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Charlie Rangel Evicts Dick Cheney: A DramatizationBy: Jane Hamsher Thursday November 9, 2006 2:16 pm |
Charlie Rangel Evicts Dick Cheney: A DramatizationBy: Jane Hamsher Thursday November 9, 2006 2:16 pm |
New Republican slogan: "I believe you have my stapler."
(hat tip *xyz and Lou Costello)
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DEMS!!!!
Am I missing something? I don’t see anything. Wiping glasses
It’s probably a YouTube that hasn’t settled yet.
That was quick!
someone’s already wearing the new drapes
It is unfortunate that the actor who plays Milton also was part of the cast of “Path to 9/11″.
this is great stuff!
I LOVE the part of
“restore dignity to the chair”
OOH BABY what a SMACK in teh chainsters FACE
AmericaBlog:
I want inquiries. And they’re coming.
*xyz @ 6
Stephen Root. He was the eccentric station owner in “NewsRadio”. He asked George Clooney to “sing into the can” in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
I am positive he was hoodwinked into the “Path to 9/11″
Oklahoma kiddo @ 9
In order to win more seats and the presidency in 2008, all we have to do is ensure that the truth comes out about what the Republicans have been up to over the past 6 years. Let the inquiries commence.
Kentucky Woman @ 10
I hope you’re right. I really want to like him.
punaise @ 8
Can we also retire Cheney and Bush? ‘Cause they’re also very tiresome.
“He’s been on the gerbil wheel,
We. Just. Can’t. Make. This. Stuff. Up
I have a picture in my mind of Mr. Fitzgerald warming up the old baseball mitt with a doubled up FITZ !!!
Office Space Recut
I must be tired because I read tiresome as threesome. I need to go get these damn eyes checked.
here’s what I heard John King say: he’s had that gerbil feel, where one of his good friends put it, for well in excess of six years now and he’s tired…
Love this story. Go Rangel! The Dems will outRove Rove and win a long-term majority IF they play tough like Charle. They don’t need to be assholes nor overly partisan, just straight-forward gunslingers.
I haven’t seen any analysis that changes my mind about this: put forward good popular middle class and security-based legislation and make Bush sign it or veto it.
Meanwhile let Waxman, Conyers, Rangel, etc. go to work on the corruption that is/was the GOP. Shine a bright light in every nook and cranny. “Just the facts, mam.” Play hardball politically, but do so with the liberally-biased reality of truth, competence and integrity.
RIP Ed Bradley!
The next 24 mos. are going to be majorly exciting. I have much to do.
Jane, you are my inspiration. Christy and my friends at the Lake, too.
(so are my Mom and Dad and sibs!)
smart and impassioned folks, all.
Here’s an amusing quote from the CNN article regarding Mehlman’s likely departure.
“Two sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Mehlman has made clear to close associates for some time he was likely to leave after the 2006 elections — and that there is no dissatisfaction with his performance in the midterm cycle.”
Has it sunk in yet? Gawd, my fingers are still bleeding.
yeah, baby!
I am just wondering. Bush joked yesterday about Rove not working as hard as he had on the campaign.
Can someone explain to me if Rove was working on the campaign on the taxpayers dime or not?
Mehlmen leaving?
Republicans cleaining out their closets?
Weren’t they getting ready to out top gay repug staffers before the election? Perhaps they’ve found their scapegoat AND a way to bring the evangelicals home to the GOP.
McCaskill just said she would support the Bolton nomination on Tweety. Sigh.
Coming soon:
Waxman Commission
Return of the Golden Fleece Award
Agh. Claire McCaskill on Hardball; first question from Tweety is bad.
Should Bolton’s nomination be approved?
She says she hasn’t checked his record, but yes, he should.
Agh…
I’m as happy as a clam.
kristinejoy — I should have just left the viewing of that mess to you.
Agh…
Bionic @ 25
Maybe we can have a congressional investigation about that, eh?
Bolton. Perhaps Mr. Chafee’s final act in the Senate would be a lovely little “hold.”
Note to Rangell:
You will have to turn the coffin on its side to fit it through the office door. Febreeze is your friend.
McCaskill hasn’t gotten the word yet:
Bolton’s nomination was KILLED this afternoon by Lincoln Chafee.
See Steve Clemons’ last two posts at www.thewashingtonnote.com.
Buh-bye Walrus!
Rayne @ 29
Wrong answer. Nancy: Call Claire.
