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Friday, April 1, 2011

Tea Party rallies to keep GOP cutting spending

Budget talks are a test of credibility, clout for the loosely affiliated political group
 
By LAURIE KELLMAN
updated 3/31/2011 10:32:42 AM ET
WASHINGTON — The Tea Partiers who helped drive GOP gains in the last election are rallying in the city they love to hate Thursday, urging Republican House leaders — Speaker John Boehner above all — to resist the drive toward compromise in the protracted fight over the federal budget.

Even, they say, if that means Congress fails to do its most important job — paying for the government.
And if Boehner opts instead to agree to a deal with President Barack Obama?
"You're going to see massive amounts of (GOP) primaries" in next year's election, said Mark Meckler of the Tea Party Patriots.
House plans symbolic budget vote as pressure on Senate mounts If the Ohio Republican strikes a budget deal that doesn't cut spending enough, Meckler said Wednesday, "he is going to face a primary challenge."
Story: Boehner signals compromise in budget talks It's tough talk from a member of the loosely affiliated political force that helped drive Boehner's Republican troops into the House majority last year on a platform of smaller, more austere government. And during three months in power, Boehner's been listening.
The House passed a Tea Party-friendly budget that would cut hundreds of programs and eliminate others, including a costly defense project. It also would repeal the Democrats' year-old health care law and assorted regulations on industry — all unlikely to pass the Democrat-controlled Senate.
Test for Tea Party The intensifying talks are as much a test of credibility and clout for the Tea Party as they are a measure of Boehner's ability to lead. There's evidence that some of the 87 members of the freshman class have been educated by their real bosses — their constituents — on the fact that compromise is sometimes the only path to governing. And governing is what lawmakers get paid for.
Story: Poll: Americans souring more on economy "Compromise on the subject of spending is a tough sell. It doesn't mean it's an impossible sell," said freshman Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., a member of the Appropriations Committee who won his seat with 72 percent of the vote. Though he acknowledges the voters' mandate to cut spending, "I also live in a realistic world."
Another freshman suggested the no-compromise crowd save their powder. The current, slow-motion showdown is only over a budget to fund the rest of this fiscal year.
Just wait, said Rep. Adam Kinzinger, for the fireworks over next year's budget, as well as a must-pass bill to allow the government to borrow more money to meet its commitments. Republicans hope to use that measure to force further spending cuts on the president.
"What I tell folks is: This is like Fort Sumter in the Civil War," the Illinois Republican said Wednesday. "This is the first fight. The big battle is still ahead of us."
Video: Budget fight intensifies on Capitol Hill (on this page) Such rhetoric reflects a reality that budget negotiators have assumed for weeks: That with time, those new to Capitol Hill would learn that the only way a budget passes is with spending cuts that all sides agree on. And that means reductions somewhat less than the $61 billion Republicans approved in the budget the House passed last month.
$33 billion in cuts Wednesday night, talks centered on $33 billion in cuts, and there was evidence that members of the broader Republican caucus weren't balking.
"I don't believe that shutting down government is a solution to the problem. Republicans and Democrats need to work out a compromise," said Rep. Charles Bass, R-N.H. "Let's get this over with and get on to the budget."
The tea party rally Thursday promised political muscle and headline-grabbing rhetoric aimed at reminding lawmakers of the populist budget-cutting furor that propelled them to power.
Headlining the event was to be the movement's star and possible presidential contender Michele Bachmann, who also happens to be the top Republican fundraiser in the House.
House Republican leaders weren't expected to attend the event. But Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to defend the tea party movement on the Senate floor against Democrats who have suggested it has lost popularity.
A new AP-GFK poll of 1,001 adults conducted March 24-28 showed that support for the movement hasn't budged since the election. About 30 percent of respondents said they were tea party supporters, the same percentage reported in surveys since October.
'We're still here' "If you ask me, the goals of the Tea Party sound pretty reasonable," McConnell said in remarks prepared for a Senate floor speech Thursday.
"These folks recognize the gravity of the problems we face as a nation, and they're doing something about it for the sake of our future," McConnell said. "They're making their voices heard. And they've succeeded in changing the debate here in Washington from how to grow government to how to shrink it."
The senator learned about Tea Party power in his own backyard last year when the movement's candidate, now-Sen. Rand Paul, won the GOP nomination over one that McConnell had endorsed. Then, in deference to the Tea Party's demand for a ban on so-called earmarks, McConnell reversed years of unapologetic resistance to such a policy and lined up with its supporters.
Lest lawmakers forget the lessons of 2010 as they face an April 8 deadline for the current budget, the rally Thursday is aimed at reminding them.
"We're still here," Meckler said.
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Tea Party ralliers: 'Shut it down!'

