Boehner hugely booed on convention floor over rules adoption (locking Paulites out)

[Poll_Blind]

That's gonna be a YouTube clip you'll wanna see when it gets uploaded. Presumably the Paulites (of which there appeared to be a lot) at the convention shouted a "Nay" as loud as the "Aye" when Boehner asked whether or not the rules should be adopted. Then Boehner shouted "The 'ayes' have it!" and was immediately booed enormously from the floor.

I'm assuming the rules were probably recently changed to prevent them from fucking with Romney's nomination.

Did anyone else catch that, BTW? It's back to bromides now.

http://www.c-span.org/RNC/

PB

[FSogol]

1. The Tea Party diehards hate Boehner anyway for not

pushing thru all their crazy demands.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. I believe it was Friday these rules were announced.

At least that's when the local Teabaggers started bemoaning them here.

Here's a post of mine with a bit more info on the changes, and the added changes.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021218522

[DemzRock]

3. please someone upload to youtube ASAP! n/t

[MadHound]

4. Well, that's one bloc of voters that will either be staying at home or going third party this fall.

So much for presenting a unified front.

Gee, Akin, now this, the 'Pugs are starting to hemorrhage voters. And this is with over two months to go.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. Yep. The Paulites are saying they're supporting Gary Johnson.

Which I totally support.

[bvar22]

18. This presents a wonderful, no risk opportunity...

...for the Democratic Party to take a step back to The Left!
I'm holding my breath.

[NashvilleLefty]

5. I saw it!

Did you see the votes previous, or the reaction to the Chairwoman from Puerto Rico? As soon as she took the dais, the crowd started shouting USA! USA! as if PR wasn't American.

I also posted about it here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021218803

[Poll_Blind]

7. Actually, I did see that and I was wondering what the hell that was about. Was it...

...about her or was there something else going on? They tend to chant USA whenever there's any kind of disturbance to try to be louder than the booing. So I wasn't sure whether it was some ignorant thing or whether the chants of USA were trying to cover something up.



PB

[NashvilleLefty]

10. I'm assuming it was because she was from PR.

She didn't seem to speak English very well, but the chants started before that. And they didn't sound friendly, especially when Reince had to come out and encouraged them to show respect.

[LeftinOH]

8. Did he start crying? n/t

[lpbk2713]

9. This could be serious.

The poor baby has a real problem handling any form of rejection.

[woo me with science]

11. Not a joke. This has very serious implications beyond Boehner and Paul.

The powers that be are challenged; they respond by changing the rules.

This is how our corrupt, purchased electoral system is sustained, folks...

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

12. I'll probably tune in at the end when they finally strap Romney to the roof of the clown car

This preliminary conventioneering BS by the Reshitican Party isn't even as interesting as my pet tortoise's morning bowel movement.

[Marr]

13. Their party establishment just neutered the people they claim to represent.

This is the sort of thing that inspires violence, honestly. You have this small political establishment finally, *officially* turning the system into their own little private influence machine. Peons need not apply. Just shut up and do as you're told.

[Poll_Blind]

14. There were some more boos from the convention floor when Romney's name was...

...mentioned. The rollcall of the states for nominations hasn't started yet but will soon. I'm hoping for all-out carnage on the floor.

PB

[lpbk2713]

15. That must have been the Freepville delegation.

Booing on RimJob's cue.

[Poll_Blind]

16. I just hope they keep it up. I hope they start launching signal flares at the stage!

PB

[Tarheel_Dem]

17. I keep waiting for Skinner to "lock 'em out" of here as well.