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Title: Filibuster Post by: jjandellis on June 20, 2013, 12:12:09 PM http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22976598 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22976598)
How the hell is it possible to talk, without pause, for 13 hrs? Also, why delay nomination of a new CIA chief? Title: Re: Filibuster Post by: kinboshi on June 20, 2013, 12:59:10 PM How the hell is it possible to talk, without pause, for 13 hrs? Never shared a table with Rastafish then? Title: Re: Filibuster Post by: AdamM on June 20, 2013, 01:22:03 PM How the hell is it possible to talk, without pause, for 13 hrs? Never shared a table with Rastafish then? lol Title: Re: Filibuster Post by: david3103 on June 20, 2013, 02:31:41 PM How the hell is it possible to talk, without pause, for 13 hrs? Never shared a table with Rastafish then? lol yeah come to think of it!!! But seriously ...13 hours on one subject...in depth..obviously off top of head....without pause...had he swallowed a dossier or something???? It's not Just A Minute where you have Paul Merton and Julian Clary ready to buzz in if you deviate, hesitate or repeat yourself. There's nothing to stop them reciting the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, or Paradise Lost if they choose and the longest ever was 24hrs+ as part of a concerted attempt over 57 days to beat the Civil Rights Act in 1957. http://www.policymic.com/articles/28858/5-longest-filibusters-in-u-s-senate-history |