The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to once again make John Boehner its speaker, handing the Ohio Republican the gavel for the third time despite a late challenge by dissatisfied members of his own party. Tuesday's vote saw the most votes against a sitting speaker since 1923.
In the final tally, Boehner received the votes of 216 House members, while House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) received 164 votes. A number of discontented Republicans, however, voted for other candidates, including Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.), who, with 12 votes, got the most opposition votes from the GOP.
Sarah Palin as you all may know was pushing for anybody EXCEPT Boehner, but focused on two favorites:
Please consider "Gunnin' for Gohmert" or going "Yahoo for Yoho" when you vote for Speaker of the House today. Both Representatives are true constitutional, commonsense conservatives who've proven to America they keep their promises to We the People.
Well as it turned out Gohmert only received three votes, one that he cast, and Yoho had only two.
So once again Palin backed those sure to lose.
Story of her life.
I wonder what the payback/blowback will be for those that tried to take him down.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/boehner-allies-out-for-revenge-114007.html?hp=lc2_4
DeleteFirst up: Florida Reps. Daniel Webster and Rich Nugent. The pair will be booted from their spots on the House Rules Committee, according to sources familiar with the decision. Webster ran against Boehner (R-Ohio) for speaker Tuesday, and Nugent supported his fellow Floridian.
The Rules Committee is a panel appointed by the speaker, and it controls the flow of legislation to the House floor. It’s a prestigious appointment for members who are loyal to leadership.
It took House Republicans less than a day to meltdown, as America’s most dysfunctional political disgrace has collapsed under weight of their own fighting after John Boehner is seeking revenge on those who voted against him to be Speaker of the House.
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English grammar is last think Sarah Palin worries about, but I believe, if she wanted to write correctly, she'd say "they keep their promises to us, the people."
ReplyDeleteI know she thinks We the People is fancy, coming from the Constitution, but it's as phony as saying "Democrat" when you mean, and every understands, "Democratic."
Did you mean to write ...English grammar is the last 'thing' Sarah Palin worries about and not the last 'think' she worries about?
Delete3:09, do you have anything to add to the discussion or are you just spellchecking?
DeleteNo, they meant to write "think" just to bug the keystone grammar and spelling cops. Take deep breaths and relax all your sphincters. This is what you get from poor toilet training. Persistent Anal Retentiveness.
Delete@ 4:14 PM....No, nothing to add to the discussion nor spellchecking either, but when I see someone make a post regarding English grammar mistakes made by someone else, I just feel it might be a good thing to make sure their own grammar is mistake free.
DeleteYep...if you're going to poke fun at the dork who carried the famous "GET A BRIAN, MORANS" sign, it really does have to be done with correct spelling and grammar.
Delete4:50 Someone is singular and their is plural. This is not pronoun agreement.
DeletePlease consider "Gunnin' for Gohmert"
ReplyDeleteI don't think that means what she think it means. (god, what an idiot.)
Or maybe she did...LOL! Well, no, she didn't, but she sure can step in it for her stupidity and ignorance, can't she? It doesn't take much to 'google'.
Deletegunnin'
to cuss someone
to diss someone
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gunnin
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yahoo
Australian slang word meaning uncouth lout.
An ignorant rural person
An uneducated person with a backwoods mentality.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yahoo
Pretty sure that was a dog bone for the NRA there.
DeleteMeanwhile, the pee pond is madly writing and calling those they elected. "We trusted you!" When will they EVER learn.
ReplyDeleteAnd, once again, they're trying to cheat the American people.
ReplyDeleteBernie Sanders Blasts Paul Ryan and House Republicans For Trying To Cook The Books
Sen. Bernie Sanders blasted an idea from Paul Ryan and other House Republicans that would justify their tax cuts for the wealthy by cooking the books and rigging how costs are counted in legislation.
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) has been working behind the scenes for months to try to change the way the Congressional Budget Office calculates the cost of legislation. Specifically, Ryan wants to force the CBO to use a discredit scoring method that will hide the real cost of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
Sen. Sanders blasted the Republican plan to cook the books,
The Republicans have hatched a plan to force the CBO to cook the books and paint a rosy picture of the benefits of trickle-down economics. They call it ‘dynamic scoring.’ In fact, it’s a gimmick to help justify more tax cuts for the wealthy and profitable corporations. It’s what the first President Bush called voodoo economics – and he was right.
