GOP Takes Aim at First Responders
As Karoli and I already posted, Rep. Anthony Weiner ripped into the Republicans for blocking the 9-11 Responders Bill. What neither of us had earlier was Rep. Peter King's hackery on the House floor that set him off. Since Countdown covered it, I thought I'd share it here.
TPM also caught their exchange on Fox News the day after the dust up on the House floor where Anthony Weiner ripped into Pete King again.
Peter King And Anthony Weiner Shout Their Way Through A Fox News Interview (VIDEO):
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) went on an apoplectic rant on the House floor last night, and apparently he hasn't cooled off much since then.
Earlier this morning, Weiner and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) shouted and finger-pointed their way through a Fox News interview over a bill that would provide health care to rescue workers effected by the dust from the World Trade Center, which failed in the House last night.
King accused the Democrats of orchestrating a "cruel hoax" with the bill, while Weiner called it "outrageous" that Republicans would vote against it.
Weiner was furious last night that most of the "cowardly" Republicans voted against the bill and then blamed it on "procedure." Exclaimed Weiner: "You vote yes if you believe yes! You vote in favor of something if you believe it's the right thing! If you believe it's the wrong thing, you vote no!"
On America's Newsroom today, King, who is the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security, said that "the bottom line is the Democrats control the House, and they pulled a procedural gimmick starting ten days ago, and they lost the nerve to bring it to the floor on a real vote."
He also called the whole situation a "cruel hoax," and accused the Democrats of "moral cowardice."
"They control the House," said King. "They could have passed this."
Weiner shot back: "You know for all the whining about the process, we had an up-or-down vote. Do you know what percentage of Republicans voted for it? Seven percent." Only twelve Republicans voted in favor of the bill.
"Your rant last night about the process and how bad the process was gave cover for your colleagues," said Weiner adding, "Twelve Peter? That's all you could muster?"
EPA's Christie Todd Whitman says air is safe days after 9/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxdttHY59b4
Bush White House Ordered EPA to Lie About 9/11 Pollution Danger
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0823-...
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
heads. Even then I couldn't watch her without my stomach turning in disgust. The stench of Bush's presidency will linger for decades.
Gonna see what the EPA has done since then.
COREXIT...
Starve the WAR Beast...
... Save the World.
Today's Republicans don't believe that intelligence, logic, compassion, honesty or an acknowledgment of historical facts or legal precedents are relevant or worthy of consideration.
Driving jobs out of America and Americans out of their homes is "just business" to them; nothing "personal".
Corporations should be given the same first amendment free speech rights as individual citizens so they can "buy" political candidates and elections, despite the fact that works against the best interests of working class Americans and further diminishes their political relevance/influence.
Pollution, global warming and deforestation are all improvable "myths" of egg-head/tree-hugger scientists who are “socialist” enemies of “over-regulated” capitalism. The earth, which is no more than 6,000 years old, will miraculously heal itself! All we have to do is “pray”.
For today's mercenary self-focused soulless hybrid of dysfunctional near-sighted Republicans, it's not about right or wrong, good or bad, fair or unfair, rational or irrational.....it's about power and control, even if that means intellectual, moral, psychological and functional ignorance, delusion, denial and dishonesty. They want what they want for no other reason than they WANT it……regardless of the consequences to themselves and everyone else! Somehow, that makes "them" feel good about themselves.
f@ckers.
you cant spell 'Republican' without 'liar'. They are shameless.
you cant spell 'Republican' without 'pile'. You know what piles.
you cant spell 'Republican' without 'pubic'. It seemed funny.
You cant spell 'Republican' without 'pure bile'. Using the e twice.
you cant spell 'Republican' without 'race'. Whites only party.
you cant spell 'Republican' without 'lice'. 'Unclean' politicking.
you cant spell 'Republican' without 'pelican'. Reckless 'drill baby
drill' mantra.
