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RonPaulFanInGA
01-06-2015, 12:57 PM
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/01/06/open-thread-new-congress-to-be-sworn-in-vote-on-speaker-forthcoming/

Elected Speaker.

AuH20
01-06-2015, 12:58 PM
He has deep pockets. Wow.

RonPaulFanInGA
01-06-2015, 01:00 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCPqaG8sVDE

Mr.NoSmile
01-06-2015, 01:01 PM
And no one was surprised. The votes weren't there last time, they weren't there this time and all the ranting from Tea Party types all across the internet weren't going to change that.

Lucille
01-06-2015, 01:02 PM
Awesome.

http://armstrongeconomics.com/2014/11/05/republican-sweeping-victory-taking-senate-a-prelude-to-2016/


Now the delusional Republicans, hoping to win the White House in 2016, will find themselves perhaps wishing they had not had this “Republican Surge” for they will not comprehend what is really going on here. The pressure will now be on Republicans to show Americans they are capable of governing something. This is a powerful repudiation of the Obama agenda, and the Obama economy that isn’t working. However, the Republicans stand little chance of correcting anything given Boehner removed from all financial committees anyone who supported Ron Paul demonstrating he doesn’t get it. Boehner will now be re-elected as Speaker and this guy is incapable of creating any positive change himself. He likes Washington as is and sees nothing wrong with the power system.. He went out of his way to defeat any Tea Party candidates so he could rule the Republican Party his way – maintain the status quo. That will DOOM the Republicans for 2016 so Boehner was handed the keys to how to destroy the two-party system. Just watch how nothing will change now.

Boehner cannot grasp that the American people are frustrated with what’s happening in Washington. He will not change anything and see the victory tonight as a confirmation of his delusional view – a huge mistake. A Reuters/Ipsos poll showed 75% of respondents believe the administration needs to “rethink” how it approaches major issues facing the United States and 64% said Obama should replace some of his senior staff after the election. Boehner simply will not grasp this is not a vote for him as much as it is a vote against Washington as a whole. The polls that show the approval rating of Congress are only at 7% – even worse than the Presidency that stand at 39%.

http://i0.wp.com/armstrongeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/preselec-2008.jpg

This all sets the stage for 2016. When the people see things do not get better and as the economy turns down 2015.75 – there will be one-year to the 2016 election. We should see a sharp rise in third party (independent) candidates for the first time since the Great Depression.

enhanced_deficit
01-06-2015, 01:03 PM
Webster was a moderate zionist, no big deal.

TomKat
01-06-2015, 01:05 PM
My rep kept his word to not vote for Boehner.

tsai3904
01-06-2015, 01:15 PM
And no one was surprised. The votes weren't there last time, they weren't there this time and all the ranting from Tea Party types all across the internet weren't going to change that.

If the full House was present, they were only 4 votes short.

AngryCanadian
01-06-2015, 01:18 PM
The same democratic nonsense your country wants to spread to Russia and elsewhere right?

Congrats on this true democratic process.
:rolleyes:

Your votes dont matter, its about the money. And elitist power.

Mr.NoSmile
01-06-2015, 01:21 PM
If the full House was present, they were only 4 votes short.

And if there was as much opposition to Boehner as folks claimed, then they would have had more votes.

ZENemy
01-06-2015, 01:23 PM
America is an oligarchy, not a democracy or republic, university study finds


http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/21/americas-oligarchy-not-democracy-or-republic-unive/

tsai3904
01-06-2015, 01:24 PM
And if there was as much opposition to Boehner as folks claimed, then they would have had more votes.

Yea I agree but if you based your expectations off the pundits who said Boehner would be easily re-elected, then you should be surprised. A margin of 4 votes is not winning easily.

ZENemy
01-06-2015, 01:24 PM
The same democratic nonsense your country wants to spread to Russia and elsewhere right?

Congrats on this true democratic process.
:rolleyes:

Your votes dont matter, its about the money. And elitist power.

Exactly, can we move on from this god damn gov shit? We dont need these freaks for anything.

Valli6
01-06-2015, 01:38 PM
Daniel Webster got 12 votes.

