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bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 07:42 AM Oct 2013

SHIT!!! Anyone hear what Joe Madison said this morning

He said he has inside info that the tea party freaks are mad as hell that there going to lose the fight against Obamacare and there next step is articles of impeachment on President Obama.To taint his legacy.He said no one in the media will talk about it and know it's in the works. So here we go again the second President democrat President in a row these regressive rethugs will impeach.Personally my opinion is it won't taint his legacy because history will show it was ALL POLITICAL!! I mean Big Dog was impeached and no one even mentions it hardly.

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SHIT!!! Anyone hear what Joe Madison said this morning (Original Post) bigdarryl Oct 2013 OP
Teabagger Party = Creative Evilness. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2013 #1
I prefer the term "Teabillies".. barnabas63 Oct 2013 #13
As a hillbilly, I say no. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #36
I like Talibaggers! nt Walk away Oct 2013 #43
What about Teahadists? BootinUp Oct 2013 #61
How about Ginkgobots? nt Walk away Oct 2013 #64
I like Koch Roaches randr Oct 2013 #67
How about calling them what they are? KatyMan Oct 2013 #71
Domestic Terrorists probably describes them best IMO. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2013 #88
That'll do for Obama what they did for HeritageRomneyObamaCare MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #2
HeritageRomneyObamaCare?... SidDithers Oct 2013 #31
About those enemas, Sid MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #38
Nevermind. Not worth it...nt SidDithers Oct 2013 #40
Someone's never seen the 1989 Batman... Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2013 #72
I find the SidDithers shtick tiring, myself. marble falls Oct 2013 #79
No surprise there OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #3
They will never admit what fools they are. nt bemildred Oct 2013 #4
You seem frightened. Why? lamp_shade Oct 2013 #5
This would not hurt Barack Obama's legacy in any way. (nt) enough Oct 2013 #6
Thank you, enough. It's like a badge of freaking Cha Oct 2013 #8
+ 1. The Teabagger Klan are a waste of good taxpayer dollars and oxygen, BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #19
The Greeks just did, so why can't we? n/t JimDandy Oct 2013 #90
I love when you get JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #44
They make it so Cha Oct 2013 #49
Is that what Cruz's big (private) meeting was all about? Frustratedlady Oct 2013 #7
RollCall: Ted Cruz, House Republicans Meet in Secret at Tortilla Coast pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #9
Thanks for the link. Frustratedlady Oct 2013 #11
His top 20 campaign contributors (link): pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #20
Kochs aren't listed? Hmmmm! Frustratedlady Oct 2013 #73
Cruz & Cabal O' RepubliCronies met in a basement to formulate OCCULT plans Berlum Oct 2013 #21
I *WANT* them to impeach Obama scheming daemons Oct 2013 #10
Yup jberryhill Oct 2013 #12
What you said. reflection Oct 2013 #32
Exactly Andy823 Oct 2013 #42
And what I kept yelling back at Madison BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #14
Has the Tea Party ever NOT talked about articles of impeachment? highplainsdem Oct 2013 #15
Bo crapped on the White House lawn... Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #51
Meh... Impeachment only works if Congress is at least marginally more popular... TreasonousBastard Oct 2013 #16
Yep. You make a good point. Throwing sand in the gears of the government to "prove" that it CTyankee Oct 2013 #34
Who is Joe Madison? (TV, radio ??) eShirl Oct 2013 #17
He's a radio guy dorkzilla Oct 2013 #22
Sirius XM Host ("Urban View") BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #24
OK, I know his face eShirl Oct 2013 #80
I've been listening to him for 25 years BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #87
You don't know who Joe Madison is? bigdarryl Oct 2013 #45
"their" Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #70
The Black Eagle!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2013 #76
Nobody mentions Clinton's impeachment b/c it was crap, and everybody knows it. Laelth Oct 2013 #18
Let's see if they can get any ReThugs to vote with Dems to end this. octoberlib Oct 2013 #23
Don't You Have To Have Some Reason For Impeachment?..... global1 Oct 2013 #25
He's "uppity" Paulie Oct 2013 #28
Presidenting while black. nt tridim Oct 2013 #29
One dumbass caller ("JR") on Madison BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #35
When in doubt.. Cha Oct 2013 #39
Their favorite fallback. BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #46
lol.. Danziger has Cha Oct 2013 #52
The little box of Brylcreem next to him is hilarious. BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #59
If you dig around in history, you find out that... TreasonousBastard Oct 2013 #50
Agreed, no Monicagate type facts treestar Oct 2013 #54
For being Black. n/t Lil Missy Oct 2013 #81
BFD! durablend Oct 2013 #26
Before that. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #84
MEH. The Teabaggers are pissing in the wind. DinahMoeHum Oct 2013 #27
Which is nothing new to them .. in fact Cha Oct 2013 #47
I've started to think that all of this JoDog Oct 2013 #30
Let 'em... SidDithers Oct 2013 #33
Democrats need better messaging skills, though. randome Oct 2013 #56
I say BRING IT ON!!! Adrahil Oct 2013 #37
They're aiming for a 5% approval rating. MoonRiver Oct 2013 #41
It won't go anywhere! JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #48
We need to start drawing up Thav Oct 2013 #53
That should prove once and for all that the republican party is insane.... Walk away Oct 2013 #55
Impeached for being president while black? Generic Other Oct 2013 #57
Please proceed, 'Baggers. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #58
Q: If we didn't complete ruin the GOP, what can we do to finish the job BlueStreak Oct 2013 #60
Keep digging you rightwing idiots C_U_L8R Oct 2013 #62
AND THEY DIDN'T IMPEACH BUSH?? sorefeet Oct 2013 #63
Someone needs to write an article/spread that info in a TV news segment Frustratedlady Oct 2013 #82
Bring It. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #65
Of course they talk about. They always talk about it onenote Oct 2013 #66
"please proceed".... NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #68
i got the first... impeach obama campaign this morning, on facebook. so.... probably not off. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #69
Impeach tea is not a popular flavor, as they will find out Blue Owl Oct 2013 #74
Impeached for what? You're being vague and it won't get far even in the House. Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2013 #75
And the big question is, impeach him for what. gtar100 Oct 2013 #77
I saw some goofballs Friday... freebrew Oct 2013 #78
Hold on! They won't be successful Lil Missy Oct 2013 #83
All they'd be doing is destroying the power of impeachment. And I'd bet money they'd fail. nolabear Oct 2013 #85
History will show P.W.B. was the Grave Offense President Obama Committed Heather MC Oct 2013 #86
Another dead end for the tea-idiots. nt Lex Oct 2013 #89
Stop and think about the debates they have to go through in Congress for the impeachment. Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #91
Any attempts to impeach President Obama will backfire on the GOP Gothmog Oct 2013 #92
ignorant racist assholes. spanone Oct 2013 #93

