Finally. A few decades late to the party, but finally.
>“Mr. Cotton says the chairman needs to rethink his decision,” said Cotton, as his name came up in the roll call. “That’s what Mr. Cotton says.”
Mr. Cotton don’t like dis.
This was the best bit:
Cotton got so mad he started talking about himself in the third person.
“Mr. Cotton says the chairman needs to rethink his decision,” said Cotton, as his name came up in the roll call. “That’s what Mr. Cotton says.”
Haha hilarious
More like this please. The country is dying on the vine.
Great line
>GOP reactions went from confusion to anger to the kinds of high-octane tantrums familiar to anyone with children under the age of 5.
Haha, delicious! Especially this:
*“You’re telling us to shut up? You want us to SHUT UP?” Blackburn said, raising her voice. “Is that what you’re saying?”*
lolol
Delicious
May I have seconds of this delicious meal, please?
> “So Mr. Chairman, you’re saying because you think Sen. Grassley violated the rule, you’re going to violate the rule?” he asked.
Just because our guys violate the rules doesn’t mean you guys can too!!! 😡😤😖😣😭
> “You just destroyed one of the most important committees in the United States Senate.”
A committee so important that they didn’t bother to show up for the previous 2 debates….
> “I’ve said time and again there cannot be one set of rules for Republicans and a different set for Democrats.”
Proud of ya, Dick.
> “So Mr. Chairman, you’re saying because you think Sen. Grassley violated the rule, you’re going to violate the rule?” he asked.
> “It’s called precedent, senator,” replied Durbin.
lol
“It wasn’t until after Democrats voted out both nominees and the complaints had somewhat subsided that Durbin had a chance to spell out why this was happening: He was following a precedent set by the last two Republican chairs of the committee, who violated the same committee rule to advance nominees and legislation without giving Democrats a chance to weigh in.
In other words, Durbin was giving Republicans a taste of their own medicine.
“The two preceding chairs of this committee violated the letter and spirit of Committee Rule IV,” he said, referring to a committee rule that requires at least one member of the minority to vote with the majority to end debate on a matter before moving to vote on it.
Durbin said one former chair, Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), violated this rule with a vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, and Graham was chair when he broke the rule to advance a partisan immigration bill without Democratic input.”
Amen, Durbin. It’s about time Dems grew a spine.
Found that goal post you moved…
The high school classes I teach are more civil and mature than these GOP goons.
Goose, meet Gander.
ha ha ha such hilarious indignant sputtering and blubbering by the Republicans
“What’s this thing I’m being hoisted by? NOT MY OWN PETARD!?!?!?!”
My nipples got hard reading this. A democrat finally found their spine and I’m living for it.
Finally.
> When Blackburn said again she wanted to talk, Cotton interjected, “Now I guess Sen. Durbin is not going to allow women to speak either. I thought that was sacrosanct in your party!”
Jesus Christ, these people don’t understand equality, and it’s definitely for lack of trying.
>Cotton got so mad he started talking about himself in the third person.
>“Mr. Cotton says the chairman needs to rethink his decision,” said Cotton, as his name came up in the roll call. “That’s what Mr. Cotton says.”
Damn. Tom got so upset he went full Bob Dole.
The Republicans got a little Mitch McConnell treatment and they couldn’t stand it! I watched it and did they have a meltdown! Kudos to the democrats for serving it up. Republicans can dish it out but they can’t take it.
> Through all this, Durbin sat expressionless, waiting for breaks in the attacks to quietly direct the clerk to continue the roll call. He periodically reminded Republicans that they’d already had two chances to debate both nominees in two separate hearings. That didn’t seem to matter much to them.
“Revenge is best serviced cold.”
Love this. I think Durbin knows Grey Rock Method.
> The grey rock method is where you deliberately act unresponsive or unengaged so that an abusive person will lose interest in you. Abusive people thrive on emotions and drama. When you act indifferent and don’t show your emotions, they may lose interest and stop bothering you. This is known as “grey rocking.”
