Puke alert: they're wearing "hammer" lapel pins on the floor of the House

[DeepModem Mom]

Roll Call: All Over This Land.


There were more hammers on the House floor Thursday than you could shake a stick at.

In a show of solidarity with the one and only Hammer, many GOP Members donned little gold hammer lapel pins and began hammering away at each other on the House floor. Fine, the last part didn't actually happen, but they did wear their pins to the floor for votes to show some love for Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas).

Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.) is responsible for hammermania. He bought more than 100 of the lapel pins and handed them out. "Tom DeLay is an outstanding man and a great Republican leader," he told HOH. "By wearing this pin we wish to demonstrate our unified support of Mr. DeLay and the high esteem in which we hold him."

The Hammer apparently loved the gesture. "I'm sure they will result in a reservoir of good luck for Mr. DeLay, but we won't need luck since the facts and the laws are on Mr. DeLay's side," DeLay's spokesman, Kevin Madden, said. "Also, I did hear that some airhead Democrats are wondering what miniature hardware store they were purchased from."


http://www.rollcall.com/pub/51_42/hoh/11013-1.html (subscription required, but this is the entire item)

[SammyWinstonJack]

1. How old are these people?

Purple heart band aids and now this. So glad the "adults" are in charge. :eyes:

[seaglass]

33. Didn't some of them put purple ink on their fingers during the SOTU?

How embarrassing they are.

[Batgirl]

49. Yes, they should be embarrassed

but they've repeatedly shown themselves to be incapable of embarrassment.

I can picture the box of hammer pins arrive via FedX from Delay's lawyer, and everyone lining up and obediently pinning them to their lapels. Out of fear of being on Delay's shit list in the event he doesn't end up in prison.

[FreedomAngel82]

68. Yep

And they had that Iraqi woman with them too who ended up not living in Iraq since she was a toddler. :eyes: (Dailykos people I believe investigated that one)

[Lisa]

82. what do they think this is -- the "Rocky Horror" movie?

I wasn't aware that the SOTU called for mass cheerleading from the floor (like the Sing-Along Sound of Music).

[gWbush is Mabus]

34. at least its easier now to recognize a corrupt politician

[donsu]

45. that's what I was thinking - we can make a list of the hammerheads

give them problems for the rest of their miserable lives

[Norquist Nemesis]

2. Hmmm...must be that politicizing criminals strategy n/t

[Dinger]

3. DEMS Will Be The Ones Wearing Hammers Pretty Soon

They'll look pretty goddamn stupid, because the hammers will drop down on them, starting tomorrow! Idiots

[Norquist Nemesis]

10. Nah, They'll be sporting screws

:banghead:

[Dinger]

17. Screws? . . . Splain (Please)

[Burried News]

40. Maybe this was the gist of it?

[Norquist Nemesis]

51. Personally, I'd recommend a Bill of Rights insignia on lapels

The screw was tongue in cheek for a boneheaded move that would have numerous innuendos.

[marions ghost]

57. Let the Dems wear silver hammers...

Bang bang Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon their heads...etc.

[C_U_L8R]

4. rah rah rah

it don't mean a thing in a court of law...

if the reich wants to associate themselves
as the party of crooks and cronies... have at it !

[electropop]

16. I encourage them to advertise their idiocy.

Nice to know they all endorse criminal behavior.

[tridim]

5. So do the Republicans support money laundering in general?

Or do they just support money laundering by "The Hammer"?

[prolesunited]

12. No, only money laundering by Republicans

If a Democrat does it, they should be thrown out of office and put in jail.

[Danieljay]

6. Let it be the hammer that drives the final nail in their political coffins

Idiots.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Make a list and weld them to Tom DeCay.

[elehhhhna]

8. next week; penis head pins to support Cheney

week after : scooters

after that: ?

[Cha]

63. They better start ordering

their "penis heads", NOW!

Where's a celebratory high five smilie when ya need it?

:hi:

[mod mom]

9. someone should take photos for future use. They will come in handy when

HAMMER MEETS SLAMMER!

[Left Brain]

48. I completely agree with that,

mod mom. The more publicity & pictures of congressional leaders showboating their support of DeLay, the better.

[catnhatnh]

11. Apparently theses assholes....

don't recognize the similarity of a hammer and a gavel OR the irony that attaches.....

[dmkinsey]

26. 'pukes are Irony Deficient

n

[indigo32]

13. GOOD

let them associate themselves closely with a CRIMINAL.

