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MLW Interviews David Iglesias and Open Thread

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Posted on Thu May 10, 2007 at 04:32:30 PM EST
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A nice get for MSOC, Jeff Huber and Shockwave. They have an exclusive interview with fired New Mexico USA David Iglesias. Well done crew.

The Iraq bills are being debated and voted on. Catch it on C-Span. This is an Open Thread.

The McGovern withdrawal bill got a surprisingly strong amount of support, drawing 171 votes. The new Out of Iraq Caucus looks like it needs to expand its membership. Not surprisingly, Steny Hoyer votes with the Republicans.

Ellen Tauscher voted Yes. Good for Tauscher. Well done Congresswoman. The roll call, thanks to andgarden.

The Short leash funding bill passed 221-205.

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    I saw Steny's last minute vote (5.00 / 3) (#2)
    by andgarden on Thu May 10, 2007 at 04:54:57 PM EST
    So, a majority of the majority wants to do this. Why do we insist on funding?

    the old Hastert rule (none / 0) (#3)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu May 10, 2007 at 04:55:50 PM EST
    The majority of the majority.

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    We should force the Republicans (5.00 / 2) (#4)
    by andgarden on Thu May 10, 2007 at 05:00:10 PM EST
    to get a discharge petition on a "clean bill." Why make it easy for them?

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    I got a reason (5.00 / 1) (#13)
    by Sailor on Thu May 10, 2007 at 05:41:44 PM EST
    We should force the Republicans to get a discharge petition on a "clean bill."
    Ewww! No one wants to see a 'republican' discharge;-)

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    Pelosi voted yes (5.00 / 2) (#5)
    by andgarden on Thu May 10, 2007 at 05:11:54 PM EST
    Here's the roll call

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    171 votes? (5.00 / 2) (#6)
    by Militarytracy on Thu May 10, 2007 at 05:17:06 PM EST
    Why is any serious leftwing blogger writing much of anything at all about funding?

    If Brady (PA) and Fattah hadn't been (5.00 / 2) (#7)
    by andgarden on Thu May 10, 2007 at 05:19:49 PM EST
    in Philly campaigning for mayor, 171 DEMOCRATS would have voted yes.

    Also, the Pelosi/Hoyer split seems to confirm my hypothesis that the leadership battle in November was more important than some seemed to realize.

    Agree (5.00 / 2) (#12)
    by Militarytracy on Thu May 10, 2007 at 05:27:36 PM EST
    I thought that the leadership battle in November was sort of a trivial thing, and then I found Steny's teeth buried in my booty today.

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    More than that (none / 0) (#8)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu May 10, 2007 at 05:20:58 PM EST
    Corrinne Brown and Eliot Engel would vote No too I think.

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    Don't know them really (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by andgarden on Thu May 10, 2007 at 05:24:06 PM EST
    do you mean no on funding, or yes on H R 2237?

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    No on funding (none / 0) (#10)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu May 10, 2007 at 05:25:03 PM EST
    Yes on McGovern bill.

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    Gotcha. n/t (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by andgarden on Thu May 10, 2007 at 05:26:13 PM EST


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    Rudy Snubs Farmer For Not Being Rich (none / 0) (#1)
    by Alien Abductee on Thu May 10, 2007 at 04:48:53 PM EST
    Does Rudy have a deathwish or something?

    Greg Sargent:

    Did Rudy Giuliani's campaign snub an Iowa farmer's family because he isn't a millionaire and hence wouldn't be a suitable prop for Rudy's anti-"death tax" campaigning? And will the haircut-obsessed political media cover it?...

    OLIN-Last weekend Deb and Jerry VonSprecken of Olin received a call from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's campaign office asking them if they would be interested in holding a campaign rally on May 4, after she had donated to his campaign...

    On Tuesday Deb received a call from Giuliani's Des Moines office and was asked to call New York.

    "They wanted to know our assets," she revealed, and added that she and Jerry have a modest 80 acre farm and raise cattle.

    Later she received a call from Tony Delgado at the Des Monies location.

    "Tony said, `I'm sorry, you aren't worth a million dollars and he is campaigning on the Death Tax right now.' then he said they weren't going to be able to come"...

    Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that the Rudy campaign badly shafted a disabled woman and her farmer husband because they weren't millionaires and hence wouldn't be adequate political props for Rudy's "death tax" campaign.
    WTF? (none / 0) (#14)
    by garyb50 on Thu May 10, 2007 at 07:07:54 PM EST
    Is this some kind of CODE?

