***Official Senate Filibuster Thread #18***

[Hissyspit]

Here is No. 17:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1365353

[SeattleGirl]

1. Said it before, will say it again:

THANKS!!!!!

[Hissyspit]

2. I'll have to leave pretty soon.

Recommend to GP for morning people.

[SeattleGirl]

5. Just did, sweets.

[SeattleGirl]

11. If you can, please ask for someone else to take over.

[SeattleGirl]

3. Hahaha! Whitehouse throwing "Mission Accomplished" in Bush's face!

Eat shit and ......, asshat!

[halobeam]

6. Look for Whitehouse to go very far in his career...

imo, he's got 'the stuff'!!!

[Hissyspit]

9. So far as I've seen of him, White House would be fine with me.

[halobeam]

18. In some committee hearings...

he's been an integral part of getting down to the bottom line, without whomever he was questioning at the time ever knowing what hit them!!

Damn smart, and excellent to listen to!

edit to add: being on the judiciary committee, you can imagine the material he is going through.

[ellisonz]

13. And the hair to go with 'the stuff'!!!

Good dresser too;-)

[SeattleGirl]

17. But, does he spend $400 on his haircut?

:spank: :spank: :spank: myself. I'm tired....

[ellisonz]

26. Just for the sideburns!

:spank:

[cboy4]

15. Yes, I very impressed. He's comes across very distinguished and

is an elegant, smart speaker.

[Gelliebeans]

4. K&R

[Hissyspit]

7. He's listing casualties during the last six months - the "surge"

[ellisonz]

8. UN: ~25 US casualties each day. ~100 Iraqi casualties each day.

[Cobalt Violet]

10. Who's on now? and K&R.

I'll stream it soon as long as some Hatch or other puke isn't on.

[SeattleGirl]

12. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island. n/t

[Hissyspit]

19. Brought up the MRAPs! "Support the troops with WISE strategies."

:patriot:

[Gelliebeans]

14. 90,000 Iraqis displaced

April May and June. It is about time these obstructionists start hearing the truth not filtered through FAUX.

[ClintonTyree]

16. Oral Hatch....

lying his lily-white ass off: ...."withdrawing the troops from Iraq would allow Al Qaeda to reclaim territory they lost".... :wtf:

Al Qaeda HAD NO presence in Iraq prior to Bush's stupid, illegal invasion! :banghead:

Lie, repeat, repeat, repeat...it becomes the truth. And a good religious man like Hatch, knowingly lying to the American public for political gain! I don't think god will look too kindly at that Oral! :eyes:

This is becoming nauseating.

[radfringe]

21. ummm Mr. Hatch? Excuse me but

Al Qaeda already has reclaimed terror-tory and expanded it too

remember the "Terrorists want Kerry to win '04 Presidency race?" -- well, I'm betting they really wanted bush to win as bush is a far better recruiting poster boy for them

[Hissyspit]

20. Whitehouse: "According to the NIE released today.. I should say yesterday..."

They are all losing their since of time. Wow.

Although, I should say that Whitehouse seems like he has just awakened showered, coffee'd and refreshed!

[halobeam]

23. damn, he is quite "sharp" lookin' isn't he!

WOOT!!:evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

22. Okay, I HAVE TO go to bed. It's 4:00 am here in SeattleLand.

If I don't get some sleep, I'll be drooling on my celly later today.

Goodnight, and keep up the good fight!

[Hissyspit]

24. Yes, you do. 'Night. n/t

[SeattleGirl]

28. Thanks, Hissy!

:hi:

[halobeam]

25. Have a good nap....

[SeattleGirl]

29. Definitely!

:hi:

[Gelliebeans]

27. Good night SeattleGirl

Thanks so much for doing such great job.

:yourock:

[SeattleGirl]

30. Thanks, and you too, Gb!

:yourock:

[Terri S]

32. GNight SeatleGirl!

I second (third,....) ----- Great Job!! Thanks!!

[cboy4]

33. Night night!

:pals:

[Gelliebeans]

31. I am off too

I am a west coaster and have not been to bed yet myself.
It has been fun everyone. :) :) :)

[halobeam]

34. rest well... and not too long...

so much more to come.

