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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:29 PM Original message |
Pelosi: Resolution on Michael Jackson unnecessary |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Pelosi is correct. Too bad this was mentioned at the memorial service before anyone cleared it with |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Too bad it was mentioned with out any serious thought. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
78. Too bad it was even considered n/t |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
98. We all know why it was mentioned at the memorial service n/t |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. I agree with Pelosi on this one. n/t |
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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sheila Jackson Lee has the IQ of a brick .... n/t |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. At least bricks are pretty useful. |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
117. Now that was rude. I demand you apologize to bricks everywhere. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. Bad marketing. |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. I can see the GOP ads now ... |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Exactly, why throw them red meat? n/t |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
111. Not guilty of all charges. Got that chester, tm2? |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
7. Ditto. And Rep Lee(D) is an idiot for wasting one second on this. |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. yup - agreed that timing is everything |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. They could have gotten one of these from the state legislature of |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
67. California has been trying to get |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #67 |
159. I hear ya. |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
63. And you have the time to sponsor a bill honoring a pop singer? |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
70. do you watch our govt at work on C-Span? Pols honor hereos, local biz's, & more in speeches |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
114. So what is your point? |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. Oh dear |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. Legislators should be shot for introducing bills like this. |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. Agree and SJ-Lee was embarrassing me with the MJ stuff |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. Good call, Nancy. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. Thank you! Speaker Pelosi |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
120. Deleted message |
liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. Thank you, Michael Jackson resolutions have no place in Congress. |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
15. Thanks, Nancy. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. Good. I don't think such a resolution would help the House or MJ |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'll say. No famous person should be lavished in Congress. Starting with Ronald Reagan. nt |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. At least Ronald Reagan |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
164. "Like him or not, he was elected - legally - twice" |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
68. good call |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
20. Correct me if I'm wrong here: at least with regard to postage stamps |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. Gee. And I really wanted |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
22. I Agree... Pelosi Is Correct On THIS One.... n/t |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. Good for you, Nan |
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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
25. We are still afraid of those big bad republicans |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. I would have been annoyed too. Bad enough our media is more |
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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:02 PM Response to Reply #37 |
87. We'll do ANYTHING to keep the bully GOP happy |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 04:22 AM Response to Reply #25 |
128. If they are so bored they need to pass resolutions that make them look like 12 year old fangirls |
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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #128 |
132. It's not about about fear of the GOP; it's about common sense. |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #132 |
133. Are you serious? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #133 |
136. .... |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #136 |
137. Exactly. Nancy was a fangirl. n/t |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #137 |
139. Nancy was a fanGIRL? LOL |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #139 |
156. Well...... |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 01:57 AM Response to Reply #136 |
163. Thanks for the photo ~ classy nt |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
26. Good for Pelosi. FFS, I can't believe Rep Jackson doesn't have something better to do |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
28. I agree 100% with Nancy. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
29. Good for Speaker Pelosi |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
30. When has Congress ever honored an entertainer like that? She made the right decision. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 06:56 AM Response to Reply #30 |
169. they do it all the time |
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tooeyeten (441 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
31. no politics please |
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ObamaKerryDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
105. You know, I'm a big MJ fan, but I have to agree with you here.. |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
32. Michael Jackson has gotten more than enough "honor" |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
33. One of the few times I don't disagree with Pelosi. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
34. I think that was very wise of her. |
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greyghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
35. Spot on Madam Speaker, enough is enough! |
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Phildog (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
36. MJJ |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. I can't believe you are serious. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. huge contributor to culture |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. And OJ is Innocent! |
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sunnybrook (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. what does he have in common with MJ |
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prendergast (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #51 |
103. and... |
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hugo_from_TN (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #103 |
108. That's a good one! |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. not even remotely the same thing nt |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #58 |
83. Yes, one was not convicted of murder, the other was not convicted of child molesting. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #83 |
96. nope try again nt |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. Can't come up with any thing else. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #97 |
99. I'd like to say I won but I have nothing else either |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 07:25 AM Response to Reply #43 |
130. Huh??? |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 06:39 AM Response to Reply #130 |
167. oh please |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #43 |
138. Sorry, but Michael's own problems don't give him a license to be "weird" with kids |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 06:45 AM Response to Reply #138 |
168. never said it did |
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Phildog (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. small mind |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #45 |
95. and a complete idiot to boot. or should that be "reboot' |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:44 AM Response to Reply #45 |
165. i'd guess they got their info from that long, crazy-ass tv interview mj |
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ObamaKerryDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #39 |
107. That (while obviously unconventional) still doesn't prove him a child molestor though.. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #107 |
140. And all of that is different from a Congressional resolution. Only an idiot would |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
56. ... |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #36 |
71. appreciate your sentiments about Michael Jackson |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #36 |
170. Welcome to DU! |
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choie (899 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
38. for once, I agree with Pelosi |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
40. I don't mind resolutions like this |
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sunnybrook (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
41. wow what a lockstep |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Perhaps you don't understand just what the Government is for. |
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Phildog (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. "The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of go |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Um...I don't hate MJ. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #44 |
77. Really? Then where was the outrage when the congressional resolution |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #77 |
100. See below. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:51 AM Response to Reply #77 |
126. You are one person. Considering the number of "outraged" posts here |
