Rachel Maddow playing Blagojevich's press conference today with him telling his cowboy story...

jenmito

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Fri Jan-23-09 09:54 PM
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Rachel Maddow playing Blagojevich's press conference today with him telling his cowboy story...

Edited on Fri Jan-23-09 09:55 PM by jenmito

and she's watching from a box off to the side eating from a big bucket of popcorn like this: :popcorn: :rofl:

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BrklynLiberal

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Fri Jan-23-09 09:58 PM
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1. I agree with her 100% on her assessment that both Gov-appointed Senators

were appointed to serve the interests of the Gov who appointed them, and not the greater good of the states they govern.
Neither one of those appointees would have been elected had there been a special election instead of an appointment for
the open Senate seats.

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WeDidIt

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Fri Jan-23-09 09:58 PM
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2. I think Rachel lurks on DU

:popcorn:

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nc4bo

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Fri Jan-23-09 10:05 PM
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8. It'd be super cool if she did :) nt

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jenmito

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Fri Jan-23-09 11:21 PM
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10. Anderson Cooper did the same thing-watched the clip while eating popcorn. I doubt HE lurks here.

I think it was just an obvious idea.

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Joe the Liberal

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Fri Jan-23-09 09:58 PM
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3. Man that speech he gave was awful.......

I thought the cowboy tale he gave was amusing, I really wasn't expecting him to go there. He could have used a whole different analogy but he chose to use cowboys, give it a rest Blago :rofl:

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jenmito

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Fri Jan-23-09 11:26 PM
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11. It sure was...

and he had the skill/nerve to tie it back to tax increases if he's impeached. :rofl:

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Gregorian

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Fri Jan-23-09 09:59 PM
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4. Bless Rachel for bringing up the big issue of vacant Senate seat picks.

It's contrary to what the Constitution intended. It's undemocratic. And those seats should be voted for by the American citizens in those districts.

Damn, at least we have a few in the media with brains.

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WeDidIt

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Fri Jan-23-09 10:02 PM
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6. Actually, voting for Senators is contrary to the original constitutional intent

It took the 17th amendment to have Senators chosen by popular vote.

The 17th amendment is also where governors were granted the power, if the state legislatures so chose, to appoint a successor until the next naitonal election.

Frankly, I agree with gubernatorial appointments as special elections, especially statewide special elections, are costly affairs for a single office.

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Gregorian

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Fri Jan-23-09 10:36 PM
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9. It's a democracy. I like how she stated her opinion.

I don't recall exactly, but it was more like royalty picking a duchess rather than the will of the people.

Elections don't have to be expensive. But since we haven't graduated from stealing, electronic voting is still too vulnerable.

Thanks for setting me straight. There's so much complexity in our governing process. More than I'll ever grasp.

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WeDidIt

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Sat Jan-24-09 07:49 AM
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12. That's why I like how Wyoming appoints a successor

In Wyoming, the state party central committee of the party the former Senator was a member is given a period of time to choose three candidates' names to submit to the governor. The governor then picks one of the three to appoint.

That saves money, there's no switch of parties, and the process, though political, serves the people well.

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Gregorian

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Sat Jan-24-09 12:42 PM
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13. Now that's better.

There's far less room for "cronyism" with that setup.

Thanks for sharing that.

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xchrom

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Fri Jan-23-09 10:02 PM
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5. lol -- i love rachel and it was hysterical. nt

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glowing

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Fri Jan-23-09 10:04 PM
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7. Loved the big pop corn.. You know she gets a kick out of all of this.

Sometimes its just amusing. Blogo is def. amusing.. I'm sorry to the people of IL, but man is he just funny as all hell.. For the last 2 yrs. you can't write half of the stuff coming out of our elected officials and the entire process.. the characters wouldn't be believable if written for screen. Its like one long real life farce. Who could make up Palin and Blago and Sen. Burris? Its just too much fun sometimes.

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skeewee08

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Sat Jan-24-09 12:49 PM
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14. My stomach still hurts from laughing so hard:-)

My husband was like what's wrong with this man.

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AtomicKitten

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Sat Jan-24-09 12:58 PM
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15. Blago = Bruce McCullough (Kids in the Hall) with a squirrel hairpiece.

Pure comedy gold!

:hi:

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