Dem. Rep’s Surprising Anti-Obama Speech: President ‘Becoming an Absolute Monarch’
- Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:55pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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During a passionate speech today on the House floor, Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered some surprising remarks while pushing for the House to vote for a measure stripping funding from the war in Libya. According to him, Obama is starting to resemble an “absolute monarch.”
“We have been sliding for 70 years to a situation where Congress has nothing to do with the decision about whether to go to war or not, and the president is becoming an absolute monarch,” he said. “And we must put a stop to that right now, if we don’t want to become an empire instead of a republic.”
“I think that the nation’s credibility, that is to say its promise to go to war as backed by the president, not by the Congress, ought to be damaged,” he added.
“And if foreign countries learn that they cannot depend on American military intervention unless Congress is aboard for the ride, good. That’s a good thing.”
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Comments (203)
ObserverMI
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:23pmI cannot STAND that rep. Yet today…. I wanna hug him.
Report Post »Liberacrats
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 9:51pm+1
This is a good speech. I am in total agreement with Nadler.
Report Post »georgeisn6
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:23pmWe went in to save the women and children from Gadaffy. and it was a great sucess And now NATO with the leadership of the great king of the world Obummer, have created an target rich inviroment where there are plenty of women and children for us to bomb, we need to step up our involvment and get our share of those targets.
Report Post »rdk
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 10:06amDo we really know that there were innocent women and children about to be slaughtered?
Report Post »oldasdirt
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:21pmDo you ever feel like Obama just dares us to do something to stop him?
Report Post »Lee_in_PA
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:03pmYes. Trying to provoke WE THE PEOPLE to take up OUR RIGHTS as dictated in the Second Amendment, to the kind of government WE want. It’s all he needs to move towards sending in the troops against citizenry. Not that I think the troops will take up arms against their country people.
Report Post »OneofMany
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:20pmGood for him! Democrats loath republicans or conservatives, but they hate even more ANYONE trying to take their power. I just hope they are not too late.
Report Post »alaskajohn
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:20pmWon’t get any media coverage. The vote will, but the words and passion won’t
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:15pmGonna see if MMMMsn’s Tingles. ohDonl, an PigEd cover this….
If they do, be interesting to see how they spin this.. Should be
Fun to see how pissed they get, They are very angry people….
NOBAMA-2012 OR SOONER …
Report Post »moreteaplease
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:20pmI don’t believe it!!! They’re finally starting to see past the smoke and mirrors.
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:16pmWOW this is shocking that a total Democrat boot licker like Nadler finally got it and his statements today just show what a threat that we are under from Obama and his minions, Watch out for election ballot games coming, these folks will do anything to stay in power!!!
Report Post »Brad Wesselmann
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:15pmThe saddest part of the who debacle is that Congress doesn’t even realize that they are the ones that legislated their own irrelevance…pathetically stupid!!!
Report Post »Jezreel
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:15pmWe pray that they would go much further in statements and get right to the point of a realization that Obama is trying to destroy our country and everything he is doing is part of that deliberate attempt. Everything that traitorous American politicians do in support of his destroying the U.S. will come back upon them.
Report Post »christos
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:15pm…….Amen that man sees the light,,,genuine passion well said+
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:14pmFinally someone is besides conservatives are seeing at least some of the truth about this dictatorial regime.
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:14pmShocking! The opening of eyes…. A small step, but I’ll take it. Keep the pressure on!
Report Post »NWalters78
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:13pmNadler is doing this to save his own skin. He’d never renounce his liberal tendancies. However, it is a sign of things to come when even O’s ardent supporters are readying their life vests in preparation of jumping ship. When the White House Inner Circle drops off, then the end is near. 2012 election will be the coup d’ grace.
Report Post »Gypsy One
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:12pmI appreciate the remarks by Nadler. Hopefully, the other Dems and the fake republicans like Snowe, etc, will get on board. The American people have had enough of this charlatan in charge. He and his regime need to GO!!!!!
Report Post »ofallon
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:10pmIt’s good to see a liberal Jewish Congressmen speaking the truth about our President.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:03pmThe only thing that turd is upset about is Obama’s lack of respect for HIS authority in congress to approve or disapprove military action. It’s all about Jerry Nadler. Don’t kid yourselves. He’s a fat, liberal, pig who has sold this country down the river every chance he’s gotten…and he will again tomorrow.
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:37pmThat being said, by Mr. Gonzo; Please send your moral support to Mr. Nadler just as Mr. Showtime does.
We need to reward GOOD deeds.
Report Post »ripley
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:10pmGlad to hear you say that Mr. Nadler.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:37pm…but, you’re still a fat pig Jerry.
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:51pmPlease send your moral support to Mr. Nadler just as Mr. Showtime does.
Report Post »h20sue
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:10pmYou got that right…INTOTHELIGHT. The man is a marxist. We’ve been saying this from day one, but no one is listening. I think people have blinders on. Same blinders horses wear! What don’t they understand about this man they call President of the United States? He wants America to fail. I haven’t read his book, but I understand it’s exactly what he discusses, and what he desires.
