Pic Of The Moment: Shutdown Day 4: Boo Frickin' Hoo

[EarlG]

GOP Rep Defends Keeping Salary During Shutdown: "I Need My Paycheck"

More Than 800,000 Federal Workers Are Furloughed

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[NYC_SKP]

1. K/R. (nt)

[snagglepuss]

2. The true face of entitlement. Absolutely jawdropping contemptible attitude.

[madaboutharry]

3. It's the republican mind-set.

Never think about anyone but yourself.

[MADem]

59. Well, hey, "that's the bottom line" after all!

Per the GOP, the only bottom line we should be worrying about is theirs.


I guess that means let everyone else eat cake!

[durablend]

4. GET A JOB YOU ENTITLED LOSER

Applications at Walmart are accepted 24 hours a day.

[ffr]

9. :)

[wordpix]

60. I do agree with R's we need to fix entitlements - for people like her and the corporate raiders

[meadowlark5]

5. Isn't she the one who is a nurse and her husband is a surgeon?

Certainly doesn't seem like a couple that's living paycheck to paycheck

[ffr]

6. Pretty face.

But what an airhead.

[calimary]

11. Yes. Her husband is a surgeon. Guess he makes five cents an hour, too, 'eh?

Sorry, Blondie. Cry me a river. When you're scraping bottom financially like those you've screwed for the sake of your precious ideology, maybe I'll listen. MAYBE.

[awoke_in_2003]

15. Bottle blondie...

Last edited Fri Oct 4, 2013, 04:35 PM - Edit history (1)

on edit: because of a vague reference that made sense only to me, I mean this as a shot at republican women who feel they have to strive for that fake Stepford wives look (they don't have to fake the lack of soul). I am sorry for offending blondes.

[SunSeeker]

26. As is every blond over 30. nt

[awoke_in_2003]

29. My 40 year old sister...

is still bottle free.

[SunSeeker]

32. If your sis isn't coloring, then there are a lot of non-blond hairs on her head...and a few grays..

By blond, I mean that distinctly yellow color you see in kids' hair and this idiot Rep. As people age, that towhead look goes to a sandy light brown. The uniform bright yellow blond look does not exist in nature in people above thirty.

[RebelOne]

42. I used to color my hair once a month.

I am a natural blonde, but wanted more dramatic colors. But now that my hair is turning gray, the gray blends in with the blonde, so I only have to color my hair every three or four months.

[RebelOne]

43. So what? Not many stay natural blonde past their teenage years.

As a blonde, I consider that a very derogatory remark.

[awoke_in_2003]

46. Sorry, it wasn't meant to be...

I meant it as a shot at how female republican politicians all seem to aim for that plastic Stepford Wives look. Sorry that vagueness on my part caused a misunderstanding. I will edit my post to make it a bit clearer.

[KansDem]

7. They are pathetic, indeed...

There was a time I had respect for members of Congress. Not anymore...

[SunSeeker]

28. There are still DEM members deserving respect, like Warren, etc.

But I agree, there are NO GOP members of Congress deserving respect. Anyone who is a Republican is either an idiot or an asshole or both.

Careful about adopting the false equivalence "pox on both houses" language of the MSM. ONLY the GOP wants to kill the ACA and sabotage government.

[KansDem]

31. You're right, of course...

It's just that the respect I had for the legislative, judicial, and executive branches is no longer "automatic." Now they have to earn my respect, especially in the wake of Citizens' United, Bush v. Gore, the Iraq Invasion, free-trade agreements, the bank bailouts, and all the reports and exposés that have come to light in recent years of corporate welfare, tax cuts for the wealthy, outsourcing jobs and secret off-shore accounts. All gifts from the three branches of "government of, for, and by the people."

[SunSeeker]

35. Yes, "gifts" by the GOP in those branches of government.

Only the GOP-appointed conservatives on SCOTUS voted in the majority in Bush v. Gore. The Bush tax cuts were passed on pretty much a party line vote. H.R.2 in 2003 was passed without a single Dem vote in the Senate.

Dems will vote with the GOP, but usually it is because they are getting the GOP to agree to something progressive in return. For example, Dems have voted for the Farm Bill, that gives corporate welfare to rich farmers, because in return the Bill provides food stamps to the poor. The GOP for the first time this year refused to go along with that historic bargain, dropping the food stamp provisions from the bill. That is why the Farm Bill did not get the Dem votes needed to pass this year.

[Old and In the Way]

8. I like the theme you're setting Day XX: Another act of cynicism/outrage by the Teapublican Party

Collect the entire set of the Shutdown Party's Greatest Anti-American Hits!

[IrishAyes]

10. She's going to get an earful from me! What vile hypocrisy - the worst.

[Snake Plissken]

12. She's right,the same morons are going to vote for her regardless if she continues to be paid or not

She couldn't care less about those who are forced to be furloughed, and she know the people who vote for her are too stupid to care too.

[sulphurdunn]

40. The same morons

will vote for her even if they don't get paid because of her vote.

[Auntie Bush]

13. Here's a tear for Renee... o.

Sorry, I could only produce one little drop...I tried...but my heart just wasn't in it.