EDIT to add that Grey Rocking helps to maintain a cool head, which in turn helps in making sure higher thinking section of the brain gets enough juice. (Anger-Fight derails internal resources to the muscles…)
The more calm we are, the better we can think – strategize. Which is why Martial Arts, Medicine, Military prioritize keeping calm.
EDIT to add that very calm people can still get very angry, but it comes out as Tranquil Fury.
Saw a brief clip of this on cspan today and was not sure what was going on. Reading the article helped.
Turnabout is fair play.
>A committee spokesperson noted that Kennedy spoke on Kasubhai in a Nov. 2 hearing and again in a Nov. 19 hearing, for a total of 12 minutes.
>Graham spoke on both nominees in the Nov. 2 hearing, for about two minutes, too. And Cotton spoke on Kasubhai in the Nov. 9 hearing for about six minutes.
>“Chair Durbin did in fact offer Republicans the opportunity to speak on Lee’s nomination before we turned to the subpoenas,” said the spokesperson, referring to other business carried out in the hearing, “and not a single one took him up on that offer.”
They only wanted to speak to waste time because of the subpoenas on Thomas’ corruption, they didn’t even care about these judges.
Everything starts going to hell around the 11:15 mark.
You’re welcome
-illinois
A pool of slag cannot melt further down
That’s my senator! Very proud of you, sir!
I just don’t understand how Republicans don’t get called out for being the lying, sanctimonious pieces of shit they are every single time they try to open their mouths. It’s just, enough of this shit. Tell them to sit down and shut their lying, worthless mouths.
If a rule can be violated without consequence, then that rule does not exist.
As we say in IL, this is BDE!!
About damn time we stop playing by a set of rules that assumes the other side *isn’t* full of assholes.
Finally! Democrats are finally playing the game and not rolling over and taking it from the Republicans. What goes around, comes around. Play dirty since that’s all they understand. And fuck you Lindsey.
I think that’s called being hoisted by your own petard.
About fucking time. I’m glad to see some Democrats finally realizing that the old way of doing things don’t work.
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More of this. I NEED MORE OF THIS INSIDE ME NOW.
Finally. A few decades late to the party, but finally.
>“Mr. Cotton says the chairman needs to rethink his decision,” said Cotton, as his name came up in the roll call. “That’s what Mr. Cotton says.”
Mr. Cotton don’t like dis.
This was the best bit:
Cotton got so mad he started talking about himself in the third person.
“Mr. Cotton says the chairman needs to rethink his decision,” said Cotton, as his name came up in the roll call. “That’s what Mr. Cotton says.”
Haha hilarious
More like this please. The country is dying on the vine.
Great line
>GOP reactions went from confusion to anger to the kinds of high-octane tantrums familiar to anyone with children under the age of 5.
Haha, delicious! Especially this:
*“You’re telling us to shut up? You want us to SHUT UP?” Blackburn said, raising her voice. “Is that what you’re saying?”*
lolol
Delicious
May I have seconds of this delicious meal, please?
> “So Mr. Chairman, you’re saying because you think Sen. Grassley violated the rule, you’re going to violate the rule?” he asked.
Just because our guys violate the rules doesn’t mean you guys can too!!! 😡😤😖😣😭
> “You just destroyed one of the most important committees in the United States Senate.”
A committee so important that they didn’t bother to show up for the previous 2 debates….
> “I’ve said time and again there cannot be one set of rules for Republicans and a different set for Democrats.”
Proud of ya, Dick.
> “So Mr. Chairman, you’re saying because you think Sen. Grassley violated the rule, you’re going to violate the rule?” he asked.
> “It’s called precedent, senator,” replied Durbin.
lol
“It wasn’t until after Democrats voted out both nominees and the complaints had somewhat subsided that Durbin had a chance to spell out why this was happening: He was following a precedent set by the last two Republican chairs of the committee, who violated the same committee rule to advance nominees and legislation without giving Democrats a chance to weigh in.
In other words, Durbin was giving Republicans a taste of their own medicine.
“The two preceding chairs of this committee violated the letter and spirit of Committee Rule IV,” he said, referring to a committee rule that requires at least one member of the minority to vote with the majority to end debate on a matter before moving to vote on it.
