First the video (which commemorates yesterday’s historic booting of the first female Speaker of the House), via Ace of Spades HQ (and let me note that I would never stoop so low as to make a video that mocked a fallen political figure in such a purely-superficial fashion*).
Next, here’s the quote (also via AoSHQ), which discusses the amazing reaction that the Left is having towards the Right’s (quite accurate) assumption that the Democratic party’s legislators has not actually read the US Constitution lately, and that it’s best to sit them down and make them listen to it so that there’s no excuse for further shenanigans:
November’s elections and today’s reading of the Constitution and the debate it’s sparking is a step in the right direction for those of us who prefer a more modest, text based interpretation. You can tell that’s the case by the reaction of liberals to today’s event. You’d think they were vampires and Republicans just pulled out a cross or something. Perhaps if we keep holding the Constitution up to them, they’ll burst into flames. It’s worth a shot.
It’d certainly make for riveting C-SPAN.
Open thread.
Moe Lane (crosspost)
*Unless, of course, I felt like it.
Moe Lane
Dan Spencer
Dan McLaughlin
Jeff Emanuel
And don't come back
izoneguy (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 12:05PM EDT (link)Those who had once simpered: “I don’t want to destroy the rich, I only want to seize a little of their surplus to help the poor, just a little, they’ll never miss it!” – then, later, had snapped: “The tycoons can stand being squeezed; they’ve amassed enough to last them for three generations” – then, later, had yelled: “Why should the people suffer while businessmen have reserves to last a year?” – now were screaming: “Why should we starve while some people have reserves to last a week?” – Atlas Shrugged
lmao
speciallist (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 12:15PM EDT (link)5
Does anyone have a picture of
Jim Tomasik (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 12:17PM EDT (link)Steven Fincher sitting on the the dem side by Jim Cooper yesterday?
It’s not a hanging offense buts it is pretty funny.
“During Wednesday’s opening ceremonies, Fincher showed his newcomer status by sitting on the Democratic side of the House chamber, three seats down from Rep. Jim Cooper of Nashville.
Overflow
icesweeper Thursday, January 6th at 12:42PM EDT (link)My understanding is that due to the high number of Republicans in the House now, there are not enough seats on that side. Some of them sat on the Dem (IIRC East) side of the aisle. Maybe somewhere/someday I’ll find out the layout of the room and know this for sure.
Kinda makes me giddy knowing that fact, that the majority now is so strong the architects didn’t foresee it. Hee hee……..
And then the last question, did the “rovers” take showers afterwards?
Invading enemy territory is always fun
izoneguy (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 1:09PM EDT (link)Just wait until Jan 2013 – Ha…..
Those who had once simpered: “I don’t want to destroy the rich, I only want to seize a little of their surplus to help the poor, just a little, they’ll never miss it!” – then, later, had snapped: “The tycoons can stand being squeezed; they’ve amassed enough to last them for three generations” – then, later, had yelled: “Why should the people suffer while businessmen have reserves to last a year?” – now were screaming: “Why should we starve while some people have reserves to last a week?” – Atlas Shrugged
I love this:)
fpete13527 (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 12:26PM EDT (link)I saw Pelosi reading a portion of the Constitution today.
TNJim (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 12:31PM EDT (link)To repeat something I tweeted, she looked like she’d bit into a rotten lemon. Can’t wait for a clip of that to show up.
I think she was
gazill Thursday, January 6th at 1:26PM EDT (link)struggling to keep her teeth in. That day she swung her head around to look at Joe Wilson, I thought they would literally fly out (must have been using strong denture cream that day)
Obama’s America-the paucity of hope
Oh, my stars.
itrytobenice (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 2:13PM EDT (link)That is *hilarious*!!
Proper grammar saves lives.
Let’s eat Grandma.
Let’s eat, Grandma.
I said - Don't come back - Dem campaign chief: Goal is to make Pelosi House Speaker again
izoneguy (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 2:53PM EDT (link)These wankers just don’t get it…..
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/136309-dem-campaign-chief-goal-is-making-pelosi-speaker-again
House Democrats’ goal is to make Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) the Speaker of the House again, their campaign chairman said Wednesday evening.
