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September 30, 2009

The Chair Would Like To Recognize Captain Sassy Representative Alan Grayson (D-FL) took to the House floor to outline the Republican health care proposal. Mmrwooowwwrrrr, or whatever.

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is this c-span's open mic night?

Posted by: kathleen11 profile link at 09/30/09 10:55 AM  | Reply
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Oh sniggity snap!

Posted by: The New Sound profile link at 09/30/09 10:56 AM  | Reply
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Congressmen Make the Darnedest Logical Fallacies Disguised as Snaps


Not that I don't appreciate the effort he went through to make his signs. They're no Senator Grassley Sir Tax-a-Lot SIgns, though.

Posted by: Trevor profile link at 09/30/09 10:57 AM  | Reply
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I believe that's Senator Chuck "Pull the Plug on Grandma" Grassley, if you please.

Posted by: sen_tankerbell profile link  in reply to  Trevor's comment at 09/30/09 1:39 PM  | Reply
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This is what I'm talking about. Senators have bigger budgets for posterboard art, I guess.

Posted by: Trevor profile link  in reply to  sen_tankerbell's comment at 09/30/09 2:03 PM  | Reply
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Yes, but does the new health plan cover big vaginas?

Posted by: inglorius basTURD profile link at 09/30/09 11:00 AM  | Reply
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Maybe, but it'd have to be a pretty big healthcare plan, amIrightherepeople!

Posted by: DS3M profile link  in reply to  inglorius basTURD's comment at 09/30/09 11:55 AM  | Reply
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Meh. Straw man much?

Posted by: drewmo profile link at 09/30/09 11:24 AM  | Reply
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I know what straw man is, I thought you were going to link to what the Republican's Healthcare plan actually was. That would be helpful.

Posted by: hlebtastic profile link  in reply to  drewmo's comment at 09/30/09 1:08 PM  | Reply
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They posted it here.

Posted by: dw profile link  in reply to  hlebtastic's comment at 09/30/09 1:30 PM  | Reply
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Here is the House Republican plan released in June:
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/GOPHealthPlan_061709.pdf


There are other unofficial Republican and libertarian plans, like those proposed by Gingrich's organization and the Cato Institute:
http://www.healthtransformation.net/
http://healthcare.cato.org/

Posted by: DZ-015 profile link  in reply to  hlebtastic's comment at 09/30/09 2:57 PM  | Reply
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I overheard this and thought it was John McEnroe

Posted by: thebigm profile link at 09/30/09 11:28 AM  | Reply
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Are you kidding me? That comment is WAY over the line! Check your ears!

Posted by: sen_tankerbell profile link  in reply to  thebigm's comment at 09/30/09 1:43 PM  | Reply
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It's funny because it's true!!!


Oh, wait, it's not funny. Wait to go, Senator Flopsweat.


(It is true though.)

Posted by: LinerNotesDanny profile link at 09/30/09 11:31 AM  | Reply
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nice to know both sides have now adopted this strategy.

Posted by: whoa! profile link at 09/30/09 11:40 AM  | Reply
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"Sassy" only reminds me that I miss Phil Hartman.

Posted by: Detroit Dutchgirl profile link at 09/30/09 11:41 AM  | Reply
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we all do..

Posted by: heronimous profile link  in reply to  Detroit Dutchgirl's comment at 10/01/09 2:42 AM  | Reply
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The fact that congress still uses giant poster boards functions as a microcosm of how outdated the United States government actually is.

Posted by: anonymous at 09/30/09 1:21 PM  | Reply
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I enjoy a Republican-targeted zing as much as the next Liberal/Moderate, but what's with elected officials and surrogates from each party accusing the other party of wanting their constituents to die? That's the number 1 argument in this healthcare debate, it seems:
Don't listen to the other guy because if his/her plan goes through, it's main goal will be to kill you. It's a bit histrionic and not at all an accurate description of the cons of either plan.
There's no honesty in politics. It's a game of who-zinged-whom-most-recently.

Posted by: Becca profile link at 09/30/09 2:15 PM  | Reply
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Dude had his delivery down. I hope he got a couple fist bumps on the way back to his seat.

Posted by: Lorin profile link at 09/30/09 2:36 PM  | Reply
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Uh oh. Someone's going to bat last in this weekend's big Repubs v. Dems softball game.

Posted by: Daniel at 09/30/09 2:45 PM  | Reply
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the congress apparently has never heard of powerpoint
they prefer to use taxpayer dollars at kinkos

Posted by: ICEBERG profile link at 09/30/09 5:06 PM  | Reply
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