Report Post »It‘s about time the dem’s start waking up. As a republican and conservative, I am not ashamed. I’m proud to believe in our freedoms and the rights our forefathers established in our Constitution. I think the liberalism’s have gone way to far. It‘s time for the Dems to buckle down and stand up the president before it’s too late (and it might already be). His spending habits and lefty ideas are wrong, wrong, wrong. The spending has got to stop. No more trips overe seas. No more vacations.
I heard him give a graduation speech to some college and he lied like a dog! He said, “I go into the Oval Office every day and I think about…..” Well, he doesn‘t go into the Oval Office every dang day as he’s in or on AF I flying around the world constantly. In my entire life I have never seen a President of the USA waste so much money. It’s deplorable and should have stopped after his first year!
catdragonwrangler
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:09pmWell, he is right about the country sliding…but not towards monarchy, more towards the anarchy that socialists crave for the freedom loving U.S.A. Maybe all the states should be Un-United…..with all other countries and “states”, and keep our money and military to ourselves, defending OUR borders and helping our longest standing allies against “threats from outside”….just a thought.
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:05pmAhhhh,,,,more eyes are beginning to open. Feels really good!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:09pmLet’s hope this is opening constituents eyes, too.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:04pmEven a dem can see what’s going on,doesn’t look good for the anti-colonialist in chief.
Report Post »Ex_Masshole
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:03pmUh oh! Watch the other hand…
Report Post »southernORcobra
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:03pmI heard on the radio congress is not going to try to stop the lybia operations what the hell?
Report Post »DJR
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:03pmGlad to see a Dem who gets it speak out.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:25pm♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪♫♪
Report Post »The sun is shining
Oh happy day!
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
MIBUGNU2
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:41pmGAWD, I would give ANYTHING to see the look on Pulooosy’s
Report Post »Face !!!! WOW…Some common sense in the House !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Totally Grateful to Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler , But I still
wish a Republican had,had the BAL**’s to do the SAME..
Someone had to do IT…..THANK YOU, Rep. Nadler..
YOU ARE THE MAN !!
The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:49pmShowtime, I notice you are a musical young black. Are you in show business? That must be satisfying!
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:58pmI almosy fainted when I saw that load attacking his own…there may be hope!
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:48pmI am sure he’ll suddenly disappear without a trace…
Finally, a Dem with some sense!
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 7:43pmYES. This is what we needed. A democrat with common sense
Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:41pmIt’s as phony as McPain pretending to be conservative. I expect Blazers to be able to see through phony posturing.
Report Post »intothelight
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:57pmLong time coming. Even the dems are waking up. Dictator is more like it.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:02pmAnother dim DEM sees the light…Praise the LORD!!
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:07pmHail Caesar Obama!
Anybody catch Freedom Watch with the Judge last night?
Rome=America. 2000 years later. Learn your history, or repeat it.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:08pmHe must be from West NY.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:08pmYes, dictator or pharoah is more like it. You know it is BAD when he is scaring his own party……..and one in NY at that! Starve the beast back down to local, state government, where we should have stayed.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:09pmUnbelivable!! But I’ll take it.
Report Post »NSDQ
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:12pmIsnt He Really Just Being Racist </sarcasm
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:12pm^____^____^
More like a tyrannical emperor… like Palpatine :)
(yea I dunno what my problem is today Im stuck on a Star Wars thing :) )
Connnngressssss do you hear that do you hear it thats the sound of you becoming irrelevant. In your quest of destroying this nation this Pres has already taken steps to go around all of you! I hope it was worth it. All He needs is an event to seize power and complete control per PDD51. Good job idgets! http://tinyurl.com/yhglscs
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:13pmSorry, Pharoah ==Pharaoh
Report Post »mwhaley
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:15pmRight On….Right On…Right On!
Report Post »dabbo
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:17pmI think Jerry just realized he is irrelevant……..
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:19pmI just called Congressman Nadler’s office and expressed my appreciation for his standing up for the American people. It gave me chill bumps, and my air conditioning is not turned on, to talk about it. I was on the verge of tears of appreciation when I watched this video.
The lady laughed when I told her that I have been trying to get my Republican congressional representatives from Geogia to speak up in such a manner to no avail and said that Congressman Nadler has more hangydownies than the lot of them put together. She said she would be GLAD to pass my thoughts on to Congressman Nadler (I could tell she was still smiling) and thanked me for my call.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:22pm@vennoye
Report Post »Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:13pm
Sorry, Pharoah ==Pharaoh
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That too! :D
VegasGuy
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:24pmLooks like this Dem has swallowed the red pill. Good for him!
Report Post »drbage
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:32pmOops, he had a Maxine Waters’ moment, but he wasn’t nimble enough to backpeddle his way out of the MIS-statement. The spin machine will be working OT to downplay this one. Rep. Nadler won’t be able to count on support from the DNC in his next election contest.
Report Post »Wyatt's Torch
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:37pmRepublic Recalculating….
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:40pmShowtime, what an inspirational story! You are such a gem.
