Manchin erupts into shouting match with McConnell: You're 'more concerned about the health of Wall S

[comradebillyboy]

Manchin erupts into shouting match with McConnell: You’re ‘more concerned about the health of Wall Street’

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday for being more concerned with propping up the economy than providing supplies to hospitals fighting the novel coronavirus.

“You can throw all the money at Wall Street you want to,” Manchin said after McConnell blamed Democrats for a stalled stimulus bill. “People are afraid to leave their homes. They’re afraid of the health care. I’ve got workers who don’t have masks. I’ve got health care workers who don’t have gowns.”

“And it looks like we’re worried more about the economy than we are the health care and the wellbeing of the people of America,” the West Virginia senator complained.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/manchin-erupts-into-shouting-match-with-mcconnell-youre-more-concerned-about-the-health-of-wall-street/

Good job calling out Moscow Mitch Senator Manchin.

[The Magistrate]

1. Looking For Swine Doing Aerobatics Overhead, Sir

None in sight yet, but Jesus H. Christ on a pogo-stick. I never thought the man had it in him....

[Boomerproud]

15. First time he has acted like he has a "D" after his name.

Completely gobsmacked.

[SayItLoud]

40. This time he realizes it's about votes; for or against him. NT

[in2herbs]

59. That's my feeling, as well. It takes a crisis such as this for him to believe it's OK to act like a

democrat. If he can do it now and can do it all the time. But will he???

[Fozzledick]

23. Glad to see you among us again, sir!

[Tom Rinaldo]

24. Many years ago there was a terrible mining disaster in WV while Manchin was Governor

I watched several press conferences that he conducted, and came away convinced that he had had a real heart and genuine empathy and compassion for working people. I can't remember now exactly what he said or did that gave me that very strong impression, but it was more than him just acting "concerned". He's middle of the road and all that, but he isn't plastic, and he probably has core values that have kept him from switching his party identification over to Republican in a State like WV which would no doubt reward him for doing so if he did. I am sure the Republican Party would embrace him with open arms

[The Magistrate]

25. He Is About The Bset We Can Get Out Of West Virginia, Sir

I respect that, even if I do not like it. And mountain folk traditionally don't much cotton to New York bankers....

[whathehell]

49. Thank you..

I get a little tired of the knee-jerk cynicism sometimes.

[patphil]

39. I really don't think Mitch will ever fly.

[grantcart]

41. How much more delightful is DU with the Magistrate in full form?

No metric has yet been defined that could measure the sweetness we have received, sir.

[MFGsunny]

58. He was a Governor in WV once and had a rep for giving a fudge!

OTOH

[Haggis for Breakfast]

61. With sufficient thrust,

pigs can fly just fine.

[riversedge]

2. oh. my. I first read this as Mnuchin!! damn

[demmiblue]

8. I did too!

[Maru Kitteh]

12. Me three.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

26. Me four.

[grantcart]

42. Yep

[Nitram]

64. Uh, oh. Me 2.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Good for Manchin

[Walleye]

4. I was impressed by Manchin standing up for all of us.

[MagickMuffin]

5. The American People need to wake up and it's the Media's responsibility to inform the masses

They need to address this as what it is: the Republicons want us to die. They don't want to find a cure.

THEY ARE THE DEATH PANELS Grassley spoke about all those years ago.

[DENVERPOPS]

48. Hello

The media that isn't fox news or right wing talk radio is 80+% owned by Republicans.....What master do you think they will all serve?

A rare exception is Rachel, and the fact is that she is making so much F***ing money for MSNBC they cannot do anything but have her on the air.......Not hard to understand, because Republicans worship money, way over even their political party.......

[tavernier]

51. The more that die

the less social security checks they’ll have to pay us. Simple math.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

62. Less Medicaid and Medicare too.

[oasis]

65. The GOPers have it all figured out. nt

[Varaddem]

6. Well it is an election year

Moscow Mitch thinks he’s come up with a way to get us to find his kickbacks I mean campaign contributions from corporations

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. Moscow Mitch is using the crisis to manufacture outrage against Dems.

McConnell wants either (a) a bill allowing trump to loot the treasury for himself and to re-elect Russiapublicans, or (b) cry crocodile tears over Democrats refusing to pass the bill.

[Tucker08087]

9. Wow!

And the truth shall set you free!

Let’s see what this does for him. Fingers crossed for a positive response from West Virginia.

[comradebillyboy]

11. Manchin has been winning elections in WVa for

a long time now. I think he has a pretty good handle on where his constituents are.

[Indykatie]

10. WV Probably Has Greater Percentage of Folks With Compromised Respiratory Systems

because of their working history in the mines. Manchin needs to take a hard stance against the administration. Good for him.

[MyOwnPeace]

13. VERY good point!

Yes, there can be no doubt that many in his state will be very hard hit by the TrumpVirus!

