Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) Goes BALLISTIC Over GOP Opposition To 9/11 Responders Health Care Bill

[Tx4obama]

Run time: 01:48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4zwCMf8dsc   Posted on YouTube: July 30, 2010 By YouTube Member: NewYorkLiberal Views on YouTube: 305   Posted on DU: July 30, 2010 By DU Member: Tx4obama Views on DU: 13497

 
Excerpt from HuffPo article regarding this video:

House Republicans late Thursday were able to corral enough votes to defeat a bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to those sickened by toxins resulting from the 9/11 attacks.

In the process, they set off a host of fiery speeches and denunciations from their Democratic colleagues and produced a veritable YouTube moment from Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y), whose district includes many of the affected.

Rest of article at this link (under their video):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/29/anthony-weiner-911-bill-ballistic_n_664568.html

[denimgirly]

1. WISH he was President!! WOW!!

If it weren't for his stance with Israel no matter what evil that country does this guy has to be the greatest democrat we have.

[slay]

30. +1

I'm with ya on the Israel thing too. ALL Dems could learn a lesson from him! We have other greats too though like Grayson, Kucinich, and the great socialist independent who caucuses with the Dems, Bernie Sanders. Probably a few I'm leaving out but these are the greats in my eyes. Sheldon Whitehouse and Sherrod Brown seem OK too although I admit I don't know as much about them.

[Hissyspit]

32. "The gentleman WILL observe regular order!"

[Guilded Lilly]

49. Love that! ...*Sit down and shut up!* n/t

[wordpix]

120. WOO HOO, go Weiner, GO!!!!

[Joe Bacon]

138. +1,000,000

That picture is wonderful. Shows a man who won't take any more shit from the Nazi Republican Party!

[Ken Burch]

143. You almost want him to say

"You're out of 'regular order'...this whole chamber's out of 'regular order'!"

(If nothing else, we HAVE to have this guy give the keynote speech at the '2012 convention)

[NYMdaveNYI]

59. he’z mah congressman! woohoo |nt|

[Beartracks]

163. Wow! Where can I get one like that? n/t

[Hissyspit]

180. Cool animation, Beartracks!

:thumbsup:

[Beartracks]

181. Hi, Hissy. Many thanks!

I made that right after watching that awesome, kick-ass footage of Weiner. My YouTube connection hadn't even cooled off yet. lol

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[ecstatic]

60. Um... it was a great rant, but Americans didn't even want Dean

(who I was for, btw). Yelling makes for great youtube but that's about it. The refucks are still gonna vote No.

[shagsak]

94. Maybe, but that rant will get noticed -

And possibly inspire a few people to try to figure out what got him all ticked. People need to start asking questions and apparently shock is the only thing that works.

[droidamus2]

140. Disagree

That is one of the problems with the Democrats they are so worried about being reasonable that they don't show any emotion when it comes to supporting their own agenda. That's why the Repugs get away with saying the Dems don't stand for anything. Showing emotion and yes yelling your damn head off can be a good thing if it gets some people attention. In the end who gives a damn about the Republicans voting no we all know they're going to do it and we know why. Weiner was right in calling them out and telling them to quit making stupid excuses and tell the people why you insist on voting in lockstep and voting no on everything the Democrats try to do.

[miscsoc]

198. It makes for a great appeal to the public too though,

and although the republicans will do what they would have done, the u.s. still has a degree of public accountability and weiner's denunciation here will draw attention to their moral corruption.

I think he's much more articulate and engaging than Dean. Not saying he could get elected president or anything, but he's a far more convincing leader.

[miscsoc]

199. My only problem with this performance

Is the bits where he imitates his opponents - assuming a moronic tone to recite their moronic talking points. I know it's by way of mocking their feeble justifications for their positions but it interrupts and slightly detracts from the forceful angry tone of the rest when he abruptly switches to mocking imitation then back again.

[NodQuestion]

79. hahahah

ahahahahahah

[YOY]

80. Don't like Democrats?

n/t

[Fearless]

91. +1 God forbid we have a president that gets mad

[defendandprotect]

146. +1000%

[defendandprotect]

147. LOVE IT!! We need more of those "screaming" Democrats -- bring 'em on!!!

[Renew Deal]

2. BEST. HOUSE. RANT. EVER!!!

:wow:

[mzmolly]

13. Wow!

:woohoo:

[HowHasItComeToThis]

14. REPUBLICANS WANT TO DESTROY OUR DEMOCRACY

ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WILL

[DutchLiberal]

195. What 'democracy'? You're an oligarchy. Have been for many years.

Democrats and Republicans alike worked hard to get it that way.

