HALLELUJUH!!! PBS allowed the word "filibuster" to be uttered onthe 11/7/14 broadcast ofthe NewsHour
As far as I know THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANY OF THE M$M NETWORKS HAS ALLOWED THE VERBOTEN WORD "FILIBUSTER" TO BE SPOKEN SINCE BARACK OBAMA WAS ELECTED. Obviously, if nobody could utter the word "filibuster" then it was pretty hard for anybody to report the fact that the GOP has set records for filibustering during Obama's presidency. Which would have been a little problematic when the GOP set out to blame Obama and 'his policies' for any perceived inadequacy in the recovery. (Wouldn't do to have voters hear that the GOP filibustered several jobs bills proposed by the President and Democrats, now would it?)
Don't believe me? Hey , I don't blame you. But here's what Mark Shields actually said on FRidays PBS Newshour broadcast:
from the transcript..
[font size="+1"]There were 458 times during Barack Obamas six years in office that there had been a filibuster or the threat of a filibuster to stop the Senate from acting. During Dwight Eisenhowers eight years, there were two. During Ronald Reagans, there were 75 in eight years.
This is in six years.[/font] So its going to be a total its going to be a 180 if, in fact, this does happen. And the Senate is tough, because all it takes is one person to stop it. And you can talk about its not being a Ted Cruz caucus or a Mike Lee caucus. But I really think its going to be a problem for the Republicans. And I think thats where the action is, is to watch that dynamic."
... of course, this was AFTER the last election of Obama's presidency --- so I guess the GOP thought: "Hell, let 'em say it. we don't give a shit. We pulled off the 'Sabotage and blame Obama' trick already. Too late for voters to ask for a 'do-over'! Ha-ha-ha-ha! Yeah, tell the PBS we'll allow it."
belzabubba333
(1,237 posts)you'll hear it a lot now that the cons hold CONgress. before it was reported as congress failed to meet the 60 vote threshold as if that's just the normal number of votes needed to pass anything, now that dems will be doing it all you'll hear is "DEMOCRATS FILIBUSTER ANOTHER REPUBLICAN BILL"
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)That's how the DC charade is played.
And they help keep moving the Country to the Right.