Since I brought this up in another thread, it probably deserves its own.
Here is Corrine Browns Voting record from 2004-present
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Year Votes Missed % Missed
2004-Q1 104 9 8.7%
2004-Q2 221 16 7.2%
2004-Q3 161 19 11.8%
2004-Q4 58 11 19%
2005-Q1 89 16 18%
2005-Q2 272 38 14%
2005-Q3 146 22 15.1%
2005-Q4 163 22 13.5%
2006-Q1 81 5 6.2%
2006-Q2 276 29 10.5%
2006-Q3 159 12 7.5%
2006-Q4 27 4 14.8%
2007-Q1 212 18 8.5%
2007-Q2 393 47 12%
2007-Q3 317 78 24.6%
2007-Q4 263 25 9.5%
2008-Q1 149 28 18.8%
2008-Q2 321 33 10.3%
2008-Q3 96 15 15.6%
Here are a couple of other locals for comparison
QuoteSterns http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400388&tab=votes
2004-Q1 104 3 2.9%
2004-Q2 221 1 0.5%
2004-Q3 161 0 0%
2004-Q4 58 1 1.7%
2005-Q1 89 3 3.4%
2005-Q2 272 1 0.4%
2005-Q3 146 2 1.4%
2005-Q4 163 1 0.6%
2006-Q1 81 0 0%
2006-Q2 276 3 1.1%
2006-Q3 159 0 0%
2006-Q4 27 3 11.1%
2007-Q1 212 0 0%
2007-Q2 393 0 0%
2007-Q3 317 4 1.3%
2007-Q4 263 2 0.8%
2008-Q1 149 1 0.7%
2008-Q2 321 4 1.2%
2008-Q3 96 3 3.1%
QuoteCrenshaw http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400086&tab=votes
2004-Q1 104 1 1%
2004-Q2 221 3 1.4%
2004-Q3 161 1 0.6%
2004-Q4 58 0 0%
2005-Q1 89 0 0%
2005-Q2 272 5 1.8%
2005-Q3 146 2 1.4%
2005-Q4 163 0 0%
2006-Q1 81 0 0%
2006-Q2 276 4 1.4%
2006-Q3 159 0 0%
2006-Q4 27 0 0%
2007-Q1 212 1 0.5%
2007-Q2 393 7 1.8%
2007-Q3 317 69 21.8%
2007-Q4 263 10 3.8%
2008-Q1 149 2 1.3%
2008-Q2 321 65 20.2%
2008-Q3 96 0 0%
and people still think she's done such a wonderful job...simply amazing!
Can you find a picture of her gerrymandered district? A vivid explanation why she will never go away willingly... :D
"Corrine DELIVA!!!" (translated, that is "Corrine Delivers!")
actually, it should be "Hollingsworth Delivas to Corrine (sandbags)"
She's delivering commuter rail to Orlando, along with Mica. Perhaps we can find a way for her to deliver something similar to Jacksonville.
Quote from: BridgeTroll on August 24, 2008, 10:59:15 AM
Can you find a picture of her gerrymandered district? A vivid explanation why she will never go away willingly... :D
something like the gerrymandered districts of almost everyone in FL....the Dems did it for 100 years when they controlled the State Legislature....noe the Rep. are doing it too!
As a former Corrine Brown constituent, I can say that she delivered absolutely nothing to me. :D
Corrine Brown, separated at birth -
http://www.jacksonvilleconfidential.com/2007/07/separated-at-birth.html
and she is a total dumb ass!
http://www.jacksonvilleconfidential.com/2008/08/corrine-brown-is-dumb-ass.html
Quote from: stephendare on August 31, 2008, 10:18:05 AM
Thanks for posting the youtube clip Jason!
Although I have to tell you. I think when people look back at how they have treated this poor woman, they are going to be ashamed.
pure nonsense!
Quote from: stephendare on August 31, 2008, 01:27:42 PM
Quote from: apvbguy on August 31, 2008, 10:22:19 AM
Quote from: stephendare on August 31, 2008, 10:18:05 AM
Thanks for posting the youtube clip Jason!
Although I have to tell you. I think when people look back at how they have treated this poor woman, they are going to be ashamed.
pure nonsense!
karma baby. you live on a sand bar.
I feel sorry for you
Quote from: stephendare on August 31, 2008, 04:40:28 PM
don't. I live on higher ground.
too bad your elevator doesn't reach the top
Quote from: stephendare on September 01, 2008, 10:50:14 AM
Quote from: apvbguy on August 31, 2008, 09:48:37 PM
Quote from: stephendare on August 31, 2008, 04:40:28 PM
don't. I live on higher ground.
too bad your elevator doesn't reach the top
this was kind of dumb.
