Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:08 PM

Sen. Ron Johnson is an ASS! But John Kerry is handling him very well..

Johnson trying to go after Hillary Clinton through John Kerry. Kerry is handling him very well.

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Sen. Ron Johnson is an ASS! But John Kerry is handling him very well.. (Original post)	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	OP
I figured they'd Benghazi this, since it's a State Dept. issue--they're just a dog with a bone.	TwilightGardener	Jan 2013	#1
+1 I called him an a**wipe also	BlueIndyBlue	Jan 2013	#2
He pulled a George Costanza, trying on his responses to Hillary from yesterday, to Kerry.	beachmom	Jan 2013	#3
Lol..the jerk store.	Iggo	Jan 2013	#4
Rubio spent all his time showcasing what he considers his AWESOME	TwilightGardener	Jan 2013	#5
That dude is an ass: "Look what I know"	ProSense	Jan 2013	#9
He made absolutely no sense and left Kerry speechless. Kerry responded that he'll "get back to him"	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#20
I think he mentioned Bush taking N. Korea off the state sponsor of terror list. Or something.	TwilightGardener	Jan 2013	#22
Yeah, I said that in my post. Kerry looked like he wanted to laugh. The guy made absolutely no sense	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#24
Marco Rubio struck me to be like a ranting college student, and Kerry a caring Professor	beachmom	Jan 2013	#23
Johnson's just playing to....	Little Star	Jan 2013	#6
Actually, did everyone catch Kerry's zinger to Johnson?	beachmom	Jan 2013	#7
Was this comment from	butterfly77	Jan 2013	#8
Yes. Lynn Sweet from the Sun Times:	beachmom	Jan 2013	#12
I love this!!	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#19
LOL!	ProSense	Jan 2013	#11
Yup. Some more Twitter snark:	beachmom	Jan 2013	#13
i don't know why repugs are so stupid, unintelligent, asswipes	samsingh	Jan 2013	#10
ron johnson is an ass, and I cry every time I see him.....ugh.	a kennedy	Jan 2013	#14
Ask the voters in Wi.	old guy	Jan 2013	#35
Johnny Mac droning on now, Benghazi blah blah, Syria blah blah.	TwilightGardener	Jan 2013	#15
You know, if only we had elected John McCain and Sarah Palin, none of this would be happening. n/t	ellisonz	Jan 2013	#16
LOL--ever grateful for bullets dodged.	TwilightGardener	Jan 2013	#17
He's a bitter old man and he's not going to let anyone forget it. n/t	ellisonz	Jan 2013	#21
He will never get over the fact that he lost an election. He is more upset about getting beaten by a	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#27
John McCain is the SCUM of the earth. He asks Kerry what happened to Security...	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#18
McCain also did not attend that classified hearing Kerry alluded to to Johnson earlier.	beachmom	Jan 2013	#26
Still some good people with Cardin and Boxer, but I agree. Even the Democrats serving on the	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#28
Hillary actually served on the Armed Services Committee, not the SFRC. not	beachmom	Jan 2013	#30
Oh, yeah! I forgot about that. Thanks for the correction. :)	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#32
Worse than merely cutting the security budgets ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jan 2013	#29
John Kerry is doing a masterful job! Masterful!!	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#25
Great soliloquy on the importance of addressing climate change. Go, John, go!!	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#31
That was great. n/t	ProSense	Jan 2013	#33
Rand Paul spewing his filth now.	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#34
Like Rubio, another self-promoting President wannabe.	TwilightGardener	Jan 2013	#36
John Kerry absolutely SCHOOLED him. Made him look small, petty, and unintelligent!	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#38
"Mansplaining" was a word I read on Twitter.	beachmom	Jan 2013	#40
I like it!	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#41
Kerry: How about before that, we try peace!	ProSense	Jan 2013	#37
Chris Murphy is impressive! Imagine had CT elected Linda McMahon. :(	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#39

Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:09 PM

TwilightGardener (39,696 posts)

1. I figured they'd Benghazi this, since it's a State Dept. issue--they're just a dog with a bone.

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:13 PM

BlueIndyBlue (42 posts)

2. +1 I called him an a**wipe also

We need to get him the heck out of the Senate!

