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47. Confirmed!

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Obama Surgeon General Nominee Prevails Over NRA And Right-Wing Media Smear Campaign [View all] Cha Dec 2014 OP

And many in the Gungeon CreekDog Dec 2014 #1

Yeah, I'll bet.. funny that. All he said was the truth.. too many can't handle that. Mahalo Cha Dec 2014 #2

LOL. I guess some thought the NRA handed out medical degrees, too. That's hilarious. freshwest Dec 2014 #6

The surgeon general has to be skilled in policy formulation. He or she also benefits from being a MADem Dec 2014 #9

That is patently untrue: PCIntern Dec 2014 #107

Most people had never heard of him until AFTER he became surgeon general. MADem Dec 2014 #129

He is not a threat to gun owners hack89 Dec 2014 #44

Guns are a fucking issue.. and it's sickening that there are those around here talking about the SG Cha Dec 2014 #128

Gun control advocates are being played by the Democratic leadership hack89 Dec 2014 #138

Now that IS great news! ucrdem Dec 2014 #3

Surprise! I didn't think that would happen in my lifetime! And, I hear we have Ted Cruz to Cha Dec 2014 #10

Yeah that was a nice twist wasn't it? ucrdem Dec 2014 #25

Yeah, gotta love Harry Reid for pouncing on that like a big cat! And, here's the "more" I promisted Cha Dec 2014 #26

This couldn't come at a more appropriate time, Cha. Thanks for the great news! freshwest Dec 2014 #4

Really, fresh.. And, thank you! Amazing how the Universe works for the good sometimes. Cha Dec 2014 #12

I can't help but think every time I see a close vote like this how some will still insist that MADem Dec 2014 #5

Exactly. And, the only reason we can do it now.. "Ted Cruz just did a huge favor for Democrats" Cha Dec 2014 #13

So true. Stumbled on this a few days ago: freshwest Dec 2014 #15

But golly freshwest--you only went back a HUNDRED years! You sure you got enough "proof" there? MADem Dec 2014 #19

Thank you, my dear Cha, for this GREAT news! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2014 #7

Mahalo my dear, Peggy! Cha Dec 2014 #16

Ebola scare embarrasses the GOP freaks into taking action. Awesome. nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #8

No, it did not. CreekDog Dec 2014 #17

A bloomin' miracle, CreekDog.. thank you for explaining that so well. Cha Dec 2014 #21

All I remember is 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #96

Yes, but you wrongly jumped to the conclusion that Ebola shamed them into confirming him CreekDog Dec 2014 #98

If you say so 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Dec 2014 #101

GOP knows no shame, as near as I can tell 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #102

i deleted my post CreekDog Dec 2014 #103

thanx nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #104

Thank you again.. nothing to do with "Ebola" and everything to do with another of ted cruz' stunts.. Cha Dec 2014 #111

CreekDog says so because it's a fact. and, you'd see that if you read what went down to get our Cha Dec 2014 #110

What I'm wondering is.. 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #114

Facts are facts.. deal with them. Cha Dec 2014 #115

believe you me. 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #116

Good! Cha Dec 2014 #117

No, that's not the reason. Cha Dec 2014 #20

Welcome Dr. Murthy! Hekate Dec 2014 #11

Yes, Indeed.. "Welcome Dr. Murthy".. Wecome out of Limbo and into the O Admin as our SG! Cha Dec 2014 #23

What a concept - America actually having a Surgeon General! Drunken Irishman Dec 2014 #14

Well it is President Obama's Surgeon General afterall.. and it turns out we thank ted cruz' "stunts" Cha Dec 2014 #24

Boston Cha~ sheshe2 Dec 2014 #18

He's brilliant and now he's our SG! A-mazing! And, so poignant that Cha Dec 2014 #27

We are privilledged to hav e him Cha. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #28

Oh FFS Manchin treestar Dec 2014 #22

He must think he knows his audience treestar.. on the plus side.. ted cruz helped make this Cha Dec 2014 #29

