The Best and Worst of the Senate Marathon Debate-Post Your Ratings Here

11/14/03 | wimpycat

[wimpycat]

After plowing through the 7,000+ post Senate Filibuster Mega-Thread, let us know who you thought was the best, and the worst, which Senators you got to know more about for the first time, which speeches or comments you liked the most, or hated the most, etc.

In other words, this is the post-game show thread.

[wimpycat]

For my part, I thought Senators Graham, Santorum, Chambliss, Coleman and Hatch were the stars of the debate. I didn't know a thing about Norm Coleman, but I've come to like him. I could listen to Saxby Chambliss talk all night--I just love the sound of his voice. Rick Santorum was particularly good and is really going places, in my opinion, maybe even the White House in a few years. Lindsey Graham never fails to please, and Orrin Hatch, God love 'im, was vintage Orrin Hatch.

I didn't watch any of the Democrats, as I don't like unnecessarily raising my blood pressure.

[wimpycat]

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[wimpycat]

Who were your favorites?

[wimpycat]

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[wimpycat]

Ooops! I almost forgot. :-)

[isthisnickcool]

That screeching coon a$$ woman Landreui. Yuk! The worse!

She thought she was on Jerry Springer. Not in the US Senate.

[GRRRRR]

Mary Landrieu takes the cake for "Most Hellery Like".
I was AGHAST that she spoke like that in the Senate. I wonder if Orrin will speak to her after her hysterical RANT. If I were Frist, glad I'm not, I would tell her that ANY bill she's EVER on will NEVER see a vote, any committee she's on, she's history.

She needs to GO.

GRRRRR

[wimpycat]

I didn't see Landrieu's hissy fit, but I followed along while y'all were posting about it. I watched how calm, cool and collected Orrin Hatch was, though, right after she spoke. He couldn't have handled it better.

[ladyinred]

I beg your pardon? Was something going on in the Senate? I only saw Scott Peterson and Kobe Bryant on the news. :-)

[wimpycat]

Yes, and there's a war going on, too, in case you missed it. :-)

[Ann Archy]

Was Mary picking on Orrin?

[NYC GOP Chick]

Rick Santorum was particularly good and is really going places, in my opinion, maybe even the White House in a few years.

No such luck. He's too much of a loud and proud conservative. 'Tis a shame though...

Lindsey Graham never fails to please,

Hehehehehe. ;) Seriously, though, he was quite good -- although he did seem to get a little punchy by this morning.

and Orrin Hatch, God love 'im, was vintage Orrin Hatch.

Yep, he really impressed me. Very articulate and passionate about this.

The one who made a worse impression was Mary Brownroots and her incessant screeching. What a cow.

[wimpycat]

Apparently so. Like I said, I didn't see it, but it's somewhere on the Big Thread (click link above). She was having a hissy fit and somehow singled out Orrin Hatch for particular attention.

[Dolphy]

Highlight for me was Zell Miller. Coleman and Graham were good though I wanted them to lose their temper, they proved to be much wiser in their deliberate, measured and logical arguments. Hatch was good too.

I could go on and on about the Dems, but Schumer made me sick as did Landrieu. The difference is that Schumer speaks in a measured psuedo-intellectual voice while Landrieu simply lost her mind in front of the cameras.

[Huck]

I thought Coleman was very good. I had no idea. He is a very good public speaker. Jim Sessions was good, too.

[small voice in the wilderness]

That Succubus from Louisiana was deplorable. No one needs to be that vile. I must say, if helen thomas' face could be trapped inside someone's soul, it would be landrieu. She is that ugly on the inside.

[RWR8189]

I must have watched at least 20-25 hrs of that debate, and I have to say that the speeches by Rick Santorum and Zell Miller were among the best.

I always love what Santorum has to say, he is a gifted speaker, and I think he really does represent the heart and soul of the conservative movement.

Orrin Hatch did a great job as well.

I thought the tag teaming with Graham and Coleman was classic and they put down alot of the crap the dems threw out there.

Although I was thoroughly embarrassed to see my supposed senator dick durbin making an ass of himself.

Overall it was a great debate, and it proved the dems the hypocrites that they are.

[Cboldt]

Landrieu singled out Hatch because he was talking just before her time was scheduled to start. He requested that she yield a minute (to come off GOP time in the next hour) and she flat out said NO! Then she asked a question of Hatch (Do you know waht this 98% number represents?"), and only permitted him a one word answer (He answered, "No."). She was a sight to behold. Must-see Senate drama. Easily my vote for "best" entertainment.

Durbin and Reid tie for being the biggest dirtbags.

Lots of good GOP performers. I won't try to pick, they worked as a good team.

[WhiteGuy]

What was accomplished?

As far as I can tell, all that took place was that no other legislation was addressed.

That's a plus, but otherwise - It was a "look what I did" election year ploy.

[mass55th]

The Best? That the Republicans did it.

The Worst? That they ended it after only 39 hours.