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2016 Postmortem

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:03 PM Jun 2016

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Senator Al Franken joins House dems at sit in

Per MSNBC...just heard!

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Senator Al Franken joins House dems at sit in (Original Post) workinclasszero Jun 2016 OP

John Lewis interview on MSNBC now!!!! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #1

What is going on????? yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #2

Democratic house members staging a sit-in in the House! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #4

Thank you. They are wonderful! yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #7

AWESOME! lunamagica Jun 2016 #3

Bravo! The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #5

K & R BootinUp Jun 2016 #6

Awesome! bigwillq Jun 2016 #8

John Lewis: We will not be moved! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #9

BRAVO!!!! ailsagirl Jun 2016 #10

Way to go Al!!!! Wellstone ruled Jun 2016 #11

Love ya Al! CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #12

Very proud of Senator Franken and the House Democrats. revmclaren Jun 2016 #13

Ditto: Tim Kaine brooklynite Jun 2016 #14

Yay, Al! MineralMan Jun 2016 #15

Other senators:Coons, Schumer, Cardin, Boxer, Markey, and McCaskill brooklynite Jun 2016 #16

Yay dem Senators standing..er..sitting lol with their House colleagues! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #18

Sen. Elizabeth Warren did also just now Her Sister Jun 2016 #17

WTG Sen. Warren! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #19

Look who dropped in to support the Dem House protest... Her Sister Jun 2016 #20

Any sign of Sen. Sanders? brooklynite Jun 2016 #21

Haven't heard his name and don't see him in video/photos! Her Sister Jun 2016 #23

He's there. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #24

He was there workinclasszero Jun 2016 #25

Now thst's the Democratic Party okasha Jun 2016 #22

He's full of awesome! JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #26

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

1. John Lewis interview on MSNBC now!!!!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:04 PM

Jun 2016

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

2. What is going on?????

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:04 PM

Jun 2016

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

4. Democratic house members staging a sit-in in the House!

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:05 PM

Jun 2016

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

7. Thank you. They are wonderful!

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:06 PM

Jun 2016

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)

3. AWESOME!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:04 PM

Jun 2016

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

5. Bravo!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:05 PM

Jun 2016

BootinUp

(47,144 posts)

6. K & R

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:06 PM

Jun 2016

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

8. Awesome!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:08 PM

Jun 2016

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

9. John Lewis: We will not be moved!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:09 PM

Jun 2016

MSNBC now

ailsagirl

(22,896 posts)

10. BRAVO!!!!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:30 PM

Jun 2016

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

11. Way to go Al!!!!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:31 PM

Jun 2016

Franken has a pair,bring it baby.

CorkySt.Clair

(1,507 posts)

12. Love ya Al!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:43 PM

Jun 2016

revmclaren

(2,520 posts)

13. Very proud of Senator Franken and the House Democrats.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:52 PM

Jun 2016

brooklynite

(94,520 posts)

14. Ditto: Tim Kaine

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:53 PM

Jun 2016

daveweigel ?@daveweigel 8m8 minutes ago
Tim Kaine has joined the #NoBillNoBreak sit-in #Veepstakes

MineralMan

(146,288 posts)

15. Yay, Al!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:56 PM

Jun 2016

brooklynite

(94,520 posts)

16. Other senators:Coons, Schumer, Cardin, Boxer, Markey, and McCaskill

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:01 PM

Jun 2016

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

18. Yay dem Senators standing..er..sitting lol with their House colleagues!

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #16)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:05 PM

Jun 2016

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)

17. Sen. Elizabeth Warren did also just now

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:04 PM

Jun 2016

.@SenWarren is sitting on House floor & joins House Democrats in shouting "no bill no break."

https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/745691358669725696

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

19. WTG Sen. Warren!

Reply to Her Sister (Reply #17)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:07 PM

Jun 2016

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)

20. Look who dropped in to support the Dem House protest...

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #19)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:09 PM

Jun 2016

Follow

Joy ReidVerified account
?@JoyAnnReid
Look who dropped in to support the Dem House protest: @SenatorWarren - she got hearty applause from the members chanting #NoBillNoBreak

https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/745691264608309248

brooklynite

(94,520 posts)

21. Any sign of Sen. Sanders?

Reply to Her Sister (Reply #20)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:16 PM

Jun 2016

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)

23. Haven't heard his name and don't see him in video/photos!

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #21)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:24 PM

Jun 2016

I see Sen Warren sitting on the floor next to Rep Lewis.

Here you can watch: someone inside is recording using periscope: https://www.periscope.tv/ScottPetersSD/1RDxlwkaQPgJL

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

24. He's there.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #21)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 04:55 PM

Jun 2016

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/house-democrats-gun-control-sit-in/488264/ (scroll down)

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

25. He was there

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #21)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 05:09 PM

Jun 2016

CSPAN briefly showed a still from the live feed showing Sen. Sanders coming on to the floor

okasha

(11,573 posts)

22. Now thst's the Democratic Party

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 03:18 PM

Jun 2016

acting like the Democratic Party!

**GO DEMS!!!**

JustAnotherGen

(31,818 posts)

26. He's full of awesome!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 05:16 PM

Jun 2016

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