[Stuart G]

200. I agree...Perhaps the best take down of Republicans.. ..ever..

[Bitwit1234]

3. We have some damn good Democrats

Debbie Wassleman, Alan Grayson, Al Franken and Weiner. It is a shame a lot more don't have the guts these people do. I want to know one thing, the republicans are constantly harping 9/11 and they are having that big big rally in DC on 9/11 yet they are too damn selfish to support the men and women who responded on 9/11,. JUST LIKE REPUBLICANS THEY TALK A GOOD STORY, THEY WRAP THEMSELVES IN THE FLAG, But when it comes to standing up for if they hide with their NO VOTE.

[caledesi]

6. Agree! Some Dems. are taking their cues from Grayson et al. nt

[Tx4obama]

18. And Claire McCaskill too.

She gave the Arlington Cemetery ex-superintendent and his deputy hell yesterday!

[femrap]

69. She's too rich to

yell at Repugnants. She's a repug-lite, imho.

Let's see her yell at the pasty white dude from KY.

[Ninga]

145. I agree. Ms. Claire helped to take the teeth out of the Health Care bill.

[Billy Burnett]

47. Debbie Wasserman refuses to campaign for Dems running against her Fl. R friends, Ros and Balart.

Unconscionable, imo, to let these two extreme RW professional exiles to hold America hostage without support for their opposition.

[NorthCarolina]

66. She's DLC....forget about her. eom

[peacetalksforall]

119. Sorry, I have to say - I now have changed my mind abt Debbie W-S. I felt like you do back when she

got her start in the House - I lost 99% respect for her.

[pink-o]

153. Man, those are some Dems that would make Mel Gibson's head explode!

Mazel Tov. And don't forget to add Ms Barbara Levy Boxer to that mix of firebrand progressive Jews. Who says we're all CEOs for Goldman Sachs and only care about money????

[guruoo]

4. Another fighter

:headbang:

[quiet.american]

5. OMG - Righteous! That is what I call naming and shaming done right! nt

[Renew Deal]

8. There's a lot of NY in that rant.

And I love it.

[guernica932]

42. This is a Typical

Pissed off NYer. You have not seen a real angry NYer rant. God Bless you Rep. Weiner!

[NYMdaveNYI]

106. & he was yelling at Peter King...

who’s district is right next to his. Classic case of an angry liberal NY jew yelling at an angry conservative NY irishman.


GO CONGRESSMAN WEINER!!!

[wordpix]

121. King is such a tool - why not just quit Congress & go work for a corporation?

[dmr]

178. Peter King is Long Island. He use to be my rep when I lived on LI

He wrote me back one time during the Bush* years telling me I was an ignorant fool after I complained about something (I forget now what it was). An ignorant fool! I wrote back saying only a corrupt, arrogant asshole would say that to a constituent. He never wrote back.

Now I've got asshat Dave Camp as my rep here in Michigan, who writes politically correct letters.

[NYMdaveNYI]

186. yea i know that, I was, at one point, one of his constituents as well |nt|

[quiet.american]

182. Amen! Don't get our peeps from Brooklyn started!

Omg, sometimes there's nothing that will do except for a big-mouth NY'er. Anthony done NY proud.

[JasonBrodie]

7. Weiner

Save his stance on Israel, this man is an American hero.

[Janice325]

9. WOW!

I've got goosebumps from his rant. Gives me hope for the country.
k&r

[HowHasItComeToThis]

16. WHO WAS HE TALKING TO

[Historic NY]

48. That dick............... Peter KIng R-NY)

[Radical Activist]

10. The GOP always play the same cowardly game

of hiding behind some procedural excuse for voting no. It's such a slimy way of opposing something they know the public supports.

[tabatha]

11. This should be used in an ad for Nov.

[Fearless]

164. +10000

[Hyper_Eye]

12. This is why Rep. Weiner is currently my favorite house member.

Grayson is great but sometimes he says things that are a little awkward. Rep. Weiner has the passion, the heart, and he always has the right words. These are the types of liberals that we need to hold the GOP accountable for their NO votes!

[dotymed]

64. In Reality

We will probably lose the very few good representatives we have because of the Fascist CITIZENS UNITED (doublespeak) decision that our(?) SCOTUS made.
If we would USE our current majority to pass bills, instead of saying (lying) that it takes 60 votes, (51 is a majority, the rethugs proved it when they "had the majority"). Democrats COULD pass some real legislation (aimed at the 98% majority of Americans, not the 2% of the wealthiest).
So many of us are disappointed (rightly so) with our current politicians. However, CITIZENS UNITED, "kicks in" this year, (because WE didn't use our majority status) and America will be OFFICIALLY, corporate governed.

