Video: BDS/CDS on the House floor
posted at 12:00 pm on January 17, 2008 by Michelle
I’ve been tracking the Impeachment Mob over at my home base. Here’s the latest video of Democrat Rep. Robert Wexler taking BDS/CDS to the House floor. Note the cheering:
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“I enjoy impeaching Cheney because it’s a fun thing to do.”
Yoosaion on January 17, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Wexler, quit teasing, please, please get the rest of your cronies to begin impeachment proceedings. It will be the best gift in the world to the Conservative Movement.
cat-scratch on January 17, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Well, it if keeps these jackasses from trying to cut funding for the troops or from trying to pass some new entitlement program, maybe its a meaningful activity.
Kinda like having nursery school kids play with clay and paste to keep them from fighting with each other.
Always Right on January 17, 2008 at 12:07 PM
I am really at a lost for words. Nothing I can say can express the level of bafflement toward these people.
davidk on January 17, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Bring it on!
Techie on January 17, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Code Pink(o) and After Downing Street cited as credible support?
Barkeep, I’ll have what he’s having!
JamesLee on January 17, 2008 at 12:10 PM
They have to0 impeach Cheney, since if they do Bush first they will have their worse nightmare as president. It’s pretty funny stuff. I’m sure they figure if Bush is impeached and Cheney became president, he would declare marshal law and have them all put in Gitmo. This would have my full support.
Cheney ’08
“He’ll Be Back”
Hening on January 17, 2008 at 12:12 PM
The cheering came from the peanut gallery, didn’t it? And I can’t believe he mentioned Code Pink as credible in front of Nancy Pelosi. Aren’t they camped outside her home in San Fran?
Sue on January 17, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Interesting bit from Glenn Reynolds:
amerpundit on January 17, 2008 at 12:14 PM
i think he wet himself during that rant.
jummy on January 17, 2008 at 12:14 PM
I live in his district too. Voting here is an exercise in frustration. Half of the time there are no Republicans on the ballot and the most conservative choice is Democrat. I can’t wait to move.
bj1126 on January 17, 2008 at 12:14 PM
He musta saw the same UFO.
Kini on January 17, 2008 at 12:16 PM
I got ya impeachment right here, Congressman.
Seriously, you’re legitimizing Code Pink, are you f’in kidding me? What a disgrace that we have such delusional representatives in our Congress.
CP on January 17, 2008 at 12:19 PM
pandering to the far-left as the election year comes
jp on January 17, 2008 at 12:20 PM
I like gridlock, hearings on steroids in baseball, and legislators foaming about impeachment. They do way less damage that way and it’s fun to watch. Pitiful little men and women with outsized egos.
a capella on January 17, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Bush and Cheney will be gone by this time next year! For crying out loud, someone tell these idiots who were supposed to have been elected to Congress for a reason to knock off the impeachment talk and get down to the business they were put there in Congress to deal with by the voters in the first place. The economy would be a good start.
pilamaye on January 17, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Barkeep! Bring this man a trough of spritzer!
CurtZHP on January 17, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Go, baby. You just start that impeachment procedure right on up, and paint it with a big fat banner saying something like “D is for DEMOCRATS and WE WANT TO IMPEACH!”
JustTruth101 on January 17, 2008 at 12:23 PM
This is what happens when you let crazy people get elected. I live in Florida, though (thank God) not in Wexler’s district, and believe me, we have our share of crazies that need to be kicked out. Every idiot who tripped on acid in the 60′s…moved to Florida. It’s not just cool old guys who golf, or old ladies doing jazzercise.
Wrap your head around this one: There was a majority of people who felt he was competent enough to be a Congressman.
And if I hear another story about the not-covert agent Valerie Plame (Codename: Valerie Plame), I’ll scream. Using her totally fake, purely-to-slander-this-administration romp as an example of “high crimes and misdemeanors” is, in itself, a “high crime” and “misdemeanor” (hopefully, punishable by death).
emailnuevo on January 17, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Wexler is obviously bound up by the new items on the lunch room menu.
csdeven on January 17, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Man o’ man this would be cool. Nothing could be better.
Griz on January 17, 2008 at 12:24 PM
We need more of this…Go Wexler, go…we are counting on you…
Maybe Sandy Berger can be a witness…tell him to bring in his socks.
right2bright on January 17, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Yep… thats our Congres…
The Military cannot pay Enlistment bonuses…
I didn’t get my retired pay raise for last year…
But they spend time on this, and steroids in baseball… while the economy goes in the crapper, and the Middle East buys into banks with oil money, because we won’t drill…
Clueless.
Romeo13 on January 17, 2008 at 12:26 PM
I really do wish they would pursue impeachment…it would win the independents over to my Mittens immediately.
JustTruth101 on January 17, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Is insanity contagious?
If so, I have to go spray my ear canals with Lysol.
