who remembers when Sensenbrenner turned off the CSPAN mics?

[LSK]

Panel Chairman Leaves Hearing
Sensenbrenner Ends Patriot Act Meeting as Democrats Plug On

By Mike Allen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, June 11, 2005; Page A04

After repeated criticism of the Bush administration, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee yesterday gaveled a hearing to a close and walked out while Democrats continued to testify -- but with their microphones shut off.

The hearing's announced topic was the USA Patriot Act, which granted broad new powers to federal law enforcement after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Republicans had presented several witnesses at earlier hearings who supported the administration's call for reauthorizing the legislation. But yesterday, when four witnesses handpicked by the Democrats launched into a broad denunciations of President Bush's war on terrorism and the condition of detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wis.) showed his pique.

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"Will the gentleman yield?" Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) asked.

"No, I will not yield," replied Sensenbrenner, 61, the heir to a paper fortune who is known for a brusque insistence on decorum. He completed his reproof of the witnesses and left the Rayburn House Office Building hearing room amid a cacophony of protests from Democrats seeking to be recognized.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/10/AR2005061002110.html

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/6/10/105514/039

Bryan Kennedy is running against him and NEEDS MONEY!

http://milwaukee.wispolitics.com/index.iml?mdl=printerfriendly.mdl&article_id=6043&Issue_ID=1896

Please send some money if you can:

http://www.bryankennedyforcongress.com/contribute.html

[EFerrari]

1. A writer for Rolling Stone is talking about this incident on

Democracy How! this morning. "Even the Duma was better than that!>"

What a disgrace.

[bluerum]

2. I remember this fine display of de-mock-racy in action. nt

[thereismore]

3. I remember well. nt

[Coexist]

4. ME! I was watching - didn't we send him pacifiers or something?

[Norquist Nemesis]

5. *raises hand*

Yes, I remember.

[bonito]

6. Here n/t

[LSK]

7. watch it here!!!! fast forward to the last 10 minutes

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/fl20_schultz/judgavelledoff.html

This is the whole hearing, you might want to go to the end of it.

[Bitwit1234]

8. Wisconsin seems Normal

I can not understand how this guy has been in office so long. He is one of the leaders of the impeachment of President Clinton. He wanted to bring back morality to the white house. He sure as hell has something but it AIN'T morality. I would love for his fat butt to be sent to the bottom of the ladder on a committee if the democrats win.

[Parche]

9. sensengoober

He should be hung up by his little nads.......

He is such a whiner and an ignorant pig



BRYAN KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS WISCONSIN 5 DEFEAT SENSENBRENNER

[melissinha]

10. How's his campaign coming along

he's on the top of my "Needs to lose reelection" list.

[undeterred]

12. We are working as hard as we can.

I live outside the district, but I am working on this campaign because Bryan Kennedy is such a great candidate and Sensenbrenner is such a jerk.

Next weekend we'll get the troops out to do a lit drop in Sensenbrenner's hometown of Menomonee Falls!

I am going for a win here, giving it my all.

[Beelzebud]

11. I watched it happen live... Such a disgrace...