[droidamus2]

141. Almost right

I agree that the Democrats should quit using the 'we don't have 60 votes' excuse. Make the damn Republicans actually get on the floor and filibuster. Who ever changed the rules so all it takes to filibuster is make the threat was an idiot. The difference between what the Republicans can do and what the Democrats can do is this. The Republicans vote in lockstep and they have at least 5 to 10 conservative Democrats that they can depend on to vote against closure on any given subject so in the end even though the Democrats have a big majority they don't vote that way. Since the Democrats don't vote in lockstep if they threaten to block closure they have to get some Republicans to vote with them and that doesn't happen very often. Personally I would like to see the Democratic party purge itself of the DLC and blue dogs (yes I know that would weaken the party considerably) and work at again becoming a strong liberal party. Even a better idea is to have 3 parties (not very likely to happen) with a strong left party (Dems), Moderate Party, and a strong right party(Reps). That would make things much clearer when you vote with the number of conservative Democrats us liberals don't really have any effective representation in Congress.

[dotymed]

174. I agree.

The rightward path has destroyed us. We must get representation...

[breadandwine]

134. Nah. We can't have PASSION. Somebody might pay attention to us!

....

[Historic NY]

15. I like the distinguished Congressman, he should be our Senator .

[BrklynLiberal]

161. I would LOVE to see Weiner unseat Schumer!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThomCat]

175. That would be SWEET!

But Schumer is too powerful. He has his hand in too many pockets, has too many hands up his ass pulling his strings, and has too much money.

He won't be defeated. He's there until he has a scandal or chooses to retire. :(

[Iwillnevergiveup]

17. THAT'S the way it's done!

K&R for not backing down.

[Frisbee]

19. HOLY FUCK!

That was AWESOME! :bounce:

[SoapBox]

20. SEND everyone you know this clip!

Go Anthony Go!

This is what we need...Dems with balls AND a spine!

[Turborama]

21. K&R! His unbridled disgust was like he was using expletives without needing to, simply awesome!

Wow, when I had a look at this thread from the forum I accidentally mistook 398 as the amount of recs instead of views.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if this post surpasses 10 times that amount of views and that number of recommendations, though.



Thanks a lot for posting!

[Prana69]

22. Wow.

Now THAT is telling it like it is!

P69er

[Plucketeer]

23. Give that man a MEDAL!

We need to come up with a way we can award reps like Weiner a badge of courage! That was an example of the rage and outcry I want to see to point up the creeps on the Right!

Hooray for AW! :woohoo:

[HankyDubs]

24. Who is this directed at?

Who is Wiener pointing at? Which one of these despicable slobs (gentlemen) is interrupting him?

[SanchoPanza]

27. Rep. Pete King

A number of NYC metro area representatives (Weiner and King included) drafted the legislation, which sets up a fund to address health issues and compensation for 9/11 first responders. The Republicans tried to add on a number of items in committee to divide the Democrats on final passage (items on abortion, immigration, etc), and they were set to do it again by offering amendments of similar mold. This had the dual benefit of delaying business in the House.

So the Democrats put the bill on the suspension calendar, meaning that no amendments could be offered but the bill required 2/3rds of the vote to pass. Weiner's eruption came after King called the Democratic side of the NY delegation cowards a few days ago, and after he waited until most of the delegation spoke during final debate before saying that the Republicans wouldn't vote for it on procedural grounds.

[HankyDubs]

112. thanks

Thanks sancho that was a really helpful summary.

[cynthia]

192. Thanks for summarizing the background

It helps to put it all in context.

[daleanime]

25. .....

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[femrap]

72. ditto

that's quite hypnotizing!

I love it when Dems yell and get mad at the repugnants.

I'll never forget Teddy yelling at the repugs: "Why do you hate working people? What is it about them that makes you hate them so much?"

Maybe not an exact quote. His face was red and his arms were flying.

I want to see dems fight for regular people. And these people who are ill due to working at Ground Zero....well, it's simply sadistically cruel that the repugnants won't help them.

[Turborama]

26. For everyone asking, "who's he directing it at?" ...

Some context from further on in the HuffPo article linked to in the OP...

At the heart of the debate was a procedural maneuver made by Democrats to suspend the rules before consideration of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. The move allowed leadership to block potential GOP amendments to the measure (there was worry that Republicans would attach something overtly partisan in hopes that it could pass on the otherwise widely-popular measure). It also meant that the party needed a two-thirds majority vote.

When the final tally was announced, there were 255 representatives for the measure, 159 against. The defeat of the bill, which would have provided free health care to those affected during the 9/11 rescue and recovery, likely means that the court system will have to settle compensation issues.

Weiner spoke right before the vote when it was clear that Republican lawmakers would stake their opposition on grounds of procedural concerns. But for the grace of the C-SPAN cameras, he managed to stay physically behind his lectern.

"The gentleman will sit!" he declared at one point, addressing, it is believed, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.). "The gentleman is correct in sitting!"

