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Subscribe to RSSIn a coordinated response, top Democratic leaders -- including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Steve Israel -- today called for embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner's (D) to resign from Congress.
That call came amid other news from Weiner's office that the New York congressman was taking a "short leave of absence" after going into treatment today to "become a better husband and healthier person."
In a statement, Pelosi said, "Congressman Weiner has the love of his family, the confidence of his constituents, and the recognition that he needs help. I urge Congressman Weiner to seek that help without the pressure of being a member of Congress."
Added Wasserman Schultz: "The behavior he has exhibited is indefensible and Rep. Weiner's continued service in Congress is untenable."
Democrats told First Read that the coordinated call for Weiner's resignation had been the works for days, and the DNC and DCCC had decided on an internal Saturday morning deadline for him to resign on his own.
That was decided, these Dems said, before the news broke about Weiner's correspondence with a 17-year-old girl, though it appears those conversations weren't lewd.
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I know that Anthony Weiner has been a good spokesman for the Progressive wing of the Democratic Party but he has become a political liability to the Democrat's. This has become a sideshow. We have far more urgent problems as a nation. I would like to return discussing the economy, Job creation, and our country's debt. These are the issues that are important to the American people
Every time someone wants to talk about Weiner's weiner the rejoinder should involve Senator Vitter's extra-marital whore and diaper obsession, and his failing to resign. Every time.......
Because after all, Vitter is the ONLY politician involved in a sex scandal that didn't resign. Right.
No, Julie because as we all know, two wrongs make a right. At least according to Paul, Maddow, and those idiots on Bill Mahar's (?) program last night.
Plus it appears to be acceptable to democrats when they lie about cheating and sex. Clinton did it, Weiner is doing it and so it's ok.
Never mind that Weiner texted a 17 year old girl. It seems there was no sexting, but she was 17. Enough said.
Did he do anything illegal like Vitter did? Did Republicans demand Vitter's resignation? Who are the hypocrites?
This article is talking about Democrats demanding Weiner's resignation. Not Republicans.
I'm not defending Vitter. They're both sleazes. Vitter is old news, though, kind of like Barney Frank's sex scandal.
The difference between immoral versus illegal has already been made. I also hear complaints about lying, and then we have to ask what is worse: Sen. Kyle lying on the floor of the Senate? And we have to ask: What congress person hasn't lied?
Now I have another question for conservatives, beginning with this:
Have you complained to your Republican representatives and leaders? Since Boehner took leadership of the Republican Party:
I'm wondering if Pelosi and Wasserman-Schultz are asking Weiner to resign per a new policy to end these scandals quickly. IF BOTH Parties do it, that would be nice. Because up until now only Democrats have done a good job of cleaning house. The other double-standard is how Republicans scream for the Dem's resignation (even impeachment), whereas the Dems don't point judgmental fingers at Republican sleaze.
All I can say is the GOP/TP better hope there's not another Republican sex scandal, because I will write every congress person and march in the street demanding the most severe action. I'm sick of the hypocrisy.
'Because up until now only Democrats have done a good job of cleaning house'
True Patriot, are you joking? Charlie Rangel ring a bell? Barney Frank? Ted Kennedy? Why is it so hard to admit that both parties are equally guilty when it comes to these matters?
Let's not forget about Orrin Hatch (R) UT - who admitted he intentionally LIED about Planned Parenthood services consist of 90% abortions...
Uh, I think that was Sen. Jon Kyle (R).
Uh - I believe you're right Paul!
Thanks for the catch! Should of had my second cup of coffe prior to posting! ;o)
Hard to tell them apart - they're both stale, male & pale!
Hi Feisty, I think that remark was made by John Kyl (R) Az.
Lefties are such hypocrites.
Left handed people are hypocrites?
Off topic:
Debbie Wasserman Schultze just ATE that worm Priebus for LUNCH on MTP!
Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!
She REFUSED to let either him or Gotcha Gregory talk OVER her and drove the message home with laser focus!
Even had the class to extend her hand after it ended...
YOU GO GIRL!
She's a real peach, isn't she? DNC really knows how to pick witches to head their gangs.
Another fugly hate-filled Democrat. Must be a requirement.
I especially liked it when she was raving about how the President has turned the economy around and David Gregory had to remind her that it hadn't in fact turned around at all.
You've lost the argument when you can't comment on the substance and instead resort to her looks! LMAO!
No reasonable person can argue that a demento like Weiner should be guiding the country. He may not be the only one to be forced out, but that is sort of the point isn't it. These people serve us. If they are not worthy to serve they should be forced out. Usually they are. Sometimes it takes a while, but, except for the districts where the cult of personality rules, e.g. Charles Rangel, we eventually get rid of them.
Weiner must go. He is unfit to hold office.
I can't recall a day when Feisty did not comment on someone's looks, or make some personal attack. It really makes her comment above very funny.
I have read many comments here, and I cannot remember Feisty ever discussing substance.
That and the fact that she believes Wasserman-Schultz "won" is simply incredible. Gregory scoffed in her face when she tried to say that a recovery has taken place.
