The Guardian: GOP Chairman Sensenbrenner Walks Out of House Meeting

[flpoljunkie]

Why is this AP article not up on the AP Washington Post site?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5066115,00.html

Friday June 10, 2005 10:16 PM

By JIM ABRAMS

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican chairman walked off with the gavel, leaving Democrats shouting into turned-off microphones at a raucous hearing Friday on the Patriot Act.

The House Judiciary Committee hearing, with the two sides accusing each other of being irresponsible and undemocratic, came as President Bush was urging Congress to renew those sections of the post-Sept. 11 counterterrorism law set to expire in September.

Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., chairman of the panel, abruptly gaveled the meeting to an end and walked out, followed by other Republicans. Sensenbrenner declared that much of the testimony, which veered into debate over the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, was irrelevant.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., protested, raising his voice as his microphone went off, came back on, and went off again.

``We are not besmirching the honor of the United States, we are trying to uphold it,'' he said.

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[librechik]

1. so, once again the foreign press is there while our is MIA n/t

[flpoljunkie]

2. It certainly looks like it.

[Coexist]

3. good article

thank goodness some media cares.

[Coexist]

4. I spoke too soon - Yahoo's got it!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050610/ap_on_go_co/uncivil_hearing

[flpoljunkie]

7. Yahoo for Yahoo! Not on the New York Times either!

[The Jacobin]

5. Randi Rhodes has been talking about this for an hour

Its outrageous.

[Coexist]

6. And of course - wonderful Rawstory!

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Pelosi_slaps_back_after_GOP_cuts_microphones_at_Patriot_act_h_0610.html

[Carolab]

8. Whoa! Burning down the house!

Wish I'd seen THAT!

[Democrat 4 Ever]

9. Re-broadcast of PA hearing tonight on C-Span at 8:15 pm.

It is must see TV. Honestly. Talk about reality TV.

[flpoljunkie]

11. The video is up now, altho it does not come in very clear at times.

http://www.c-span.org

[Democrat 4 Ever]

13. I watched the entire video on C-span.org but I thought people

who wanted to watch or tape from their TV or tape it might want to have the info.

[flpoljunkie]

14. Absolutely. It's much better on the big screen!

[GetTheRightVote]

10. Hurray for Yahoo, it is about time the thugness of the Repub be public

:kick:

[deacon2]

12. Fascism, pure and simple

Whenever ANYTHING is said that veers close to the truth, it's time to have a hissy fit and bring the proceedings to a halt. Big Greasy Frist pulled the same stunt on Senator Byrd when he realized that Byrd had his candy ass in a corner on the filibuster. He stormed out in a huff with his boot licking henchmen in tow. This "new GOP" is the biggest stinking pile of sore losers ever defecated onto the halls of Congress.

And I mean that in the nicest way possible.

[flpoljunkie]

15. Any mention of Sensenbrenner walking out of hearing on the evening news?

[denese]

17. No.

They did have a story about celebrity marriages on the ABC Nightly news though.
Which, of course, is ever so much more important.

[Nikki Stone 1]

16. Thank you for posting this

It helps those of us who have only had word of mouth on this one. Thanks.

[Coexist]

18. anyone see any other coverage?