Nancy Pelosi, Sebelius sing the Supremes' "Stop! In the Name of Love"

[marv2]

Check out John Boehner LOL!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PyyCtmYR14

[motony]

2 horrible socialist PIGS!

[jobeterob]

Scary to see the politicians reaching the high notes better than the singer.

[marv2]

Mary did the same routine with Hillary Clinton a few years back! LOL!!!

[skooldem1]

They just showed this on MSNBC during Hardball. For those interested, I think this show repeats at 7pm.

[jobeterob]

As Mary recently said in the interview someone posted on here, she is more of a performer than a singer. Diana, Jean, Lynda and Scherrie were the singers.

[marv2]

Mary sings beautifully. Give a listen sometime......

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They just showed this on MSNBC during Hardball. For those interested, I think this show repeats at 7pm.

I am sure many people across the country saw this. "Hardball with Chris Matthews" is very popular which is why they air it twice daily. Go Mary! Go Nancy P.! LOL!!!!

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Here's coverage from CBS News online:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Ub7bVTlOw

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Mary Wilson sings in ceremony feting Rep. Dingell:

http://news.yahoo.com/mary-wilson-sings-ceremony-feting-rep-dingell-210816538.html

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From the Washington Post!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2013/06/13/john-dingells-tenure-honored-with-nancy-pelosi-singing-john-boehner-toast-video/


John Dingell’s tenure honored with Nancy Pelosi singing, John Boehner toast [[video)


By The Reliable Source, Published: June 13, 2013 at 4:59 pm
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The Capitol ceremony honoring Rep. John Dingell’s record-breaking tenure in Congress — 57 years, five months, and 26 days as of last Friday, when he became the longest-serving member in U.S. history — was pretty much what you’d expect. John Boehner made some gentle jokes. Joe Biden held forth at length about the Michigan Democrat’s “dignity” and “respect for the people.” “So, John, I just came to say thanks,” the veep told the audience.


A high powered chorus line: Mary Wilson directs Kathleen Sebelius, Lynda Carter and Nancy Pelosi. [[J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)

And then a high-powered girl group got up to serenade him, Motown-style.

Yeah, that part was actually a surprise. Detroit native Mary Wilson, one of the original powerhouse voices of the Supremes, stood in the grand Statuary Hall and began singing “Stop! In the Name of Love,” enlisting Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Debbie Dingell, the lawmaker’s high-profile wife, to do the “stop!” hand gestures. They were quickly joined by Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Rep. Donna Edwards, and TV star-turned-Washington socialite Lynda Carter.



Yeah, it was kind of random and loopy — something that might happen at a bachelorette party after a couple margaritas — but the crowd [[House members, senators, friends, family) ate it up. So did the guest of honor when asked about his reaction to the chorus line later. “It was doggone good,” he told Hill reporters. “I’d never seen that done around here before. I had four gorgeous…five…six gorgeous women doing it.”


Joe Biden, John Boehner and John Dingell at the Statuary Hall ceremony Thursday. [[Yuri Gripas / Reuters)

The ad hoc performance capped a heartfelt ceremony for the 86-year-old lawmaker, who began his congressional career in 1955 after he replaced his late father in a special election. The speeches were warm: Boehner ticked off Dingell’s career stats, then added, “You really can’t put a number on what it means to enjoy the respect and admiration of your peers — which, more than anything, is why we’re here today for John.” Biden cited Dingell’s lifelong fight for the dignity of his constituents. Dingell responded with thanks for his wife, friends and the privilege of serving his country.

“Like all of you, I’m troubled about the times in which we find ourselves in,” he said in his brief remarks. “Congress means ‘coming together,’ where people come together to work for great causes in which they all have an important interest to share. We have unfortunately, because of the pressures of the times, forgotten this. I’m hopeful that as we move forward… we pull together to work for common good.”

And there were gifts — good ones, too: A replica of his portrait that currently hangs in the Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing Room in the Rayburn Building and — even better — the announcement that the room will be now be officially named the John. D. Dingell room.

Video: Pelosi, others perform ‘Stop in the Name of Love’ for Dingell

Earlier: How many colleagues has Dingell worked with in Congress? Crunching the numbers, 6/10/13
After 57 years, John Dingell is still a gruff — and influential — lawmaker on the Hill, 6/5/13

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From
USA Today!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/06/13/dingell-longest-serving-congress-honored/2421239/

[Methuselah2]

The cleavage at public events is starting to seem like a prop. Mary is so va-va-va-voom herself--she doesn't need dresses to do it for her in the slightest.

But I shouldn't talk. If wrong fashion choices were a crime, I'd be on death row.

Like they always say:
"You're not fully dressed unless you're wearin' a smile."

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Rep. John Dingell of Michigan is honored for being the longest-serving member of Congress ever.




[[Photo: AP)


Story Highlights
Dingell, 86, hit the official record of 20,997 days served June 7
Members of both parties celebrated Dingell's achievement
Dingell had hand in Medicare, the Civil Rights Act and the Affordable Care Act

WASHINGTON -- Leave it to John Dingell to bring left and right together, if only for a little bit.