[Blue Owl]

14. Sweet, stupid Renee...

[heaven05]

16. ????

HYPOCRITE!!!!!! Stand up for you RW principles! yeah right!

[dickthegrouch]

17. Why doesn't Congress forfeit its pay during shutdowns?

I don't mean delay, I mean forfeit.

They are not doing the country's business, there is no shield.

If they fail for more than three days to do what they were elected to do, there should be an automatic election in their district as they should be considered to have abandoned their job (just as would happen to the rest of us).

[sarge43]

21. That would require an amendment to the Constitution

Section 6, Article I.

[dickthegrouch]

24. Labor laws which allow "abandonment" clauses are (presumably) constitutional

Why would we need yet another law? Enforce what's on the books.

Declare the idiot dead or incompetent or whatever fits, hold the election, and let her defend herself in court.

[sarge43]

25. Those laws don't normally apply to elected officials. Key word: Elected

For example congresscritters don't have to comply with equal hiring laws. If some mouth breathing knuckle dragging house bigot refuses to hire for her staff anyone darker than herself, she can and the law can't touch her.

[Peacetrain]

18. I do not understand how they can shut down the goverment

and then pay themselves. They act like they are essential services..when they have done NOTHING for the last three years.. NOTHING..

[LongTomH]

19. Please post this to the Facebook page

[Stuart G]

20. Rep Ellmers thank you so much..You have helped to define your mess.

They really don't know what to say, they really are pretty stupid....this one especially. We owe this stupid one a "thank you"

but there will be more....there are lots of em..

[freshwest]

22. A true cow of Bashan.

These arrogant people cut funding for Head Start, WIC, SNAP and the rest.

I would email or Facebook Amos 4: 1 to her if I was in her circle or district.

I'd title it Renee Ellmers (R-Cow of Bashan).

They should all be shamed and driven out of power.

She chose to play this role.

No, I'm not going to be nice to her.

[sarge43]

23. We now have a new and improved definition of chutzpah. nt

[rock]

27. How does that effect me(ow)?

For cat lovers.

[SCVDem]

30. Every time thet show an elected officials name

They should also show their net worth.

[greatauntoftriplets]

33. Let them eat cake!

to Representative Ellmers.

[NRaleighLiberal]

34. ...another disgusting right wing NC politician. So embarrassing to have these idiots

mucking up our state.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

48. She's managed to make Virginia Foxx, who is refusing pay, look good.

Virginia. Foxx.



(OK, not good, but a little less horrendous...)

[kairos12]

36. Mind blowing hypocrisy

Talk about let them eat cake.

[liberal N proud]

37. True colors

Shit!

[yuiyoshida]

38. I have tweeted this....

I want Republicans to feel the heat, like they stepped into it big time, this time!

[Madmiddle]

39. These people are sick and twisted.

Cantor looks like a friendly neighborhood peeping Tom.

[sulphurdunn]

41. If people began to go missing

in the neighborhood, the logical place to look for them would be under the floor in Cantor's basement.

[tofuandbeer]

44. un-frigging-believable!

[libodem]

45. If Can'tor had horns

He couldn't look more like freaking Satan. Effing Prince of Darkness. You would think the state of Israel would at least insist their representitive should still have his soul. You'd think!!!!

[GoLeft2004]

47. Same blonde?

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1012036

[Generic Other]

49. A pink slip seems more appropriate

These people are shameless.

[gopiscrap]

53. welcome to DU

[Initech]

51. Call the whambulance!

[Divine Discontent]

52. LOL! great one EarlG! she needs her money, darnit! I aint given that up, folks, but....

I'm all for keeping money from 800000 others who nearly all make less than me! LOL

PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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[The Last Dem.]

54. It should be

mandatory, that they not be paid on a shutdown. Not voluntary.

[Cha]

55. It's so schadenfreud when their alligator mouths

open up to expose their tiny itty bit slug for brains.

Thanks for Highlighting, EarlG!

[Plucketeer]

57. The party of Numb, Dumb, Scum

[zbdent]

58. Is she one of those who complain about the unions with the "Cadillac" benefits

when she gets the platinum-encrusted diamond benefits?

You'd think, as a "fiscally-responsible conservative", she'd know how to handle her money better ...

[wordpix]

61. she ought to take a look around - DC is absolutely dead near the Capitol/monuments

just what the repugs have wanted all along - no government, no jobs.

As long as they get theirs.

[dotymed]

62. If there is a such thing as

"non-essential personnel", the 1%er congress definitely fit the bill.

[redstatebluegirl]

63. They don't have any skin in the game!

If they lost their pay and benefits they would get their butts to the table in a hurry! They are ALL totally out of touch with regular people.

I remember an episode of Cosby when Cliff used Monopoly money to show Theo what it really costs to live. One of his lines was "I'll take 300 for taxes they come for the regular people first". These people need the same lesson on what it takes for "regular people" to live. Yesterday I had a doctor's appointment, with insurance the day cost me $240. Our income hasn't gone up that much in 5 years. "regular people".

[KG]

64. ha! (from imgur)