"I got mine, fuck you."

[Scuba]

[liberal N proud]

1. That is the mentality of the well to do Republican

And the less thans who support them..

[Mojorabbit]

48. it is not just them

I was in touch with my ex this week. He used to be a flaming liberal with a good soul. He was all about the "takers" and how tired he was of them. It was like he was invaded by aliens or something. It made me really sad. I really think Fox and other media is brain poison. I really do.

[DinahMoeHum]

2. She's caught on audiotape for this (at 2:05)

Let's make sure her Democratic opponent uses it to kick her cute little butt out of office in 2014.

[Scuba]

3. Good addition, thanks.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. Absolutely. This is gold.

[drmeow]

56. Exactly!

So many of these dumbass statements need to be all over the campaign trail in 2014.

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

69. Sam Seder should replace Chuck Todd or better yet…..

Morning Joe the 'Intern Killer' Scarborough.

[Roland99]

4. She's changed tune now, though. She's having it withheld.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. Too little, too late.

[awoke_in_2003]

29. Kind of like...

"the jury will disregard the last statement"- that doesn't work, either.

[Scuba]

7. Too late.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Ya know, we got plenty of threads about Republicans not giving up their pay...

but how many Democrats aren't giving it up?

My rep, as good as he is on other stuff, isn't.

[dsc]

9. why on earth should he

I am presuming he isn't in favor of voting for only cfr's that Obama can't sign.

[TreasonousBastard]

63. Good point...

He's 100% on our side, and, afik, he needs the money.

It's the annoying hypocrites on the other side making noise that kinda brings up the question.

[DinahMoeHum]

10. If he favored ACA and not a government shut-down, he's OK with me. . .

. . .at least he ain't a hypocrite like Ellmers.

[GoCubsGo]

15. At least some of them are.

Tammy Duckworth and Heidi Heitkamp are two that I know of. I also saw that Al Franken is donating his pay during the shutdown to charity. I suspect there are more where that came from.

[Botany]

16. lots of them are giving up their pay

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/10/02/sen-al-franken-donates-salary-harvest-gop-shutdown.html

Unlike some in Congress who claim they won’t be taking their salary, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) specified the charity to which his salary will be sent. Franken will be donating his salary during the GOP shutdown to Second Harvest Heartland, a hunger relief organization that works throughout Minnesota.

“Second Harvest Heartland is a great organization that works throughout Minnesota, providing vital assistance to families who would otherwise go hungry,” said Senator Franken in a statement. “Just as I was prepared to do in 2011 when we faced a possible shutdown, I won’t be taking my salary. I believe that while the government is shut down, donating my salary to charity is the right thing to do, and I’m going to make sure that money goes toward helping people who might be badly affected by the shut down.”

The Senator’s office explained that he chose this organization because “he said people who rely on the federal government’s safety net programs may need help making ends meet as a result of the shutdown.”

[dougolat]

45. ++...nt

[Jamastiene]

51. He deserves a lot of praise for that.

He is doing something proactive with his pay. If he just didn't take his pay, it wouldn't help anyone, but doing it this way, it can help some of the people who might be most harshly affected by the shutdown. That is very smart and very admirable. I wish he was my Senator.

[TreasonousBastard]

64. I'm not sure a Senator can refuse to take pay, but...

whatever the answer to that is, Franken is doing a good thing with it.

He can well afford, it, though, unlike some others in Congress.

[beerandjesus]

67. I was kinda hoping the charity would be Planned Parenthood..

but that's probably a better choice anyway.

[awoke_in_2003]

30. Dems didn't cause the shutdown. nt

[NYC Liberal]

54. That's it right there. nt

[awoke_in_2003]

62. How you doing, Lib?...

[TreasonousBastard]

65. Neither did the 800,000 laid off, or...

the hundreds of thousands more who see income drops from this.

As I said in another post, I don't think they should be required or shamed into giving the money back, or away, but it's a strange PR problem more than anything else.

[awoke_in_2003]

70. That is true. nt

[pacalo]

55. It's the Republicans' tactics that are taking *other* people's paychecks away.

Then they backtrack by selecting to open certain federally-funded programs that have been poll-tested for their future political ads.

It's the hypocrisy, selfishness, ignorance, & shame that makes the news.

[TreasonousBastard]

66. I agree the teabaggers in particular are pond scum, but...

I guess I'm wondering more about appearances here.

It just seems like the right thing to do for Democrats to share the suffering. I'll agree they aren't required to, but it just seems like a proper thing to do.

edit spelling

[SummerSnow]

11. My sister should wear a t shirt that says that

[90-percent]

12. I've got this one

"I need my paycheck and I've decided you do not need yours."

I hope she has enough cake to feed all her constituents!


-90% Jimmy

[lastlib]

32. ^ ^ **Yeah, this!!** ^ ^

. . . . .

. . . . .

. . . . .

[hue]

13. No matter how much she "gives up" she'll never go hungry or watch her kids go hungry. Bitch.

[heaven05]

14. typical republican

obvious hypocrite and doesn't care how it looks.

