alleged dangers of a troop withdrawal: "If we were to leave Iran without finishing the job…" said Bond.

Yikes.

Desperate Buzzphrase Count:

• "Retreat and defeat" 3x
• "Cut and run" 2x
• "Run and leave" (See "Cut and run") 1x
• "Embarrass the president" 1x

Jim DeMint (R-SC)

DeMint referred to Democrats as the "minority party" until Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) jumped in to correct him.

Desperate Buzzphrase Count:

• "Retreat" 1x
• "Embolden our enemies" 1x
• "Embarrass the president" 1x

Jim Bunning (R-KY)

"Our enemies are watching us and using our debate on the war in Iraq to strengthen themselves," said Bunning, who obviously took too many line drives to the head during his pro baseball career.

Yeah, because our enemies wouldn't get great joy out of seeing the fear they inspire turning American government into a dictatorship, right?

Desperate Buzzphrase Count:

• "MoveOn.org" 2x
• "Cut and Run" 2x
• "Follow us home" 1x

http://bobgeiger.blogspot.com/2007/07/random-notes-from-senate-all-nighter.html

*** - You would have thought that they'd have had their staffs working on some new buzz words and talking points for this "Special All-Nite Slumber Party." I mean it would have been easier to just put teevee sets in their chairs and played back all the same words they've said from the past 6 years and no one would have noticed......

[bleever]

1. Does he mean the killers are watching C-Span 2 too?

Geez, even they'd be turning over to TV Land at this point if they've got that kind of cable.

[DeSwiss]

4. No, no, no....

...everyone knows al Queda killers only watch CNN and Faux News. That's where they get their best intelligence. From traitors.....

[zabet]

2. Who gives a flying fuck if the pretzeldent is embarrassed?!?!!

He has embarrassed the nation. :grr:

[DeSwiss]

5. Exactly! n/t

[rubberducky]

3. Thanks for posting!

Have you checked out how many times they have said "homeland"?? God, I hate that word. Didn`t we used to say "America"??

[DeSwiss]

6. It reminds me of....

...all those WWII movies I watched as a kid where the Nazis always said: "Der Fatherland"

[LSK]

7. does he post here anymore?

:shrug:

[DeSwiss]

8. I haven't seen any...

:cry:

[LSK]

10. actually he does

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Bob%20Geiger/463

[DeSwiss]

12. Thanks bunches..... n/t

[cui bono]

9. "Embarrass the president" - Yeah, because he's not doing enough of it himself. n/t

[DeSwiss]

11. If we embarrass him, he won't notice....

Besides, no other world leaders respect him anyways. Well, except Albania...