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
36. As a hillbilly, I say no.
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:58 AM
Oct 2013

You do realize that hillbillies in the South were against slavery, right? Hillbillies may not be as book-smart, but they're not idiots, like the Tea Party.

How about Tealiban? Gets the point across much better and actually fits.

KatyMan

(4,190 posts)
71. How about calling them what they are?
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:10 AM
Oct 2013

Republicans. That's the party that allowed them into polite society, so they get to own them as well.

 

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
38. About those enemas, Sid
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:00 AM
Oct 2013

Which town is it that needs an enema?

Or is it that you are just eager to *give* enemas, and your sig image is kind of a sales pitch?

 

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)
72. Someone's never seen the 1989 Batman...
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:13 AM
Oct 2013

Otherwise, you'd notice the Jack Nicholson as Joker next to the quote...

OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts)
3. No surprise there
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 07:48 AM
Oct 2013

They aren't going to pass any meaningful legislation, so they should destroy his legacy...the same way they destroyed Bill Clinton's legacy

Cha

(297,240 posts)
8. Thank you, enough. It's like a badge of freaking
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 07:59 AM
Oct 2013

honor. the teabagger Congress doesn't do anything anyway.. they might as well waste it Impeaching Obama than Repealing Obamacare. Stupid greedy racist klan fucks.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
19. + 1. The Teabagger Klan are a waste of good taxpayer dollars and oxygen,
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:33 AM
Oct 2013

and the sooner we get them OUT of office - or dwindle their numbers to a bare minimum - the better.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
7. Is that what Cruz's big (private) meeting was all about?
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 07:57 AM
Oct 2013

I forget the name of the establishment where it was held, but Cruz called in 20 or so Repug faithfuls for a secret meeting.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
73. Kochs aren't listed? Hmmmm!
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:13 AM
Oct 2013

I figured they were the ones who brought him onto the scene.

