Appreciation thread for Rep. Anthony Weiner

[rurallib]

Thank you for standing up for those who worked their asses off to elect democrats.
We want true health care reform and you are the one who has stepped up to lead the fight.
Thank you for beating right wing talking regurgitator Joe Scarboro with truth and logic.
Thank you for facing down the right wing in committee and making them admit Medicare works.'
Thank you for forcing the House to at least talk about HR676.
We salute you, sir!

[PLR_Writer]

1. Yes, we need more strong voices

...

[femmocrat]

2. He is my new hero.

Thank you Congressman Weiner. May you go on to bigger and better offices! :)

[leftynyc]

3. LOVE Rep Weiner

We need more Brooklyn types to kick some serious ass.

[Johnny Noshoes]

70. My congressman...

He shows 'em all how its done in NY. Gotta love this guy.

[KittyWampus]

4. He is doing a great, visible job.

[Oregone]

5. A real Democrat, eh?

[Dinger]

6. Proud To Send This To The Greatest Page : )

:)

[Graybeard]

7. I wanted to vote for him for Mayor of NYC.

But unfortunately the stark reality is that nobody can stand a chance against the Bloomberg $$$millions and he is not running. He will be around for a long time, perhaps in a leadership role in the House.

[demodonkey]

21. Don't keep this one in the City, let the rest of the country have him too!

We need every Democrat with a spine we can get on the NATIONAL scene.

[Graybeard]

26. You're right. Our loss is the country's gain.

Weiner is a great spokesman on the national stage.

[billyoc]

49. Actually, Bloomberg's lead against Thompson shrank to 10 points last month.

I haven't seen any more recent figures yet.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07282009/news/regionalnews/nyc_poll__thompson_gains_ground_on_bloom_181775.htm

[PearliePoo2]

8. rurallib.....are you going to send him this thread?

I sent him an email yesterday after watching him leave "Joey The Scar" speechless.
To his credit, Scar admitted being left speechless and invited Rep. Weiner to come back on his show Thursday morning(tomorrow).
In my email, I urged Rep. Weiner to appear again and told him he was doing the best job of articulating a HC proposal of anyone out there.
Even though I'm not in his district, (3000 miles away!)I did receive an immediate, though canned, response right back.
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[rurallib]

9. I will try to. That was why I started this thread.

[Frustratedlady]

10. I agree. He was quite impressive in the interviews I've seen.

One good thing about him is that he doesn't let others cut in on his statements. Some people have the ability to still be heard over the yelling of the opponent, and he does a good job of it.

He's quick on his feet with the facts, too. I'm impressed.

[redqueen]

11. He's one of the best representatives this party has right now.

Glad he brings the entertainment factor, that's likely the only reason he's on tv.

[ThatPoetGuy]

12. K & R.

[Raffi Ella]

13. He was BRILLIANT! on hardball last night.

I was VERY impressed. He even silenced Matthews when he tried to interrupt him, kept talking and MADE his point! LOVE IT! What an excellent spokesperson he is for the cause.

Thanks Rep Weiner :toast: need more like ya' up there on the hill.

[rurallib]

14. I wanted to reach in and put mu hand over Tweety's mouth.

[Raffi Ella]

17. haha,

you'd get spit all over your palm if you did that, ew! lol.

I missed his Joe Scarborough appearance. I gotta see it, sounds like he really went to town on him.

[Dramarama]

35. Great interview

[PA Democrat]

15. Thank you for being OUR voice Rep. Weiner.

Anyone who can render Joe Scarborough speechless is a hero!

[ClayZ]

16. Bravo, Rep. Anthony Weiner.

K and R

[PassingFair]

18. Aside from his being able to get the message delivered CLEARLY...

he is obviously a good-natured guy with
a fantastic attitude and sense of humor.

Me likey!

[demodonkey]

19. He is an emerging leader -- and hero.

Keep going, Rep. Weiner! :yourock:

[OneGrassRoot]

20. +1 :) n/t

[rucky]

22. He stays on point, delivers forcefully and doesn't get thrown.

Fucking awesome clear thinker - armed to the teeth with facts.

I'm a fan!

[me b zola]

23. I absolutely love how Rep Weiner has stepped into a leadership role

He is fighting for us, and doing it loudly.

Thank you, Congressman Weiner! We need more like you. :yourock:

[1776Forever]

24. Check out Congressman Weiner's YouTube Channel: AskAnthonyWeiner - Neat!

http://www.youtube.com/user/AskAnthonyWeiner

............

I left a comment to thank him!

:applause: :woohoo: :applause:

[myrna minx]

25. I have a brand new school girl crush on Rep Weiner.

:loveya: I hope Senator Feingold doesn't get jealous. :D

[trayfoot]

27. Hats Off to Rep. Weiner!!!!!

[Parker CA]

28. Keep up the good fight, Weiner!! K&R

[Lugnut]

29. Hear, hear!

:patriot:

[nc4bo]

30. Rep. Weiner is a gem. He's extremely knowledgeable and has a backbone of steel!

:patriot:

Very worthy of a thank-you thread!

[Overseas]

31. K&R. Thanks Representative Weiner for bringing things back to the essential.

The Pay-to-Play system has failed miserably.

Every alternative discussed needs to show us how it is better than Single Payer, Medicare for All.

That's the bottom line.

Single Payer covers everyone for far less money than our current privatized system.

