OK, this weekend was pretty good practice. Everybody should have their phone, fax, and e-mail lists all set and ready to go. When Senate office open up this morning, it’s time start hammering them. Let’s cause a meltdown of the Senate switchboard, and then start hammering their local offices, too. Check the Alito-48 page for the latest updates on heroes, cowards, traitors, and flip-floppers. Hammer the goddamn Republicans, too, ‘cuz you know damn well the wingnuts are pounding them.
If you’re at work today, find a Republican co-worker and use their phones while their not looking (or steal their long distance access numbers).
Here’s a list of campaign office numbers (f = fax) for Senators running in 2006. Tell them what kind of an affect a “yes” vote on cloture (that is, a vote to end debate) will have on their campaign coffers:
Akaka 808-522-8972, Bingaman 202-314-3222, Byrd 202-546-9292, Cantwell 202-314-3225, Carper 202-546-0909/202-546-6916f, 202-314-3224/202-314-3235f, Kohl 414-276-5645, Lieberman 202-546-0474/202-546-0476f, Ben Nelson 202-546-8100/202-546-7493f, Bill Nelson 202-547-0010/202-547-3419.
The showdown is scheduled to begin at 4:30 EST. If the Republican bid to end debate fails, they’ll no doubt schedule at least a few more votes (in part, thanks to Joe Biden telling them he intends to lose after the first vote) before they try the “nuclear” option. First things first. There are an awful lot of Democratic Senators out there who were born without a spine. They can’t stand up on their own, so we have to drag them to their feet.
FILIBUSTER NOW!!!!! bork alito
anbody else up? i friggin missed malloy im so pissed i hope his reading 1984 on the filibuster doesnt affect his reading it on his show at all since i have been glued to my radio every night when he gets going on that book i really need to buy it!!!!! anyway the stupid hotel wanted another ten dollars for me to be online again and uh i said screw that its so annoying wwe puts me up in a nice hotel and they want me to pay for the internet and friggin 30$ econolodge hotels have free wi-fi whatever anyway im gonna go watch faux news in the truckstop be back on to rant in a minute
Hey Sean, I’m up! I heard the last hour of Malloy’s reading from 1984. It was good! :omg:
did he finish the book in the two hours? if he finished it maybe they will post it up on white rose?
:banana:so what time is it in tokyo man? and what does it cost to fly there? its definitely one of the places outside the us that i want to visit
Hi to all who are trolling in this hour … I still am up, too, just away feeding the fire and the strays and making a 3cup Mug of Tea — and letting monster pup in — and READY :banana:
:?:monster pup? please explain:billcat:
Sean it’s now 8:15 in the PM. It costs about 1000 dollars
to fly here in the off season…:40:
:cake:sweet theres 7 people online come on get to posting people
What do you think is gonna happen with the filibuster?
Is Biden just gonna walk away? Obama? What the fuck is up with these dick-weeds? :mad::fire::sheep:
:rofl2: Danu, a HUGE “Beta” Hybrid. I call all a pup, no matter the age, but she is 6 and to paraphrase what my darlin’ grandfather would say, in her 7th year.
🙂 …..:fire:
Sean! Don’t go watchin’ that faux news crap! :no:
:sammy: It’s a Sammy News Network..
By the way everyone,I posted this yesterday, King Kong sent me a message to say “hi” to the seditionists and everything is goin well for him in Wisconsin. :fire:
round trip?
ha ha chicken wings 4 breakfast:spank:
SeanMS Mike just reread what he has read before from the start (I think cuz I missed about 1/2 hour) and read on ending at section IV, page 34. I think cuz I have gotten only about 11 hrs sleep — so everything is like in a dreamstate.:omg::eek::doh: Confirmation from another would assist my “mind”.:rofl2: …:fire:
someone confirm please
yeah round trip. It’s more expensive for a one way. I’ve never understood that…:doh:
cool ok well ill see ya whenever it is i go on vacation there
Hummmm … It not evident where the Alito thing is yet today.. Biden has to go.. Lieberman has to go.. It would seem that the liberal blogisphere is just now seeing that Mark Twain was right when he said “he didn’t belong to any organized politial party.. he was a democrat.” Where have these people been for the last 5 years ??
Fred: I think John Kerry is showing some guts here. Again, I know everyone says he’s no good, but he has been the one standing up for this! He did it during Vietnam, and the Iran-Contra, now Alito. I gotta give him a shout out for this too! And the Young Turks, why didn’t AAR do something like this?
Good morning :sheep:le.
Riley played the Smiths!!!
Has there been an update on Bob Woodruff’s condition? And WTF was up with Elizabeth Vargas doing the news last night? Couldn’t ABC find anyone else? She kept it together as best she could on air, but it looked like she was going to break down any second. Surely they could have given her a break and brought someone else in considering the circumsatances. She’s a pro, but no one needs to go through something like that.