These are not Democrats, no matter what you think.

msnbc.com's Carrie Dann
msnbc.com's Carrie Dann
Tea Party activists gather in the shadow of the Capitol to urge budget cuts.
From msnbc.com's Carrie Dann
As budget negotiations continued inside the halls of Congress Thursday, a gathering of Tea Party activists huddled at a cold outdoor rally on Capitol Hill to send a message to the deal-makers inside:
They're ready to pick a fight.
A few hundred people -- far fewer than the massive rallies seen before last year's midterm elections -- who braved the dreary weather urged lawmakers to push deep cuts to the federal budget even if it results in a temporary shuttering of the government, chanting "Cut it or shut it!" and punctuating cheers with calls to "shut it down!"
"If Harry Reid wants a fight, let's give it to him!" said Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), one of a parade of conservative lawmakers who made remarks at the event sponsored by the Tea Party Patriots.
Many of the rally's speakers were careful to note that Democrats are "rooting" for a shutdown and that GOP budget-cutters hope to avoid a funding lapse that would turn off the government's lights.
Democratic leaders "want to turn you into their scapegoats and blame the Tea Party for shutting the government down," said Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN).
Rep. Allen West (R-FL) declared, "We are not here to talk about shutting the government down... But if you want to talk about shutting down the government, go over there and talk to Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid and the folks at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue!"
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) told reporters after his brief remarks to the crowd that a federal closure is undesirable but would not be catastrophic.
"No Republican wants to shut the government down. I don't think anybody here really wants a shutdown," DeMint said, "but we shouldn't be so afraid of a shutdown that we can't make the right decisions right now." He added, "We can't be cowed by this threat."
The preemptive finger-pointing over a potential shutdown likely stems from the scars of the budget fights of the mid-1990s, when the public soured on GOP leaders in the wake of a series of federal closings.
A full federal closure "is not going to be very popular with the American people," warned Clinton-adviser-turned-conservative-commentator Dick Morris, who instead suggested a "targeted shutdown" of agencies -- like the EPA and the National Labor Relations Board -- that are loathed by Tea Party activists.
"We don't have to close down the government. We're going to close down the parts of the government we can't stand!" Morris said.
That sentiment was met with cheers -- as well as a smattering of shouts to "shut it down!"
*** UPDATE *** Here's a dispatch from NBC's Catherine Chomiak:
As the continuing resolution currently funding the government inches closer to its expiration date of April 8, Tea Party activists rallied today for a budget battle. Reps. Steve King (R-IA), Mike Pence (R-IN), Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) fired up the crowd on a dreary day in Washington, D.C., with calls for a fight and threats of a government shutdown.

Congressman Pence, citing the current deficit, debt, and “defiant liberal majority in the Senate” said the time was right “to pick a fight."
“The debt stops here,” he said. “If liberals in the Senate would rather play political games and shut down the government instead of making a small down payment on fiscal discipline and reform, I say, 'Shut it down.'”
Representative and potential Republican presidential candidate Bachmann hit Democrats saying they are hoping for a government shut down. “That’s their plan," Bachmann said. "They want to shut the government down, and they want to turn you into their scapegoat and say, 'It’s the Tea Party’s fault for shutting the government down.'"
Paul urged the Tea Party members to keep up their political involvement. “The fight is just beginning,” he vowed. “Keep their feet to the fire, call them, email them, let them know that you are prepared for America to move forward, but only by balancing the budget and making government smaller.”
In addition to a fight on the budget, King showed support for his fellow House Republican saying, “We need to fight on Mike Pence’s proposal on unfunding (sic) Planned Parenthood… And we need to fight on cutting off the funding that implements Obamacare.”
Bachmann also got loud cheers from the crowd when she proposed sending “a change of address form to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.”
This is something Bachmann has said before and will probably be said again, as she continues to consider a 2012 presidential bid.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Inside the Ohio Capitol