N. O'Brain on January 17, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Wexler is a pig.
D2Boston on January 17, 2008 at 12:29 PM
The Land of Oz.
Impeachments and hearings and investigations. Oh my.
Congressional approval, let me introduce you to 4%.
fogw on January 17, 2008 at 12:31 PM
You know, it’s easy to just laugh these people off, but honest to God, I’m getting tired of this crap. It angers me to no end that these people are actually ELECTED!!! and get on the senate floor and act like this.
jewells45 on January 17, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Personally, I think this will be drug out just in time to pander to the far-left kooks, drag it through the elections to influence the independent vote, and by the time it is found out there are no grounds for impeachment, it will be too late, and we will have a democrat prez.
Timing is everything.
cntrlfrk on January 17, 2008 at 12:34 PM
You know, someone should volunteer to be Hot Air’s Official Quartermaster. You know, Lysol, bleach, censored internet links, Mohammed Bobbleheads, black market vomit buckets…
RushBaby on January 17, 2008 at 12:34 PM
“…And the evidence only will determine the outcome”
Does this mean the VP is guilty already in his feeble mind? Ya know, I think he just might need an intervention. He’s clearly been drinking too much of that Kool-Aid stuff.
“Won’t somebody please help that poor man” – Blazing Saddles
And why does this moron keep getting elected? I guess that says it all about his voter base.
One last thought, he said he’s going to enter into the Record several thousand names of people who support this “show trial”. I’d bet he slips in the same names every so often just to keep that promise.
JohnnyD on January 17, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Tools of the trade…..the pimp me trade. Once upon a time the president of the united states was the President of the United States. That didn’t mean you turned a blind eye. It meant that you didn’t take something to the prosecutor just because it gave you a ‘reward’ stimulation.
Limerick on January 17, 2008 at 12:45 PM
haha…..good one!
nottakingsides on January 17, 2008 at 12:49 PM
So true. I used to live in Margate. Move to Vero Beach… Very conservative town.
Swinehound on January 17, 2008 at 12:51 PM
so basically he’s calling for revenge for Clinton’s impeachment.
ctmom on January 17, 2008 at 12:55 PM
I completely agree. I’d much rather them hold hearings on steroids and impeachment than try to pass universal healthcare and bills that increase my taxes.
pullingmyhairout on January 17, 2008 at 12:58 PM
That had to be from the Code Pinkos up in the peanut gallery.
I only had time to listen to his rant once, but was he implying that Nixon was impeached? Nixon resigned. The liar, Bill Klinton, was impeached.
Democrat Rep. Robert Wexler has been insane with hatred since the 2000 elections. He really should seek professional help.
Zorro on January 17, 2008 at 1:00 PM
These folks have some serious issues. He has 100,000+ signatures and thinks that is representative of the majority of Americans? What a joke these people are.
BackseatDriver on January 17, 2008 at 1:06 PM
Words fail me.
Hilts on January 17, 2008 at 1:12 PM
This man, arguably, ruined America when he made up the “butterfly ballot” allegations in Florida in 2000. He started the whole BDS ball rolling with that canard.
rivlax on January 17, 2008 at 1:28 PM
Sidebar question:
What’s the ‘cut-off date’ for impeachment proceedings to begin? That is, there has to be a minimum amount of time for the ball to get rolling, so what’s January 20th minus that amount of time? At least we could celebrate when the day arrives that this sordid subject is put to rest, once and for all.
What keeps striking me about both the Congressional calls for impeachment and the Angry Left’s constant “Bushitler” meme is, I wonder if they understand what a precedent they’re setting. A lot has changed (Internet, phones with camcorders, etc) since the last time a Dem was in the White House, so they’ve never experienced the onslaught of distorted truths and twisted lies that we’ve endured over the past seven years in the form of screeching Lefty blogsites, photoshopped pictures and cleverly-edited video.
But we’ll hope they never have the chance to find out.
Dr. Mercury on January 17, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Good. Impeachment is good. Impeach Bush. Impeach Cheney. Soon.
Drum on January 17, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Stay tuned–Look for Boehner to find a way to get these wretches to embarrass themselves on the official record..
vinman on January 17, 2008 at 1:48 PM
189k signatures of 300m citizens equals less than 1% of the country. It sounds like the Paul and Kucinich for President supporters combined.
Note that he doesn’t say the 189k are registered voters too.
Congrats Wexler, you just made history for stupidity.
swami on January 17, 2008 at 1:58 PM
I smell a 2009 “They would have been impeached if only we had had more time.”
All talk, no action. What a bunch of pansies.
Dusty on January 17, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Why? the democrats got a clear mandate from their vocal supporters that they want impeachment, subsidies, pork, more pork, and even more pork. Anyway, it would be a good start if the government meddled in the economy less, not more.
