*** OFFICIAL HCR/HIR THREAD ***

[Emit]

Never done one of these, but, since so many are watching and commenting, thought one thread might be fun.

Watching on line:
http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx

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1. Ugg, Paul Ryan.

[DJ13]

2. Kick!

:evilgrin:

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3. Ha, beat you to it

edited already, :D

[Luminous Animal]

4. Even the white house does not call it "health care reform".

More accurately referring to it as "health insurance reform".

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5. Okay

I will add that to the title

edited to add thanks for the input

[Stuart G]

6. Thanks for posting this. K and R. Very important

[frazzled]

7. I had to turn it off for a while

I honestly can't take the chitter chatter: C-Span has the crazy callers; CNN keeps spouting disinformation; even the one-minute spiels from Republicans on the floor are turning my stomach. Just give me the vote(s).

God, how am I going to fill out the rest of this lazy Sunday? I've already finished the NYT crossword and diagramless.

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23. I hear you! Cspan callers are nuts

and now they have a discussion with Rep. Nunes (R) talking about totalitarian tactics of the Obama administration and the Dems!

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8. Ryan still droning on

[Grown2Hate]

9. The ACTUAL vote takes place in what, 43 minutes or so? Thought I heard 2:07ET NT

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17. Yes, this is just procedural challenges now

leading up to the vote

[Moosepoop]

10. WTF is Ryan babbling about??

"Unfunded" health bill, adding to the deficit?? What an idiot.

[madmax]

15. Bullshit... for those too lazy to get involved

Keeping in tune with the Limpballs crowd.

[doc03]

11. After reading the key measures of the HCR bill in the paper

this morning I wonder what the big fuss is on either side. The thing seems to be so watered down it does practically nothing to help health care until 2014. On the Republicans side it doesn't look like there will be much change to get upset about. :shrug:

[nickinSTL]

14. it's not about what the bill does or doesn't do

it's about being obstructionist, opposing the Obama administration, and appealing to the anti-(Obama)government idiots who claim that the government is taking over the country and taking away their rights :eyes:

Of course, a lot of them have been whipped into a frenzy by the Repubs claiming it will do just that...in order to give them supposed legitimacy in opposing the bill.

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12. Rep. Patrick Kennedy on now

[madmax]

13. Bless you Patrick

Your Dad is smiling down on you today.

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16. Sheila Jackson Lee on now

[Oceansaway]

18. WTG Phil Hare !!!...n/t

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19. Ryan again

saying British HC denies treatment and his MIL wouldn't have drugs she needs if she was there. Lots of applause - teabaggers.

[Moosepoop]

21. Wasn't it rich

when he tried to paint the DEMOCRATS as the party of "no"??

[Cronus Protagonist]

20. That last republican who spoke just made me want the bill to pass

He flat out lied about it.

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22. Procedural Vote now on challenge by Ryan on Unfunded Mandate

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24. The replay of Nune on Cspan is puke-inducing

:puke:

[Javaman]

25. It's the usual cspan peanut gallery of callers.

nune keeps pushing the same talking points. socialism, medicaid and medicare are bankrupt and the bill (regardless of the report from the CBO) is going to cost us a bundle and every thing that the Democrats say is a lie.

meh, nothing new from these morons

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26. Motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

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27. Another point of order from Repub Issa (?)

wants to stop bill until earmarks are removed

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28. Rep. L Slaughter addressing the matter now

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29. Issa is flabbergasted

[spanone]

30. darrell issa...now there's a fair minded soul....bwahahahahaa

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31. Tiarht asking if a bill is changed, doesn't it have to go back for further action

in relation to ear marks

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32. One parlimentary inquiry after another

[LoKnLoD]

33. What a waste of time and money

nothing but stall tactics now.

[dixiegrrrrl]

34. Oh my.....Repubs trying all sorts of delay tactics

arguing minute procedures, with a definite whiny tone in their voice.