By Julia Nutter
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Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:11 AM EDT




Before Ohio Senate started the final vote on Senate Bill 5 to limit collective bargaining yesterday, opponents gathered inside the chamber and made their (singing) voices heard. The tally went 17-16, the same as on the original version.
The bill had passed the House by 53-44. The Ohio Capitol Blog posts video of opponents in the gallery erupting in anger (around :30), chanting "Shame on you! Shame on you!" among other things. You can hear House Speaker William G. Batchelder allowing members of the House to announce the time and location of tomorrow's committee meetings, their announcements are drowned out by the protesters above.

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Maybe #Maine gov will like this mural better

Video is pretty good and very informative
By Laura Conaway
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Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:47 AM EDT



A landlord in Maine says the mural of the state's labor history is stashed securely "somewhere" inside the Central Maine Commerce Center, after Governor Paul LePage had it taken down from the lobby of the state Labor Department over the weekend. The Portland Press Herald reports that the artist who painted it, Judy Taylor, recommends that Governor LePage hang her father's Korean War medal in the giant new blank spot.
The Press Herald also finds this bit of genius, from Maine video producer Geoff Leighton. He decided to try balancing out the images of ordinary working people with the great moguls of history "who were significant in bringing wealth to the wealthy, despite onerous government regulations and pesky unions." It's just so very good.
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Tea Party rally not so mighty

Pathetic!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Laura Conaway
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Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:01 PM EDT
A certain small number of Tea Partiers turned out in Washington, D.C., today. "The media coverage of the event was intense; there seemed to be around four protesters for every reporter," Dave Weigel reports. His first guess at attendance was about 200.
(Image: Dave Weigel.)
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Maine pol: Put those kids to work


Child labor panels in Judy Taylor's mural.
A Maine Republican lawmaker's proposal to roll back the state's child labor laws turns out to be surprisingly readable. The official summary for "An Act To Enhance Access to the Workplace for Minors" is below. The rest is readily apparent, like the part where they cross out a prohibition on kids working more than 50 hours on school breaks. Go read it. below
This bill amends the laws governing employment practices in the following ways:
1. It establishes a training wage for trainees or secondary students under 20 years of age at $5.25 per hour for their first 180 days of employment;
2. It eliminates the maximum number of hours a minor 16 years of age or older can work during school days;
3. It allows a minor under 16 years of age to work up to 4 hours on a school day during hours when school is not in session;
4. It allows a home-schooled student to work during regular public school hours, but not during regularly scheduled home school hours;
5. It exempts a minor under 16 years of age who is enrolled in school from the maximum hour requirements to work in an agricultural setting as long as the minor has written permission from the minor's parent or guardian; and
6. It allows a parent or guardian of a minor who is home schooled to sign a work permit instead of the superintendent of the school administrative unit where the homeschooled minor lives.

