BLESS you, Florida Rep. Corrine Brown!

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Members of the U.S. House of Representatives censured Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D-Jacksonville) after a shouting match on the House floor Thursday evening.

The argument started during a debate over HR-4818. The bill would provide international monitoring of the November presidential election. Congress has been considering an outside monitor due to all the confusion over the last election, and the "hanging chads" in Florida.

Representative Brown said, "I come from Florida, where you and others participated in what I call the United States coup d'etat. We need to make sure that it doesn't happen again. Over and over again after the election when you stole the election, you came back here and said get over it. No we're not going to get over it and we want verification from the world."

Those comments drew an immediate objection from Republican members of the House. Leaders moved to strike her comments from the record. The House also censured Brown which kept her from talking on the House floor for the rest of the day.

Congresswoman Brown responded to the matter in a statement late Thursday night. Congresswoman Brown wrote, "Striking my words from the House floor is just one more example of the Republican Party's attempt to try and cover up what happened during the 2000 election."

Brown also wrote, "When the words of Corrine Brown are stricken from the floor, so is the voice of her 600,000 constituents in Florida's 3rd Congressional District."

BIG TIME IMPORTANT: Radio Nosferatu - *insert insensate noises here*

I am incapable of writing any kind of extended post on this matter, but go to this post by the wise and holy Tom Smith and you will understand why.

Tonight, starting at approximately 7 p.m. eastern, I will be doing a show and trying to raise awareness about the election, where to register to vote, all sorts of things pertaining to the electoral process in between songs and on breaks. I will post details later.

I will also be putting out some information about how to help the ever-so-lovely shadesong raise some money during tomorrow's Blogathon to raise money for The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.

I am going to go away from the computer for now and punch things until I calm down. I am so angry right now I can barely think straight and my pulse is pounding at my temples like it's trying to get out.

Radio Nose Ferret/Radio Free Callahan's: Festivities underway

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Hrmph.

Well, due to an approaching very nasty storm, apparent utter apathy/unable to listen due to late notification/etc. I'm postponing the show until tomorrow night.