What's worse, because the speeches are so short, every speaker attempts to summarise the issue, so every Democrat speech sounds like every other Democrat speech, and the same for the GOP. Democrats: THIS WILL MAKE HEALTHCARE BETTER HURR DURR HISTORIC DAY DERP CLOSE THE DOUGHTNUT HOLE HERP A DERP. Republicas: THIS IS TYRANNY HERP DERP WE FOUGHT AGAINST SOCIALISM FOR A REASON DERP LISTEN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HERP A DERP. No-one even attemps to provide any evidence, or to attack the argument of the opposition.

So yeah, the level of debate is far, far beneath that of a typical hight-school debating competition. But the worst fucking argument is when Republicans assert that the majority of Americans are against the bill, as if that fucking means anything. Congress is the highest house of debate in the land, and it's full of fucking retards, and you think regular Joe Schmoe has an informed and valid opinion of the optimal future direction of the country? It's worse than moronic.

Welcome to the 21st century

Well at least we hav-

Is the British Parliament any better than this shit? I know they at least take the prime minister to task.

I come from Canada and in our system we have much better "debates". In question period, an mp from one side mocks the other party followed by childish oowing and whistles, and then the other party insults theirs and is oohs and whistling. Much moire confrontational and entertaining

>Boehner
>Boner

The future is decided in the ballot room. It's why I put C-Span on mute after J^3 left, and am currently watching Kara no Kyoukai while waiting for the final vote to commence.

In Canada and UK it always results in a game of Yo Mamma So.

>>392957
While I agree that the current circus being presented is completely retarded, especially the Republican speakers considering all of the talking points they are using have ALL been proven wrong, I would argue that there has been a solid amount of information presented and debated by the Democratic congressmen (because the republican congressmen haven't done anything actually productive on this topic).

HELL NO YOU HAVEN"T

You start out in 1954 by saying, “Nigger, nigger, nigger.” By 2010 you can't say “nigger” — that hurts you. Backfires. So you say stuff like socialized medicine, states' rights and all that stuff. You're getting so abstract now that you're talking about cutting taxes, and all these things you're talking about are totally economic things and a byproduct of them is that poor people and minorities get hurt worse than the rich and insurance companies. And subconsciously maybe that is part of it. I'm not saying that. But I'm saying that if it is getting that abstract, and that coded, that we are doing away with the racial and class problem one way or the other. You follow me — because obviously sitting around saying, “We want to cut this,” is much more abstract than even the healthcare thing, and a hell of a lot more abstract than “Nigger, nigger.”

PUH RAISE JEESUS

HELL NO YOU HAVEN"T

>>393114

boner is getting testy I see

HELL NO YOU HAVEN"T

well, democracy just ain't cutting it anymore.

as for me, i am going to join the communist party of china soon and work towards the realization of communism.

Bitch, ANSWER THE QUESTION!

DENIED

electronic device?
are they using iClickers?

>>393131
>>393138
>>393114
HELL NO YOU HAVEN'T is now a meme.

HAVE YOU READ THE BILL

yeah we did

NO HAVE NOT


yes we did

>>393076
It's still one step above the U.S. and that's fucking sad.

WHY ISN'T THERE A LIVESTREAM OF THIS SHIT

NIGGA, NOW IS NOT THE TIME

this shit is boring. I want to see some fist fights.

Remember when we had pistol duels to the death to solve our differences? That shit was fucking awesome. (RIP Alexander Hamilton)

YOU LIE

This guy is obnoxious.

>>393190
YOU KNOW FOR CHAT?

HELL NO THERE ISN'T YET

NOW IS NOT THE TIME
HELL NO YOU HAVEN"T

SHAME SHAME

Nothing matters anymore. Only the collapse.

Did anyone else notice that people were refuting what he was saying?

>>393190

like dis?
http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx

>>393199
HELL NO I DON'T

the death of the republican party

I've been watching this shit since around 3 and all I can say is wow

Its no wonder this country has gone to shit, look at who the people have put in charge on both sides. Half these SOB's can't read or speak

>>393224
Can non Americans even watch that?