[The Wizard]

52. Peter King is the guy who was drunk

at a Republican fundraiser in 04 declaring the election was all over except for the counting and "we'll take care of the counting."
King is also part of the Republican problem. It is a party of Anti Americans. They hate the American people and the principles upon which this nation was founded. They have divided the citizens (remember "with us or against us?") for cheap political gain and sold out to the Wall Street Shysters at the expense of Main Street Americans. Their ultimate goal is to deliver a permanent underclass willing to work for minimum wage because there are no alternatives. High unemployment plays a major role in in the Republican plan for America. It's a Party that has overstayed its welcome on the political landscape.
Anthony Weiner has the nuts to stand up to loud mouthed bullies like King and should be noted for his efforts to restore Americans harmed in the defense of our country. Somebody needs to kick ass and take names. I nominate Anthony Weiner for Ass Kicker In Chief.

[daleanime]

105. Seconded..

:spank:

[Kurovski]

115. It amazes me that anyone denies election fraud at this point in time.

it makes you wonder what the motives are in the denial.

[BrklynLiberal]

162. I would like to rec your post!!!!!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[The Wizard]

170. Thanks for the kind words

Sometimes the brain kicks in.

[graegoyle]

28. "The gentleman is correct in sitting!" - Weiner (D), of Balls, NY.

[slay]

29. That was fucking inpressive! Wish all elected Dems had his passion!

Bravo! :applause:

[breadandwine]

135. No can do. Passion has been banned by the DLC. It might upset the applecart.

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[denbot]

31. Anyone looking for a winning strategy for Democrats need to look no further.

This is what a winner looks, speaks, and acts like.

[slay]

33. Indeed. This is what a truly inspired man-of-the-people Democrat looks like

All of the Dems should watch and learn. Believe in good things and stand up for what you believe in!!!

[Dinger]

God Yes! + INFINITY!!!!!!!!!

Run time: 01:48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4zwCMf8dsc   Posted on YouTube: July 30, 2010 By YouTube Member: NewYorkLiberal Views on YouTube: 305   Posted on DU: July 30, 2010 By DU Member: Dinger Views on DU: 13497

 
Not sure why the video is in here, love it, but it seems to have put itself in here.???

[Tx4obama]

83. Probably....

Probably what happened is that a DU moderator merged your thread with mine because mine was posted seven hours earlier than yours. I don't think the threads move around on their own ;)

[ecstatic]

61. Did the repugs change their vote after his speech?

:shrug:

[uponit7771]

78. When will they learn?!

[Lorien]

81. Amen. Stand up and fight for what's right!

Weiner and Grayson are about the only ones who take this approach. If every Dem did-and fought for the people, not corporate profits-they would be unstoppable.

[breadandwine]

136. What? Win? We can't do THAT! We must be quiet and polite and sit in the corner.

The DLC has given us our crawling orders.

[spicegal]

34. Love his fiery passion!!

The Dems could use more of him.

[breadandwine]

139. Oh no. We're not supposed to have passion. We're supposed to let the GOP win like in 1994.

Only the GOP is allowed to get passionate.

Only the GOP is allowed to win.

Repeat.

Only the GOP is allowed to get passionate.

Only the GOP is allowed to win.

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Only the GOP is allowed to get passionate.

Only the GOP is allowed to win.

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Only the GOP is allowed to get passionate.

Only the GOP is allowed to win.

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Only the GOP is allowed to get passionate.

Only the GOP is allowed to win.

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Only the GOP is allowed to get passionate.

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[Sky Masterson]

35. Wow!

I love that man!! :applause:

[xchrom]

36. that. was. FABULOUS!!! nt

[Enthusiast]

37. Nice!

Way to go Representative Weiner!

[florida08]

38. my new hero

Don't you just love New Yorkers!

just to add: That alone is worth a donation from me

[Dinger]

39. Goosebumps, K & R!!!!!!

Why do I get a sort of "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" kind of feeling watching that? Like someone else in this thread said, I wish he was President, period.

[indimuse]

40. Awesome!

KNR!

[Veilex]

41. This is what I want out of more Dems...

I want to see this fire-in-the-belly more often. I want to see staunchly furious and fiery retort anytime a so-called republican (cause lets face it, they haven't been republicans for a long time, they've been fascists) obstructs legislation that would serve the people. Need more of this!

[big lu]

43. K&R!

I just wish more Dems would get angry like that & scold these cretins.

[JTFrog]

44. K&R!

[The_Commonist]

45. Go Anthony - NY 9!

Yeeeaaaah Brooklyn!

My Congresswoman - Nydia Velázquez - NY 12, is quiet and pretty meek. But she always votes the right way.
Anthony can can be a bit of a weenie sometimes, and he likes Fox News a little too much.
Good to see the fire in his belly tough!

[NYMdaveNYI]

107. AND PETER KING - NY 3 - CAN GO F**K HIMSELF!! |nt|

[mucifer]

46. why don't videos like this go viral. only 300 youtube hits. nt

[1monster]

51. Numbers don't add up. Recs: 623 Don't Rec: 5 Views: 305 ?????

views
305

You like this video. Thanks for the feedback!

Ratings for this video (628 total)
623 Like
5 Dislike

[Renew Deal]

53. I think it was posted in the middle of the night

And it doesn't look like Google has calculated views yet, though it's moving up their charts.