Thanks. I don't know where to find most of these sites to get the info.

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
21. Cruz & Cabal O' RepubliCronies met in a basement to formulate OCCULT plans
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:37 AM
Oct 2013

The DC joint were they met occultly is called 'Tortilla Coast'

 

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)
10. I *WANT* them to impeach Obama
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:03 AM
Oct 2013

It will guarantee blue control of Congress and the presidency through 2020 at least.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
12. Yup
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:08 AM
Oct 2013

They aren't going to be happy until they give it a whirl anyway, and I love watching these idiots punch themselves in the gut.

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
42. Exactly
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:02 AM
Oct 2013

These idiots simply can't stand the president, and their hate for him keeps them from seeing the fact that it will pretty much end the republican party, of course that could be what they want, at least the idiots that think Cruz could become president in 2016. Some already mentioned that Cruz is the male Sarah Palin, trying to make millions off of the crazy, racist morons that will gladly fork over the money in hopes of getting their version of the "tea party" America they want to see.

BumRushDaShow

(129,013 posts)
14. And what I kept yelling back at Madison
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:11 AM
Oct 2013

this morning is that that would NOT happen IF we make sure that we take back the House in 2014. And Madison has so far refused to say this.

highplainsdem

(48,978 posts)
15. Has the Tea Party ever NOT talked about articles of impeachment?
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:12 AM
Oct 2013

Haven't "Impeach Obama" signs always been standard for them, and talk of impeaching the president standard for their stupider and more corrupt politicians?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_impeach_Barack_Obama

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
16. Meh... Impeachment only works if Congress is at least marginally more popular...
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:17 AM
Oct 2013

than the President.

And that is not the case. And is guaranteed not to ever be the case if they try.

Besides, they don't have the votes in the Senate to succeed, so are we in for over 4o bills of impeachment being sent over to the Senate, further impressing the world with our prowess at taking care of business?

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
34. Yep. You make a good point. Throwing sand in the gears of the government to "prove" that it
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:56 AM
Oct 2013

doesn't work, and in particular, Obama's admin. doesn't work.

eShirl

(18,492 posts)
80. OK, I know his face
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:32 AM
Oct 2013

name just didn't ring a bell
I'm not great with names and my memory's slowly getting worse in recent years

BumRushDaShow

(129,013 posts)
87. I've been listening to him for 25 years
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:46 AM
Oct 2013

He was briefly on the radio during the graveyard shift here in Philly on WWDB (96.5 FM, which back then was all talk). He was fired for covering "too many black issues" but was told it was supposedly for commuting from Detroit when doing a show there and also doing his show here (even though they also had conserva-idiot Tom Marr commuting up to Philly from Baltimore every day for a show on the same station while also working at a station in Baltimore).

He was then on WRC for a while (and his show was syndicated here on the black talk station WHAT briefly in the mid-90s). But the most interesting thing about his time on WRC was that his show was positioned in between G. Gordon Liddy's show and Oliver North's show, so he was guaranteed to get the worst of the worst lunatics calling his show to harass him. And he took them down time and time and time again. I only got chance to hear him whenever I traveled down to the D.C. area but then finally found him in 2007 when CSPAN simulcast his XM Radio show (on the channel originally called "The Power&quot , where he was also being syndicated on Cathy Hughes' station WOL in Baltimore (and she was programming the XM channel). That prompted me to get a subscription to XM (which eventually merged with Sirius to become SiriusXM) and I have listened to him daily ever since. He is on 6:00 am - 10:00 am ET.

 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
45. You don't know who Joe Madison is?
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:05 AM
Oct 2013

You must dont watch Ed's show or Shapton.He's on there show frequently

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
70. "their"
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:03 AM
Oct 2013

Two in the OP and one in post 45. Not "there".