Ironically, she was interviewed a couple of weeks ago and said that the US should stay in Iraq. I wonder how she feels about it now.
well time to hit the road :sheep:le all done with my chicken wings have to go to orlando to drop some stuff off then off to nashville click on the seanms up on the sidebar i have a real good malloy clip playing on my blog for everybody to listen to
:nixon:i like to play with poisonous snakes and fight bulls all with my eyes blindfolded
FREEDUMB ISNT FREE
WOODRUFF IN CRITICAL CONDITION LAST I HEARD
Be safe Sean! :fire:
If the left really thought that the system was at stake why don’t we see
1. Some group or groups actively trying to “remove” the rethug congress people.
2. Some groups in Europe trying to get NATO to kick us in the ass
3. Some groups in Russia trying to get Putin to stick his ICBM’s up Bushes ass.
When your politicians are not representing you and you find the system is a crap shoot what else can you do ??
well we are america and no one wants to get into anything with us (yet) so thats why nato wont mess with us although we do need an intervention and since the damn rethugs are “elected” we will only get new rethugs in their place until we can elect democrats (not to mention that a large chunk of dems are damn near rethugs anyway) and uh the last thing we need is icbm’s thanks to m.a.d. and the fact that the fascists would really be able to take over as scared as people would be if there were icbm’s exploding on our shores anyway i gotta go if i took what you said wrong explain im not all with it right now anyway and maybe im taking things out of context or something
:rofl2:im loving the image of icbm’s up bushes ass though good stuff
i was in providence RI when bolton was in comittee walked around downtown providence for about 8 hours handing these things out to people didnt work but hey im sure i got a lot of people that never would of called their senator to call him so i guess that works anyway must be off now ciao
I was just on the Young Turks Filibuster show again! :banana: But no-one here heard it…:cry:
:rofl2:ha i bet you more people called him because of what bolton looks like than called him because of what bolton said damn 80’s porno stash having fascist fucker
Jason from Japan :banana: GreatSpeak:!: :love: 😉 :fire:…
i might of i had the stream on for like 30 seconds but then i got nervous because trucker guys were looking at me funny :paranoid:
I don’t think I was asking for a nuclear war with Putin just a repeat of 1962. A lot of people , some even in the Air force , seem to think that because our land based ICBM’s are so old and haven’t seen routine maintenance like they did during the cold war , that launching them might make a large crater out of the North central states rather than damage anything in a foreign county. The Russian ICBM’s are much newer than ours and supposedly can even get here without going into space so they can arrive undetected. A nice face down in which we lost would crush the rethugs.
“Removing” the rethugs was more along the lines of studying Negroponte and what he was doing in Central America in the 1980’s
:sammy:yeah see i was a little itty bitty kiddy at that time so i dont know much about that i have a lot of reading to do so that i can understand all of the things you old guys are alluding to anyway have a great day fred go take over your congressmans local office and dont leave until he resigns (maybe that will work? well maybe its worth a try)
Did you actually hear it Druid? Did I sound like an ass? :spank: I hope so, I am! :sammy:
:fire:ON THE ROAD AGAIN
via pj for The Young Turks
Links:
http://www.whiterosesociety.org/KincaidModem.pls
http://www.whiterosesociety.org/KincaidModem.m3u
http://www.whiterosesociety.org/Kincaid.pls
http://www.whiterosesociety.org/Kincaid.m3u
Video:
http://easylink.playstream.com/seawm1/youngturks.wvx
jasonwkinney Tell King Kong may he always be well, especially in his travels and
YOU sounded GREAT :banana: and I followed you :banana::yawn: — a bit more tired sense I have been keeping their hours, but less since they have great subs :nod: …. :fire:
The young turks are going to air an interview soon with biden on imus, I guess this morning.
how old are these young turk guys anyway? i want my own radio show shoot ill do it for free damn it just give me a place to vent out loud:rant1: i can keep it clean! i think
That was you druid after me? Woo-hoo! :banana:
A double Seditionists Wammo!
:fire::sammy::sheep::rant1:
what the hell is these guys phone number?
I hate Imus! Biden Sucks! What a stupid fuckhead!!:mad:
hey heres a collage i did way back in like 98 or something like that anyway i just love it and thought i would share later people
GOOD MORNING, FELLOW BLOGGERILLUMINATI!!
HOW U DOIN’?
if anybody wants a full size copy of the collage just e-mail me at seaniesean5@aol.com i would be happy to send it out to whoever wants it
According to sign on Jill’s computer their phone number is…
323-866-8201
Nice Sean! With Zach De La Rocha in the middle too!
I love him.:love: Nice work!
Biden gives an entirely new meaning to the term “intelligence”
SENT
TO: CRP.bullshit.org: (quoted by chris wallace and katie couric)
cc: a whole bunch of media outlets and blogs
Why are you linking democrats to the Abramoff scandal?
Is there any evidence that Abramoff actually directed his clients to donate to Democrats? If not, could you state that? Wallace of Fox claims that there is evidence that Abramoff directed money to Democrats and he references your website while directing the accusations at Howard Dean on Sunday.
Is there information that you have, or are aware of, regarding Democrats and links to Abramoff that should be given to the FEC? Are you aware of any FEC investigations of Democrats regarding the activities of Jack Abramoff?
What actual numbers do you have? The references on your website point to another website, not the FEC.
( http://www.capitaleye.org/abramoff.asp )
BASCOMBE!!! What’s up buddy! :fire:
yeah i dont even think i would like it without zach in the middle he kind of creates a real good vibe for the whole thing anyway i really must be going
SeanMS 1-323-866-8201
:bow: jasonwkinney Woo-hoo!