Thursday's fete for the longest-serving member of Congress ever saw Republican House Speaker John Boehner choking up, high-ranking members of both parties hobnobbing, and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius singing "Stop! In the Name of Love," with Motown's Mary Wilson.

As parties go in the Capitol these days, this one in Statuary Hall for the 86-year-old congressman wasn't too shabby.

STORY: Dingell's record-setting days in Congress not done yet

MORE: John Dingell timeline

Boehner, R-Ohio, began by saying he counted Dingell, a Democrat from Dearborn, Mich. — who last Friday hit his 20,997th day of service, surpassing the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd's record — among his friends.

Unveiling a portrait of Dingell from his days as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the speaker, who is known for getting emotional at such moments, choked up a little. He told Dingell that two Republican friends — the current committee's chairman, Fred Upton of St. Joseph, Mich., and a former one, Joe Barton of Texas, insisted on renaming the committee's meeting room for Dingell, who was perhaps its most renowned leader.

"His milestone comes with all kinds of markers ... but you can't really put a number on what it means to enjoy the admiration and respect of your peers," said Boehner.

Congress wasn't in session last Friday, so the celebration was deferred to Thursday. Dingell, who succeeded his father in Congress, has served southeastern Michigan since Dec. 13, 1955, winning 30 elections. Though he has made no announcement about his future, he is doing everything needed should he decide to run again in 2014.

“Congress means coming together. I think we, because of the pressure and the times, have forgotten this.”
— Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich.
A liberal icon, he has remained a defender of certain conservative values, too — such as the right to bear arms. And while he has been a thorn in the side of many a Republican administration, he also has counted among his allies members of both parties, leaving his mark on issues from Medicare and the Civil Rights Act to the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and 2010's Affordable Care Act.

Vice President Joe Biden, speaking to Dingell and the audience at Thursday's ceremony in the shadow of the statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, said: "It's not an accident the president gave you the first pen that signed [[into law) the health care bill."

Dingell had been pushing for an expansion of health care all throughout his career. Biden said it was part of the respect Dingell has always shown for people, especially working people, and how he has always been able to retain his dignity amid the rough and tumble of Washington politics in the name of getting legislation passed.

"With you," Biden said, "it's all about the possibilities."

Sebelius, President Barack Obama's health secretary, looked on, as did UAW President Bob King. With the assembled Democratic figures and their allies were many Republicans: Former Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld, himself a former House member, and the last Republican U.S. senator from Michigan, former Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham.

Dingell — who began by thanking his family and wife, Debbie, a well-known force of her own in Michigan and national Democratic politics — didn't let the moment get by him either. Showing the signs of a body wracked by age, he still took to the podium to use his speech to call for greater unity in a fractured Capitol.

"Congress means coming together," he said. "I think we, because of the pressure and the times, have forgotten this."

“His milestone comes with all kinds of markers ... but you can't really put a number on what it means to enjoy the admiration and respect of your peers.”
— House Speaker John Boehner
To an audience that included the Senate's Democratic leader, Harry Reid, and its Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, he said it falls to a divided Congress to struggle to keep the U.S. whole.

"Preserving something of this kind is very difficult," he said.

On a lighter note, Mary Wilson of the Supremes sang "You Can't Hurry Love" and other tunes, enlisting the help of Dingell's wife, Pelosi, Sebelius and others on the iconic "Stop! In the Name of Love."

The celebration ended with a toast from Boehner to Dingell, "a true man of the House."

The room — as Dingell watched on — raised its glasses and voices, with a hearty, "Here! Here!"

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John Dingell and Mary Wilson at Congressional Leaders event.

[marv2]

Harry Reid looks quite pleased! LOL!!!

[detmotownguy]

Great vid Marv and thanks for posting. Mary looks happy and sounds great. The demand for her talent continues on...........

[marv2]

Great vid Marv and thanks for posting. Mary looks happy and sounds great. The demand for her talent continues on...........

You are welcome! Yes it is a great video. Every major news outlet in the country has shown it and reported on Mary performing at this event. She does look happy and she should be. This is some serious publicity for her various ventures. Go Mary! Congratulations to Rep. Dingell.

[alexgarret]

The dream Supreme takes whatever she can get. Bless her.

[marv2]

The dream Supreme takes whatever she can get. Bless her.

Apparently, The Supreme Supreme is getting everything she wants! Lord Bless her!

[marv2]

The cleavage at public events is starting to seem like a prop. Mary is so va-va-va-voom herself--she doesn't need dresses to do it for her in the slightest.

But I shouldn't talk. If wrong fashion choices were a crime, I'd be on death row.

Like they always say:
"You're not fully dressed unless you're wearin' a smile."

Let that old guy [[86 year old Rep. Dingell) enjoy the "sights"! It's his big day and Mary's pleasure, hehehehehehehe..........

[midnightman]

I'll take the actual Supremes doing this over political clowns from both wings, thank you. :)

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Mary Wilson hit a home run with this,she looks great,sounds great,this is great publicity for her,Go Mary,Go Mary,Go Mary,i'm sooooo Happy for you,Please stay positive

[jim aka jtigre99]

Very nicely done, Miss Wilson. She was honoring someone from her home state of Michigan on Capitol Hill and did it very nicely. Good media coverage. Continued success to her and all of the former Supremes in their endeavors.