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Nightcrush
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
I was under the impression Obama chose Gregg BECAUSE he was a Republican--it would have meant that the Democratic New Hampshire governor would have likely replaced Gregg with a Democratic Senator. Which would have strengthened the Democratic majority and helped Obama push his agenda through. Am I batshit?
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ellaesther
02/13/09

@Nightcrush: Well, not batshit, but misinformed. Obama has said all along that he wanted Republicans in the Cabinet -- team of rivals and all that -- and there was an agreement on the table that Gregg would only take the position provided said Democratic Governor named a Republican as his replacement -- and if I'm not mistaken, one had already been named.

All of which makes Gregg look even more like a silly man, in my opinion, because he sure put a lot of people through a lot of hoops before he realized it was a mistake. But hey. Shit happens. Better he realized it now than later!
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girlfrmesky
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
I don't appreciate your flippancy in regards to the plane crash in Buffalo. Yes, shit is fucked up around the world, and the loss of 50 "privileged" lives may seem small to you. But I think most of us can stop and feel sorrow for the lives lost, as well as empathize with the people who will never see their mother, father, sister, son, etc...again. Is anyone saying this a greater tragedy than whats going on in Sri Lanka? NO, but it hits close to home. Because when a person dies a sudden death it's a tragedy, whether it's the lives of some "privileged" few or not. We don't have to ignore whats going on politically and internationally while we take a moment to respect the lives lost just last night.
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Scout
02/13/09

@girlfrmesky: somehow you missed the message and flippancy had / has nothing to do with it.

* not the view of Jezebel *

when someone dies a sudden death its a blessing for the dead - often sad for the living

when someone is the victim of genocide or survives it only to be tortured, forced into exile and/or displaced from their homes THAT, my friend, is a tragedy.
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Lymed
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
Mr. Parnell is lucky it's not the Peanut Corporation of China.
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ellaesther
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
I am so very late to the party this morning (I was actually churning out work all morning long. It's insupportable, I know!) but I just want to say:

Thank you Megan for mentioning the 200,000 ethnic Tamil refugees. For all that I go on (and on) about Israel and the Palestinians, at least they got an envoy. Who on earth is really paying attention to East Timor?

So thank you.
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lilbobbytables
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
My only issue: Why can't the lovely Ms. Sykes be both the Commerce Secretary and the Correspondent's Dinner commedianne?
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stoprobbers
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
So Sri Lanka is seeking foreign aid to set up concentration camps?

Somewhere in Hell, Hitler is banging his head against a wall.
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eatsshootsleaves
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
I'm with Matt Yglesias. Let's just get rid of the damn Commerce department. You can move all the important parts of it to other areas of the government.
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Anne is Spiderman
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
I owe Rep. Walden a thank you--that's the only part of this news post that didn't make me just upset with the whole world. Everyone else in the world: you suck. A lot.
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Penny_Esq
02/13/09

@LizbethAnne: Team Oregon, fuck yeah! He's not my rep, and he's Republican to boot, but that whole thing was made of awesome.

On the other hand, one of my besties does white collar criminal defense and has been working on the peanut case for OVER A YEAR. Before any charges have even been filed. So clearly the collective management of these plants knew long ago they were flirting not just with civil liability but criminal liability, as they have been gearing up to defend themselves against criminal charges for more than a year.
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NefariousNewt
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
Why couldn't Chris Brown hit Stewart Parnell?
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
02/13/09

@NefariousNewt: I think we may have a winner for his "community service". Judd Gregg, too?
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NefariousNewt
02/13/09

@BrutallyHonestZombies: I want take Gregg up to Franconia Notch somewhere and leave him. Let the weather and the bears have him.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
02/13/09

@NefariousNewt: Why don't we dress him as a pro-choice bear and let him loose on the Palin compound?
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NefariousNewt
02/13/09

@BrutallyHonestZombies: Better yet, a wolf.
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sweet cuppin' cakes needs coffee
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
Oh, and about Sri Lanka:

"Of course, it will not be voluntary - we need to check everyone," Rajiva Wijesinha, the Secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights, told The Times.

How many times do we have to say "NEVER AGAIN" after each human rights tragedy? How many times do we have to ignore an entire ethnicity being herded like cattle and put down before we actually give a crap and do something about it? I am so full of questions, and I have no answers...
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J.D.Regent
02/13/09

@sweet cuppin' cakes needs coffee: you know you have a bad situation when the same person is the Secretary both of Disaster Management and of Human Rights...
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sweet cuppin' cakes needs coffee
02/13/09

@J.D.Regent: Wow I didn't even catch that.
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NefariousNewt
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
Sri Lanka: bad.

