FIGHT IN THE HOUSE! Dems voted to let Taylor back on the floor and Repukes are MAD!

[in_cog_ni_to]

:rofl: They are refusing to let Taylor back on the floor.

[tridim]

1. Lots of R's voted to let him back too.

This is great!

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. Taylor is now on the floor apologizing for using the word "decency"

when referring to asshole Price.

[The Stranger]

Yes, APOLOGIZING -- we wouldn't be Democrats without apologizing to the GOP.

It is what we are.

[JackBeck]

3. This is a mess.

Did you see Barney Frank yelling "Point of order! Point of order!"

This is all over Katrina funding.

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. I know! The repukes don't want to help the hurricane VICTIMS! They are a DISGUSTING lot.

:grr:

[JackBeck]

11. Total waste of House time.

Reeks of not wanting to help Katrina survivors.

[LSK]

12. Barney Frank is presiding as Speaker?

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[JackBeck]

19. No, but he sponsored the amendment to restore speaking privileges.

He was asking the presiding for point of order.

[LSK]

25. oh

Did you see the youtube clip of him presiding?

:rofl:

[JackBeck]

29. No. How good was it?

[LSK]

31. Funniest.House.Moment.Ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWxY-5FS2Bc

[JackBeck]

35. Damn! They just got schooled.

Point of order.
Parliamentary inquiries.

Thanks for sharing.

[jwirr]

21. I watched a bit of it and the part of the bill they are arguing about

is funding to help people who lost their federal housing vouchers when they were destroyed in Katrina. That would be the elderly, disabled and poor who had housing provided by the government in the first place. It is definitely pugs trying to save the money for the rich.

[JackBeck]

28. Disgusting isn't it?

Voice vote wins again, so the Puke calls for recorded vote. Here we go again...

[Sammy Pepys]

4. One of the R's yielded time to him....n/t

...

[Bandit]

5. Okay who is Taylor and why does he want back on the floor?

:shrug: all these highly cryptic posts that need insider information to understand...

[redqueen]

14. Taylor addressed a fellow Rep by name... that's a no-no.

It's a minor thing, but the Republics threw a fit. They are now upset that not everyone wanted to join them in their pity party.

[BOSSHOG]

20. He's my congressman - (D) South Mississippi

represents a whole bunch of folk affected by Katrina. Some dipshit republican from Georgia tried to amend a funding bill for Katrina housing by saying recipients would have to do community service/work to get funding. Taylor bristled up at the suggestion. If I were the little fuck from Georgia I would not want to piss Taylor off too much. He's been crossing swords with Insurance companies for almost two years now. Hope this helps.

Taylor is a classic DINO, but he's fucking barbra streisand compared to the trash who has run against him the last several races.

[Glorfindel]

36. He's my congressman, too, Boss

And I sincerely hope that he will now rethink all the times he has sided with the Repukes against his own party and the best interests of his constituents, but I doubt it. I'm almost as ashamed of the votes I have cast for him as the ones I cast for Z*ll Mill*r back in Georgia, but, as you remarked, the alternative is so much worse. ;(

[BOSSHOG]

40. I recall

back in 02 and 04 the campaign literature opposing Taylor was incredible and of course there was no way of knowing who published it. I think he is a good man. He's a veteran. He works hard for his district (literally after Katrina) but he is way too far to the right for me. However, I'll probably continue to vote for him. He is the poster boy for lesser of two evils.

[in_cog_ni_to]

22. Congressman Gene Taylor (D) from MS. Made a comment to Price (R asshole)

that "he should at least have the decency to vist MS. before he expected MS. citizens to live to a higher standard than he expects his own people to live up to OR to the standard he holds the Bush administration to." (paraphrased) and I have no clue what Price said to spur Taylor to say what he did. Then, Price called for Taylor's words to be "taken down" (stricken). They removed Taylor's words from the record. IF words are removed from the record, that member isn't allowed to speak on the floor for the rest of the day. Barnie Frank then called for a vote to let Taylor speak today. They voted to let him speak, but the repukes didn't want to let that vote stand and didn't want him back on the floor. Hence my cryptic post.;)

Hope this helps.

[SharonRB]

41. Is this Congress or

Kindergarten?

[in_cog_ni_to]

47. It really is shameful. The repukes are really making themselves look pathetic and desperate.

It's sickening that they're fighting funding for Katrina victims.:(

[trashcanistanista]

46. He apologized for

using the word "decency" instead of "courtesy", he said he didn't want to offend his "decency". He didn't apologize for the whole comment. LOL. He got in the last WORD. :rofl:

[southerncrone]

34. Gene Taylor D-MS 4th

They are voting on Katrina funds. Taylor's district was basically destroyed by Katrina. Tom Price R-GA
has written into the bill that the local communities must match 10% of the Federal funds they are given.
Passionately, Taylor stated that if a community is leveled,it doesn't have a tax base & can't provide 10%. He challenged Price that he hadn't even visited the Gulf Coast to see the damage & he would not hold his own constituents to such a requirement.

