Official Thread 6#: Rice Confirmation Hearing, Senator BOXER

[thedailyshow]

tune in and discuss!

[wicket]

1. she's kicking ass!

Go Barbara go!

[thedailyshow]

2. kick for Senator Boxer!

[cbear70]

3. wooohoooo

First post but long time lurker...I am so excited that Boxer is up. I contacted Dayton, Kennedy, Levin, Bayh and Byrd's offices , they were so excited over the phone calls..thanks for this great place to come, this has been my place of sanity for the past year.

[feminazi]

5. welcome to DU

barbara boxer is MY senator!

[fooj]

10. Me, too! Doesn't she make you swell with pride!

[oldtime dfl_er]

42. wish she was my prez!

www.cafepress.com/showtheworld

[zann725]

54. Mine too! And I'm SOOOOO proud of her!

President Boxer one day!

[sabra]

6. Thanks for the post, and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[cbear70]

11. thanks

I love this place.. and Boxer is my senator too even from Iowa.

[fooj]

7. Welcome to DU!! Now she goes after Card! I'm loving it!

[Dinger]

12. Please Give Detials, Even Teasers Would Be Nice

[cestpaspossible]

4. Please post the highlights for cube rats nt

[rodeodance]

8. Boxer following Bryd in citing Constitution as to role of Senators

hey Fox, Right, Repugs, some Dems, listen up and stop whining!!

[rodeodance]

19. quoting MLK--our lives begin to end when we become silent about

things that matter.

[fooj]

23. Wow! On the same wave lengths...at the exact same time!!

[fooj]

20. Loved that King quote!!! Those Repubs are slowly exposing themselves

[GreenPoet64]

18. Quoting the consitution . . .

says that any president needs checks and balances.

[tgnyc]

9. message to Andy Card: MYOB

She is slaying these bitches.

[realFedUp]

13. Boxer again explaining her Constitutional duties as a Senator

and check and balance on these nominations.

Now quoting Martin Luther King..."our lives
begin to end the day we are silent about
the things that matter..."

[MuseRider]

14. I am so impressed

with the way Senator Boxer is doing this. She is a keeper.

[American Tragedy]

She's a jewel.

I'm not as thrilled with the Sr. Senator of California, though. I wish we could replace Feinstein in 2007 with somebody else.

[feminazi]

15. she's picking up on the Constitution thread of byrd's

the president doesn't run the senate; he may find the consitutional role of the senate on advise and consent a nuisance.

she's quoting alexander hamilton and mlk

[thedailyshow]

16. she's speaking to the Dems who voted AYE

by using MLK's quote.

[blueblitzkrieg]

17. Boxer quotes MLK:

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

Preach it, Boxer!

[Untouchedalarm]

21. Proud moment

[rodeodance]

24. would be wrong NOT to ask Condi tough questions. says Lugar

very fair as a Chairman--of the committee.

[Dinger]

29. For My 1,000th Post: That Quote & Pic Is In Our

Teacher's Lounge.:)

[fooj]

35. Congrats on 1000...From one teacher to another-Can you believe this?

[justsomegirl]

22. Why it matters

It's because we are looking at a scy of state nomination in a time of war...but the thing that matters is this war. a very strong majority of americans are worried about this war and they're worried about what comes next...

[rodeodance]

37. yes, the war matters!!

[realFedUp]

25. It would be condensending not to ask Ms. Rice the tough questions

Yeah, if she's so capable and smart...ask the
tough questions, not just comment on how she
plays the piano.

[quiet.american]

26. Great framing by Sen. Boxer! n/t

[yorkdane]

58. Senator Boxer's visual aides / charts

are a fantastic way to reinforce the facts outlining Condi's contradictions! Excellent, bravo!

[fooj]

27. Mushroom cloud just won't go away, will it?

[realFedUp]

whoever made up that cute line has lived to regret it....was it Kristol?

[fooj]

63. Who knows...big boo-boo, though!

[realFedUp]

28. Barbara's got the big hoop earrings on today.

cute haircut too and I bet it didn't
cost $700 like the BushDo.