Those that voted against Boehner on Tuesday:

1. Rep. Justin Amash voted for Jim Jordan
2. Rep. Brian Babin voted for present
3. Rep. Rod Blum voted for Daniel Webster
4. Rep. Dave Brat voted for Jeff Duncan
5. Rep. Jim Bridenstine voted for Louie Gohmert
6. Rep. Curt Clawson voted for Rand Paul
7. Rep. Scott DesJarlais voted for Jim Jordan
8. Rep. Jeff Duncan voted for Trey Gowdy
9. Rep. Scott Garrett voted for Daniel Webster
10. Rep. Chris Gibson voted for Kevin McCarthy
11. Rep. Louie Gohmert voted Louie Gohmert
12. Rep. Paul Gosar voted for Daniel Webster
13. Rep. Tim Huelskamp voted for Daniel Webster
14. Rep. Walter Jones voted Daniel Webster
15. Rep. Steve King voted Daniel Webster
16. Rep. Thomas Massie voted Ted Yoho
17. Rep. Mark Meadows voted Daniel Webster
18. Rep. Rich Nugent voted Daniel Webster
19. Rep. Gary Palmer voted Jeff Sessions
20. Rep. Bill Posey voted Daniel Webster
21. Rep. Scott Rigell voted Daniel Webster
22. Rep. Marlin Stutzman voted Daniel Webster
23. Rep. Randy Weber voted Gohmert
24. Rep. Daniel Webster voted Daniel Webster
25. Rep. Ted Yoho voted Ted Yoho
http://dailycaller.com/2015/01/06/25-republicans-rebel-against-boehner-speaker-vote/

AuH20
01-06-2015, 01:52 PM
The moment that the people take over the leadership positions in Congress is the moment that they abolish voting.

Mr.NoSmile
01-06-2015, 01:57 PM
Yea I agree but if you based your expectations off the pundits who said Boehner would be easily re-elected, then you should be surprised. A margin of 4 votes is not winning easily.

No, it's not, but in the eyes of Boehner and all his supporters, it's a win regardless and headlines will say that GOP leadership managed to beat back the rabble rousers and Tea Party types once again, which they did last Speakership vote and have done this time.

green73
01-06-2015, 02:01 PM
The retaliation begins...

http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/retaliation-weber-boehner-speaker-race/

RonZeplin
01-06-2015, 02:06 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6sJ5GECUAA6eUW.jpg:large

Cleaner44
01-06-2015, 02:39 PM
Seeing that Walter Jones voted against Boehner makes me again want to ask that Walter get his own sub-forum.

nobody's_hero
01-06-2015, 02:41 PM
So, the job is basically his for as long as he wants it. It's disgusting but it is politics. I don't think any of the incoming GA congressmen voted against him like the said they would. Loudermilk was a bit of a disappointment, since he would have been the most-likely to cast an opposing vote, and didn't.

I'd almost rather not donate to a candidate's campaign and instead just pay people in Ohio to vote against Boehner in the general election to get him out of the House for good; that's the only way you're going to remove him from speakership. Of course, buying votes is illegal unless you are a politician, so there's that.

Dave Brat only uprooted Eric Cantor from the Majority Whip position by beating him in a primary. Unless people in Ohio are willing to throw the election and take one for the team (since you aren't likely to defeat Boehner in a primary) . . . yeah, like I said, the job is his until he gets tired of it.

nobody's_hero
01-06-2015, 02:43 PM
Seeing that Walter Jones voted against Boehner makes me again want to ask that Walter get his own sub-forum.

Concur.

Zippyjuan
01-06-2015, 02:47 PM
If the full House was present, they were only 4 votes short.

They needed 29 votes to force a second ballot. They got 25. It is still the biggest negative vote in 100 years.

Vanguard101
01-06-2015, 02:50 PM
Walter is a Paleocon, but I always thought that he was one of us in recent times. He votes as good as Massie and Amash.

I'm disappointed in Sanford tbh.

TaftFan
01-06-2015, 02:50 PM
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tsai3904
01-06-2015, 02:51 PM
They needed 29 votes to force a second ballot. They got 25. It is still the biggest negative vote in 100 years.

They needed 29 votes if the full House was present. Unfortunately, more than a dozen Dems went to Cuomo's funeral in NY which raised the number of votes needed for a second ballot.

invisible
01-06-2015, 02:52 PM
Daniel Webster got 12 votes.