Fiesty, Speaking of looks doesn't Rep. Gabby Gifford look great.
Doesn't she lisa? I heard she may be going home sometime this month!
That's awesome news! ;o)
julie - what part of this don't you get?
There's ALWAYS as lesser of two evils, in this case the Republicans are far worse. Rangel was investigated and censored (punished). Frank was investigated and absolved. Also, this refers to the last decade. You're going all the way back to 1969 to reference Teddy Kennedy.
The bottom line is if David Vitter (R), Mark Sanford (R), and John Ensign (R) are not forced to resign immediately, or are allowed to serve out their term, or are allowed to run for re-election, when and where is the line drawn? If Republicans are going to scream for Weiner to resign, it is only fair to ask why Vitter is still in office.
For me the "family values" platform of the GOP/TP is a big issue--claiming to be something you're not. Also, blatant lies on the floor of the Senate is really despicable. Lying about an embarrassing sex scandal is human nature. But what excuse is there for Sen. Jon Kyl? Is there NO shame in this?
I thought this thread was about Weiner. In other threads, Weiner is injected as a Red Herring, and in this thread comments made about the economy is injected as a Red Herring. Fallacious arguments are made when a substantive retort cannot be found.
It's called dialogue. In this case political dialogue, in which we have been discussing Weiner, several republicans who have done wrong, and have been also discussing and ignoring others, like Frank, Rangel, Watters, Clinton, Spitzer, Gingrich, and on and on.
In this particular instance Feisty commented on her perspective on Wasserman-Schultz's appearance on Meet the Press.
Fellacious, fellatio, or what have you, it's all at issue in this thread.
Two items of significance here:
First - like all good little worker bee's they bit onto ONE rebuttal from Gotcha Gregory, out of the entire 15 minute interview... lol
Then again, if Priebus was my party's leader, I wouldn't want to draw attention to him either!
Second - curious why NOT a ONE of the compassionate Christian conservatives have commented on Gabby Giffords recovery.... oh wait she's Democrat!
Priebus' problem, though, is that the more he pushes this, the more he gets asked that other question.
What a clever little phrase. "We are in the moment now." It has a vaguely metaphysical quality. - http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_06/priebus_vitter_weiner_and_the030131.php
In referring to Meet the Press, THIS is staying on topic -- Thanks Feisty.
At some point, it was obvious that the progressive Democrat leadership was going to have to decide whether or not Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) projects the values and image that they find desirable or appropriate.
Apparently, they've made a decision.
It's Anthony Weiner's move now.
As a conservative, I think he might be a plus if he sticks this out.
It would appear that former-Speaker Nancy Pelosi and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz agree.
Thank you for acknowledging the error of your post at #1.23 TP. Staying focused is always a plus, although so very hard sometimes. And that was not even a reference to Weiner, but after seeing the TMZ photos, it is hard not to think of him.
As for your comment Mixed Bag, Weiner is all about only himself. If nothing else that has been made very clear.
feisty with red wig, lol... how can you dare criticize someone for making fun of a demo's looks??? That's been your favorite weapon against anyone or anything slightly right of BO! Talk about the pot calling the kettle back! lmao!
Speaking of your venom laced attacks, how many hours did you spend pouring over the Palin emails? How many cigarettes did you go thru... ? How many shots of So. Comfort? I missed your update.... so where is the meat, Red?
Feisty,
I find it funny that you find fault when someone criticizes someone about looks or personality, and yet at the same time, I've seen you refer to John Boehner as "weeper of the house". So again, its ok for you to make fun of someone else but its not ok for someone else? Talk about double standards... If that is your argument, then you lose any argument you start...
Congressman Weiner should resign as his continued presence in Congress would be ineffectual and a distraction for the Democratic Party.
While members of both parties are demanding his resignation, why are they not also demanding that David Vitter resign at the same time?
Senator David Vitter, a Republican, frequented prostitutes, which IS against the law. He has never been charged or prosecuted. As far as I know, Congressman Weiner broke no law and did nothing more than bring embarrassment to himself and family.
He texted a 17 year old. I don't care what he said, the girl was 17, he is 48, married and has a child on the way.
Mr. Marx, why are you discussing Vitter? Perhaps you do not have daughters.
He will not resign. He is in it for money now.
muffintop1..
Vitter committed a crime and has not been prosecuted nor even asked to resign. There is no Ethics Committee investigation as to his conduct.
Why hasn't anyone asked why not?
..and yes I have a daughter. What does that have to do with Weiner?
Vitter has NOT resigned and every day that goes by without an ethics or criminal investigation of him is newly created news as far as i am concerned. Justice delayed is justice denied. Impunity for criminal acts by U.S. Senators is pretty clear evidence of widespread political corruption.
Ahhhh... Groucho/Ira - nice to see you out trolling about this evening! ;o)
I see you're still voting for yourself - rookie mistake #1! lol
Hey, what ever happened to you having ME suspended?
..and yes I have a daughter. What does that have to do with Weiner?
Are you serious!
Bill T from USA..
..and yes I have a daughter. What does that have to do with Weiner?
Are you serious!
........................................................
