Republican Leadership Briefing (CSPAN 10:30 AM ET) LIVE NOW

Khephra

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:39 AM
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Republican Leadership Briefing (CSPAN 10:30 AM ET) LIVE NOW

Republican Leadership Briefing

Senate Maj. Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) & the other Senate GOP leadership review the status of legislation as they leave for their annual summer recess.

Frist has already said at least 22238 hypocritical statements and 3028 outright lies. A new record!

:evilgrin:

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Khephra

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:43 AM
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1. Ah, now the Democrat slams start

After crowing about passing the energy bill last night, Frist has passed the stage to McConnell who is now starting to see how many times he can use the word "obstruction" in his speech. :puke:

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Khephra

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:44 AM
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2. Get your popcorn

Santorum is about to speak on the "judicial crisis".

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Khephra

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:47 AM
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4. Santorum

Edited on Fri Aug-01-03 09:47 AM by khephra

"to suggest as virtually every Democrat has suggested, that someone like Pryor can't hold deeply held beliefs.... (parphrased but close)

"Do we want people with shallow beliefs?"

"an abomination"

"not tolerant, using their word"

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seemslikeadream

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:48 AM
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5. That lyin' bastard

Edited on Fri Aug-01-03 09:50 AM by seemslikeadream

Orrin Hatch was the one to bring up religion in the hearing! He's the one that interjected the word Catholic in the discussion. Now they try to blame it on the Dems.

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Buns_of_Fire

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Fri Aug-01-03 10:35 AM
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20. Are those two best buddies or something?

Everytime I see Frist, I see Santorum. Everytime I see Santorum, I see Frist. (And everytime I see them together, I see two walkin', talkin' assholes.)

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GAspnes

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:46 AM
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3. oh, gag

and what's with that background? "American Jobs" "Clean, affordable energy". Are those linked somehow?

"The idea that if someone has deeply held beliefs, they cannot be impartial."

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Khephra

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:50 AM
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6. The "spindometer"???

Bitching about Democrats high spending during high deficits caused by 9/11 and a host of other things, but these brave :puke: Republicans held the line due to their strong leadership.

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Khephra

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:51 AM
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7. Say the secret word and you'll win!

Today's word is "obstruction".

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seemslikeadream

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:54 AM
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11. Just look at what they're working on

Edited on Fri Aug-01-03 10:01 AM by seemslikeadream

www.committeeforjustice.org
George P Bush just spoke at one of their get togethers.
He's a symbol of diversity deployed, "en espanol," to court young and Latino voters for the Bush campaign.
And, let's face it, he's a major hottie: a cross between Ricky Martin and John Kennedy Jr. in the looks department
"He just popped out of nowhere, and now it's like, Ooh,la-la!" said Angelo Figueroa, managing edtior of People en Espanol, the popular magazine's Spanish-language offshoot. "He's hunky. There's definitely a buzz."

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Mel

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Fri Aug-01-03 10:17 AM
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16. tell it!

Read this if you guys haven't this article proves the pukes are playing politics with this anti catholic crap Sanatorum is a big FAT LIAR everyone of the pukes that yaps this is doing nothing more than doing what the committee for justice planned on doing. Note the date June 27

http://www.committeeforjustice.org/contents/news/news070703_rollcall.shtml

<snip>The group, founded by allies of Bush, is better financed and organized and is more connected to other conservative groups because of the groundwork it laid in anticipation of a court vacancy, said Sean Rushton, the committee's executive director. "We have more money and more channels to people with money," Rushton said.

The committee's Supreme Court campaign was set to formally kick off June 27, the day after the high court's last opinion was released and retirements were expected to be announced. Bush's nephew, George P. Bush, was the headline speaker at an event that was part fundraiser and part rally, held in the offices of the American Council of Life Insurers at 101 Constitution Ave. NW with a glamorous view overlooking the West Lawn of the Capitol. <snip>

<snip>One plan calls for the committee to sponsor ads attacking Democrats for an anti-Catholic bias in their opposition to Pryor and Kuhl, both of whom are Catholic. "Catholics need not apply," Rushton suggested the ads would read. </snip>
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seemslikeadream

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Fri Aug-01-03 10:23 AM
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17. Thanks Mel

for bringing this to my attention the other day. Isn't it fasinating!

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htuttle

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Fri Aug-01-03 10:27 AM
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18. George P Bush, First Man-Made Latino...

Hi Tech Hispanic Hunk a Hit
http://www.pocho.com/news/2000/gpbushexperiment/gpbushX080100.html

East Los Angeles (pocho.com) The Bush campaign denied today that 24 year old Bush nephew, and former little brown one, George Prescott Bush is actually a secret biological weapon designed by the GOP to turn the brains of Latino voters into gooey nacho cheese sauce. The alarming accusations come from the National Pochismo Institute, a prestigious East L.A. thinktank. Head researcher Dr. Yanomamez announced that the GOP has been conducting illegal experiments for years and has kept the young Bush in a secret laboratory preparing him to win 100% of the Latino vote in the 2000 elections for his uncle, presidential candidate George W. Bush.

According to Yanomamez, the Republican party has calculated that Latinos are a simple minded people, and in their desperation to be validated will be easily captivated by George P.'s laboratory created 'Latinoness.' "As a millionaire college student at Rice University, George P. avoided all Latino student groups and cultural events like the brown plague. It was not until this top secret re-programming of his brain that he's become an Uber-Latino."

(much more...quite funny)

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seemslikeadream

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Fri Aug-01-03 10:30 AM
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19. You made my day!

Edited on Fri Aug-01-03 10:31 AM by seemslikeadream

How funny is that? Love it Love it

Do you see the the likes of JFK Jr.?

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GAspnes

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Fri Aug-01-03 10:07 AM
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15. "obstruct-obstruct-obstruct"

Good thing I'm drinking coffee and not beer. Two more 'obstructs' and I'll have to make a new pot.

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GAspnes

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:52 AM
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8. they're trotting out every gripe they've got

'bring it to a vote, up or down' 'denying opportunity to Estrada, &tc. &tc'

This isn't a briefing, it's character assassination.

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Khephra

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:53 AM
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9. Everyone's going on Aug break

So it's time to slam the other side once more before fundraising season. :puke:

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Fri Aug-01-03 09:53 AM
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10. Catch word of the day: "Democrats obstruct"...

- Please understand that these guys have no qualms about looking you right in the eye and lying their asses off.

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Khephra

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Fri Aug-01-03 10:00 AM
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12. Frist is trying to spin it that they "got under their (the Demos) skin"

And doing a pathetic job.

Why am I reminded of David Cross's bit about the Southern White Male "voice"? :evilgrin:

Reporter: "It sounds like the Democrats got under your skin too"

Frist: The American people won.

lol!

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GAspnes

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Fri Aug-01-03 10:02 AM
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13. Earlier, I thought I heard McConnell say

that Korea "is a danger, like Iraq but without the weapons of mass destruction."

Or had my coffee not kicked in yet? I couldn't believe that was what I heard.

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Khephra

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Fri Aug-01-03 10:04 AM
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14. I missed that

But I wouldn't be surprised.

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Fri Aug-01-03 11:19 AM
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21. "Their estimates is good."

Such is Frist's idea of the English language. :eyes:

And did you get a load of Rick Santorum trying to depict nominee William Pryor as a Catholic martyr? :puke: I'll bet Santorum doesn't know Dorothy Day from Dorothy Parker.

And I finally wrote Orrin Hatch to complain about the attempt to portray Pryor's opponents as anti-Catholic bigots. It looks as though it's time for Santorum to get the letter treatment. Who's with me?

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