First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature
An Act To Enhance Access to the Workplace for Minors
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §673  is enacted to read:
§ 673.  Minimum wage; trainees and students
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 664, for an employee who is under 20 years of age who is a secondary student as defined in Title 20A, section 1, subsection 33 or a trainee, the minimum hourly wage is $5.25 per hour for the first 180 days of that employee's employment.
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §774,  as amended by PL 2009, c. 211, Pt. B, §23, is further amended to read:
§ 774. Hours of employment
1. Minors under 18 years of age.   A minor under 18 years of age, enrolled in school, may not be employed as follows:
A.  More than 50 hours in any week when the minor's school is not in session;
B.  More than 20 hours in any week when the minor's school is in session, except that the minor may work up to 8 hours on each day that an authorized school closure occurs in that minor's school up to a total of 28 hours in that week. In addition, the maximum weekly hours a minor may work is 50 hours during any week that the approved school calendar for the minor's school is less than 3 days or during the first or last week of the school calendar, regardless of how many days the minor's school is in session for the week. If requested, a school must provide verification of its closings to the minor's employer or the Department of Labor;
C.  More than 10 hours in any day when the minor's school is not in session;
D.  More than 4 hours in any day when the minor's school is in session, except that the minor may work up to 8 hours on the last scheduled day of the school week;
E.  More than 6 consecutive days;
F.  After 10 p.m. on a day preceding a day on which the minor's school is in session or after 12 midnight on a day that does not precede such a school day; or
G.  Before 7 a.m. on a day on which the minor's school is in session or before 5 a.m. on any other day.
2. Minors under 16 years of age.   A minor under 16 years of age may not be employed as follows:
A. More than 40 hours in any week when school is not in session;
B. More than 18 hours in any week when school is in session;
C. More than 8 hours in any day when school is not in session;
D. More than 3 4 hours in any day when school is in session;
E. More than 6 consecutive days; or
F. Between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. except during summer vacation, when that minor may not work between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.
3. Employment during hours school in session.   A minor under 17 years of age may not be employed during the hours that the public schools of the town or city in which the minor resides are in session.
A. This subsection does not apply to:
(1) A minor who has been excused from attendance by school officials in accordance with Title 20A, section 5001A, subsection 2 or subsection 3, except that a minor who has been excused in accordance with subsection 3 may not be employed during the hours that the minor's school or approved home instruction program is in session;
(2) A student in an alternative education plan that includes a work experience component;
(3) A student in an approved vocational cooperative education program; or
(4) A student who is granted permission for an early school release by the school principal.
The hours worked by a student in an alternative education plan or in an approved vocational cooperative education program may not be included in determining the student's total hours of permitted employment under subsection 1 and subsection 2.
4. Exemptions.   Work performed in the planting, cultivating or harvesting of field crops or other agricultural employment, including the initial processing of farm crops, not in direct contact with hazardous machinery or hazardous substances, work performed as an employed or in-training theatrical actor or film actor or work performed as a summer camp employee in a youth camp licensed under Title 22, section 2495 is exempt from this section, provided a minor under 16 years of age has been excused by the local superintendent of schools in accordance with the policy established by the Commissioner of Education and the Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards. Work performed by a minor under 16 years of age in the taking or catching of lobsters, fish or other marine organisms by any methods or means, or in the operating of ferries or excursion boats, is exempt from subsection 1, paragraphs A and C planting, cultivating or harvesting of field crops or other agricultural employment, including the initial processing of farm crops, not in direct contact with hazardous machinery or hazardous substances is exempt from this section if a minor has written permission from the parent or guardian of the minor.
5. Application.   This section does not apply to a person who holds a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate issued pursuant to Title 20A, section 257 or to a minor emancipated pursuant to Title 15, section 3506A.
6. In session.   School is considered in session if the students are required to be in attendance by the school board pursuant to Title 20A, chapter 211.
Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §775, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 398, Pt. A, §1, is further amended to read:
1. Work permit authority.   A minor under 16 years of age may not be employed without a work permit signed by the superintendent of schools of the school administrative unit in which the minor resides and issued to the minor by the bureau or, in the case of a minor who is receiving home instruction under Title 20A, section 5001A, subsection 3, paragraph A, a work permit signed by the parent or guardian of the minor and issued to the minor by the bureau. The superintendent may designate a school official to sign a work permit and that official is directly responsible to the superintendent for this activity.
Sec. 4. 26 MRSA §781, sub-§1-A, ¶B,  as enacted by PL 2001, c. 46, §1, is amended to read:
B. A violation of the number of hours a minor may work in any day under section 774, subsection 1, paragraph B, C or D or section 774, subsection 2, paragraph C or D, as long as the violation is not greater than 10 minutes per day; and
Sec. 5. 26 MRSA §781, sub-§1-A, ¶C,  as enacted by PL 2001, c. 46, §1, is amended to read:
C. A violation of the number of hours worked in a week under section 774, subsection 1, paragraph A or B or section 774, subsection 2, paragraph A or B, as long as the violation is not greater than 50 minutes in a week.
summary
This bill amends the laws governing employment practices in the following ways:
1. It establishes a training wage for trainees or secondary students under 20 years of age at $5.25 per hour for their first 180 days of employment;
2. It eliminates the maximum number of hours a minor 16 years of age or older can work during school days;
3. It allows a minor under 16 years of age to work up to 4 hours on a school day during hours when school is not in session;
4. It allows a home-schooled student to work during regular public school hours, but not during regularly scheduled home school hours;
5. It exempts a minor under 16 years of age who is enrolled in school from the maximum hour requirements to work in an agricultural setting as long as the minor has written permission from the minor’s parent or guardian; and
6. It allows a parent or guardian of a minor who is home schooled to sign a work permit instead of the superintendent of the school administrative unit where the homeschooled minor lives.
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GOP: You Can't Say "Uterus" on Statehouse Floor

 
March 31, 2011 3:46 pm
GOP Chastises Dem Lawmaker for Saying “Uterus” on Statehouse Floor Add it to your list of non-dirty dirty words, like “moist” and “knickers.” View highresolution 
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Add it to your list of non-dirty dirty words, like “moist” and “knickers.”