So Weiner is not allowed to talk, tweet or have any communication with anyone under 18 years of age because you, in your ignorance, assume is MUST be lewd. Believe it or not, some of his constituents children are under 18 and may have a question for their Congressman. Yeah, lets take away his First Amendment rights and assume every communication he has ever sent involves sexting. No giant leap there Bill, is there.
Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL..
Did I do or say anything to you since last week?
Someone told me to take the high road and ignore you. I did and have.
Yet you seem to want to start a fight.
Well, please keep posting and proving to everyone just how nasty a person you really are.
May God Bless.
GM - I suggest that you look at the newest round of pictures. TMZ has a interesting set.
Also consider that all of this happened only because Weiner make a very simple typo - he pushed on wrong key.
Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, how many people are getting in trouble with their employers because of this? Who hasn't seen explicit photos exchanged? Do you know the age of all the people you interact with in the social media of your choice? This is just a sign of the times--a new way to create a scandal. The question is, will the same old "family values" hypocrisy continue?
Ignorance of your circumstances, or the law, is never an excuse. Especially a married congressman with a child on the way.
In fact I cannot fathom why a married, 48 year old congressman was on facebook in the first place, let alone twittering a bevy of young women, some of whom were underage.
The question is - why didn't Weiner seem to have any "family values." He did, after all have a family.
TP, are you condoning Weiner's conduct because he did not expose "family values?" He did in fact have a family. Had being the operative word. Still no comment from his wife.
Again...
condoning or not condoning another's actions is not the point.
The reason we jump all over those on the right when they involve themselves in a sex scandal is the hypochrisy of those who would presume to legislate their morals to restrict my actions while taking part in those same or similar actions.
What Weiner did was disgusting and stupid and the attempt at a cover-up just made matters worse. That's between him, his wife and his constituents. When you tell me I can't get married because you consider my lifestyle sinful while having affairs, paying off cuckolded husbands and trying to pick up guys in airport restrooms - that becomes my business.
Weiner was not a respected member of Congress.... by either party! No one likes him! Even the democrats think he's obnoxious... but only tolerated him because he's the equivilent of an enforcer in hockey. His role is to go out and bend the rules to damage the opposition... nothing more! He's a bully on the Hill.... and a liberal vote! He need to resign and Pelosi should too...!
The democrats want and need to cut their losses quickly because this story won't go away! The longer it festers the more damage! They have abandoned the Weiner man! That's it in a nutshell, with emphasis on the nut
I am interested in what feisty, with the red wig, thinks about this! She's normally the first to post! I have visions of her spending hours viewing Palin's emails but found no smoking guns. Just an ashtray full of cigarette butts and two empty bottles of southern comfort for her effort. Meanwhile her hero of the democratic party, Weiner, seems intent on dragging others down with him....
I agree miked, however, I think Weiner needs to stay. If they Dems can't part with Timmy "Turbo Tax Cheat," Charlie "I write the tax laws but I don't need to pay them too" Rangel, and Barney "come on over and pay for my man love" Franks get to stay, obviously a perv who only tweeted pictures of his privates and lied for 3 days gets to stay.
He meant to harm...he just wanted to be popular like Obama. I say keep him and let the Republicans have their whipping boy until 2012!
""If you make him resign because of lying, then there goes the whole GOP"
Really?
World famous quote: "I did Not have sex with that woman!"
Another good one: "I didn't realize that I forgot to claim $600,000 income on my taxes and didn't know I couldn't use rent controlled apartments in NYC for my political offices!"
The worst: "We must pass the bill to see what's in it!The Dems and the press are frantically reading 24,000 Palin emails.......BUT could not take the time to read the 2,000 page Obamacare!
If he has to resign because no one in congress likes him... Sounds like sixth grade.
Interesting comment. Sixth graders are immature.
A 48 year old man exchanging tweets with a 17 year old about "capes and tights and @!$%#" is also very immature.
Someone who get married and cheats is also obviously immature and self absorbed. I'd also say anyone who snaps candid pictures of themselves in the congressional gym is just sick, let alone self absorded and immature.
Nobody has any right to knock any union contract anybody has in this country until elected officials who receive a six figure salary, the best health care plan bar none, a fully vested lifetime pension after only five years of service, months of paid vacation each year, and can keep their job even if they break the law, or defile all manner of the employee to employer or employee to customer relationship. No union contract has ever come close to the deal these guys got going, hell I wish congress would organize me! Where do I sign I want to join their union.
The Swamp looks as bad as ever despite Pelosi's pledge .
Weiner is pathetic as " Poster Child " for the Liberal Progressives - but Wrangle thinks he should continue ?
Charley needs to go with Weiner . So should Geightner .
Whatever happened to Axelrod, Gibbs, Romer, Orsag, Summers , Goolsby, Van Jones, Rattner , and all of Obama's Geniuses ? Seems like the Democrats,, excuse me ,, Liberal Progressives,,,, are in dissaray ?
Confusion reigns in the Obama Administration :-)
So if you are disapointed that Nancy Pelosi isn't calling for Vitter's head, why don't you ask Boehner to drain the republican side of the Swamp.
