PSA: Boehner cuts off C-SPAN cameras when he doesn't like what you say

[irishScott]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/...ras-as-gop-takes-beating/#.TvIqdhsbXZQ.reddit

Well isn't this just dandy. Thank you GOP for giving me even more reasons to vote against you.

 

[Ausm]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_...l-on-house-floor-for-vote-on-payroll-tax-cut/

 

[feralkid]

Woah, daddy.

That's gonna leave a mark.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

Wow, they just keep on digging don't they?

 

[Ausm]

Wow, they just keep on digging don't they?

I am looking forward to the inevitable enema in the HOR.

 

[etrigan420]

STAY CLASSY GOP!

 

[EagleKeeper]

That has been done since cameras were allowed. Allows preening and hide pouting. Nothing new.

 

[JSt0rm]

That has been done since cameras were allowed. Allows preening and hide pouting. Nothing new.

Cue apologist.

At least Craig123 has the decency to make threads critical of the dem president. Look at you, fucker. Always ready to defend your side no matter what. a good little soldier.

 

[xj0hnx]

A quote from the comments on the video ...

I feel the need to explain
what happened for those that don't quite understand it. A pro forma
session which that was is for procedural stuff
only. It is not for legislative business. That means no votes and no
debates. It is only to close out business, state when things are going
to happen and give out information. Kind of like morning announcements
in school. Now while I don't believe they should be taking time off
until they get their work done it is what it is. The minority whip was
posturing for the public. He knew there would be no vote. He knew that
most of the members were not even present. Before he spoke he knew house
rules would prevent a vote. How are you going to call for a vote when
people aren't even present to vote? That is the problem with the elected
officials. They don't care and they think we are too stupid to
understand. They all, democrats and republicans, agreed to end the
legislative session. So don't act like you are willing to stay and work
now when you agreed the the session was over. Not one member of the
house entered a motion to extend the session. Not one. So why is he
coming at the end and acting like he gives a Damn now? They all should
be impeached. Democrats nor Republicans care about you or I.

If this is correct, then this "vote" was nothing more than democrats playing up the camera. The Republicans wanted to extend the payroll tax cut for a year, not 2 months, so all the claiming that they are screwing working Americans is disingenuous at best.

 

[umbrella39]

...so all the claiming that they are screwing working Americans is disingenuous at best.

They have no desire to screw working American millionaires so you are correct. They should have been more specific.

 

[xj0hnx]

They have no desire to screw working American millionaires so you are correct. They should have been more specific.

 

[umbrella39]

Everyone who votes knows who the GOP, especially the House members, are beholden to and will protect at all costs. Their message has been heard for many years by most but it seems that it has gotten so loud lately that even stupid people are starting to wake up to it.

 

[bfdd]

xj0hnx, so this is just propaganda?

 

[UberNeuman]

A quote from the comments on the video ...



If this is correct, then this "vote" was nothing more than democrats playing up the camera. The Republicans wanted to extend the payroll tax cut for a year, not 2 months, so all the claiming that they are screwing working Americans is disingenuous at best.

Then there wasn't any point to cutting the feed... Unless you feel C-SPAN is a left wing mouthpiece....

How many other times has a speaker of the house called to cut the feed from C-SPAN?

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

Clearly C-span has a liberal bias. They consistently portray Republicans in a negative light.

 

[xj0hnx]

Everyone who votes knows who the GOP, especially the House members, are beholden to and will protect at all costs. Their message has been heard for many years by most but it seems that it has gotten so loud lately that even stupid people are starting to wake up to it.

You think democrats are any different? Pretty sad if you do.

xj0hnx, so this is just propaganda?

Don't know, but if that's true it sure sounds like it.

Then there wasn't any point to cutting the feed... Unless you feel C-SPAN is a left wing mouthpiece....

How many other times has a speaker of the house called to cut the feed from C-SPAN?

Why should he entertain a troll?

 

[bfdd]

I do agree it's lame he cut the feed, but if the quote in xj0hnx's post is true then it's just propaganda and should be ignored. a vote for either party is a vote against the Union.

 

[UberNeuman]

I do agree it's lame he cut the feed, but if the quote in xj0hnx's post is true then it's just propaganda and should be ignored. a vote for either party is a vote against the Union.

It's not Boehner call to decide that - C-SPAN just shows what takes place in these sessions....

Unless now C-SPAN is considered an arm of the Democratic Party...

\you folks bitch about "transparency"...

 

[Lemon law]

Poor ole wheeping John, who hoisted himself on his own petard.

As he has two equally unpleasant choices to contemplate, either be becomes the party of the Grinch who stole X-mas, or can surrender to Obama, and sign the tax extension. So ole Boner can go home and celebrate Christmas with a heaping X-mas dinner of roast crow.

No wonder ole John cut the television feed, it ain't pretty folks when weeping John weeps. Strong men vomit and women beat their breasts. While weeping John tries to extract himself from the corner he painted himself into.The only thing MIA will be ole saint Nick, delivering Boehner a ton of coal on X-mas eve.But fair play all, each and eveyr lump should come gift rapped.

 

[Patranus]

Yawn.
The House passed a year long payroll tax cut.
The Senate tabled it.

 

[fskimospy]

Yawn.
The House passed a year long payroll tax cut.
The Senate tabled it.

Yeah totally, so long as you ignore all the other bullshit they threw in with it.

Weren't you the people who always wanted 'clean bills'? What happened to that?

 

[cubby1223]

The Democrats want to play chicken with the payroll tax cuts to screw Republicans in the media.
The Republicans want to play chicken with the payroll tax cuts to screw Democrats in the media.

Who fucking cares which party is currently shouting their point the loudest?

 

[Patranus]

The Democrats want to play chicken with the payroll tax cuts to screw Republicans in the media.
The Republicans want to play chicken with the payroll tax cuts to screw Democrats in the media.

Who fucking cares who wins the perception battle while the people are getting screwed left and right.

Play chicken with what?

The Democrats want a small extension which is logistically impossible.
The Republicans have passed a full year extension.

 

[UberNeuman]

Who fucking cares which party is currently shouting their point the loudest?

C-SPAN is above the partisan fray... It serves to allow its viewers access to the operation of our government.

C-SPAN isn't that shit that Fox "News" is...

 

[cubby1223]

Play chicken with what?

The Democrats want a small extension which is logistically impossible.
The Republicans have passed a full year extension.

The Republicans wanted to use these payroll taxes along with that pipeline issue. Remember just a few days ago when every Republican on the planet was criticizing Obama for not wanting to employ American workers? How Obama gave the eco-warriors the power to stop tax breaks for working Americans?

It's a game of chicken, and any way we analyze it, Washington wins while we lose.