And somebody should tell Tweety about that, too.
Rayne @ 31
Tester was good. McCaskill was not expecting that question, and it showed.
Hey! When do these new senators get their email boxes set up, eh?
I mean, where do we send an email to Claire, to gently suggest she needs to know whereof she speaks before she comments?
The Bush Administration. The domino effect.
I also really must go get some work done, but I had to post this link to a post from no-so-far back: What They Fear.
Just too good not to relive.
Normally, I would tut tut tut about doing someting like kicking him out of hi office space and label it childish.
Not this time. Making Cheney feel impotent is my idea of a good time.
Charlie Rangel is from my glorious empire state of New York.
Go Team
FWIW, Stephen Root is a comic genius. I could watch him and the late Phil Hartman on News Radio for hours and never get tired of it. And this stapler bit — and the scene where he talks about the frolicking squirrels? Brilliant…just brilliant.
TPM saying that Cambone is resigning from DOJ. He then states “someone secure the files.” Wow. Is he leaving the country for Paraguay or something?
Bionic @ 25
He was. This has been another episode in our series, “simple answers to simple questions” (see Atrios).
Yep wingnuts, it’s going to be real sweet watching both Charlie Rangel and Madame Speaker deservedly measuring those drapes.
Speaking of congressmen with guts, I want to call John Conyers’ office, and ask a staffer to deliver a message in person. Since he’s going to be very busy, I’ll keep it short and sweet: “Go get ‘em.”
Do I have the consensus of the FDL community to offer this message on behalf of the blog?
Did Jack Cafferty dis The Beard a while ago? Blitz was gushing over how great their capitol hill reporter was (John King) and was pushing Jack to agree.
Jack replied (my paraphrase) “Wolf, you’re such a kiss ass, you could give lessons. I won’t be taking any though.”
Harry. You call Claire. Too.
I believe you have my iron lung…
I have been out of the Lake a lot recently doing Election Monitoring stuff and then trying to catch up on my court appearances, but has anybody posted this link about our new Sec Def to be?
http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/chap_16.htm
This links to LArry Walsh’s Special Counsel report from Iran Countra. Read it.
And then take note that the Irving Libby “I can’t rememeber” defense has been tried before and got a prior Special Counsel to back down.
Larry Walsh was one heck of a good lawyer, but nobody does it like our Fitz.
GrandmaJ @ 44
Grandma, your post confused me for a moment, until I realized you had a typo.
Steve Cambone resigned from the DOD, not the DOJ.
That’s really, really good news. Thanks for posting that info!
One less neocon weasel infesting the halls of the Pentagon.
GrandmaJ @ 44
Did they say why Cambone is leaving?
linky?
Demos. No time for the learning curve.
Oklahoma kiddo @
36
Wrong house - Claire’s headed for the Senate.
Dick Durbin, call your friend from across the Mississippi River. She needs a little help getting up to speed.
I heard a rumor a few weeks ago Mehlman would be leaving after the election, moving on to work for Giuliani’s presidential campaign. We’ll see.
classic, Jane. Really good stuff.
Raph Levien @ 47
Go for it!
[Mod Note; please remember, no one “speaks for FDL” except the front pagers.]
Raph Levien @ 47
Some of Waxman’s lawyers came to NY to volunteer on Election Day. Some helped out with our Election Monitoring program. They were looking forward to the investigations to come.
I don’t think any of those COngressmem or their staffs need any encouragement, they are chomping at the bit. But it never hurts to offer good wishes.
Here’s the Cambone link –
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.c.....011042.php
Josh in turn links to a Fox News story. Ha!
Interesting post from Billmon
Mrs. K8 @ 52
This explains my confusion. thank you
looseheadprop @ 53
From Fox!
Can you say “Take out the Trash” Friday (a day early, given the Veterans Day holiday tomorrow)?
Welcome back to the Lake, LHP!
“Hey DickBag, move your shit so I can put my stuff down!”
Mrs. K8 - thanks for figuring it out. DOD - DOJ - I was just amazed at how fast they are leaving the site of their crimes. Do you think they want to be far away when the investigations start?
One of the great clips. Damn, it’s nice to have some fun. It’s like the second week of a vacation–when you realize how wound up you’ve been. I’ve been wound up like that since Joe Wilson said I was lied to. And because of him, and you, Jane and Christy, it’s come to this: I can smile. Thanks, all of ya.
