Dennis Donovan
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Mon Jan-05-09 07:01 AM
Response to Reply #52 |
| 53. That's actually "Flight of the Conchords," a folk/comedy duo... |
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I was joking with Rhiannon.  Here's Franken & Davis from way back when:  ...another one (from the 80's):  |
| -Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede. |
DainBramaged |
Jan-04-09 09:36 PM |
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The likely response to Reid |
Bluzmann57 |
Jan-04-09 09:39 PM |
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sure he is,and in the back room he and rham are planning his legal challenge,scumbags |
natrat |
Jan-05-09 11:13 AM |
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What? Is that the sound of testicles descending? |
backscatter712 |
Jan-04-09 09:40 PM |
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t is STILL scary that so many morans voted for Coleman, scary |
DainBramaged |
Jan-04-09 09:42 PM |
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Possibly, but I know people who are very left-leaning who voted for what's-his-name... Broccoli? |
HypnoToad |
Jan-05-09 04:48 PM |
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Remember that the GOP threatened the Nuclear option |
MindMatter |
Jan-04-09 09:53 PM |
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"that means they only need 59 votes to break a filibuster." |
Wabbajack_ |
Jan-04-09 10:58 PM |
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Nate Silver said otherwise. |
backscatter712 |
Jan-05-09 12:14 AM |
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The point is MOOT. You ain't never going to get all the so-called Demos to vote for cloture. |
rhett o rick |
Jan-05-09 08:49 AM |
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Does the new President of the senate count? Joe Biden! n/t |
sce56 |
Jan-05-09 06:47 PM |
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With Harry's record it's just empty rhetoric. nm |
rhett o rick |
Jan-05-09 08:46 AM |
#57 |
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There's always the nuclear option |
MajorChode |
Jan-04-09 09:45 PM |
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I like the nuclear option in this case. |
backscatter712 |
Jan-04-09 09:51 PM |
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I see it this way |
MajorChode |
Jan-04-09 10:02 PM |
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If Reid had any balls and spine, he'd invoke the nuclear option immediately |
HawkeyeX |
Jan-04-09 10:02 PM |
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Let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater |
MajorChode |
Jan-04-09 10:22 PM |
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What do we have to lose if we invoke the "nuclear option". And don't tell me you don't |
rhett o rick |
Jan-05-09 08:50 AM |
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It would be nice if the repiglican party ceased to exist. |
Acadia Blue |
Jan-05-09 04:31 PM |
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Because I believe in the power of the filibuster |
MajorChode |
Jan-05-09 09:11 PM |
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Exactly, I was typing the same thing before I saw your response. |
MindMatter |
Jan-04-09 09:55 PM |
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That agreement really only applied to Presidential appointments |
MajorChode |
Jan-04-09 10:07 PM |
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Disagree. You are thinking of the compromise agreement. By simple majority the Senate |
rhett o rick |
Jan-05-09 08:54 AM |
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I'm thinking about the compromise agreement... |
MajorChode |
Jan-05-09 09:21 PM |
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"It's not up to the US Senate to decide." I don't think that's true. I think Congress |
Peace Patriot |
Jan-05-09 10:53 AM |
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Let them spend their political capital on Franken |
NBachers |
Jan-05-09 01:02 AM |
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Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede. |
kpete |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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So....will Colman be a hypocrite? |
sellitman |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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"Hi Norm? It's Harry. Pack up..." |
Dennis Donovan |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Is that a pic of the candidates? |
Rhiannon12866 |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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That's Franken & Davis (Franken's on the right...) |
Dennis Donovan |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Got it! Should have recognized him. |
Rhiannon12866 |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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That wasn't cool of Donovan. They are the Kiwi comedy duo: ‘Flight of the Conchords’ |
w4rma |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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I know Rhiannon knows who they are... |
Dennis Donovan |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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lol! |
w4rma |
Jan-05-09 09:18 AM |
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Thanks! :-) I do know who they are, but I was joking with the newbie... ;) |
Rhiannon12866 |
Jan-05-09 08:57 PM |
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Al Franken's better looking now than he was back then |
silverojo |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
#52 |
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That's actually "Flight of the Conchords," a folk/comedy duo... |
Dennis Donovan |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Ha! He looks like a young Eddie Van Halen in |
mountainvue |
Jan-05-09 11:16 AM |
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Al looks like a caveman... :o |
Rhiannon12866 |
Jan-06-09 02:04 AM |
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Band meeting. Bret? Jemaine? |
