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Good for her. n/t TDale313 Jan 2013 #1
OMG!! 2naSalit Jan 2013 #2
it will be a quandary for Teabaggers Skittles Jan 2013 #3
So true! 2naSalit Jan 2013 #6
Stop it!! Control-Z Jan 2013 #57
LOL!! 2naSalit Jan 2013 #63
the horror, the horror Larrymoe Curlyshemp Jan 2013 #70
Representative Tulsi Gabbard used the Bhagavad Gita. rug Jan 2013 #4
Amurica a going to hell in a handbasket!!!11 progressoid Jan 2013 #43
lmao!!11 nt darkangel218 Jan 2013 #51
(swearing in myself with my hand on an actual handbasket) 11 tomm2thumbs Jan 2013 #60
Brilliant! (Nt) riqster Jan 2013 #79
Excellent! calimary Jan 2013 #62
I love Tulsi (Holy Basil) tea. Glad there's some Tulsi in the House :-) Dont call me Shirley Jan 2013 #111
Do you really believe swearing in on a copy of the constitution LARED Jan 2013 #5
Perhas that's why she chose 2naSalit Jan 2013 #7
No, not using the bible and risking the ire of those like you was brave. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #19
What would be braver is simply stating she is an atheist, if indeed she is. rug Jan 2013 #30
What business of yours is anyone's privately held belief system? TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #54
It was her answer, and an evasive one at that. rug Jan 2013 #55
Polititian's stock in trade is non-definitive answers. TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #56
Wow. It seems to bother you a lot that she didn't declare herself an atheist nor said that... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #116
You know such a thing would instantly vaporize her political career. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #91
No, I don't know that. rug Jan 2013 #94
Where is the "self" part in that prophecy? 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #100
You didn't guess, you predicted. rug Jan 2013 #107
I still don't get how what I said here is in any way, shape , or form, a "self-fulfilling prophecy." 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #133
Ire of those like me? You are seriously mistaken if you think that true. LARED Jan 2013 #53
I can only infer your character and opinion from your posts. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #88
Your inference meter is busted. LARED Jan 2013 #122
That, or I have it just right. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #124
The problem is you need an external standard to determine proper calibration LARED Jan 2013 #129
One look at your posts is all one needs to see to know what busted is all about. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #130
Well, irony is your best material. nt LARED Jan 2013 #131
It's been a few days now and I can find hardly a negative word on the Internet about her not LARED Jan 2013 #123
You keep telling yourself whatever you need to feel good. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #125
Facts are facts, how I feel makes no difference. NT LARED Jan 2013 #126
Hi cleanhippie Jan 2013 #127
You're right. Here's one: humans descend from non-human primates. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #132
Bucking a univeral trend is never any risk at all for a politican. merrily Jan 2013 #72
They should all take their oath on the Constitution. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #8
That would be fitting. DavidWD72 Jan 2013 #12
Agreed. deafskeptic Jan 2013 #24
I agree. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #20
Agreed. TahitiNut Jan 2013 #21
+1000 Heather MC Jan 2013 #22
much agreed demokatgurrl Jan 2013 #103
I agree. They should take their oaths on the Constitution. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #29
+30,076 Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #35
BINGO kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #40
The Bible = Christianity = Christmas Jeevus Jan 2013 #44
Yes, but not putting their hand on anything written should be ok too. merrily Jan 2013 #73
I know what you mean but it's a human thing BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #84
I am not saying that rituals are unimportant, nor am I urging merrily Jan 2013 #87
ah I see; very much agreed. Separation of church and state-- BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #108
Raising the right hand appears to be Scottish; perhaps the US combined the Scottish and English form muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #139
I wonder if... adieu Jan 2013 #9
FINALLY! Thank you Congresswoman Sinema. tridim Jan 2013 #10
She's hardly the first elected federal official to forego the Bible struggle4progress Jan 2013 #114
Good for her. alfredo Jan 2013 #11
it should be the constitution but.... madrchsod Jan 2013 #13
David Vitter used the Kama Sutra. Fuddnik Jan 2013 #14
Wonder if someone has time to start up the DUzy awards again eridani Jan 2013 #34
Ha! paleotn Jan 2013 #36
Larry Craig took his on a bathroom stall. nt DRoseDARs Jan 2013 #39
If I were ever being sworn in, it would have to be on Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide. Rozlee Jan 2013 #140
All of those individual photos are mock-swearing-in PHOTO-OPS 'after' the real swearing in... Tx4obama Jan 2013 #15
Probably only tradition to swear on anything at all. Ineeda Jan 2013 #25
I'm liking that lady more... ReRe Jan 2013 #16
I have always wondered what I would do in that situation Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #17
I worked for 2naSalit Jan 2013 #64