Alan W - Confusion reigns in your post. You are mixing sex scandals (Rangel was investigated and censored) with personal dislike of everyone under the sun, some of whom are no longer in service.
Let's stand up to the lily livered dems on this one and support the most important progressive voice in the House ... please show your support on the FB page "We support Anthony Weiner" ... they won't let me post the link on here.
muffintop1 ... do you understand that part of the job of representatives of Congress is to communicate with people who contact them - like the 17 year old girl who contacted him. A soon to be voter, and SHE contacted him. and there were NO problematic exchanges! Nuff said.
You obviously have not read the e mail he sent to the 17 year old girl.
But as you say, speaking in ignorance of the actual content, "Nuff said."
OR PERHAPS IT IS JUST THAT YOU ARE 17.
Anna
Pretty lame blind attempt at excusing Weiner's contact with an underage minor. She resides in Delaware. Weiner represents NY.
So....unless his response was anything short of "contact your congressman" then it was unnecessary.
Do NOT resign Anthony...stay in Congress...get the help you need but stay in Congress.
The Democrats want this guy gone. He is not well liked and has become an embarrassment to their party. His constitutes want him to stay.
It will be interesting to see what happens when the state of New York realigns the districts. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe they are going to be loosing a couple of seats? I wouldn't be surprised to see his one of them.
Wow, he really thinks he's a hot one. Photos posted to TMZ...take a peek at little weiner if you have the stomach.
Hope he enjoys his little all expense paid vacation in rehab. His family must be so proud of him. I know I am - NOT.
At least he's got balls that you'll never have, SueZQ. B!tch.............
Not money but LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Overwhelming Evil exists today right in front of American faces, 24/7, but you wouldn’t know IT by listening to the broadcast news media. According to the people who control our publicly owned broadcast airwaves, the most important news they have to offer is about daily life of Sarah Palin and Anthony’s Weiner.
GOD forbid we talk about the 50 MILLION Americans struggling below the poverty level OR do an investigative report on the Corporate Crime Wave that gripped this nation during Bush/Cheney… OR how the trust fund babies are holding back capital, jobs, stalling technology and keeping gas prices high just to make Obama/Biden and Democrats look bad… (ask Jimmy Carter about big money working against his Administration)
NOTE: (notice only Red States such as South Carolina are getting new manufacturing plants)
Ohhh Noooo, what Americans get is a steady stream of celebrity worship news and mind numbing commentary by the same silver spoon, pundits day after day. I tell you the truth ____— I’m actually STARVED for REAL NEWS. WE’VE GOT HUGE PROBLEMS TO SOLVE, right? Why are these traitors wasting our time?
I guess it hurts so bad because I’m old enough to remember a time when News anchors didn’t salivate over the sex scandal stories or celebrity fluff reports. How this Anthony Weiner thing became news is exactly what’s wrong with this nation full of shameless hypocrites. Why is this news… because Andrew Breitbart says so??? COME ON! Breitbart is the Larry Craig of 2011 calling Anthony Weiner a “nasty naughty boy”, while blowing strangers in the men’s room. If history is any indicator, Karma will be very hard on Andrew Breitbart.
Frankly, I don’t care what my leaders do in their free time as long as they do good on the job. I’m not in Anthony Weiner’s district but the man is one of a precious few in Congress that actually fights for my Progressive belief system.
We’ve lost so many to the Breitbart already… Van Jones, Shirley Sherrod, ACORN… but I’m not going to lose my Weiner to these Conservative wackos and their low grade thought processes.
We Progressives, Democrats and Liberals need to get together on this one. Not only do many on the Left NOT fight back but all of the sudden we got all these prudes on the Left who’ve been badmouthing Rep. Weiner. Hey, I’d like to know what they did to Ed Shultz while he was suspended. Did Comcast sent him to re-education camp or something? See jinnbad.blogspot.com for the WHOLE story.
Right.
Now that it's a democrat with his ass in a sling, let's talk about something else.
Weiner sucked at his job as a representative of the U.S. Congress and you are too hypocritical to see it. But hey, he's a liberal deviant, he's one of you, he's a mental midget.
My guess is we'll be seeing charges coming soon.
He is going to be charged with impersonating a republican.
Forrest Grump, that was excellent--sums it up in a nutshell.
Those are his only two bad options to quell this quickly, quit or change his party affiliation.
Weiner answered calls for his resignation by promptly sending an e-mail with a picture of his ass captioned with the words "Kiss it". When asked about Weiner's reply a party official said, "a picture really is worth a thousand words, and this is Anthony's way of saying no, no, a thousand times no!". A spokesperson for Weiner said he is going to get some therapy and has enrolled himself in a Photoshop class.
Thanks for the laugh!! I love it!
Of course Weiner should pull out before he has further chances to help screw our country even further.
Aside from the fact he is obviously one lowlife dirtbag and quite probably a coke head not fit for any responsibility beyond dressing himself; he accused an innocent person of wrong doing in an attempt to cover his wiener.
Doug has "weiner envy".
LMAO!
You sure can sling the accusation there Dougie!
