OMG, did you hear Steve Israel on Hardball?"It's hard to negotiate with a skid mark..."

[CTyankee]

He actually called the republicans "skid marks"!

Wow. I don't know what to say about that...

[malaise]

1. All gloves are off now

Delish!!!

[wordpix]

49. wonder what the morans at FR are saying about this

Their heads will explode over it, I'm sure

[baldguy]

2. AKA Shit stains

[Cooley Hurd]

6. That's what I got from it!

Maybe I'm a low-class sicko, but

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. Ever think he may have meant the type left by tires when you hit the brakes?

[Cha]

4. That's what I was thinking when I see

"skid marks".. what else is there?

[Fumesucker]

7. Slang for the mark left in well used dirty underwear n/t

[Control-Z]

21. Well, my experience (as a mother and wife)

is that it "happens" in the underwear but it the unexpected result of forcing an airy bodily function.

My male kid could ruin a perfectly good diaper right after I had changed it. I swear it's a guy thing. My girls never left marks. My son, on the other hand, was making skid marks from the day he was born.

[CTyankee]

27. Yes...had a boy and then two girls...you are right...the girls somehow "knew" what

was OK and what was "not so much"...

[Control-Z]

54. Lol

Something only a mother would know!

Mystified perhaps in the beginning, with Dad's shorts. Mystery solved with son's!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

9. Well...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=skid%20mark

Which is what others seem to have thought he meant.

I thought he said it because they were hitting the breaks so hard on negotiations.

[rhett o rick]

24. I dont know but if one wanted to call someone a pejorative name, I doubt he

would refer to marks on the pavement.

[Control-Z]

22. That was the second thing I thought of,

I have to admit.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

40. +1 nt

[CTyankee]

11. No, not really...but I do think he was pretty mad...

[Lone_Star_Dem]

14. Either way, he can use the "brakes" analogy and he'll be fine.

Frankly, I think either one applies to the GOP on Capital Hill right now.

[OldDem2012]

17. Actually, both at the same time. nt.

[flamingdem]

25. Earlier he seemed very happy about the 450 k deal n/t

[Danmel]

44. That is because he represents a high cost of living area

$250,000 is not middle class or poor, but it isn't really that rich either when property taxes top 15,000 on a regular house. And LIPA electricity bills can top 500 a month for a normal house.

[Cooley Hurd]

16. Maybe, but the context he used it in was a bit... obscure...

Rough transcript - in reference to the moving of the goalposts by the republicans:

"It is hard to negotiate wih a skidmark."

Well, if he didn't mean the other definition...

[CTyankee]

28. Well, I thought Steve was a little "loose" with the remark because he was

"in the moment." He seemed a bit angry and upset and ready to throw something at the republicans...

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. That was my thought.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Thank god I'm not crazy!

I heard the same thing!! "We have been negotiating with a bunch of skidmarks!"

Perhaps he didn't grow up in a house full of males, but, man!

[Danmel]

47. he has 2 daughters

[liberal N proud]

8. I call them traitors.

[Cali_Democrat]

10. bwhahahaha

awesome

[Spazito]

12. I laughed out loud when I heard him!

I saw his comments in reference to how every time there appears to be progress, the repubs nail the brakes, leaving only skidmarks instead of anything of consequence.

I thought it was perfect as well as hilarious.

Edited to correct spelling error.

[Cha]

15. A perfect analogy imv. Much nicer than calling them

Pimps for Plutocrats.

[Spazito]

18. It is perfect!

I am still laughing, envisioning repubs going 'What did he just say? Did he call us skid marks? What the hell does that mean?' They were outraged at the President's appearance today and he didn't call them skid marks (I kind of wish he could have done so, lol) so I await their response to Rep Israel's comments with a smile on my face.

[CTyankee]

29. All I could think was that Israel was mad as hell at the repubs for doing what they

did and just champing at the bit to say something that would throw it back into the faces of the republicans. I am so glad he did!

[Spazito]

30. Yes, he WAS mad...

The first time he referred to the repubs as skid marks, I thought I must have heard wrong and then he said it again, I am still laughing every time I think of it, it made my day!

[CTyankee]

32. MSNBC folks didn't bite, tho. They were like, all serious and no kidding around but you

had to know they were laughing their asses off when they heard it...

[Spazito]

33. I was hoping they would show it again as Hardball is repeated but,...

sadly, Chris is doing the second show so no repeat, damn!

[tj_crackersnatch]

13. that was hilarious

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. Fitting actually

The Republican plan is like polishing a turd.

[Blue_In_AK]

20. It's a perfect analogy with multiple meanings.

I love it.

[Ligyron]

26. Skid marks are also produced and measured when there is a car wreck

and often considered when assessing who's at fault or, in this case, how they managed to drive off a clearly marked cliff. Out of control shit stains are to blame, IMHO.

[bluestate10]

45. Israel likely wanted to say that republicans hit a few of the shit stains in their party and lost

control of their car, but that wouldn't have gone over well.

[Ligyron]

55. Well, it was a Clown Car anyway. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

31. Cracked me up

I was like - "Did he just say that?"

[ladym55]

34. He calls them as he sees them

He is a Long Island guy ... Folks from LI are direct, what can I say? I grew up in the area that is now his district. Go, Steve, go!

No matter what the definition ... it fits.

[Skittles]

35. WOO!

SAY IT LIKE IT IS!

[Curmudgeoness]

36. Well, when they get all offended at the obscenity,

he can always pull the "what did you think I meant? Get your minds out of the gutter!"

[ErikJ]

37. or Poopy Heads nt

[ellie]

38. I say, Hurrah!

More of this please.

[RainDog]

39. I didn't hear it, but I love to hear it from you! t/y (n/t)

[ProudProgressiveNow]

41. K&R nt

[bluestate10]

42. I like Israel, he is tough and smart. He also leads the Democrat's House campaign effort. nt

[lonestarnot]

43. Wonder how many people repeated "shit stains" in unison right after that remark? Count me.

[Arctic Dave]

46. Don't know who he is but I like the way he thinks.

Perfect double entendre. LOL

[Enrique]

48. wait til the republicans hear about this

they'll get their panties in a bunch for sure.

[jenmito]

50. He said that before and explained that he meant the Rs run away whenever the Ds say "yes" to

something-that they refuse to agree to deals with them.

[jenmito]

52. He also said he's happy about the higher threshhold for tax cuts because $250K isn't "rich" if you

live in NY.

[3catwoman3]

53. I saw that clip...

... and wondered if he could possibly not be aware of the dual meaning. Certainly fits the Republicans either way.

I must agree with those above who commented on the differences between the genders. It seems that the male of the species, generally speaking, finds body noises and bodily functions and fluids hysterically funny, no matter how old they are or aren't . Just last week, I had a mom in the pediatric office ask me to take a look at a rash on her son's butt. Just as she slid his jeans down and I bent closer to take a look, he passed gas, with a huge grin and a big laugh. It didn't seem accidental.

Reading the comments on this thread has given me a much needed fit of giggles after weeping my way thru a very poignant brodcast Live At Lincoln Center concert in tribute to the late Marvin Hamlisch. Thanks for the mood lift!

Happy New Year!!!