"Some of us are already singing the chorus "We're not gonna take it!" Our ranks are growing too. We are just waiting for the rest of the drones to wake up."

Riffhard wrote on Sep 9^th, 2009 at 10:18pm:


   

Riffhard wrote on Sep 9^th, 2009 at 10:50pm:


and your movement is about as idealistic as a bunch of dirty hippies, who made alot of noise but didn't do too much... the only dif. between you and them is fashion and there's was organic and youthful angst, the right wing opposition is rigid, mean and dressing like the establishment that bands like The Who sang about... are you trying to be a hipster and be ironic all the time? it looks bad on a 20 year old and on people our age, this type of irony is emberassing. Why don't you wear some skinyy jeans, a white belt, big glasses and a Billy Squire shirt.

Riffy?:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Mike Duvall's second term as a member of the California Assembly was progressing pretty much like his first — in relative obscurity, with few notable legislative accomplishments.

The Orange County Republican is now a YouTube hit after KCAL-TV aired his racy comments about sexual conquests that were caught by an open microphone in a Capitol hearing room. Several media outlets said the comments referred to Duvall's affairs with a female lobbyist and another woman. He resigned Wednesday.

California's legislative leaders have been trying to focus on a number high-profile issues — from water policy to prisons to renewable energy — during the waning days of their legislative session. On Wednesday, they instead found themselves answering questions about a lawmaker who bragged about a spanking fetish, the type of underwear worn by a mistress and his apparent ability to carry on two extramarital affairs at once.

Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, called it "a very sad day."

"We have such big issues before the Legislature and to have this become a distraction, he felt his responsibility was to step aside," she said.

Duvall, 54, lives in Yorba Linda with his wife when he is not in Sacramento, and has two adult children.

He made the comments about the affairs to Assemblyman Jeff Miller during a break in a committee meeting inside the Capitol on July 8, apparently unaware that the microphone at the desk was on.

"I'm getting into spanking her," Duvall is heard saying on the videotape, which was made as a matter of routine by a legislative office.

Miller asks if she likes it too. Duvall responds: "She goes, 'I know you like spanking me.' I said, 'Yeah, that's 'cause you're such a bad girl.'"

Duvall also describes the woman's "eye-patch underwear" and the age difference between himself and his mistress, identified in some media reports as a lobbyist for an energy company. He tells Miller, a fellow Republican from Corona, that the woman's birthday was two days earlier.

Duvall said he joked with the woman that she was getting old after turning 36 and told her, "I am going to have to trade you in."

The lawmaker then brags about an affair he is having with another woman.

"Oh, she is hot! I talked to her yesterday. She goes, 'So are we finished?' I go, 'No, we're not finished.' I go, 'You know about the other one, but she doesn't know about you!'" Duvall can be heard saying in an apparent reference to his affair with the lobbyist.

The unseemly remarks also raise questions about the relationship between lawmakers and lobbyists. The Assembly Ethics Committee is investigating Duvall's comments, in part to determine whether the affair might have influenced his votes.

He was vice chairman of the Assembly Utilities Committee.

Several media outlets reported the woman Duvall refers to in his comments works as a lobbyist for Sempra Energy, a San Diego-based energy services company that operates San Diego Gas & Electric Co. and Southern California Gas Co. Sempra issued an e-mail statement saying it was investigating the claims.

"The employee has denied the speculative media reports. Our investigation will be conducted to ensure not only that our policies on employee conduct are strictly adhered to, but also that our employee is treated fairly," the company said.

Duvall was elected in 2006 to represent an Orange County district that includes Fullerton, Anaheim, Placentia, Orange, Brea and Yorba Linda. Before that, he served six years on the Yorba Linda City Council. He also owns an insurance agency.

In stepping down, Duvall said it would not be fair to his family, constituents or friends to remain in office.

"I am deeply saddened that my inappropriate comments have become a major distraction for my colleagues in the Assembly, who are working hard on the very serious problems facing our state," he said. "Therefore, I have decided to resign my office, effective immediately, so that the Assembly can get back to work."

The lawmaker had received a 100 percent rating from Capitol Resource Institute, a conservative advocacy group, for his votes on legislation considered pro-family during the 2007-08 legislative session.

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HR 3200

SEC. 246. NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS.

Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability
credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States.

From CNN

Spare the rod and spoil the lobbyist?  No... Mike Duvall should pack up his spanking equipment and head on down to South Carolina.  There's a lout there named Joe Wilson whose tantruming cries out for several swats.

Brainbell Jangler wrote on Sep 10^th, 2009 at 9:04pm:


Diaper David Vitter belongs in there too.

Regarding Joe Wilson, can you imagine if this had happened to W? What a bunch of pussies (and I never use that term).

It's unreal, watching what is happening to the GOP. All they have is absolute loonies.

Speaking of calling out the liars, howe about Hannity?  Barack says that insurance executives don't engage in their cutthroat (my word, not his) practices because they're bad people, but because it increases profits.  So Hannity says that the President called insurance executives "bad people."  To quote Hannity's new favorite congressman, "You lie!"

riffmuff will not be pleased with page 289...nosiree....he will NOT be pleased.

Just touching down from my spaceship to this thread, I've not
been here for a while.....

So Wilson spoke out.
Did anyone ever consider he may represent the truth?
Has anyone ever seen The House Of Commons in the UK?
Short memories yesterday for the Dems
Not like they are completely innocent of past transgressions
What you say?  Click here....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBxmEGG71PM

How about that Van Jones?
Real pillar of truth czar wasn't he.
Can anyone explain why he resigned?
Can you ask a 9/11 victim if his stance towards
that horrific day is for real?

One final memory....
Read this op-ed column & think about what is now....

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/betraying_our_dead_H6T95r1BT...

I never voted for a Bush ... but I sure as hell wish I could say ... I never voted for a Snake Oil Salesman ... he has put the US on a super fast track to financial ruin ... from Casino ... he either knows or is an idiot ... either way he is fired!