[fooj]

30. God Bless her...she got the ACCURATE count!

[anarchy1999]

31. "The Mushroom Cloud". Uh-oh, BB is angry. Whoa

"Mental health counseling", incredible soldiers, not one of them died in vain? I'm shaken with her controlled anger.

[JohnOneillsMemory]

32. (sigh) the Constitution is so....September 10th...Repubs claim....grrr...

[oldtime dfl_er]

33. hitting all the important points hard!!

1300 killed, 10,000 injured in Iraq. Condi's mushroom cloud. Long lines to vote. Let's get it right (democracy) here at home!!!


www.cafepress.com/showtheworld

[Blue_In_AK]

34. Is this on C-Span 2 on TV?

We're not getting it up here. Wa-a-a-a-a-h-h-h.

[Skidmore]

38. C-Span 2

[fooj]

41. Yes it is...try the website!

[angel54321]

48. Like her talking points board

WHAT IS THE TRUTH? :headbang:
GO BOXER!!!!!!

[alexisfree]

36. 49 countries not free

are we going to free them?

[rodeodance]

40. Love her charts

[realFedUp]

51. She's got the facts.

and I don't think she's even a lawyer is she?

That was the funny thing on SNL skit when
she had all those props...cute

[zann725]

68. Love those 'visual aids!' Factual, factual, factual...

...something this Admin. has a real problem with.

[American Tragedy]

91. That's what Perot did so well, before he imploded.

He sounded like an exasperated fifth grade teacher, but it worked.

[justsomegirl]

39. quote snips

49 countries in the world that are not free; 54 others only partly free and i worry about sending more trops on military missions based on hyped-up rhetoric..

[realFedUp]

43. Condi just spoke on talk shows so she wasn't lying under oath?

Don't you take an oath of truth every time
you appear in front of the Congress?

[rodeodance]

46. "she contradicts herself" te he

[MuseRider]

SO it is OK to lie on the news shows? I missed this part, is that what she said?

[realFedUp]

62. No, I'm just musing....

if that's one of the reasons this admin
just appears on talkshows instead of
in front of Congress because of the oath
thing.

Boxer is just quoting what she said in
the tv interviews and committee hearings.

[fooj]

44. She got the board up!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Time for a condi-que!

[Skidmore]

49. Doncha just love it that one of those quote was made

preaching to the choir on Fox. That's such rich irony.

[fooj]

53. Delicious!!!

[Mist]

45. Wow! Sen. Boxer has enlarged copies of

CondaLIESa's contradictory statements. She's going to push this hard.

[rodeodance]

52. Boxer telling the story like Condi having trouble keeping track of her lie

[justsomegirl]

47. more

Talking about Condi contradicting both herself and the president - says it troubling and wanted to give her a chance to correct the record...

[fooj]

56. Oops!

[fooj]

50. Who brought the beverages for the Condi-que!!!!

[rodeodance]

57. bLITZER AND cONDI MAKE A GOOD PAIR!

[Kota]

55. I just loved the charts last time, I can't wait to see the reruns.

[rodeodance]

66. red, black and blue colors on a white background

[AngryAmish]

59. Crush her

Condi is such scum. She should not be allowed to hold office.

[JoMama49]

71. Now raising Condi's linking Saddam to Al Qaeda - says she

thinks * gave that job to Condi. Condi told us the terrorists were "on the run", but in actuality they are more widespread today than before 911. Now quoting more from Condi's lies. This is rich!

[justsomegirl]

60. Aluminum Tubes

talking about the tubes and condi's claims

[King Coal]

61. Inpugn away!

Did I spell that right?

[anarchy1999]

No, a good source is www.refdesk.com

over on the left in M-W Dictionary, I use it all the time. There is always spell check, I prefer the Dictionary.

"I never check out that map"

"She could have listened"

Peter Bergen. Holy smolly! She's taking it all out!

[CineMax284]

64. Go Babs!!!

Condi hasn't even been there most of the day!! They just showed her in a live shot with Germany's foreign minister. They've been meeting most of the day. Shouldn't she be there to watch her own evisceration???

[Skidmore]

78. A * trick. Remember when he spent time looking presidential

while the 2000 election was being debated? She trying to look the role of SOS and set the expetation that she is actually fit to do and is doing the job.