>>393216

What's more disturbing, is that some were admitting that they have not read the bill. The people voting on the bill....admitting they have not read it....

I'm so sick of BAAAAAAAAAAAAAWNER.

>>393247

No idea

>>393254
They don't have time.

I don't understand why they're getting a salary if they readily admit to not having read the bill. It's kind of their fucking job.

Hey guys! How about we vote on the bill? It's a crazy idea but it just might be something different than the repetitive talking!

>>393190
There is on the C-Span website...

Did he just imply that the people once had respect for Congress?

>>393254
Just like Christfags using the Bible when the majority of them haven't even read the whole thing.

That was like a 8 year old explaining why he doesn't want to clean his room.

Holy shit, how embarrassing.

>>393286
I don't see why anyone would vote for these dumbfucks in the first place.

suddenly, lots of applause.

>Nancy

UNLIMITED TIME

>>393299
Yes.

Back when Washington was President.

Brace for a wave of anecdotal bullshit.

What gets me is how people outside Amurrrica pays attention to this shit. Shows how superior Amurrrica really is.

I lol'd at that guy that yelled


YAY!

I'm calling it...
it won't pass.

>>393359
You have a 50/50 chance.

Hopefully a bomb will go off when the voting ends..Kill all of the bastards

Needs a bullet to hit her square in the face

this woman is against our country

>implying Medicare and Social Security are triumphs.

>>393344
Most don't, it's just that 4chan is mostly Americans.

>>393359
Admittedly, I would laugh so hard that all this lead to nothing.

>>393305
It's either this or even bigger retards.

>>393383

>>393405
closest things america has to successes, boy

>>393380
thats what I'm thinking...

>>393347
It's a traditional for a group of mongols to cheer with Yay.

>>393410
we can only hope

>>393429
>i'm a flaming liberal faggot, please rape my face.

I agree with the bill but Polosi (my congresswoman) is talking bullshit.

>>393429

>implying giant money sinks that are going bankrupt are successful.

>>393410

just more deaths

Hey look, Pelosi is actually present. I guess there's a first time for everything.

>>393464
Well then I hope it passes so we can all gain immortality!!!

>>393359
i agree

>>393405
THIS!

Every bloody fucking program that governments undertake that deals with the general public interactively is utter shit! The only government programs that do work (sometimes) are infrastructure or military equipment based. Static supplies!

Now you're going to unleash 15 more million people onto the already struggling medical system?! I don't care what kind of "waste" you think you're going to eliminate, the number of added people and the paperwork are going to make that waste a MERE FRACTION of the new costs!

Goddamned faulty statistic spouting, power grabbing, soul selling idiots get what's coming to them!!!

lol @ this cunt saying this will help the economy

As a business person I know I always look to expand in the face of a sea of rising taxes. /sarcasm off

"Private healthcare is unsustainable"

>government programs like social security and medicare previously mentioned are factually unsustainable.

>>393462
i said they were the closest thing america had to success, not that they WAS successful.

>>393451
I'm not a liberal, dipshit.

>being a woman = preexisting medical condition

>>393547

If you think they are anything remotely near successful, you are a giant one.

wait.... what?
Nancy are you high?

listen to her little chuckles... FUCK

>Nancy "This will stop the rising healthcare premiums"

uh how?

>Nancy "Because I said it will"

but how?

>Nancy "It just does"

>>393513
>Goddamned faulty statistic spouting, power grabbing, soul selling idiots get what's coming to them!!!
I saw a grown man cry...

>implying being a woman is a pre-existing condition

>>393513
this bill isn't about eliminating waste or improving efficiency, it's about forced rent payments to the health insurance industry. the PR spin is not the real foundation.

>>393587
Another Dem made the same argument earlier. Must be true.

>>393570
you really need 2 lrn2 reading comprehension

>>393609

I comprehend. The IDEA of these programs is failure.