A double Seditionists Wammo! :bow:
:rant1::rant1::rant1::sammy::sheep::spank: …:rofl2:
…:fire:
goodbye everybody
Army forces 50,000 soldiers into extended duty
By Will Dunham1 hour, 12 minutes ago
The U.S. Army has forced about 50,000 soldiers to continue serving after their voluntary stints ended under a policy called “stop-loss,” but while some dispute its fairness, court challenges have fallen flat.
The policy applies to soldiers in units due to deploy for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The Army said stop-loss is vital to maintain units that are cohesive and ready to fight. But some experts said it shows how badly the Army is stretched and could further complicate efforts to attract new recruits.
“As the war in Iraq drags on, the Army is accumulating a collection of problems that cumulatively could call into question the viability of an all-volunteer force,” said defense analyst Loren Thompson of the Lexington Institute think tank.
“When a service has to repeatedly resort to compelling the retention of people who want to leave, you’re edging away from the whole notion of volunteerism.”
When soldiers enlist, they sign a contract to serve for a certain number of years, and know precisely when their service obligation ends so they can return to civilian life. But stop-loss allows the Army, mindful of having fully manned units, to keep soldiers on the verge of leaving the military.
Under the policy, soldiers who normally would leave when their commitments expire must remain in the Army, starting 90 days before their unit is scheduled to depart, through the end of their deployment and up to another 90 days after returning to their home base.
With yearlong tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, some soldiers can be forced to stay in the Army an extra 18 months. …..
[from yahoo.com]
SeanMS You with your big truck always be well. Happy Travels. …..:fire:
Yeah Bascombe, pathetic… I know…I posted it here
pj, have I mentioned how much I love this website?
Ya’ get it? C’mon you get it don’t ya? :doh:
Yea, the young turks just tore Biden a new one after listening to his interview from this morning with imus. As they said, he is condescending, making fun of his own party. He’s trying to undercut Kerry, defeatist.
:priest:Biden
Ignominious
Hey Jasonwkinney,
spent a couple of days calling the senate and the congressmen to talk to the senate. I called Barack Obamalamadingdong and his voicemail is full and his email page don’t work.
Riley quoted him as saying there will be no filibuster, so I had a few choice words for him about leaving the plantation and thinking like a free man.
I have also been asking everyone to call.
#
Yeah Bascombe, pathetic… I know…I posted it here
Comment by jasonwkinney — January 30, 2006 @ 8:11 am
————–
you the man! I am about to do one myself. I have a friend who has a whole mess of linx. I’ll tell him about your site.
thanks, bascombe!
Good morning everyone….Drive carefully Sean….a foggy day here in the NE….Im streaing the Young Turks video.
Good Morning Filibustering Seditionists!
Bidens Email
senator@biden.senate.gov
Shoot, Sorry I missed you Jason.
:sammy: BIDEN SUCKS 😡 :growl::growl::growl::no:
:fire:
The local morning host that drove Morning Sedition off the airwaves in Minneapolis resigned recently because of moldy conditions in the broadcast studio. They now play all of Rachel.
It’s okay Krista…I’ll be on the prowl when Marc’s new show begins, we all will be! :fire: BASCOMBE! No, you the man! :fire: I also posted the new Herbert and Krugman articles here
But be sure to check out the John Bomar article. He’s a vietnam vet that writes almost exclusively on my site. Be kind and leave a comment. :fire:
Everyone says contact Biden, but I am so livid :growl:
I can only see torrid words similarly starting with,
You Whore…:!:
I will never respect him again :growl:
Apparently Woodruff and the cameraman are stable but still critical…as in head injury and brain swelling. Who knows how bad it will be when they wake up?
But, as famous and cute as he is, with 4 adorable kids and all, he is a good poster boy for what is going on over there every day! So, though its tragic, its a good reality check for the sheep who are getting their news from that network…(which seems to be a little less right leaning than NBC…though its hard to tell so far.)
I never got over David Bloom, who died on the way to Baghdad. He was from my area and so was around all the time and a very nice guy…not from my crowd at all as he was a horribly religious guy (and shared some bible study insanity with Tim Russert apparently…these guys spend alot of time taking passages from the bible and emailing them back and forth and discussing them…and what are they getting out of that?? Tim seems not to be getting much of anything right…or he is getting more RIGHT…whatever)…anyway, he was best friends with this Woodruff (and an old boyfriend of mine has that name, so that freaks me out too…) and so Woodruff has been taking Bloom’s daughters to their father-daughter things and stuff.
Anyway, I guess the human interest part of this can carry me away…but the overwhelming feeling I have is that brain injuries are bad, I like that the guy felt like he had to be THERE to report but I dont know what his slant was, and I think that he serves as a good representative for the soldiers of what is going on over there…for the folks who need to see real blood to make it real.
Don’t let King George
Put Sam Alito on the
US Supreme Court
If you have streaming problems later today.. The streaming over the weekend was extremely intermittent.
When you consider the bandwidth of the streaming media outlets now web casting this Young Turks Filibuster of the Filibuster and the streaming problems heard on so many of them that are probably caused by server overload there must be a huge number of people listening. When they take calls they seem to have a lot of people who just found left wing web radio. How is that possible ?? If they keep listening that is really good though.
Biden the Bitch Biden the Bitch Biden the Bitch!
