Filibuster

Menendez: Filibuster-Proof Majority not 'Identified' for Immigration Bill

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:46:00 GMT

Source: www.rollcall.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez tells Univision that the "gang of eight" senators working on an immigration overhaul don't yet have 60 votes. ...

Reid To McConnell: Yes, You Are Abusing The Filibuster

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:29:08 GMT

Source: judicialnominations.org --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Wednesday rebuffed Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) warning not to follow through with his threats to weaken the Filibuster for nominations via the nuclear option. ...

Filibuster fireworks likely forÂ July

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:36 GMT

Source: www.dailykos.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Time for these guys to be whipping Filibuster reform. It's pretty much official: Harry Reid will wait until July to have the big fight with Republicans over the Filibuster. He had originally intended to hold the confirmation vote for Richard Cordray at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week, setting up a big fight before the Memorial Day recess. But with immigration reform out of committee and ready for the floor, Reid's colleagues asked that the fight be held until after its consideration in hopes of giving it every chance to pass. The July tussle would focus on the logjammed nomination process, and could lead to eliminating the ability to Filibuster some nominations, the so-called "nuclear" or "constitutional" option -- the word choice depending on whether one approves of it or not. At least 50 Senate Democrats are supportive of rules reform. "July is the best time to have this debate over rules and nominees," said another Democratic aide. "After immigration, and before the budget battles." [...] Regardless, several Senate Democrats signaled Tuesday that they're ready for a rules fight, with some pointing to specific instances where Republicans leaned on the Filibuster to block broadly supported measures. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is reacting with typical histrionics. "Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that the culture of intimidation is simply confined to the executive branch. The administration's allies here in ...

Patton Oswalt’s Star Wars Filibuster: The Movie

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:29 GMT

Source: mightymega.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
During the filming for Parks and Recreation , Patton Oswalt ad-libbed a famous rant about what should be included in the new Star Wars Episode VII, due to be released on 2015. Unfortunately, Oswalt’s full eight-minute speech had to be cut for the television show, but was made available to Internet fans. Now, Oswalt’s ideas and descriptions of the film have been made into a short movie. We see the introduction of Thanos as well as Iron Man and Spider-Man, but not the second-tier superheroes: no Hawkeye or Black Widow. Link Source ...

Patton Oswalt's Star Wars Filibuster - Animated

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:31 GMT

Source: animation.videosift.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
From http://www.dorkly.com/embed/52031/patton-oswalts-star-wars-Filibuster-animated ... ...

What today’s ‘nuclear option’ fight means for filibuster reform

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:23:46 GMT

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Democratic threats to reform the Filibuster in the Senate are a part of of a “culture of intimidation” that includes the targeting of conservatives at the Internal Revenue Service, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) alleged Wednesday morning. While his … Continue reading → ...

Star Wars Filibuster – Animation

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:07:48 GMT

Source: www.chicagocomicvault.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Patton Oswalt's 8 minute Filibuster take from Parks and Recreation (Season 5, Episode 19). Now with animation. ...

Afternoon Links: Patton Oswalt's Star Wars Filibuster Gets Animated

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:16:25 GMT

Source: espn.go.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
This animated version of Patton Oswalt's Star Wars Filibuster speech is worth a look, if only for the tiny baby Padawans floating in an anti-gravity classroom. Depending on your mood, you may also want to become involved in the predictably crazy comments section ("So then why not Photon who has power over energy would be more powerful than Moonknight also how is Moonknight any more powerful than Hawkeye or Blackwidow?" "Wolverine has a daughter so who is the mother? ...

Kill the filibuster before it kills us

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:14:00 GMT

Source: theimpolitic.blogspot.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
I'm one of the last holdouts on this. I've argued for years that we should keep the Filibuster to protect the Senate minority. But that was before the entire Republican party's brains melted before our eyes. Now convinced Paul Waldman is right . The crackpots have taken over the GOP. When they manage to take the majority again, and they will, they will kill the Filibuster. My only quibble with Paul is I don't think they'll wait a hot minute. They'll kill it preemptively on the first day of the session. So Harry Reid should just let it die with dignity now, while we still have a chance to get some sane legislation passed. ...