>>393587

>>393589
I know that, but that's the "guise" that they're passing this wretched monstrosity of a piece of legislation through.

No good has EVER come out of legislative pieces this big.

Much like the same "guise" global warming/climate change has around it; I'm sick of their bullshit for which they don't even have proper proof.

>>393634
you're going to get your wish for your capitalist overlords to be allowed to dip their hands in your bank accounts whenever they want

FISTICUFFS SHOULD DECIDE THE WINNER!

>>393653
CC and AGW has about 10billion times as much supporting evidence as anything economical that gets discussed in congress

>>393467
She was present at the last healthcare debate. If you fags watched C-Span more often, you'd know that she sits in for the IMPORTANT hearings. All other hearings have her give authority to a fellow representative.

Shit is packed.

FUCK JUST VOTE ALREADY

OH MY FUCKING GOD JUST VOTE ON THE DAMN BILL ALREADY

What I've learned from watching this:
A) all these people should be stoned to death
B) dems say things will happen as a result of this bill, just because they say it will, no substance to back anything up
C) reps say this bill won't help and at least show some argumentative reasons for their position, whether they are valid reasons or not I have no idea
D) I hope I never have to hear another stupid healthcare annecdote in my lifetime. Yes people get sick, I get it. But to pretend like this bill is going to prevent any such things from happening in the future is comical

Oh boy, a roll call.

HOUSE

RULE

20

MOTHER FUCKER

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST.

15 minutes!

15 FUCKING MINUTES!

IT'S ON NOW

lol

OOOOOOOO YEAH, SHIT JUST GOT REAL!

come on 216

WTF are there THREE votes?

>>393782
At the end of the 15 minutes, a bomb will go off.. trust me

Great, America is about to get gayer. Thanks hippie liberals

>incomprehensible chatting

Fucking epic

175

Happy Dependence Day!!!

>>393838
I called it!

>>393838
Now that, would be interesting.

ARE THE NUMBERS ON THE SCREEN THE CURRENT VOTE?
IF SO IT ALREADY PASSED

Lawl, even if it passes the congress, the senate will shoot it down.

The Republicans have failed, as always.

>>393876

>>393844
>implying it wasn't a conservative agenda that made this bill happen

Does NV mean non-voter?

>>393874
NV = hasn't voted yet
so no

>>393875
FUCKING ***THIS***!!!!!!!!!!11!!!oneeleven

408 people in the senate today or something like that, so need 204 plus or minus 3 I think

>>393876
I thought it went through the Senate?

>>393891
not voted yet

>>393887
durp

GOGOGOGOGOGGOGOGOGOGO

FFFFFFFFFFFFFff

216 approaching

>>393899
OK good. At least politicians aren't THAT retarded.
Also glad there isn't an undecided column.
That's always a plus

>>393883
So we didn't just previously have a republican president or a house majority of republicans?

NEVER STOPPING
NEVER STOPPING
NEVER STOPPING YOU
OH OH OH OOOOOHOOOHO

>>393927

Voting Present

voting now C-SPAN's on everyone.

ITS GUNNA PASS EVERYONE RUN!!!!

The last 50 people are going to wait till the last minute... just watch..

Can't CSPAN show countdown and vote in real time? If the NCAA can show a clock and a score in real time, can't the Congress?

29 MORE AND WE WIN

No independents?
I thought we had, like one.

185...185...185...185...

>>393965
Go fuck yourself.

>>393977

u mad?

>>393953
I wouldn't doubt it, these faggots, really know how to slow down bill passing

CPAN IS MORE INTRESTING TO WATCH THAN CSPAN

>>392949
>>392957
I am American, and I approve of this message.
I really don't get why public opinion on any complex bill is held in such high regard, especially when it's like 45:55.
Also, I'm going to punch the next person who whines about the bill for being 2000 pages long.

191!

>>393957
that would they'd have to hard wired into the electronic system that the Congressmen/women are voting...something which is probably not a good idea.

