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Originally posted by Doc Velocity
Al Franken Objects to Joe Lieberman Speaking in Senate, Defies Senate Tradition, Makes a Complete ASS of Himself
Junior Senator Franken Tries to Silence Senior Senator Lieberman
Sen. Joe Lieberman just wanted an "additional moment" on the floor Thursday to finish his speech about health care. But when he asked for unanimous consent to finish his remarks, Democratic Sen. Al Franken wouldn't let him.
"In my capacity as the senator from Minnesota, I object," said Franken, who shrugged his shoulders as he was presiding over the Senate.
"Really?" Lieberman asked, flashing a grin. "Don't take it personally," as he was granted consent to include the rest of his remarks in the congressional record.
Franken didn't take it personally, leadership aides and his office said. Both said that the leadership is strictly enforcing a 10-minute speaking rule, an unusual move that is irking long-winded senators. Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said the objection was not directed at Lieberman, who is the source of liberal ire for his position on the health care bill.
Senator John McCain was boiling mad and immediately came to Lieberman's defense, rebuking junior Senator Franken on the spot, saying that in his 24 years in the Senate he had never seen a Senator denied his request for one more minute. "I don't know what's happening in this body," said McCain, "but it's wrong."
What's going on in the Senate, Mr. McCain, is called a socialist snow job.
— Doc Velocity
Originally posted by intrepid
1 France
2 Italy
3 San Marino
4 Andorra
5 Malta
6 Singapore
7 Spain
8 Oman
9 Austria
10 Japan
11 Norway
12 Portugal
13 Monaco
14 Greece
15 Iceland
16 Luxembourg
17 Netherlands
18 United Kingdom
19 Ireland
20 Switzerland
21 Belgium
22 Colombia
23 Sweden
24 Cyprus
25 Germany
26 Saudi Arabia
27 United Arab Emirates
28 Israel
29 Morocco
30 Canada
31 Finland
32 Australia
33 Chile
34 Denmark
35 Dominica
36 Costa Rica
37 United States of America
38 Slovenia
39 Cuba
40 Brunei
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See how easy that is? Provide information and a link. THEN it isn't opinion.
Originally posted by mrsoul2009
Your conservative boy GW did more to wreck this country than any President in the last 100 years,,,blah, blah, blah...Dick Cheney.
Originally posted by pigwithoutawig
reply to post by TheAgentNineteen
Where do you get your info? Votes showing up in cars! C'mon. If you read earlier posts you will see that it has been shown that someone earlier in the day had his extra time turned down.So it does happen. Franken was just following the laws.
Originally posted by Jezus
Originally posted by Doc Velocity
Beck has no real impact on American politics.
He has more of an impact than most elected officials....
Originally posted by Doc VelocityEver since Barack Hussein Obama's election a year ago, the Democrat Party has forced its will and agenda on the American people, stifling open debate and rushing the worst and most costly legislation through passage, driving us farther into debt than at any time in our nation's history.
Originally posted by Doc Velocity
Ever since Barack Hussein Obama's election a year ago, the Democrat Party has forced its will and agenda on the American people, stifling open debate and rushing the worst and most costly legislation through passage, driving us farther into debt than at any time in our nation's history.
Originally posted by Doc Velocity
What that list does not tell you is that most of the nations shown are tiny, tiny little nations compared to the USA. I mean, Norway has a total population of 8 million. Malta has like 4 million, Singapore is 4 million, France is like 30 million, Canada is about 30 million..... etc
Bill Clinton and Al Gore were ripping the United States completely apart long before GWBush came loping along. Bush was a clown, but he did one thing Clinton never did — he kept terrorism out of the USA for 7 years. Yeah, Bush was a minor player in the history of America's destruction compared to Bill Clinton and his arm-twister Al Gore.
Originally posted by guidanceofthe third kind
i am trying to figure out how fraken is not as smart because he is a comedian. He is smarter than most people BECAUSE he is a comedian, not in spite of it; smarter than most senators and definitely smarter than most of us including myself. He was under orders to keep it at 10 minutes just like lieberman was but he doesnt follow orders.