That makes sense, Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #121
Actually it's a modified oath 2naSalit Jan 2013 #128
to be a poll worker auntsue Jan 2013 #66
I can deal with that. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #119
Don't forget "stick a needle in your eye" Harry Monroe Jan 2013 #85
Very good. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #18
Amen sistah! Happyhippychick Jan 2013 #23
Just what I would do! elleng Jan 2013 #26
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #27
Have you seen those copies of the Constitution where the outdated parts are crossed out? dimbear Jan 2013 #28
The whole thing would be crossed out jmowreader Jan 2013 #118
Great! n/t flamingdem Jan 2013 #31
I've been hoping for years that someone would ask if I swear Thor_MN Jan 2013 #32
None of them take their oath on any book. Those are staged pictures. underpants Jan 2013 #33
Technically neither did Calvin Coolidge when he whistler162 Jan 2013 #37
Yippeee! LittleGirl Jan 2013 #38
Great! burrowowl Jan 2013 #41
Cool. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #42
Go, Kyrsten! AzDar Jan 2013 #45
Right wing freak out in 3... 2... 1... ck4829 Jan 2013 #46
Happened already. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #92
Everyone should be sworn in with a copy of the Constitution. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #47
+1000 darkangel218 Jan 2013 #52
The Quaker practice of not swearing oaths might be a challenge here n/t quaker bill Jan 2013 #48
It is not only Quaker. merrily Jan 2013 #74
Way more than an admonishment. The teaching says don't swear any form of oath, at any time Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #102
WDRND? What did Richard Nixon do? He claimed to be a Quaker. merrily Jan 2013 #75
Nixon was birthright - not practicing quaker bill Jan 2013 #81
Birthright? Does that mean that he himself was not raised a Quaker and never attended merrily Jan 2013 #82
Quakers encompass a very broad range of faith quaker bill Jan 2013 #120
The Constitution explicitly says "swear (or affirm)" and "by oath or affirmation" struggle4progress Jan 2013 #146
She seems like a very truthful sort Mister Ed Jan 2013 #49
Ha ha..........one of those slow to soak in jokes! Good one. n/t dimbear Jan 2013 #143
How it should be if we are what we say we are: exceptional and equal. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #50
"...all Americans deserve both 'freedom of religion and freedom from religion.'” Adsos Letter Jan 2013 #58
One step in the right direction tomm2thumbs Jan 2013 #59
We partied with her once, or twice. poverlay Jan 2013 #61
Bravo. n/t JohnnyRingo Jan 2013 #65
Hmmm. . .must be religious to be elected? Say who? Oh yes, Fixed Noise Nanjing to Seoul Jan 2013 #67
I only swear on DU, cartach Jan 2013 #68
Boner swearing in new congress members. cyclezealot Jan 2013 #69
Is she the first not to swear on one "holy' book or another? That is real political courage. merrily Jan 2013 #71
She is not the first, as mentioned in #114 by Struggle for Progress. However... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #115
K&R DeSwiss Jan 2013 #76
Good for her!! bowens43 Jan 2013 #77
That should short circuit some right wing fundies liberal N proud Jan 2013 #78
I'd like to see someone get sworn in with a copy of the book Fifty Shades of Grey. SummerSnow Jan 2013 #80
Matthew 5 - Jesus said the following: exboyfil Jan 2013 #83
There is no reason to include "of" and "from" rock Jan 2013 #86
One would think, but believers seem to disagree on the "from", as it prevents them cleanhippie Jan 2013 #89
I think I'm in love. Iggo Jan 2013 #90
Is the Constitution... BlueNoteSpecial Jan 2013 #93
Swearing on the Constitution is just as idolatrous as swearing on the Bible. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #95
Personally, I would use the Boo Hoo Bible corkhead Jan 2013 #96
Forget Sacred Books Take the Phallic Oath dynasaw Jan 2013 #97
All oaths should be sworn on the Constitution Stainless Jan 2013 #98
Absolutely!! Swear on the Constitution. chimpymustgo Jan 2013 #99
Actually, she didn't do it with the Constitution either... brooklynite Jan 2013 #101
You may be missing the larger point here. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #104
I commend you for injecting a dose of reality into the theaterical... n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #135
This is the way it should be Heathen57 Jan 2013 #105
The number of crooks and liars who have sworn an oath on the Bible must be huge. Zen Democrat Jan 2013 #106
All Congress members texshelters Jan 2013 #109
I look forward to the day, penndragon69 Jan 2013 #110
Bravo - she is MY Congresswoman!!! I helped elect her ;) dbackjon Jan 2013 #112
If elected, I am commanded to be sworn in on that great and terrible book of dread written by Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #113
I'm proud of her Joey Liberal Jan 2013 #117
NPR story on her... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #134
I didn't know Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quarn davidpdx Jan 2013 #136
Oh NO!! xfundy Jan 2013 #137
Bout F'n Time RedstDem Jan 2013 #138
What's up with Boehner's stupid face? Jeevus Jan 2013 #141
He's checking with Cantor to see if he raised the right hand. rug Jan 2013 #142
It's stupid. Iggo Jan 2013 #145
I LOVE this! They should make this the law!! DesertDiamond Jan 2013 #144
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