:sammy:
That’s not nice, sorry…:sammy: haaheeehaaeee I’m Imus’s bestest friend. You can’t question me! Don Imus said so!
Keep Talking, Senators
Educate the People
C-span 2 seems to be broadcasting something.. The senate debate doesn’t start until 9:00 eastern.
Jay Marvin wasn’t quite up to speed on what was happening on Friday morning either. KKZN was broadcasting vitamin infomercials all weekend
Senators
The People Will Follow
If You Tell The
Truth
Keep Talking, Senators
Educate the People
Comment by isi — January 30, 2006 @ 8:41 am
:nod::wink: Just you saying that makes me laugh. Many levels at play:!: …:fire:
Graham Parker was on Riley’s show. Great interview; new song about American war dead in Iraq.
Marc the Shark’s boilerplate reference to Toby Keith is not completely valid, according to Kent Jones.
Nicki: Did Kent actually quote Marc the Shark? Sorry, listening to the Young Turks…
bascombe , I just wanted to say, Good Morning
🙂 😉 …:fire:
NickiRose And Good Morning to you and Isi and ALL:wink:
:fire:
Offices Open!
Start Calling and Emailing Senators Now!
Show up at Senators offices in Washington or locally!
Demand Action!
No. He said that Toby Keith announced that he was really a democrat. Furthermore, while he supported “the police action”[sic] in Afghanistan, he opposed the war in Iraq. Jones also said that Keith has frequent conversations with Willie Nelson, and they often agree with each other. Keith mentioned that, while he was not as far left as Willie Nelson, he was well to the left of Ted Nugent.:omg:
Barak Obama
Town Hall Meeting
10:00AM CT
Today
Jack London Middle School
Wheeling, Illinois
“Will it matter if we speak up after the Supreme Court has granted the executive the right to use torture, or to eavesdrop without warrants? Will it matter if we speak up only after a woman’s right to privacy has been taken away? Will history record what we say after the courthouse door is slammed in the faces of women, minorities, the elderly, the disabled, and the poor? NO. History will record what we say and what we do now.”
Senator John Kerry
Jan 30, 2006
http://www.thehuffingtonpost.com
After listening to the Turks web broadcast going back to commercial, did I say commercial, yes commercial radio makes me ill.
Hartman needs to get rid of Ellen :barf::barf::crap:
Ellen listens to herself and the M$M to much
Ok…was I the only one who read that the US military has been imprisoning WIVES of insurgents in hopes of their hubbies turning themselves in?????
Where in the “H-E-double toothpicks” do we live?????
catch you guys later…Im gonna make calls from the car.
I wish I could get these young turks on the XM…
The Germans held the wives of the French underground too. Didn’t work but they did it. Rethugs must have hated history in High School
no ctsly2, we’ve talked about it here. Wasn’t it first published a few days ago? It’s another Geneva Convention rule trashed.
A quote from the Andrew Sullivan piece about kidnapping wives is on our blog from yesterday.
Senator Jack Reid and Senator Pat Leahy have signed on!:banana::nod:
well, :doh: to the left of Ted Nugent? It’s not hard to get left of Ted Nugent! 😡
Yeah, but not as often as I’d like to.
Hey, sorry I missed you guys on the Turks filibuter show. I hope you remembered to tell them the Seditonists are out there doing the big work.
Jay Marvin, aka Mr. slightly better than Springer seems to be trying really hard to change the subject this morning.
I wish I had the ‘biden’ email I sent. I asked him to grow a set, along with Feinstein and Hillary, neither of whom had signed on at the time. Biden must have a personal lockdown on the Diebold boxes in Delaware; how else could he so consistently betray his constituents and the country and be secure. He and Lieberman need a bath in pure and total public outrage. They apparently live in a press world.
Pj, I’ve been using your links and pages this morning and please know that your hard work is MOST appreciated. You have created a one-stop shop for activism. :love:
:banana::banana::banana:
He (Biden) and Lieberman need a bath in pure and total public outrage.
Comment by bascombe — January 30, 2006
YES!
WHERE DO WE SEND DONATIONS?
:bow:
Check out this other collection of links! My buddy has been at it for a while.
Senator Lincoln Chaffee(??) has said no to Alito!:banana:
Senator Jeffords is on the floor of the senate saying he will NOT support Alito.
Senate Floor Debate/Alito
Today
cpsan2
c-span.org
Gotta go make money, later all.:doh:
Oh, I don’t know. Send them to Americares or UMCOR or Doctors w/o Borders or CARE or one of the many organizations that are trying to do some good. Africa, in particular, is a much ignored part of the world where people are starving. The people who survived the earthquake in Pakistan and India are in all but unreachable mountains this winter, living in terrible conditions.
And tell Mr Farmerkat to stay the hell out of Iraq.
Right on Pj! Send the money where it’s most needed!That’s the true American ideal, not the right wing christo fascists zombie brigade’s way! :fire:
:sammy:I’m Sammy George Bush! I support AIDS funding! But only if you avoid ALL sexual contact! heeeHaaHeee! No Condoms for you filthy heathens!
Senator Kennedy :love: is on the floor of the senate telling the truth.
What a historical moment we are witnessing!
:bow: pjsauter, 😎
WHERE DO WE SEND DONATIONS?