The purpose of dynamic scoring is to conceal – not reveal – how Republican policies will affect the economy.
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/01/06/bernie-sanders-blasts-paul-ryan-house-republicans-cook-books.html
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/01/06/bernie-sanders-blasts-paul-ryan-house-republicans-cook-books.html
Sarah still might get some clicks, but she has lost any clout she may have had with Republicans.
ReplyDeleteShe doesn't care. The political results don't matter to her. It is about selling Sarah and her brand. When are you guys going to get it?
DeleteAnonymous3:45 PM
DeleteShe doesn't care. The political results don't matter to her. It is about selling Sarah and her brand. When are you guys going to get it?"
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Nonsense. It isn't about "selling her brand." Unless her brand is to be perceived as a crazy, nasty rage monkey who presents herself as a gibbering, shrieking, lying dolt.
It is about stupid, narcissistic (a deadly combination), angry, thin-skinned and damaged Palin being unable to accept any criticism whatsoever (or at least being able to fake humility) and blowing a gasket whenever anyone has the unmitigated gall to call her out for anything.
Her berserk rage over the reaction to her asinine dog post was a combination of wondering what in hell Gryphen was going to post on Monday and the fact that out of thousands and thousands of comments on her dog post, the vast majority of them were critical of her irresponsible parenting.
In addition, many of the critical posts were from fans and conservatives that should be reliably telling her how awesome she is.
When are you going to get it?
Considering what a weak leader Boehner is, I doubt it'll make a difference. The hard core right will just go totally anarchic while they're there and the only things that will get done will be everything they can think of that will hurt this country and its people. Boehner just goes along with everything they want: he is spineless.
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And, an alcoholic that has lost a considerable amount of weight. Compare his face to that of last session! The only thing I like about the guy are his eyes!
DeleteI concur. He could learn a lot about being a good leader by watching Nancy Pelosi at work, but we all know he'd never listen nor emulate a great woman. When all else fails, stomp your feet and start tearing up. Wait till President Obama vetoes the Keystone Bill, that'll be well worth watching as they all go into meltdown mode.
Delete3 fucking votes and 2 for the other idiot. lol, sarah, they're not listening to you, you pathetic dog abusing harpy.
ReplyDeleteOh the jokes on you! 100 Representatives so thats a strong 5% of the total votes! Actually I mean Yoohoo and Gomer got 5% of the votes as a team.
Delete8:08. 100 Representatives? Seriously? There are 100 Senators, who don't vote for Speaker of the House. There are 435 Representatives who vote for Speaker, (give or take the 1 or 2 who didn't show). That means a microfraction of reps voted for either of these creeps. Geez.
Delete18 House Dems were in NYC for Mario Cuomo's funeral, and didn't vote.
DeleteWhich brings up another point: with today's technology, why can't they vote via electronic means ?
Aw maaaan... Speaker Gohmert would've been comedy gold.... :(
ReplyDeleteTrue, but no amount of laughs is worth having that ignorant lunatic be third in line for the Presidency!
DeleteProof that the Line of Succession should have Secretary of State as third in line, ahead of the Speaker and President Pro Tem of the Senate.
DeleteThose two positions are ranked far too high.
Just another day in Teabagistan, when the world's dumbest woman endorses the world's dumbest man. Just be grateful those two useless idiots are past their expiration dates to breed.
ReplyDelete^Two thumbs up
DeleteThat's our Sarah, answers only when pushed into a corner then picks duckweed from her teeth and picks the worst for the job.
DeleteThat's it, Sarah: after all your years of wailing, you just got five votes out of 435.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's because Democrats got 20 million more votes than did Republicans in 2014, but the way states are assigned and gerrymandered, the Repugs won their seats.
It won't be long, however, until the all-Repug Congress shows what it's good for. Albsolutely nothin'.
Oh - her suggestion was so clever! NOT!
