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In response to "finally someone with the balls to shut Joe Lieberman up -- (link)" by mr. squiggles

It's quite amusing to see such pettiness being applauded as courageous.

Posted by Stephen (aka Sceire) Dec 17 '09, 15:16

seriously.

Responses:

agreed, Lieberman is being ridiculously petty by holding health care hostage to settle old grudges -- nm - mr. squiggles Dec 17, 15:22
perhaps if health care opponents weren't in the business of delaying for the sake of delaying. - Reagen Dec 17, 15:22 8
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  - Sure it is. It just depends on what your motivations are for citing the example. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 15:32 1
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- Oh come on, he asked for an additional minute, not an additional ten hours. - Stephen Dec 17, 15:30 4
  - you mean like the republicans wanting to read the entire single care health care provider bill outloud? -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 17, 15:33
  - So now "enforcing the rules" is being a petty ass? I'd love for you to use that line next time you get a ticket. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 15:31 2
    - yah, you're missing what's usual. the story I read about it was from AP and called it "a routine request" -- this isn't law-breaking or a one-off. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 15:34
    - Apples and oranges man. - Stephen Dec 17, 15:33
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- adopt Feingold! - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 15:26 1
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- But Coleman? Sure, he was all aces. *rolls eyes* -- nm - con_carne Dec 17, 15:20 1
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Except that droning on and on is itself a petty delay tactic ... - Beryllium Dec 17, 15:18 11
- I hardly see asking for an additional minute as a petty delay tactic. - Stephen Dec 17, 15:24 10
  - He knew ahead of time what his allotment was. The onus was on himself to pace his speech better. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 15:28 9
    - You could say this of every other politician that asks for additional time, and gets it... -- nm - Stephen Dec 17, 15:31 7
      - so what if I do? - Beryllium Dec 17, 15:33 6
        
        you can, but you're missing what made this story hit the news. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 15:36 5
        
        "senator not given usual minor extension of time to speak" is not news - Reagen Dec 17, 15:38 4
        
        that was in my mix. if it wasn't for the person to whom it was applied, it wouldn't be nearly as much of note. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 15:42 3
        
        the people is 99% of it. Senate committee procedure is not on anyone's "two shits" list. -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 15:44 2
        
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        we agree, man. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 15:45
    - it's *very* common for speakers to ask for more time. in this case, he asked for only another moment. under most circumstances, it would have - b.festive. Dec 17, 15:30
Thank you. I was trying to phrase my feeling on this and you hit it perfectly. -- nm - Fuzzymeister Meisterfuzzy Dec 17, 15:18

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