Price cry babied that Taylor was using inappropriate words. There is a procedure to determine if a Rep. has uses inappropriate words. The reporter transcribed the words, they were read out loud twice & a committee ruled that they were inappropriate & should be stricken from the record. This also meant that Taylor could not speak on floor for rest of the day with out permission.

Barney Frank asked that Taylor have permission to speak again.
There was a verbal vote. Ayes had it, but Repukes challenged there was not a quorum. They went to electronic vote. The Ayes won on electronic vote.

Taylor asked for 1 minute. The chair asked if there were any objections & some Repuke hollered NO.
Taylor said OK & sat down.

Another Repuke (again, don't know name, but wish I did) allowed Taylor to speak.

Taylor apologized to Price(the crybaby)& INVITED him to tour the Gulf Coast.

Taylor was a class act, I thought. This man has his home blown away; IMHO he has a right to be emotional & passionate about this vote.

Mississippi should be proud.
GA should be embarrassed.

[merh]

43. I am proud of Gene Taylor

He has fought hard for the folks here.

[Norquist Nemesis]

7. Did they form a human wall or something?

just tuning in

[Democrat 4 Ever]

13. The amendment is to tie Katrina funding into matching funds by the

local government. Taylor from Mississippi is stating the obvious - you can't match funds if you don't have a tax base and called Price on it.

Price is a smary, lying, piece of shit repug. Nuff said.

[annabanana]

8. Taylor gave a gentlemanly apology..

It was very nice, and he got a nice round of applause. Price accepting his apology now.

[merh]

33. Taylor is a gentleman

His heart is good and he is bound and determine to help Katrina Survivors - he knows what things are like and he knows that most of the nation is clueless.

I'm proud to that he is my Congressman. Without his efforts over the last 19 months, we would be in a world of hurt, as would the survivors in Louisiana, Texas and Alabama (Rita & Katrina).

[BOSSHOG]

45. Roger that teammate

and remember back when the Sun-Herald listed all the people who did such a great job after Katrina and not one mention of Taylor. Fatass bar-bore was all over the article.

[merh]

49. prince babar hasn't done all that much

except see to it that his cronies are getting some change in their pockets. Katrina Cottages - what the hell are we supposed to do with little wooden cabins??? Insurance companies get the ass kissing and we get screwed, we being the tax payers all over the nation - if insurance companies paid what they owed us, Governement wouldn't have to be giving us grants (and bailing their asses out).

[BOSSHOG]

50. State Farm has taken my money

for 35 years, Ive had one very minor car repair claim and one insignificant claim on the homeowners and I've yet to hear a peep out of them. Obviously they are happy with the arrangement. I give and give and give and they give me a calendar every year.

[merh]

52. My money has gone to Met Life for as long as I can remember

they said that they didn't owe me a thing, other than the initial $2500 they coughed up the October after the storm (you know, to help me live).

rat bastards.

Did you see that Taylor gave them hell about the * administration's accountability and how $16000 for each fema trailer went to a friend of * and a campaign support -- he rocked. He was polite but honest and angry with the idiot from Georgia.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

9. Context, please. n/t

[redqueen]

15. See post 14.

:hi:

[rec_report]

10. Hi, can someone please summarize the background on this? Thank you! n/t

[redqueen]

16. See post 14.

:hi:

[BOSSHOG]

23. and post 20

[in_cog_ni_to]

26. I tried to explain in post #22. n/t

[rec_report]

48. Thank you, folks, for the background and additional info. n/t

[Old and In the Way]

17. Are you sure?

I thought they voted in the affirmative to suspend his talking privileges for the day.

[trashcanistanista]

27. The afirmative vote

was to give him back his talking rights for the day. The repub called to strike his last words and suspend him from speaking for the rest of the day. It was put to a vote (verbal) they asked for a recorded vote. The ayes mean he can speak. Just now, the verbal vote was for the Texas repub's amendment to match funds it seems like it went down. It will not pass.

[in_cog_ni_to]

30. Exactly right.

:)

[Old and In the Way]

51. Thanks....I wasn't paying close attention, so I must have mixed up the

the intent of the vote.

[Greyskye]

18. OMG. Can you say 'petty'?

Sure, I knew you could. :eyes:

[joanski0]

24. Maxine Waters giving closing remarks and

congratulating Mr. Taylor for his passion and work.

[tsuki]

32. Calling all DU'ers. Where's the WAAAAAAAbulance? n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

37. Poor little repukes are having a very difficult time dealing with being the MINORITY.

Waaaaaaaaah!:cry::cry: It's all they've done since November 7, 2006!

edited spelling

[trashcanistanista]

42. Yes, they are learning quickly

how to be the MORANITY.

[JackBeck]

38. Why were they just applauding?

[in_cog_ni_to]

39. To support Taylor. n/t

[JackBeck]

44. A second time?

They just applauded someone during the recorded vote.