Pat Oliphant for August 02, 2010
July 28, 2010
August 03, 2010
Transcript:
Punk: You can't shame the shameless. Lashed to a pulp by Congressman Weiner, bloodied and broken, unable to stand the shame of it, the republicans withdrew in confusion to ponder the awful truth of his words... Sure they did.
jkshaw almost 14 years ago
I think all Anthony Weiner’s wonderful rant did was make him feel better and make us feel better to hear and see it. Oliphant’s little guy is right – you can’t shame the shameless. But never mind, it did broaden Weiner’s fan base. I sent the video clip all over the country.
Odon Premium Member almost 14 years ago
He stood up to the pettiness that has come to define politics of today. His words need to be taken to heart by all 300 million of us. More lawmakers need to clearly say stop the bleeep and get back to managing the needs of our country.Self absorbed jerks!
SuperGriz almost 14 years ago
Congressman Anthony Weiner’s a right feisty feller.
WarBush almost 14 years ago
^He’s a real rebel!!! This is the same guy who took several time outs to call out the Republicans.
Here’s a sample: http://tinyurl.com/2v26l39
crlinder almost 14 years ago
Nope, definitely cannot shame the shameless. If it were possible, the Republican Party would have stopped posturing and started engaging in constructive compromise with the Democrats a long time ago.
The Republicans want to be back in power, at all costs.
Libertarian1 almost 14 years ago
^ You are correct the GOP is amazing. When Bush was President, the Democrats had absolutely no desire to be back in power and did everything in their control to make the Republicans look good. Look at how often, just to stimulate discussion, Senator Obama voted against the GOP agenda.
crlinder almost 14 years ago
Oh Libertarian1. I suggest you look at how much of the Bush administration’s legislation was passed and the level of filibustering that went on by the Democrats at that time. There’s a quantitative demonstrable difference.
And it’s not in favor of your argument.
pirate227 almost 14 years ago
“You can’t shame the shameless.”
Truer words never spoken.
crlinder almost 14 years ago
^Depends on your point of view. The parliamentary maneuver the Dems used did require a 2/3 majority to have the 9/11 responders bill pass. My understanding is that they did this to avoid having the Republicans attach poison pill amendments to the bill.
So, why precisely did the Republicans not vote for it when they couldn’t attach amendments? Was there some reason we shouldn’t be providing for folks who selflessly responded to the emergency and now have heath problems as a consequence of breathing pollutants that the Bush administration EPA insisted were not there (even though they were)?