OFFICIAL 110th Congress Thread (For Cube Rats) #5

[Sydnie]

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[babylonsister]

1. You're a good organizer, Sydnie. Thank you! nt

[Sydnie]

27. I have had a bit of practice

with the C-Span threads. :hug:

[Skidmore]

2. Suddenly, Boehner feels qualified to lecture

the Congress on the people being the government. "The gavel belongs to noone."

Trying to pee on the parade.

[Maven]

3. The "Democrat Party?" FUCK YOU, BONER

Now hand the gavel to its rightful owner. POS.

[Zookeeper]

138. Thank you for verifying that he actually said "Democrat...

Party." Oh, yeah, so much for bipartisanship! What a jerk! And he has certainly looked pissy and less than gracious during the last couple of hours.

[thereismore]

4. "Democrat Party". Beaner, remind me sometime why I hate you.

[KingFlorez]

5. Boehner is rambling on and on

Shut up, fool!

[SharonRB]

6. First Rec done!

[Greeby]

7. Nancy get him off the stage

Puhleez

[Atman]

8. What am I missing? Is there a kick-ass party going on or something?

What's with all the Congress threads? So, they started their new jobs...what's the fuss that's causing so many posts? Just curious.

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[hashibabba]

Some of us are interested in what's going on with this country.

This is an exciting time for us Dems. You can always "Scroll on By" if you're offended by them.

[Atman]

47. Ooooooooooooohh!

"Some of us are interested in what is going on with this country." Could you possibly have come up with a more childish, ridiculous insult for a comeback? What an asshole. I just asked a question.

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Oh, and btw...who the hell are you, and why is your post unnumbered and marked as the "original post?"

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[Balbus]

93. I don't always agree with Atman...

but to imply that he's not "interested in what's going on with this country..." is way out of line. He's one of the most passionate posters I've read.

[Atman]

118. Hey, thanks Balbus

I've been a lot quicker to turn off the teevee after morning coffee, plus I moved my studio and don't even have a teevee nearby unless I bring in the little 13" job. I thought my question was valid, and since then I've even plugged in that little teevee, to boot, so I can see for myself what is going on. It just amazes me how snarky some DUers can get over the littlest things!

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[crispini]

121. LOL! We Dems just took it back... ain't that worth a party? nt

[Atman]

125. Absolutely!

That's why I asked. But WE should be partying, big time.

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[Norquist Nemesis]

9. Who noticed all of those Republicans wearing BLUE ties?

Are they trying on some sort of Democratic camo or something?

[SharonRB]

14. I noticed a ton of blue ties, but I couldn't tell who was wearing them

on my tiny RealPlayer screen.

[Skidmore]

22. Camouflage.

[KingFlorez]

10. Finally!

[Tuesday_Morning]

11. Boner's advice:

Be nice.

[Norquist Nemesis]

18. First act with that gavel

Use Boehner's head to pound in order.

[Zookeeper]

139. That was really rich given that he referred to....

the "Democrat" Party. He was saying, "Be nice to us, but we'll still knife you in the back if we can."

[CottonBear]

12. Boner just mentioned Fat Bastard (aka Hastert)

Fat Bastard stood up and was applauded.

[Greeby]

16. How do you know, did the stage give way?

:evilgrin:

[CottonBear]

33. LOL! He really struggled to get to his feet. He was up in the gallery. n/t

[deadmessengers]

13. Is Boehner drunk?

He can barely read his speech

[dogday]

17. I said that earlier

Looked like he was drunk or something....

[KingFlorez]

21. Probably

[Javaman]

133. na he ain't drunk, he's what it looks like when someone has to eat their own words. lol nt

[Chichiri]

15. And the gavel has been passed.

:)

[LSK]

23. what a great moment!!!

:bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

19. Ol' Denny doesn't look so very happy, does he?

Nancy, on the other hand...... :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[in_cog_ni_to]

20. Oh PUHLEEEEZE! NOW the rat bastard wants to PLAY NICE???

SCREW YOU, BONER!:grr:

[Norquist Nemesis]

30. Yeah, it's funny. They don't want it both ways

They only want it under the terms THEY demand.

Fuck 'em!

[in_cog_ni_to]

37. Exactly! What a crock of shit!

The crap they've dished out over the last 12 years should come back at them 10 fold!:grr:

[SharonRB]

24. I didn't realize I'd get so choked up

It's a great day in America!

[LSK]

28. I know how you feel

[babylonsister]

25. Madame Speaker, we're listening! Congratulations! nt

[thereismore]

26. Nancy is on! "leader bayner"

[MacGregor]

29. Ugh, Boehner. Spare us the lecture about responsibility of power,...

...partisanship and manners.All we have to do is see what Republicans did the last 12 years and do the exact bleedin' opposite.