Republicans are welcome to introduce other options as long as they can top the most efficient systems, with the highest customer satisfaction-- Medicare and Single Payer.

[bvar22]

32. K&R for Congressman Weiner !

I've added him to my very short list of REAL Democrats.

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[moondust]

34. Great job Rep. Weiner!

[sabrina 1]

36. He was great on Hardball

and Morning Joe. He should run for the Senate at least, against one of those obsturctionists from either party.

[BrklynLiberal]

39. He was great on Hardball..and even Chris Matthews commended his appearance on Morning Joe.

[cui bono]

42. But Matthews also said something like "we have to have all types of people on here"

like he was apologizing to the rethuglicans. He said it right after he said "you're scaring the republicans right now".

I didn't hear him say anything apologetic just now when he had the INDICTED Delay on there who as it turns out is a Birther.

I hate Hardball. :puke:

[BrklynLiberal]

44. I am watching Hardball now..and will definitely switch it off when that waste of protoplasm comes on

[Jeroen]

37. K&R!

[BrklynLiberal]

38. Rep. Weiner is a great man. I admire him...and wish him a long and happy future.

[roguevalley]

40. a stand up dem lib. my hero.

[cui bono]

41. ******Be sure to send him an email, link inside.******

http://weiner.house.gov/email_anthony.aspx

[eridani]

69. Can out of state people use that link? n/t

[cui bono]

71. Yes. The form doesn't allow dashes in the email addy for some reason.

I had to take out the dash in mine to make it send.

[Uncle Joe]

43. Well said, ruralib, I totally agree.

:thumbsup:

To Congressman Anthony Weiner.:patriot:

[WillyT]

45. Big K & R !!!

:woohoo:

:kick:

[rurallib]

46. I emailed the thread link to congressman Weiner. Thanks to all.

[spanone]

47. i heard chuck toad say that weiner would only get 40 votes for his plan.....msnbc

i say he's fucking wrong.

[tomm2thumbs]

48. Game changer, no doubt about it

[billyoc]

50. He really took it to Scarborough, left him speechless.

[valerief]

51. Clap, clap, clap!

:applause:

[onestepforward]

52. Thank you Rep. Weiner for taking a stand!

[annabanana]

53. This is one first rate stand-up guy. He says what he means

and he means what he says.

[NYC_SKP]

54. Future President Anthony Weiner.

Honest, articulate, focused.

:applause:

[AzDar]

55. He is ALL kinds of awesome!

:applause:

[patrice]

56. Looking forward to the future of this smart practical young man gives me Hope. nt

[Stardust]

57. Your honesty and courage aren't going unnoticed. We salute you.

[udbcrzy2]

58. Love this guy

I emailed to tell him how much I appreciated his efforts and how much I loved the Morning Joe segment.
Totally awesome:)

[nolabear]

59. Total mensch. eom

[chazzio]

60. Appreciation thread for Rep. Anthony Weiner

Rep. Anthony Weiner is my kind of DEMOCRAT!!

[Amos Moses]

61. We need more Democrats like him.

K&R

[earcandle]

62. I made you a favorite on my noodlebrain youtube site! Thanks for your strong language skills! And

your right thinking!  

Here to the possibility of your being heard in this animal
farm.

[d_b]

63. recs

:kick:

[DesertFlower]

64. thank you so much.

[BigBearJohn]

65. I love this guy. I will support him FOR SURE.

[chknltl]

66. Thank You Rep. Weiner

Thank you for fighting for democracy as well. :patriot:

[democracy1st]

67. I love the guy his approach is the direct opposite of Pres Obama's

[TheWebHead]

68. yeah he's leading a charge for ideological purity

which will lead to nothing getting done if the house executes on their threat. I think the only people more excited about his Morning Joe comments than people on DU were Unitedhealth, WellPoint and Cigna, knowing his line in the sand will effectively kill any healthcare reform. My views on his Obama criticisms is that he's still upset about the primary and taking advantage of a chance to take a stab at the president.

[democracy1st]

72. how did he stab the president ?

[Amos Moses]

83. That's just the way they are.

Any criticism is considered an attack by his deranged fans. They say he's always one step ahead of everybody else on the planet in this big chess game but somehow the comments of a Congressman could destroy his master plan. :eyes:

[mirrera]

73. K&R- top of my blog-clips

http://NoDictation.com

[aquart]

74. New York is so proud of him.

He has the same last name as my great grandfather. I'm going to pretend we're related.

[Vidar]

75. Applauding Weiner's courage to stand up to the enemy.

[greyghost]

76. All I can say is, BRAVO!

[ShortnFiery]

77. Dumb ass media whore on C-SPAN says the outrage is "genuine" complementing Freedom Works ...

but fails to metion that it's based on Right Wing LIES. :puke:

May God Bless Rep. Anthony Weiner for speaking TRUTH to bloated and corrupt CORPORATE POWER.

Hello, MEDIA WHORE, it's based on LIES and generates FEAR and LOATHING. :grr:

[grahamhgreen]

78. Weiner for President! Hope and Change! Yes we can!

[DrZeeLit]

79. Yes, thank you! We've been cheering you and will support you! Bravo!

[progressoid]

80. Ya baby!!

[Sparkly]

81. I hope we hear more from him!

:applause:

[happygoluckytoyou]

82. TELL OBAMA TO DO HIS JOB....