Franken is quite literally the most ballin' senator

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Here's an article by Fox that is slightly less butthurt than one would imagine... http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/18/franken-mr-funny-guy/


Spark notes for the semi-literates:

* Franken shut down Lieberman, who wanted to continue speaking even after the get-off-the-podium music started playing.

* Franken actually called out the senators who sympathized with rapists (cuz they thought, ya know, if they're from corporations, rapists are totally cool).

* Franken absolutely shut down this one guy who thought his graph made him immune to facts. (Franken actually said "We are entitled to our own opinions. We're not entitled to our own facts.")


I'm a little bit curious. Are there other senators who have managed to break away from the Senate circle-jerk, or is Franken the only one here?
 
The Lieberman ordeal is really one of those non-stories stories.

http://www.slate.com/id/2239201/

That Franken (a proud liberal) and Lieberman (a proud vexer of liberals) would have this moment was irresistible fodder for bloggers and cable shows. But it was really just a chance occurrence. Franken wasn't acting on his own—he was just following orders. Majority Leader Harry Reid had requested strict time-keeping by all freshmen presiding in the Senate president's chair (a chore all newcomers must perform). Franken was not the only one who denied a senator a chance to extend his remarks Thursday, as Michigan's Carl Levin pointed out.
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I like Franken though, he was a really cool guy when I met him before. He seems to be doing a good job so far (as good as one can do in such a short period of time).
 
Yeah he doesn't let people bullshit and get away with it, which is what I LIKE. There are few congressman/senators out there who do that. And about the Lieberman thing, McCain did it in 2002 to Mark Dayton when debating the Iraq War. So he HAS seen it in his 20 years there, its just, y'know, he's an old guy, he forgets!

Anthony Weiner is another one of those awesome congressman. Mario Bartoromo was criticizing him about wanting Medicare for all so she asked 'why arent YOU on Medicare if its so great?' He responded (paraphrased) 'are you serious brah? I'm not 65...'

Fun fact: Anthony Weiner & Jon Stewart were roommates after college, and Weiner is the only politician Stewart has donated money to.
 
[quote name='IRHari']hey, I can't think of anything worse for your image than voting AGAINST an ANTI-RAPE amendment.[/QUOTE]

Obviously anyone who opposed that provision, which would increase lawsuits, is pro-rape. Isn't that self-evident? :roll: Look, I don't know enough about this one to have an opinion, but to say that those who voted against it are somehow tolerant of rape is either ignorant or malicious.
 
[quote name='elprincipe']Obviously anyone who opposed that provision, which would increase lawsuits, is pro-rape. Isn't that self-evident? :roll: Look, I don't know enough about this one to have an opinion, but to say that those who voted against it are somehow tolerant of rape is either ignorant or malicious.[/QUOTE]

That's ridiculous, the most logical conclusion is obviously that Republicans support rape.
 
[quote name='elprincipe']Obviously anyone who opposed that provision, which would increase lawsuits, is pro-rape. Isn't that self-evident? :roll: Look, I don't know enough about this one to have an opinion, but to say that those who voted against it are somehow tolerant of rape is either ignorant or malicious.[/QUOTE]

Voting against the amendment is a vote in support of government doing business with companies, like Halliburton, that did to Jamie Leigh Jones what they did.

I think this speaks very highly of what Republicans consider "bipartisanship": nothing when Democrats propose legislation, complete and utter capitulation when Republicans propose it.

It's about the legislation, and it's about the "NONONONONONO" platform of the Republican party currently. Over 3/4 of Republican senators voted against this amendment. THIS fuckING AMENDMENT. So they set the bar that low - there's not a single thing you could reasonably expect any of these same Republicans to support in terms of bipartisan legislation for the next few years, now, is there?

It's what this "no" vote signifies. And it signifies a whole hell of a lot.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Voting against the amendment is a vote in support of government doing business with companies, like Halliburton, that did to Jamie Leigh Jones what they did.

I think this speaks very highly of what Republicans consider "bipartisanship": nothing when Democrats propose legislation, complete and utter capitulation when Republicans propose it.

It's about the legislation, and it's about the "NONONONONONO" platform of the Republican party currently. Over 3/4 of Republican senators voted against this amendment. THIS fuckING AMENDMENT. So they set the bar that low - there's not a single thing you could reasonably expect any of these same Republicans to support in terms of bipartisan legislation for the next few years, now, is there?

It's what this "no" vote signifies. And it signifies a whole hell of a lot.[/QUOTE]

They're just following the example set by our President, vote No or don't vote at all on just about everything, that way when you're up for election you can take whatever position is politically convenient for you to win. The GOP knows they're going to win in 2010 and 2012, maybe even win big, and they just want to coast until election day.

To use a wrestling metaphor, the GOP right now is the guy in the corner of a four way match against three democrats that are beating each other up. He's just going to sit there and let the other three guys beat up on each other and then when the other guys have nothing left, he's going to swoop in to win.

It would be nice if we had more bipartisan agreements in congress, but at this point, the Democrats need to start agreeing with each other first before worrying about getting Republicans on their side.
 
Nothing elevates a discussion like a prophessional wrasslin' metaphor.

Maybe the GOP could go balls-up and try to actually effect positive change, instead of acting like spoiled children. They need to pick battles that portray them in a moderate and reasonable light. The unfortunate truth here is that the Democrats are their own opposition party.

Oh, I understand the political expediency of sitting on the sidelines and letting your opponents duke it out, but that's not the behavior I expect from my elected representatives.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']That's ridiculous, the most logical conclusion is obviously that Republicans support rape.[/QUOTE]

cool strawman
 
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