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Post by Jesse on Dec 10, 2010 8:04:16 GMT -5
Profanity, Anger Spill Over in House Democratic Caucus Meeting By Anna Palmer Roll Call Staff Dec. 9, 2010, 2:29 p.m. Print E-mail Reprints
Text size The frustration with President Barack Obama over his tax cut compromise was palpable and even profane at Thursday’s House Democratic Caucus meeting.
One unidentified lawmaker went so far as to mutter “f--- the president” while Rep. Shelley Berkley was defending the package the president negotiated with Republicans. Berkley confirmed the incident, although she declined to name the specific lawmaker.
“It wasn’t loud,” the Nevada Democrat said. “It was just expressing frustration from a very frustrated Member.”
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.) was also overheard saying that “we can’t trust him” not to cave to Republicans and extend the tax cuts again in two years, according to a Democratic source.
The anger aimed at the bill was widespread. As Democrats moved to block the bill from coming up on the floor, chants of “Just say no!” could be heard by reporters outside the room.
Berkley is one of the few Democrats publicly supporting the package. While she said it wasn’t necessarily how she would have written it, the bill should go forward in her estimation because it is “chock full” of tax cuts that will help the working class in her state.
“I’m not willing to play Russian roulette to see who blinks first,” Berkley said.
Steven T. Dennis contributed to this report.
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Post by Jesse on Dec 10, 2010 8:07:50 GMT -5
All of a sudden it seems silly that we ever got so worked up about a Republican saying "You lie!" Nice to know Democrats have so much more class .
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Post by Speedy on Dec 13, 2010 16:19:25 GMT -5
All of a sudden it seems silly that we ever got so worked up about a Republican saying "You lie!" Nice to know Democrats have so much more class . Well you know the double-standard of liberalism... "Everyone for everyone else...unless of course you disagree with us."
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Post by Pete on Dec 14, 2010 14:37:34 GMT -5
I am not a fan of the President nor do I like defending Democrats but one was the Sate of the Union speech and one was in the dems caucus. That is way different. Both very unclassy though.
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Post by Jesse on Dec 15, 2010 11:37:52 GMT -5
I am not a fan of the President nor do I like defending Democrats but one was the Sate of the Union speech and one was in the dems caucus. That is way different. Both very unclassy though. True, but how do you think this would be treated if "Fuck The President" was uttered at a GOP caucus?
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Post by Pete on Dec 15, 2010 13:47:47 GMT -5
Ha of course not.
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Post by snakesandladders on Dec 21, 2010 5:59:27 GMT -5
@*&% ALL POLITICIANS FOR THAT MATTER:)
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