[truebluegreen]

17. The campaign ads are really writing themselves.

I know North Carolina is the most blatantly gerrymandered state (Ds 51% if the vote, 4 of 13 seats...) but they have also been subjected to the worst, most abusive, most reactionary government policies in the last few years. Maybe by 2014 they will be ready to boot a bunch of the pukes out, including this stupid git.

[classykaren]

18. Isn't that their whole party platform

[sulphurdunn]

19. Nothing confers a sense of worth

and entitlement like wealth and privilege, but then what else can you expect from a society that worships money and commodifies people as part of its liturgy? In America, the wealthy are the chosen people. Everyone else is something less. I would very much like to see that change.

[bigbrother05]

23. God wants them to be well off, shows how good they are

[sulphurdunn]

43. Yep, from the mouth of Calvinism.

And we worry about the threat from medieval Islam.

[Enthusiast]

46. Good observation...nt

[hatrack]

58. This is probably the best and most concise statement I've read here in 6 months

thank you!

[B Calm]

20. LOL She even looks like a THUG!

[KansDem]

21. It's reports like this one...

...that make me wish the :finger: smiley was still available on DU.

Oh, wait! Here we go! Hey, Renee!...

[awoke_in_2003]

31. How do you do that one? nt

[KansDem]

33. Easy!

Right-click on the image and do a "Copy Image URL", then paste it!

See?


(For demonstration purposes only -- not intended for you! )

on edit: I got the smiley doing a Google image search using "middle finger smiley" and picking the one I liked best.

[easychoice]

35. image link:

right clik your mouse and clik image info,the link displays in firefox.

[awoke_in_2003]

41. Thanks you two. nt

[Octobrist]

22. Is this the new Republican campaign slogan?

Might as well be!

[ffr]

24. Perfect!

[Octafish]

25. Clear as a snout on a pig.

Maybelline doesn't have enough lipstick to change the truth.

[RoccoR5955]

26. Those botox injections must be REALLY expensive! n/t

[cristianmarie533]

27. I wonder if she would still feel that way if she soon loses her job due to the shutdown

I'm betting she would blame Obama for all her problems.

[Liberal_in_LA]

28. k&r

[loudsue]

34. This witch represents my district.

She is bought and paid for by the Koch brothers....my entire county, and the one adjacent to mine, has been bought off & well-infiltrated.

I'm sick of these idiots.

[SunSeeker]

36. I'm sure you're not the only one sick of her in your district.

You may be a minority but you don't have to be silent. Get involved with your local Dem party. Leave posters around that Renee Elmers sold us out to the Kochs, get involved in GOTV, etc. Whatever you have time for will be a service to our country.

[TygrBright]

47. 'Scuse me... all the witches I know are pretty nice people.

Comparing this pond scum to them makes me sad.

diffidently,
Bright

[loudsue]

72. Hmmm. Very good point, TygrBright. You're so right.

My deepest apologies to my wiccan sisters. I was thinking more in terms of The Wizard of Oz "wicked witch of the west" when I said "witch". All the witches I know who practice Wicca are, truly, nice AND Bright people. Thanks for pointing it out!

[AAO]

37. Scum of the earth. Selfish clown. Hypocritical asswaffle.

[AngryOldDem]

38. Height of arrogance and selfishness. n/t

[yuiyoshida]

52. I totally agree.

I hate Arrogance .. Goman n Hitoga Kirada... Wo tou yen tsi da!

[rustydog]

39. Like the criminal in court cries tears of sorrow as they say: "I'm sorry!"

Sorry they got caught.

She was caught being herself, a 21st century "Christian family values" Republican: Fuck the poor. reduce corporate taxes and eliminate taxes on the wealthy. while screwing working-class Americans.
Start a war you'd never in a million years volunteer to fight in (Bushs Romneys, Ryans, Gingrichs Nugents talking about you) and then ban news agencies from being able to film flag-draped caskets coming home. Bush this is your's alone.

She changed her tune when she heard the audio of her statement and realized she couldn't claim "it was taken out of context."
(A gopher's 2nd most favorite claim)

[TxDemChem]

40. My cousin is furloughed

He needs his check. Thankfully his wife is working on a court case and wasn't furloughed, so they have some income. I'm sure his creditors won't care about the shutdown causing them to make late payments. They'll probably be penalized regardless of the circumstances.

[MADem]

50. He should apply for unemployment--he's eligible for it.

Not a panacea by a long shot, but it might help in a small way.

[TxDemChem]

53. I think he might.

It sounded as if he was giving it a few days to see if the shutdown would end. I'll check with him tomorrow. Thanks for mentioning it to me.

[William769]

42. Kick & recommended.

[oxymoron]

44. K&R!

[lonestarnot]

49. Looks like one of those Nut Racist Assholers too.

[mnhtnbb]

57. If those are gross figures for their income, her surgeon husband must be a crap surgeon.

If that's a net income figure, well, welcome to the attitude of the 1%.

[Vanje]

59. Big Time!

asshole

[leftstreet]

60. DURec

[Vanje]

61. I cant tell which is the biggest A-hole....The subj of this thread, or Rep Neugebauer (R-TX)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023797718

[bluedeathray]

68. BIGTIME. nt

[mikeysnot]

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