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Sen. Mark Kirk: Booze and boat parties smoothed bipartisan gun deal
washingtontimes.com ^ | April 11, 2013 | Cheryl K. Chumley

Posted on 04/11/2013 7:37:42 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012

Sen. Mark Kirk says the real driving force behind the gun deal that was hatched by bipartisan work was booze and boat retreats.

The Illinois Republican said to reporters that visits to the Black Tie, a yacht owned by Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin, played a large role in the Democratic-Republican come-together over background checks and other legislation related to gun control, Roll Call reported.

“You guys really ought to go out to National Harbor and see the Black Tie, which has been much of the reason for much of the bipartisan cooperation around here,” he said, as quoted in Roll Call.

Frequent visitors to the luxury vessel: Democrat Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Mr. Kirk said.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: banglist; blacktie; boatparties; corruption; elitistgop; guncontrol; legislatewhiledrunk; legislatewithliquor; lwd; lwi; manchin; markkirk; rinos; secondamendment; sellouts; voteemout; westvirginia
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To: ilovesarah2012

God, I despise those people... the whole lot of them. And they wonder why Americans have taken on such cynical attitudes...


21 posted on 04/11/2013 8:11:02 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Gun control: Steady firm grip, target within sights, squeeze the trigger slowly...)
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To: ilovesarah2012

I wonder if Manchin provided some young boys for Kirk’s amusement, too?


22 posted on 04/11/2013 8:14:56 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: illiac

Wow, where is he getting all that money?


23 posted on 04/11/2013 8:20:03 AM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: Resolute Conservative
Too bad they didn’t go on a 3 hour tour...
GOOD ONE! LOL
24 posted on 04/11/2013 8:21:45 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: elpadre

Ted Kennedy was once photographed on a large yacht off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, in the ever present company of winsome young ladies. Alabama senator, Howell Heflin drawled, “Well, it appears that Senator Kennedy has changed his position on offshore drillin.”


25 posted on 04/11/2013 8:22:13 AM PDT by billhilly
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To: ilovesarah2012
Wine, Women and Song.

In Washington, that is the grease that silences the squeaky gears.

Maybe a little cash or something of value.

26 posted on 04/11/2013 8:22:46 AM PDT by Tupelo (Old, Bald, Ugly, Fat and Broke in Arizona)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Sen. Swizzlestick, do you have any comments for your constituents?

Sure do, honey pie media lapdog..

WOO hOOO! Let’s Party!!!


27 posted on 04/11/2013 8:23:16 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: txhurl

She was successfully primaried by a Tea guy. The GOP pulled out all the stops to help Murkowski in the general, in their efforts to undermine Sarah.

The GOPe made sure Murkowski came back.


28 posted on 04/11/2013 8:23:22 AM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Once again this proves the old saying “Follow The Money”.


29 posted on 04/11/2013 8:27:30 AM PDT by knife6375 (US Navy Veteran)
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To: DesertRhino

They sure did. They knew she’d have to switch and engineered her Independent run and got ALL the RAT vote, all they had to mark the ballot was ‘MRK’ or “MORK” or anything ‘resembling’ Murkowski.

I believe it was the RSC - Republican Senate Committee - that
did all the dirty work.


30 posted on 04/11/2013 8:30:21 AM PDT by txhurl
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To: illiac

Size matters. Tigers and Normans are bigger.


31 posted on 04/11/2013 8:35:23 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Godwin1
So, ugly women are getting laid. Enough booze and they look good to the Captain and crew. Maybe Barney uses the Crew of 'Black Tie' too?

Who knows?

Maybe, Joe Manchan should change the boats name to the Ugly Duckling, Getting Klucky ?

32 posted on 04/11/2013 8:43:11 AM PDT by STD (One day closer to street justice)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Hookers go to boat party.


33 posted on 04/11/2013 8:54:01 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: ilovesarah2012

No wonder Mark Sanford wants to go to Washington.


34 posted on 04/11/2013 8:55:49 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ilovesarah2012

Where’s a Nazi U-Boat when you need one?


35 posted on 04/11/2013 8:56:37 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ilovesarah2012

This morning, I was watching CSPAN and saw Sen. Claire McCaskill stumbling around as she made her way to the front to cast her “AYE” vote to move the gun grab bill forward, and thought, gee, she must’ve hung one over last night.

Then, I saw your post on the party boat...

Yup. She DID hang one over last night!!!

So, I Tweeted her about it. Just shameful!

Thanks for the post. It came in handy!

Cheers!


36 posted on 04/11/2013 8:56:56 AM PDT by DoctorBulldog (Obama sucks. End of story.)
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To: dfwgator

LOL! Good one!

Cheers!


37 posted on 04/11/2013 8:57:41 AM PDT by DoctorBulldog (Obama sucks. End of story.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

It is time for a massive rally on Capitol Hill to call out these RINOs and figure out if the Republican Party is going to be put back together. A massive rally completely focused on calling out the GOP and their complete bait and switch on their party’s platform. Where in the 2010 “Pledge to America” did the GOP say anything about a promise to pass gun control laws?

I hope this party goes down in flames; it’s really us vs. them now. The GOP is only pretending to represent conservatives.


38 posted on 04/11/2013 8:59:58 AM PDT by Windy City Conservative
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To: ilovesarah2012

Do the French still do boat sinkings?

39 posted on 04/11/2013 9:02:29 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: knife6375

[[Once again this proves the old saying “Follow The Money”.]]

When democrats are invovled it does NOT matter if you follow them oney- they will NEVER be punished and they know it-


40 posted on 04/11/2013 9:03:49 AM PDT by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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