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sunnybrook (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Oh they own the word elitist? |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Still doesn't mean the government's time should be wasted honoring entertainment figures. |
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sunnybrook (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. how do you feel about them honoring Paul Newman |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Not too keen on them honoring Paul Newman actually. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. His charitable work was the driving force behind that. He gave more than |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #54 |
144. they cannot handle the two most pressing issues with which they are dealing. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. Your post seems to have a racist slant. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #50 |
79. Funny, I was going to say that about the sudden outrage over congressional wasting of time |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #79 |
142. Saying this would be an imappropriate use of Congressional time is "sudden outrage?" |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #50 |
90. But it is GOOD racism. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #90 |
94. Oh, yes, very good. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #50 |
141. Under 800 posts since 2004, too. |
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sunnybrook (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #141 |
161. Oh now I'm being questioned |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #41 |
59. Name the last white entertainer who has been so honored by Congress. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Paul Newman. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. He was honored primarily for his extensive charitable work, |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. I may be wrong but I think MJ was pretty charitable as well... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. The "Newman's Own" brand has poured $250 million into charity -- so far. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Oh yes. This I know. The "Hole in the Wall" camps are awesome. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:42 PM Response to Reply #65 |
82. if this was merely about charity |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #82 |
89. "Supported" |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:20 PM Response to Reply #89 |
122. supporting a cause can mean |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #82 |
93. That long list doesn't prove anything, nor does the Guinness book. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #93 |
147. I should have read further before I posted. Then again, I said fifty cents instead of a dollar, so |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #82 |
145. Supporting the most organizations does not equal giving the most money. But, the issue is |
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wildflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #64 |
125. MJ is apparently in the Guinness Book of World Records for charitable giving |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #125 |
146. No, not the most given. The greatest number of different charities. That could have |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #59 |
76. Bob Hope. n/t |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #76 |
149. I suspect he was honored for spending so much time with the troops, including |
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IrishBuckeye (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #41 |
86. Yea those white folks are something aren't they? /nm |
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Maccagirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #41 |
88. Your post isn't worth the time. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 03:56 AM Response to Reply #41 |
127. Did you forget the sarcasm tag? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #41 |
135. Stereotyping is bigotry and bigotry sucks, no matter which group it targets |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
42. I'm with her. They've got enough important stuff to attend to |
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Lateedee (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
52. Beat it Nancy Pelosi.... |
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Phildog (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Agreed! |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:02 AM Response to Reply #57 |
166. you're right about peter king. |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
66. I can't believe this was even posited for a vote! We have problems, in case |
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Phildog (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. Problem? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. The biggest problem our society has is direspect toward the deceased?! |
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Phildog (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #74 |
80. Panic Button |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #80 |
85. take a breath |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #80 |
119. "A little perspective"...from someone who believes our biggest problem |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #119 |
148. I love irony, too. |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #73 |
92. You're cute - |
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Phildog (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:43 PM Response to Reply #92 |
109. combo |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #109 |
113. No, honey - |
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sunnybrook (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 06:14 AM Response to Reply #73 |
129. Welcome to DU! |
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nilram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
72. Damn. I was hoping they'd rename Ronald Reagan National Airport |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
75. I love Sheila Jackson Lee & "We R The World", but let's not get distracted with this... please... |
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Phildog (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. distraction |
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IrishBuckeye (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
84. Billy Mays isn't getting any attention from Congress, what's with that? |
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ObamaKerryDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #84 |
110. No disrespect meant to the late Mr. Mays, but to compare him with Michael Jackson.. |
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IrishBuckeye (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #110 |
162. You like Apples I like Oranges, |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
91. A resolution honoring Michael Jackson? |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
101. didn't they honor Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope and many others ? why not Jackson ???????? |
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downindixie (321 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #101 |
112. yeah maybe,but times they are achanging! |
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DaLittle Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #101 |
115. AGREED! MJ Is Too Controversial Persona! Now Ole Blue Eyes Mafia Connections... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #101 |
150. They were promised a battle over this one. Do you really think that is worth it, |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 05:41 PM Response to Reply #150 |
160. yes, but that's my point about it, it's not stopping, and just recently they passed some crap |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #101 |
171. If Pelosi's Right Wing handlers don't want something in a resolution, it doesn't get in a resolution |
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prendergast (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
102. Good on her |
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Tan Gent (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #102 |
123. As much as I admired JFK, I thought (and still think) the nation went WAY nuts beyond |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #123 |
151. You can't put Presidents and MLKing in the same category with entertainers. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
104. Good for her. |
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Andy823 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
106. I agree. |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
116. Bless you, Nancy. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
118. Chicken! |
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conturnedpro09 (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
121. I disagree with Nancy, but then again I'm a confessed MJ fanatic. For real. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:27 PM Response to Reply #121 |
124. thanks for the levity |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
131. As good as MJ was, if anyone needs to give him |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
134. Congress honors celebrites, sports teams, and other people all the time |
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litlady (360 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #134 |
143. I agree here. They often honor people with honorary proclamations. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #134 |
153. Congress needs to get the hell out of the honoring celebrities business. That's the consistency we |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #153 |
158. Considering hundreds of bills and amendments are up for consideration |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
152. Well, I learned something from this thread. MJ has his own troll patrol, a few of whom are |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
154. Off The Table is Nancy's motto |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
155. Well then we shouldn't see any other entertainers being honored in the future |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #155 |
157. Please see Reply 153. |
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