Birther screams out "Except Obama" as Congress reads the Constitution

[kpete]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_house_constitution

Birther screams out as Congress reads the Constitution
by Chris in Paris on 1/06/2011 02:27:00 PM
Predictable and disgusting, but that's the monster the GOP created.

House Republicans' reading of the Constitution was interrupted Thursday by a woman who shouted "except Obama, except Obama" to the venerable document's words on a U.S. citizen's eligibility to be president.

Just as Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., was reading "no person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States" is eligible for the presidency, a woman in the visitor's gallery yelled out that it did not apply to President Barack Obama.

Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, who was presiding over the House, banged the gavel and halted the proceedings, warning that such action from members of the public was a violation of House rules. The woman was quickly removed by Capitol police.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_house_constitution
http://www.americablog.com/2011/01/birther-screams-out-as-congress-reads.html

[HopeHoops]

1. What a fucking moron.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. Expect RW hate on Mark Simpson. "RINO" etc.

[HughBeaumont]

3. Ah, another one who wants to say "President (insert racial slur here)", but can't.

So many dumbshits, so few Darwin-Award-level accidents.

[driver8]

4. This rule only applies to white people...

everyone else has to follow a different set of rules.

[emulatorloo]

5. Can't wait for the CafePress celebratory T-Shirt and Coffeemug featuring her likeness.

[bullwinkle428]

6. DU needs to start a "Bagger Eruption" chronology. It would

have to include great moments in bagger history, such as the infamous "Kentucky Head Stomp" and other similar incidents...

[emulatorloo]

7. Excellent idea - w video clips and everything! Too bad I am sooooo lazy.

[malaise]

8. ReTHUGS probably paid her bail money

Bet the teabagger loonies arranged it

[RandomKoolzip]

9. Can someone explain why the fuck they're pulling this "reading the

Constitution" stunt, taking up valuable time, while the country and planet are both facing myriad genuine crises on all fronts, in the first place? What good does this do anyone? It's about as effective as praying away a speeding bullet aimed at your own hea- OH. I get it.

Basically it's the legislative equivalent of chanting away evil spirits, right?

[Supply Side Jesus]

12. why swore to defend the thing....before they had it read

makes complete sense!


:crazy:

[struggle4progress]

15. They plan to try to strangle much of the Federal apparatus, using a Scalia-originalist approach:

if the founding fathers didn't imagine it directly, then they'll supposedly want it gone

But this approach will be applied quite inconsistently, of course: they'll probably go after environmental protection, since their corporate overlords dislike that; they're unlikely to go after the Air Force, since there's big bucks for mega-corporations there

[Old and In the Way]

16. Sure...bread and circuses.

Light on the brad, heavy on the circus. I'm waiting for Boehner and Cantor to expand the House floor to accommodate three rings of entertainment.

[Posteritatis]

17. Showboating to get votes in the next election. (nt)

[Toucano]

10. Maybe it was this lady?

Looking for her second "15-minutes".

[AlinPA]

11. Another staged event by the republicans to bring up the stupid birther charge. GOP are going

to use this charge all the way through 2012.

[mmonk]

13. The Confederates are in charge. What did you expect?

[MiniMe]

14. I prefer to think that she was yelling "accept Obama"

But I seriously doubt it.