Oh, and "Democrat Party," Boehner? Blow me. :mad:

[Greeby]

31. Correction Nancy

Democrats serve one country. Republicans serve Ein Volk! Ein Reich! Ein Fuhrer ;)

[Skidmore]

32. She made the Rs stand up and applaud.

[The Witch]

34. I feel like i'm listening to JFK or MLK .. I'm all in awe.

This is amazing. Living history.

[crispini]

35. HELL YEAH!

[Greylyn58]

36. This is a Great Day

not only for the US and everyone who wants to see a new direction for this country, but I love the fact that we have our first woman speaker and I feel especially great that I and Nancy Pelosi share the same first name. :evilgrin:

[myrna minx]

38. Oh how proud I am to have an eloquent leader and speaker

who puts country first. :hug: Thank you Madame Pelosi. You are the meaning of grace.

[bdamomma]

71. I hope she mentions to them that they are there to do

the People's work.

[SharonRB]

39. Oh, Nancy....

Yes, we need to work together, but I don't want to hear anything about any pardons. It may have been right for Ford, but this goes way beyond what Tricky Dick did.

[suffragette]

40. Oh Happy Day to see Speaker Pelosi with the gavel in hand

I'm home sick today, but this is making me feel much, much better.

[coffeenap]

41. Hastert looks truly ill; Boehner is trying not to cry. Pelosi first

honors the military; "Dialogue and trust across the aisle"; honoring new members; acknowledging families of new members;

[KingFlorez]

42. Tony Bennett is in the balcony

[bdamomma]

63. yes, I noticed that Tony was there, was he routing for Nancy?

[crispini]

43. I just lost audio. Who was that?

[deadmessengers]

44. "From the kitchen, to the Congress"

Oh, this is wonderful.

[ronnykmarshall]

I love this picture.

[Tuesday_Morning]

48. That's awesome!

I love it.

[Maven]

45. Talking about her family: "Proud, patriotic, and STAUNCHLY DEMOCRATIC!"

YES!!! :woohoo:

[crispini]

46. Still speaking. Thanking constituents. nt

[crispini]

49. "Been waiting for this moment two hundred years."

All men AND WOMEN created equal.

[blogslut]

50. ...

[The Witch]

51. IRAQ! She brought it right on up! Nancy, are you pulling a fast one on us!?

W00t!!!!!!!

[crispini]

54. Responsibility of President to articulate a plan

that makes it clear to Iraquis they have responsibility for their own countyr.

[Kolesar]

yeah. Sit on your hands during the applause you fascists on the right side of the room

"Responsibly redeploy our troops"

[annabanana]

55. The VERY FIRST ISSUE!. . day-um!

Good for her

[malaise]

61. Fabulous

I'm recording for my students. This is a very important day in history.

[Greeby]

52. Umm Nancy, Iraqis are defending their own streets

That's kind of been the problem :eyes:

[w4rma]

116. Rep. Pelosi. (nt)

[coffeenap]

53. Hey, what are these tears on my keyboard?

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[ronnykmarshall]

57. Mine too!

This is fantastic!

[dogday]

65. Pay as you go----The Republicans really liked that one! nt

[The Witch]

58. Obviously God is crying that a lowly womern is up on that stage.

:sarcasm:

:rofl:

[crispini]

56. Wow, she's not pulling any punches. "Protect American people from terrorism"

Never forget vets and first responders.

[SeattleGirl]

59. I love that she said that.

:applause:

[crispini]

60. What is best in our nation: liberty, opportunity, and justice.

Our responsibility to carry forward into 21st cent.

[in_cog_ni_to]

62. Renewable Energy and Combat Climate Change!!! YES! YES! YES!

I love this!

[crispini]

64. Calling for fiscal responsibility, bipartisanship

[crispini]

Pay as you go, no new deficit spending - Standing O! nt

[LSK]

66. this is so amazing

What a moment. What a feeling.

[LSK]

77. she is inviting the Children present to come up and touch the gavel

[crispini]

67. No mountain of debt! nt

[crispini]

68. Ethics reform! nt

[Atman]

69. Republics had a hard time mustering applause for ethics reform!

There go the golf vacations "fact finding" junkets to Caribbean beaches.

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[SeattleGirl]

73. And they're gonna have to WORK now.

:rofl:

[dogday]

70. 100 hours-you guys are going to be working it nt

[crispini]

72. One-hundred hour plan! nt

[ronnykmarshall]

Did you see lard ass Denny?

What a sour puss!

[Democrat 4 Ever]

84. Anybody notice how hard it was for Roy Blunt to clap for anything?

He yawned, read from some notes, barely clapped, looks extremely pissed.

Over all his pissyness is making my day!

[bdamomma]

100. she should add no more 3 day work week and now you will be

working 5 full days to do the peoples' work. The repigs have their tails between their legs it's about fucking time.

They underestimated the American People, they will learn never to do that again.

