On Thursday’s Newsroom, CNN’s Rick Sanchez couldn’t get a straight answer out of Democratic Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee about her cell phone use during a recent health care town hall, and after he repeatedly asked why she did it and if it was disrespectful, the Texas Democrat bizarrely raised the possibility that the YouTube video of her on the phone was “doctored” [the entire interview can be viewed here; audio clips from the segment are available here].
Sanchez brought on the Jackson-Lee to ask her about the viral video of her phone use as a woman tried to ask her a question at the town hall. He first asked, “How do you explain what you were doing there? What were you thinking, Congresswoman?” For about a minute and a half, the Democrat filibustered by talking about her town hall appearances and the health care issue. The CNN anchor repeatedly tried to get her to answer his question. He asked again: “Why were you talking on the phone?” She continued by avoiding the issue, talking about the “congressional hotline” her office had set up on the health care proposal. Sanchez interrupted, “Congresswoman, you’re not being fair. I asked you a very specific question....The question is, why were you on the phone and was it disrespectful?”
Jackson-Lee plowed ahead about how she didn’t have the bill memorized, but Sanchez wasn’t having it: “Congresswoman, you’re absolutely ignoring my question. I don’t think that’s very nice.” The Democrat denied that she was, and so the anchor rephrased his question in a very parental fashion: “I say to my children it’s impolite to text- it’s wrong to be on the phone when you’re talking to people, and it’s rude to do that especially when you’re dealing with adults. Here you have people who have come to hear you speak. They are asking you a question, and it appears on the video like you’re not giving them their due. How do you explain that?”
The Representative replied, “I'm so glad you said that. It appears on the video. Maybe it’s a doctored video.” After going into another protracted explanation, Jackson-Lee hinted that the video was just a distraction from the health care issue: “My question to those who have YouTube- and I love YouTube- who’ve made an issue- are they concerned about health care reform? Are they concerned about a robust public option? Are they concerned about eliminating pre-existing diseases? All of that I talked about.”
After asking if the Democrat had apologized to the woman who was trying to ask her a question as she used her cell phone (and another extended “answer”), Sanchez followed up on her “doctored video” accusation: “Do you think the video was doctored? Do you think the video may have been doctored?” Jackson-Lee answered by specifically calling the cell phone issue a “distraction” from her priorities:
Then why make the accusation in the first place, Representative?JACKSON-LEE: Let me say this- we who are members of congress who believe in democracy are not going to focus on distractions. We're really going to focus on giving the people the opportunity to express themselves in any way they desire-
SANCHEZ: Well- well, look at it. I mean- let’s- I’ll tell you what- let’s play it and you tell us if this is you or not you and if we’ve made a mistake by showing video- that may have been doctored- is there anything about this video that isn-t reflective of what happened?
JACKSON-LEE I know nothing about the video- I know nothing about the video, Rick, and I’m not going to comment on it.
—Matthew Balan is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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No. No. It's not crap....
August 13, 2009 - 16:01 ET by szampNo. No. They are wrong. It's not crap. It is feces.
oops. wrong thread.
August 13, 2009 - 16:03 ET by szampsorry
Why...
August 13, 2009 - 20:02 ET by retroconSeems like she's spewing crap to me.
Wrong?
August 13, 2009 - 21:14 ET by DoktorFrankenWhat's wrong is the Left calling the Truth a Distraction. And THAT'S a load of crap.
And this ''Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (PU - TX)'' (she can't even decide who the hell she is) has got to be the stinkiest pile of crapulence I've ever smelled through the filter of the Internet.
I know nothing about the video, so maybe it's a fake.
August 14, 2009 - 11:01 ET by farstar99This is exactly how left-wing moonbats go through life.
Only in her case, we're paying for it.
The old
August 13, 2009 - 16:04 ET by doug1950BS flags are being raised all across the land. Americans are finally waking up, stanidng up and I suspect a lot of career politicians will be looking for new employment come the next couple of election cycles. Time to clean house and throw the bums out...past time. They have been there so long they "stank" up the place.
sad
August 13, 2009 - 17:46 ET by sawing battait's sad that we have to feel surprised that Sanchez would actually push back on this tinfoil hat nonsense. But that's the state of today's news...one in which a congresswoman might think she'd actually be given a pass on a statement like that...
send this clip to everyone you know...
Very sad. She thinks that
August 13, 2009 - 18:33 ET by GregEVery sad.