[Gelliebeans]

38. be back in a couple of hours

thanks halobeam

[HeeBGBz]

35. Good night all

Way to hang in there.

[Gelliebeans]

39. Thanks

:)

[Terri S]

37. aw Gellie.... you too?

Been a long night for left-coasters .... Sorry I slept thru most of the fun ! Sweet dreams!

[Gelliebeans]

41. Thanks Terri S

we had a good time eh? :) see ya in a bit.

[Hissyspit]

36. Whitehouse: Generals told me in March no progress on benchmarks, we would not succeed.

Soldier in Iraq told Whitehouse, analogizing about the Iraq government's failure to get anything done: "if your parents will pay for movie, or sister will do your homework, who wants to give that up?"

[Hissyspit]

40. A redeployment of our troops offers the chance to change the dynamic for the better.

Said Whitehouse.

[Hissyspit]

43. "Strategy was wrong, wrong in its inception, wrong in its execution, and wrong now"

Acknowleding this should not be too much to ask of a President of the United States, said Whitehouse.

[annabanana]

42. Whitehouse is one sharp cookie.

I've been watching him in the hearings. I really really like this guy.

[halobeam]

44. hard not to take notice of him in the hearings.

He is outstanding.

[halobeam]

46. How do we know this will end in a few hours?

what am I missing? I thought they have to agree to up or down vote, and so far have objected.. is there a time limit?

[Jack Bone]

I think it ends as the next day's (todays) new buisness...

time on the Senate floor as per Senate schedule...That's usually mid morning..like 9 or 10 am...
unless the Majority Leader expands this debate onto today's schedule...we'll see..

[halobeam]

67. thanks

[halobeam]

47. I need coffee...

I just asked myself a question... meant for you LMAO:rofl:

[Hissyspit]

45. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) up now.

[Hissyspit]

54. Blah, blah, blah Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda.

"Senate leaders have pre-judged the success of Gen. Patraeus' work."

Repeats Patraeus' "more time" quote. This is the best that he can do?

This guy sucks.

[sendero]

90. You know why..

... you assclowns stuck with Rumsfeld long after EVERYONE knew his management of the "war" was bunk, why should we have any faith in your second choice?

[Terri S]

48. aw jeez, another repuke

Can't they just say 'same as the last repuke' and just sit down?

[Jeanette in FL]

52. Yeah, wouldn't that save us all a lot of time

After all they all just repeat the same old sound bites.

[Solly Mack]

49. Tuning in....

Allard is tedious

[Hissyspit]

55. Boy howdy.

He's repeating the talking points that the last two Repubs used.

[MiniMe]

50. Damn, they are talking about premature evacuation again

Can somebody get Liddy Dole on the floor?

[Jack Bone]

58. LOL!! Good Morning MiniMe!!

[MiniMe]

61. Good morning

Back and feeling rested, although the repukes are putting me to sleep

[Lasher]

60. Hahahaha!!!

Evaculation, with a V!!!!

[ellisonz]

51. What's up with the GOPers pronouncing it premateur and not premature?

Is this a non-West Coast thing?

[tsuki]

53. Allard's up. Before I get sick, I think I'll head to work.

Keep posting. I'll access during my breaks. Great job, Folks. You're the best.

:applause:

[HeeBGBz]

56. I gotta go to work too

Carry on. Will check in in a few hours if they are still at it.

[Solly Mack]

57. I'd imagine there's a lot Allard can't comprehend

[Hissyspit]

59. Did this guy get elected?

He reminds me of when Lauch Faircloth was Repub Senator from NC.

[Solly Mack]

75. I was thinking of Strom Thurmond - and wouldn't have been surprised if Allard had

said "turn the page" like Thurmond used to do when he read to the bottom of the page

[Lasher]

62. Dammit, my cable modem went out.

I missed most of Whitehouse and now this Republican jackass is on.

[halobeam]

65. you can probably get the text of his speech

on his site... imo...worth looking for

[Lasher]

73. That's for later.

If I do that now I'll miss something here. OK, Slaazar up now.