I'm just going to start kicking this good news for those who have no comment. Cha Dec 2014 #30

good news ... and we can thank Ted Cruz for this! napkinz Dec 2014 #31

Amazingly Awesome, isn't it napkinz! Incredible! Did he even think? Cha Dec 2014 #32

Rachel reported that several prominent Republicans are really p*ssed at him napkinz Dec 2014 #33

I'd read that but glad Rachel did it too.. just too delicious for Mr Green Spam/the $24Billion$ Shut Cha Dec 2014 #34

Come on peeps this is some good stuff right here! Ted Cruz helped us out! Ignorantly but he did.. Cha Dec 2014 #35

Yeah, you're quite right, Cha.. it's Cha Dec 2014 #36

Did you just respond to yourself as if you were another person? aikoaiko Dec 2014 #43

I think that was rather clear. Cha Dec 2014 #46

This post was alerted on... SidDithers Dec 2014 #48

OMZ.. that will teach me to try and be funny on my thread when no one else is replying! R U Serious Cha Dec 2014 #49

You're using dry humor, right, Sid? 'cause how could I be a "sockpuppet" with the same username? Cha Dec 2014 #50

Here they are... SidDithers Dec 2014 #52

"sock puppetry" Rofl.. Ya got me, alerter and the one HIDE juror.. Busted .. LOL OKay, note to self Cha Dec 2014 #53

to the nra belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #71

Oh good someone else joins in.. good one, belzabubba! Cha Dec 2014 #73

i have a good idea of who it is JI7 Dec 2014 #152

Who alerted? it might be the person in the thread who asked me if I were talking to myself? lol Cha Dec 2014 #153

no, i'm thinking it is someone else JI7 Dec 2014 #154

Hmmm? They must be not very versed in what is a "sock puppet" and what is not. Cha Dec 2014 #155

Having fun Cha treestar Dec 2014 #54

LOL.. tryin' and then I got alerted on for having too much fun.. dancin with myself.. Cha Dec 2014 #56

... New SG.. recognizes Guns are a health problem. Cha Dec 2014 #37

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Kick for Obama's new SG who recognizes that there's too many freaking killing in the US. NRA Cha Dec 2014 #39

Nice win win for someone like me. aikoaiko Dec 2014 #40

Good choice. Nt hack89 Dec 2014 #41

You told me he was "young, inexperienced and lacks gravitas" CreekDog Dec 2014 #86

He is hack89 Dec 2014 #90

oh please. CreekDog Dec 2014 #93

"I support him for surgeon general regardless of his view on guns" hack89 Dec 2014 #94

He's an excellent choice for America. Cha Dec 2014 #122

Pathetic... BrettsJets Dec 2014 #42

Yeah, it's "pathetic" that the asshole republicans held up this confimation for months and we only Cha Dec 2014 #45

Em, Republicans treestar Dec 2014 #55

eeek! BrettsJets Dec 2014 #76

Hey treestar.. tweet pic of the Prez and SG Murthy.. Cha Dec 2014 #121

Confirmed! Cha Dec 2014 #47

K 4 Dr Murthy Cha Dec 2014 #51

K4Drmurthy.. new SG Cha Dec 2014 #57

K Cha Dec 2014 #58

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Yeah! Cha Dec 2014 #60

Dr Murthy Surgeon General! Cha Dec 2014 #61

Great news, Cha leftynyc Dec 2014 #62

Yeah, Green Spam outdid himself.. managed to get Repubs pissed at him and did Dems a Big Cha Dec 2014 #65

Surgeon General Murthy! YAY! Cha Dec 2014 #63

Congrats to Surgeon General Murthy mcar Dec 2014 #64

+1000000000000000000 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #66

Thank you, steve.. Good news, eh?! Cha Dec 2014 #68

NRA lost this one.. thanks teddy cruz Cha Dec 2014 #67

hey manchin....GFYS spanone Dec 2014 #69

Joe Manchin and his Orwellian reasoning voted against Dr Murthy and Mark Kirk vote for him! Cha Dec 2014 #72

