Pic Of The Moment: Paul Ryan Adjourns House, Refuses To Hold Vote On Gun Control Measures

[EarlG]

House Adjourns Amid Chaos as Dems' Sit-in Over Guns Halts Business

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[Agschmid]

1. Yup.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

2. K&R nt

[ffr]

3. American coward

History will label him as that when the textbooks are written.

[wordpix]

16. American traitor surrounded by Capitol police & the rest of us can live with gun disasters

I totally support House Dems and keep at it.

I don't know why more people are not calling the repukes what they really are: treasonous bastards.

[niyad]

4. oh, my, paulie boy. I do believe you have truly stepped in it this time.

[Surya Gayatri]

5. Ryan's "couilles" are to be found firmly in the pocket of the NRA, along with those of the

GOP House caucus.

His and the House GOP's emasculated state needs be made a matter of public record at every opportunity during this election cycle.

[Botany]

6. Stay strong Paul! Keep fighting for the NRA

What Ryan is trying to do is to keep republicans from having to vote on the
record of supporting the NRA and against what 90% of what Americans
really want. (aka some good gun laws)

[Auggie]

7. K&R

[Ilsa]

8. Haaaaaaaahahahaha!!! great on, EarlG! NT

[NoMoreRepugs]

9. "..I think you left your balls under here." PRICELESS

[Bucky]

10. Are you sure it's his balls he's missing? It might just be a missing heart.

and head, obviously, but that's a given

[liberal N proud]

11. He had to hurry home to get his payoff from the NRA

[BlancheSplanchnik]

12. Punk ass prick. n/t

[TygrBright]

13. She's mistaken, though... they're actually in a drawer at NRA HQ. n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Gonads, not Balls

Women don't have balls, but that doesn't make them any less courageous as a group or individually than men.

I think over-use and reflexive thoughtless use of "balls" is sexist, even if most politicians (including Ryan, I think) are men.

A politician's choice of sex hormone (endogenous or exogenous) is their own business.

I'm not wishing to start an argument; just hoping that some people will think about this who might not have in the past.

[MADem]

21. Women DO have gonads (I edited...!)

They've got ovaries (whcih, I never really realized, were also GONADS--having never used the word that way):

go·nad
ˈɡōnad/
nounPHYSIOLOGYZOOLOGY
an organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary.
vulgar slang
a man's testicles or genitals.

The reason for the sexual equipment "shorthand" has to do with what happens to a farm or domestic animal that has had their balls--or gonads, if you prefer--removed. They tend to get fatter, more complacent, certainly less aggressive, and often more docile and obedient.

The idea here is to suggest that the National Rifle Association has "gelded" this Speaker, so he will be more complacent and obedient to their wishes.


It's not to do with the "politician's choice of sex hormone."

It's an appropriate characterization. There are times when the "balls" commentaries are not appropriate--but this isn't one of them, I do not believe.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. Yup. It's the inclusive term.

People should feel just as silly saying "that politician doesn't have the balls" as they would "that politician doesn't have the ovaries".

Or, perhaps even more usefully, instead of writing something like "It takes balls to stand up to the NRA", we can write "It takes gonads to stand up to the NRA" so that we can automatically include politicians like Elizabeth Warren as well as John Lewis.

[MADem]

25. I've heard the "ovaries" term used all the time.

Really! Maybe we travel in different circles! And usually in an admiring way--"She's got the ovaries to take that on...." --that kind of thing. I've not often heard "She lacks the ovaries to do the job..." Yet, anyway!

It's usually said deliberately, with a bit of emphasis, to distinguish from "balls" or "nuts" or "stones" or what have you...!

But yeah--educating people that 'gonads aren't just for the lads' might be a good thing! Nicely inclusive!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. Sure. Warren has ovaries, Lewis has "balls", but Democrats have gonads.

(When the sex of the politician is obvious by being named, then the specific is applicable. But for the general class, the general name for the organs is applicable.)

On the other hand, sometimes people end up losing or rejecting their gonads and remaining every bit as courageous as they ever were.

So ultimately the focus on hyper-sexuality as a denominator or necessity for courage is misplaced.

Intelligent people tend to be more courageous than stupid people. Courage dwells in the brain.

That is why conservatives and Republicans sell so much fear in politics and Obama did so well selling optimism and positivity.

[gademocrat7]

15. K&R

[47of74]

17. F--- Paul Ryan

And the NRA lobbyist he rode in on.

[ProfessorPlum]

32. and the NRA lobbyist that rode in on him

FIFY

[turbinetree]

18. Paul Ryan ----------------lets not forget this moment during the sit-in for accountability -------

We all saw and heard Eddy Munster (Paul Ryan) standing behind the desk of lack less leadership, with one of the right wing cronies from Minnesota a Rep. Kline to his left and bring forth a bill to vote on during the 10th hour of the sit in --------get ready for this, to give a bill that the president will VETO, a bill --------------to give the shaft to people that are retired, and people that invest with financial advisers----------------they will not let us, you and me hold the financial advisers accountable for there actions-------------------they tried to make everything look like it wasn't happening and business as usual ----------------it was ----------------screwing human beings,-------------- both of the living and the dead --------------amazing, and this right wing hypocrite and all of the right wing lackeys will not be back until July 5, 2016 to do his there job, keeping "US" safe---------------amazing




Honk-------------------for a political revolution

It is about getting a progressive Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, State and Local Legislatures

Democracy is not a spectator sport-------------------tag your it -------------Thom Hartmann

[tclambert]

19. "No, this NRA lobbyist has them locked in his gun safe."

[MADem]

20. I loved the fact that there were people outside the House in the wee small hours of the morning,

screaming "YOUR APPROVAL RATING IS NINE PERCENT!" at the GOP legislators as they scurried out the door.

[hibbing]

22. What's in the binder? n/t

[zebonaut]

23. Exclusive Video Footage just Released of Wayne Lapierre meeting with Speaker Ryan:

[The Wizard]

27. He was a punk yeaterday. He's a punk today.

And he'll be a punk tomorrow.

[DinahMoeHum]

28. Feh! The NY Daily News cover today can top that. . .

Here Fido, here Fido, here puppy, bring the slippers, that's a good dog, arf arf arf
- Frank Zappa "Stinkfoot"

[Feeling the Bern]

29. I got a couple of posts hidden for using this exact same idea. I got told I was a sexist

because "testicles do not imply courage."

I wonder if word police will alert EarlG.

[Fritz Walter]

30. As Betty White so eloquently put it

"Why do people say 'Grow some balls'?
Balls are weak and sensitive!
If you really wanna get tough, grow a vagina!
Those things take a pounding!"

[rladdi]

34. AMEN, AMEN

[rladdi]

34. AMEN, AMEN

[czarjak]

31. Fixed...

Long ago.

[rladdi]

33. Its difficult for me to understand how the Republicans can ignore

the majority of the American population. I live in a NRA and GOP controlled state and speaking with several gun owners and NRA members, they support the Senate bills, they in fact indicated they wanted strong bills, no loopholes for the NRA. They said the officers of the NRA are on the wrong side of the many gun owners now and some will not renew memberships.

I believe the Republicans are headed for a huge defeat in November from the people. Thus far the GOP ignores what the voters are saying. Head in the sand, or elsewhere?