Your statement :
"Corporations should be given the same first amendment free speech rights as individual citizens so they can "buy" political candidates and elections, despite the fact that works against the best interests of working class Americans and further diminishes their political relevance/influence."
It is not because it works against anyone. It is a STUPID precedent for the Treasonous SCOTUS to set BECAUSE, CORPORATIONS DO NOT VOTE. WHy should they enjoy ANYTHING having to do with elections, since they cannot vote. Its like they can now have undue influence on the giving of blood. BEYOND stupid, it is treasonous. The founding fathers would slit the teasonous SCOTUS five's throat if they could.
Fox wll ridicule Weiner and ignore the health of first responders.
Who was it that said he hated the 9/11 victim's families?
Oh, yeah.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNY8iRVZ0MI
Bill Hicks used to sarcastically imitate the GOP by saying:
"I was in the unenviable position of being for the war, but against the troops."
Get your lemonade, watch the traitors hang
Congress' TREASON have no boundaries, so does M$M's brainwashing/sidetracking
Republicans for Voldemort
Government does work, just not for YOU. Government work ONLY on the behalf of the Tycoons
Repeal stupid
“…afraid they will have to face a potential vote on illegal immigration”
Yes, they want to vote on the issue at hand not have unrelated republican BS amendments about guns immigration and tax cuts attached.
The republicans still insist on throwing in the reference to the “Democrat” party. It’s no big deal (and they will claim it’s an honest mistake) but it does show that when it comes to bipartisanship and changing the tone in Washington, NOTHING is going to come from them.
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better. It's not.
- Dr. Suess
That's what you call an "Ass Whuppin".
What is your conceptual, continuity?
"Everyone knows that this bill will not get the two-thirds majority..."
"...the majority of people would vote for this bill..."
Which is it, you lying piece of scum?!
I wonder, do King and his ilk go home each night and take a salt bath in a vain effort to wash away the stench of their mendacity?
once you see King's clip. Some of the news only showed Weiner - because they would rather you think he's just some crazy dem.
King is a real POS. His logic, er illogic, was almost unfathomable. It was truely appalling. I wonder how hard it must be not to yell at these cowardly bastards every single day.
I'd probably have to be restrained.
I would most likely have been thrown out of the House..... carried out by the Sargeant of Arms...in handcuffs
... worked out tricks and going through the least resistance, thus NOTHING gets done.
Should we keep on "cruise control" or should somebody wake up the crowd ?
Will the spell be broken ?
Get your lemonade, watch the traitors hang
Congress' TREASON have no boundaries, so does M$M's brainwashing/sidetracking
Republicans for Voldemort
Government does work, just not for YOU. Government work ONLY on the behalf of the Tycoons
Repeal stupid
This is one of the best played moves I have seen from a Democrat yet.
Did you see how calm Weiner looked while King was all about interrupting and pointing his finger in Weiner's face?
Maybe it's the choice of the clip, but Weiner looked like he was in complete command of the situation and King was flailing around!!
It's not unknown for Democrats to have the truth on their side and loose anyway because they don't know how to play the hand. . but those are some winning optics Mr. Weiner!
One of the finest rants I have ever seen. What cajones!
But republicans equate loudness with success, and he's playing to his home team.
There probably saying king pwned Weiner...
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
NP It's the repetition that does the magic.
Whoever says something most, or last is always the winner.
Starting now.
OK.
Republicans represent the interests of 1% of the population, and none of the middle class people at all.
There. i have mentioned that at least three times today, so i'm
starting to feel sufficiently sufonsified. Until tomorrow.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
a grandstander and bloviator non pareil (Pete Hoekstra and Steve King give him a run for this nod). he's as shameless a partisan as there could ever be. he pretends to care but he really doesn't.
http://thinkprogress.org/search/search.php?q=...
peter king.
Have you seen their discussions lately? No moderation whatsoever and ad personam insults all over the place. A friend submitted a news item to them, no acknowledgement. Have a question? No answer. In short: The exact opposite of here.
