Should Congress Be Made To Wear NASCAR-Like Uniforms ???

[WillyT]

So we could see who they truly represent???

:shrug:

[TexasObserver]

1. yes

[imdjh]

2. yes

[mix]

3. great idea

:rofl:

[napoleon_in_rags]

4. Totally rec'd. nt

[SmileyRose]

5. Busting out laughing. -- it's PERFECT LOL

Rec

[Joe the Liberal]

6. Lol YES, that is an excellent idea....

:rofl: big time k&R.

[LuvNewcastle]

7. K&R

[FourScore]

8. Perrrfect!!! n/t

[Subdivisions]

9. Absolutely. But, until then...

http://www.opensecrets.org/

[sutz12]

10. Yeah, but that piddly coat ain't going to cut it...

You need a robe, with a high collar.

You know:



More fabric to put all the little patches on.

[taught_me_patience]

11. Pres. Obama would have a big GS on the front of his n/t

[global1]

12. If Somebody Is Good With PhotoShop Please Make Up A Mock-Up Of.......

a uniform that could be worn by any Senator or Congressperson.

[WillyT]

14. Or We Could Make An Exciting New Game...

Pin-The-Logo-On-The-Congress-Critter

:shrug:

[murielm99]

15. Where is he?

Where is the DUer who used to make all the funny green pictures and turn prominent GOPers into the monsters they are? Swamp Rat? From New Orleans?

We need him.

[w8liftinglady]

22. Swamp Rat!

http://www.seedsofdoubt.com/swamprat/index.htm

[backscatter712]

30. How about this?

[global1]

33. Best Senators Money Can Buy.......nt

[diva77]

81. yes, it takes these previous ideas to a whole new level

[glitch]

35. perfect! nt

[PA Democrat]

68. That would make a LOVELY 4 x 3 foot protest sign to carry to

every single public appearance Mr. Baucus makes, wouldn't it?

[the blues]

13. Yes.

[Historic NY]

16. You mean the corporate or lobbyist interests the support or own them?

[SeattleGirl]

17. Yes, absolutely.

I know lots of people here don't like NASCAR, but at least they are up front about whose money helps put them on the track.

[Mopar151]

32. Part of that is fan loyalty=brand loyalty.

"Please support the sponsors who support our sport" is more than a track announcer's mantra. When NHIS was first built, a local restraunteur was asked which sorts of fan he preferred. His diplomatic answer? "NASCAR fans understand how our people make their money!"

And, given the iconic nature of some of the advertisers, it works both ways - the kid who starts cheering for the car with Tony the Tiger on the hood can become a Mark Martin fan.

But the key, as you say, is UP FRONT.

[angstlessk]

18. I Wordle'd Dennis Kucinich contributions via Open Secrets

[angstlessk]

21. Here is Jo Bonner according to Wordle via Open Secrets

[lame54]

19. I love it I love I love it

[Bitter_Clinger]

20. Great Idea,

G.W. Bush for Haliburton, Chris Dodd for Countrywide, Dick Cheney for Federal Ammo, Ted Kennedy for Absolute Vodka. The possibilities are endless.

[mrs_p]

23. best idea i've heard in a long time

[Echo In Light]

24. Stellar idea

[Mopar151]

25. I suggested this when Dole was runnin'

Him in ConAgra colors, Clenis in Tyson Chicken livery.

They should avoid the 3-layer fire retardant(Nomex) material, tho. 3 hours in that stuff, and you can drive goats away with BO! I've seen blazers done up in sponsor colors, and that would definitely work.
And many of them are made in America, by folks who know their stuff, like Impact

And Hinchman

As you can see, this could work right to the local level.