Rather interesting process, actually.
Stop the clock....slow the process..argue obscure points...delay delay delay.

[spanone]

35. 'more dead babies' they are a sick bunch, these folks, sick folks

[spanone]

36. ms slaughter sounds like dolly parton!!!!!

go ma'am

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37. More abortion, abortion, abortion

[sammytko]

39. i was thinking the same thing - abortion, abortion, abortion

that all they got?

[spanone]

38. we should have offered a public option for fetuses

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40. Rep. Scott from Georgia getting applause in gallery

yeah!

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42. Issa, "Was that a threat we heard?"

what was he referring to? Anyone know?

[suffragette]

Wondering the same thing

What was that about?

[spanone]

41. is darrell issa a dumbfuck or does he just play one in congress?

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44. lol!!

:spray:

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43. Jesse Jackson, Jr. doing a good job as acting Speaker!

And Slaughter, too.

[spanone]

45. oh my

[dixiegrrrrl]

46. House Chamber soudning like British Parliment..

yelling and booing, catcalling..

my my...

louise Slaughter standing firm against Issa's BS...

And every minute the Repubs are calling for the House is not in order..

[spanone]

47. she's really impressive.

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48. Yes, that's what I thought, more like British Parliament

very feisty!

[spanone]

49. the thugs have their talking points down...bribes...louisiana puchase...blah blah blah

[dixiegrrrrl]

50. What is this Louisiana Purchase stuff they keep talking aobut???

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51. briefly

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ei=WHamS4YdgYCzA5Cq7LwE&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&ved=0CBYQBSgA&q=Louisiana+Purchase+landrieu&spell=1

search in here. Repugs' name for what they call a 'bribe' or "deal Landrieu struck during the health care"

[dixiegrrrrl]

59. Thanks...

got it.

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52. All time expired now

[Bobbie Jo]

53. What a bunch of puke crybabies....oh the caterwauling!

[spanone]

54. here comes the real delaying tactics....procedural votes

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55. Vote on point of order now 15 minutes

Cspan looking at protest outside

[spanone]

56. hey cspan, turn off the freakin' audio

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57. Really, so annoying

[spanone]

58. you'd think we were forcing people into concentration camps....this is for them!!!!! dumbfucks

[Sugarcoated]

60. Hopefully since this process is being watched by more people

they'll learn the Republican tricks and won't buy them at election time.

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61. Jackson trying to call the house back to order

[dixiegrrrrl]

62. Damn...I was forced away from the tube.

Would someone please tell what the vote that I missed was about, and why it mattered?
(( had to answer the door, it was..get this...the Watchtower gang of 3..they got short shrift, but I still
missed the vote thing)

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63. I think it was a vote of point of order that had been brought up previously by Issa or Ryan or some

Repug (I noted upthread but get them mixed up) about unfunded mandates or something.

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64. Slaughter now addressing the racist, homophobic tea baggers now

and about the brick through her office window

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67. She's proud to be the cook

in reference to "if you can't stand the heat..." criticism. lol

[grantcart]

65. Stupak caves and bill will now pass for sure

[spanone]

66. they're baaaaaaaaaaacccccccccck

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68. Dreier back and mentioned the acts of tea baggers yesterday

very short apology

[dixiegrrrrl]

69. Jesus...2-3 more hours of this?

Cspan just showed schedule.. they are just yammering about procedural stuff to determine if the reconciliation will be brought up.
"Senate bill and only Senate bill will become law today"..

[spanone]

70. with the stupak presser, teevees are turning off all over the land

shut the fuck up rethuglicons

[Sugarcoated]

73. Shut up Boener

you're out of your element

:rofl:

[mrs_p]

71. crazy lady is on

foxx - wonder what she's gonna pull out of her ass this time?

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72. Socialism, socialism, socialism

radical, radical, radical

blah, blah, blah

that's all they've got and they are so far off the mark it's not even funny anymore