Maddy McCall
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:14 PM
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Gene Taylor (D-MS) is ripping the House up on CSPAN... |
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Edited on Wed Jul-16-03 09:15 PM by jchild
told the House, "Republicans, tell me you're proud of the largest deficit spending in U.S. history...tell me you're proud of owing 155 billion dollars to Communist China."
When the speaker told him to yield, that his time was up, he replied "I will yield when the Republicans leave their seats to go sign the balanced budget discharge petition."
Wow, I never knew that Taylor had it in him! He has never been my favorite Mississippi Dem Congressman, but he really impressed me tonight.
He signed the discharge petition on the vet bill on the first day it was put forth for signatures...I had emailed him and all MS legs about this, and he was the ONLY Mississippi legislator to reply, and he did so with a four-page letter--not a form letter, and a copy of the petition. He blamed republicans with playing politics with veterans' benefits.
I am starting to see him in a more favorable light...maybe the Bushcandal will polarize him even more.
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:16 PM
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1. Doesnt he mean China I dunno |
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:17 PM
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2. I corrected it...he mentioned that billions were owed to Japan also |
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and I typed it wrong. Anyway, error corrected.
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:19 PM
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its ok. Whatever this guy is kicking ass seemingly.
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:18 PM
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3. er... "communist JAPAN"????? |
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Sounds like a great speech, but PLEASE tell us he didn't refer to Japan as "communist"!
sw
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:21 PM
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Edited on Wed Jul-16-03 09:21 PM by jchild
LOL! As soon as I posted my thread, I went back IMMEDIATELY and read it, and found the error...but before I could correct it, I had two well-meaning DUers correct me! LOL!
Your comments have been duly noted; now, please go re-read the Gene's comments.
:hi: scarlet :-)
(I bet I could have made this error on Free Republic, and no one would have noticed! :evilgrin: )
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:24 PM
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Yeah, I guess we DUers tend to be sticklers for facts... :D
I AM impressed by the quotes you posted -- he made some great points for sure! Thanks for posting it!
sw :hi:
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:18 PM
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The elected Dems can smell the fear.
Its gonna be a LONG time before the election.
Bush is gonna need every single cent of that 200 mil.
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:49 PM
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20. And I want every Bush contributor to feel the waste. |
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It's a dream of mine, that people will be ashamed to admit they gave a dime to the Thief.
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:20 PM
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6. I saw him speaking on cspan |
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a week or two ago. He was doing the same thing, destroying the GOP saying things like, "Tell me you came to congress to bankrupt the country" and all kinds of other slams.
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:23 PM
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9. Yeah, he was really griping about the admin |
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getting it's filthy hands on Social Security. He said, "Please tell me the name of the bank in which Social Security funds are deposited. You know there is nothing there but a governmental promise to repay."
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:23 PM
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8. He's the congressman for my district. |
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I've never been overly fond of him, but he's been a little more interesting here lately. One thing he doesn't like to compromise on is veteran's benefits (our district has 2 military bases and lots of retirees). I hope he's starting to see the light!
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:25 PM
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12. welcome to DU Devlzown |
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I haven't cared much for him either...but you have a better lot in representation than I do...Chipper is my rep.
:toast: Devlzown...welcome to DU!
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:31 PM
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I was hoping that bastard would quit and take the mo-money job! I guess Trent talked him out of it. I'm afraid ya'll are gonna be stuck with him a while -- at least until Thad or Trent retires!
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:40 PM
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15. I think Chip will finish this term, and then he will retire from... |
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public service. Ya know, he has a passle of little WASP mouths to feed, so he can justify it with that, and no one in his district will complain. (I won't complain, because then maybe we can bring Ronnie Shows back, even though he is more conservative than I like.)
Devlz, are you in the Hattiesburg area?? Gulf Coast??
Glad to have you on DU! The more Mississippians the better!
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:45 PM
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Where are you, Meridian? I'm a little fuzzy about that district since they changed them. I hope you're right about him retiring. I went to school with a relative of his when we lived around Laurel for a time. Scary guy!
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:48 PM
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19. I am in SW Mississippi--Pike County. |
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No big metropoli here, just a rural county, a few small towns. I live in the sticks.
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:55 PM
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I had some friends from there. Not much there, but it doesn't seem to be too bad a place. Nice and peaceful!
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:42 PM
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16. Yeah, well, Roger is my Representative. So there.** |
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:51 PM
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This is like a family reunion in jail! What are you in for, "oh I stole a car, what about you?" "Oh I killed my wife!"
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:54 PM
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But isn't it cool to know other Mississippians are here?
I am glad...and there are many more than are posting in this thread.
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:56 PM
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Edited on Wed Jul-16-03 09:57 PM by Devlzown
Nice to meet you!
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:56 PM
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He used to be my Congressman when I lived in Laurel/Hattiesburg. He is a good Dem.
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jul-16-03 10:08 PM
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28. Dam, we need to have a Mississippi thread in the lounge so that |
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all Mississippians or former Mississippians can check in. There are LOTS of us here!
:hi: Magnolia Staters
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:24 PM
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10. A good conservative Democrat |
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He at least is not afraid to distinguish himself from the other party. If the DLCers would do a better job at that they would not have to worry so much about the Greens.
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:35 PM
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14. It was a great speech... |
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Edited on Wed Jul-16-03 09:40 PM by burr
Democrats never treated the minority party like the GOP currently treats the Democratic members of the House. In 2006, I believe that Gene Taylor or Ronnie Musgrove will be the likely replacement of Trent Lott in the U.S. Senate. Perhaps the Republicans will become too arrogant for their wealthy campaign donors, and will soon tick off even most of the business community.
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:43 PM
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17. I'd like to see Shows or maaaayyybeee Taylor take the place... |
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unless Lott or Cochran has promised one of their seats to Chip. "Hey Chip, just hang on, don't retire yet. Ima gonna retire in '06, and you can ascend to my Senate seat."
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:49 PM
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21. If Pickering does not run again, I thought Shows would run for the 3rd. |
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But all of this is still hanging in the balance...is Pickering running?
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Wed Jul-16-03 09:53 PM
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23. He only said he would finish his term...didn't say whether he would |
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