Also, many people read instead of listen or watch.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
18. Nobody mentions Clinton's impeachment b/c it was crap, and everybody knows it.
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:24 AM
Oct 2013

The same will be the case if President Obama is impeached. It will hurt the Republicans far more than it helps them.

-Laelth

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
23. Let's see if they can get any ReThugs to vote with Dems to end this.
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:41 AM
Oct 2013

Robert Costa ‏@robertcostaNRO 5m
Conservatives are revolting this morning in the House, will not accept Senate deal, decisions/calls in 6-8am range sealed fate among 50 Bloc

global1

(25,248 posts)
25. Don't You Have To Have Some Reason For Impeachment?.....
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:43 AM
Oct 2013

Under what grounds would they try to impeach him?

Paulie

(8,462 posts)
28. He's "uppity"
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:51 AM
Oct 2013

That's the only reason they have in their minds. Of course it's pure projection on their part but that would require a smidgen of sanity to recognize....

BumRushDaShow

(129,013 posts)
35. One dumbass caller ("JR") on Madison
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:57 AM
Oct 2013

when asked about what did he think was an "impeachable offense" indicated that Obama "had lied when he said we could keep our primary doctor under Obamacare". And when Madison disputed whether this was even true or not and asked for some other reason, the guy started ranting about... are you ready?.... "Benghazi!!!!111!1!!!"

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
50. If you dig around in history, you find out that...
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:11 AM
Oct 2013

"high crimes and misdemeanors" was deliberately undefined.

The framers didn't want to say what that meant because they didn't want to limit impeachment to a list in the Constitution. They figured that no matter how they defined it, some President in the future may figure out a way to really fuck up the country in some other, undefined, way.

So, the assumption was that the House wouldn't use it over silliness, but would be able to identify when a president was really screwing up. How wrong they were!

Anyway, should the House actually attempt an impeachment, they'll just make something up-- like they did with Clinton. (They made stuff up for Andrew Johnson, too, but that was right after the Civil War and all sorts of things went crazy then.)




treestar

(82,383 posts)
54. Agreed, no Monicagate type facts
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:21 AM
Oct 2013

OTOH they are lunatics. They would alter reality and make Benghazi or the like into something by force of repetition.

DinahMoeHum

(21,788 posts)
27. MEH. The Teabaggers are pissing in the wind.
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:46 AM
Oct 2013

No fucking way this gets past the House. . .if it even gets that far.

A fucking waste of time and taxpayer dollars.

Cha

(297,240 posts)
47. Which is nothing new to them .. in fact
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:06 AM
Oct 2013

they've wasted millions of $$$$ in tax payer $$$$$$$$$ since 2011. And, now they're wasting.. Billions more with the ShutDown that they've orchestrated.

JoDog

(1,353 posts)
30. I've started to think that all of this
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:53 AM
Oct 2013

(the budget ceiling, the shutdown) is an effort to lure Obama into a Constitutional crisis and use that as a basis for articles of impeachment.

The President could make the desperate, last minute move of invoking the 14th Amendment against the debt ceiling (although he has said he would not, it is still an option). That would cause a CC and send the mess to the Supreme Court. Under the Constitution, he also could call the House into session and compel the members to stay there until he releases them...to the point where the sergeant at arms could take House members into custody. That would cause a CC. Minting the trillion-dollar coin also could go into a CC.

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
33. Let 'em...
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:54 AM
Oct 2013

they'll look like partisan dumbasses for doing it, and it'll never get through the Senate.

If House Republicans pursue impeachment, Democrats will be elected in droves in 2014.

Sid

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
56. Democrats need better messaging skills, though.
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:28 AM
Oct 2013

The best way to run against an opponent from now on is: "They want to take away your health insurance." Not: "They voted in favor of the government shutdown."
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Don't ever underestimate the long-term effects of a good night's sleep.[/center][/font][hr]

 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
37. I say BRING IT ON!!!
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:00 AM
Oct 2013

Nothing will seal them as nutcases any faster. Seriously... this is the best thing that could happen ever.

