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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:15 PM Original message |
House votes to defund ACORN |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. I thought the DEMOCRATS were in charge of the House... |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I call it the "Thank you sir may have another!" strategy. nt |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. So when are they defunding Blackwater? |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. And they 'elected' Obama which makes him illegitimate! |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
35. This is a sad day. The reight still have so much power something must be done. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Let's vote them out! Oh, wait, we already did that. |
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joeycola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. 345-75. All 75 no votes were Democrats. |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It WOULD have to be added to a student aid bill |
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joeycola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I do not know that but there are a lot of Dems who voted to Defund Acorn. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. 172 to be exact: |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Oh, good. My Rep (Lynch) voted No. n/t |
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joeycola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
54. yes, thanks. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Couldn't Pelosi have kept this thing "off the table"? n/t |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. Apparently, only the things Democratic voters want get cleaned off the table. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #27 |
52. House rules usually permit the minority to vote recommitt a bill with instruction prior to |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
32. As usual, the house is better than the senate. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
37. In this case, only 75 members of the House are better than the Senate. |
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stuball111 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. So... who's running the country? |
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percussivemadness (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. democracy is the problem...not the solution |
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jtb33 (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Uh... |
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percussivemadness (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Yep...:) |
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IKnowItAll (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. So what is the solution??? |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Having a really smart selfless person in charge? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #24 |
43. Could be, but it could also be a secular monarchy or dictatorship. |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:14 AM Response to Reply #7 |
36. That's why socialism works and not democracy as we see here. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:00 AM Response to Reply #36 |
44. Socialism, like communism or capitalism, is an economic system, not a political system.. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #36 |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. +1 |
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FriendlyReminder (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
8. UGH!!! This crap really pisses me off..... |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
9. Who speaks for the poor now? nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Welcome to DU : ) nt |
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svpadgham (374 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
11. I propose |
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indimuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. ding ding ding! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. 6 Acorn employees isn't even 1% of their force but let's say the next time |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
15. they'll just rename themselves and get new letterhead. no biggie. were working on it anyway I bet. |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. so much for due process |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
19. Weakass Democrats. ACORN worked hard to register people to vote for these pieces of shit. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:10 AM Response to Reply #19 |
33. ACORN did not register voters to vote for Democrats |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Bingo! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #33 |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. If that were true, then all the more reason to cut off their funds |
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madmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
20. The Dems love to bend.... over. nt |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
21. It is Open Season on liberal organizations and individuals. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #21 |
41. ACORN is NOT a liberal organization. That is a Republican lie. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Liberal on the issues and non-partisan are not mutually exclusive |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
23. But still funds Blackwater....go figure. |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. I vote we defund banks. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #28 |
39. De-fund banks instead of an organization that registers voters? Commie! |
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Grassy Knoll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
26. The House votes on fake poop ban, but... |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Senate passed similar anendment yesterday. n/t |
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samsingh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
34. this is yet another stupid move from Democrats |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
38. Does this mean we should de-fund Congress over its bad apples, too? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
46. .... |
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Algorem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
55. think the iraq war resolution would still pass |
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