Slog - Comments on Footnote on Rep. Brian Baird in Vancouver http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver I'll have a full report about Rep. Brian Baird's showdown with his constituents in Vancouver last night in tomorrow's paper. There was one moment from last night, though, that I couldn't fit into the story. Right after Baird gave his opening remarks, the "Impeach Bush" crowd hijacked the meeting for about 20 minutes. I'm being derisive because the impeachment discussion played out as a sanctimonious attack on Baird that had little to do with the legitimate discussion Baird had laid out about Iraq policy. (Regarding impeachment, Baird did say the votes weren't there. And in a bit of a Catch-22,... Copyright 2008 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:40:36 -0800 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:05:49 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf Jesus Christ.

"Lying"?

Why not "being mean"?

These don't sound like grownups. Real people get less and less likely to go to meetings like this every day.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792338 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792338 News Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:43:25 -0800 Comment by BB "Lying?"

That's a *qualification* for being president. The last president we had who didn't lie was Jimmy Carter, which hardly constitutes an advertisement for truth in high places.

]]> BB http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792386 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792386 News Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:11:50 -0800 Comment by skweetis Were they wearing suits like grownups?! Kidding. But isn't lying about certain things grounds for impeachment? Blowjobs - no. Intelligence used to justify a war - yes. It's sort of like when Tony Snow claimed that Alberto hadn't done anything wrong. It would take 15 minutes to explain the nuances of his transgressions, but "asshole liar" sums it up nicely.

]]> skweetis http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792414 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792414 News Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:36:22 -0800 Comment by infrequent i'm with fnarf. if you're going to go for the zinger you have to follow it up with a thought out response that details your view.

"lying [pause: wait for applause] George Bush has violated... reasons reasons reasons..."

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792415 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792415 News Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:36:25 -0800 Comment by Jack Jett He deserves whatever crap is thrown his way.

He was in Bagdad for less than 48 hours and very little of that outside of the green zone.

Filet and fry him....we dems don't have time to put up with shit like this.

jack jett

]]> Jack Jett http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792439 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792439 News Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:53:02 -0800 Comment by COMTE But, that's pretty much the opposite of a classic "zinger", which by definition has to be short, pointed, and brutal. Anything more than about four words may be a better response in terms of providing argumentative proofs, but a zinger it is not.

In this case, "um, lying", while not particularly articulate, certainly came pretty close to fitting the above definition.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792441 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792441 News Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:54:08 -0800 Comment by COMTE *Sigh!*

And this, Jack Jett, is precisely why the GOP will never be counted completely out of the game, so long as we continue to eat our own based on their not falling 100% into lock-step with some particular constituency's ideological dogma.

Okay, Baird was duped, and took a faulty stance as a result. At least give him the opportunity to see the error in his thought-process before calling for his head, because the likely alternatives aren't necessarily going to be any better, and you'll just end up with someone who will eventually exhibit a 2% non-compliance on some other issue that will have the "true believers" calling for their head the second they fail some single-issue specific litmus-test.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792453 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792453 News Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:01:29 -0800 Comment by GJ Better yet, can somebody explain to me why he should not be impeached? Do we the people have to explain to establishment Dems why Bush should be impeached, when more books are going to be written about Bush then Hitler? Impeachment is off the table Nancy Pelosi apologists, Iraq war apologists, we need a draft fucking liberals: the stranger crew is just a bunch of stellar human beings that have us the American people’s interests at heart. Thank you for being the informed media this planet needs. I hear the Neo-cons really like Hill Clinton now, and she is spouting off on how the surge is working: surprise, surprise.

]]> GJ http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792475 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792475 News Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:05:06 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Yadda Yadda Yadda.

Lots of verbiage, but still no impeachment.

Lesser men have hung for less.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792554 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792554 News Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:01:33 -0800 Comment by Kristin Bell @9: And lesser men are sometimes hung...(as in hung like a horse) sorry, couldn't resist...hehe. I know it is stupid. I shouldn't even post this. I don't care. I'm going to live life on the wild side and say stupid things all the time!!!

]]> Kristin Bell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792643 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792643 News Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:03:39 -0800 Comment by Blender Being there, the little "Impeach" sidetrack meant something slightly different to me. I detected it in the tone, and the look on peoples faces. To me it meant "DO SOMETHING!", not necessarily a direct call for impeachment, per se, rather a plea for action. People are exhausted with this administration, and they are frustrated.

So Rep Baird decided to "do something" alright. Baird is not a neophyte. He didn't merely change his mind, he came out with a hard sell and partisan talking points, and his constituents wanted nothing to do with it.

]]> Blender http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792806 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792806 News Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:14:33 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @10 - Kristin you shouldn't post when you're drunk.

Admittedly, that would really impact your posting, but hey ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792882 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/footnote_on_rep_brian_baird_in_vancouver#c792882 News Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:05:49 -0800