ReplyDeleteYou all should take a peek of the crying and anger over at Sea o' Pee, aka Conservative4Palin. They're all crying about all sorts of things such as Bohner bribe the others, the vote was due to corruption, and that they abandoned the conservatives. It's really a sad sight seeing all of the whining and reading all of their excuses. They just don't understand how Gohmert could have lost after Sarah endorsed him.
ReplyDeleteSad old white people.
DeleteYou might be over there as much as I am, m, when something like this happens. They just go bonzai! One VERY odd place.
DeleteI love reading c4p. Seems the plan is a.) Take our ball & go home-leave the party & start a new one with AIP Sarah as their sure fire shot at overtaking the government., b.)Vote democRa t to remove as many GOP, not only gutting the rhinos, but sending the rest a message., or c.)Eat snickers & (this is my spin) increase their obesity/diabetes and death. Although I like option b. the best, it was met with the usual name calling and dogpile attacks that any non-party ideas receive. Boy, for a group that admires someone going "rouge", they don't tolerate any critical thinking!
DeleteCritical thinking is not allowed there. Anyone that supports but has a "wait a minute, may I ask this" moment is close to permanent ban. "Quit Or Work" is "this" close, "AmazedOne1" is only there because sickly VG said lay off, and "Ken M" had better start sucking up. LOL
DeleteYeah, Breitfart has a sad too...
DeleteBreitbart writer Twitter-shares his hopes and dreams being crushed by Boehner reelection
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/breitbart-writer-twitter-shares-his-hopes-and-dreams-being-crushed-by-boehner-reelection/
I wasn't kidding about the snickers, by the way. TheresaK was upset by the vote and wanted one. I think they ran marion off the site, too. They are a brutal bunch. I watched several of them leave last week.
DeleteMy personal favorite character in the comedy4palin troupe is januaryrose8. She never has any heavy material, just a chorus part, kind of like a mean girl/cheerleader for the fights. Yet, for a chorus member, she has a part in every scene. I am sure she is a lovely person, but she plays the kind of girl would would run in Sarah's mean girl pack, echoing everything Sarah says to gain approval & fit in
DeleteWas anybody else watching c4p the other day when vg was vetting marion & amazedone? They had to "open" their private disqus account long enough for vg to examine them, to make sure their posts were all palin positive. It was almost creepy/sexual.
DeleteHe kept apologizing and said he would make it quick & marion was all demure & passive throughout the ordeal! You can't find better online entertainment!
DeleteAnon 704 & 715. I was visiting that day that Mari on opened up her account for VG to verify that she was indeed a $arah ass licker. UNFUCKING believable!
DeleteThe pees talk about how after $arah announces they'll be a huge source for people to go to looking for $arah's positions on issues. And how inviting they need to be yet when someone new starts posting there they need to go thru a background check otherwise they chase them away and call them trolls!
Quite the openly inviting community. They are all junior high level mean girl -$arah-followers and ain't no one else gonna be in our cool clique.
I kinda of started a lot of the mistrust in that particular round. eyeseau. (Wink, wink)
Deleteo/t -- read about the funeral of Governor Mario Cuomo.
ReplyDeleteA man who always tried to do right for the downtrodden in his state. For whom the outpourings of sympathy are real.
Who didn't give up but served out three full four-year terms, as he'd been elected to do.
I can imagine, in his dry, East Queens, accent, what his thoughts would have been for a half-term quitter governor, who pretends to love God but who lives none of his Commandments, and who knows nothing but how to pick fights instead of finding a resolution to solve disagreements, and move everyone forward.
Mario. Your 1984 speech at the Convention will be remembered for generations. You were the real deal.
He was one of the best. I always respected Geraldine Ferrarro and Mario for speaking up for the working man and woman. The custom in Italy, when a great person passes, is to stand and clap as the coffin exits the church. The Italian News was inundated with outraged people feeling Mario was more than deserving, and the media went on a blitz to explain the custom differences, which was all that was needed to explain those in attendance DID hold him in high esteem.
DeleteCop kills 100 pound kid. "We don't have time for this."
ReplyDeletehttp://boingboing.net/2014/01/06/ncsummaryexecution.html
Here is what has to happen. Every police officer in the country should be tested thoroughly for moral values and mental illoness. Those who flunk must be dismissed and supervised.