Interesting that Amash, Massie, Bridenstine, and Huelskamp all voted completely differently from each other. Where the hell were Sanford and Labrador? WTF!

nobody's_hero
01-06-2015, 02:58 PM
Interesting that Amash, Massie, Bridenstine, and Huelskamp all voted completely differently from each other. Where the hell were Sanford and Labrador? WTF!

Yeah, some coordination would be nice, but you have to admire any of them for voting their conscience, rather than being intimidated by the thought of being on the leadership's bad side for xx years.

Suzanimal
01-06-2015, 03:04 PM
http://i.imgur.com/9mACdaem.png

jbauer
01-06-2015, 03:18 PM
Concur.

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ZENemy
01-06-2015, 03:23 PM
I dont even get what would have happened if he was out? He would be replaced by another statist that wants to make you follow his rules. Who cares.


We are humoring these politicians with our energy, lets cut it off.

GunnyFreedom
01-06-2015, 03:24 PM
Seeing that Walter Jones voted against Boehner makes me again want to ask that Walter get his own sub-forum.

If enough people talk to Walter Jones and Glen Downs, Jones is looking right now for someone to replace him for his eventual retirement. He knows and likes me. As popular as I am east of 95, if Jones points to someone when he retires in 4, 6, or 10 years, that someone will be the next COngressman.

TaftFan
01-06-2015, 03:25 PM
Interesting that Amash, Massie, Bridenstine, and Huelskamp all voted completely differently from each other. Where the hell were Sanford and Labrador? WTF!

Add Mulvaney to that list.

They are good on policy votes but now scared of retaliation on leadership votes. It's frustrating.

Mr.NoSmile
01-06-2015, 03:26 PM
Add Mulvaney to that list.

They are good on policy votes but now scared of retaliation on leadership votes. It's frustrating.

They have more to lose, after all. All they have to win is internet recognition, and there's not much special about that compared to what assignments I'm sure they'd like to receive.

TaftFan
01-06-2015, 03:28 PM
They have more to lose, after all. All they have to win is internet recognition, and there's not much special about that compared to what assignments I'm sure they'd like to receive.
On second thought, add McClintock to that list as well!

I will say that at least they did not promise to vote against Boehner.

5 of the 6 freshmen who promised that ended up voting for him. I'm furious at them.

TaftFan
01-06-2015, 03:32 PM
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William Tell
01-06-2015, 03:33 PM
On second thought, add McClintock to that list as well!

I will say that at least they did not promise to vote against Boehner.

5 of the 6 freshmen who promised that ended up voting for him. I'm furious at them.
Yeah, breaking campaign promises is unacceptable. This is the sort of thing that destroyed Bentivolio.

ZENemy
01-06-2015, 03:51 PM
Yeah, breaking campaign promises is unacceptable. This is the sort of thing that destroyed Bentivolio.

Yet they do it all the time, habitually. I don't understand why anyone listens to anything that any of them say.

Acala
01-06-2015, 03:54 PM
The same democratic nonsense your country wants to spread to Russia and elsewhere right?

Congrats on this true democratic process.
:rolleyes:

Your votes dont matter, its about the money. And elitist power.

This country was never intended to be a democracy. Democracy is a kind of slow, degenerative political disease that creeps up on a country and rots its brains out.

invisible
01-06-2015, 03:54 PM
If enough people talk to Walter Jones and Glen Downs, Jones is looking right now for someone to replace him for his eventual retirement. He knows and likes me. As popular as I am east of 95, if Jones points to someone when he retires in 4, 6, or 10 years, that someone will be the next COngressman.

It would be awesome if he helped you get back into the State Legislature, with the goal of eventually replacing him in Congress upon retirement!

Mr.NoSmile
01-06-2015, 03:55 PM
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I hardly doubt that they will be concerned over one vote.

William Tell
01-06-2015, 03:57 PM
I hardly doubt that they will be concerned over one vote.

Who? most voters don't like being lied to.

GunnyFreedom
01-06-2015, 04:12 PM
Yeah, breaking campaign promises is unacceptable. This is the sort of thing that destroyed Bentivolio.

