Democrats... "Apologize or else !"

SteamWake · 09-11-09, 01:33 PM

Even though the man has already apologized and Obama graciously accepted thats just not enough.

The spectical must be much bigger !

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House Democratic leaders announced Friday they will discipline Republican Rep. Joe Wilson next week if he does not apologize on the floor of the House for yelling "You lie" at President Obama during Wednesday's joint address to Congress.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...gy-punishment/

Meanwhile donations to Wilson's campaign have exploded

I think the Dem's really need to watch their step here. There sense of immunity and being above the fray is going to lead to big trouble for them.

Aramike · 09-11-09, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Even though the man has already apologized and Obama graciously accepted thats just not enough.

The spectical must be much bigger !

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...gy-punishment/

Meanwhile donations to Wilson's campaign have exploded

I think the Dem's really need to watch their step here. There sense of immunity and being above the fray is going to lead to big trouble for them.

It was just months ago that liberals were errantly gloating about the end of the Republican Party. With the Democrats having idiots like these in office, it won't be long before conservatives are touting the end of the Democrats.

Sweet drama...

AVGWarhawk · 09-11-09, 02:30 PM

Yet we have the house speaker saying the CIA is a bunch of liars. She got away with it. Just goes to show there is strength in numbers. Let's just hang the guy on the Capitol Mall on a Sunday afternoon and call it a day.

SteamWake · 09-11-09, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Yet we have the house speaker saying the CIA is a bunch of liars. She got away with it. Just goes to show there is strength in numbers. Let's just hang the guy on the Capitol Mall on a Sunday afternoon and call it a day.

Well there actually is on the books a 'rule' that members of congress shall not interrupt the president during his speaches. It has some measures for 'punishment' but I think thats for something a bit more disruptive.

But yes the apology was given and accepted lets move on shall we.. you hear me Ms. Pelosi?

Skybird · 09-11-09, 03:05 PM

Funny that all that was acceptable in style and method (and even got applauded for being that blunt) if being done by Republicans and with a Republican president in office - becomes unacceptable if being done by non-Republicans, and Republicans having lost elections.

I think political america should stop talking in words, but use binary code exclusively. One party uses 0s only, the other uses 1s only.

That way you know immediately who is who.

Different arguments get expressed by either changing the order of one's own number sequence, or by demonising the number of the others.

Buddahaid · 09-11-09, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Funny that all that was acceptable in style and method (and even got applauded for being that blunt) if being done by Republicans and with a Republican president in office - becomes unacceptable if being done by non-Republicans, and Republicans having lost elections.

I think political america should stop talking in words, but use binary code exclusively. One party uses 0s only, the other uses 1s only.

That way you know immediately who is who.

Different arguments get expressed by either changing the order of one's own number sequence, or by demonising the number of the others.

Maybe Republicans should wear wife-beater clothing and Democrats skirts.

Buddahaid is partially awake once more! Bwa-ha-ha-ha..... Aarrrrg

MothBalls · 09-11-09, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Well there actually is on the books a 'rule' that members of congress shall not interrupt the president during his speaches.

I don't know for a fact, but I did find this quote;

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Under House rules, you are prohibited from casting aspersions on the motivations of your colleagues. There is even a procedure for punishing those who do. You can be stripped of your right to speak for the rest of the day on the floor if your words are taken down and ruled out of order.

No such specific prohibition exists in the House for when a president is speaking because, well, it is just not done. Members understand that presidents, no matter who they are, deserve respect.

Here's the article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/...ama/index.html

I do agree with what he wrote in this commentary. Regardless of political affiliation or the content of the speech, he is the President, Commander in Chief, and should be respected as such.

If Wilson apologized, the President accepted it, well then it's time to move on. We have more important matters that need attention. (such as figuring out how to chill down this 12 pack I forgot to put in the fridge last night)

August · 09-11-09, 07:54 PM

Bah. It's small potatoes compared to the insults thrown at our last Chief Executive. The Democrats had better grow a skin because I don't think we've seen anything yet.

SteamWake · 09-11-09, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MothBalls

I don't know for a fact, but I did find this quote;

Here's the article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/...ama/index.html

I do agree with what he wrote in this commentary. Regardless of political affiliation or the content of the speech, he is the President, Commander in Chief, and should be respected as such.

If Wilson apologized, the President accepted it, well then it's time to move on. We have more important matters that need attention. (such as figuring out how to chill down this 12 pack I forgot to put in the fridge last night)

Throw it in a tub with lots of ice and some rock salt

Kapt Z · 09-11-09, 02:41 PM

It was a foolish and inappropriate outburst. If he apologized let it go.

AVGWarhawk · 09-11-09, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapt Z

It was a foolish and inappropriate outburst. If he apologized let it go.

Aramike · 09-11-09, 03:23 PM

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Funny that all that was acceptable in style and method (and even got applauded for being that blunt) if being done by Republicans and with a Republican president in office - becomes unacceptable if being done by non-Republicans, and Republicans having lost elections

Wait - I think you have that backwards.

mookiemookie · 09-11-09, 03:38 PM

How was it that there was that now infamous photograph taken of Wilson in mid-outburst? Think about it...there's a lot of people in that room, and that picture was taken perfectly centered on him, and perfectly framed, taken at the exact moment he was shouting.

Strange. Ah well. I agree with the move on sentiment. He did an idiotic thing and people are pumping money into both he and his opponents coffers over it. He's apologized, and now it's just becoming a circus sideshow.

AVGWarhawk · 09-11-09, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

How was it that there was that now infamous photograph taken of Wilson in mid-outburst? Think about it...there's a lot of people in that room, and that picture was taken perfectly centered on him, and perfectly framed, taken at the exact moment he was shouting.

Strange. Ah well. I agree with the move on sentiment. He did an idiotic thing and people are pumping money into both he and his opponents coffers over it. He's apologized, and now it's just becoming a circus sideshow.

To what end to stage such a thing though?

09-11-09, 02:30 PM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yet we have the house speaker saying the CIA is a bunch of liars. She got away with it. Just goes to show there is strength in numbers. Let's just hang the guy on the Capitol Mall on a Sunday afternoon and call it a day. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Funny that all that was acceptable in style and method (and even got applauded for being that blunt) if being done by Republicans and with a Republican president in office - becomes unacceptable if being done by non-Republicans, and Republicans having lost elections. I think political america should stop talking in words, but use binary code exclusively. One party uses 0s only, the other uses 1s only. That way you know immediately who is who. Different arguments get expressed by either changing the order of one's own number sequence, or by demonising the number of the others. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Bah. It's small potatoes compared to the insults thrown at our last Chief Executive. The Democrats had better grow a skin because I don't think we've seen anything yet. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	How was it that there was that now infamous photograph taken of Wilson in mid-outburst? Think about it...there's a lot of people in that room, and that picture was taken perfectly centered on him, and perfectly framed, taken at the exact moment he was shouting. Strange. Ah well. I agree with the move on sentiment. He did an idiotic thing and people are pumping money into both he and his opponents coffers over it. He's apologized, and now it's just becoming a circus sideshow. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 909 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	It was a foolish and inappropriate outburst. If he apologized let it go.