[Solly Mack]

63. droning on and on and on in the same old flat tone

[Lasher]

71. And with the same old nothing to say, over and over and over

"The surge has only just begun." Carpenters, right?

Everybody was already pretty sleepy. I'll bet Senators are dropping like flies, since this guy started droning.

[annabanana]

64. I wonder who gave him that paper to read? Was it penned by KKarl's shop?

He is certainly not "speaking from the heart"

What a lily-livered functionary he is.

[halobeam]

66. thinking the same thing

[Hissyspit]

68. "I'm trying to think of a conflict that we've been involved in which there weren't some mistakes."

What an idiot.

Join the Army and go to Iraq.

[Hissyspit]

69. Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO) up now.

[Hissyspit]

74. "It is mid-afternoon in Baghdad Iraq. There the temperatures are right near 100 degrees"

Near 160,000 troops. It is for them ... that we in the U.S. Senate that we should have a debate on the way forward.

... "Cut and Run" "Defeat" those kinds of labels are not worthy of this debate, as we try to determine the best of policies."

[halobeam]

76. you read Salazars' mind

or he, yours?

[halobeam]

72. I second that!

more important business... like the money for this shit. Yucko!

[ellisonz]

70. Ken Salazar - Colorado (D) is up.

[comtec]

77. how are things going now?

sorry I'm in the Netherlands and my job blocks streams.
Whose up now or has it all ended?

-A patriot in exile.

[Lasher]

81. Still going on.

I don't think it's supposed to end anytime soon.

[Lasher]

83. Gotta go to bed. Allard sucked all the life out of me.

Resistance is futile against his power.

[Hissyspit]

84. Vote at 11 a.m. re: C-Span2 n/t

[Lasher]

85. What? Tell me more.

[Hissyspit]

87. That's all I know.

It was on the screen.

[Hissyspit]

78. Salazar brings up Max Cleland. Used as a political tool; called unpatriotic.

The labeling you see taking place here is the same kind, unworthy of the Senate. - Salazar

[Solly Mack]

79. yes...point out that hypocrisy....support the troops and then attack Cleland

[Terri S]

80. Bringing up the labeling of Max Cleland

to the disgraceful labeling being done again and again -- nice jab!

[Hissyspit]

82. Brings up brain injuries. Good for him.

[bdamomma]

86. Good Morning DU'ers

what a committed group of activists we have here, I woke up this morning turned the TV on to see stupid Orrin Hatch on then my Senator Whitehouse from RI, what a eloquent speaker he is. We don't know how this is going to end, I hope it ends with this Reed-Levin Amendment. Enough is enough.

[Hissyspit]

88. Good morning.

http://www.imgred.com/

[comtec]

94. mmmmm I can almost smell that from here

Crazy, I'm in the Netherlands.. the Dutch INVENTED the coffee trade.. and yet the coffee here tastes like ass!
I never thought it'd miss Starbucks!

Speaking of which someone should send their Senators some Coffee to show support.!

-A patriot in exile.

[Hissyspit]

100. Scratch your computer screen.

:)

[MiniMe]

89. Morning

Hope you are well rested. Glad to see you. :hi:

[bdamomma]

93. yes, I was almost going to turn TV on at 4 a.m. but my pillow

won the bet! I can do this:puke: when I see those repigs coming to the floor, they all have the same talking points, can't they present facts, oh, that's right they don't know what facts are.

[Jack Bone]

95. G'morning Alyce...

great to see ya here again!!

[Hissyspit]

91. Sen. Salazar: "Blessed are the peacemakers."

[Hissyspit]

92. Sen. Inhofe (R-OK) up now! Yuck!

[bdamomma]

96. yuk, I don't care for him either.

where do they get these guys. I left a message for Senator Reed today, saying I commend him for putting this amendment forward and I support him, that was my second message to him.

[comtec]

99. IF there's an R, it's probably Yuck!

I honestly can't remember the last time I saw/heard a decent repig. Honestly I can't recall. I know it must have happened, maybe during the golden (Clinton) years, but I just can't recall any honorable repigs.