>>393972
191 with 40 left ffs, its going to pass........

SCRAMBLE TEH FUCKJETS!

YES YES YES YES
GO GO GO GOOOOOO

>>393985
no just a little upset, y'know.. Hard day at work getz me all frustrated at home..

>>393989
fuck yeah, Perl

THE SUSPENSE!

Brace for asspain in approximately 7 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2mqqCMu-LM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2mqqCMu-LM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2mqqCMu-LM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2mqqCMu-LM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2mqqCMu-LM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2mqqCMu-LM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2mqqCMu-LM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2mqqCMu-LM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2mqqCMu-LM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2mqqCMu-LM

in b4 Republican anal pains

Even if congress passes the bill, it still has to go through the senate next. The fight isn't over demofags

you guys have to remember, there are still two more bills after this that need passing in order to get it fully passed

TWOOO
TWOOOO
TWO HUNDRED

FUCK YEAH

IT'S OVER 200!

>>394033
Maybe you should stop letting the internet fuel your aggressive behavior?

>>394019
we were fucked when the SC said corporate campaign donations are free speech, this is just one of the many inevitable assrapings following from that ruling

>>394063
two more votings I mean

27 democratic nays, ITS SO FUCKING INTENSE!

Not a SINGLE republican vote

lol

cutting it close

>>394091
i know i know.. I guess i should just stick to beating my wife while my 8 year old daugter watches

>>394048
Anon, I think I love you ♥

14 MORE UNTIL BANKRUPCY!!!!! COME ON DEMOCRATS!!!!!

13 MORE!

JUST 13 MORE UNTIL YOU STORMFRONT FAGS CRY LIKE THE LITTLE FAGGOTS YOU ARE!

EAT A FAT DICK BOEHNER

As usual, the Democrats demonstrate their ability to think for themselves, given that 27 have voted against HC.

Not a single Republican has voted "aye".

Fucking republicans.

how much would Obama rage if the last 22 undecided all voted no at the last second

208FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFf

JUST VOTE YOU DUMB CUNTS GO GO GO

>>394060
Already passed the senate, dumbass.

7 LEFT!

I'M GONNA BLOW MY LOAD ALL OVER C-SPAN!

LET'S GO

TO A BETTER AMERICA FOR YOU AND ME
FOR TED KENNEDY

GO GO GO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

If you accidentally hit the wrong button can you change your vote?

>>394129
that's 27 primaries to punish the dissenters, now, just watch

FINAL COUNTDOWN, NIGGERS

>>394129

>implying any republicans actually want this.

How much votes does it need to have again.. sorry

How are 13 republicans still undecided?

Why did they stop voting?

more nays lol

>>394190
if it were under a republican president, every republican would want it

6 IT BE!

>209 YAY

5 MORE

>>394198
216
>>394199
like to wait till very last second like faggots

5 left

>>394198
216

DOWN GOES REPUBLICANS
DOWN GOES REPUBLICANS

DOWN FUCKING GOES REPUBLICANS

OBAMA WINS

214!

2!

2 MORE

DEMS WIN

2 more minutes till the bomb goes off!

FUCK YEAH

why are they cheering? did it pass?

WOOOOOOOOO

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

REPUBLICANS, ARE YOU FRUSTRATED?!

SUCK ON IT

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU

OPEN THE FIRST CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE

WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!

WE WON

Hell yeah, 216!

FUCK

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!

I like how every republican voted nay.

Hello, Health Care reform

YES WE CAN YES WE CAN YES WE CAN

well, shit. yet another fuckup. if we'e really unlucky, obama will get re-elected in 2012.

Fuck you Demo fuckers, good job with continuously fucking up America.

>cheering before 216 is shown.

Somebody please donate $20 to C-Span for a real-time numbers and timer, my god.

WATCH FOX THE ANCORS ARE GOING TO COMMIT SUICIDE!