grace0418 |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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...Todd? Present. Wait... who's Todd? |
Dennis Donovan |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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I'm the mutha-flippin'... |
grace0418 |
Jan-05-09 08:34 AM |
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i like your avatar |
pfitz59 |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Coleman to Reid: Waah! Waah! n/t |
Believing_Is_Art |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Harry, why don't you offer to drive the Ryder truck back to Minnesota for him |
Sebastian Doyle |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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What is with these republicans ? |
rwheeler31 |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Senator Al Franken, anybody has a Billo-CAM? |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Prepare to fast forward! |
sce56 |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Looks like marinara |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Oh great compare it to food urp uhh I just had Urp stuffed shells and marinera sauce Ralpffffff |
sce56 |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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How many votes are required to change the rules to require a real fillibuster? |
NutmegYankee |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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51, if Reid had the balls to invoke the nuclear option |
HawkeyeX |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Don't eliminate it. |
NutmegYankee |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Why not eliminate it? Afraid to piss off the repubs?? nm |
rhett o rick |
Jan-05-09 08:58 AM |
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No, We can find ourselves on the other side again. |
NutmegYankee |
Jan-05-09 12:14 PM |
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Are you saying that we should be nice to the republicans so that they will do the same for us |
rhett o rick |
Jan-05-09 12:30 PM |
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If you eliminate it, and we fall back to the minority, then what do we have? |
NutmegYankee |
Jan-05-09 12:39 PM |
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And I am saying that even if we don't eliminate it, that is no guarantee that they won't. |
rhett o rick |
Jan-05-09 01:13 PM |
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A simple majority can change the fillibuster or eliminate it entirely (the "nuclear option.") |
PSPS |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Oh, none. It's just become accepted practice to accept the threat of a filibuster. |
billyoc |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Exactly |
MajorChode |
Jan-05-09 07:07 AM |
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If COleman persists, Reid may be forced to send him a sternly written letter |
bluestateguy |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Damn, I hope it doesn't have to come to that. What a shame. |
rhett o rick |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Is anybody surprised?! Come on, remember which party you're dealing with... |
Rhiannon12866 |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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I can see an op-ed toon of Coleman dressed as a crying baby |
sakabatou |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Those teeth in a baby would be scary! |
MiniMe |
Jan-05-09 09:04 AM |
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Good for Reid. The rethugs will look really stupid if they fight this. |
babylonsister |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Plez Harry plez, force the asshats to actually filibuster. Make them stand there making fools of |
rhett o rick |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Yes, let's find out how united the Republicans are |
gratuitous |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Yeah REAL FILIBUSTER. Make 'em read the phone book on C-SPAN. |
demodonkey |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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No, no, no.....they don't play by even THEIR own rules. |
Hulk |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Several percent were purists who voted for the MORE progressive candidate, |
pnwmom |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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I'm starting to get the impression that Republicans aren't very nice people. |
DUlover2909 |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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In the case of a Republican filibuster |
DFW |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Well, as soon as the new congress is seated Coleman is no longer senator... |
Thor_MN |
Jan-05-09 07:30 AM |
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Like Coleman would listen to Reid? Of course Coleman should concede |
saracat |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Oh, so now everybody loves him. n/t |
LoZoccolo |
Jan-05-09 07:01 AM |
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Why doesn't Reid force a real filibuster? |
peaches2003 |
Jan-05-09 09:03 AM |
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I guess Reid grows some occasionally. |
alyce douglas |
Jan-05-09 10:16 AM |
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his whole wimp act is bs...he is just a crook like most of them |
natrat |
Jan-05-09 11:06 AM |
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Sad to think that there are those that think this qualifies as getting tough. This was rhetoric, |
rhett o rick |
Jan-05-09 12:34 PM |
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Kudos to Al Franken for taking this to the mat! |
Peace Patriot |
Jan-05-09 11:08 AM |
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What about the NUCLEAR OPTION? |
Endangered Specie |
Jan-05-09 04:38 PM |
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Nice to read Reid saying that. |
HypnoToad |
Jan-05-09 04:45 PM |
#78 |
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