used2scrap
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Post by used2scrap on Feb 8, 2017 7:38:49 GMT
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Post by terri on Feb 8, 2017 12:40:22 GMT
Ah yes, the Republican Senate continues it's outreach to women and people of color by shutting down a woman in the Senate trying to enter into the record something written by Coretta Scott King (that is absolutely pertinent to the confirmation hearing of Jeff Sessions). Their future opponents campaign ads continue to write themselves.
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Post by busy on Feb 8, 2017 12:50:34 GMT
As an Oregonian, I am proud Merkley continued what Warren was silenced from reading.
As a woman, it makes me crazy she was punished and he was given the common courtesy to speak without interruption.
Looking for a good "Nevertheless, she persisted" t-shirt currently.
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Post by janeliz on Feb 8, 2017 13:15:17 GMT
I can guess the words her male Republican colleagues used to describe her---I'm thinking they tossed around "shrill", "rude"...maybe a "nasty" or two.
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Post by trollie on Feb 8, 2017 13:34:48 GMT
SAD!
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Post by Anita on Feb 8, 2017 14:03:17 GMT
Deplorable.  |
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Post by amom23 on Feb 8, 2017 14:17:21 GMT
Well instead of just letting Elizabeth finish her speech last night and move on now all the morning talk shows and social media outlets are all a buzzing with this story. Nice job there Mitch! Idiot!
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Post by jenis40 on Feb 8, 2017 14:20:03 GMT
WTF? I just can't even... Is there more to this story? Off to read.
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Post by epeanymous on Feb 8, 2017 14:26:29 GMT
Streisand effect, Senate edition.
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Post by maurchclt on Feb 8, 2017 14:46:13 GMT
As an Oregonian, I am proud Merkley continued what Warren was silenced from reading. As a woman, it makes me crazy she was punished and he was given the common courtesy to speak without interruption. Looking for a good "Nevertheless, she persisted" t-shirt currently. I hadn't heard this, they "let" a male senator speak after they silenced Liz? OMG!!! Just shaking my head. |
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Post by monklady123 on Feb 8, 2017 14:48:28 GMT
As an Oregonian, I am proud Merkley continued what Warren was silenced from reading. As a woman, it makes me crazy she was punished and he was given the common courtesy to speak without interruption. Looking for a good "Nevertheless, she persisted" t-shirt currently. Lol, me too! I've been googling. You know it will be out there very soon. If you find one please post the link. Actually, next time I'm at the mall I might just have one made. We have one of those kiosks things that will put words on a teeshirt. My problem is that I want the shirt to be soft and sometimes they're not when you order from some random place. But I really want this teeshirt. And I want a button. I'm getting quite a collection of those. |
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Post by pierkiss on Feb 8, 2017 14:50:37 GMT
Why was the male senator allowed to speak after they silenced the female senator?
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Post by moonglowe21 on Feb 8, 2017 14:55:18 GMT
As an Oregonian, I am proud Merkley continued what Warren was silenced from reading. As a woman, it makes me crazy she was punished and he was given the common courtesy to speak without interruption. Looking for a good "Nevertheless, she persisted" t-shirt currently. Lol, me too! I've been googling. You know it will be out there very soon. If you find one please post the link. Here you go: teestrumphate.storenvy.com/collections/1470616-womens-rights/products/19074148-she-persisted |
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Post by PLurker on Feb 8, 2017 14:56:26 GMT
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Post by casii on Feb 8, 2017 15:12:42 GMT
That they silenced her is outrageous, but it gave her a far greater platform in the end. Backfired on them.
If they did, in fact, allow the male senator to read the letter, to applause, they're despicable.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 15:31:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 16:05:00 GMT
Thank you! Got that and a Frederick Douglass tee. I really wish they'd had an I survived Bowling Green shirt!!! |
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Post by moonglowe21 on Feb 8, 2017 16:16:09 GMT
Thank you! Got that and a Frederick Douglass tee. I really wish they'd had an I survived Bowling Green shirt!!! Ha! I would keep checking....one may just turn up!  |
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Post by perumbula on Feb 8, 2017 17:21:50 GMT
The ShePersisted hashtag is making me cry. I love it.
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Post by perumbula on Feb 8, 2017 17:41:11 GMT
I can't let this one go. It's boiling my blood. The very idea that she would be censured for speaking out during a debate about the candidates worthiness for a job where he would be required to uphold civil rights law because she brought up information pertinent to his ability to actually perform the job?? I can't even write complete sentences, I'm so mad.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Feb 8, 2017 17:47:03 GMT
Why was the male senator allowed to speak after they silenced the female senator? ^^^ THIS! I thought I heard they said something about the Coretta Scott King letter not being allowed into the record because of some reason, but if that's the case, then why was the male senator allowed to finish reading it? ...off to Google...
eta: okay, I heard right-- I heard that she was censured because they said she was impugning Sessions' character by the content of what she read. So why wasn't the male senator also impugning Sessions' character when HE read the letter?
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Post by used2scrap on Feb 8, 2017 17:48:42 GMT
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Post by artgirl1 on Feb 8, 2017 18:29:51 GMT
I find it ironic that McConnell objects to the reading of the letter because it impugns a fellow Senator while his president has impugned the entire nation.
He did not object when one of his fellow Republican Senators called President Obama a liar while he was addressing a joint session of Congress in 2009.
Its truly amazing what honor the Republicans have developed now that they have a stooge in the WH.
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Post by used2scrap on Feb 9, 2017 0:14:19 GMT
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Post by littlemama on Feb 9, 2017 0:34:22 GMT
As an Oregonian, I am proud Merkley continued what Warren was silenced from reading. As a woman, it makes me crazy she was punished and he was given the common courtesy to speak without interruption. Looking for a good "Nevertheless, she persisted" t-shirt currently. That's going to be my new motto. I need a shirt, too. |
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Post by anxiousmom on Feb 9, 2017 0:40:52 GMT
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Post by hop2 on Feb 9, 2017 1:05:18 GMT
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Post by panda on Feb 9, 2017 1:13:25 GMT
There are also some Etsy stores doing the shirts now too.
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Post by ahiller on Feb 9, 2017 2:09:27 GMT
It's long past time for some of these old men to get out of the Senate. |
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Post by eversograceful1 on Feb 9, 2017 2:15:58 GMT
The ShePersisted hashtag is making me cry. I love it. Me too. |
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