You should think about them before you whip out the one liners. It was a good attempt though....sort of. You know....you were working with the whole up/down thing and all that. I can see the elevator connection but it just doesnt quite make the cut.
And anyways, when Ponte Vedra is underwater there isnt any real benefit to having an elevator in town.
still a decent attempt. im sure you will get the hang of it.
too bad you feel so inferior, maybe one day you'll outgrow your petty jealousies
I was fortunate enough to live in Corrines district for several years until I was resdistricted. Didn't do much for me but then I really don't expect a member of the House to do much. I'm sure she hauled in money like all do, certainly she got a nice car out of it, or was that her daughter. Actually worked in a building that also housed the Urban Affairs office downtown so bumped into her on occasion. She certainly didn't seem very bright the few time I listened to her, well what I could understand, I didn't have Barbara Billingsly to interpet (Airplane! the movie look it up). But here a interesting link in which Ms. Brown did end up rated at #1
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/people/capitalcomment/9097.html
My favorite thing about Corrine is her delightful collection of wigs.
Quote from: RiversideGator on October 02, 2008, 10:22:16 AM
My favorite thing about Corrine is her delightful collection of wigs.
Mine too.
Interesting sniping at Rep. Brown but may say more about the snipers than the snipee. Looking at her voting record she reliably represents mainstream Democratic interests. Here is how interest groups grade her votes:
NARAL Pro-choice -- 100% support for their bills.
Nat'l Humane Society -- 67%-100%, varies across years.
Americans for Tax Reform -- a grade of 5. (not supportive)
National Taxpayers Union -- a grade of 10. (not supportive)
ACLU -- 100%
NAACP -- 100%
American Conservative Union -- 0%
Traditional Values Coalition -- 14%
She votes with the Democratic Party 97.5% of the time. If you are Democrat this record Is A Good Thing.
She has missed 13.7% of votes this session, according to the Washington Post.
Crenshaw, District 4, missed 8.3% this session.
Brown-Waite, District 5, 9.6%.
Wexler, District 14, 9.4%
All other FL Reps missed far fewer. Not a good record but I don't see any snarky remarks about Brown-Waite, Wexler or Crenshaw regarding missed votes. Why would that be, I ponder?
Not that FTU helps sort through the quality of our congressional reps. A recent review of congressional coverage revealed that not a single story including Crenshaw's or Brown's name described what they were doing in Congress,
"A database search of six topics frequently in the news and with which Congress supposedly grapples - health care, Social Security, the federal deficit, the Iraq war, earmarks and immigration - turned up no stories or editorials on those topics in which Crenshaw, R-Jacksonville, or Brown, D-Jacksonville, were seriously questioned." -- FTU 5/16/08.
But no information does not seem to inhibit the criticism of Brown. Anyone interested in finding real issues to criticize Brown and others on or are we satisfied with superficial sniping?
question: have you actually ever seen Brown in action? she is ridiculous. it's as if an animated cartoonist could have created the most outlandish, ridiculous possibility for an elected leader - and WHAM: there she is - Corrine Brown. I think that is where a lot of her criticism comes from. the simple fact of her being in Congress actually says much more about the voters who elected her than anything else.
also, google "Lexus, daughter, Corrine Brown, criminal" and tell us what you find.
Driven1 asks:
Quotehave you actually ever seen Brown in action? she is ridiculous.
In terms of her consistently supporting Democratic Party programs she is very effective. She is part of the NE FL coalition of congresspeople bringing federal money to Jacksonville and her own constituents support her so solidly she rarely has an opponent on election day.
So in these particular contexts she appears to be doing just fine. She is not ridiculous, she is a consistent party advocate and legislator. Has she had some ethical problems in the past? Yes. Disappointing but hardly ridiculous -- or unique.
Other than a Google search suggestion or her bad behavior during Fay, Driven1, do you have anything in mind when you call her ridiculous?
i guess it would be mainly limited to her deriding nature in interviews, her demand for preferential treatment during Fay and her fairly consistent history of ethics violations while "serving". that's it.
Brown certainly deserves criticism for her bad behavior. I advocate scrupulously watching our representatives. The lure of money and privilege is ubiquitous in Washington and we've all seen people claiming to represent us while assiduously pursuing any and all paths to wealth and whatever else.
But Brown is a good rank-and-file Democrat and she should be recognized for that. Her reward is a lot of help directing federal contracts to her district. She ranks in the top third of all Congressional districts in the amount of fed contract money spent in her district. That is a real accomplishment.
I doubt she'll ever be a real party leader. But she is quite effective in the niche she has carved for herself in Congress.
What do the rest of the contributors to this thread think of this argument?