[Bluebear]

65. Boxer/Dayton '08?

[rodeodance]

70. we took our eye off bin-ladin when went to war with Iraq

[realFedUp]

76. that feels good.

I'd love a couple of truthtellers to run
for office. I don't always agree with Dayton,
but he definitely is more conservative for
that faction.

[cthrumatrix]

67. the MSM will not cover FACTS like this.... we all had her LIES

[fooj]

69. Repub. Senators have just lost any credibility they may have had!

POW!!!!! It's over as far as the integrity argument goes...

[rodeodance]

74. not really, they just go on as if nothing was said

[fooj]

81. Not if we can get enough people to flood their e-mail!

[cthrumatrix]

83. BINGO.....they KNOW the MSM doesn't care.... they are all bought $$$$

[fooj]

121. But they haven't been bought off by the American public!

[cthrumatrix]

159. let's see how much makes the news....?

[American Tragedy]

72. This is great. I love when she takes out those big boards

and carefully, painstakingly explains to the Republicans, with her finger tracing the words, like a teacher disciplining a ten year old. "Now, let's read this." Strangely, it kind of reminds me of Perot's better moments.

[E_Smith]

73. is Dick Cheney in the house?

who is referred to as "Mr. President"?

[rodeodance]

80. Mr. Pres. is the gavel guy up there

[nickinSTL]

102. I assume it means

the President Pro tempore, the guy who serves generally as President of the Senate...when the Vice-President isn't there.

[anarchy1999]

75. She is doing an amazingly, beautiful, passionate speech.

Wow! What made her finally stand up? Her re-election, our voices? I'm impressed.

[fooj]

84. Yes.. She is a living testimony to the power of TRUTH!

[anarchy1999]

97. Quotes, Quotes and more Quotes!

Kicking ass. Using them against themselves.

[Justpat]

77. "She does not answer the questions or correct the record"

Boxer is ripping her a new one on every single lie - one by one.
It is so beautiful.

I would vote for Boxer for president in a heartbeat.

[cbear70]

87. agreed

I too would vote for her in a heartbeat.. my husband said the same thing... and my daughter.. she wants to be Boxer when she grows up.. This is great!!!

[fooj]

79. Place that in the record!!!

[rodeodance]

85. Iraq not on list of countries who have al-quide cells --in a report put ou

t by WH one month after 9/11--!!

[realFedUp]

82. one of the good things about opposition is that it's printed

in newspapers for those who can't watch to
really read, in a condensed space, the
real lies and failings of the Bushies.

[JoMama49]

92. I just love how Boxer keeps repeating "this is very troubling to me!"

Then, she chastises Rice for not responding to her questions with the truth. In other words, how Rice trying to cover her lies with more lies! She is exposing Condi big time!

[rodeodance]

93. says bin-ladin did NOT like SH (hey Dick, you listening)

[cthrumatrix]

94. sure....we read it...we saved it...we quoted it ....and the MSM chose

to ignore her words...their lies.

They will do NOTHING again. Our sons and daughters are at risk while our "liberal and free media" are bought and paid for.... forget about truth.

[E_Smith]

86. do you believe there are really Al Qaeda cells in all those countries?

i think its dubious.

[American Tragedy]

99. There are probably Al-Qaeda cells here.

Or rather, still here, since they obviously penetrated this country before.

[frylock]

88. senator boxer's presentations are the best..

she's a real pro.

[fooj]

89. Didn't she mean 3 despicable tyrants...hahahahahaha

[justsomegirl]

90. Bin Laden

Talking about OBL...

Showing a state dept map of countries where Al Quada cells were one month after 9/11.

No Iraq.

So how do you go on tv and tell the american people that there were AQ in Iraq?

[keithjx]

knew you'd be me to it.

argh! ;)

[Pithy Cherub]

95. No terrorists in Iraq in 2001

according to the * administration in October. Oh My Senator Boxer, is just roughing her up beautifully making Condi a liar on the senate record! Go BB!

[JoMama49]

139. Now going after Condi on the torture issue. Condi personally asked

for anti-torture language to be taken out of a DOD intelligence bill. Boy, she has Condi by the short ones, now! Condi's answers were bogus and false.