To be fair, Bentivolio destroyed Bentivolio on a myriad of issues of which breaking campaign promises was just one component.

GunnyFreedom
01-06-2015, 04:14 PM
It would be awesome if he helped you get back into the State Legislature, with the goal of eventually replacing him in Congress upon retirement!

It would not be possible for me to get back into the State Legislature unless I come into 6 figures somehow and can move. I was not voted out I was redistricted out. There are areas in NC where I would do astonishingly well. East of I-95 is one giant hot-zone. I just walk around Farmville area and random people I don't know remember me and ask me to run again.

jurgs01
01-06-2015, 04:15 PM
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Aratus
01-06-2015, 04:18 PM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/06/democrats-accidentally-save-boehner-from-republican-coup.html



even with his passing at 82 Mario Cuomo has a hand in things.
time marches on. Thomas Massie is namedropped in the article.
this has to be ironic. less members present = less votes needed.

GunnyFreedom
01-06-2015, 04:19 PM
Honestly, it's a HUGE gamble, so I would (per my own conscience) have a hard time raising money for it, but if ANY Republican in the entire State could win CD-1 it's me. GK Butterfield's district is a VRA district. It's absurdly Dem, but most of that is Black. With $7 Million I believe I could win that district, and I think it's something absurd like D+20. I couldn't ask y'all to fund that race though, because running a D+20 is worse odds than the lotto, and without $7 Mn I would never be able to effectively get the message out. So it's a catch-22.

mosquitobite
01-06-2015, 05:11 PM
Walter is a Paleocon, but I always thought that he was one of us in recent times. He votes as good as Massie and Amash.

I'm disappointed in Sanford tbh.

Indeed. VERY disappointed in Sanford!!! WTH!?

mosquitobite
01-06-2015, 05:14 PM
On second thought, add McClintock to that list as well!

I will say that at least they did not promise to vote against Boehner.

5 of the 6 freshmen who promised that ended up voting for him. I'm furious at them.

Name them please.

Mr.NoSmile
01-06-2015, 05:14 PM
Who? most voters don't like being lied to.

Most voters have short attention spans, though. A lot of folks weren't a fan of those politicians who voted in favor of the government shutdown, yet most of them were re-elected to office anyway.

tsai3904
01-06-2015, 06:14 PM
Here's the roll call vote:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll002.xml

20 Democrats were absent. If they were all present and voted for Pelosi, Boehner would have needed 216 votes to win. He received 216 votes.

jkob
01-06-2015, 08:12 PM
Honestly, it's a HUGE gamble, so I would (per my own conscience) have a hard time raising money for it, but if ANY Republican in the entire State could win CD-1 it's me. GK Butterfield's district is a VRA district. It's absurdly Dem, but most of that is Black. With $7 Million I believe I could win that district, and I think it's something absurd like D+20. I couldn't ask y'all to fund that race though, because running a D+20 is worse odds than the lotto, and without $7 Mn I would never be able to effectively get the message out. So it's a catch-22.

perhaps you should take Larry McDonald's advice and run as a Dem

TaftFan
01-06-2015, 08:17 PM
Name them please.
http://www.redstate.com/diary/freedomrepublican/2015/01/06/incoming-freshmen-who-promised-to-vote-against-boehner/

Pauls' Revere
01-06-2015, 08:33 PM
America is an oligarchy, not a democracy or republic, university study finds


http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/21/americas-oligarchy-not-democracy-or-republic-unive/

in addition, Corporations are now people with unlimited spending on political issues and then there are PAC's.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-winkler/corporations-are-people-a_b_5543833.html

Remember George Carlin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-14SllPPLxY

Pauls' Revere
01-06-2015, 08:35 PM
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/01/06/open-thread-new-congress-to-be-sworn-in-vote-on-speaker-forthcoming/

Elected Speaker.


and why I will vote third party in 2016.

Anti Federalist
01-06-2015, 09:12 PM
Stupid party is stupid.

jjdoyle
01-06-2015, 09:49 PM
Stupid party is stupid.

We're making so much progress, and you just refuse to see it! REPORTED!