That scum bag Brietbart is a LOT of things, however, innocent isn't one of them!
There's a special place in hell for people who get off ruining other peoples lives...
Forest has "brain" envy.
Right red
Because Weiner is really just a stand up guy.
As for that "special place in hell"......leftists have already filled it up.
Here's something completely foreign for the left.......personal responsibility. Weiner's getting a hard dose of it now and responds by 1) blaming someone else and 2) blaming something else (mysterious illness).
Typical and predictable.
Really? You haven't been paying attention there Dougie!
I've been calling for Weiner to step down since he admitted to his actions...
Didn't hear YOU or anyone else doing the same for the perverts in YOUR party!
Like I said, you sure play lose when it comes to accusations!
Who would expect anything less from right wing nitwits?
That's right Feisty.
Why attack Breitbart for proving that Anthony Weiner is a liar? Even though Breitbart was right...again...you still seem to blame him instead of the person who caused this mess in the first place.
Why is that?
Do you want us to continue to be kept in the dark about what our politicians are doing? These people are running our country - and not doing a good job at it either. Would you rather the media cover this up because he's a Democrat but lay it all out there if he was a Republican? That doesn't seem very fair to me.
Of course, you would feel differently if CNN or MSNBC covered it instead of Breitbart, right?
My stance is (just to be clear):
no actions unbecoming. That includes all of them.
For the record:
I do not belong to any party.
Of all the left leaning, uninformed party hacks who populate this blog; you are the one most quickest to call people with differing opinions some derogatory insult. The reality is you're just an idiot who doesn't have an independent thought in that empty vessel you call a brain.
Take your assessment of Breitbart. You know nothing about him except for the fact he has put forth information damaging to your party. So you call him "scum". Yet offer no criticism of your favorite c&p sites mediamatters or thinkprogress. Both of which have been demonstrated to lie. But because they call Breitbart scum, you call him scum. Monkey see, monkey do.
Doug you completely ignore Weiner's other option to quell the outrage, he could switch party affiliation and this thing would be swept under the rug faster than a DC prostitute could change David Vitter's diapers. To a lot of people's disappointment, the dems are trying to do the responsible thing, republicans know David Vitter has a load in his diapers but in a classic example of bad parenting refuse to change him. I guess they have become accustomed to the smell, and have given up on his potty training.
*sigh*
Project much honey?
What part of me wanting Weiner to resign don't you comprehend?
As for Briebart, he has a proven track record for 'doctoring' video's... is it any wonder he's a hero for the baggers & birthers?
Remember Shirley Sherrod? He NEVER apologized for costing her, her job! Did he?
For someone who won't apologize for his past actions - he the epitome of double standards in demanding one from Weiner (who by the way did just that)!
Fear & Smear - it's the TEAPUBLICAN way!
PS: Yeah Andrew is a real stand up guy, after publicly stating he WOULD NOT release the X rates photo, it didn't take even 24 hours before he turned around and DID just that...
Until you can PROVE it - it will be YOU who is the liar...
If that's the case then, why isn't you hero Briebart investigating them if he's such a credible 'journalist'?
Come on little guy - walk the walk will ya?
The truth always hurts Dougie - but the 'sting' eventually subsides! ;o)
I can see why most of your posts are collapsed by the community, Feisty.
Forrest
Which rep had anything swept under the rug? Recently, didn't Craig, Ensign, and Lee all resign? Are you referring to Rangel or Jackson Jr.?
Give him time red, he's still working on the presidency and congress.
But hey, if you really cared you would know you don't have to wait for him. Others have already outed them.
http://www.themediareport.com/mediamatters.htm
http://www.rightklik.net/2010/07/think-progress-lies-and-deception.html
http://24ahead.com/thinkprogress-lies-obama-cliff-kincaid-knowing-where-obama-w
Now, please, go away. You bore me.
That's it? That's all you got honey? lol
HAHAHAHAHA!
Anti-Catholism? Are you for real?
You cite 3 dark red web sites!!! And we're suppose to take you seriously?
How about a non-partisian site to back up your BS for a change?
PolitFact? Snopes maybe?
Pull up your big boy panties Dougie - I'm not going anywhere!
The one I clearly referred to - David "I fudged my Huggies" Vitter.
Forrest,
Not clearly enough but I agree. He should've resigned.
red,
Interesting. You use deep blue sites as "proof" all the time. Then you want proof from Politifact (left) and Snopes. I checked. They have nothing either way. But the fact is both TP and MM have lied and played hard and loose with the facts to fit the mold of their agenda. Deny all you wish. Your denial doesn't change the truth.
BTW....Breitbart never cost Shirley her job. That was a knee jerk reaction from the big O administration.
Based upon an altered video from Briebart!
Funny how he's the only one who feels he's entitled to an apology...
Oh Wait - no one puts the "V" in victim quite like right wingers... ;o)
I knew we could agree on something sooner or later, it's a good start, the hardest part is done, and it will be easier and easier to agree with me in the future. We did good buddy.
"altered video from Breitbart"
Do you know how silly you sound?
