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Response to Segami (Original post)

Please Please Please Neon2012 Jan 2013 #1
"Newt hotair"? pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #2
Sarah Speaks Well ....... Don'cha Know Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #3
Really, place a former governor in as speaker of the house of representatives? rustydog Jan 2013 #4
They are going to appoint her in season-long reality show on FOX. Last Stand Jan 2013 #5
To finish killing their party? Lex Jan 2013 #6
Why that would be just grand! KaryninMiami Jan 2013 #7
I'll second that motion Claybrains Jan 2013 #12
ahahaha how seriously COLD would it be of the Dems to actually vote for that idea, Volaris Jan 2013 #49
Sarah would cut through the double speak? MuseRider Jan 2013 #8
LOL! Aerows Jan 2013 #42
Just fantasizing about Sarah having a whip, IMHO. dimbear Jan 2013 #9
As if the GOP isn't enough of a joke already. lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #10
A snowbilly protein shake! Segami Jan 2013 #17
That was absolutely hilarious Aerows Jan 2013 #43
She would be perfect for the job. SummerSnow Jan 2013 #11
Careful what you ask for Oilwellian Jan 2013 #13
Who will they choose when she quits in November? RomneyLies Jan 2013 #14
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH theKed Jan 2013 #15
Please make it so ecstatic Jan 2013 #16
Except there's that teeny tiny problem that she is not a US Rep! LOL southerncrone Jan 2013 #18
Exactly, dosen't the Speaker of the House have to be a Congressperson? Freddie Jan 2013 #22
Actually the Speaker can be anyone. former9thward Jan 2013 #24
Guess I just got schooled. southerncrone Jan 2013 #33
Me, too! KansDem Jan 2013 #51
"The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker..." Make7 Jan 2013 #25
Looks like the laugh's on you! Ter Jan 2013 #31
No non-Member has yet been speaker, but it's not required Recursion Jan 2013 #47
Great quote from the comments: bluesbassman Jan 2013 #19
Everyone STFU!! LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author longship Jan 2013 #21
It is stupid for a lot of reasons but you don't have to be a member of Congress. former9thward Jan 2013 #26
No she doesn't. One not need be a member of the House to be Speaker of the House. eom Purveyor Jan 2013 #29
No. Though that's a tradition Recursion Jan 2013 #48
I stand corrected. longship Jan 2013 #57
do it, i'm all for it JI7 Jan 2013 #23
Palin would cut thru the doublespeak? Hahaha! Palin is the definition of doublespeak. jillan Jan 2013 #27
Because it works that way Matariki Jan 2013 #28
Oh my! I laughed so hard my computer monitor is all wet! That is so funny! Sadiedog Jan 2013 #30
Please Proceed Governor ermm... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #32
How do I support this? It's important that it happen. Kablooie Jan 2013 #34
Speaker for a day and a half jmowreader Jan 2013 #35
who are the 18 non-teabaggers? yurbud Jan 2013 #45
Get a Republican Caucus roster from 2011 jmowreader Jan 2013 #56
Reminder: SOTH is third in line to the WH. no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #36
"Word salad Sarah" no one else can ever get in a word edgewise Raine Jan 2013 #37
She'd have to get elected to Congress first! LeftishBrit Jan 2013 #38
Wouldn't she have to be able to, you know, speak? tanyev Jan 2013 #39
Shouldn't the Speaker be able to...speak? Tom Ripley Jan 2013 #40
I fully support another job for Tina Fey. athenasatanjesus Jan 2013 #41
With "30 Rock" ending this year, she could use the gig. Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #50
"I need to talk to this Robert about his 'Rules of Order.' They seem to be complicated to confuse... yurbud Jan 2013 #44
i think it's time for a speaker who hasn't been elected to anything... spanone Jan 2013 #46
You know, at least she'd read the House bills. All of them. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #52
Yeah she claims she reads "everything that put in front of her", LOL. nt Raine Jan 2013 #58
They still wouldn't be happy. Would be calling her a RINO within a week. harun Jan 2013 #53
The Speaker is second in the US presidential line of succession. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #54
You just killed my buzz. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #55
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