Mr.NoSmile
01-06-2015, 09:51 PM
Damned if they do, damned if they don't, these folks who did and didn't vote for Boehner. For example, from Brian Babin's Facebook page-


Second, your vote today showed the spin of a piece of cooked linguine. I don't know how you could have started your congressional career with a more wrong choice and I hope I never have to have that defined.

Given your support of Bohener, we know where you stand on executive amnesty, Obamacare and uncontrolled spending by the federal government. Your support today was encouragement to the Speaker's lack of courage in fighting Obama and his agenda.


I am hopeful that someone has plans to provide you with a primary challenge in 2016. Heck, I would cast a ballot for Steve Stockman if that were my choice. That is where your choice has led me. Gee freaking thanks.

The no-win scenario, this vote.

HOLLYWOOD
01-06-2015, 10:09 PM
No difference, but we all know, it's the Ohio 8th district that keeps putting this Progressive-Fascist back to Washington Dc every 2 years. Idiocracy America deserves everything the willfully ignorant keep empowering.

There's no difference... WWEstablishment

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiusforum.com%2Fimages%2FBa rack_Oboehner.jpg&f=1http://kwout.com/cutout/w/u4/kh/rwd_bor.jpg (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/15/if-you-have-a-boehner-lasting-more-than-23-years-gop-candidate-releases-hilarious-ad-about-electile-dysfunction/)


‘ (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/15/if-you-have-a-boehner-lasting-more-than-23-years-gop-candidate-releases-hilarious-ad-about-electile-dysfunction/)

jjdoyle
01-06-2015, 10:24 PM
No difference, but we all know, it's the Ohio 8th district that keeps putting this Progressive-Fascist back to Washington Dc every 2 years. Idiocracy America deserves everything the willfully ignorant keep empowering.

There's no difference... WWEstablishment

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiusforum.com%2Fimages%2FBa rack_Oboehner.jpg&f=1http://kwout.com/cutout/w/u4/kh/rwd_bor.jpg (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/15/if-you-have-a-boehner-lasting-more-than-23-years-gop-candidate-releases-hilarious-ad-about-electile-dysfunction/)


‘ (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/15/if-you-have-a-boehner-lasting-more-than-23-years-gop-candidate-releases-hilarious-ad-about-electile-dysfunction/)

Love the WWEstablishment, and the Photoshopped picture!

PRB
01-06-2015, 10:34 PM
The same democratic nonsense your country wants to spread to Russia and elsewhere right?

Congrats on this true democratic process.
:rolleyes:

Your votes dont matter, its about the money. And elitist power.

What's wrong with money? Are you a commie?

AngryCanadian
01-06-2015, 11:42 PM
What's wrong with money? Are you a commie?

LOL never goes back to the people and given the chance the Republicans are going to stop any progress that Obama did suppodely with Cuba, In the Republicans eyes everyone is a threat.

PRB
01-06-2015, 11:43 PM
LOL never goes back to the people and given the chance the Republicans are going to stop any progress that Obama did suppodely with Cuba, In the Republicans eyes everyone is a threat.

Everyone IS a threat, if you're not with us, what are you but against us?

alucard13mm
01-07-2015, 12:00 AM
It is messed up that if you vote against boehner, you will "pay". Instead of working out differences with those that voted against boehner, it is hunting season.

H. E. Panqui
01-07-2015, 08:29 AM
My newly-elected puppet-head, monetary ignoramus, Republican congress-critter came on 'my' 'local' Republican Party Inc. Radio Station and informed his Republican-cheeleading mullets that he, of course after much serious tormented sleepless consideration, was voting for Boner...

...many wailed into their phones...and i laughed...and laughed..but some of these gd Republican cheerleading fools scolded something like, "Give him a chance. he's just getting started" http://themainecitizen.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

These stinking Republicans/crats have given me a lifetime of fraud, injustice, stooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooopidity, etc...When they FINALLY did get a decent guy (RON P) they smeared, crucified him.....Only a gd naive cheerleading fool would give any of these stinking Republicans/crats the 'benefit of the doubt'...until some future positive alteration i consider them, and all their supporters, delusional psychopathic ignoramuses...

...but have a good day anyway..

Ralph Coffman
01-09-2015, 11:49 AM
Time to Boycott both Gangs.