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:44pmRepresentative Jerry Nadler is really a talent – There are lots of digital recordings at C-SPAN that show him skillfully criticizing presidents and administration positions – he has a real gift!
It’s so fun to Check him Out!
Amazingly only 2 years ago he used to be VERY fat – and just watching him “drop” 150 pounds is worth going to C-SPAN for!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:48pmTime to put an end politically to the soon to be dictator and shaper of the utopian nightmare no one on the side of light or sanity wants.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:51pmI agree with others that say WATCH OUT……this guy, as most, if not all are self centerred and have some sneaky ulterior motive for saying this – probably realizing it’s “safe but best” to rail against him. He’s going by polls, etc. Plus, I bet there’s a lot of “in-fighting” going on among the Dems/WH…a big mess and scared to death of losing in 2012. Probably a lot of them that don’t want Obama to run – want someone else since he’s becoming increasingly unpopular. Of course he‘s right in what he says but it doesn’t mean he really means it or cares. Time wlll tell………….
Report Post »Sound The Trumpet In Zion
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:57pmYou know how bad, incompetent and attempting to bring down this nation when even the dems start admitting to it. To bad this isn‘t baseball then we could ’throw the bum out”!
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:29pmDemocratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered some surprising remarks while pushing for the House
to vote for a measure stripping funding from the war in Libya. According to him,
Obama is starting to resemble an “absolute monarch.”
This should have been done by a Republican….But I am Grateful someone had the BALLS to get up
And say this against Obama.. The Democrats are even starting to see this POS for what he IS……..
The really sad part is that Obama studied Constitutional Law, apparently to use it against us and
Report Post »Not to abide by it….. THANK YOU, Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler…
ChiefGeorge
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:31pmAgreed! DICTATOR is the word or BHO but this Dem has no real backbone to say it plus aren’t Monarchs pretty butterflys?
Report Post »Miguelito
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:45pmThere are good Dems out there! The answer to save the country is to get rid of all the bad Dems and bad Reps. The good out numbers the evil so we need to step up to the plate! America is blessed because we bless Israel…yes, it’s in the Bible. Don’t let anti-Israel Obama speak for America because he would take down a road of destruction! Thank God the good people are waking up! God bless America and God bless Israel!
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:38pmPlease send your moral support to Mr. Nadler just as Mr. Showtime does
Report Post »ICEDRAGONNITE
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:53pmWHERE are the rest?? HE CAN’T BE THE only one who recognises the truth!
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 5:00pmsometimes even idiots can be useful……Maybe I’m feeling a bit cynical, but I’d wager my next paycheck that this guy supports about 50 OTHER political initiatives designed to steal our liberties.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 5:24pmAt least some are seeing that they are becoming irreverent. We do have a dictator in the making.
Report Post »SHASTADIANE1
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 5:43pmHe sounds like he maybe has secretly been listening to Fox News, or Glenn Beck…hummmmm?
Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 6:16pmThis guy is still a chump. Thank God he wasn’t tweeting Weinerlike pics!
Report Post »grandma7
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 6:55pmFinally, A democrat who’s a real democrat and not a progressive or socialist or communist. Go for it, Nadler!!!
Report Post »concealled9mms
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 7:22pmyea they talk this crap until they get a ride on the big plane [kucinch] and then they fold like a cheap lawn chair
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 7:29pmAn ignorant Dictator. Obama continuously shows us that he has a below average intelligence and a severe case of narcissism. He’s a mentally ill idiot! Anyone and I mean ANYONE who says he’s bright or smart in anyway is also an idiot.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 7:41pmGetting smart is he? ’bout time. The more who aren’t so afraid of losing their base & voters will eventually come out with knowing the truth. Like Bill O’Reilly, I’m just a simple person, but at least I
Report Post »understand what’s happening to our Country with the likes of Obama & his corrupt WH advisors. Corrupt might be a bit strong, let’s say communists leaning.
avenger
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 8:46pmlooks like nader lost the fat azs look after dumping the weight…must have improved his brain and back bone…still a fkng lib….
Report Post »dirigo
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 9:15amI don‘t know why the American people can’t push for an Impeachment of this Prez. I know it is suppose to come from Congress but we are tired of not being heard! It’s time they all woke up in DC and decide if they want to be a Oppressed Socialist Country or a Free Republic!
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 9:32ami wonder how this joker will vote on the debt ceiling???
Report Post »papapatriot
Posted on June 26, 2011 at 10:41amWhen a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, as Nadler is, sees a threat in Obama and compares him to a monarch it should inspire us to work to defeat Obama in 2012. If prgressives see Obama as a threat, that should awaken all Americans to the danger that Obama and his ilk pose to us free Americans. Take our country back – defeat Obama! “It is the duty of every patriot to protect his country against its government” – Thomas Paine. God Bless America.
Report Post »sbut01
Posted on June 26, 2011 at 10:23pmBeen wondering when the dems in congress would get sick of all their power being taken by THE ONE. At some point you have to say “I refuse to be involved in the destruction of America”. It’s about time.
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