Oh, I don’t know. Send them to Americares or UMCOR or Doctors w/o Borders or CARE or one of the many organizations that are trying to do some good. Africa, in particular, is a much ignored part of the world where people are starving. The people who survived the earthquake in Pakistan and India are in all but unreachable mountains this winter, living in terrible conditions.
And tell Mr Farmerkat to stay the hell out of Iraq.
Comment by pjsauter — January 30, 2006 @ 10:15 am
:bow:pjsauter :cool::bow: THX EVERSO:!::!::!:
ECHOING BIG THANKS FOR THIS BLOG, PSAUTER! WILL DO!
Is it true the gang of 14 have killed the philibuster??
:barf: on them!
That’s what it sounds like.
The gang of 14 meeting rumor was just bullshit speculation by CNN. Now, they’re saying that they are going to meet in order to move the filibuster forward. Looking for a link right now.
Tom Harkin to abstain on filibuster vote (remember, they need 60 votes to cut off debate, abstaining is as good as a “no”).
Stephanie Miller is now talking about it.
CNN link: is here. It says “most of the seven” DINO’s will oppose the filibuster.
Kerry is supposed to speak on the floor of the Seante at 12:30 (CSPAN-2). Bill Nelson, FL, is still opposed to the filibuster. Work on him, if you can.
Isn’t there anything we can do to assualt that gang. Who are the dems on the gang of 14?
I have been on the phone so I have been out of the blog line. I shold have known by the difference between the reception I got from Lieberman’s staff and Schumer’s staff. Schumer’s people said there calls were overwhelmingly in favor of a filibuster. Lieberman’s people claimed it was half and half. I think L’s office is a bunch of liars covering for this spineless senator. We need candidates who can defeat these guys.
Again who are the dems in the gang of 14. We need to get these guys fast. So upset, I cannot concentrate on my work.
Don’t have cable. How do I use the computer to listen to the hearings?
Patty Murray’s office tallying up yes/no votes to decide how to vote:
Washington, D.C. Office
173 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2621
Fax: (202) 224-0238
Seattle Office
2988 Jackson Federal Building
915 2nd Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98174
Phone: (206) 553-5545
Fax: (206) 553-0891
Everett Office
2930 Wetmore Avenue, Ste. 903
Everett, Washington 98201
Phone: (425) 259-6515
Fax: (425) 259-7152
Spokane Office
601 West Main Avenue, Ste. 1213
Spokane, Washington 99201
Phone: (509) 624-9515
Fax: (509) 624-9561
Vancouver Office
The Marshall House
1323 Officer’s Row
Vancouver, Washington 98661
Phone: (360) 696-7797
Fax: (360) 696-7798
Tacoma Office
950 Pacific Avenue, Ste. 650
Tacoma, Washington 98402
Phone: (253) 572-3636
Fax: (253) 572-9892
Yakima Office
402 E. Yakima Ave, Suite 390
Yakima, Washington 98901
Phone: (509) 453-7462
Fax: (509) 453-7731 Bellevue Office
1611 116th Ave. NE, Ste. 214
Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: (425) 462-4460
Fax: (425) 462-4436
Use a WA state zip code (call the Everett office and tell ’em your name is Brian).
http://www.C-span.org Its on C-span 2
That CNN story was from Friday. The only real story is that they’ll meet shortly. Latest specualtion I heard was that the Dems would say that a vote for a filibuster was not breaking their agreement (that is, that the Republicans would still be required to oppose the Nuclear option). But all is speculation.
These are Dems on the G-14:
* Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut
* Robert C. Byrd, West Virginia
* E. Benjamin Nelson, Nebraska
* Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
* Daniel Inouye, Hawaii
* Mark Pryor, Arkansas
* Ken Salazar, Colorado
Go to CSPAN and there’s a “watch” link right at the top of the page (by Alito’s puss).
:rant1::rant1::rant1::rant1::rant1::rant1:
VOTE NO ON CLOTURE!!!
VOTE NO ON ALITO!!!
CALL LOCAL OFFICES!!!!
http://www.democrats.com/alito-48
:spank::spank::spank:
CNN has a story up saying everybody says it’s over. Almost ALL of it uses old news. This is the ‘liberal’ media we hear so much about.
202-224-4654 Barbara Mikulski, Maryland. On the fence.
MD Zip code to use: 21229
I could use a little blog help. i know you’re all busy, but my local paper wrote a horrible editorial and I’d appreciate it if you all could fire a 300 word or less letter in response to: editor@newnan.com
Here’s the editorial:
Anyway, I’d really appreciate letters going to my paper. I’m sick of ’em. :barf:
Thanks.
Hey, blog-sibs, I had the Weekend from Hell so I’m just now getting caught up. Please put pressure on Maria Cantwell, as well as Patty Murray. Cantwell has never been a shrinking violet senator before and I can’t figure out what the hell is up with her now.