[SkyDaddy7]

122. Now:29,000 views & 1950 LIKEs!!

[savalez]

133. I just saw it on CNN!

[Guilded Lilly]

50. The Republicans deserve this and much more.

As much as we, the people are sick to death and frustrated to hell and back over the NO NO GD NO votes of ignorant, self-righteous, jack-assery Republicans,, I can only imagine in my worst nightmare how horrible it must be for those trying to get the right things done being faced with PUNKS and foul, smug obstructionist Republicans consistantly acting like cowardly shits day in and day out.

These Republicans voting no should be vociferously named and shamed. Bastards.

Bless Anthony Weiner. Loud and long and with passion equal to his own.

[CJCRANE]

54. The gentleman is correct

in kicking and recommending!

[nevergiveup]

55. This video should be front and center on DU's Homepage until Nov 2.

Anyone thinking about sitting it out this fall needs to see this.

[Fearless]

165. +10000

[DFW]

56. Good for him!

Cowardice needs the glaring light of the public eye brought upon it, so it can melt like a vampire under sunlight.

[mopinko]

57. damnation. can we clone this guy?

makes me proud to be a democrat.

[ljm2002]

58. Now that was bracing!

Great way to start the day!

K&R

[garthranzz]

62. LEX LUTHOR WHERE ARE YOU?!?!

Time to clone Weiner! I want him for my representative!!!!

WOW!!!

[theaocp]

63. I approve of the sarcasm from the

distinguished gentleman from New York! Fuck yea!

[femrap]

73. I love

:sarcasm: , an excellent method of ridiculing the willfully ignorant.

[Tx4obama]

65. Weiner interviewed this morning on the TV box....

Anthony Weiner was interviewed on FoxNews this morning along with Peter King being from the Capitol rotunda.
Weiner had his arms crossed in front of himself and it looked like he was doing it so that he wouldn't bop King in the face.
At least that's what it looked like to me ;)

Weiner was also on MSNBC. I didn't catch all of that interview.

I'm looking on YouTube for those two videos and I haven't found them yet.

[Tx4obama]

68. Here's a link to part of the Weiner/King Fox interview...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x490380

[wordpix]

123. Weiner's so right - repukes constantly slow votes on procedure & end up obstructing anyway

:puke:

[NorthCarolina]

67. Congress needs more Weiners and fewer Asses. eom

[TheKentuckian]

70. That's a Democrat. That is fighting for the people.That is a leader going to the mat

[Tx4obama]

71. Video: GOP Rep. Bob Goodlatte Responds to Weiner Rant

GOP Rep. Bob Goodlatte Responds to Weiner Rant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCLdz1blRjo

What an asshole!!!

[jimlup]

74. The US House is becoming more like the British House

Go Anthony Go!

[upi402]

75. Dems like this

remind me of Ted Kennedy and the former Democratic Party. I miss it, and America needs it back urgently.

[craigmatic]

76. I saw this live on cspan yesterday. Wiener never fails to tell it like it is.

An elected democrat with balls how about that.

[uponit7771]

77. A FUCKIN MEN!!!

[golddigger]

82. Fucking Aye!

That's the only way to handle those repuke scumbags.

:kick: :woohoo: :yourock: :applause:

[Stuart G]

84. Incredible...

[AnArmyVeteran]

85. a REAL leader!!! If the rest of the democrats were as passionate as Weiner they Win BIG!

If all democrats has Weiner's guts every progressive bill would have been passed WITHOUT compromise! And they would DESTROY the republicans in November. Weiner needs to replace the weak kneed Tim Kaine as the leader of the democratic party. I am so sick of democratic cowards who give in and cave in to republicans when they KNOW they will not get a single vote from them.

[YOY]

86. One word: "Balls"

And I use that as unisex as possible for sake of stating fortitude of character.

[breadandwine]

101. Yes, balls. And why don't the OTHER Democrats have balls? I heard a few claps for him, that's all.

Other Democrats don't have the guts. They think passion is some F*CKING ALIEN EXPERIENCE. The GOP is willing to get angry and we're not. And that's why they're winning.


This is how the GOP operates (even though the issues mentioned in this clip are Democratic issues):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dib2-HBsF08&feature=related


And this is how Democrats operate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnIC7j-xrUY


Comity, cooperation and collegiality.

Where are the OTHER Democrats willing to get mad? Nowhere. They are hiding under the desk.


This is how Democrats USED to fight, being ALARMIST, which is now a DIRTY WORD. We're not ALLOWED to sound the alarm even though there is a fire in the house politically:


This is the Johnson "Daisy" ad of 1964 that hit Goldwater for advocating nuking Vietnam:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtYpnGZr6TA&feature=fvst

Because of that ad, LBJ CRUSHED Goldwater and proceeded to pass the most important legislation since Roosevelt. But we're not ALLOWED to crush the Republicans. We're not ALLOWED to fight. We're supposed to turn the other cheek at every turn.