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:16 PM

beachmom (15,218 posts)

3. He pulled a George Costanza, trying on his responses to Hillary from yesterday, to Kerry.

Marco Rubio was also nauseating. As was Corker.

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Response to beachmom (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:18 PM

Iggo (22,572 posts)

4. Lol..the jerk store.

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Response to beachmom (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:19 PM

TwilightGardener (39,696 posts)

5. Rubio spent all his time showcasing what he considers his AWESOME

foreign policy chops. He covered the world according to Marco, and then gave Kerry two minutes to respond. Total self-promoting assclown.

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Response to TwilightGardener (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:24 PM

ProSense (99,609 posts)

9. That dude is an ass: "Look what I know"

A series of simplistic questions strung together to create the impression of broad knowledge.

I loved Kerry's response, big:

Kerry: Middle East Experiencing ‘Biggest Upheaval’ In Region Since The Ottoman Empire

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) said at his secretary of state confirmation hearing Thursday that the Middle East is experiencing the "biggest upheaval in that part of the world since the Ottoman Empire."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/kerry-middle-east-experiencing-biggest-upheaval-in-region

That should leave Rubio the lesser scratching his head for a few days.

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Response to TwilightGardener (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:49 PM

Liberal_Stalwart71 (14,169 posts)

20. He made absolutely no sense and left Kerry speechless. Kerry responded that he'll "get back to him"

on his questions.

Rubio said some nonsensical shit about Bush removing North Korea from the "axis of evil". None of what he said made a lick of sense and left Kerry flabbergasted.

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #20)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:52 PM

TwilightGardener (39,696 posts)

22. I think he mentioned Bush taking N. Korea off the state sponsor of terror list. Or something.

It was like a T-shirt cannon firing random unconnected foreign policy ideas. Kerry didn't know where to start.

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Response to TwilightGardener (Reply #22)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:57 PM

Liberal_Stalwart71 (14,169 posts)

24. Yeah, I said that in my post. Kerry looked like he wanted to laugh. The guy made absolutely no sense

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #20)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:56 PM

beachmom (15,218 posts)

23. Marco Rubio struck me to be like a ranting college student, and Kerry a caring Professor

who told him to come by for office hours, so he can explain it all to him. Meanwhile, he needs to get back to his lecture.

Anyone who thinks Rubio is a creditable presidential candidate clearly has not seem him in action in the Senate. He is completely unimpressive, playing in the minor leagues at best.

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:19 PM

Little Star (11,740 posts)

6. Johnson's just playing to....

His Base

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:21 PM

beachmom (15,218 posts)

7. Actually, did everyone catch Kerry's zinger to Johnson?

https://twitter.com/JNSmall/status/294492105005473792

Kerry: Senator, in all fairness, I think we do know what happened. There was a briefing and tapes, which we all saw-those of us who went 2 it

Ha, ha, ha, ha! The dude couldn't even bother to get briefed about Benghazi with actual tapes, but now he is positively OUTRAGED!

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Response to beachmom (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:23 PM

butterfly77 (16,765 posts)

8. Was this comment from

today's hearing?

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Response to butterfly77 (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:34 PM

beachmom (15,218 posts)

12. Yes. Lynn Sweet from the Sun Times:

https://twitter.com/lynnsweet/status/294492451400478720

Kerry taking down Johnson, who demands to know "what happened" in Benghazi. Kerry elicits: Johnson failed to attend a Benghazi briefing.