Maria Cantwell contact information
State Offices Toll-free
Phone: 1-888-648-7328
WASHINGTON, DC
717 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-3441
202-228-0514 – FAX
202-224-8273 – TDD
SEATTLE
915 Second Avenue
Suite 3206
Seattle, WA 98174
206-220-6400
206-220-6404 – FAX
SPOKANE
U.S. Federal Courthouse
W. 920 Riverside, Suite 697
Spokane, WA 99201
509-353-2507
509-353-2547 – FAX
SW WASHINGTON
Marshall House
1313 Officers Row
Vancouver, WA 98661
360-696-7838
360-696-7844 – FAX
CENTRAL WASHINGTON
825 Jadwin Avenue,
204/204A
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 946-8106
(509) 946-6937 – FAX
TACOMA
950 Pacific Avenue, Suite 615
Tacoma, WA 98402
253-572-2281
253-572-5879 FAX
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON
2930 Wetmore Avenue, Suite 9B
Everett, WA 98201
425-303-0114
425-303-8351 FAX
Asshole Lieberman’s office supposedly saying he will not support the filibuster. He needs to be voted out of office.
just got the chance to get away from the little guy. on stephanie miller they had “breaking news,” saying that the gang of 14 would block the filibuster. they were too jokey about the news so I had to turn it off; :barf:therefore, I don’t know if it was real breaking news or just more of the same MSM crap. :fustrate:
miller has been awol on this fight (“you have to pick your battles blah blah blah.” I can’t even consider turning on Al because I’m sure he’ll make my head explode. :fustrate: :fustrate::rant1::rant1: rachel was good this morning, fortunately. otherwise, it would appear that aar is completely hostile to one of the greatest progressive actions in recent memory. :spank::spank::spank:
btw: Thom Hartmann is saying his theory why the “14” are meeting is that repugs do not have the 60 votes needed to prevent a filibuster! He thinks they’ve called this meeting to negotiate. So Hartmann is saying to step up that calling and faxing senators!
done!
done!
I think Miller was just parroting the same bullshit speculation. They want there to be an air of inevitability on this. The want King George to look regal and invincible tomorrow night.
Trying to get anything done today is a pain in the A*
I find it amazing how many people come over to DU with no idea of whats been going on for the last three days.
:fustrate::doh::omg:
Republican Lincoln Chaffee (RI) reportedly still on the filibuster fence:
Phone: (202) 224-2921 / (401) 453-5294
Fax: (202) 228-2853 / (401) 453-5085
Just called inouye and nelson. nelson’s aide cut me off, asked for the zip code and then hung up.:growl::growl::growl:
inouye from hawaii is from the gang of 14 but voted against roberts, so some think he may be worth focusing on.
I have to go do some deep breathing, before I hit the phones again. :yinyang::yinyang::yinyang:
dip67, they liked it better when “we the people” weren’t paying attention.
Kudos to Mike Malloy, Tom Hartmann, Sam Seder, Josh(Seder’s producer). They were the only AAR affiliated people to support the on-air filibuster. Shame on the other AAR hosts.
Cantwell had sent me an email asking for her support on an environmental issue (Artic wildlife) a few weeks back. If I’m her “friend” helping her, she can jolly well help me if I’m not in her zip code. Hope Nelson never needs OUR help. 👿
isi, you couldn’t be more right about the AAR hosts. AAR is really quite a cetnrist organization, and has missed the boat on so many issues that liberals really care about.:no::no::no: who are we glued to, during this amazing moment in progressive politics? certainly not AAR. Yeah, Young Turks!!! :bow::bow::bow: They are earning alot of new listeners.
For those of you in CT, you should visit Ned Lamont’s website, and encourage him to challange Lieberman in a Democratic primary.
cenk just gave a list of undecided senators:
rockefeller (WVA), lieberman (CT), dorgan, menendez (NJ), lautenberg (NJ), conrad
I was surprised he didn’t mention cantwell or murray, inouye, etc. does anyone have another strategic list of senators to focus on?
I’ve been listening to Al (because it’s easier than playing with the dial to find the station again later) and if the words “filibuster” or “Alito” have passed through his lips it happened while I was sneezing or in the bathroom or attending to some other bodily function that might interfere with listening to the radio. Al’s been talking about wiretapping, mostly.
:priest: Al Franken
Ignominious
They truly got new listeners save for those you mentioned isi and dlp67 you got that right:!::grin:
,,,:fire:
“and use the promo code ‘Al.'”
Whatta yutz.
I heard that Cantwell is taking a tally on whether to filibuster.
Al Franken Ignominious!!! :spank::spank: I LOVE it!:love:
unofficial report is that pryor (ark) is abstaining on the filibuster, which would be great news, if true!! because they need to get 60 votes, and an abstention denies them one more vote. apparently, there is also some other repub sen. who was in a (non-serious) car accident and won’t be able to vote. makes it harder for them.:banana::banana::banana:
contact info for inouye:
Washington D.C.
722 Hart Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-1102
202-224-3934 Fax: 202-224-6747
Honolulu
300 Ala Moana Boulevard
Room 7-212
Honolulu, Hawaii 96850-4975
808-541-2542 Fax: 808-541-2549 Maui
Ryther Barbin, Field Representative
24 N. Church Street, #407
Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii 96793
808-242-9702 Fax: 808-242-7233
Hilo
Delbert Nishimoto, Field Representative
101 Aupuni Street, #205
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
808-935-0844 Fax: 808-961-5163 Molokai
William Akutagawa, Field Representative
P.O. Box 573
Kaunakakai, Hawaii 96748
808-642-0203 Fax: 808-560-3385
Kona
Wayne Tanaka, Field Representative
P.O. Box 4l
Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750
808-935-0844 Fax: 808-961-5163 Kauai
Ronald Sakoda, Field Representative
1840A Leleiona Street
P.O. Box 311
Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii 96766
808-245-4611 Fax: 808-246-9515
…or was it Murray. I emailed those asking them to abstain if they weren’t going to support the filibuster.