[keithjx]

96. the MAP

Sen Boxer just put up a map from Oct/Nov 2001 (just after 911) published by Bush Administration showing where active al queda cells were operating. the Hammer? Iraq wasn't included! No al-queda in Iraq....
NICE....

[rodeodance]

98. notice the alquida cell countries are RED? te he

[Kota]

103. She doesn't miss a trick.

[keithjx]

105. COINCIDENCE????

I think not....

[justsomegirl]

100. BB

It isn't right to continue this kind of talk when you already know fromt he 9/11 commission that it isn't true and yet it all continues...

[Justpat]

101. Now she's going after her on the false connection between Iraq

and Al Quaida. Shows a map with all the Al Quaida cells in world -
none in Iraq. But show Al Qauida here in US and many European countries.

Now she's explaining the Rice did not LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS when it
came to the idea of a connection between Saddam and Bin Laden.
She said the (some expert - can't remember the name) who told Rice
that Bin Laden and Saddam were two tyrants who hated each other.

[rodeodance]

108. she put up the Rumsfeld handshake with SH--whow

[imenja]

104. She's much more articulate than Byrd

Age seems to be affecting the speed with which Byrd can articulate his idea. Bless his heart though, he's been a real fighter for the American people.

Barbara Boxer is great in articulating her ideas: clear, to the point, and with evidence to support her point of view. Kerry could take some lessons here.

[American Tragedy]

118. Go to his website, and check out the speeches from 2003.

You'll find one called "The Emperor Has No Clothes" that is exceptional.

[realFedUp]

123. yeah, the age factor

but I've heard the Byrdman speaking
very passionately and in clear intonations
before.

[imenja]

148. absolutely

but it is something I observed today. As I said, I honor his service.

[anarchy1999]

124. I'd say they are equals in their own seperate ways. Both are eloquent

in their own ways! We need them both.

[anarchy1999]

131. She has 24 minutes! Go Barbara B!

n/t Annihilation coming.

[thedailyshow]

106. she included Rumsfeld's picture!!!! You rock, Boxer!

[GreenPoet64]

133. HOLY Shit!! She is going after Rumsfeld . . .

She shows a picture of Rummy shaking hands with Saddam after the time Saddam had used WMD's against his own people. Whoa! She says Rumsfeld was there to give Saddam the good news he was taken off the terrorist list.

[Occulus]

107. She just used the Rumsfeld/Saddam photo! n/t

[underpants]

115. Hahahaha

*SLAM*

[notadmblnd]

122. I wish she had brought up the fact that zarquawi was dead

and only had one leg.

[frylock]

109. oh dayum!!

there's Rummy!!!

[anarchy1999]

110. "we are not being given the whole truth,....and in fact I think that is a

disservice to the American people".

Man you guys, I can't keep up. It's way too fast for me. I'm trying to type and to listen and it's impossible. God, I miss Kephra.

[alexisfree]

111. that picture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[digno dave]

112. oh shit...she has the pic of rummy and saddam on a big poster board!!!!

[Untouchedalarm]

120. Somebody pinch me

Am I dreaming?

[fooj]

127. Another KODAK moment brought to you by...

[digno dave]

130. Whyu didn't Kerry ever whip that photo out? what a stooge

[keithjx]

113. Pic of Rummy and Saddam!!

WOOHOO!! Go BB!

[Justpat]

114. HA HA! Now she's showing the picture of Rumsfeld shaking hands

with Saddam.

[ebdarcy]

116. Gotta Love Senator Boxer.

Now she's got the picture of Rummy meeting with Saddam. She's Great.

[E_Smith]

126. i like her but "super-involved" not so senatorial

[digno dave]

142. trying to relate to the Bushevics

[justsomegirl]

117. Issue 4: relations with iran

during iran/iraq war....

citing chemical attacks on kurds
Rice failed to mention Don Rum (w/PIC) who in dec met with saddam one month after the attacks.

GO Barbara!

[WarNoMore]

119. OMG

She's showing Rumsfield's picture with Saddam and explaining how the poisonous gas was used in the Iran/Iraq war.

[dqueue]

125. Senator Boxer ... Woohoo!

Her arguments are so calm, cohesive... how do the repubs dismiss all these facts?!

