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mountain grammy

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93. No surprise here. We've been listening to the insults for 5 years. Republicans are bullies.

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President Obama just makes things so polarizing... [View all] MrScorpio Oct 2013 OP

Wonder which one that was treestar Oct 2013 #1

I'm sure it was an asshole that I can't even stand to look at. nm Cha Oct 2013 #52

Maybe the Orangeman treestar Oct 2013 #56

brawawawaa.. boner had reason to be pissed.. Cha Oct 2013 #59

More reasons for him to cry treestar Oct 2013 #73

+1 JoePhilly Oct 2013 #101

That would be a stunning admission in normal times, but with these GOPers, nothing surprises me. spooky3 Oct 2013 #2

If this is true, why is the name of the House Leader being kept a secret? bermudat Oct 2013 #3

there have only been a few foks in those meetings rurallib Oct 2013 #83

WTF? Who talks like that to the President? nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #4

or to anyone? Enrique Oct 2013 #10

The same kind who interrupts the State of the Union address with "YOU LIE!" JHB Oct 2013 #12

Exactly what I was thinking. RiffRandell Oct 2013 #61

Exactly. After this happened, how can we be surprised? Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #91

Did you notice the camera was directed toward Rep. Wilson? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2013 #96

That was so fucking rude, wasn't it? tavalon Oct 2013 #125

The person I have least respect for a my job, I'd never say that to. AAO Oct 2013 #21

If a Dem rep had talked to Bush like that... BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #44

Exactly! get the red out Oct 2013 #105

Like I've always told my son AND my grandson.... vduhr Oct 2013 #119

Look at how many wouldn't go to the White House to Cha Oct 2013 #54

Joe wilson, maybe, that paragon of manners? :sarcasm: nt raccoon Oct 2013 #57

Someone who is admitting he is unable to do his job. n/t Orsino Oct 2013 #109

Durbin should reveal... Mike Nelson Oct 2013 #5

I'm not sure that's a good idea. progressoid Oct 2013 #25

I feel sure that he/she has made certain that it was told to everyone brer cat Oct 2013 #82

Call them out by name! chuckstevens Oct 2013 #6

And that is who the repugs bring to a meeting with the President. brush Oct 2013 #7

These people have the societal development of 4 year olds. AAO Oct 2013 #24

i actually heard some nutbag yesterday say Obama is polarizing and too hard on pukes lunasun Oct 2013 #8

Such BS oswaldactedalone Oct 2013 #11

But it is Obama so the BS is OK cuz you know, she is an old nutbag and well ...it's Obama lunasun Oct 2013 #14

I love these "thanks, Obama" gifs. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #71

. stonecutter357 Oct 2013 #100

Another good one. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #113

Let me stop laughing long enough to save that one nightscanner59 Oct 2013 #111

Look up "Bill Clinton was a polarizing figure" sometime... JHB Oct 2013 #17

This ^^^. Sorry, RWers, you're just polarizing yourself. n/t Beartracks Oct 2013 #39

yep. and the flying monkeys M$M brings us repuke puke BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2013 #66

Do you have a link for this? I just did a couple of searches--no luck. spooky3 Oct 2013 #9

No luck for me either 1KansasDem Oct 2013 #15

Durbin's facebook page. Igel Oct 2013 #22

The full Durbin post says... Tx4obama Oct 2013 #27

Either statement reflects a lack of statesmanship, a lack of personal control, a lack of judgment, JDPriestly Oct 2013 #38

The full Durbin post says... Tx4obama Oct 2013 #28

Thank you. spooky3 Oct 2013 #32

Not a lot of negotiation gonna happen there. 1KansasDem Oct 2013 #65

Me either dragonfly301 Oct 2013 #20

Here's a link Tx4obama Oct 2013 #29

thx for the link nt dragonfly301 Oct 2013 #81

It's from Durbin's Facebook page JHB Oct 2013 #23

Thank you. spooky3 Oct 2013 #33

It's on Durbin's facebook page on link below Tx4obama Oct 2013 #26

thanks Tx.. you're a busy Cha Oct 2013 #55

Thanks. Sharing! ... eom Kolesar Oct 2013 #123

We need to start calling out racism again. Face it, for millions, a black president is a role model libdem4life Oct 2013 #13

It's all racism get the red out Oct 2013 #106

What's even more disturbing is that it is coded or like a dog whistle. It's just gone underground libdem4life Oct 2013 #115

Yes, but so incidious get the red out Oct 2013 #117

Someone needs to learn some respect stage left Oct 2013 #16

stage left grammiepammie Oct 2013 #72

Yes, it's horrible indeed, and Sen. Durbin was correct. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #18

