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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 11:09 AM Original message |
Sessions gets annoyed with child crying during a hearing: ‘Enough with the histrionics.’ |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. What a great statesman. |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. They come from church ! |
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liskddksil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. "Conservatism - its not an ideology- its just being a dick" |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. That statement belongs on a T-shirt, IMO. |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I second that -- maybe for next T-Shirt contest n/t |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
77. zOMG I laugh out loud even as I think to myself |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. why are these family value people so anti-family? |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Answer to your first question |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Oh, I didn't realize that |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. This is why civil unions are a crock of worthless shit |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. What an asshole. |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. Kid probably started crying as soon as Sessions |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Babies can sense evil n/t |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
69. Well, he was 12, but still... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. Who wouldn't cry listening to their mother lay out such potential gloom and |
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mrbarber (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. Hey Sessions..... |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. He's such a creepy-strange little dude |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
15. He must've REALLY been pissed when Alito's wife started "crying" during |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
16. Typical coming from the "Family Values" party |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
17. As much as a prat of a guy he is, i get the point of not having kids at hearings |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. ... |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. definetely dont have the children there if you dont want it to turn into a show |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Deleted message |
vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. nope, i just dont think that during testimony etc that people from the gallery etc should be getting |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. The idea of "histrioinics" is that it's staged - Jeff Sessions dropped his mask |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:09 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. i think that all children should attend such hearings, just not hearings that involve them |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. This is entirely different than a divorce and you should (hopefully) know that |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. divorce was just an example i gave, it dosent matter the case or circumstance |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. If this doesn't pass, his parents are going to be ripped apart |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. so you would be happy to allow the kids of anyone on trial for instance to sit behind them crying |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. His parents aren't criminals |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. they may not be criminals but as congress is looking at this it is a point of law |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
73. There is deliberation and testimony going on, so once again you make zero sense |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. okay so imagine you are in court for something whether innocent or guilty |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. This isn't a matter of innocent or guilty |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Then keep blubbering Republican adult wives out of confirmation hearings. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. hell yes, during any testimony etc keep the emotion away, it always clouds the issue as hard as |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Calling it "histrionics" is bulshit. That's bias! That is not objective. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. yup i agree with you on this point, my problem is with having the child there to begin with |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. BTW- Set up the rules for who can be in the gallery before the proceedings |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. yup see post 49, the child should not have been there in the first place. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Then Sessions was wrong in not seeing to it and wrong in his biased outburst. n/t |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. yup, i think hes a plamf, my problem is with the child being allowed there in the first place. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. My problem is with adults in power publicly bullying children and making biased statements. n/t |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #56 |
70. And those who excuse it. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. lol captain bleeding obvious. n/t |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:44 AM Response to Reply #26 |
39. A twelve year old should be there--especially when it involves them. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. not if hes gonna get emotional, im not wanting to beat up this kid but his parent should have known |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. The parents weren't being sentenced to jail time - |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. okay then, do you think that having children watching their parents served with deportation orders |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. The rules about the gallery should be set up in advance regarding kids or anyone. n/t |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. see earlier post were i agreed with you on this, |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Then Sessions was wrong in attacking the boy, Sessions failed. n/t |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. yup, but i also think the parents should take some blame, i dont know their reasons |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. The parents were following the law there was no prohibition against a 12 year old being there. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. yeah but the parents were dumb to not realise that the boy would suffer |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Sessions was ignorant not to consider the suffering of children in not passing the law. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. And what is the logical response? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #28 |
35. unfortunately if thats where the evidence/testimony goes |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #35 |
59. If the law is ripping a family apart, I'd say the most important thing is to examine why. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. i think that is the whole point of congress looking at this law |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Exactly right. The principle is keeping families together. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
74. So you think there can possibly be justifiable evidence/testimony to break up a family simply due to |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
78. what if they didn't have anyone to watch him? |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
19. May he fall down hard |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
24. Last time the Senate voted on a version of this bill |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
29. Sessions has a perfectly valid argument. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. True |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Sessions has always been an ass. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #29 |
44. A boy crying at the prospect of deporation of his mom. makes it harder for Sessions to hear |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
37. Is anyone else curious to know his thoughts on "compassionate conservatism"? |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #37 |
57. Excellent! Sessions gets a 0% in gay civil right and a meager 7% from NAACP. |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
40. He lacks empathy. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #40 |
60. His top aide is an apologist for torture. How ironic. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
66. Uniting American Families Act |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Two yapping dogs we would all be better off... |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. So true. A look at: Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
72. Jeff Sessions really likes kids and families, NOT!!! |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 01:22 AM Response to Reply #72 |
80. A 11 y/o seat kicker at Star Trek is another matter entirely. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 01:01 AM Response to Original message |
79. Not to make light of Sessions, but what if a Senator brought his son to work? |
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