And we now have video from TPM:

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/kerry-calls-out-gop-senator-out-for-missing

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Response to beachmom (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:47 PM

Liberal_Stalwart71 (14,169 posts)

19. I love this!!

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Response to beachmom (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:26 PM

ProSense (99,609 posts)

11. LOL!

Was that the one McCain and the other grandstanders missed?

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Response to ProSense (Reply #11)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:36 PM

beachmom (15,218 posts)

13. Yup. Some more Twitter snark:

https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/294496947992137730

RT @EricKleefeld: BREAKING: Ron Johnson now says Kerry planned to get unemotional at the hearing.

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:25 PM

samsingh (10,393 posts)

10. i don't know why repugs are so stupid, unintelligent, asswipes

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:41 PM

a kennedy (7,142 posts)

14. ron johnson is an ass, and I cry every time I see him.....ugh.

Russ Feingold SHOULD still be in the Senate.

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Response to a kennedy (Reply #14)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 01:19 PM

old guy (1,140 posts)

35. Ask the voters in Wi.

They put this idiot in office and odds are they will re-elect him.

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:42 PM

TwilightGardener (39,696 posts)

15. Johnny Mac droning on now, Benghazi blah blah, Syria blah blah.

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Response to TwilightGardener (Reply #15)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:44 PM

ellisonz (26,326 posts)

16. You know, if only we had elected John McCain and Sarah Palin, none of this would be happening. n/t

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Response to ellisonz (Reply #16)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:46 PM

TwilightGardener (39,696 posts)

17. LOL--ever grateful for bullets dodged.

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Response to TwilightGardener (Reply #17)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:51 PM

ellisonz (26,326 posts)

21. He's a bitter old man and he's not going to let anyone forget it. n/t

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Response to ellisonz (Reply #21)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 01:01 PM

Liberal_Stalwart71 (14,169 posts)

27. He will never get over the fact that he lost an election. He is more upset about getting beaten by a

black man than he was about Bush/KKKarl Rove's racist stunt against him in the 2000 SC primary. The man is a despicable human being. He was once a man of honor in how he served his country. And now I can't stand to look at him.

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:46 PM

Liberal_Stalwart71 (14,169 posts)

18. John McCain is the SCUM of the earth. He asks Kerry what happened to Security...

Listen asshole, your Rethug colleagues CUT the fucking budget for Security.

Then, this asshole has a nerve to decry the phenomenon of rape in some ME countries. And yet this is the same guy who wouldn't protect the right of women to have an abortion should they become pregnant as a result of that rape.

What a despicable man John McCain has become.

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #18)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:58 PM

beachmom (15,218 posts)

26. McCain also did not attend that classified hearing Kerry alluded to to Johnson earlier.

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All hot air, these Republican Senators.

I have to say the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is no longer a premier committee. Think about when Biden, Lugar, Kerry, Obama, and Feingold were all in there together. Now look at it.

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Response to beachmom (Reply #26)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 01:02 PM

Liberal_Stalwart71 (14,169 posts)

28. Still some good people with Cardin and Boxer, but I agree. Even the Democrats serving on the

committee are lightweight compared to the great minds of Kerry, Lugar, Feingold, Biden, Bob Graham and Hillary.

Bob Menendez is now the chair? Really? I like Bob a lot, but he doesn't strike me as a very influential chairman, not like what we've had before.

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #28)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 01:06 PM

beachmom (15,218 posts)

30. Hillary actually served on the Armed Services Committee, not the SFRC. not

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Response to beachmom (Reply #30)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 01:12 PM

Liberal_Stalwart71 (14,169 posts)

32. Oh, yeah! I forgot about that. Thanks for the correction. :)

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #18)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 01:06 PM

1StrongBlackMan (5,663 posts)

29. Worse than merely cutting the security budgets ...

the gop house refused to allow the State Deparment from shifting funds from Iraq to elsewhere.

The gop clamps off the fire hose and wonders why those actually working can't put the fire out.

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Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 12:58 PM

Liberal_Stalwart71 (14,169 posts)