Posted on 09/15/2009 1:27:21 PM PDT by kcvl
Per Drudge
House guidelines for Presidential put-downs
House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) has released a helpful, updated primer for members regarding their conduct on the floor and in committees.
Especially useful: The section on how to properly insult the executive branch in the in the chamber.
“Disgrace” and “nitwits” — okay.
“Liar” or “sexual misconduct” — ixnay.
Under section 370 of the House Rules and Manual it has been held that a Member could:
• refer to the government as “something hated, something oppressive.”
• refer to the President as “using legislative or judicial pork.”
• refer to a Presidential message as a “disgrace to the country.”
• refer to unnamed officials as “our half-baked nitwits handling foreign affairs.”
Likewise, it has been held that a member could not:
• call the President a “liar.”
• call the President a “hypocrite.”
• describe the President’s veto of a bill as “cowardly.”
• charge that the President has been “intellectually dishonest.”
• refer to the President as “giving aid and comfort to the enemy.”
• refer to alleged “sexual misconduct on the President’s part.”
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0909/House_guidelines_for_Presidential_putdowns.html
How about “behaved stupidly?”
Read the comments at the end of the article on Politico.
There are some po’d people!
Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. That applies to congress itself I believe.
I wonder if “Manchurian” or “ineligible” is banned.
Nine years to late. The called Bush a liar eveyday for nearly eight years, among other things.
Can this be retroactive? Like calling in Hillary and the rest of the Rats?
If they are going to ban liars and hypocrites, there will be nary a Democrat left in the House!
Can you refer to him as “a socialist”?
how about saying the President “needs to release his records”?
is this a joke...
Is this satire? This cannot be real.
Wilson said “You lie,” not “liar.” So I guess he’s in the clear. I guess House rules don’t allow “Liar, Hypocrite and Intellectually Dishonest” because it all hits too close to home.
So how do we bring sedition charges against Obummer
if it is illegal to make truthful accusations?
Likewise, it has been held that a member could not:
• call the President a “liar.”
• call the President a “hypocrite.”
• describe the President’s veto of a bill as “cowardly.”
• charge that the President has been “intellectually dishonest.”
• refer to the President as “giving aid and comfort to the enemy.”
• refer to alleged “sexual misconduct on the President’s part.”
Well... Those rules only apply to some people. Calling Bush a liar was perfectly acceptable. /sarcasm
Banning the nouns would be good. They ban they adjectives so the nouns can’t be portrayed honestly.
How ‘bout jackass?
Too late. CENSURE Harry Reid:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/7371967/the_gunslinger/
The Gunslinger
Sen. Harry Reid is leading the charge against the GOP
ERIC BATESPosted Jun 02, 2005 12:00 AM
RS: You’ve called Bush a loser.
Harry Reid(D): And a liar.
RS: You apologized for the loser comment.
Harry Reid(D): But never for the liar, have I?
Wilson should take the floor and call all the Dems including Obama out as “a disgrace to the country”
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