Let the Record Show...

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Posted on: Feb. 1, 2006 at 9:19 AM

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It was such a ho-hum evening that news customarily relegated to the sidebars has been blown Sheehan2 into full-fledged articles.

There was Rex, the only sob in attendance with the bona fides. Rex is famous. He's sniffed out bombs in Iraq, has been the subject of a rider to a defense bill and, last night, enjoyed a coveted seat on the aisle in Laura Bush's cheering section at the State of the Union speech. Let the record show that Rex behaved himself.

Tom DeLay didn't make the lackluster stump speech. His seat was occupied by Acting Majority Leader Roy Blunt of Missouri, Ohio Rep. John Boehner and Arizona Rep. John Shadegg. House who are vying for DeLay's leadership position in Thursday's Republican Mr. Clean contest. These pretenders behaved themselves.

Cindy was arrested for wearing a t-shirt just minutes before President Bush mourned the passing of Coretta Scott King, another non-violent protestor. Go figure.

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Akman

Feb. 1, 2006 at 09:46:46 AM

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Thanks for the sidebars of the day, Maggie. I guess a dead non-violent protestor is a good non-violent protestor. Sad, but excellent, point!

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fasteddie

Feb. 1, 2006 at 08:50:14 PM

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Yes, Maggie, t-shirts represent a heretofore unacknowledged but emerging problem in our culture riddled with identity-crises. But - a Republican Protestor???

Beverly Young, wife a Florida Republican Representative, said she was ejected from the House gallery during Tuesday night's State of the Union address because she was wearing a T-shirt that said 'Support the Troops -- Defending Our Freedom.'!

"They said I was protesting," she said after the incident. "I said, 'Read my shirt, it is not a protest!'

They said, "We consider that a protest."

I said, "Then you are an idiot!"

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bella_apolonia

Feb. 2, 2006 at 03:11:51 PM

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The pressing question is; Why arrest Cindy Sheehan and not Beverly Young? I will tell you why, knowing that they were going to arrest Cindy, the removal of Beverly was to squash any questions that may arise so they could say, "we're not after Cindy, see we removed Beverly Young a Republican".

How about Tucker Carlson, last night he made reference about Cindy and completely dogged her on his show. Somehow he doesn't feel she has a right to lament her son's death.

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Average American

Feb. 4, 2006 at 05:28:20 PM

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What they did was against the rules. No conspiracy here. For or against the President or any other topic, protesting is not allowed in the chamber.
This is why you people are laughed at. You take anything and try to make a big deal out of it.

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AZ Moderate

Feb. 6, 2006 at 09:52:38 PM

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Maggie,

AA and his people laugh at you people. Hah!

And furthermore, so long as he missed a chance to point out your error, I will have to come to his aid. You stated that “There was Rex, the only sob in attendance with the bona fides.” In fact there was that SOB (Son of a Bush), sometimes know as that SOB (Son of a Barbara), or in some quarters simply as that SOB, center stage on the podium. You can’t say he is not a bona fide SOB. He even has a pedigree and comes from a long line of registered Republicans. Hah!

And, he did not behave himself. He fibbed and fibbed. Hah!

Now, it is a big deal when the President of all the people lifts his leg on the people and fibs constantly to the people. Hah?

Enter that in your Congressional Record. Huh?

But AA and his people laugh at you people. heh.

Tell it like it is, AA.

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William

Feb. 14, 2006 at 07:49:47 PM

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Maggie if you are in my district, i would accept your help if you like. I believe that every day thoughts are along with me. You want the government to be for the people and by the people. You don't want special interest groups to stop trying to run the country. Trent Franks is a special interest kind of guy. Big business, drug companies, special interest groups, and his busom buddy concerns, Tom Delay. He is another one who needs to go. The self-interest concern need to go. Thank you for your response.

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