Judd Gregg: ass.

Stewart Parnell: 5th Amendment-pleading ass.

Plane crash: horrible.

Welcome to Friday.
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sportz.star
02/13/09

@NefariousNewt: I'm really anxiously awaiting a Good News [insert any]-day. Is one of those coming soon?
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linnyt is a walking cliché
02/13/09

@NefariousNewt: Welcome to Friday the 13th.
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NefariousNewt
02/13/09

@sportz.star: I was hoping for more of them with the Obama Administration, but so far, mixed bag.
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morninggloria
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
Judd Gregg is a good example of why I don't ever trust anyone with the first name "Judd" or the last name "Gregg," due to their unnecessary and cavelier attitude about wasting consonants by doubling up on the end. "Judd Gregg" is the SUV of names.
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AthertonMerriweather
02/13/09

@morninggloria: As a rule I don't trust anyone with two first names.
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morninggloria
02/13/09

@AthertonMerriweather: As a person with two first names, I just used your social security number to apply for a car loan.
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J.D.Regent
02/13/09

@AthertonMerriweather: nor anyone whose name sounds like a cartoon sound for hitting someone in the face.
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NefariousNewt
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
Before we dump too much on the Buffalo Plane crash, this piece of irony from CNN.com:

"Friends, relatives and acquaintances were shocked to hear the news that Beverly Eckert, the widow of a September 11 victim, was aboard the Continental flight to Buffalo, New York, that crashed Thursday night.

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A resident of Stamford, Connecticut, Eckert was the widow of Buffalo native Sean Rooney, who died at the World Trade Center. After that attack, Eckert co-founded "Voices of September 11," an advocacy group for survivors and 9/11 families."
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returnofthemac
02/13/09

@NefariousNewt: My God that gave me chills.
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Rare Affinity
02/13/09

@NefariousNewt: @WheresMyMac'n'Cheese?!?: Any plane crash in New York will make headlines around the world after 9/11. And no matter how "relatively privileged" the lives of the 50 American fatalities were, they suffered a dreadful fate which I would not wish on anyone.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
Well, I don't blame Judd. If he can't play with the Census then he'll just take his toys and go home. I did the same thing when I couldn't be Rizzo when my friends and I all played Grease. You can Sandy my ass bishes...
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Gundam_Halo
02/13/09

In reply to Wanda Sykes For Commerce Secretary!
I don't understand why Megan is using the census shift to attack Gregg. Democrats foiled a republican plot to politicize the census...by politicizing the census in there favor?

A wrong fixes another wrong?
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stacyinbean
02/13/09

@Gundam_Halo: No, but another wrong by the Republicans to exclude a vast majority of immigrants in the census for Republican benefit won't fix anything either...
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Gundam_Halo
02/13/09

@stacyinbean: I understand that, but who believes Ralph Emmanuel of all people to be a fair and objective person to head this?
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NefariousNewt
02/13/09

@stacyinbean: The Census has become a political tool. Well, it always has been really, back to the time before the Civil War anyway. Load up your districts to ensure your party maintains power. Frankly, the Census Bureau needs to be its own separate department, funded independently of Commerce. The Census is not only responsible for the Constitutionally-mandated headcount, but provides useful demographic information on population trends that is used by city planners and resource boards. It really needs to be taken out of the hands of the politicos.
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J.D.Regent
02/13/09

@Gundam_Halo: Democrats favor = counting minorities. I'd say that's a win for all of us.
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stacyinbean
02/13/09

@NefariousNewt: Isn't that sort of what Gregg disagreed with? I heard Obama wanted to take it away from Commerce and that is why Gregg is so angry, he can't control it if it's not part of Commerce. Anywhoodle, I agree with JD, Gregg = chode.
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stacyinbean
02/13/09

@Gundam_Halo: Who? Rahm Emmanuel? How would he end up heading Commerce?
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stoprobbers
02/13/09

@Gundam_Halo: Rahm. Rahm Emmanuel.

And he's the Chief of Staff. And awesome.
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NefariousNewt
02/13/09

@stacyinbean: Exactly. I think that was a bigger issue than the actual stimulus bill, because Gregg only realistically has two more years in the Senate, but as Commerce Secretary he could have made sure the deck was stacked more in the Republicans favor. Apparently he missed the bit about Commerce losing control over The Census.
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