217 NIGGAS

>>394383
hey it worked for bush

>>394384
as if the republicans don't do the exact same thing

WE WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

HEY GLEN BECK
HEY GLEN BECK
u mad?

Thread saved to repost in 10 years when your country is in a state of total financial ruin.

5
4
3
2

YEAH!

2 REPUBLICANS ARE TOO STUPID TO PRESS "NO".

KISS IT

... 2 more bills need to pass

WOW FUCKING BARELY PASSED.

A TESTAMENT TO HOW FUCKIN QUESTIONABLE THE BILL IS.

>>394435
Thank you.

I fucking hate what America has become.

>>394390
Maybe the last guy was just hyping everyone up?

>>394435
Our country is already in a state of total financial ruin.

Thread saved to repost in 10 years when your country is in a state of unparalleled prosperity.

>>394435
dude, it's not gonna take ten years. expect another contraction this fall.

So i guess there wasn't a bomb after all

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

>>394190
No, I'm not implying that.

I'm STATING that Republicans don't think for themselves. Whatever FOX says is gospel.

Begin butthurt.

>>394500

>>394486
Or a testament to how stubborn Republicans are.

>>394435

ill be here to share that laugh with you bro

THE MOTION PASSES
FUCK YEAH!

TAKE THAT REPUBLICAN'TS

YOU SAID WE WOULDN'T DO IT?

GUESS WHAT? YOU WERE WRONG

>>394486

No, its just that republicans have said countless times they won't vote for ANYTHING Obama wants.

So they didn't.

>>394525
true dat.

Hey...we just saved America. Nice work.

>>394571
Ha.

>>39455

Will it pass the Senate?

>>394571
yeah, saved america the trouble of working out a health care system that would actually work

>>393030
>>393030
>>393030
>>393030
>>393030
This is exactly like the Australian Parliament.

It's amazing, it's as if they're all set up exactly the same.

Whhhhhaat have you done?!?!?

They're sinking the economy with a GIANT WORM!!!

Didn't Rush say he would leave the country if it passed?

>>394660
so, not a total loss?

>>394660
He won't

SHUT UP ABOUT FUCKING ABORTIONS.

FUCKING CHRISTFAGS.

America is fucked. We have lost our footing. Do people really want to have the government rule everything? HOW FUCKING STUPID IS EVERYBODY

>>394689
cont- as much as I want him to

MISTER SPEAKER MISTER SPEAKER MISTER SPEAKER MISTER SPEAKER MISTER SPEAKER MISTER SPEAKER MISTER SPEAKER

>>394660
I pray all of the crying fags will leave as they said.

We socialist now.

>>394634
You're right. We should have done something useful, like cutting taxes and killing Muslims. Or maybe we should have just said "NO" a few thousand more times until our problems went away.

Look at your party. The first thing they do is whine and present a faith-based appeal to Americans.

Your party is worthless.

U MAD?

UNBORN CHILDREN ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN REAL CHILDREN. FUCK HEALTH CARE.

Don't have a legitimate argument?

HURRR ABORTION!

>>394652
It is as if your government traditions have the same origin hmmmm.......

>>394743
I'm not a republican you twat!

>>394660
I hope so.

Or he's probably just lying [spoiler]like he always does[/spoiler].

America is now a socialist state
Heil your new leader!

>>394760

MY MONEY ISNT FOR BITCHES TO USE FOR ABORTION BIRTH CONTROL.

YOU ARE KILLING BABIES YOU INSANE LIBERALS, YOU MONSTERS!!!!!

trolly guy

>>394815

It's seriously pathetic, the Aussie Parliament question time is like watching primary school kids bicker with each other.

>>394852
ten years late

THIS IS NICE, BUT JUST THINK OF THE PROPER SINGLE PAYER PROGRAM WE COULD HAVE HAD, IF THE REPUBLICANS WEREN'T A GIGANTIC WALL OF NO!

God, I hope John Marty gets the DFL bid in MN. Single-payer healthcare? Yes, please.

>Abortion on Demand

Fuck, yeah. What channel is that on?