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By Big Tent Democrat, Section Media
Posted on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 02:28:24 PM EST
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Headlines, NYTimes:

Democrats Fail to Force Vote on Iraq Pullout . . . The measure, which called for troops to begin departing within 120 days, was defeated in a procedural vote on what is known as a cloture motion. It received 52 “yes” votes, to 47 “no” votes, but Senate rules require 60 yes votes to pass the motion, which would have overcome a Republican filibuster of the measure.

How about this headline? "Dems Fail To Overcome GOP Filibuster on Iraq"? Same number of words and actually accurate.

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    Filibuster Seems (5.00 / 2) (#1)
    by squeaky on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 02:46:39 PM EST
    To be a dirty word for our liberal press. Wonder Why?

    Another headline:

    Republicans Flip Flop on Filibuster and Withdrawl of US Troops.

    I like yours best (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by Militarytracy on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 02:53:06 PM EST
    it causes less of that silent screaming in my head ;)

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    The liberal press lacks a sense of history (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by oculus on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 02:53:49 PM EST
    on this. Think Dirksen.

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    HMmmm (none / 0) (#4)
    by squeaky on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 03:48:19 PM EST
    After perusing the google news entries and looking at a NPR story by Linda Wertheimer and Juan Williams , it is clear that there was no Republican filibuster. The word does not exist so the deed must not have happened.

    Good thing it never happened, otherwise the Republicans would be unprincipled hypocrites.

    Thanks to the liberal press for keeping the Republicans honest, one way or another.

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    That article came from (none / 0) (#13)
    by Edger on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 06:22:02 PM EST
    The Nation... here.

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    TPM Has The Winner (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by squeaky on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 05:16:59 PM EST
    The press is acting responsibly and using the word filibuster after all:

     St. Louis Post-Dispatch, whose website leads with "Filibuster Fails to Force Iraq Vote."

    hahahhaha A double whammy. The Republicans can do no wrong.

    TPM

    Dear Dems: The media is not your friend (5.00 / 2) (#10)
    by Ellie on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 05:36:53 PM EST
    Trying the same tactics as your Repug counterparts will not work the same way. You don't have the corporate goons nor the glassy eyed flying monkey squadrons to do it.

    Arranging an upperdowner to "prove" the Repugs are two-faced lying scum about Iraq -- and tying it all in a nice box with a bow for the media to convey -- is great in theory. It would work if your counterparts played straight up fair and square.

    But they don't play that way and don't intend to. And the "refs" in the media already FRICKEN KNOW THE GOP ARE SCUM from dealing with the same goon tactics for decades.

    I'm sorry to shout. My hormones have been unpredictable since you sold my uterus to these clowns cause they promised to be nice to you.

    Sincerely,
    Ellie

    Happy Birthday... (5.00 / 2) (#12)
    by Sumner on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 06:13:13 PM EST
    Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 - February 20, 2005)

    You were such a good writer, so why did you leave us?

    What did you mean by that final word "counselor" written in the center of the page left in your typrwriter?

    You know how there are some people ... (none / 0) (#15)
    by Ellie on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 08:19:56 PM EST
    ... you can just feel are off the planet? Maybe it's a matter of taste (culture, etc.) but he's definitely one strong loud voice I wish was around right now, talkin smack.

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    That Headline Is Quite Popular (none / 0) (#6)
    by squeaky on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 04:42:50 PM EST
    Reuters, ABC ect.

    Agreed (none / 0) (#7)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 04:48:11 PM EST
    But I was using their "Dems Fail" frame.

    Dems Fail meme (none / 0) (#8)
    by squeaky on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 05:04:56 PM EST
    Outnumber Republicans block meme, 20 to 1.

    Liberal press

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    Is cloture the only option? (none / 0) (#11)
    by procedurally perplexed on Wed Jul 18, 2007 at 05:57:58 PM EST
    I had a quick question & wondered if anyone happened to know the answer off-hand: from what I've seen, everyone says that Reid's only option for forcing a vote on the amendment is through cloture. Since that didn't get the 60 votes necessary, the Republicans successfully blocked the bill. According to wikipedia, though, it's possible simply to leave the bill on the agenda and wait out the filibuster. Strom Thurmond's attempt to fillibuster the Civil Rights Bill was defeated in this manner. Why isn't this an option usually considered?

    McClatchy (none / 0) (#16)
    by squeaky on Sun Jul 22, 2007 at 01:27:20 AM EST
    Senate Republicans On Track For Record Setting Obstruction

    C&L

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