She thinks that she'd get a pass, because its the norm.
She thinks that she can say anything as an answer to any question, regardless of its even on topic, because it's the norm.
She thinks no one would even think that her excuses weren't genuine, as politicians, especially liberals, speak as if common sense is dead, all the time. It's the norm.
I hear so many politicians answer questions with NO answer whatsoever. It's blatant. They don't give a rats arse. They'll look you directly in the face and answer a question that you didn't ask and expect you not to challenge them.
Thats the kind of thing people are getting very fed up with. The healthcare debate is about healthcare, yes, but it's not ONLY about healthcare. Healthcare has put a cherry on top of the building swell of absolute dissatisfaction (too mild of a word, really) of Washington. And even at that, that cherry has plenty of room to put more cherries on top of it too!!
This is the problem we face
August 14, 2009 - 02:20 ET by jazz_fanThey play according to the Rules for Radicals text and we insist on playing by a moral code they can't understand. Why wouldn't you lie if it serves your purpose? Because it's wrong. Why wouldn't you change the subject repeatedly instead of answering a cogent question? Because it's wrong. As long as no one holds them to account they'll continue this way and the MSM will never do anything but act like lickspittles as always. Even Fox News lets them get away with this in the name of 'civility'. How civil would it be to offer a free meal to Genghis Khan as he knocked down your front door? Would it make change his behavior or would he just despise you even more for it?
It's a duel with an unarmed woman. Jackson-Lee, says it all.
August 13, 2009 - 16:04 ET by acaiguanaThere you have it.
Another Liberal with a hyphenated name.
I'd like to be nice to her. She is so pathetic. I really worry about the mentality behind her continued election to office?
But then, I'm just like the NYT (angry white people doing it in the wind). ACA
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"The Pixar Defense" - that's a new one
August 13, 2009 - 16:20 ET by SickofLibsYou'd think she would have been smart enough to choose another word besides DOCTORED, no?
And "those who HAVE YouTube"? Well, lucky me, I put one over on the man by not paying for YouTube all these years.
And we're supposed to believe this woman has the intelligence to read/digest all the nuances and ramifications of this massive healthcare legislation? Who keeps re-electing these obvious imbeciles?
SoL....I chuckled my way
August 13, 2009 - 19:02 ET by motherbeltSoL....I chuckled my way through your comment. LOL....
Only a liberal would actually try to deny that she was on the phone!!
The "YouTube" comment is positively priceless! Sheil needs to "up" her service or get some more of those internet tubes!
Jackson-Lee "removes all doubt" every time she opens her mouth.
And she says to Sanchez that "We who are members of Congress...[ ]... are not going to focus on distractions.We are going to give the people the chance to express themselves!
Holy Cow!! How did her face not split down the middle when she said that!
"Are you going to belive me,
August 13, 2009 - 22:25 ET by Edhenry"Are you going to belive me, or your lying eyes?
Her stoopid const...constu....aw heck, voters
August 13, 2009 - 19:34 ET by DeskpilotThey're (right use) the ones who by a majority of population in HER district look like her, act like her, and worst of all, THINK like her.
Along that line of population comparison, those who are similar to SJL as described also have another, life threatening similarity, and addiction to the freakin' cell phone. Can't think without it, can't remember ANYTHING without it, and most importantly, can't keep track of the latest gossip and tweeting without it.
If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read it in English, You're welcome - Deskpilot, AM(H)1 (AW), USN (Ret)
limo madness
August 13, 2009 - 20:35 ET by sawing battaSJL is the self important (one might say lazy) congresswoman who took our car (and her driver that we paid for) from her home to her office (about 200 paces).
She's a real prize...
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314751/posts
The arrogance
August 13, 2009 - 16:14 ET by boomerconThe arrogance of that woman is surpassed only by her belief that anyone who says anything against her, or her policies, is a flat out racist.
"Let me say this- we who are members of congress who believe in democracy are not going to focus on distractions."
Arrogance indeed! As if nobody else does, or even can, believe in democracy other than the exalted ones in the congress. If her district were not all AA she'd have been voted out of office long ago, and run out of town on a rail. Who next from that district? Quanell X? another winner of a community organizer.
"Let me say this- we who
August 13, 2009 - 16:26 ET by QueenMum"Let me say this- we who are members of congress who believe in democracy are not going to focus on distractions."