[malaise]

19. THIS

is a critical point - wish I could REC

[IronLionZion]

30. Good point, they also have poverty and unemployment and less insured

and many of their people would not own stocks so wouldn't benefit much from a wall st bailout

[PCIntern]

45. Well done!!

You win the brass filigree with bronze oak leaf palm. And a shot from our mystery gunner.

[Windy City Charlie]

14. One thing

One thing you hope Americans will learn coming out of this situation is which elected people actually care the everyday American, and which ones don't care. My goodness, it's time for the American people to wake up! If this doesn't do it, I don't know what will.

[ancianita]

16. Saw the video and it's not an eruption into a shouting match. AT ALL. Don't believe media hype.

[napi21]

35. You're right BUT considering the 2 Senators we're talking about, that's as close to screaming as you

will get. Neither of them are "loud screamers".

[ancianita]

44. BUT let's not distort the exchange. It was weak Democrat and a corrupt hack.

There's legitimate drama and death enough without passing along media hype.

What we care about should never be about them; it should be about who they don't care about.

WE should have protestors in the halls and galleries of the capitol building. Then they should threaten to cough all at once. That's cloture motion debate enough.

[Stinky The Clown]

53. I agree with you. Media hype. Good for Manchin, for sure, but the headline was wrong.

[ancianita]

54. Definitely wrong headlines don't help Americans in a pandemic, do they.

[Stinky The Clown]

55. About on par for Raw Story, who used to be a good source

[ancianita]

56. True. They'd better tighten up. They're not alone, either.

[WyattKansas]

17. Moscow Mitch needs to have that screamed to him by everyone.

Because that is the damn truth of what that wormy little SOB really is.

People that see Moscow Mitch in public need to unload on his ass and keep reminding him that he only gives a shit about the health corporations over the citizens of this country.

And that is what a lot of people in this country do not get yet, that republicans only recognize corporations as citizens and actual citizens as subjects to be abused. All republicans are long overdue from being called out on that fact.

[raging moderate]

18. Hooray for Joe Manchin!

I knew he could do it!

[yonder]

20. Manchin? Joe Manchin? Senator Joe Manchin?

That Manchin?

[dchill]

31. That's what I said!

[bdamomma]

21. Call out these bastards

Moscow McConnell always dissing Democrats. Putin lover.

[PatSeg]

22. Wow, that's impressive

We need to hear more of that sort of thing, let people know what McConnell is doing.

[klook]

27. Good to see.

We need unity from the Sanity Caucus.

[Paladin]

28. Jeez---Joe Manchin, acting like a for-real Democrat!

That's a nice change.

[Zambero]

60. Manchin is as "liberal" as one can possibly be

...from his particular home state, while still being electable.

[Salviati]

29. When people say that any democrat is better than any republican

This is the sort of thing they're talking about. Can you imagine the republican toady that would be holding this seat instead of Manchin doing this? There may be a lot of things that you personally disagree with Manchin about, but we agree with him more than we don't.

[SunSeeker]

37. Exactly. nt

[BlueIdaho]

32. Give him hell Sen. Manchin!

Then reload. America needs people who will look out for the economically challenged. We did a Wall Street bailout before - it’s the people’s turn at the head of the line this time.

[budkin]

33. Manchin? Really?

Damn!

[bucolic_frolic]

36. Slowly, this year

Sen. Joe Manchin has chosen sides. Way to go, Senator!

[elleng]

38. Good for him!

[Miguelito Loveless]

43. You just NOW figuring that out Joe?

Have you been asleep all your political life?

[calimary]

46. Joe Manchin did that? I'm impressed!

I ordinarily don’t expect too much from him. He’s so “moderate” so much of the time that I often wonder why the heck he’s still a Democrat.

This is GOOD! He’s one of those “DEMS” who can be expected to vote with the CONS sometimes. When we worry about whether Senate Dems will stick together on sticky issues, he’s one of the soft-underbelly ones who have to be leaned on to keep them in the tent. He’s the one most likely to be convinced of the other side’s point of view, and then cave right in.

Sounds like he might not be such a pushover on this. MIGHT not.

[Tom Rinaldo]

67. He also voted for impechment. And he's a vote for Schumer for Majority leader n/t

[Nululu]

47. Good for him

They want to write a 500 billion blank check for wall street raiders.

When it's all individual Americans who need help

[beachbumbob]

50. Manchin must have a moment of democratic conscience, good for him

[Linda Ed]

52. Good to hear

Manchin finally got some spine..

[Yeehah]

57. Spent half a day with Joe one time.

Walking around a little town in WV. I was a newspaper reporter.

I always hoped he would find his conscience and stop kissing republican ass.

Maybe it's happening.

[Nitram]

63. So Manchin is actually a real mensch? Who knew?

[BlancheSplanchnik]

66. Manchin wasn't complaining. He's declaring.

Hey Journalisms!! Stop using wrongly loaded words to describe Democrats!!