That would have been Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC. Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #31

We could start a lottery, sell tickets cheap, and IrishAyes Oct 2013 #42

He gets my vote fadedrose Oct 2013 #79

This man is happy BO isn't the dictator they all call him AAO Oct 2013 #19

Well, technically the guy IS missing a head in a way. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #45

Well Then, He Does Have A Head ProfessorGAC Oct 2013 #104

Unfreaking believable! bobGandolf Oct 2013 #30

Imagine somebody saying that to Lyndon Johnson.... Bigmack Oct 2013 #34

how about republicans: you are a bunch of ignorant, gopiscrap Oct 2013 #35

OK. Senator Durbin. You're right about the disrespect. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #36

Sounds Like Someone Just Found Out That Obama Is Still Black DallasNE Oct 2013 #37

So to DU - Is it racism yet? nt BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #40

Always has been...nt barnabas63 Oct 2013 #48

This to OUR Commander-in-Chief Chief D Oct 2013 #41

Well, I do remember the GOP laughing uproariously (or drunkenly) when President Clinton IrishAyes Oct 2013 #43

Traditionally, it would be the Speaker who enforces ... surrealAmerican Oct 2013 #51

That is an outrage. ailsagirl Oct 2013 #97

Just vile. How dare they? calimary Oct 2013 #46

Well, other than Boehner, there are only 2 other GOP House leaders. Fla Dem Oct 2013 #47

My bet is McCarthy MrScorpio Oct 2013 #49

That would be my take too. nt Fla Dem Oct 2013 #58

I think it may have been 2naSalit Oct 2013 #68

‘I cannot even stand to look at you.’ alp227 Oct 2013 #50

only because Obama is standing up to the traitors and idiots in the repug hordes samsingh Oct 2013 #53

Whoever this was it looks like a common sentiment among Tea/Repukes. Disgusting!! n/t hue Oct 2013 #60

Holy fuck. They are like spoiled little children. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #62

spoiled children can be yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #108

Surely neither Speaker Boehner, nor Majority Leader Cantor, nor Paul Ryan would be so lacking in indepat Oct 2013 #63

Obama should have told him to leave the meeting right then. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #64

I guess that's better than my "ninja star" idea. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #67

If only there was no history of them saying they would 'never work with THIS President'. Rex Oct 2013 #69

K & R Scurrilous Oct 2013 #70

I couldn't stand to look at George W. Bush Flying Squirrel Oct 2013 #74

wow. that's frightening. that someone in congress would say that. house leader????? spanone Oct 2013 #75

Something about that black skin just makes them sick to their stomach, don't it? Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2013 #76

I hope the President laid that big grin on the jerk and said "proceed." I love it when they kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #77

Wow. "one GOP House Leader"! -- a LEADER ? ! ? Really sad what the Republicans have devolved to. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #78

so polarizing... jlayson Oct 2013 #80

saying something like that is not acceptable in ANY job Skittles Oct 2013 #84

Still haven't gotten over the fact there's a black man in the White House. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #85

I can't remember who said that... ReRe Oct 2013 #86

They get away with that "won't work with us" excuse because the MSM lets them. CakeGrrl Oct 2013 #89

Well, even if they let them.... ReRe Oct 2013 #90

This is fucking disgusting Hutzpa Oct 2013 #87

Horrible... ljm2002 Oct 2013 #88

I bet it was Cantor. phleshdef Oct 2013 #92

No surprise here. We've been listening to the insults for 5 years. Republicans are bullies. mountain grammy Oct 2013 #93

When Obama was first elected in '08, I thought Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #94

The R is key to all Reichpublicans. You could put one next to a ffr Oct 2013 #95

I can't stand looking at them either. tblue Oct 2013 #98

These people are unmitigated swine. MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #99

Without a name to go with that quote, it's no better than fiction RVN VET Oct 2013 #102

I am not surprised by this quote Gothmog Oct 2013 #103

I probably wouldn't have said it to GWB in the Whitehouse tavernier Oct 2013 #107

My guess is Ryan or Cruz ... Myrina Oct 2013 #110

what the fuck! warrior1 Oct 2013 #112

source, please?? ellennelle Oct 2013 #114

Crushes the whole "leadership" meme too Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2013 #116

Was this before, during or after they were stinking drunk? Ganja Ninja Oct 2013 #118

Yep libodem Oct 2013 #120

Name and shame, Senator. Otherwise it'll never stop. Brickbat Oct 2013 #121

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #122

Got me! LOL tavalon Oct 2013 #124

Good BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #126

We need to find out who said this to our President, our twice-elected President. Major Hogwash Oct 2013 #127