Pulled this gem from Nancy Pelosi’s speech to the 2005 AIPAC Policy Conference, in May, 2005:
“There are those who contend that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is all about Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. This is absolute nonsense. In truth, the history of the conflict is not over occupation, and never has been: it is over the fundamental right of Israel to exist.
“The greatest threat to Israel’s right to exist, with the prospect of devastating violence, now comes from Iran. For too long, leaders of both political parties in the United States have not done nearly enough to confront the Russians and the Chinese, who have supplied Iran as it has plowed ahead with its nuclear and missile technology.
Here’s a link to her entire speech:
http://releases.usnewswire.com.....p?id=47885
pastor ted: “ken mehlman’s gerbil wheel squeaks for me!”
Pachacutec @ 56
That would not be illogical. Rudy is one of the few national Republicans who not afraid to be seen with know homoseulas. He is really quite good that way.
However, considering Rudy’s problems with Berni Kerick (look for more to come) and with the pedophile priest guy on his staff (who hires a priest to wrk in their private, for profit company? So, weird) I don’t think Rudy can afford anymore people with negative baggage around him.
But with the Rude Dude, ya just nevah know.
Peterr @ 55
Yes I know. But sometimes I think there is safety in ‘numbers’. :) Besides I trust Pelosi. And the jury is still out on Reid. For me. :)
GrandmaJ @ 65
Grandma — That and the fact that the neocons will be eaten alive by the uniformed brass without Rummy there to protect them. Seriously. I think there are folks over there who would love to clean Cambone’s clock with brass knuckles.
Remember too — Cambone’s position was “Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence” at the Pentagon. Those are the intelligence cookers in his dept., the heirs of the Office of Special Plans.
I hope this is a sign that the huge shift of intelligence control over to the Pentagon is going to get dismantled soon.
Thanks Peterr - I ran so fast back to FDL with my little bit of news, I got too excited and tripped on my typing, and forgot to mind my manners (link).
rock and roll!
this is how grownups work and play, GOPers. watch in awe and learn.
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Oklahoma kiddo @ 69
I thought so. And you’ll note I said Durbin, not Reid . . . :)
Did you see Mehlman on CNN on election eve? He looked like he had been partying for several days with no sleep. He looked BAD.
Thank you Peterr. I have been, and still am buried under an avalanche, but I really missed being here.
Sadly, must go back to the salt mine now.
Say “hi” to everyone for me.
Peterr @ 74
I noticed. :))))
punaise @ 8
And I’m sure that’s unrelated to Maher re-outing him on Larry King, even if they did scrub it from the later showing.
Edward Teller - that speech and the slap she made to Howard Dean about being “evanhanded” in the Middle East are the 2 reasons I do not trust Pelosi. Everyone seems to be excited about her and she has come forward to the community but she can stab people in the back with the best.
We shall see. But she is not going to allow anyone to be ‘evanhanded’ with Israel.
Bionic @
25
Oklahoma kiddo @
81
Omigod, we forgot *Scooter*!
shooogarp @ 3:01 pm (#75)
Like a man who’s been trying to apply lipstick to an uncooperative pig?
Ed*ard Teller @ 67
grrrrrr.
It is beyond time to grab our country back from the cliff.
No more war.
According to King, “He’s been on the gerbil wheel, as one of his close friends put it, for well in excess of six years now and he’s tired.”
“Paging Mr. Felcher… Mr. Felcher… oops! Mr. Mehlman to the courtesy phone!”
Cujo359 @ 80
gerbil ken will be blogging about the campaign aftermath at his “mice pace” site.
kristinejoy @
27
Here’s a thought. How about when we contribute to a candidate’s campaign it’s a *conditional loan*, repayable at any time if they screw up before the end of their term.
I hope we can watch a clip soon of the blog piece on CNN a bit ago called “Netroots’ Net Gains”. It highlighted the new power of the blogosphere, showed ActBlue and how it raised over $17 million for this election, showed Kos’ webpage. I saw the FDL name on the screen briefly. For the wingers they quoted a paltry $300,000 in fundraising. The wingers can’t do anything right.
shooogarp @ 61
But look at this polling data:
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/20.....lls.0.html
It at least shows that white women voted more for Webb than white men did. I have to find hope where I can.
why am I in moderation @ 82?
Cujo359 @ 81
Yes, that’s exactly how he looked.
