Franken’s Bad Form
Dec 18, 2009 Political
It looks like power has gone to the head of Al Franken. He was acting as the President of the Senate yesterday and while Joe Lieberman was talking his time expired. Lieberman asked for unanimous consent for another minute to finish up and Franken said that in his position as Senator from Minnesota, he objected. This caught Lieberman by surprise and he answered “Really?”
This is not the usual manner is which the Senate does business. The requests are granted to allow Senators to finish what they were saying and it is a given that they get the time. Brand new to the Senate Al Franken decided that he would break with decorum.
I wonder if this is because Lieberman has been a thorn in the side of Democrats on the health care issue. One has to wonder if Franken would have objected to any Democrat who asked for more time.
Franken’s people say it was because they were on a tight timeline to get on to health care debate but since Harry Reid was more than an hour late to the Senate (after Lieberman was shut down) the time excuse holds no water.
I think it would be absolutely fitting if Lieberman told Harry Reid that he is withdrawing his support for the health care legislation and will vote against it no matter what. He could not say it was because of what Franken did because people would make a big deal out of that (even though they would not make a big deal out of Franken’s childish behavior). He could easily say that he had asked for another minute to say he wanted to get back to health care so he could vote for it but since Franken did not let him he rethought his support and can’t provide it in good conscience.
It would be humorous if Franken’s antics cost the Senate their health care bill. Of course, it would be even better if Lieberman did not say anything to anyone and just voted against it when the time comes up. That would be a surprise to Democrats and drive a stake through their hearts.
I can’t understand why Lieberman continues to take abuse from the party he has supported for so many years. Harry Reid likes to talk about playing politics and fear among Republicans (retribution from leaders) but it is the Democrats who are using threats to bring members in line.
Obama himself has made the statement; “Don’t think we’re not keeping score, brother,” to Congressman DeFazio.
This is thug politics and attempts at intimidation but it is going to backfire. Defazio is not fazed by it. Lieberman does not appear to be either.
Lieberman should caucus with Republicans or change his party to Republican to take away the 60 votes the left has. That would be an appropriate way to deal with morons like Franken.
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Tags: franken, lieberman, moron, senate decorum
California Activist Gets Whacked
Mar 15, 2009 General
Tristan Anderson of Oakland California is an activist which means he is one of these people who seems to have time to go around protesting about one left wing cause or another. I can’t imagine this guy has a job because he spent 21 months in a tree protesting the removal of an on-campus grove at Berkeley.
This moron should have stuck with sitting in trees where the biggest danger was falling out though handling human waste had to be a close second.
He went over to Gaza to protest a barrier wall that Israel has up to protect its country from the aggression that is directed toward it from Palestine. Anderson had no business being there and he was only there to stir up trouble for Israel. Anderson, as far as I can tell, is not from either country so he was asking for trouble going over there.
He was struck in the head by a tear gas canister fired by the Israeli Defense Forces and is now in critical condition in a Tel Aviv hospital.
Now here is a guy who goes to that part of the world to protest Israeli security and to make the Jews look bad for wanting to keep their country safe and when he is hurt he gets taken to an Israeli hospital for care. I mean, why didn’t the Palestinians take him to one of their hospitals for care?
Perhaps it is because he would be dead by now.
The Israelis continue to show compassion to people who cause them grief. It says a lot about the people of that country in that they will care for those who care little about Israel.
As for Anderson, I have no sympathy for this moron. He was where he did not belong and he got whacked. I just hope he either recovers completely or dies because I would hate to spend taxpayer money keeping some environmental whacko on life support. I can see that headline now:
Tree Hugger Becomes Vegetable; Nasty Jews to Blame
I guess his family is upset about all this. Perhaps if they raised him to be a productive member of society instead of a moron they would have him at home instead of “hanging by a thread.”
Before any of you libs complain about the productive member comment, keep in mind this guy spent nearly 2 years in a tree. That is not productive by anyone’s definition, unless of course you are a bird.
Hats off to the IDF for another effective way to use a tear gas canister.
Big Dog Salute to Jammie Wearing Fool (and here)
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Tags: Berkeley, critical condition, idf, moron, tear gas, tree hugger
New Take On Clinging To Guns
Sep 26, 2008 Political
Not long ago (though it seems like eons in this never ending nightmare called the elections) Barack Obama said (about people who are frustrated over economic conditions):
“And it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
This caused a firestorm because people realized that Obama, the elitist, had insulted the millions of people who are either religious or own guns, or both. He told his elite friends that people “cling” to religion and guns out of frustration. It never occurred to Obama that people own guns for a number of reasons and frustration has nothing to do with it. Unlike Obama who attended church to participate in radical racism and for political gain, most people have religious beliefs, not because they are frustrated, but because they believe in a being higher than themselves and they have faith.
Now we have a new attack on people who use their guns to hunt and this is all because of Sarah Palin. Congressman Alcee Hastings, the former federal judge who was impeached for criminal activity, was participating in a panel discussion sponsored by the National Jewish Democratic Council. Hastings was trying to drum up Jewish support for Obama and he stated this:
“If Sarah Palin isn’t enough of a reason for you to get over whatever your problem is with Barack Obama, then you damn well had better pay attention,” said Hastings. “Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don’t care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks. So, you just think this through.” ABC
Since Hastings said I should think it through, let me do just that. This is nothing more than the Ebonics version [one would think he would have better grammar] of what Obama said. Hastings told Jews that because Palin hunts game and cuts up what she kills, she does not care what she will do to Jews and Blacks. Does Hastings think that Palin will shoot Jews and Blacks and then field dress them? How about the millions of other hunters in this country? Because they hunt, do they not care much for Jews and Blacks? How does this apply if the hunters happen to be Jewish or black? Did anyone else pick up the racist comment embedded in this statement? He did not say “don’t” care much what they do to others, he said blacks and Jews. The unstated message is, this white woman kills animals so she don’t care what she does to Jews and blacks. Race baiting at its finest.
There are many Jewish butchers who prepare meats a certain way to ensure it is Kosher. They slaughter animals and drain the blood out of them and then butcher them up. Does the Hastings logic apply to the Jewish butchers? Do they not care much what they do to blacks and other Jews?
This was a ridiculous statement and shows what an absolute moron Hastings is. This is fear mongering, the very thing that Democrats say Republicans engage in.
Barack Obama is in favor of allowing children who are born alive after an unsuccessful abortion to be left to die. Is it safe to say that any person who will let newborn children be left to die “don’t” care to much what he will do to anyone regardless of color or religion?
I will say this though. Black on black crime, especially in major cities, is a huge problem. All the cities run by Democrats and with large black populations have high numbers of blacks who are murdered by other blacks. These criminals gun each other down and often kill innocent bystanders. Seems to me that this should be a major concern for the black “leadership” in America. You see, by failing to address the issue they demonstrate that it is they who care little about blacks.
When was the last time you heard about a hunter going around a city shooting people?
Hastings should stick to something he knows about like committing graft and corruption.
Tags: alcee hastings, corruption, hunters, moron, race baiting, sarah palin