Dumbasses

[laureloak]

14. How silly.

But then, they wore the purple bandaids too.

[Straight Shooter]

15. They should have been wearing a screw on their lapel.

Much more appropriate, considering what they've done to America.

[SoCalDem]

18. Was it a suggestion from the Band-aid lady?

What a bunch of juveniles:(

Everything is a joke or game to them..utterly disgusting

[Jed Dilligan]

19. Wow, just like Pink Floyd: "Hammer! Hammer!"

"Would you like to see Britannia rule again, my friends
All you have to do is follow the worms"

[AntiCoup2K4]

59. Exactly what I was thinking

[Mr_Spock]

20. These people should have their faces kicked in...

Fucking fools...

[DS1]

70. I agree

[Mr_Spock]

74. You know, Spock can kick some ass when he needs to :D

Strength of ten men :D

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

21. Good for them-because

when DeLay goes down and is exposed as the lawless cretin he is, they will all be tarred with the same brush, and their Democratic opponants will be able to "hammer it home" to the people that they are as corrupt as DeLay is.

[Justitia]

22. Sure, show what criminal-loving, bootlickers you are. Hacks. -eom

[Hubert Flottz]

23. Let's hope many of them are soon breaking large rocks with the

"Hammer," and other assorted crooks, cheats and shysters of their ilk.

If the charges are proven against Tom, it will mean that he stole as much as Jim Trificant went to jail for stealing.

[Frustratedlady]

24. How childish!

[Hobarticus]

25. Congress has become a preschool sandbox...

"Also, I did hear that some airhead Democrats are wondering what miniature hardware store they were purchased from."

Can you imagine, a generation ago, a Senator's spokeman making such a blatantly disrespectful and infantile public statement like that?

I can't believe these assholes have bushwhacked our government. It makes me sick.

[mmonk]

27. Why they want to be associated with this glorified mafia don

is beyond me. For them, I guess it politics over anything else in life including human decency.

[TahitiNut]

28. The pins should be of hams, not hammers. Pork. Ham-fisted fascism.

That's what they're all about these days. Money-baked hams.

[LeftHander]

29. Nothing like a box of Hammers....nt

How dumb.... LOL

[NoPasaran]

30. Can't wait til they're all wearing prison garb

Yeah, I got yer solidarity right here!

[Batgirl]

31. How poetic that they wear hammers of gold

That way they can show their support of both Delay and the lining of their own pockets. They might also consider wearing little origami cockroaches made of folded hundred dollar bills.

I thought the same thing as some others posted above: the purple heart bandaids, the flip-flops, and now the little hammers. The GOP is the prop-comic party. They should adopt Gallagher as their mascot.

[KarenS]

32. These are the "Freedom Fries" people.

Childish, they are.

I'm glad they are showing their support for Delay, it will hurt them in 2006.

[Ilsa]

35. Did it look like this hammer (and sickle)?

[goforit]

36. They really wanna fall hard!!!!!!!

[Marr]

37. Perhaps they can pour a 40oz. onto the curb for him as well.

Sounds like a damned street gang. These are supposed to be representatives?

[Mend]

38. the communist symbol....how very "red" of them. eom

[Enraged_Ape]

39. GOP: The Pro-Crime, Corruption and Overall Sleaze Party

And obviously proud of it!!!

[sinkingfeeling]

41. I'd like a list of those wearing them (although I could probably guess).

It might come in handy in the next couple of election cycles. Better yet, a group picture. Think I should write Rep. Doolitle (What an appropriate name!) and ask for one?

[Skidmore]

42. It's like a freaking fraternity. Do they have a keg yet? Togas?

[uppityperson]

43. Show some Love for Tom DeLay?

oooookay

[WA98296]

44. They support a criminal, let them be accountable for their choices....

Let's get a list of names going. Pictures would be better. So, once he's convicted and they are running for office...well, the photos can circulate.

[zoeybug]

46. too bad

They're not all wearing Hammer pants.

It's hammer time!

[LondonReign2]

47. I do hope the Democratic candidates get pictures for their campaigns

Any Democrat running against these festering baboons need to get some nice pictures for use in the mid term elections. I think they will make nice campaign adds when Hot Tub Tom is sitting in jail--visual evidence of how the Republicans support criminal behavior.

[walkon]

50. Masters of the art of

empty symbolism. Isn't that one of the 14 characteristics of fascism? Wrapped in the flag, quoting from the Bible, purple fingers, "Mission Accomplished" flight suit and all, old west wanted poster. The list goes on and on. The real message here is "We support criminals, because we are criminals".