[B3Nut]

34. We don't want congresscritters in Nomex

it might shield them from having a fire lit under their ass. :D "I dare say, old chap, I think my bum's a trifle warm, maybe my constituents don't want this bill passed. <perk>Oh, a wad of cash! I vote yea! <votes and runs away>" Yeah, we need to be able to make it hurt, metaphorically speaking. ;)

1-layer can stay pretty cool, actually...when I was skinnier I used to bum around an awful lot in surplus Nomex flight suits with a tie-dye underneath...damn wierdo musicians LOL! :D I loved those...totally solved the problem of unruly shirttails and sinking trousers...and I think it looked pretty cool behind a beat-up Hammond organ. ;)

But it would be damned funny and telling if our congresscritters had to sport the logos of their corporate sponsors. It makes Thom Hartmann's insistence that we need to eliminate corporate personhood seem like a fantastic idea. I can't see it ever happening, however... :(

Todd in Cheesecurdistan

[Mopar151]

40. So true, dude!

They need to feel the heat!

[me b zola]

26. Yes

[Agony]

27. YES! perfect! and... all communication between paid lobbyists and our representatives should be

publicly available. video and transcripts, online searchable.

[City Lights]

28. Asolutely!

Great idea for a LTTE.

[rurallib]

83. I actually wrote an LTTE about this concerning Grassley

see if I can find it:

If Senator Grassley really wanted to lower health care costs there would be a simple way to accomplish it. That would be to remove the guy in the middle that takes 33% off the top.
That middle man is the insurance industry. They take 33% off the top for little work. The hardest work they do is denying claims that insureds felt would be covered. Judging by bankruptcies they have caused and broken lives left in their wake, they do the denial part of their job well. Forcing people to buy insurance will do no good if the insurance companies can still avoid paying on claims.
I really wish Senators had to wear NASCAR type logos of their sponsors sized to equal the size of an industry’s “campaign contribution.” Were that to happen we couldn’t see Grassley for the giant insurance and hospital logos he’d be wearing.

[City Lights]

96. Nice!

I hope they printed it!

[backscatter712]

29. Like this?

[AzDar]

31. An AWESOME idea!

:thumbsup:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

36. Yes. But, they'd pass a bill ensuring that they didn't have to pay for them.

[followthemoney]

37. The people vote for show.

The Congress votes for Dough.

[redqueen]

38. YES!

[SammyWinstonJack]

39. YES!

[OhioChick]

41. Yes. I want to see "who owns who." n/t

[spin]

42. Best idea I've heard this month. (K&R)

[bridgit]

43. Or who they truly are, yes!

[jfkraus]

44. Yes!

[baldguy]

45. It should be more like a livestock ID tag.

For every, say $100K from one industry they get each year, they have to wear a tag from said industry.

[KamaAina]

46. Best idea I've heard all month!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[tekisui]

47. knr!~

[McCamy Taylor]

48. K & R for greatness!

Call it the Scoop Jackson Rule, in memory of the Senator from Boeing.

[Arkansas Granny]

49. Great idea. It would be nice to see who really controls our representatives.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

50. I'd like to know which insurance company will become 'America's insurance company'....

I would take the little money I have left in my pension fund and buy THAT stock.

[progressoid]

51. Bush had one...

[Seldona]

52. Brilliant idea.

[peekaloo]

53. WillyT

I love ya man. :hug:

Great idea!

[lunatica]

54. Idiocracy is here!!

It was supposed to be another 500 years in the future but evidently stupid is highly contagious and goes pandemic quickly.

[valerief]

55. I'd rather see uniforms with bulls-eyes on them. nt

[gleaner]

56. That is one idea....

I think orange jump suits like the ones the prisoners wear in jail would be more appropriate for a lot of them.;)


I guess I am getting old and cynical. I tend to believe that most congressmen represent themselves and their own interests more than ours. They believe they are independent contractors:dilemma:

[GreenPartyVoter]

57. LOVE IT!

[mmonk]

58. Yes. I'd love to see someone like Kucinich propose a bill

like that on the House floor.

[pleah]

59. Hell yes!

K&R

[Octafish]

60. PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT.

Voters would approve it, nationwide, I believe, close to unanimously.

[stlsaxman]

61. Great idea! Maybe Glenn Beck is a genius after all?

I mean- he DID come up with it last week... :shrug:

[eppur_se_muova]

62. I can see Al Franken actually going for this. nt

[Vinca]

63. An absolutely BRILLIANT idea . . .

and the insignia must be worn on the floor of the House and Senate.