— By Adam Weinstein
| Thu Mar. 31, 2011 12:12 PM PDT
Clearly having seen my roundup yesterday, and hoping to outdo it, the Florida GOP offered us another precious moment today. From the St. Petersburg Times:

At one point [Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando] suggested that his wife "incorporate her uterus" to stop Republicans from pushing measures that would restrict abortions. Republicans, after all, wouldn't want to further regulate a Florida business.
Apparently the GOP leadership of the House didn't like the one-liner.
They told Democrats that Randolph is not to discuss body parts on the House floor.
"The point was that Republicans are always talking about deregulation and big government," Randolph said Thursday. "And I always say their philosophy is small government for the big guy and big government for the little guy. And so, if my wife's uterus was incorporated or my friend's bedroom was incorporated, maybe they (Republicans) would be talking about deregulating.
"It's not like I used slang," said Randolph, who actually got the line from his wife.

Wait. Uterus? What's wrong with uterus? It's a pretty common medical/anatomical term, right? A House GOP spokeswoman explained that Randolph's comment lacked "decorum" and could pervert the kiddies:

...the Speaker believes it is important for all Members to be mindful of and respectful to visitors and guests, particularly the young pages and messengers who are seated in the chamber during debates. In the past, if the debate is going to contain language that would be considered inappropriate for children and other guests, the Speaker will make an announcement in advance, asking children and others who may be uncomfortable with the subject matter to leave the floor and gallery.

You know what I say to that? Take a long fallopian walk off a short doggoned uterus, you sigmoid colonoscopes!

Sorry, that was a little over the top...Oh dear, hope I don't get fired.



Some of the funniest comments I have read
    • They mention Rick Scott frequently and he's a body part.
    • different 20 minutes ago
      This is what I suggested. Just put incorporated behind the name of every public school and Republicans will be climbing allover each other to fund them with cash.
    • Cassandra of Troy Today 04:54 PM
      Old joke:

      In 1951, when General MacArthur went back to The U.S. there was a great parade of Japanese civilians who revered the "American Caesar" and knew He would be considered by some Americans a contender for the Presidency when Adlai Ewing Stevenson II ran for office in 1952.

      As He arrived at Hanada Kokusai Kūkō (翼空港, Wing Field or Wing Airport) the crowd of Japanese lined the streets cheering and waving signs, many in English, to say Goodbye to the Benevolent and Popular General.

      One sign, held aloft by a smiling and cheering Japanese National read, "Good Luck With Your Erection!"
    • Darwin's Advocate Today 03:45 PM
      Oh, their virgin tympanic membranes! Oops, I wrote "tympanic membranes!" Sorry if my comment lacks decorum!
    • Mister Josh Today 03:25 PM
      I would consider the uterus an internal organ. So is it faux pas to talk about LIVER or HEART disease? I would bet you could get in trouble for mentioning "organs" when not talking about music.

      Couple jokes: "To check that each 'Tickle me Elmo' dolls were in proper working order, they are given two test tickles"

      Confucius say "Smart man give wife grand piano, wise man give wife upright organ."
    • LadyBowl Today 03:20 PM
      Saying "uterus" is no worse than saying "arm" or "kidney". I could almost, maybe understand discomfort for the word "vagina" since that's a part actually used in some sexual acts, but a uterus is about as racy as a spleen. And what's wrong with "uterus" for that matter?! Would "lady bowl" or "stork basket " have been preferable? Is anyone really under the delusion that teens and college students are not comfortable with the word "uterus" and don't use terms that would turn their parents' faces red?