[JohnOneillsMemory]

128. THE RUMSFELD-HUSSEIN PHOTO--*********

Boxer ain't holdin' nothin' back. MY SENATOR

[rodeodance]

135. the infamous torture language that Condi had stricken --said she had a

few different responses

[digno dave]

136. Hope we see that on the evening news tonight!!!! NOT!!!

[fooj]

152. Believe it or not...was on local evening news last night...

ended segment with YOU GO, GIRL!

[fooj]

138. KODAK MOMENT!! HA HA Boxer works for me,too!

[rqstnnlitnmnt]

129. just got back from work

HELL YES what a true patriot....


GIVE IT TO HER!!!!!!!!

[realFedUp]

132. Boxer bothered by Rice's opposition to provision in the intelligence bill

regarding torture, that the full Senate voted
overwhelmingly for.

[realFedUp]

137. Rice's reason was it was duplicated in defense bill

but Boxer found out it wasn't true.
Rice lied.

[MuseRider]

134. I would say that

the "sweet nectar of liberty" Senator from Virginia need not worry about the Democrats diminishing Condi's credibility, me thinks she has done pretty well herself. Thanks Senator Boxer for putting it out there so well.

[rodeodance]

144. and Rice's "credibility" is already slim in other countries!! what a crock

of saurkraut from ALLEN!!

[nickinSTL]

140. Barbara Boxer RULES!

How could ANYONE vote for Rice with a clear conscience after Boxer and Byrd?

Oh, right...neo-cons don't have consciences...

[MuseRider]

143. There you go. n/t

[GreenPoet64]

141. Go Barbara! n/t

[rodeodance]

145. Boxer called Rices responses "excuses" that do not stand!!

[rodeodance]

149. Rices own words in letter to committee contradic reponses to Boxer

in last weeks committee questioning. Geech!!

[digno dave]

146. Boxer's kinda hot

[MuseRider]

151. Lol

you just blew my mind! I was sitting here all involved and BAM, there it is.

[fooj]

147. Oh no! Not another "impune my integrity" moment!

[rodeodance]

wonddr if Condi has the TV on?

[fooj]

155. You bet she does. Too bad we can't see her "many faces of anger"

[Justpat]

150. Now she's nailing her on her support of torture.

And explaining her sloppy inability to hold to any
sort of coherent thought process.

[realFedUp]

153. Lots more torture pics shown to Senators, not public

[rodeodance]

154. said Condi could have told the world her thoughts on torure last week

but she (Condi) did not.

[fooj]

But she declined to answer. Case closed, as far as I am concerned!

[realFedUp]

157. Maybe Cheney couldn't blackberry her fast enough...

She's a loyal PNAC Bushite that's fer sure.

[rodeodance]

158. Condi can not verbally oppose torture when the WH supports it

[digno dave]

156. Never tjhought the Pentagon would be able to keep those from being leaked

[fooj]

161. Oops!!!

[digno dave]

164. well, i meant leaked to the public, which they haven't been...yet

[rodeodance]

163. said Condi used a clever tactic--Go after the questioner--which is

something that all politicans learn to do. Boxer was gracious and said that was ok--but she (Condi) did not answer the guestion!! that is the point.

[fooj]

170. Sure! Bully tactic!! Go on the offense and deflect question!

They pull that shit all of the time!

[RuleofLaw]

160. I think the Abu Graib pictures really had an effect on BB

[kuozzman]

162. I hope she's at Camp David w/the Chimp watching this.

[cthrumatrix]

167. the MSM has her back...the press will attack Boxer.... they will refuse

to look at her lies and distortions

[rodeodance]

169. said Condi did not set the record straight on the # of Iraqi capable of

defending there own country--Rice exaggerated the numbers many times to make it seems like lots of PROGRESS was being made in IRag!!

[fooj]

165. everyone with a heart and a pulse...LMAO!!!

[realFedUp]

166. Talking about Rice's "mislead" on how many trained Iraqi troops are there

[realFedUp]

168. Boxer hopes that Ms. Rice will be more candid when she comes back

after being confirmed.

The Senator says she can't support this nomination.

[proud patriot]

171. Thread #7 here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1529094