Canadian Imperialist Running Dog on January 17, 2008 at 2:03 PM
“…And the evidence only will determine the outcome”
If that were the case, then the evidence should have already determined that there’s no reason to impeach. The Plame Affair showed pretty clearly that the claims against the VP were baseless. The idea of manipulating Iraq intel has been investigated several times and found nada. But…let’s just check that Sen Intel Com Phase II report to be sure-you know, the one that Sen Reid had the doors to the Sen closed to rant and rave that the Bush Admin was blocking. Yeah, well Dems have had the Sen for a year now. Where’s the report? Or how about the independent and bi-partisan WMD commission that investigated that aspect of the intel? No evidence of manipulation etc. What a friggin sham.
Oooooo 189,000 signatures. I wonder how many signatures there are demanding yet another investigation into the Roswell UFO crash?
Honestly, this is a big deal. Impeachment is a big deal, and by STILL ranting about it and pushing it irregardless of what it does to the nation, and despite being factually baseless those who advocate and demand it are clearly willing to go forth with it. They should not be dismissed exclusively as loons, but as people who are sorely misled, very upset, willfully ignorant, closed-minded liberals, and who are so politically alienated and frustrated that they will put the nation’s welfare at risk to satisfy a 10yr old frustration regarding a blue dress.
Very sad, very serious, not an accidental move on the Dems’ part.
scottm on January 17, 2008 at 2:04 PM
Fla must love this guy.
TroubledMonkey on January 17, 2008 at 2:06 PM
I love it, way to go.
KBird on January 17, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 17, 2008 at 2:19 PM
They have no intention of impeaching anyone. It’s all about perception just like all of the Bush “scandals”. They know they have no grounds. What they are aiming for is future use against republicans and conservatives. They can say “Remember all the talk about impeachment?” or “Bush was nearly impeached.” It is 1984 people and reality does not matter only perception and the control of the language. Control language and you control history.
peacenprosperity on January 17, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Here it is in a nutshell: Guy’s on the Judiciary Committee. Coupla folks in the White House aren’t doing what the Committee wants. Basically telling the Committee to pound sand. He’s pissed.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on January 17, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Hmmm… Most of what he seems to be saying is deranged lunatic babble (he even suggested that Code Pink is patriotic!).
I did notice that, at one semi-lucid moment, he was demanding that certain people be held “in contempt of Congress.” Is there a way that I could get in on that? I certainly have contempt for Congress.
morganfrost on January 17, 2008 at 2:41 PM
I’ve loved to hate Wexler since the LAST impeachment spectacle.
What a piece of mental Jell-O this dolt is.
sulla on January 17, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Smokescreen Alert!
So this is what Grandma Mimi, Dingy Harry and their Do-Nothing-Minions cooked up over the break so that they could have another Do-Nothing session, while eating their gourmet organic lunches paid for by us, in hopes of a Dem POTUS come next year.
Brat on January 17, 2008 at 3:00 PM
I also hold myself in contempt of Congress!
IMPEACH ThePrez!
ThePrez on January 17, 2008 at 3:13 PM
That’s right Dems. Waste the country’s time with Impeachment talk. That way, more Republican voters will be emboldened and will vote in November.
SoulGlo on January 17, 2008 at 3:34 PM
I told ya……I told ya we had to stop this when they landed at Roswell. But no, we let it keep happening. We even let Ohio elect one of em to Congress. Now they’ve landed in Florida and are taking office.
I told ya………I told ya
oakpack on January 17, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Mr. Big Ego Wexler, and his, believe that more impeachments will dilute the most memorable one in history, the Cigarman’s.
RB, congratulations on your new HA assignment :)
Entelechy on January 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM
Heh, does seem that way.
4shoes on January 17, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Would they just frickin stop talking about impeachment and do it already if they can. If there is no evidence then just STFU.
joeswampy on January 17, 2008 at 6:55 PM
In answer to Wexler’s opening questions…a resounding “No”. And as far as holding anyone in contempt, I hold you, Mr. Wexler, and your majority Congress in contempt. STFU you turd.
Big John on January 17, 2008 at 7:58 PM
As they say, sh*t or get off the pot. They’ve been threatening it for what seems like the entirety of his Presidency. Either do it, or be quiet.
Grayson on January 17, 2008 at 8:08 PM
I can’t find the puking smiley.
Highwayman on January 17, 2008 at 8:35 PM
Lesser-known Dems are acting like this to keep the nutroots happy & hopeful. They won’t really impeach because it would hurt them in Nov.
jgapinoy on January 17, 2008 at 9:15 PM
Snowball meet hell
Captain America on January 17, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Please impeach. Please. This would be great.
Black Adam on January 18, 2008 at 1:35 AM
129,000? After, what, 3 weeks? Wow, that’s a lot!
..wait a minute.
Reaps on January 19, 2008 at 10:37 PM