Twisted priorities
Members of Congress don’t have enough time to read through the 1,200-page cap-and-trade (truth in advertising: cap-and-TAX) monstrosity that will radically alter the economy in the name of the environment…
…but they have time to pause for a moment of silence to mark the death of Hollyweirdo Michael Jackson.
Can we have a moment of silence to mark the death of sanity?
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President Obama pays tribute. Because celebrity etiquette dictates it.
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No. pedophiles are apparantly more important than sanity.
I don’t mind the moment of silence. It’s expected because of his significance to the AA community.
But I DO mind them passing bills without reading them. If it’s going to be this expensive, and it’s going to be done with everyone else’s money, you need to consider it even more than you would if you were paying for it out of your own pocket.
Or the death of freedom?
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How about a moment of silence for our economy and our Republic?
Can we get them to be silent till 2010? Maybe by 2010 we can get rid of these slug slimes.
L
“Can we have a moment of silence to mark the death of sanity?”
Politicians often leave me speechless, if that helps.
I always liked Prince better, so I’ll forego the moment of silence. I guess their still looking for Michael’s Dr. Feelgood. The MSM is loving this, the amount of dirt that is going to come spilling out on whacko MJ in the coming weeks, is going to be astonishing.
As the most devastating piece of legislature ever to be proposed, Republicans better find a way to stop it. Forget about being congenial. Do what needs to be done to block a vote.
Was there a moment of silence for the soldier murdered outside the Army recruiting office by a savage islamic terrorist.
I didn’t think so.
Cap and trade/tax is going to pass if we don’t diluge our reps with NO to cap and tax. The Republicans who are wavering make me sick.
I think Congress critters should have to take and pass oral exams on bills before they are allowed to vote on them. This is a non-partisan test, the orals will not be about their opinions of the bill, but actually what is IN the bill. If you don’t know, you can’t vote.
It’s for the children…
For heaven’s sake, Congress, do everyone a favor and vote “No” if you haven’t been given a chance to read a bill.
Voting on a bill that hasn’t even been read by Congress. How irresponsible is that?!?!?!?
“Say, what’s a good word for scrutiny?” “Scrutiny.”
- Moe and Shemp (HOLD THAT LION!, 1947)
I like it!! This would mean no more 1000+ page bills, with all kind of unrelated garbage inserted at the last minute. I imagine, if you polled Americans with the simple question, “Should your Senator / Representative be required to understand the content of proposed legislation prior to voting on it?”, it would be unanimous. (Okay, maybe not unanimous, because there are enough idiots out there who cannot define “Representative,” “Senator,” “legislation,” or “it”…)
passing this bill in 3…2…1…
just like tarp, just like the stimulus..just like they will with healthcare…just like….on and on and on…
the remaking of America
No. The death of sanity was too long ago.
kind = kinds
PIMF
Given that all “stars” live lifestyles that are absolutely horrific in terms of “carbon footprints,” perhaps the proper recognition would have been “three cheers for Michael Jackson’s early demise!”
It’s the “green” thing to do, no?
No, if we can’t have a moment of silence in public schools, why should we have it during public service?
I already did that on the night of November 4th 2008.
“We gotta fool ‘em… savvy?” “You’re right, it’s our duty to posterior.”
- Moe & Larry (FUELIN’ AROUND, 1949)
All the good ones are gone. Reagan, Heston, Common Sense.
Moments of silence while in session can be a good thing…
The congresscritters might be able to hear the tar bubbling and boiling.
Re: cap n tax
I don’t make much money but I’ve saved a little. I will do all I can, money wise, in 2010 to get rid of these idiots. I suppose I ought to call em and let em know.
Can we have a permanent moment of silence in Washington to last say …. until all of congress drops dead of natural causes?
I invested all our money in Consolidated Fujiama California Smog Bags… filled with smog!”
- Joe (QUIZ WHIZZ, 1958)
The should have to pass a test on the contents of every bill they’ve voted on before getting their paychecks – fat chance of that ever happening though.
Love the idea. Any ideas on how to get it implemented?
Wednesday Michael Jackson was a weirdo, an alleged child molester and a dead-beat who couldn’t pay his bills and Thursday he is on par with God and a genuine hero. What a difference a day makes.
If Congress would just observe a one minute moment of silence for all of the Americans who lost their lives in defense of freedom, then we would all be better off.
I wish they would pause for a lot longer, perhaps even a year.
But not a moment of silence for Farrah Fawcett? Congress is racist and sexist!
I Agree.
How long did the pause for Farrah? or for Ed McMahn?
And as far as reading bills. Com’on Michelle, they don’t need to read no stinkin bills. If duh one says it should pass, then that’s gooood enough! In the new world, reading is clearly NOT fundamental.
Not sure I understand, is that comment sarcasm, as I think it was or should have been?
What a difference a
daydeath makes.Fixed it.
Jackson settled out of court for $22 Million with the Chandler family for the 1993 molestation of Jason Chandler (age 13). You don’t settle out of court for $22 million if you are innocent.
A moment of silence for a child molestor, I want to throw up.
L.O.C.S disease has been a creeping contagion for years in DC. Now it is a pandemic.
A moment to commemorate stupendous ignorance? Nah, we got 4 years instead.