Best way to stop a filibuster is to force this kind of thing! FORCE them to stand up there DEFENDING their indefensible position physically. I hope they set rules that permanently BANS the crazy paper filibusters!

I'm not 'thused about the bill BTW, but anything that starts to being our boys n girls home the better. I suppose what is important is the veto that'll happen. That is bringing attention to the fact that the pResident doesn't want to follow the will of the people.

People used to bitch about Clinton changing his mind with the political winds.. but WE ARE THE WIND!

-a patriot in exile.

[Solly Mack]

97. I've talked to more troops than you, asshole

AND...I've got the added bonus of them actually being honest with me...

[Jack Bone]

98. Putting words in Sen. Kerry's mouth..yet again

This dunderhead's amazingly dense

[Zodiak]

101. Inohoffe is blaming Clinton

saying Democrats suck at supporting the military. He is rambling about nothing....typical for a man who rejects science.

[MessiahRp]

104. What a shock.

He points out groups that rate Senators on different positions exist. I wonder if any group rates what Senator is the biggest moron. I bet Inhofe is right near the top.

Rp

[Hissyspit]

102. Oh my god. Inhofe blaming military's problems on Clinton's defense budget!!

He has got to be kidding! He brought his chart.

What an ass.

[MessiahRp]

106. Nearly 8 years of Bush and he's still not responsible for any of those years.

Apparently Clinton's Presidency lasted 16 years. News to me.

Rp

[Jack Bone]

103. The GOP brought this silly chart out when Sen. Hatch

had the floor over an hour ago...This dunderhead finally gets to use it!! CLINTON..CLINTON...CLINTON!!! what an obfuscation!!

[JoePhilly]

105. GOP, the party of SIT AND SPIN in Iraq. nt

[Solly Mack]

107. Cheney CUT the military in the late 80's

under Bush I...but Imaasshole won't talk about that

http://www.voiceoffreedom.com/cheney/cheneysrecord.html

[jazzjunkysue]

108. Heard one blow-hard say the vote is at 11. Is it for cloture? n/t.

[Solly Mack]

109. go down there and visit the death squads

[Zodiak]

110. Now he is talking about the bravery of the death squads in Nicaragua

Inohoffe is truly delusional and his speech is a rambling mess.

Oklahomans elected this guy?

[AndyA]

113. Oklahomans elected this guy?

No, not all of us did.

The problem seems to be finding a Dem candidate to run against him. He hasn't had anyone strong in years. We're hoping to find someone, but so far no one has stepped up that would be a strong candidate.

Inhofe is as crooked as can be, too.

He once sued his brother over an insurance scam. Good, Christian values, there.

And rumor has it that he has a ton of money stuck away in foreign accounts, tax free, of course. Typical GOP. And the man does NOTHING for the state, but the stupid hillbillies in rural areas (the ones without brains) keep voting for him time and time again. Of course, they don't have health insurance, decent roads, or anything else except for their double wides or shacks, but they think he's a good guy. :shrug:

[Solly Mack]

111. beacon of freedom..waterboarders of democracy

OK...it's time for him to shut up now

[Solly Mack]

112. "their culture is different"

(DUH?)

[Solly Mack]

114. Is that idiot serious?

[Jack Bone]

115. He just said "Fixin' to be" on The Senate floor...that warrants

somekind of censure..doesn't it??

[Snarkoleptic]

116. Talking out his ass again.

BS stats about % of anti-American rhetoric in mosques.

[Snarkoleptic]

118. And more ot the "Iraq was involved in 9/11 crap"...STFU!

And wrapping himself around the flag.

[southern_belle]

117. k & r n/t

[Hissyspit]

119. I've started another thread HERE:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1365838

Now that Inhofe has finished his extremist ramblings.

[verdalaven]

120. Iraq trained terrorists to fly planes into buildings?

I have no words. His entire speech is numbing, blowing my reality based mind. Now I have to go to work and try to function. Thanks bunches, Inhofe.

[Rainbowreflect]

121. Thanks for all the updates!