What a Party! (Dems fall over themselves for camera time at SOTU)

Powerline blog ^ | 2/4/2006 | John Hinderaker

[saveliberty]

What a Party!

by John Hinderaker

 

This hilarious account is from the New York Post's Page Six gossip column. The item is titled "Booted From Forbidden Aisle":

Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) and Cynthia McKinney (D.-Ga.) got to the floor of the Capitol early and staked out seats reserved for Democratic senators. "Since none of these Democrats over there [in the Senate] filibustered Alito, why can't we have these seats?" Jackson argued. "That makes sense to me," McKinney replied, according to Roll Call columnist Mary Ann Akers. "Jackson went back to his office, leaving McKinney to protect the seats until showtime," the D.C. weekly reports. "Three hours after Jackson got back to his office, though, his cellphone rang." It was a "frantic" McKinney saying that sergeant-at-arms staffers were kicking her out of the seats. Jackson rushed to the floor and argued for "a few tense moments," but Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) prevailed. Jackson told Roll Call he needed his face on TV....

I think one of the Republicans' real problems is that it's too easy to look good compared to the Democrats. For the country's sake, that isn't a high enough standard.

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[saveliberty]

For a good laugh ping :-)

[saveliberty]

Is it me or does this remind anyone else of a lost episode of Pigs in Space? LOL

[billhilly]

Daddy's boy! Is it ok to say boy in this context?

[mylife]

What a bunch of narcissists

[jazusamo]

A video tape of Cynthia McKinney getting evicted would be a jewel of a show, I can just imagine her indignation.

[clintonh8r]

Congressional Black Caucus: Perpetuating Stereotypes 24/7

[saveliberty]

In the context of "son" that works

[saveliberty]

LOL! Stupid ones at that. Kind of like a new version of the Keystone Kops

[saveliberty]

:-) Two Cindys two evictions, LOL! A double play

[tiredoflaundry]

Jackson told Roll Call he needed his face on TV....

Hmmm, did he need an alibi for something? ;-)

[saveliberty]

LOL! Most likely to prove to his constituents that he is in DC (sometimes) and people know who he is (okay not so many) but that he can get a prime seat for the camera (just like his dad).

LOL! Do you think that there's a beer distributorship in there for one of his kids someday?

[Mr. Brightside]

Bush should have screwed them all and used an alternate entrance.

[Democratshavenobrains]

Do they really think their black constituents even care about seeing them interact with President Bush during the State of the Union?

[tiredoflaundry]

Most likely! LOL!

[American Quilter]

Too bad it wasn't caught on camera and broadcast nationwide!

[saveliberty]

:-) I love this story! It makes them look so bad and as John Hinderaker points out-- it makes us look fabulous.

So no, I wouldn't have used an alternate entrance.

[dirtboy]

I think one of the Republicans' real problems is that it's too easy to look good compared to the Democrats.

Amen to that.

[Bush gal in LA]

Uggghh! These people make me sick. They need to get''face time''!,,,,,,, What about that other creep Sheila Jackson Lee?She ALWAYS manages to somehow make her way right over to the president and greet him with a huge hug and kiss. And yet she's always the first one sitting right next to Conyers at those fake basement impeachment RAT hearings!She makes me ill. She had a friend with her this time also. That Tubb woman. Thats her last name I forget her first. Maybe its hypocrite

[saveliberty]

Black voters are conservative on more issues than is stated as the CW. Dems know that on security, they can't touch Bush. So they have to appear to be on friendly terms with him.