Today Democrats don't have the GUTS to run an ad like that. Why, it's too alarmist! We need to be GOOD LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS and let the country and planet go down the drain with a GOP takeover and impeachment.

We need to be caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalm.

[DutchLiberal]

196. It's not about guts. Most other Democrats have been bought off.

[Stuart G]

87. Every fair minded person in this country should see this...This alone

with a little background of why he is so mad, would win this election for us..Imagine..what the Republicns are trying to do. Stop a program to help those who aided at 9-ll

[AnArmyVeteran]

88. Weiner needs to be speaker of the house!!!

He would set an agenda to 'win' and NOT cave in to the enemy!

[OnyxCollie]

89. Doesn't Rep. Weiner understand that bipartisanship

is the pragmatic thing to do? It's only sensible.

Troublemaker.

















Lest there be any confusion, :sarcasm:

[Blue Owl]

90. bring it, Anthony

BRING IT!

[gateley]

92. It's seeing people like Weiner, who's so passionate and so REAL, that makes me

want to stay and fight for our country when sometimes I feel like it's too late.

[CLANG]

93. How totally fucking awesome!!

:loveya:

[Bette Noir]

95. I LOVE Anthony Weiner.

[FlyByNight]

96. F'in' K & F'in' R

I love the smell of righteous anger in the morning.

:applause:

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

97. This is the passion we need ...

in America today. No matter the subject. We need that passion.

Let us get real for a second, DU, we in our heart of hearts, all want the same thing.
Things to get done in our great country for the betterment of the majority, the middle class.
It is said the middle is gone, vanished, disregarded, extinct, we know better. We are here, we are unsung.

We need that same passion here. Being "young" here, (reader since 2002, joined later) I cannot chastise, but I can observe.

We need to unite to our cause, no matter what our belief of the Democrat Party is, good, bad, not for "me".

This "rant" should be our rally point. It can be done. It should be done.

[Caretha]

169. And don't forget the poor!

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

With silent lips.

"Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

[Uncle Joe]

98. Outstanding!

:applause:

Thanks for the thread, Tx4obama.:thumbsup:

[Tx4obama]

99. LOL. Here's a 20 SECOND video link to a MSNBC screw-up promo of Weiner & a bear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9LYYTVy80k

[Renew Deal]

103. lol

:rofl:

He's a Russian!!!

[DeSwiss]

100. K&R / n/t

[WinstonSmith4740]

102. I LOVE THIS GUY!!!

How do we arrange a spine transplant to the rest of the dems?

[Triana]

104. I wish the other creampuff pantywaist pink tutu Dems would take notice...

....and learn a lesson from this guy. GOOD for Weiner for not letting Repigs get off with their pretentious efforts to defend the indefensible.

[LittleGirl]

108. added him to my facebook

this is what I want to see in this country. Fighting for what's RIGHT! I will not follow the party of NO.

[butterfly77]

109. NOW SHUT THE F--K UP PETER KING!!!

now ally velshi on cnn is talking to peter king asking him how they can cool this down,we don't need to cool down a damn thing...A bunch of damn hyocrites Peter king always talks about 911 and heroes,etc..but then votes against them..

[onestepforward]

110. Wow!

[ThirdChoice]

111. Hero of the day

More Democrats should grow a backbone and act like this.

[Richd506]

113. Please run for president!

Weiner Grayson 2012!!!!

[Tx4obama]

130. My choice would be...

Obama 2012
Grayson/Weiner 2016
Grayson/Weiner 2020
Weiner/and First Female VP 2024

[Kurovski]

114. K&R.

I recall he had another passionate moment not too long ago.

Reminiscent of Ted Kennedy.

He's right to react to the outrage. People do it every day. People sickened by the toxic blow back from 9/11 suffer terribly.

People must come to realize the ugliness of all 'publican decisions these days. They are all made politically at the expense of a suffering and desperate nation.

That anyone would vote for a pubby these days is beyond comprehension or decency. They extend suffering at every turn. Shame to them, and shamed they will be in history unless BP and wall street writes those history books.

[MissDeeds]

116. That was awesome

And much needed. I can't believe he got through it without an expletive or two. THAT is the kind of passion and righteous indignation I want to see in the White House.

Big K&R

[lakers4life24]

117. Is this Really a Surprise?

REPUBLISCUM just don't give a FUCK about the American people or the HEROES of 9/11!

[tridim]

118. I just heard this for the first time on the radio. WOW!

More please.

IMO this is the only way we have left to break through the GOP/MSM bullcrap.

[breadandwine]

132. Oh no. We're not ALLOWED to be loud enough to be heard.

Some DLCer might have a coronary. Who knows? We might even bring back Dean and the 50 state strategy. Can't have THAT!


So let's all be good little boys and hide under the table.

