Frank Zappa Accurately Describes "Democrats"
"You want to know what they hate more than anything else in life? They can't stand for people not to take them seriously. If you laugh at them for an instant, it's just like – the devil walks in the room, right? And he goes, "I'm the Devil," and you take a fork and poke him in the belly, and the gas comes out, and he'll go twirling around the room like an unleashed balloon. That's the way these guys are. You can't laugh at them. They hate it, because they're so full of shit, they're so full of themselves that they just can't believe that people don't appreciate them for the grand, highly evolved creatures that they imagine themselves to be. They hate to be laughed at. If they weren't so fucking dangerous, it would be fun to laugh at them all the time, but sometimes you have to take into account how much damage they can do." - Frank Zappa
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On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
"Republicans stand for raw, unbridled evil and greed and ignorance
smothered in balloons and ribbons" -Frank Zappa
Right-Wing Media Cover Up Senate Republicans' Obstructionism
April 18, 2012 2:26 am ET — 9 Comments
Following the release of a report on the legislative business
conducted by the Senate, conservative media have tried to cover up
Republican obstructionism in order to label the Democratic-controlled
Senate as "lazy" and "do-nothing." In fact, Senate Republicans have
repeatedly used procedural tricks to block measures that would
otherwise have passed the Senate.
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Right-Wing Media Attack Senate Democrats As "Lazy" And "Do-Nothing" ...
Hannity: "Democratic-Controlled Senate" Is A "Do-Nothing Chamber."
From the April 16 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Sean Hannity
Show:
HANNITY: There's a report out in the Washington secrets column in the
Examiner is that the Democratic-controlled Senate, you know the one
that hasn't passed a budget in over a thousand days -- well anyway,
for those who need proof the Senate is a do-nothing chamber in 2011
and their failure to pass a federal budget in a thousand days, their
constitutional duty, in the latest report, the Secretary of the Senate
revealed a slew of new data that put the first session of the 112th
Senate at the bottom of Senates since 1992 in terms of legislative
productivity.
I mean, pretty damning considering that it wasn't even an election
year. That's pretty bad. Shows how bad liberals, you know, running
things are. They say -- just Republicans' fault. It's all the
Republicans' fault. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Sean Hannity Show,
4/16/12, via Media Matters]
Fox's Doocy: "Democrat-Controlled Senate" Is "The Laziest Senate In
Decades." From the April 17 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:
STEVE DOOCY (co-host): Alright. Time now for your news by the numbers.
[...]
DOOCY: And finally, six-and-a-half hours a day. That's reportedly how
long the 2011 Democrat-controlled Senate was in session per day. They
also produced less legislation than any other Senate since 1992,
earning the embarrassing distinction as the laziest Senate in decades.
Congratulations. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 4/17/12, via Media Matters]
Breitbart.com: "Obama Was Right About The 'Do-Nothing Congress' -- At
Least About The Democrat-Controlled Senate Portion." From an April 17
Breitbart.com post by John Sexton:
Obama was right about the "do-nothing Congress" -- at least about the
Democrat-controlled Senate portion. A report released by the Secretary
of the Senate shows that the 112th Senate has done less work than
almost any Senate in recent history.
The 2011 Senate spent an average of just 6.5 hours, in session which
is the second lowest in 20 years. Only 2008 saw a lower average number
of work hours. But unlike 2008, 2011 was not an election year when
political wrangling tends to mean less work gets done. The Senate also
passed fewer bills into law in 2011 -- 90 in all -- than any previous
Senate except one. [Breitbart.com, 4/17/12]
... But Senate Republicans' Obstructionism Is Responsible For Blocking
Numerous Bills
In 2011, Senate Republicans Repeatedly Blocked The Senate From Acting.
In 2011, Senate Republicans used procedural tricks, such as
filibusters, to require that measures received the support of a
supermajority of senators before they moved forward. The following
legislation would have passed the Senate and the following nominations
would have been confirmed had Senate Republicans not thrown up
procedural roadblocks:
Nomination Of Mari Carmen Aponte To Be Ambassador To The Republic Of
El Salvador. [Senate vote 227, 12/12/11]
Middle Class Tax Cut Act Of 2011. [Senate vote 224, 12/8/11; Senate
vote 219, 12/1/11]
Nomination Of Richard Cordray To Be Director Of The Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau. [Senate vote 223, 12/8/11]
Nomination Of Caitlin Joan Halligan To Be A United States Circuit
Judge. [Senate vote 222, 12/6/11]
Teachers And First Responders Back To Work Act Of 2011. [Senate vote
177, 10/20/11]
American Jobs Act Of 2011. [Senate vote 160, 10/11/11]
Nomination Of James Michael Cole To Be Deputy Attorney General.
[Senate vote 67, 5/9/11]
Bill Reauthorizing Government Programs That Aid Small Businesses.
[Senate vote 64, 5/4/11]
Senate Republicans' Obstruction Has Continued In 2012. Senate
Republicans have continued their obstructionist tactics in 2012. The
following bills would have passed and the following nominations would
have been confirmed had Senate Republicans not used procedural devices
to require support from a supermajority:
Paying A Fair Share Act Of 2012. [Senate vote 65, 4/16/12]
Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act. [Senate vote 63, 3/29/12]
Reauthorization Of The Export-Import Bank Of The United States.
[Senate vote 52, 3/20/12]
Reopening American Capital Markets To Emerging Growth Companies Act Of
2011. [Senate vote 51, 3/20/12]
GOP Is On Pace To Attempt To Filibuster More Often Than Democrats Did
When They Were In The Minority
So Far During This Congress, The Senate Has Held 48 Votes On Whether
To Cut Off A Filibuster. A cloture vote is the only procedure
available in most circumstances to attempt to cut off a filibuster and
allow the Senate to take an up-or-down vote on a bill, a motion, or a
nomination. A cloture vote generally requires a vote of 60 senators to
be successful, while most measures only require the support of a
majority of senators in order to be passed. The Senate held 34 cloture
votes in 2011 and has held 14 cloture votes so far in 2012. [List of
Senate roll call votes in 2011 from Senate.gov, accessed 4/17/12; List
of Senate roll call votes in 2012 from Senate.gov, accessed 4/17/12]
In 2005-06, When Democrats Were In The Minority, The Senate Held Only
54 Cloture Votes Over The Full Two-Year Congress. Democrats were last
in the minority in the Senate during the 109th Congress, which lasted
from 2005-06. During that time, the Senate held 54 cloture votes.
[List of Senate roll call votes in 2005 from Senate.gov, accessed
4/17/12; List of Senate roll call votes in 2006 from Senate.gov,
accessed 4/17/12]
In 2003-04, The Senate Held Only 49 Cloture Votes. Democrats were also
in the minority during the 108th Congress, which lasted from 2003-04.
During that time, the Senate held 49 cloture votes. [List of Senate
roll call votes in 2003 from Senate.gov, accessed 4/17/12; List of
Senate roll call votes in 2004 from Senate.gov, accessed 4/17/12]
More:
http://mediamatters.org/research/201204180001
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Tommy
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