Those who had once simpered: “I don’t want to destroy the rich, I only want to seize a little of their surplus to help the poor, just a little, they’ll never miss it!” – then, later, had snapped: “The tycoons can stand being squeezed; they’ve amassed enough to last them for three generations” – then, later, had yelled: “Why should the people suffer while businessmen have reserves to last a year?” – now were screaming: “Why should we starve while some people have reserves to last a week?” – Atlas Shrugged
Much Better than a Bucket of Water
flannery Thursday, January 6th at 5:26PM EDT (link)Ding Ding Nancy.
adios
northernrockiesguy Thursday, January 6th at 12:57PM EDT (link)…….and the mule you rode in on.
Just got the news, Harbaugh goes to Miami
kyle8 (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 1:03PM EDT (link)I think it is a mistake. He should have gone to San Francisco, He wouldn’t have had to move, and he would have had the chance twice a year to run up the score on Pete Carrol again.
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
No Income Taxes in FL
flannery Thursday, January 6th at 5:28PM EDT (link)Jim is just another ex-Californian fleeing to a low tax Red State.
Just got the news, Harbaugh goes to Miami
kyle8 (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 1:03PM EDT (link)I think it is a mistake. He should have gone to San Francisco, He wouldn’t have had to move, and he would have had the chance twice a year to run up the score on Pete Carrol again.
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
A new day
icesweeper Thursday, January 6th at 1:04PM EDT (link)The video was kind of funny, but it would have been 10 x better if they had interspersed, even by text or pop up bubbles, some of her incredibly insightful quotes and the “accomplishments” of the 111th.
This is a lib show on ABC
izoneguy (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 1:12PM EDT (link)They will now be on full alert for all bloopers from the Republican House…..
They will probably do something like a ‘Crying Alert”……
Those who had once simpered: “I don’t want to destroy the rich, I only want to seize a little of their surplus to help the poor, just a little, they’ll never miss it!” – then, later, had snapped: “The tycoons can stand being squeezed; they’ve amassed enough to last them for three generations” – then, later, had yelled: “Why should the people suffer while businessmen have reserves to last a year?” – now were screaming: “Why should we starve while some people have reserves to last a week?” – Atlas Shrugged
This was truly amazing to me
scorpio0679 (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 1:08PM EDT (link). . . you know, you take for granted that our legislators are at least SOMEWHAT versed in the relationship of legislation to the Constitution. Apparently that is too much of an assumption, though.
After hearing the liberals talking about this issue this week, I am just absolutely amazed that they really, REALLY don’t know what a Constitution actually is, or what it is supposed to do.
Oh well. Time for the vast, unwashed masses of America to educate the elite. Again.
Libs are going nuts about the reading of the Constitution
izoneguy (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 1:28PM EDT (link)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-b-wydra/why-did-the-gop-edit-the_b_805224.html
One cannot fault members of the House for being reluctant to read the portion of the original Constitution that declared slaves to be three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation, or the fugitive slave clause. But, as Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., so powerfully explained before the reading began today, the fact that these portions of the original Constitution were superseded by Amendments that abolished slavery and guaranteed equality is an important one. These Amendments — as well as the Amendments to secure the vote for women and remove poll taxes from standing in the way of low-income voters, among others — were the result of generations of men and women who gave blood, sweat, and treasure in the struggle to improve our founding charter and create a “more perfect union.”
Those who had once simpered: “I don’t want to destroy the rich, I only want to seize a little of their surplus to help the poor, just a little, they’ll never miss it!” – then, later, had snapped: “The tycoons can stand being squeezed; they’ve amassed enough to last them for three generations” – then, later, had yelled: “Why should the people suffer while businessmen have reserves to last a year?” – now were screaming: “Why should we starve while some people have reserves to last a week?” – Atlas Shrugged
I think the portions superseded by Amendments
INC (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 1:45PM EDT (link)were omitted. One Dem was pitching a fit about omitting them. I don’t know what his point was other than to be petty. Goodlett (sp?) from VA explained he had consulted with the Library of Congress on the text, but that wasn’t good enough for the Dem who spoke before Jackson.
The point the Obamadems will make is
eastbaylarry (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 8:22PM EDT (link)that the GOP is only using the parts of the Constitution they like -or- that the Constitution is ‘outdated’ and meaningless.
2+2=4 dammit!