On topic: As a European I am appalled at the complacency the Democratic Party shows when it comes to GOP obstructionism. Our media would have torn them apart. Representative Weiner is refreshingly different. He calls their bluff by just stating facts and insists to have his say. Small wonder they get nervous each time he's close to a mic. Good man.
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summar...
open secrets.org
hows this one?
Our media has been hijacked by the Republicans.
Same thing happened to religion.
Same thing happened to science.
It's a crying shame the media won't admit it and be reformed.
So that explains the media.
We're on our own here. No media really. Not a real media.
Not a media independent from Republicans.
Republicans are an integral part of the news cycle dance.
When they're gone, we get our media back, hopefully.
and our science. We'll get that back too.
And we'll get our religions back. Even for Muslims, atheists, and the followers of Joe Smith too. :)
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
Here's Peter King caught on tape by Alexandra Pelosi talking about Election Integrity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvnEe6n2MW4
Crazy stuff. And they get away with it.
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
"We'll take care of the county"
According to the description on the video it was "we'll take care of the counting"
I couldn't determine for sure.
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Peter King is a lockstep asswipe. A lemming.
Census results. NY is slated to lose a congressional seat and the Democrat-controlled legislature should select this area to target to redistrict. make it as tough for a fu** like King to get elected as possible. he really has to go.
This dirt bag m****r f****r has another thing coming when he thinks he is gonna have a cake walk of a re-election. His district ends 1 block from me and I have already made my neighbor to neighbor flyer to hand out to my neighbors about this piece of shit. I can't wait till October.
Just wait you low-life Scum-sucking piece of crap. You are so outta here. Can't wait to kick your ass to the curb. Gerry-mandered to the hilt district. Thank you Scumbag Skelos for drawing the new lines that gave us the likes of this piece of shit. Skelos is another not long for this seat dirtbag. HE is why we in NY have had the most fucked up year of State legislatures. HE lead the redistricting of the state into an EQUAL number of districts. So, what do you expect happened....50/50 split of Dems and REscumbags. NOTHING IS GETTING ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE OF THESE FUCKING REPUBLICANS.
Nancy was right...JUST SAY NO to REPUBLICANS.
just made it look like Peter King was the one making response to Anthony Weiner, so people who are not that informed w/ what is going on get confused and think that King is the good guy.
Get your lemonade, watch the traitors hang
Congress' TREASON have no boundaries, so does M$M's brainwashing/sidetracking
Republicans for Voldemort
Government does work, just not for YOU. Government work ONLY on the behalf of the Tycoons
Repeal stupid
Can anyone point me in the direction of who voted for an against this? It would kind of interest me to know which democrats voted with the republicans, but I have been unable to find a link detailing this. Sure would appreciate it! Thanks.
I'm not completely certain, because the bill has been introduced more than once, but I believe this is the roll call for the version that the House just voted down. It's called the, "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010," aka H.R. 847.
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll491.xml
Here's the Library of Congress THOMAS listing:
http://thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:1:./temp/~bdKPJb:@@@R|/home/LegislativeData.php|
Four Democrats voted Nay:
Bean
Berry
Bright
Cooper
I say the Democratic party ought to run a series of commercials, "Thank You For Your Service," showing just how many programs for the military and first-responders the republicans have tried to cut back on.
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
the whole time Weiner was talking, he kept rudely interrupting and pointing his finger at him--I'm surprised Weiner didn't punch him in his bulbous nose. WHY ARE RETHUGLICAN LAWMAKERS SO UCKIN FUGLY?
“The greatest evildoers are those who don’t remember because they have never given thought to the matter, and, without remembrance, nothing can hold them back,”
It just seems that way because ugly spreads from the mouth outward.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
Republicans are diseased.
King is a Republican.
They don't belong anywhere near Washington any more, period.