    I'm totally believe less is more but WTF, Big Tent Democrat?

    If you have a point don't make me LINK to find it.

    Huh? (none / 0) (#15)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu May 10, 2007 at 07:17:59 PM EST
    Back atcha.

    You mean the MLW interview with David Iglesias?

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    My Bad... (none / 0) (#24)
    by garyb50 on Thu May 10, 2007 at 11:22:14 PM EST
    I just was not connecting with your shorthand style - but reading again I got it.

    But, LOL, I sure did not have to google to find out Grover was evil incarnate.

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    Semi-sympatico here. Finally had to Google (none / 0) (#23)
    by oculus on Thu May 10, 2007 at 10:49:06 PM EST
    to find out who Grover Norquist is and why he is always just referred to by name but implied to be evil incarnate.

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    Short Leash (none / 0) (#16)
    by andgarden on Thu May 10, 2007 at 07:24:11 PM EST
    roll call is here

    Yep (none / 0) (#17)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu May 10, 2007 at 07:38:26 PM EST
    One thing they got was Dem unity.

    Most of the Dems against were Out of Iraq Caucus folks.

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    Would you have voted for it? (none / 0) (#18)
    by andgarden on Thu May 10, 2007 at 07:41:46 PM EST
    I might have been convinced, to be frank. The Reid-Feingold framework was largely there today.

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    I would have (5.00 / 1) (#19)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu May 10, 2007 at 07:50:18 PM EST
    The McGovern vote AND the leadership's support for it is extremely siginificant.

    I'm going to do a unified theory post on today's events, including Gates saying that if the Surge goes well we can pull out troops.

    IF the Surge goes badly should we not also pull out?
     

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    Support except for Hoyer (none / 0) (#20)
    by andgarden on Thu May 10, 2007 at 07:55:03 PM EST
    That vote today against the McGovern bill was a very serious problem IMHO. He had nothing to fear by voting for it, and the fact that he disagrees with the majorty of his caucus on the most important issue of the day suggests that there ought to be a different Majority Leader.

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    audio will be available as well (none / 0) (#22)
    by pyrrho on Thu May 10, 2007 at 09:29:11 PM EST
    we did it for the transcription but the audio is publishable... rest assured, I'll host it on MLW accounts.

    Comment 25 is missing (none / 0) (#25)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Fri May 11, 2007 at 10:39:32 AM EST
    because it brings in OT material and brings in profanity which is expressly forbidden HERE!

    Miss Devore, if you can not follow the rules here, you likely will not be allowed to comment here.

    As I have stated to you, we welcome you here but you have to play by the rules of THIS site to comment here.

    I do not use profanity here not because I have a persoanl objection to its use, as you well know. I don;t use it here because I respect the rules of this site.

    Kindly have the courtesy of doing the same.

    If you can not, please do not comment here.

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    there was nothing off-topic about it (none / 0) (#26)
    by Miss Devore on Fri May 11, 2007 at 11:06:13 AM EST
    and, as I mentioned the profanities were yours and not mine.One example of the schizophrenia you are allowed in the blahgasphere--you can censor and prattle on about rules here, but at MLW you can give vent to your more consistent bullying, raving nature.

    and one day you can tell MSOC her blog is....my goddess I can't repeat the words!, and the next day you laud the exclusive "coup". ah yes, your famous friendship. it is really more about making sure you are both getting the butter on your attention bread.

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    I will leave that comment (none / 0) (#27)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Fri May 11, 2007 at 11:11:14 AM EST
    I will not respond to it.

    I will remind you that the rules of posting at MLW are different from those here.

    If you will not abide by the rules set here then you will not be allowed to comment here.

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    I have a feeling (none / 0) (#28)
    by amethyst on Fri May 11, 2007 at 11:36:46 AM EST
    that those awful comments of yours aren't going to go away...

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    Nor should they (none / 0) (#29)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Fri May 11, 2007 at 12:38:54 PM EST
    I repeat them on occasion.

    I believe them.

    They are not in conformance with the rules of THIS site nor are they relevant to any topic discussed at THIS site.

    I ask you to respect the rules of the site.

    No, I tell you that you MUST respect the rules of THIS site here to post here.

    Your behavior elsewhere, as bad as it may be, is not relevant to TalkLeft.

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    Who are you talking to? (none / 0) (#30)
    by amethyst on Sun May 13, 2007 at 01:46:14 PM EST
    Where have I disrespected the rules of this site?

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