[d_b]

124. fuck yes

there's always room for Weiner

[deutsey]

125. It's hard for me to remember the last time I saw something so raw and righteous

coming out of Congress.

Thank you for standing up for basic human decency, Rep. Weiner.

[SkyDaddy7]

126. HOW LONG HAVE THE REPUBLICANS BEEN DELAYING THIS BILL?

Thankyou!

[playingpolitics]

127. This bill is 3 years old

If it was so important to the democrats to take care of the 9/11 heros, why not bring it up for a vote 3 years ago? They've controlled the House since 2007.

Why not allow it to pass with a simple majority?

Why disallow amendments that would most likely eliminate free healthcare for illegal immigrants that were at the site?

I'm not saying this to compliment the Republicans, I'm asking because it totally looks like both sides are playing politics with the people who are suffering as the pawns.

[Divine Discontent]

179. 1st - where was this bill at all when the Repubs were in power for all those years? The sick 9-ll

workers weren't getting the care they needed, why did it only come about under Dem rule? 2nd, the repubs don't want to give these 1st responders a big govt 'handout'. I heard it myself from a repub congress-critter who spoke right after Wiener on the floor. They said we didn't do it for other people who suffered during other calamities America has had, so no reason to do it for 9-ll heroes.

Nice....

Needless to say, 9-ll was a BIT different than anything we faced, as the people who could be sued to cover their ills aren't exactly going to pay the money for it, they're too busy hiding in caves to care about the heroes - that's Congress' job, but the Repubs keep making excuses. King should be ashamed of himself.

[joebaur42]

128. Dude's gots balls

[jwirr]

129. I love that man.

[Tx4obama]

131. Anthony Weiner is on MSNBC's Hardball ... right now n/t

[Ramulux]

137. This is the stuff

that dems need to be pushing non-stop. Literally just run ads listing all the republicans who voted against this bill. This is the greatest example of how the republicans are not actually governing this country, they are 100% playing politics and they are willing to shit on 9/11 first responders for their own gain.

I can guarantee that Steve King has been getting an earful from a lot of republican strategists this morning, there is no possible way they dont understand that this is a losing issue.

[seabeyond]

142. wow... just fuckin wow. chills. i loved. dancing a happy dance on tippy toes

go kick some ass.

[izzybeans]

144. Walk softly but carry a big Weiner.

Damn we need that passion everyday on every big bill. Every big bill.

[underpants]

148. +210

[myrna minx]

149. Whoo. That was incredibly satisfying. n/t

[bdamomma]

150. Wow that was great thats what they do in the English parliament

Rep. Weiner right on!!!!!! God had to watch that again that was great yes repigs need that and more!!!

[Beartracks]

168. K & F'n R!

Republicans wouldn't know WTF to do if Democrats began responding this way en masse. They wouldn't be able to get by with shit. And since they EXPECT kowtowing from their opposition, they've got no Plan B. A vast right-wing conspiracy with no Plan B. LOL They've been lulled into a sense of security and, ironically, superiority. Democrats have all the potential, should they choose to use it; Republicans are soft. Pervasive, loud, corrupt -- but soft. And bankrupt.

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[rasputin1952]

151. I caught that live...

Nothing like having a Brooklynite hollering, "sit down...sit down !"

The interesting thing is, w/the two conversations I've had about this, (both big R wing goomers), is that both told me regardless of party, you can't help but respect a politician that will actually stand up have some passion. When I brought up Boehner's "passion" immediately before the crucial House vote for HCR, one guy had heard it on Fox, the other asked me, (what's a boehner?, I'm not kidding). The guy that actually saw/heard Boehner's rant, just said, "he looked like a cheap actor that couldn't
carry his lines, so he learned how to yell".

Pretty wild coming from people in Nebraska...all 3 of us agreed he was a let down. One of the guys actually voted for Nelson, as an R, he said he couldn't even be in the same room w/the other guys.

[barb162]

152. He's great!!!

His speech was terrific.

[Paper Roses]

154. Three cheers! Finally someone who is willing to ruffle feathers.

Loud, on camera, no backing off. Need more of that...quickly.

[renate]

155. what in the HELL is wrong with Republicans?

And what in the HELL is wrong with the people who vote for them? I truly don't understand. Stupidity can't be the only explanation--stupid people aren't evil.

Anyway--LOVE LOVE LOVE Anthony Weiner! :loveya:

[bluestateboomer]

156. We need more righteous anger! K&R

:patriot:

[DLine]

157. Weiner 2012... or at least 2016

I heard that clip on the radio this afternoon and actually screamed out a loud WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[lordsummerisle]

158. K&R

One of the best rants I've seen in a long time...

