Originally Posted By wahooskipper The easiest thing to do when your position is attacked is to lash out. I don't know what age all of the various members are but I'm old enough to remember good Republican statesmen. Our party has not had much in recent memory to look up to and try to mirror. For us much as Limbaugh and O'Reilly have such huge followings, I would be the first to say their behavior is not what I want modeled by my Republican leaders. I certainly called out Clinton for disgracing the Presidency with his behavior while in office. I do the same of Republicans who have bad behavior. Fortunately, my 7-year old son was in bed when the debate was raging last night but had it been earlier in the day I might have watched a bit of it with him...in order to educate him about our government. Hearing a leader yell out "Baby Killer" is not what I would want for him. No one should have had to hear that last night.
Originally Posted By DAR So do we know who said it? Regardless throw his or her ass out on the street.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< <See post 6.> See post 7. >>> Senator Reid's comments were shouted while Congress was in session? In an out-of-order manner?
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I don't see the point in having a debate over which is worse: calling someone a "liar" or calling someone a "baby killer". I mean, only a knucklehead would believe both were identical.
Originally Posted By Labuda "So do we know who said it? Regardless throw his or her ass out on the street." According to an article I read on CNN this morning, some people claim to know who it is, but the Republicans are closing rank and nobody wants to name names. Absolutely despicable.
Originally Posted By FaMulan Those responsible for not conducting respectful debate on the floors of the Congressional Chambers should be censured. Those Chambers presumably follow Robert's Rules of Order and those dictate how debate should go and it does not include yelling derogatory and defaming epithets. What's next? An all-out brawl like in other countries?
Originally Posted By barboy Not on the House floor but on the Senate floor.... I would say that a democrat committed the most outrageous incident ever at Congress: I remember reading about a HR member(Brooks SC) caning a republican Senator("radical" Sumner) silly. Caning another senseless for a speech is more outrageous than shouting "baby killer" or "you lie". But then again this was in the 1850's--- a time when democrats resembled(on some key issues or platforms) today's republicans.
Originally Posted By FaMulan <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35986306/ns/politics-capitol_hill/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35...ol_hill/</a> The culprit has come forward. He should be properly censured by his collegues in the House.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "I'll believe you guys are interested in honest and civil debate when you start engaging in honest and civil debate. I don't remember any of you calling for Sen Reid's ouster when he called the President a loser." Name one person here who likes Reid. I don't. Nonetheless, your comment here is ridiculous. Equating "loser" with "baby killer" yelled on the House floor? You Reid and the Texas rube who yelled this can all enjoy humiliation together.
Originally Posted By velo From the article: "But Rep. Randy Neugebauer said that his remark was a comment on the bill itself and not directed at the Michigan lawmaker. " yeah, right....
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I suspect he spent all morning trying to spin that. One might suggest that actions should be penalized more than words but as a conservative I was shocked by the outburst last night. In fact, I was at my desk when I heard it and I had to ask my wife if I really just heard it correctly I was so taken aback. If the Republican leadership doesn't ask him to step down, the voters of Texas should insist on it.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I expect the voters of texas will be naming highways, schools and airports after him.
Originally Posted By DAR Randy Neugbauer congratulations. Most people that follow news and politics will remember you before forgetting who you were. The rest of the country will have and probably still has no idea who you are or were and by May you'll be the answer to a question that wins Lady Gaga tickets.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Well, the bar is already pretty low for what we expect of our elected officials.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <by May you'll be the answer to a question that wins Lady Gaga tickets.> LOL!
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder So this prick is unrepentant. <a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?fbid=MI27-Dskt3Q" target="_blank">http://politicalticker.blogs.c...7-Dskt3Q</a> They can praise Reagan like a deity, but he's likely turnng over in his grave right now.