The obnoxious Suzanne M. at CNN just reported to Lou Dobbs that not only did Joe Biden slap down Bolton for the next Senate session, but that “Republicans are saying they’re unlikely to take up Bolton in this session.”
That includes Lincoln Chafee and his bold press conference today, the message of which was “IX-NAY ON OLTON-BAY.”
Still looking to see if I can find video or at least a clip from his press conference.
Raph Levien @ 47
I just called his Washington office and spoke to a very friendly staffer. I explained about firedoglake, and she seemed very impressed by the approx. 100,000 page views per day we’ve been getting the last week (check the site meter). She confirmed that Congressman Conyers is indeed busy, but seemed to appreciate the message for him. At the end of the call, she took my name and ended by saying, “you’re a doll.”
One more tiny action in support of real voice-of-the-voter democracy. It’s my belief that they all add up, somehow.
Ohhhh, this is a funny quote from Charlie Rangel
Mrs. K8 @ 35
Clemons re Bolton was my intro to the blog world. So Bolton’s existence on earth wasn’t 100% evil.
GrandmaJ @ 79
You control Congress with the Democratic majority you have, not necessarily with the Democratic majority you want…
Um, let me clarify.
Suzanne’s report is good news.
Calling her “obnoxious” doesn’t reflect this bit of news, but rather her as a talking head in general. She IS obnoxious. But the news IS good.
Ed*ard Teller @ 67
Russia, China. Yes. The U.S.,(under Bush primarily) abrogation of responsibility in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict figures heavily into the mix. :)
I think Mehlman wore too much “flair”.
GrandmaJ @
79
If you’re referring to Dean’s comment re Israel and the Palestinians back in March of 2004, his “evenhanded” comment at that time was more pivotal than the manufactured “scream.” Within 48 hours of his comment re I/P relations, the press turned on him and donations other than those from his own apparatus dried down to a trickle.
If this Dem victory is going to have much to do with “justice” on an international level, “evenhanded” needs to be resurrected….
yeah, but Milton burnt down the company office. Is Cheney going to burn down the capitol?
GrandmaJ @ 44
You mean, Someone “SECURE” the files. It’s all in the punctuation.
Buy stock in shredder companies.
Oklahoma kiddo @
30
Here’s hugs for you, {{{{{{{{O”Kiddo}}}}}}} — shall we tango on their graves!
Shez @ 85
Anyone who doesn’t believe in netroots for political action probably doesn’t believe in on-line banking either.
They just don’t get it.
MayDaze @ 58
And Siun, surely?
Have to say, after watching Webb and Tester today, I couldn’t be prouder or more optimistic.
Goddam, this is a whole new ballgame.
Is it possible to count the votes in CT.?
egregious @ 92
Hey, we must have bumped up against each other over there! I’m sorry if I forgot that you were posting there, too.
When Steve reported there (twice) that Rove hated Steve’s blog and was said to read it to see what was going on there, I left a message directly for Karl (twice). It went like this:
Karl, remember this:
“What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, but to lose his immortal soul?“
looseheadprop @ 76
Kisses LHP! See you when!
Wow!Headline news showing wouned soldiers in the combat hospital. What a difference a day makes.
I was just in my car listening to Sean Hannity on the radio. He said…. “By a historical standards, it wasn’t that big of a loss”
Bwahahaha
No wonder these bums got thrown out
urban pirate @ 103
It truly is a new day.
kemo @ 101
They probably read newspapers.
Someone needs to shoot a new comedy–”Paraguay” about the neo-con expats who leave the country to escape prosecution and spend the rest of their natural lives blaming one another for their demise.
Who would play Clusterfuck?
HotFlash @ 110
Hello, Mr. Brooks, you dropped your checkbook.
MayDaze @
58
I’d like to think it was more of a shout-out than any kind of official statement, but if I overstepped, I’m sorry.
Maybe the FDL leadership can pass some kind of resolution or something making it retroactively ok.
rwcole @ 112
Why…Will Ferrell, of course.
netroots move second by second.
It is huge.
Information at your fingertips.
This morning on NPR, they had a story about a 95 year old women who had been voting since 1930 without fail. Anyway, Tuesday she couldn’t find anyone to drive her (how did we miss her?) so she called 911. The emergency workers then called her polling place and they came and picked her up and she voted. I love stories like this on NPR.
If only the MSM would snap out of their thinking that people are turned on by the stupid stories they present. I also love the NPR Nature bytes and I don’t think I’m alone.