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gollygee

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83. These questions are about status, not health

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 02:47 PM

Oct 2013

They're not asking if you've ever had a heart attack, or what medications you're prescribed, or anything like that. They're asking if you're disabled, and they're asking if another person is going to be added to your family soon.

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PALLONE: "No, I Will Not Yield To This MONKEY COURT Or Whatever This Thing Is" [View all] Segami Oct 2013 OP

Kangaroo court? Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #1

Monkey Court. Like in the 'Planet of the Apes' movie Tx4obama Oct 2013 #6

Death Panel of the Apes Blue Owl Oct 2013 #17

DUzy!!!! Paulie Oct 2013 #54

This is probably what he meant. surrealAmerican Oct 2013 #10

LOL. cui bono Oct 2013 #48

Ha ha ha giftedgirl77 Oct 2013 #2

I lol'd when Barton was like " this is not a monkey court!" bravenak Oct 2013 #3

Reminds me of LBJ: "I just want to hear the SOB deny it!" n/t Tanuki Oct 2013 #7

He got straight played. bravenak Oct 2013 #9

needed: one photoshop morph of Barton and a rhesus monkey 0rganism Oct 2013 #12

That would be my photo of the day! bravenak Oct 2013 #13

workin' on it 0rganism Oct 2013 #19

I'll try to figure out Issa. bravenak Oct 2013 #20

well, the site i tried didn't work out 0rganism Oct 2013 #31

Yeah me too. bravenak Oct 2013 #32

Its 'Monkey Court' time!....lol! Segami Oct 2013 #74

Awesome blogslut Oct 2013 #4

He is 100 percent correct. trumad Oct 2013 #5

Barton is an asshole and a tool. Ron Green Oct 2013 #8

Now we know how Heston felt in "Plant of the Apes"! Tanuki Oct 2013 #11

just put the name tags infront of these guys!--"Mr. Barton", "Mr. Issa", "Mr. Gohmert" etc. lastlib Oct 2013 #39

Kudos for Pallone ramapo Oct 2013 #14

We need him right where he is. silverweb Oct 2013 #16

You know you're right brush Oct 2013 #52

Move over, Alan Grayson! Jessy169 Oct 2013 #15

I think that when Rep Grayson speaks out against the stupid, it will inspire others to do the same. rhett o rick Oct 2013 #23

He's spoken up against the stupid for awhile tabbycat31 Oct 2013 #40

lol! Monkey court! HappyMe Oct 2013 #18

And they proved him right (that it's a "monkey court") Shampoobra Oct 2013 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Oct 2013 #22

I'm glad the monkey court is being called out for what it is. Lex Oct 2013 #24

*snort* Now that's funny. K&R n/t jtuck004 Oct 2013 #25

Barton, JimboBillyBubbaBob Oct 2013 #26

GOOD!! Another one simply fed-up with their bullshit. rivegauche Oct 2013 #27

Caling Bartn and Gomhert shit-for-brains is an insult to perfectly good and useful shit Nanjing to Seoul Oct 2013 #46

Congressman Pallone, thanks for responding to people who might be afraid to go on the website JDPriestly Oct 2013 #28

Still ROFL malaise Oct 2013 #29

Joe Barton Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #30

3 weeks and 2 days tartan2 Oct 2013 #33

Monkeys all over the world are totally pissed by the comparison. DeSwiss Oct 2013 #34

Barton: "this is not a monkey court so stop saying that".. rofl Cha Oct 2013 #35

pwned. hard. n/t MirrorAshes Oct 2013 #36

Barton then demanded that Pallone apologize to BP DefenseLawyer Oct 2013 #37

Joe "Wind is a finite resource" Barton. HughBeaumont Oct 2013 #38

I would have added MyNameGoesHere Oct 2013 #41

It's so GREAT to have Democrats who will give better than they get Glorfindel Oct 2013 #42

K & R !!! - For Dems With Spine !!! WillyT Oct 2013 #43

Thank you Rep. Pallone! CrispyQ Oct 2013 #44

The Dem rebellion is on.... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #45

K & R Scurrilous Oct 2013 #47

GOP in full desperation. It's like shooting fish in a barrel. ffr Oct 2013 #49

GOP in full desperation. AlbertCat Oct 2013 #64

It's like that old gag... The Blue Flower Oct 2013 #72

Thank you Pallone! cui bono Oct 2013 #50

Good Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #51

he was great!!!!! spanone Oct 2013 #53

Monkey Court riverwalker Oct 2013 #55

I believe that he may have been billh58 Oct 2013 #56

GO FRANK_KAY! Mr Pallone is IN THE HOUSE!!! Large and in charge. Take that all you fact-sectomies! Tigress DEM Oct 2013 #57

Yeah, Pallone caught them off guard when he spit that out.... ;-) ReRe Oct 2013 #58

Great! go west young man Oct 2013 #59

Thank you Rep. Pallone! mountain grammy Oct 2013 #60

? On the Road Oct 2013 #61

Woman in the yellow sweater's eyes about popped out when Barton said "This is not a monkey court!" alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #62

k&r... spanone Oct 2013 #63

gawd. they keep embarrassing the shit... smackd Oct 2013 #65

Frank Pallone for President! saynotoplutocrats Oct 2013 #66

So Joe Barton, the guy who apologized to BP's CEO for Obama guilt tripping him into giving Downtown Hound Oct 2013 #67

Actually the application does ask for health information SharkLasers Oct 2013 #68

Actually these billh58 Oct 2013 #70

PHI Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #71

Health Care insurance billh58 Oct 2013 #73

Whether they are permissible or not is not the point. SharkLasers Oct 2013 #75

It appears that billh58 Oct 2013 #78

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #81

These questions are about status, not health gollygee Oct 2013 #83

I know at least the ADL-related question is "optional". moriah Oct 2013 #80

Those are questions for Medicaid screening re: disability moriah Oct 2013 #79

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #82

Thank goodness that some other than Grayson is fighting back. olegramps Oct 2013 #69

+1 well said lunasun Oct 2013 #76

Jesus Tapdancing Christ on a Cracker! Barton's my Congresscretin. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2013 #77