Reid at NN: "No member of Congress has worked harder during my legislative career than @JohnKerry"

[beachmom]

Well, full quote:

RT @LCVoters: Reid: "No member of Congress has worked harder during my legislative career than @JohnKerry has on this." #climate #nn10

It might be worth someone posting this video when it comes out.

[JI7]

1. never thought i would hear that from him

[wisteria]

2. I agree with J17, I never thought I would here something like this coming from Reid.

I guess this means I have to perhaps give Reid a little bit more respect.

[MBS]

3. video link to Reid speech-with locator to JK remarks (gold stars accepted : ) )

he's no orator, but it was good
http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/netroots-nation-moment-lt-dan-choi-and-harr
SPEECH
1.introduces Dan Choi early on
2.starts with history of media/journalism in US
3. 11 mins 30 secs.. ."there are times , I'm told, when I get on your nerves" (then went on to say that they get on his nerves .:) )
4. around 14 mins. .Norman Orenstein calls this Congress the most productive Congress ever
5. 16:09 "after another seemingly endless Republican charade", unemployment checks on the way
6. 16:50 "I know you wish the reforms were more sweeping. ."
7. around 18 mins. . Republicans have veered so far over the right, they don't care who they run over on the way. (On eve of health care vote, one Repub senator even said he hoped Sen. Byrd would die. .. wow)
8.19:34 "We have two moderate Republican senators" Snowe and Collins from Maine. note who's missing from the list :)
9. 20-21 mins on climate change (his own frustration on roadblocks re climate legislation , republican obstructionism and the overuse of filibuster.. didn't always need to have supermajority to get anything done) "We're not willing to do nothing because we don't have a partner on the other side"
10. 23 new bill will not replace comprehensive reform. . will focus on BP and overdependence on foreign oil
19. 24:00 we can't afford to let the public buy what the Republicans are selling.


Q and A
1. 27:40 given Dan choi ring . very touching . . greets him at 29:18
2. 30:15 climate/energy, , gives background. .explains how Repubs make it so difficult to get things done. . done the cloture game almost 100 times in this Congress.. we've spent lots of time
lot of people worked hard on this bill
32:32 to about 33:36 but of all the people I've worked with on this bill. . " no one has worked harder on a piece of legislation in my entire legislative career than John Kerry has worked on this" goes on to talk about he and JK are still at it
34:47 immigration ..

[MBS]

4. more on Reid

good comments on history of filibuster at 41 mins.. .abuse of rules (using history of spitballs as a metaphor). Originally, filibuster was instituted for a good reason, but has been abused by Repubs

[sandnsea]

5. Awww, that is so sweet

I wish there was something we could do to help get this passed. It is just driving me nuts. I believe most people want this but it's just not breaking through the media kookiness.