No more than the Nazi, or the Communist parties do.
It took a long time to get here.
Now that they would re-write the constitution, they fit well into the above group. What's the difference.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
There is Rep. for that ... that video says it best. Almost forgot about it, I think it's time to update it.
Get your lemonade, watch the traitors hang
Congress' TREASON have no boundaries, so does M$M's brainwashing/sidetracking
Republicans for Voldemort
Government does work, just not for YOU. Government work ONLY on the behalf of the Tycoons
Repeal stupid
.
Peter King...
... A sad excuse of a Congressman.
Q U E S T I O N:
If First Responders "deserve better" as King put it, what does a "procedural" vote have to do with it?
How is Mr. King NOT politicising the need of First Responders by lobbying against HIS resolution?
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Starve the WAR Beast...
... Save the World.
Here's the explanation:
Republicans are raving mad. They have just been hiding that fact
very, very well, for a very, very long time. It's shameful but they
duped us all now going on over sixty years. This latest crop just
got too out of control to hide it.
Now that their vulgar deceptions and cheats are widely known to all,
they have opened the curtain even more, to let us see deeper into their madness.
When a Republican wins an election he/she will certainly take it as
a mandate to enact their madness into law.
If everyone in America knows that Republicans represent only the
richest 1% of them, by this November, we won't have anything to
worry about.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
"nobody went to the republicans to work out the stimulous or health care" - is this idiot kidding? no he is out right lying and anybody dumb enough to believe him is refusing to look at the facts to see that the Democrats have tried to include the repugs at every step and the repugs have denied even the conversation to take place. Fuck the republicans they are the swarn enemy of America and they must be stopped.
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summar...
follow the money on king.
Notice how CNN calls this event partisan "bad blood".
What a disservice to the real meaning of this. What a diversion.
"bad blood" MY ass CNN!
The Republicans are raving mad narcissists.
Screw CNN until they change their republican coddling ways.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
It's about fucking time that a god damned fucking politician stood up on his fucking hind legs and denounced these Republinazi traitors for what they are.
The "procedure" wasn't so onerous that Peter King couldn't vote yes on the bill without doing great bodily harm to himself.
Why did he think it was too onerous for his fellow Republicans to vote yes on it? Are they really so delicate and sensitive?
I take it back.
243 + 11 + 12 = 61%
Still if Weiner had gotten 254 Dem votes, he would have had a stronger argument. Why did 11 Dems not vote for the bill? Who were they?
4 Neas
Bean
Berry
Bright
Cooper
7 didn't vote
Carney
Clay
Conyers
Grijalva
Kilpatrick (MI)
Watson
Watt
What's up with them? I'd really like to hear their reasons, because if Weiner's so mad at Republicans, he must be twice as angry with his own party members...
So sad what we're living under these days, here in the U.S. of (greed and power) A.(ddiction). It's called a coup de etat. No huge suprise that G.O.P. and, tragically, Dem. puppets of our billionaire rulers would screw these good, truly compassionate and patriotic first responders to 9/11.
As a truly concerned Grandmother for Peace, I urge all who share my concerns (as my Irish kin would say, God knows there are plenty of ye) to daily do whatever you are good or gifted at, and let's begin the long, hard task of working together to.....UNDO THE COUP!
Blog away on friendly and not always so friendly sites, submit letters to the editor, go to rally's and hold up signs, print out a slogan on your computer printer, in bold face, giant sized caps (i.e. HEALTHCARE NOT WARFARE, Grand Oil Party, BAN SPOOK FUSION, etc.)and tape into the rear window of your car. It's called poor boy/poor girl window stickers.
Sadly but truly, we have little choice but to spread our concerns re. peace and justice by word of mouth and via the internet, and be our own media. So nearly totally controlled by the corporate and military/industrial/terror complex is so much of today's "mess media" that we have have no choice but to get and keep active and speaking out in any and all peaceful ways that we are able.
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