Is anyone listening to John Kerry on C-Span2

[Freedom_from_Chains]

He is seriously going off about what is happening in government today.

[impeachthescoundrel]

1. Thanks for the heads up

God I love that man.

[rodeodance]

2. saying that the fact we even have to debate the 'nuclear option' show it

is all about power!!

[rodeodance]

4. says Americans want Senate debate imp. issues -Not the rules of the Sen-

ate (nuclear option). Important issues such as health care, etc need to be discussed!!--

[doublethink]

3. He took Tom Delay to the woodshed ....

out back and let him have it. :)

[Freedom_from_Chains]

6. He is putting it on front street as to how the Republicans

are implementing authoritarian rule. Talked about how one judge reduced the sentence of a convicted cross-burner.

It's about time the debate in Congress turned to what is actually going on instead of beating around the bush. John's stock seriously went up in my book today.

[lala_rawraw]

10. Actually it is worse than that... all 7

Are like the crap in the toliet one would see floating at the Bush family money laundering outhouse.

[blm]

5. He is hitting on every major point of the Republicans' ploys.

Will they spend their time defending Tom DeLay instead of defending the American people?

They spend more time preserving the power for their party then serving the needs of the American people.

They can't win the debates on the issues with the strength of their arguments so they change the rules.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

7. My favorite part was something about

raising religious arguments when it had nothing to do with what is at issue. He also clearly stated there is a seperation of church and state.

[FreedomAngel82]

8. Awesome

What's the reason? I'll have to see if there's going to be a repeat.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

11. I think the reason is:

We are looking squarely at a Constitutional crises developing in government and maybe John got to the point where he realized there is nothing left to loose.

On C-Span last week a conference of "the Judeo-Christian coalition to restore the Constitution". The people who are backing the Constitution Restoration Act, and they clearly stated that their goal is to invoke a Constitutional crises. Maybe the Democrats are finally starting to get the message.

[lala_rawraw]

9. I am in tears... outstanding...then Ted

Stevens gets up and ooops, recalls fond memories of the Contras with Negroponte... Um, Ted... there was a little thingy about that time frame... now what was that called... Iran something, um... Iran-Contra? Fucking asshole. How can anyone point to a time in history, fondly, when the President and Veep were both on trial for crimes against America? (although humanity never came up)?

[TayTay]

12. Take a page out of the Karl Rove book

Attack your opponents directly and forcefull at their perceived strongest point. In this case the Rethugs think they own religion in America. Screw them. Kerry is right!

Wow! What a speech.

[ginnyinWI]

13. Fantastic floor speech

He's mad--it's as heated as I've ever seen him.

"No one with those priorities has a right to use faith to intimidate any one of us!"

"That's not the way it works here, and that's not how our founding fathers intended it!"

"...inserting government into our private lives...substandard extremist judges...narrow, stubborn agenda..."

Strong words delivered in the strongest way, given the natural dignity and gravitas of the senator from Massachusetts! Moral outrage at the beasts at work to undermine our democracy.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

14. I know, I couldn't beleive it.

Someone has finally developed the courage to start telling it like it is instead of beating around the bush.

[Blue Belle]

15. Damn! I missed it!!

I tried to get streaming video via computer but it wasn't working!! @#%&!

Does anyone have a video link to it yet?? I'd love to see it.

:argh:

[Freedom_from_Chains]

16. I will try and post a link to the text when it becomes avaliable.

[ztn]

18. cool. post it. I want to see it. I love Kerry. I just wish he (and others)

were as forceful when campaigning. I get video emails from kerry and I'm amazed at how frank and sharp he is when it's not a photo-op or campaign speech. He should have been this forceful over the summer and fall.

[Blue Belle]

21. Thanks... I would love to see it.

Kerry is such a good speaker - especially when he's fired up!

[Freedom_from_Chains]

17. Here is a link to the prepared statement

http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=764

[ztn]

19. what about a video link?? text is blaaa. I want to watch him.

can I find it on cspan?? I was looking and couldn't see it.

[slor]

20. When is the repeat? n/t

[Freedom_from_Chains]

25. I don't think the Senate floor sessions get repeated. n/t

[Blue Belle]

22. After reading what John Kerry said...

I thought this was an appropriate cartoon to post:

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/reverse.html

[Pawel K]

23. Just read it, AMAZING!!!!

Too bad nobody in this fucking country will actually hear it, watching American Idol is much more important.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

24. The actual speach was even better.

It should be posted on the Senate website later tonight or tomorrow.