Forrest
I believe you agree with me. Or were you not paying attention to my post 13.7? That meant all of them. But yes, everyone should be able to agree that we don't need people who lack control over their personal lives representing and making rules for the rest of us.
Especially the ones that can't control themselves from breaking the law, so then we will just have to agree to agree Doug.
Feisty how much time do you actually spend on this blog?
Feisty spends waaay too much time on the Vine. I think she believes the world revolves around her opinion.
Well give her credit for putting a lot of time in on the Vine. Maybe it her only outlet for interaction with people.
Vitter concluded saying: "Now excuse me, there is a diaper calling my name."
In a recent interview, Sanford concluded saying: "Excuse me but an Appalachian trail is calling my name."
Ensign has also been a defender of "family values."
Ensign should have paid someone to keep HIS mouth shut.
This year, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is being taken seriously as a possible 2012 presidential candidate, despite cheating on his wife with an intern. How about 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain? He’s an admitted adulterer too.
And ALL of these Republicans called for Clinton's resignation or voted "guilty."
I'm still laughing at the "Weiner should pull out" comment by Doug, which isn't even permitted by "The Pill Kills" activists.
Breitbart makes Dick Armey and Grover Norquist combined look lazy. And after hijacking the press conference for Weiner, it's clear the man is mental. I'm hoping Breitbart will be sued into oblivion. Seriously, compared to Weiner, Breitbart is the scurge on society.
He has been sued. I even think Sherrod has sued. She will lose.
And let's not forget that at this moment Brietbart has a decent claim against Weiner for all the lies and innuendo. But I think TP just showed where his head is at - Brietbart bad, Weiner good.
I wonder who Huma Weiner thinks is the scourge on society?
But I do find you coment that Brietbart "snookered" the NAACP to be funny. Poor NAACP. Getting "snookered" is so wrong, on so many levels.
Wasserman and her Demo ilk need a dose of reality. Rep W has done nothing that jeopardizes his ability to do his job. Let the man seek help for personal problems. The party needs to spend more productive time addressing and actually working on the real issues in this country.
LOL<one of the "Real Issues" in this country is our elected officials lying to their constituents and the American people.Using your "real issue" scenario,you obviously agree that he should resign or face being called a hypocrite
I listen to political hacks talking about the terrible economy saying that Obama/Biden owns it now. WHAT? Somehow news & politics missed the fact that 32% of our current budget is to pay off the Bush/Cheney bar tab. (cause they spent our national wealth like drunken sailors) Of course spending went up under Obama/Biden, they stepped up and are actually paying off the debt Bush/Cheney left for them.
You see, Republicans don’t want to talk about the Bush/Cheney disaster anymore. Apparently, they’ve moved on… and the Democrats/Liberals are too timid to call them on IT!
Republicans have better spin than the Democrats. The Right has very successfully separated itself from any responsibility for 8 miserable years of Bush/Cheney. They fooled Conservatives into believing they were part of a NEW and IMPROVED political movement. The Republican Party were the responsible adults now… AND REPUBLICAN VOTERS FELL FOR IT!
The 2010 mid-term election was a gd Greek tragedy. I swear, Republicans/Conservatives of 2000-2011 gotta be the biggest bunch of shameless, lying hypocrites in American history.
Ohhh, funny how NO ONE talks about how Republicans in Congress raised the debt ceiling every year while Bush/Cheney were wasting our nation’s wealth and resources like a crack Ho with a credit card. THIS AIN’T NO TEA PARTY… this is a full scale Class War! See cyberbitchslap2.blogspot.com for …
The newest flap is did Rep Wiener use his personal computer or a Government computer to post and Tweet.If he used a Government one,he faces actual criminal charges to go along with his moral failings.Stand by as this new wrinkle,unfolds.
"Question for everyone"
How is it that "Feisty Redhead" is almost always the 1st to post with angry, nasty comments on *First Read*?
How is it that "Feisty Redhead" has been "collapsed by community' DOZENS of times?
How is that "Feisty Redhead" NEVER gets suspended or banned?
I have seen MANY posters punished ........just for calling someone an idiot?
What is going on here?
Because Feisty Redhead somehow prides herself on dominating this site. She clearly has no job, no family and no life - you can tune into this site any time, day or night, and there she is spewing her bile. I'm still waiting for her to offer one original thought.
This site might actually be an interesting place to debate if not for her. But as long as she's here, the level of discourse on it plummets. (By the way Patty - howdy neighbor, I'm in Chesapeake!)
How cute! Patty & Julie have themselves a BAD case of Feisty Fever!
Didn't you two darlings get the tea bagger memo?
In case you missed it - I work for MSNBC! LMAO!!
Has it ever occurred to you, Redhead, that you might win more people over to your side with cogent, thoughtful arguments instead of insulting people and flinging hate around the way you do?
It's hard to take you seriously as a debate opponent.
Hiya JULIE In Chesapeake!
I lived in Great Bridge for 10 years on the InterCoastal Waterway behind TCC....wonderful city! Now live at Chesapeake Beach off of Shore Drive!
Both of my Sisters still live there in Briarwood and "teach at the Beach". (NO Unions)
Or maybe Feisty could just go outside, spend time with actual people, or just turn off the computer.
