Comments on: House Republicans embrace, reject sunlight. http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:56:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lou http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13886 Lou Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:45:41 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13886 --...politicians, are more prone to grandstanding and verbosity when they’re aware they’re being filmed...-- I'm sorry guys - I think this argument against videoing the HOD is absolutely ludicrous, embarassing even! The Senate has had video broadcast of their sessions available to the public for a few years now with no problems (as far as I know). Basically, the argument made by the HOD (GOP, mostly) is that they are too immature for primetime - in which case they shouldn't be holding elective office in the first place. I'm amazed that they can't see how their argument against videotaping is actually strengthening the argument FOR it, as far as I'm concerned. –…politicians, are more prone to grandstanding and verbosity when they’re aware they’re being filmed…–

I’m sorry guys – I think this argument against videoing the HOD is absolutely ludicrous, embarassing even! The Senate has had video broadcast of their sessions available to the public for a few years now with no problems (as far as I know). Basically, the argument made by the HOD (GOP, mostly) is that they are too immature for primetime – in which case they shouldn’t be holding elective office in the first place. I’m amazed that they can’t see how their argument against videotaping is actually strengthening the argument FOR it, as far as I’m concerned.

]]> By: Waldo Jaquith http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13852 Waldo Jaquith Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:09:35 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13852 <blockquote>Looks like one of your candidates for president just had a nice macaca-moment. Will you be asking him to resign his position as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee? How about step-down as a Senator?</blockquote> Huh? Step down? Resign? Have you ever known me to ask <em>anybody</em> to resign <em>any</em> position? What in the world does this have to do with House Republicans opposing having their votes on the record? I'm baffled.

Looks like one of your candidates for president just had a nice macaca-moment. Will you be asking him to resign his position as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee? How about step-down as a Senator?

Huh?

Step down? Resign? Have you ever known me to ask anybody to resign any position? What in the world does this have to do with House Republicans opposing having their votes on the record?

I’m baffled.

]]> By: Judge Smails http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13850 Judge Smails Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:59:57 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13850 Or like John Kerry with the troops (and unlike Trent Lott w/ Strom) do you just "know what he meant to say?" Or like John Kerry with the troops (and unlike Trent Lott w/ Strom) do you just “know what he meant to say?”

]]> By: Jim Hoeft http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13847 Jim Hoeft Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:32:17 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13847 Waldo, air's kinda thin out west, isn't it? Been watching the news today. Looks like one of your candidates for president just had a nice macaca-moment. Will you be asking him to resign his position as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee? How about step-down as a Senator? Yea. Thought not. Waldo, air’s kinda thin out west, isn’t it? Been watching the news today. Looks like one of your candidates for president just had a nice macaca-moment. Will you be asking him to resign his position as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee? How about step-down as a Senator?

Yea. Thought not.

]]> By: Waldo Jaquith http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13844 Waldo Jaquith Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:40:50 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13844 <blockquote>Waldo, there's enough hypocrisy in both parties without it being a legacy owned by one.</blockquote> Then Republicans should stop trying to hog the hypocrisy spotlight. :) They're doing a pretty good job of it.

Waldo, there’s enough hypocrisy in both parties without it being a legacy owned by one.

Then Republicans should stop trying to hog the hypocrisy spotlight. :) They’re doing a pretty good job of it.

]]> By: Jon http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13842 Jon Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:56:11 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13842 <BLOCKQUOTE>Republican-Americans...</BLOCKQUOTE> Holy mackerel, did you adopt that as a result of the <a HREF="http://wwww.dailykos.com/story/2007/1/30/04959/7879" rel="nofollow">diary</A> on Daily Kos yesterday, or are you just giving it a test drive? Either way, that was quick! Can't wait to see if Republicans whine about this as much as the Democrats whine about "Democrat Party." :D

Republican-Americans…

Holy mackerel, did you adopt that as a result of the diary on Daily Kos yesterday, or are you just giving it a test drive? Either way, that was quick!

Can’t wait to see if Republicans whine about this as much as the Democrats whine about “Democrat Party.” :D

]]> By: Tom James http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13841 Tom James Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:52:34 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13841 The whole point is to make a record of the GA actions. They are there to represent the people and there must be a way to keep accountability and integrity. When i can't go back and check on my representive, what kind of government is that? Tony Lippa sheriff of Caroline County has the best slogan ever for politics. Leadership Integrity Pride Professionalism Accountability The whole point is to make a record of the GA actions. They are there to represent the people and there must be a way to keep accountability and integrity. When i can’t go back and check on my representive, what kind of government is that?

Tony Lippa sheriff of Caroline County has the best slogan ever for politics.

Leadership
Integrity
Pride
Professionalism
Accountability

]]> By: Tim McCormack http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13837 Tim McCormack Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:25:20 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13837 @Jack: Yes, but the presence of a camera does change behavior. Id doesn't matter if anyone is actually watching. @Judge Smails: I hear you, and I think that is a valid point, but I would like to note that having a camera pointed at you can be very sobering as well. @Jack: Yes, but the presence of a camera does change behavior. Id doesn’t matter if anyone is actually watching.

@Judge Smails: I hear you, and I think that is a valid point, but I would like to note that having a camera pointed at you can be very sobering as well.

]]> By: Jack http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13836 Jack Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:52:14 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13836 Judge Smails, Who actually watches CSPAN? By which I mean to illustrate that massive numbers of voters aren't sitting there watching what goes on all day long. Grandstanding for the camera probably wouldn't get a legislator anywhere unless it's a particularly major piece of legislation and a particularly biting or insightful comment being made about it, in which case plenty of reporters will be there to hear it anyway. Judge Smails,

Who actually watches CSPAN? By which I mean to illustrate that massive numbers of voters aren’t sitting there watching what goes on all day long. Grandstanding for the camera probably wouldn’t get a legislator anywhere unless it’s a particularly major piece of legislation and a particularly biting or insightful comment being made about it, in which case plenty of reporters will be there to hear it anyway.

]]> By: Judge Smails http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13835 Judge Smails Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:33:14 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13835 There was actually a decent argument made by someone (I think it was the Chairman of the Rules Cmte.) against videotaping the proceedings and that was that people, esp. politicians, are more prone to grandstanding and verbosity when they're aware they're being filmed. I have some sympathy for this argument. However, it fails to address the issue of why the committee votes can't be recorded by a secretary and made public immediately. There was actually a decent argument made by someone (I think it was the Chairman of the Rules Cmte.) against videotaping the proceedings and that was that people, esp. politicians, are more prone to grandstanding and verbosity when they’re aware they’re being filmed. I have some sympathy for this argument.

However, it fails to address the issue of why the committee votes can’t be recorded by a secretary and made public immediately.

]]> By: Josh Chernila http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13834 Josh Chernila Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:31:53 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13834 Republican-Americans don't want us to know what they're up to in the State Legislature. That's embarassing. Good for DPVA for holding their feet to the fire. Republican-Americans don’t want us to know what they’re up to in the State Legislature. That’s embarassing. Good for DPVA for holding their feet to the fire.

]]> By: Jim Hoeft http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13832 Jim Hoeft Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:02:46 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13832 Waldo, there's enough hypocrisy in both parties without it being a legacy owned by one. Waldo, there’s enough hypocrisy in both parties without it being a legacy owned by one.

]]> By: Jim Duncan http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13830 Jim Duncan Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:57:06 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/01/republicans-reject-hr45/#comment-13830 What is even more ironic is that Mr. Landes voted against <a href="http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2007/hr48/" rel="nofollow">HR48</a>. What is even more ironic is that Mr. Landes voted against HR48.

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