[Der Blaue Engel]

74. A New America, baby!

:patriot: :applause:

[deadmessengers]

75. Who is that sitting next to Boehner?

That classless asshat couldn't even stifle a yawn during one of the most historic moments in the history of this great Republic?

[Greeby]

76. Stage invasion!

:headbang:

[SeattleGirl]

80. That's so cool, calling the children to the podium!

:applause:

[dogday]

78. Calling all the Children forward

what an opportunity for them...

[in_cog_ni_to]

79. Awwwwww! The kids get to go to the podium and touch the gavel!

How sweet of her!

[ronnykmarshall]

87. That's so cool.

She's our Momma!

[ronnykmarshall]

110. WOW!!

Here it goes !

The Florida vote for congress.

[Cameron27]

90. It's so beautiful to see this.

[Atman]

94. Hastert and Foley used to let the young pages touch their gavel all the time

In fact, I think they saw it as a requirement of the job!

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[crispini]

98. Bwahahahahahahha! nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

108. I'm SURE it was a part of their 'job description.'

:rofl: Bwahahahahahahaha!

[Kolesar]

96. They are the people from whom the climate activists find our purpose

Nice gesture, Speaker

[crispini]

81. Aw! All the kids coming up!

Flooding the dais!

[Atman]

82. ACCK! KIDS!

The Repubics must be FUMING...democrats are actually HUMAN! After all those years trying to demonize us!

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[crispini]

88. So cute with the gavel! nt

[annabanana]

83. Wow! lookit all those kids!

Quite a crowd.

[SharonRB]

85. How cute!

Could you see Denny or Boner invite the kids up to touch the gavel?

[bdamomma]

127. they would probably invite all their corporation friends up there

I am glad they are green with jealousy they blew it for following that stupid W.

Listening to Tom Oliphant on Al Franken. He said it was tacky for Hastert not turning the gavel over to Nancy.

[CottonBear]

86. Now she's inviting all of the children to come up to the podium!

How beautiful! :)

[myrna minx]

99. This is so overwhelming!

She just took the oath! I guarantee no other speaker was ever sworn in surrounded by children.

[CottonBear]

119. Oh no! I missed the actual oath! My boss called me on the phone. n/t

[CottonBear]

123. Dupe. Dlelete. n/t

[Der Blaue Engel]

113. Dammit, I'm totally crying again n/t

[Sydnie]

89. That's the difference between a woman and a man

she let's the kids really experience it. Yeah, it's really not doing the business of the nation, except teaching them that they have a voice and that they could someday be doing it for themselves, right there, in that room.

:grouphug: for the New Speaker!

[Skidmore]

They'll remember this day.

[crispini]

91. "The house will come to order!"

YEAH SPEAKER PELOSI!

[in_cog_ni_to]

92. Congressman Dingell is swearing her in!

:)

[crispini]

95. Time for Oath of Office!

I am so happy!

[michaz]

97. YES YES YES

History has been made.

[crispini]

101. Still lots of kids around her. So cute! nt

[nini]

102. That was beautiful

I'm so excited!

[Greeby]

103. Holt is objecting!

:woohoo:

[LSK]

104. Florida Congressional controversy coming up

[SharonRB]

105. Here comes Rush Holt.....

[NYC Liberal]

106. Officially bringing up the election controversy in Florida!!

[Beaverhausen]

109. ALRIGHT!!!

[crispini]

107. Rush Holt asking about contesting Florida's 13th!!!!! nt

[Kolesar]

115. So we have to wait to sort this out in the future? eom

I think we got hosed

[crispini]

124. Well, there are lawsuits... those take time.

I think it's cool that it's still contested, IMO.

[crispini]

111. Notice of contest has been filed with the clerk.

House remains the judge. Seating without prejudice, contest is still pending and will be reviewed.

[in_cog_ni_to]

112. ACK! Howdy Doody!

:puke:

[crispini]

114. hee!

[NYC Liberal]

120. He looks like Pierce Bush!

:puke:

[NYC Liberal]

122. He looks like Pierce Bush!

:puke:

[Maven]

131. No, it's CHUCKY from CHILD'S PLAY!!! nt

[crispini]

117. Swearing in the House.. it's done! nt

[crispini]

126. So they're all just hanging out now.

I know she wants to get ethics passed today, so I assume they'll come back.

[CottonBear]

128. She's back! "The house will come to order." Emmanuel introducing Hoyer now. n/t

[CottonBear]

132. Bang, bang! "Please take your conversations into the office...." She is taking no shit!

Arghh! Howdy Doody (Adam Putnam, R-FL) is on again, announcing Boner...

[crispini]

129. Dems Annoucing Hoyer as Majority leader nt

[crispini]

130. R's annoucing Bayner as MINORITY leader hahahahahah nt

[LSK]

134. new thread?

[Sydnie]

137. Done n/t

[Sydnie]

135. ~~~~NEW THREAD UP NOW~~~~

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3042671

[crispini]

136. Administrative offices electing. nt