Outdated because it has been amended away is proper, but
David123 (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 8:38PM EDT (link)outdated because some activist judge dreamed about a penumbra is totally wrong. Just ask Ms. Kelo.
David123
At least two generations. . .
msctex (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 1:28PM EDT (link). . .have been “educated” to believe there is a better system than that provided by and in the US Constitution. But this “Third Way” is NEVER defined or truly put forth in any concrete fashion, for the simple reason that it does not exist. Yet this belief is something that all “good” people know and take as an article of faith, and work towards for the betterment of all.
With predictably disastrous results, each and every time.
This is not politics. It is very nearly religion, and is unquestionably a matter of philosophy as opposed to practical political thought.
But this “Third Way” is NEVER defined
izoneguy (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 1:31PM EDT (link)But we know what it is….
Those who had once simpered: “I don’t want to destroy the rich, I only want to seize a little of their surplus to help the poor, just a little, they’ll never miss it!” – then, later, had snapped: “The tycoons can stand being squeezed; they’ve amassed enough to last them for three generations” – then, later, had yelled: “Why should the people suffer while businessmen have reserves to last a year?” – now were screaming: “Why should we starve while some people have reserves to last a week?” – Atlas Shrugged
Wow, Obama isn't even trying to cover up his corrupt Chicago politics now.
bjwilson83 (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 2:04PM EDT (link)Daley as chief of staff? Is that supposed to help his image?
I know what the Third way is.
kyle8 (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 2:11PM EDT (link)It is the absolute dictatorship of the New York Times editorial staff and the Harvard law Review.
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
And, that's why it is never defined.
msctex (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 1:41PM EDT (link)Che’s death camps and Mao’s murdered millions require a special sort of mind to accept and rationalize. A sort of mental Botox is necessary to maintain the appearance of sanity. (Obvious reference quite intentional.)
Blind faith thus becomes common among the higher-ups in the movement — true believers rising to the top — while those who are essentially along for the ride remain blissfully unaware of what it is they actually support.
The song was nice but it was missing something.
NeoKong (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 2:17PM EDT (link)No one dropped a house on her.
Oh wait.…yes they did.
The Republican House.
Follow me on Twitter.
Hopefully another cyclone is coming
chbroussard (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 2:33PM EDT (link)and the House will land on HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius next. There’s a whole coven of witches in DC that need a close encounter with that Republican flying House.
A modest proposal
toothpick (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 3:26PM EDT (link)Pass a resolution repealing Obamacare and raising the debt ceiling. Let Obama veto that.
Video was great!
boats48 Thursday, January 6th at 3:54PM EDT (link)Has there ever been a more delusional person of any party in that job? The woman wouldn’t know the truth if it landed on her. That’s why the video, more specifically the jingle at the end of the video in spot on!
So long, and thanks...
outbackjon Thursday, January 6th at 7:10PM EDT (link)As soon as I saw the “So long, Nancy. And thanks.” All I could think of was The Hitchikers Guide. But the only thing that made sense to finish out the thought was:
“So long and thanks for all the debt.”
Now the CIA can quit....
bobmontgomery (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 8:29PM EDT (link)….lying to her. And about her. In fact, they don’t even have to talk to her anymore. Or listen to her. Or look at her. Unfortunately for the Democrats, she refuses to vacate their premises.
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington
The new Republicans - I'm Impressed.
Locke (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 8:40PM EDT (link)Based on what I’ve seen on CSPAN and Fox News, it seems to me that they’re doing things right, with a new tone and a new direction.
Talk is cheap, of course, and maybe they’re just pretending.
But as Kurt Vonnegut said, “You are what you pretend to be” Mother Night – Foreword.
I might say, “Unless you are totally lacking in integrity, you tend to become what you are pretending to be.”
So I’m more optimistic than at any time since 1995.
I too am optimistic
aesthete (Diary) Thursday, January 6th at 9:41PM EDT (link)but not because of Boehner: the Orange Crier has done nothing to convince me that he is any less reptilian or pro-government expansion than he has always been. What impresses me is that — for the first time in a long time — Republicans seem to be genuinely afraid of what will happen if they don’t at least sound sincere about government cuts. If they don’t follow through, we’ll be there — waiting and getting a primary challenger.
“It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money.”
-P.J. O’Rourke