Sometimes I think he’s hittin’ the booze. Al Frankin, King of the Jews.:40:
Somebody get Brian on here. Get the Funny movin’. Let’s go.
I just heard Robert Greenwald on the Young Turks. Go listen sheeple.
I’m sad to say I didn’t really know how this “filibuster” thing works. Randi was talking about it all last friday and explained…even if we get the filibuster they still have the votes in the end…Alito will still be approved for the supreme court….all a filibuster does for our side is buy us a little more time to debate it..and try try try to change repug’s minds on their vote….which will never happen. Sad but attaining a filibuster will still likely not gain us anything….:cry::(:(:(:cry:
T-2 hours and counting
If the rethugs can not get enough votes for cloture the debate could in theory go on forever
debate could go on forever….I like that bright spot of hope!
i want to listen to the young terks, but my computer at work has no sound! damnit!
I don’t have any speakers on my computer either. I had to route the sound through my DVD player to the tv. It took me a long time to figure out that I could do that.
You can get inexpensive USB sound devices too so if your computer at work has a USB port …. You can also take it with you
It’s happened before that a filibuster will change the entire course of a piece of legislation or a nomination. I’m keeping various extremities crossed (fingers, toes, arms, eyes…) at any rate.
i might have to look into that, i would much rather stream AAR then have to podcast it hours or days later.
From CQ’s mid-day update
So I guess that’s one more yes vote we can’t hope to avoid. Sigh.
If they can’t get 60 votes for cloture, the debate continues. It used to mean that somebody(s) had to stand there and speak the whole time (ala, Mr. Smith goes to Washington), but they don’t do that anymore. They can attempt to invoke cloture at any time, but aren’t likely to do it again until they are convinced they have the votes (unless they want to have a “show” vote).
If Joe Biden hasn’t convinced the Republicans that a second cloture vote will be successful, their next move would be to try and declare a filibuster in the case of a judicial nomination to be unconstitutional. This would only require a simple majority, and would fly in the face of 200 years of Senate tradition. Thinking Republicans realize that they will – sooner or later – be in the minority, and are at least somewhat hesitant to allow this to happen.
Democrats agreed to a deal that allowed Janice Rogers Brown, William Pryor, and Priscilla Owen to be confirmed to lower court positions. They said they were saving the filibuster to prevent radical judges from getting lifetime appoinments to the Supreme Court.
So, how can we allow them to cave in on Alito? If you’re terrified of using the filibuster, then you’ve already lost it. These slimey wimps need to know they’re going to be challanged in their primaries and we won’t give them a penny for their campaigns if they turn their backs on us.
Yeah! Without enough cloture votes, THE FILIBUSTER WILL GO ON forever.:omg::omg::rofl2:
Good work people here!
I just turned on AAR. Caught a fragment “already have enough votes for approval” or words to that effect. Yes. It seems that much of AAR threw in the towel–but not everyone. Rachel was great on it this morning. Wonder what Randi will say.
Fillibuster until Bush is impeached and in hell!:nixon:
I hear the Paschman laugh! Unmistakable.
Update on The Marc Maron Show if you don’t already know. Feb 13th debut. Show being practiced this week.
Looks like an evening show taped late afternoon in LA so it can hopefully be broadcast in NY at night also.
So what are we now? Maronites?:???: Oops, that’s taken. How about MarcMaronites? 🙂
Talk about Alito. Filibuster. Hell with the Crystal Gale effect. Cousin It!
talk about yer surrender monkeys–too many dems and certain AAR hosts really fit that bill. :billcat:
those who INSIST it’s been over have been so insisting from the start. they are obviously not interested in winning.:spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank:
maroninos?
I prefer Seditionisti. Or Seditionists. I like Seditionisti more, though.
19 after. Randi just announced that she will Talk about the Alito thing (next segment). “They tell us we can’t win!”:omg:
Hey Patrick – any word on how long the show’s going to be? Will it be on KTLK, or streaming/podcast only?
Is this filibuster stuff now playing on C-Span?
How about Marcaroons?
Randi is bullshitting. Is there as link where I can get on to the young osmanlis?
Gee, did you notice that, at the AAR store, one of the three “featured shows” is Morning Sedition?
Maronistas!
Maronettes?
Yep, on CSPAN-2
Maronexists.
Maronesque-existentialistas!:omg:
That’s because it takes thirty seconds to delete an online store and they don’t want to pay anyone to do it. That’s my guess, anyway. I’m not complaining. I’m saving my pennies for the messenger bag. I have the truckers cap but it’s worthless in this winter’s rain.
BTW, Ed Schultz is covering the Alito issue rather thoroughly. He’s got Ted Kennedy on right now.
Lincoln Chaffee will vote “no”? Good work people.
That creepy Hatch is running his drool on C-Span now.
Levin’s office is taking calls, he’s undecided: 202-224-6221
Fifty minutes to go.
Unlike Randi, huh? Good. Big Eddie.
Did I read that MARIA Cantwell of Washington is undecided?:omg:
Cantwell is apparently undecided on the filibuster, but she is a definite no vote on Alito.