      And am I misremembering, or wasn't there an incident in this same statehouse several years ago where a republican rep. was doing illegal sexual things to pages? Best not to corrupt them further with anatomical words.
    • OMG - Stork Basket! I love it. I'm going to try to use it in a sentence tonight,
    • LadyBowl said "spleen"! [snicker]
    • gdale805 Today 03:13 PM
      love your comments, people. made me laugh out loud...and i needed that! :)
    • I'm a totally entertained by the fact that there is a button ad for an "intimate massager" on my page, along with this article.
    • Let me add to their juvenile embarrassment ... uterus, vulva, penis, testicles, <---- LOOK I even spelled them correctly =)
    • More proof that Republicans are overindulged five year-olds who have no clue how to run this country. Seriously, uterus?

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    • Stork Basket Today 02:36 PM
      That's par for the course for our government, don't you think? It's taboo to speak of such filthy things as uteruses, breasts or vaginas, and may taint America's youth. It seems like their philosophy towards women is to pretend they don't exist, in hopes that they go away...which may explain their idea that abstinence is a viable choice for sex education.
    • lol... taint!
    • Talk about changing the subject. Guess that statement about her uterus hit a nerve or two.
    • Justmyrinda Today 02:06 PM
      a uterus is an internal organ, an ARM is a "body part". The real issue here is WHY are POLITICIANS discussing medical procedures AT ALL?!?!?! Stop pressuring your officials to allow abortions and tell them they all need to mind their own business and stay out of my doctors office!
    • BeBopman Today 02:02 PM
      "And so, if my wife's uterus was incorporated or my friend's bedroom was incorporated, maybe they (Republicans) would be talking about deregulating. ....... said Randolph, who actually got the line from his wife."

      Rep. Randolph, I love your wife.
    • Johnny Winebox Today 01:54 PM
      Can any one Say Grow the Phuk UP!
    • Don't use slang, Johnny Winebox...you mean, "Grow the sexual intercourse up!"
    • Stsmith222 Today 01:04 PM
      Like and Share our Uterus Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/...
    • Politicians should not be allowed to control anything they are afraid to name in public.
    • otterbarks Today 12:58 PM
      I bet they could say all kinds of things if a measure regarding testicular cancer was being discussed.
    • I think "small government for the big guy and big government for the little guy"--or, in this case, little uterus--would be just about the perfect attack line. Why is something like that not heard more often?
    • Is "rectum" ok?
    • I vaguely recall an interview on television many years ago of our former Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon (no, not the World According to Garp character) when he talked about meeting a particular national religious authority in the rectum ... ummm ... no that wasn't quite right. Our Rob did have a slight propensity to giving interviews when drunk.
    • Rectum? Damn near killed 'em.
    • Rectum? Damn near killed him. Thats what Dick C. said.
    • My dad got so much flack from my mom when he taught me a joke with that punchline... when I was about 7 years old.
    • ...and yet my grade school teacher had absolutely no sense of humor when I asked her "How come there's no ring around Uranus?".

      Go figure.
    • Rectum? I hardly know 'em!
    • Bah-Doon-CRASH!
    • I'll allow it.


      Wait...what?!
    • Funny. I always thought dicks were partial to uteri.
    • Eh? How do you go about discussing abortion without using medical terms for body parts? Would 'tummy' be more appropriate?

      *sigh*
    • If intelligent design is scientific enough for Real Americans, tummy is good enough for everyone!
    • I believe the correct terms are either "woo woo" or "hoo ha"
    • No no no - "tummy" is still a body part. Are they ever ask to raise their hands .... oops I mean their .... what the hell do you call them if you can't say body parts?
    • Anti-abortion people don't want abortion discussed in medical terms, because that implies it's a medical procedure, instead of the murder the anti-abortion people would like to portray it as. The only way medical stuff is allowed in the abortion debate is pictures of dead fetuses, which can be displayed as graphically and horrifyingly as is possible. Apparently.

      Also: "It's not like I used slang," said Randolph, who actually got the line from his wife"
      ...I wonder if his wife gave him a slang version of the line. This could be the cleaned up version.
    • I imagine she used a few more choice expletives...
    • Swanoftex Today 12:29 PM
      Uterus, uterus, uterus, breast, breast, breast...take that you Rethugs!!!!!
    • "A perverted kiddy explained that Randolph's comment lacked "decorum"..."
      There you go.
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