[dana_b]

159. I just gave that man a standing ovation

I really stood up in my living room because he is saying exactly what a lot of us would say. They are cowardly! Bravo!!:applause:

[dogday]

160. They all need fire in their bellies....

:thumbsup:

[tclambert]

166. I'd like to see more fury like this on the Democratic side.

The Republicans have been WRONG on every issue of importance--they've been stupid and proud of it. The Democrats have been meek and polite in response. "Excuse me, but perhaps trickle down economics doesn't work, but I'll respect your opinion if you disagree." "Your positions on health care, economics, fighting wars, deficits, etc. seem like they could be a little hypocritical, but if you start yelling, I'll just sit down and keep quiet about it."

The Democrats should yell back. They should call the Republicans stupid every day. Every time they call for the same old failed policies, proven wrong again and again, the Democrats should shout, "We tried that, you dumb fuck! And it doesn't work! By the way, you're A STUPID FUCKING DUMBFUCK!"

[Beartracks]

177. Can I rec ur post?? Darn.

But you know rightwing talk radio would be all about: "OMG, a DemocRat cussed on the Senate floor! >intake of breath< What is this world coming to? Libruls must be stopped!"

Rather than: "OMG, that Democrat colleague was correct. We ARE dumbfucks!"

:eyes:

[saltpoint]

167. All I can add is one more fierce hurray for Weiner

and would condemn the GOP stall-and-obstructionists for prompting his tirade.

Republicans wouldn't know what a principled stand was if it was blasting them in the face from the House floor, as it was in this case.

You people in Weiner's NY district? You are the luckiest of dogs.

[RayStar]

171. Standing Tall Weiner

If only more democrats would join Weiner and fight the repugs like this. America needs to know the enemy lives on the right in D.C. It is so sad these repugs want to hurt one man so badly they will hurt millions of innocent Americans to get their desire.

[saltpoint]

173. Hi, RayStar.

I really appreciated the tension between the two sides in that videoclip.

In short, the Pukes tried to bully this guy and he wouldn't back down.

And this is going viral like crazy, I'd say mostly at the expense of the GOP.

And they deserve all the trauma that can be heaped upon them.

[nradisic]

172. Republicans are scum....

Plain and simple. When you see a Republican you know, just tell him he is either a scumbag or totally ignorant. Kudos Mr. Weiner...

[sarge43]

176. Harry Truman would cheer. n/t

[Greg in Cheeseland]

183. Weiner did let King have it, but...

I posted on your other string that this may make both sides look bad. As much as I love seeing any Repuke getting his ass handed to him, I can't help but think that any viewer of mainstream media is going to think that this makes both sides and congress as a whole look bad. I mean, after all, this is not about politics or taking sides - it's about geting help to the first responders. I read an article that has an extended (10 min.) clip from the Fox interview in it and the author comments that it would be nice if politicians could work together as well as the first responders did after 9/11. Check it out: http://www.examiner.com/x-23316-Madison-Independent-Exa... . Kind of makes sense to me, although it is clear that the Republicans are responsible for derailing this one just like they did the one that would have helped small businesses. Sure, the GOP is by far responsible for derailing the bills, but they are managing to make congress as a whole look inept.

[YOY]

184. The examiner, huh?

Really? The Examiner?

[saltpoint]

185. I sent a copy of your link to the videoclip to as

many Dems and progressives as are on our email lists and the response has been overwhelmingly positive.

Congressman Weiner scored big on this one, from all indications I've seen anyway, and it was a bigger score than just putting a nincompoop like Peter King in his place.

[Stuart G]

187. I hope that this video is never forgotten..it says it all.......nt.

[MightyAfrodite]

188. LOVE IT!!

"The gentleman will sit down!! The gentleman is correct in sitting!!"
KUDOS to Representative Weiner. Show the dems how it should be done!!

[yeswecanandwedid]

189. Oh hell yes! Bravo! nt

[yeswecanandwedid]

190. I plan to watch this video every day to get me fired up. nt

[gtar100]

191. It is despicable the games republicans play.

They know what they are doing is wrong so they hide behind excuses. Rep. Weiner was right on calling them out for it. What will it take to get through the thick skulls of these repukes? They are America's greatest shame.

[DutchLiberal]

193. I wept when I saw this on 'The Daily Show'...

Seriously, I did.

Jon Stewart was almost as angry as Weiner. Everybody should see that episode. It's up on their website.

[DutchLiberal]

194. But why didn't the bill pass? Because of the... DEMOCRATS!

The Democrats wanted to take this vote by a procedure that makes it necessary to have a two-thirds majority. They didn't want it passed, either. Why? To stop some Republicans from amending this or another bill that "would make the Democrats look bad in an election year". Watch wednesday's Jon Stewart show to see what I'm talking about.

[Stuart G]

197. This thread should never die..never..never..never..nt

[Beartracks]

201. Kick!

Loved his rant, btw.

[daleanime]

202. Who said anything....

about dieing?:evilgrin:

[HALO141]

203. Weiner reminds me too much of Eddie Deezen

It's just hard for me to take him seriously. Especially when he gets all puffed up.