Star Wars Filibuster: Animated Edition

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:29 GMT

Source: knowyourmeme.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Patton Oswalt’s 8-minute Star Wars Filibuster from Parks and Recreation gets animated by YouTuber Isaac Moores. ...

Republicans Probably Won't Kill the Filibuster

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:26:50 GMT

Source: www.washingtonmonthly.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Paul Waldman makes a claim that I see all the time: Let's be realistic here. Unless there's some kind of major upheaval within the Republican party that moves it back to the center, when the day comes that there's a Republican president and a Republican senate, the Filibuster will be gone. It won't take a Democratic minority using it with the profligacy Republicans have, either. All it will take is one Filibuster on something Republicans care about. Today's Republicans don't... ...

Reid Mulls Nuclear-Style Filibuster Reform For Nominations

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:35:51 GMT

Source: judicialnominations.org --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is telegraphing his intention to use the nuclear option to reduce or eliminate the Filibuster for nominations this summer if Republicans follow through with their threats to block President Obama’s upcoming nominees. ...

'Star Wars Episode 7' Patton Oswalt filibuster animation - video

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:00 GMT

Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Actor previously improvised the Star Wars speech while filming Parks and Recreation . ...

Filibuster Rules in Peril

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:23:44 GMT

Source: nrtwc.org --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
All hands on deck. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is preparing to use the “nuclear option” to limit the Senate’s Filibuster rules, according to the Washington Post . Big labor is demanding such a change which would destroy the rights of the minority and allow Reid to foist Big Labor’s agenda on the American people [...] ...

Star Wars Filibuster, Animated

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:03:02 GMT

Source: theculturalgutter.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Patton Oswalt’s multi-franchise super-movie described in his Star Wars Filibuster from Parks and Recreation , animated. ...

Watch Now: Animated Version Of Patton Oswalt’s ‘Star Wars’ Filibuster

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:40 GMT

Source: www.geeksofdoom.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Last month a clip from the hit show Parks and Recreation was released , in which Patton Oswalt attempts a Filibuster to prevent a city council vote. Producers of the show told the actor to ramble on about something, and so Oswalt decided to ad-lib his way through his character's vision for the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII . Naturally the video became quite popular on the 'net, opening the door for different takes and variations. Which brings us to today and a new video, which turns Oswalt's speech into an semi-animated version showing what some of his ideas might look like. You can check out the animated version of Oswalt's Star Wars Filibuster below now! [...] ...

Star Wars Filibuster Animated

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:43 GMT

Source: theawesomer.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Isaac Moores brings life to Patton Oswalt’s marvelously ad-libbed monologue from Parks & Recreation , where he laid out his suggestion for Star Wars Episode VII . It’s actually barely animated, but it does the job. Hat Tip Link http://www.themarysue.com/patton-oswalt-star-wars-marvel/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8hlpimFhAY --> More Awesome Stuff for You to Click On: Star Wars: Brock’s Dub The Sith Who Stole Christmas Wampug Use The Force for Good Old Men With Lightsabers ...

Still hoping for a filibuster compromise

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:32:10 GMT

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
I wrote on Friday about what now looks like a coming showdown in the Senate over Republican obstruction. For more on the chess game involved, see Senate scholar Sarah Binder here and here; she gets into some of the complex … Continue reading → ...

Patton Oswalt’s Filibuster Now Animated

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:10:49 GMT

Source: www.experiencefilm.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
A few weeks back we wrote about and included the scene from Parks & Rec where Patton Oswalt played a concerned citizen filibustering in front of the council. Impressively, youtuber Isaac Moores humorously has animated the sequence. I’m always impressed by people like this, I have neither the creativity nor the skills to do something like this. Take a look. “I’m sorry but Hawkeye and Black Widow are not first tier.” lol ...

Patton Oswalt’s Star Wars Filibuster: Animated

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:16:46 GMT

Source: www.thehighdefinite.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Patton Oswalt’s improvised Parks and Recreation speech gets the animated version it deserves. /Film | Previously: Star Wars: Episode VII: The Gauntlet of Infinity (Poster) ...