Boy, I wish I didn’t have to read the procedure or chart before cutting into someone’s brain. How can our government pass bills without reading them. this is a shame and we need to demand better. Why don’t they give up all this bill crap and cut to the chase. make Obama the dictator, make Congress the Politburo, and demand everyones money, instead of this piecemeal communist take over. Make everyone a peasant that is not in Government.
Only good thing I see about MJ’s death is that he stole the airwaves from Obama for a couple of days.
Congress started to see that people are noticing what they are doing. They wanted to make everyone remember his death and go back to any of the mainstream media who is broadcasting this diversion all day.
Priorities: MM devotes hundreds of blog inches to a murder committed by an American Muslim but doesn’t bother to mention a vigilante murder committed by her beloved Minutemen supposedly keeping us safe from illegal immigrants. And there are anti-abortion sites MM loves that publish pictures and addresses of physicians along with wishes that they should be murdered.
lgm said:
Go back to cleaning the Peep Show Booths Idiot.
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Jocko fits right in with Bhawney Fwank and the rest of our supposed “representatives” and senators (”lords”).
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No respect for children, helpless taxpayers, life of unborn children, etc.
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But great at getting rich on other people’s money. And great at buying their way out of their self-generated problems and trouble. What a bunch of crooks!
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No mention of Ed McMahon–a class person who defended our country in the U.S. Marine Corps in WW2. A little tougher than organizing your community, n’est ce pas?
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John Bibb
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lgm, Michelle also devotes alot of time to stories about your beloved illegals killing children from their drunk driving habits. Don’t seem to remember your condemnation for those, so fix the windows in your house.
You don’t think Congress should be pressed to manage itself efficiently because you don’t approve of how Michelle Malkin manages her blog?
Seriously, is it that you don’t think tax payer funded entities should be scrutinized, or is it that you don’t think private businesses should be allowed to manage themselves?
Remember we discussed the concept of you thinking before you comment?
corkie, excellent reply. two thumbs up, I laughed and cried!! I wish I had said that now.
Please feel free to go off and start your own blog with all sorts of pertinent news such as the items you mentioned.
I’ll even help you name it. How about:
The Idiot’s Retort
Anybody else have any suggestions?
Too pretty and too white.
After speaking with the local office of Al Green-D Tx9, it appears the vote that is being bannered on Drudge as a 217-205 pass was only to continue debate for 3 hours. That will be up in about 5 minutes if the 11:03 (central) am time stamp is considered.
Guess they wanted to wait until Rush had signed off.
What, they finally got around to having a moment of silence for Gerry Studds?
Looks like you don’t like it when Michelle devotes her blog to discussion of a very important piece of legislation that will impact the whole nations economy. Fact is, it’s not your blog. You obviously don’t have anything to add to the discussion except, distract, distract, distract. Just shows to me that Michelle has hit the mark.
Is the 360 page add-on included in that 1200 page count? Is the 360 page add on the ‘undisclosed’ placeholder mentioned in the other thread?
Is this the nmost obfuscated insane congress ever?
Obama’s probably upset he never got to have Jacko at one of his Wed parties.
aloha, once again lol and right on point. if i go home tonight and see fox news completely turn itself into entertainment tonight, the michael jackson saga, i’m going to hurl. enough, he’s still dead, and he’s still a freak. end of story.
Haven’t you figured it out yet? Some people are more equal than others.
Well, neither one of them was black. Or a pediphile. Or crazy. So why would corrupt thugs in DC have a moment of silence for them? Get real.
John Deaux–how about the ‘Blithering Blog’?
I live in JJJ’s-known as “Triple J” around here-district.
He is sooo his father’s son.
“spit”
I have to agree. Paying respects to the dead is not a bad thing. Screwing over the living however … well when I am the one being screwed, I do have serious issues with that. They can not read the bills but they can pass them?
LGM, how are those talks and agreements going with China, India and other emerging economies that are going to benefit from this bill without doing anything to clean up their very real pollution, much less the CO2 that nobody need concern themselves with?
The fact of the matter is, we are shooting ourselves in the foot (proverbially anyhow) in order to make the enemy stronger and there is absolutely no sense in that.
hulle is almal vuilgoed!
American Pop Culture = American Culture. Culture = religion externalized.
“We are obliged… to make amusement a weapon of collective education. The cinema competes with the church. This rivalry may become fatal for the church. The cinema liberates you from the need of crossing the church door. Here is an instrument we must secure at all costs.” ~ Severneya Pravda
“This weapon [cinema], which cries out to be used, is the best instrument for political propaganda, which cuts into the memory and may be made a possible source of revenue.” ~ Leon Trotsky
Gee, Chellie Pingree’s people at her Portland, ME office assured me that she will indeed read the bill and the 300 pg. amendment before voting on it.
Ya, I believe that one……not.
Who was the last soldier he paid tribute to?
William Ayers?
Chemically lightened skin, radical plastic surgery, it seems MJ was trying to make himself pretty and white. Didn’t work.
Because they don’t know what is in the bill, they should be prohibited from amending it. A bill should be for one purpose, and short enough to understand. Require an oral comprehension test before being allowed to amend. Preferably with cameras running.
While the House had a moment of silence for Michael Jackson, there was nothing said for Chicago.
There were 108 shootings in Chicago in the week Jun 18-26, 2009, with 7 murders. And this is where the city government is trying to get the Olympics. Seems their priorities might need adjusting.
ECS