Durbin said one former chair, Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), violated this rule with a vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, and Graham was chair when he broke the rule to advance a partisan immigration bill without Democratic input.”
Amen, Durbin. It’s about time Dems grew a spine.
Found that goal post you moved…
The high school classes I teach are more civil and mature than these GOP goons.
Goose, meet Gander.
ha ha ha such hilarious indignant sputtering and blubbering by the Republicans
“What’s this thing I’m being hoisted by? NOT MY OWN PETARD!?!?!?!”
My nipples got hard reading this. A democrat finally found their spine and I’m living for it.
Finally.
> When Blackburn said again she wanted to talk, Cotton interjected, “Now I guess Sen. Durbin is not going to allow women to speak either. I thought that was sacrosanct in your party!”
Jesus Christ, these people don’t understand equality, and it’s definitely for lack of trying.
>Cotton got so mad he started talking about himself in the third person.
>“Mr. Cotton says the chairman needs to rethink his decision,” said Cotton, as his name came up in the roll call. “That’s what Mr. Cotton says.”
Damn. Tom got so upset he went full Bob Dole.
The Republicans got a little Mitch McConnell treatment and they couldn’t stand it! I watched it and did they have a meltdown! Kudos to the democrats for serving it up. Republicans can dish it out but they can’t take it.
> Through all this, Durbin sat expressionless, waiting for breaks in the attacks to quietly direct the clerk to continue the roll call. He periodically reminded Republicans that they’d already had two chances to debate both nominees in two separate hearings. That didn’t seem to matter much to them.
“Revenge is best serviced cold.”
Love this. I think Durbin knows Grey Rock Method.
> The grey rock method is where you deliberately act unresponsive or unengaged so that an abusive person will lose interest in you. Abusive people thrive on emotions and drama. When you act indifferent and don’t show your emotions, they may lose interest and stop bothering you. This is known as “grey rocking.”
EDIT to add that Grey Rocking helps to maintain a cool head, which in turn helps in making sure higher thinking section of the brain gets enough juice. (Anger-Fight derails internal resources to the muscles…)
The more calm we are, the better we can think – strategize. Which is why Martial Arts, Medicine, Military prioritize keeping calm.
EDIT to add that very calm people can still get very angry, but it comes out as Tranquil Fury.
Saw a brief clip of this on cspan today and was not sure what was going on. Reading the article helped.
Turnabout is fair play.
>A committee spokesperson noted that Kennedy spoke on Kasubhai in a Nov. 2 hearing and again in a Nov. 19 hearing, for a total of 12 minutes.
>Graham spoke on both nominees in the Nov. 2 hearing, for about two minutes, too. And Cotton spoke on Kasubhai in the Nov. 9 hearing for about six minutes.
>“Chair Durbin did in fact offer Republicans the opportunity to speak on Lee’s nomination before we turned to the subpoenas,” said the spokesperson, referring to other business carried out in the hearing, “and not a single one took him up on that offer.”
They only wanted to speak to waste time because of the subpoenas on Thomas’ corruption, they didn’t even care about these judges.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532115-1/senate-judiciary-committee-meeting-supreme-court-ethics
Everything starts going to hell around the 11:15 mark.
You’re welcome
-illinois
A pool of slag cannot melt further down
That’s my senator! Very proud of you, sir!
I just don’t understand how Republicans don’t get called out for being the lying, sanctimonious pieces of shit they are every single time they try to open their mouths. It’s just, enough of this shit. Tell them to sit down and shut their lying, worthless mouths.
If a rule can be violated without consequence, then that rule does not exist.
As we say in IL, this is BDE!!
About damn time we stop playing by a set of rules that assumes the other side *isn’t* full of assholes.
Finally! Democrats are finally playing the game and not rolling over and taking it from the Republicans. What goes around, comes around. Play dirty since that’s all they understand. And fuck you Lindsey.
I think that’s called being hoisted by your own petard.
About fucking time. I’m glad to see some Democrats finally realizing that the old way of doing things don’t work.
So I guess Dick Durbin is a badass?