There is a fine line between devotion and sickness. Just click on her name and see how may posts she has made in just the last week alone.
Incredible, unless she really is a shut in.
"Muffintop1"
Feisty loses all credibility by being sooooooo mean and nasty!
Obviously does not work! (must be nice!)
I want to thank ALL of you for your obsession with me! I’m flattered…really...
There is NOTHING funnier than listening to all of you rave about Weiner’s ‘wiener’ and the Feisty Redhead, with everything else that’s going on in this country today.
Good to see where you’re priorities lie! LMAO!
By all means… do carry on…
I’ve got a nice hot bowl of *popcorn* to enjoy while I read this drivel! ;o)
The real truth is that you people cannot handle Feisty because she yanks your pants down in the middle of the shopping mall and spanks your repub behinds!!
You people can neither intimidate nor cow her.
When she posts truth with citation you people cannot counter a single point she makes.
You fear her.
You Connies fear that which you cannot control, and Feisty "don't take no stuff" as we say here in Detroit.
You Connies sense that you are going to get murdered at the ballot box in 2012, and I for one will look forward to sharing popcorn with Feisty while we enjoy the stench of rotting republican electoral corpses twisting in the wind. A delicious scent indeed!!!
LOL.......Feisty and Greg!
Go back to reading the 24,000 "IMPORTANT" Palin emails with your popcorn!
Do not read the 2,000 pages of the obamacare Zoo! They passed it, and STILL haven't read it!
And don't bother going to TMZ for the latest 10 photos that Weiner took of himself Grabbing his CROTCH (and one Naked one)....at the Congressional Gym! You will be grossed out!
Have a nice day!
Puuuleeeze Greg. Don't give Fiesty the paid MSNBC troll anymore credit than she deserves, which is NONE.
Besides, she's from IL. Cut her at least some slack...she probably lost her job cleaning the Obama toilets when they moved on up to the east side.
I also wouldn't brag that you're from Detroit either Greg. Obama sure did a number on you, didn't he?
Not worried at all about 2012 - we're going to finish the job we started in 2010. Democrats will be extinct soon.
PS - May the birds of Obama's Paradise take a major dump in your popcorn!
Greg I'm not sure, or at least cannot tell from your post if you have actually ever read Feisty's posts. There is almost never any substance, nor does she put forth any insight or "points."
One thing is certain. Feisty spends a serious amount of time here. She is either a shut in or has no family of friends.
Channeling Carnac the Magnificent? Is Ed McMahon guffawing?
Carnac says the answer: Load of crap
the question: What is in David Vitter's diapers and phony republican outrage over indecent behavior.
LOL
Feisty is LUCKY to be able to afford popcorn!
Corn has gone from $3 a bushel to $8-10 a bushel !
Must be a Wealthy Lady?
But don't worry.......obama said that everything is just marvelous! Shucks, we had the "Summer of Recovery" Last year!
Sorry darling - you get back exactly what you give!
SUCKS to be a rookie doesn't SuzyQ?
PS: Greg - good to see you my friend! Notice how the attack revolves back around to where we live? LMAO!
Oh so typical... *yawn*
"SuzyQ"
Look out Darlin'......since Feisty has obviously gone to your profile!
Feisty "chose" to put Illinois on the profile.....soooooooo...the fact that nobama surrounded himself with Loser people from Chicago is quite important!
They've destroyed Chicago (Illinois) .......NOW they're gonna destroy the U.S.
YAWN back to you!
:-))
Thanks to Dubya and his brilliant idea to subsidize farming corporations who grow corn for ethanol.
What conservatives hate are facts (science, academia, data, evidence). But I'm glad to see you out of your right-wing Echo Chamber for awhile. Now, if only we could get you to come out of "the cone of silence," and actually give objective thought to opposing views.
What's really funny about people who live in a glass house and throw stones, is not just the possibility of stones being thrown back, it's that we can see you.
Patty: Ever been to Chicago? Ever hear of the Miracle Mile, Grant Park, Navy Pier, etc...? Chicago is a thriving, dynamic, living city, and is the envy of many a metro area. Chicago is home to tens of thousands of corporations who choose to be there for a reason. The quality of life in the Windy City is enviable. My family are going to travel there for a vaycay at the end of August, and we are soooo looking forward to it!!
The Metro Detroit area, frankly, has some neighborhoods that would stun you, from both ends of the spectrum. It has bleak, destroyed, rotted ghettos all the way up to homes in Bloomfield Hills that reach far into the tens of millions. Some of the homes up there would rock your flipping world. Trust me. We pride ourselves on being the best-kept secret in the U.S., .....and psssst,....confidentially,.....we have all the fresh water,....sorry. :o)
People that move here are shocked at the quality of life, neighborhoods, universities, cultural institutions, etc...that were acquired with Union incomes.
I could go on, but I don't see what relevance any of this has to your failed republic party political ideology. Every foreclosed home I see should have a sign on it that reads: "ANOTHER FORECLOSURE BROUGHT TO YOU BY REPUBLICAN ECONOMIC POLICIES".