45 minutes till filibuster:banana:
Alito and Opus Dei
Jackboots of the Church
By MICHAEL CARMICHAEL
Is Judge Samuel Alito a member of Opus Dei?
If so, does it matter? If it matters, why?
A Senate staffer confirmed that the Judiciary Committee received numerous “notes and letters” stating that Judge Samuel Alito is a member of Opus Dei.
A controversial Catholic organization*, Opus Dei is now widely known from the bestseller, The Da Vinci Code, a novel by American author Dan Brown, soon to be a major film starring Tom Hanks that will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
In 1928, a Catholic priest who acquired a doctorate in law, Josemaría Escrivá founded Opus Dei in Spain. Escrivá’s juridical attitude to religious doctrine permeates Opus Dei and is the source of its attraction to members of the legal profession. Opus Dei received massive political support after the fascist victory in the Spanish Civil War. Generalissimo Francisco Franco protected and fostered conservative elements within Opus Dei by appointing eight ministers to powerful positions in his government. In Spain, Opus Dei is still regarded as a potent political force. In 2002, Escrivá was canonized.
Why, then, is an Alito membership in Opus Dei of major significance? In addition to his activist record on the federal bench and his conservative ideology, Alito is deemed to be a menace to the balance of power as well as the constitutional rights of Americans. Judge Alito’s affiliation with Opus Dei may be a factor in the strident opposition from Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, both progressive Roman Catholics who do not approve of the influence of religious dogma on political ideology. The majority of Americans believe in the separation of church and state, while many religious conservatives such as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell would transform America into a theocratic state. Robertson and Falwell are staunch supporters of Judge Alito.
While the Moral Majority, the 700 Club and a growing bloc of Christian Conservatives have wielded a great deal of political influence in America, two years ago these protestant fundamentalists formed a coalition with conservative Catholics to re-elect President George Bush. In 2004, the Vatican intervened directly into the US presidential election to endorse their champion, George Bush. The back-story is both fascinating and compelling, for it illuminates the political dynamics taking shape in the nomination, possible confirmation and conflict centring on Alito. . .
http://www.counterpunch.org
T-25 minutes and counting
:doh::doh::doh::omg::omg::omg:
I will be gone from my computer for 2 hours starting right at the beginning of the vote. I’ll be excited to read everyone’s take on the proceeding.
FILIBUSTER ALITO
SAVE THE CONSTITUTION
Thanks pj, for providing us such a great forum. :nod:
Schultz is saying we’re only 7 votes short on the filibuster.
I like Maronites, Maranoids, or Seditionistas.
Ted Kennedy is ON FIRE on the floor of the senate. What a moment!
i second the Seditionistas
The wrong judge, at the wrong time, in the wrong court.
Kennedy.
Okay, I’m voting for Seditionistas, and my second choice is Maronoids.
I can’t listen in to C-Span. I really hope Teddy’s speech is on the news later tonight.
How could the other democrats not vote for a filibuster after listening to that amazing speech by Kennedy. How could they even look him in the face.
Are you maronoid:paranoid: ?
That’s great.
Good morning SEDITIONISTAS! Hey Paul! Welcome FBI Hopper!
I’m usually not up this early, but had to watch the what was gonna take place on Alito! :sammy:
Arlon Specter is a jack-ass! :spank::no:
It’s 6:30. man that’s early. Watchin’ the Turks?
I cant’ get anything on the span. my local gov. took it over.
We are the Seditionistas and we…are…MARONOID!
:nixon:
Since we’re over 200 comments on this thread, I’ll be putting up a “cloture” thread as we watch the vote come in.
FFFFFFFF FRIST
Travis:No, I’m watching the senate on pipeline. :doh:
Will go back to bed after this….:yawn:
Your site is lookin’ good man! :banana:
I haven’t been able to watch c-span and the vote; it’s too painful for me, because I take this ridiculous S. Ct. way too seriously.
and besides, when I was working with a group to get a senator (thanks, boxer!) to object to the certification of the ohio vote, Kennedy made one of the best speeches of his life. I wept. and then he voted to certify the ohio electors.
politics in this Gilded Age is well, :barf:
but I’m proud of all the work we have done, and all the senators who found that they had a spine after all. :bow::bow::bow::bow:
Thanks, my well is running dry on ideas for the site.
I think I’ll pipe the span too. The turks keep cutting out on me.
10 minute hold at T-1 minute while Mr. Frist goes to the bathroom ( Kennedy says he s* in his pants)
Oh boy! Bill Frist…what a genius! :rofl2:
Are you serious, they’re holding for Frist to piss? I really wish I could watch this….
I couldn’t get c-span to work, but the young turks are playing it on their web cam.
AAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!:rant1:
:rant1:whoa what the fuck malloy is gonna be pissed lots of nazi talk tonight im sure whoa 15 short i need to accost people fuck who are the fucking cunts that fucked that shit up?
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
:barf:wow i cant fucking wait to get my ass home so i can divorce myself from this pussy ass no balls having democratic party
:spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank:
Wow, did you all hear Malloy just now in his opening statement?!!
Malloy said the next time we get the urge to sign an on line petition, we need to break our wrist!
Malloy says he is abandoning the democratic party and there will be ice water in hell before he gives money to a democrat. That democrats will not gain control of the House in 2006…maybe in 2022.