[Enthusiast]

64. They might as well.

I'm losing my sense of humor over this healthcare thing. This is a test. Is the United States of America still a representative government? If we don't have good healthcare reform the answer is no.

[harmonicon]

65. not a bad idea

Better of course would be ridding the country of ideas such as corporate person-hood and money = speech. Along with that, all elections should be publicly funded and all campaign contributions should be made illegal.

[NecklyTyler]

66. All the Republicans need to be dressed in prison orange jumpsuits

The Republican Caucus

[mirrera]

67. LOL... Thank you and YES.

[UpInArms]

69. been sayin' just that for years!

wish it would happen - then we would know who (Monsanto, UnitedHealth, Halliburton, etc.) we were dealing with when we attempt to talk to/with our representatives.

:thumbsup:

[Stand and Fight]

70. ABSOLUTELY Yes!

Greatest post of this year so far.

[Joanne98]

71. YES!

[Vidar]

72. Great idea, though tattoos would be more permanent

[David Zephyr]

73. You are fucking brilliant! K&R.

WillyT, get this to Bill Maher immediatly.

K&R! :hi:

[gristy]

74. I will tell my Representative about this in her next town meeting

Great idea!!!

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

75. Congress is nothing like NASCAR.

NASCAR drivers make a lot more left turns.

[matt819]

76. Photoshoppers - Sounds like a great challenge

Photoshop the gray suits with the logos of the health insurance lobby, the arms dealers, the pharmaceuticals and tobacco companies. If it hasn't already been done, there's viral potential here.

[backscatter712]

95. I already did Max Baucus.

See earlier in the thread...

[muntrv]

77. Oh Hell Yeah!

[pmorlan1]

78. NASCAR Day in Washington, D.C.

I can see it now...thousands camping out on Capitol Hill helping to sew corporate patches on jumpsuits specially designed for each Senator and Congressional Rep. The suits would have the Rep. or Senator's name already embroidered on the front. We could even have people read out the various official's name and the corresponding corporate sponsor patches that go with "their suit."

Next up folks is Max Baucus...and here are his corporate sponsors...Unitedhealth group, Humana, etc., etc. Looks like for Senator Baucus we will need 45 volunteers to help sew on his 45 corporate patches. Can you imagine the press interest and the interest from the crowds that visit Washington. LOL I'd love to see it! We could then have photos of each person's suit and a list of their corporate sponsors that could be posted online. Maybe we could even have a car painted like a NASCAR auto parked nearby to bring in the crowd. LOL

[WCGreen]

79. Recommend for a great idea....

I always love it when people come around to my way of thinking...


"Shouldn't candidates have to wear suits that look like NASCAR"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2369620

:fistbump:

[varelse]

80. This thread is full of win

:rofl:

[Myrina]

82. I LIKE that idea!

:applause: :applause: Only Russ Feingold, Dennis Kucinich and Dave Obey would be dressed like normal folks!!!

[Old Codger]

84. Be good idea

But some of them need straight jackets too

[mopinko]

85. i guess if we can't get tattoos,

this would do.

[donheld]

86. I think we should make and publish them whether they wear them or not.

[wroberts189]

87. hehe +138 nt

[Captain Hilts]

88. I've ALWAYS supported the 'NASCAR' reform. On C-Span, their donors should be under their names.

[southerncrone]

89. Absolutely!

Some of them would need long flowing capes with trains to list all of their "sponsors". :eyes:

Our next move should be to outlaw lobbyists. Ha Ha Ha Like THAT would ever happen.

But a girl can dream. ;)

[deaniac21]

90. It would be a good idea for the executive branch too!

[Richd506]

91. Hey at least it'd represent who they really are

[defendandprotect]

92. Oh, yeah -- great idea!!

[troubledamerican]

93. Tasteless. Repugnant. K&R.

[hay rick]

94. k & r

[Ilsa]

97. Truly Brilliant! Let's push this for protest signs! nt

[KDFW]

98. Yes, and so should the President.

:D