Wiener should go. He's acting too much like a republic party member.
Nice to see you too Feisty girl!! :o] (Blows virtual smooch)
Guess you drew blood on a few Connies, and they're griping about it now eh?
Well, they learned the hard way that if they jump over the top rope with you they'd better come ready to get their fannies whooped. I got no sympathy for em'.
Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL, only contribution to the discussion is name calling, ridicule and a cut and paste from her home page, Think Progress. Original thought that might add to the discussion is out of the question.
Greg, please tell us all what she's added to the topic being discussed here besides name calling and ridicule. We all would like to know.
Eh! I'm used to it by now - that's one of the reasons I never come to this site without my hazmat suit! ;o)
Chicago is indeed a fabulous city! Thanks for pointing it out ever so elequently!
If you & the family are coming for a visit, drop me a note on the vine! I would love to take you to lunch and show you around...
It's not how or why you come to the site, Feisty, its that you never LEAVE the site.
Chicago, Detroit. Enough said.
Neither do you apparently.
Patty-Virginia Beach
LOL.......Feisty and Greg!
Go back to reading the 24,000 "IMPORTANT" Palin emails with your popcorn!
Do not read the 2,000 pages of the obamacare Zoo! They passed it, and STILL haven't read it!
And don't bother going to TMZ for the latest 10 photos that Weiner took of himself Grabbing his CROTCH (and one Naked one)....at the Congressional Gym! You will be grossed out!
Have a nice day!
LMAO!
I know one dumba@@, cross eyed, T-bagger Queen who didn't reading the Healthcare bill. That'd be Michelle Batwoman. You know the one who can't keep her eye on the right camera because she's too busy trying to spot illegal immigrants.
Michele Bachmann lies about $105 billion in hidden Obamacare funding because she couldn't see it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNL9xIiwB1E&feature=player_embedded
No Secret: Bachmann Gets It Wrong about $105 billion in hidden Obamacare funding
But Bachmann is just wrong to characterize the mandated appropriations in the health care law as "hidden." It was, as the saying goes, hidden in plain sight.
http://www.factcheck.org/2011/03/no-secret-bachmann-gets-it-wrong/
nite nite
Thanks Patty. Feisty doesn't bother me at all. Her posts are a SCREAM and will be great to read when I need a good laugh! I don't doubt she's a paid troll by the lame MSNBC like she claims. Obviously poor as dirt...as she doesn't represent herself or MSNBC very well.
I don't understand why liberal women are such evil, angry bitches? They're getting everything they want from Obama, so you'd think they'd finally STFU and be happy for once.
Call me what you will but please - no pictures! I have been called a lefty, for the record I am right handed, although I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
indefensible behavior...well that includes just about all of congress
Half of them, if they were your kids, you would be giving them a good old fashion spanking and then dragging them by an ear to apologize in person to everybody they were dishonest with. On second thought I am glad my kids are raised because in today's world I might be charged with abuse for messing with the child's self esteem.
After listening to Sentorum's dribble on <Meet the press>,
I know the future is lost with @!$%#brains like him governing the Country.
Sure Simpleton92, Feisty started with this observation:
A contribution. She went on to point out some observations concerning Breitbart and Shirley Sherrod, another contribution.
Need more?
BTW: What have you "contributed"? (OMG,....I'm sounding like Spanky now....)
Kyle, Hatch, I guess al those white guys look alike to Feisty. They all look like republicans.
Re-read the comment you are talking about first, then post. You will look smarter.
No need. Standing next to you Liberals always look smarter. :o]
Actually, she said Orrin Hatch (R) UT and needed to be corrected. What does Kyl or Hatch have to do with Weiner? What does Breibart or Sherrod have to do with Weiner?
Did she ridicule and call names throughout? You bet she did.
Again, her contribution was what?
opps, saw this after I posted above. Seems Greg is just going to champion Feisty no matter what. That is love. Very sweet. Given the amount of time Fiesty spends here, she can use all the interaction and kind words she can get.
You are a kind soul Greg.
Even the completely clueless and newly elected mouth of the DNC Wasserman Shultz has been dragged by the Democratic party into pronouncing that Weiner must go, that must have been painful for her!
Congressman Weiner should say, "I will resign when Senator Vitter resigns." He should follow that up with, "Anyone calling for my resignation who did not call for Vitters resignation is not a fair person.". Sandford did not resign and Ensin resigned only when he was about to get in trouble for the payoff money. Senator Craig did not resign either. Any Dem calling on Weinger to resign should also call on Senator Vitter to resign.
Along with Vitter, lets clean up the other resident low-lifes such as Rangel and Franks. Congress she require a degree of honor and integrity.
Wasserman Schultz, Pelosi, and Reid should be resolute in their decision and demonstrate to America that they mean to "drain the swamp" by setting an example of Weiner and forcing his resignation. Hopefully this will put pressure on Republicans to do the same and clean their house. There are more then a few on both sides of the aisle that are polluting the "swamp".
I think this would be a great time to institute a code of honor for the president, the administration, the judicial branch, and congress similar to the honor codes of the armed forces.