Gun violence is a public health issue alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #70

Yes, it is, a_m.. no way to sugar coat it.. and our new SG came out with it and Cha Dec 2014 #74

Yeah, that strategy been working well. aikoaiko Dec 2014 #118

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Finally! Fuck the NRA! Initech Dec 2014 #77

Yeah, I never thought we'd be able to say that about this SG nominee, Initech! Cha Dec 2014 #78

The New England Journal of Medicine strongly criticized the republicans for blocking this still_one Dec 2014 #79

thank you for that bit of interesting news, still_one~ Cha Dec 2014 #81

Part of "The Deal" jalan48 Dec 2014 #80

No, there wasn't going to be time to vote on them before the end of the year but ted cruz pulled Cha Dec 2014 #83

I see jalan48 Dec 2014 #92

No, sorrry.. you don't see.. because of ted cruz' political stunt there had to be a vote.. the gop Cha Dec 2014 #109

Just saw jalan48 Dec 2014 #126

Nah, that's sounds like a lie.. I'll need proof.. not just you "saw". I can see now that you don't Cha Dec 2014 #127

True Believer jalan48 Dec 2014 #139

Thanks for kicking this thread even though you just came here to disrupt.. haha..you're still Cha Dec 2014 #140

LOL-good luck jalan48 Dec 2014 #141

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kick samsingh Dec 2014 #82

thanks sam Cha Dec 2014 #85

Kick & recommend. William769 Dec 2014 #84

Mahalo William.. we got our Surgeon General, Dr Murthy! Cha Dec 2014 #87

Yes! William769 Dec 2014 #91

I noticed.. you've been absent, William.. and you know it's Cha Dec 2014 #106

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Ebola would then be a political issue as well since Congressmen want to ban visitors vkkv Dec 2014 #89

Yes, but we got our Surgeon General whom the President wanted and is eminently qualitified, vkkv! Cha Dec 2014 #105

K&R BumRushDaShow Dec 2014 #95

Mahalo BRDS! We miraculously got our Surgeon General! Cha Dec 2014 #108

. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #97

Hey Blanche~.. thank you! Cha Dec 2014 #113

hey Cha! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #137

I'm elated Dr. Murthy was finally confirmed!He's a sensitive, brilliant doctor!CONGRATS to Him & USA hue Dec 2014 #99

This is fantastico! And, to think we owe it to a bumbling stunt of ted cruz.. the gop is Pisssed! Cha Dec 2014 #119

Such great news! locks Dec 2014 #112

Yes, it is locks.. thank you! Cha Dec 2014 #120

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KICK for Progress! Cha Dec 2014 #124

The Senate just passed 34 nominees by consent Cha Dec 2014 #125

Wow, took them long enough, but at last. nt MADem Dec 2014 #130

I think they're passing 3 years of legislation in one week... ucrdem Dec 2014 #132

Really--like passing a kidney stone!!!!! nt MADem Dec 2014 #133

ouch ucrdem Dec 2014 #134

Yeah, better do it now.. with that "gift" from ted cruz.. 'cause it sure won't be happening next Cha Dec 2014 #135

woohoo 2! ucrdem Dec 2014 #131

KICK! Cha Dec 2014 #136

I would like to personally thank Ted Cruz Blue Idaho Dec 2014 #143

Oh you know the sociopath.. he apologized to the republicons for making them work the weekend.. Cha Dec 2014 #144

Mr. Ego just can't be wrong now can he? nt. Blue Idaho Dec 2014 #160

cruz' stupid sociopathic ego is Never Wrong.. but, he was and I don't think this one went as Cha Dec 2014 #161

Hurray!!!!! burrowowl Dec 2014 #145

That's what I say, burrowowl! Hurray!!!!!! Cha Dec 2014 #147

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2014 #146

Mahalo SunSeeker~ Cha Dec 2014 #148

KICK Cha Dec 2014 #149

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I love it when the NRA is defeated Gothmog Dec 2014 #158

Unbelievable win! thanks to ted cruz Cha Dec 2014 #159

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