JustAnotherGen

(31,823 posts)
48. It won't go anywhere!
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:07 AM
Oct 2013

Michele Bachman recently said he had done impeachable things! Right you idiot under investigation.

Their idea is to destroy America's economy, destroy global prosperity, impeach the President - and throw us all into some macabre update of A Handmaid's Tale.

Thav

(946 posts)
53. We need to start drawing up
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:19 AM
Oct 2013

articles of impeachment against the next republican president because... well BECAUSE! ARGLE BARGLE WAGGLE!

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
55. That should prove once and for all that the republican party is insane....
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:26 AM
Oct 2013

enough to destroy the country out of hatred for the President. That should bury them.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
57. Impeached for being president while black?
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:29 AM
Oct 2013

Is that an impeachable offense according to the Constitution?

I don't know whether to laugh or lock them all up in the National Zoo.

 

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)
60. Q: If we didn't complete ruin the GOP, what can we do to finish the job
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:42 AM
Oct 2013

A: Articles of impeachment

Teabaggers, please proceed.

sorefeet

(1,241 posts)
63. AND THEY DIDN'T IMPEACH BUSH??
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:43 AM
Oct 2013

How much money have they wasted in the last 5 years with 40+ ACA repeal votes, the shut down, the filibusters and all the obstruction.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
82. Someone needs to write an article/spread that info in a TV news segment
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:32 AM
Oct 2013

so people understand the Pugs weren't just wasting time with their repeals, fiibusters, etc., and show a cost for shenanigans of the Republican party. In fact, I'd love to know that figure myself.

Hey, Rachel! Hey, Lawrence!

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
65. Bring It.
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:48 AM
Oct 2013

Doing so will destroy what's left of the Republican House as the moderates flee in terror of 2014.


Suicidal political run.

I hope they do it, I want them to do it, the voter backlash will fuck their shit up for a generation.

onenote

(42,703 posts)
66. Of course they talk about. They always talk about it
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 09:50 AM
Oct 2013

Talking impeachment is cheap talk. Hell, filing articles of impeachment is cheap talk. In my lifetime (going back to Eisenhower) there have been (if I've got this right off the top of my head), 11 presidents, 6 repubs (Ike, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush I and Bush II) and five Democrats (JFK, LBJ, Carter, Clinton, and Obama). Articles of impeachment have been filed against five of them, four repubs (Nixon, Reagan, Bush I and Bush II). Only two have gotten further than the Judiciary Committee: Nixon and Clinton.

I'm not particularly concerned about some Teabagger filing articles of impeachment.

gtar100

(4,192 posts)
77. And the big question is, impeach him for what.
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:18 AM
Oct 2013

He can't be impeached for "not doing what I want" or for "not being white". They're just a bunch of whiners.

freebrew

(1,917 posts)
78. I saw some goofballs Friday...
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:22 AM
Oct 2013

hanging off of an overpass Hwy 54 just north of Jeff City. They were holding signs: Honk 2 impeach Obama.
I didn't hear any horns, even here in mid-MO, but they did see a bird in my window.

Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)
83. Hold on! They won't be successful
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:33 AM
Oct 2013

I'd like to see them try. It would just seal a Democratic Majority for a generation.

nolabear

(41,963 posts)
85. All they'd be doing is destroying the power of impeachment. And I'd bet money they'd fail.
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:40 AM
Oct 2013

If they spent the government's time and money on that rather than actually trying to do some things then they're just digging that hole deeper, and are headed for oblivion.

 

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)
86. History will show P.W.B. was the Grave Offense President Obama Committed
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 10:41 AM
Oct 2013

Presidenting While Black
How dare he!!

Baitball Blogger

(46,711 posts)
91. Stop and think about the debates they have to go through in Congress for the impeachment.
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 11:09 AM
Oct 2013

I would hope that our side would be ready to throw the Fourteenth Amendment at them...and people will be listening. It will be an opportunity to teach Americans that if you really believe in equality, the only way to ensure it is through the Fourteenth Amendment.

Gothmog

(145,243 posts)
92. Any attempts to impeach President Obama will backfire on the GOP
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 04:53 PM
Oct 2013

This is a really bad idea for the GOP and would further hurt their standing with voters

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