I wholeheartedly agree. Education, for everyone, is key to learning how to deal with mental problems and the cops have to learn that a loaded gun should never be the "First Choice" to correct a situation. Schitzophrenia is like being in a roomful of televisions, all tuned to different stations and the only voice to trust is the one that's part of the illness, the nervous system gets overloaded, and they don't even realize what they're doing. The cop's playing bang bang and being judge, jury and executioner isn't helping anyone, especially the victims AND the good cops that do their jobs well every day.
DeleteWe have a cop in our family, and even he acknowledges how pervasive racism has become and how some simply don't care, shoot first, plead innocent, and ask questions later.
I would seriously like them to be drug tested too. Especially for steroids. I see cops that display the signs of steroid use all the time. 'Roid rage w/a badge and gun. What could possibly go wrong?
DeleteLet me add that police officers should have a minimum level of intelligence like a 105 IQ in order to be capable of dealing with diverse situations.
DeleteThe devil you know . . .
ReplyDeleteNot making this up! This is an actual headline on the NY Times right now!
ReplyDeleteIt's all in the pronunciation!
"Boehner Beats Back Dissent to Reclaim House Speaker Post"
How about "cuckoo for coco puffs". WTF is it with her and her stupid ass bumber sticker slogans. Jeeez she is an empty headed asshat.
ReplyDeleteAw c'mon, vegaslib, she's the best thing since sliced bread! Just ask her! She found her opening for "look at me," because no one was, and she stomped it to death in true $arah fashion because she was wrong.
DeletePalin slings her poo from the sidelines. It is all she has now. She is settling into her special equilibrium of stupidity.
ReplyDeleteThanks to the onslaught of reality TV, she will get media attention, and that what's she wants, baby, all the attention.
DeleteIf she didn't want to BE on the sidelines, she could always put her hat in the ring for '16 but she was put to pasture in '09 and she knows exactly why.
Fraud, and AIP Sarah loves every minute of it.
Researches find poop-throwing by chimps is a sign of intelligence
Deletehttp://phys.org/news/2011-11-poop-throwing-chimps-intelligence.html
7;45 Not so much for humans. Or what is allowed to pass for human in this country.
DeleteSucks to be Sarah.
ReplyDeleteSarah sucks.
DeleteOT but interesting:
ReplyDelete"This research consistently finds that conservatism is positively associated with heightened epistemic concerns for order, structure, closure, certainty, consistency, simplicity, and familiarity, as well as existential concerns such as perceptions of danger, sensitivity to threat, and death anxiety."
In other words, every trait that hinders progress in a fast moving world. Hey conservatives - Boo!!!!
http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/biology-ideology-john-hibbing-negativity-bias
Old people hate change or progress!
DeleteHey, man! I'm a boomer, and I'm just as liberal now as I was in my youth!
Delete(Although on second thought, maybe that means that in a sense, I AM resistant to change?)
The older I get, the more liberal I get! Also a boomer.
DeletePlease consider "Gunnin' for Gohmert" or going "Yahoo for Yoho" when you vote for Speaker of the House today.
ReplyDeleteOh... my... GOD... What is wrong with this woman??? Is she ever going to catch on the posting on FB is NOT participating in the political process?
"pathetic"? Gryph? Come on now...
ReplyDeleteYoohoo got 2 votes (including his own) and Ghomert got 3 (including his own). That really speaks to the power and prestige of these two giants of Conservatism.
I think this post is way over the line! Calling Yoho and Gohmert losers? What is wrong with your asperagus?
DeleteJust another example of how slight her political influence is. She can argue about "boy on dog" and "peta picking on her" but she's not a political player, just a sideshow.
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin loses again. Just another example of the Sarah Palin Curse at work.
ReplyDelete"Palin: Time For Republicans To Elect New House Speaker"
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin believes it’s time for a new Speaker of the House.
Speaking to Fox News on Monday, Palin said Republicans need to say goodbye to John Boehner as House Speaker.
“I think that Speaker Boehner, unfortunately, didn’t listen to many of us who all along were saying, when you campaign one way and govern another way – man, that is a turn off,”
-Sarah Palin
Sarah don't blame President Obama for another one of your loses.
"True Constitutional Conservatives: Right wing morons, elected by morons.
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