[BarbaRosa]

52. So, now they wear their criminality on their sleeve,

or lapel in this case.

[jane_pippin]

53. Accessories after the crime. Cute. n/t

[iconoclastNYC]

54. Great visual for our campaign ads. n/t

[mondo joe]

55. Idiots. Don't they know Paper covers Rock (or hammer)?

[BrotherBuzz]

56. You're a good man Charlie Brown

No, not that Charlie Brown, but Iraq war vet and Democratic hopeful Lt. Col. Charles Brown, who is taking on John Doolittle.

Charlie Brown will take on Republican John Doolittle in one of the most conservative districts in Northern California. Lt. Colonel Brown is the Paul Hacket of California. With DeLay in jail and Bush* et al on the ropes, Doolittle will be in trouble. Hmmm, little hammers....Good Grief!

[porphyrian]

58. So, they proudly support criminals.

That's how to be tough on crime!

[VolcanoJen]

60. GAWD, they're sooooo predictable, and lacking of imagination. (Pix)

[mongo]

79. OK that's just creepy

when you consider all of the implications of the flag and the hammer.

[Vinca]

61. They'd be wise to place an order for a bunch of ball and chain pins.nt

[lonestarnot]

62. That is because they know they are about to be hammered!

[lectrobyte]

64. It's just a nail that keeps being driven in

[Katidid]

65. and these people write our legislation ...

they are ridiculous and an embarrassment.

[Pryderi]

66. I WANT A LIST OF THESE HAMMER-WEARING CONGRESSPEOPLE!

[FreedomAngel82]

67. Oh good grief

:eyes: Imagine if the democrats wore Clinton/Gore pins during the Lewinsky stuff.

[mongo]

86. Or a blue dress pin....

[newyawker99]

69. LMAO!!

In a show of solidarity with the one and only Hammer, many GOP Members donned little gold hammer lapel pins and began hammering away at each other on the House floor.



:rofl:

[oregonindy]

71. hammer and sickle? or just a simple swastika?

[oregonindy]

72. oh oh .....how bout just a big "C" for Criminal

[Rex]

73. Green clovers, tiny hammers, purple heart band-aids

sounds like some unlucky charms to me! Repukers can support DeLay all they want to, he fucking broke a lot of laws and will pay for it in court now. Nice to see the lemming mentality from the Pukers. Morans.

[Hubert Flottz]

75. I thought they'd have already done so.

Does it look like this?



The new Tom Delay Republicking party symbol. The Elephant ate too much so they shot him to cut the budget.

They've acted the part for a long time at 1600 pa ave, so I knew it was just a matter of time until they admitted it. Ashcroft even made speeches from the old KGB headquarters. Don't forget that Rev. Moon didn't just raise Hitler/Bush he brought back Stalin/Cheney too.

EDIT I got their hammer hangin'!

[AlCzervik]

76. They are so infantile, just like the purple heart bandaids.

[mongo]

77. Did anyone see the snippet of Delay's birthday party on the daily show

where they showed them singin a modified version of "if I had a hammer"?

UGH! Poor Lee Hayes is spinning in his grave, and Pete Seeger probably had to destroy his TV after that - you just know Pete watches TDS.

I wonder if anyone pointed out to them that the song was written for the communist party in the 30's.

[Walt Starr]

78. All they need now is the Sickle and the Bushevik Revolution

will be completed.

:grr:

[Arkana]

80. Let them support him

They'll look even more foolish when the bastard goes to jail for his crimes.

[robbedvoter]

81. Ya mean like this?

[Lisa]

83. how appropriate -- when the only tool you have is a hammer ...

Not only does every problem look like a nail to you -- but you end up being unreasonably attached to it.

Although of course, if they would only look around, they have plenty of "tools" in their own party.

[Ksec]

84. So RePigs supporting criminal behavior.

We need to play this one up; None of them have any moral standards . How can they support criminals and still call themselves American? We ARE BETTER than THAT!!

[BiggJawn]

85. Oh, the old Magical Thinking thing...

"I'm sure they will result in a reservoir of good luck for Mr. DeLay..." ... DeLay's spokesman, Kevin Madden, said.

"Also, I did hear that some airhead Democrats are wondering what miniature hardware store they were purchased from."

Yeah, well fuck you, too, Madden. YOU'RE the one stupid enough to hitch your wagon to a FALLING Star!

No, those were Gush Pflegmball listeners, wanting to play "Monkey See, Monkey Do"....