Translation: "We who are members of congress are not interested in what the people of America think. Obama is our President and the Dems are in control. So sit down and shut up."
I guess it's our turn to sit in the back of the bus. ;)
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
"Let me say this- we who
August 13, 2009 - 18:37 ET by motherbelt"Let me say this- we who are members of congress who believe in democracy are not going to focus on distractions."
(added):
So these little people who are trying to distract us by speaking to us when we are conducting important business by phone, had better learn their place!
Jackson-Lee
August 13, 2009 - 16:19 ET by doug1950is another Limousine Liberal. Didn't she once make comments about our manned space missions to Mars. Mensa is calling on line 2.
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Yes, she did....that was our
August 13, 2009 - 18:45 ET by motherbeltYes, she did....that was our Sheila.
→ Gotta love Sheila
August 13, 2009 - 18:47 ET by Cool ArrowI like to think of her as Princess Leia.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
someone call sharpton
August 13, 2009 - 16:22 ET by NDanielsonrick! don't you know those tough questions are... racist!? either that or you must be a...nazi! you're part of the "mob" aren't you!? funny, never thought of you as an astroturfer...
It's kind of hard for me to
August 13, 2009 - 16:23 ET by Chris NormanIt's kind of hard for me to even get worked up over Jackson-Lee. I see her as kind of a congressional comic relief...albeit unintentional.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
get worked up
August 13, 2009 - 16:25 ET by NDanielsonshe has a vote, and she has a voice. she's dangerous.
N, If you ever read my
August 13, 2009 - 16:38 ET by Chris NormanN,
If you ever read my posts over the past couple of years, you'd know I get worked up over plenty of things. There is a limt before one's brains begin to leak out of one's ears. In the interest of my health I have to choose my provocations more carefully these days.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Wow Chris
August 13, 2009 - 19:57 ET by well99That explains the seepage out my ears.Wish I had know sooner.Anyhow surpriseing Rick actually ask those questions.Wait a sec.Is he attempting to be a real journalist?Probably a 24 hr bug and he will back to normal soon.
show Hurricane Sheila the little blinking lights
August 13, 2009 - 23:38 ET by RousseI think we can neutralizer her with a camera. She loves the camera and goes into a trance when she sees the little blinking lights. Look how she acted on CNN.
Remember this is the same woman who got upset that hurricanes weren't given obvious "African-American" names. I like to call her Hurricane Sheila for all the damage she's caused.
Shiela Jackson-Lee
August 13, 2009 - 16:46 ET by rpeeler42Congresswoman Jackson-Lee is the winner of being the most obnoxious person in Congress and that is saying something. I find her and Maxine Waters to be the most useless two members in Congress. I have to presume the majority of voters in their districts are equally useless or they wouldn't keep electing these two piles of bovine excrement.; Oh, Barney Frank is in the same league-worthless.
And just think, there used
August 13, 2009 - 18:37 ET by GregEAnd just think, there used to be Cynthia McKinney in with this race-all-the-time, holier than thou bunch. She's gone, but will never be forgotten. What an idiot.
Best we can do?
August 13, 2009 - 16:52 ET by evilcontractorShe is only one example today of idiots in office. How about the Senator from Michigan that can feel global warming when she flys, or Senator Reid calling ObamaCare protesters "evilmongers"?
I honestly think we, the country, could find better law makers by randomly picking names from the phone book.
We're a long way from Jefferson and Adams.
www.btreasures.com
Best we can do?
August 13, 2009 - 16:52 ET by evilcontractorShe is only one example today of idiots in office. How about the Senator from Michigan that can feel global warming when she flys, or Senator Reid calling ObamaCare protesters "evilmongers"?
I honestly think we, the country, could find better law makers by randomly picking names from the phone book.
We're a long way from Jefferson and Adams.
www.btreasures.com
I think a town hall meeting
August 13, 2009 - 16:53 ET by Radical1979I think a town hall meeting isn't for the representative to tell us what he/she thinks, it's for the voters to tell the representative what they think. This was so outrageously rude I can't imagine she'll be voted back into office. Oh yes, there's going to be a new census which will undoubtedly help her on that score.
Hey, Radical. She's just
August 13, 2009 - 18:56 ET by QueenMumHey, Radical. She's just taking a page out of the Obama playbook.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
I Am, I Said...
August 13, 2009 - 16:55 ET by bigtimerSheila...the new Cell-Phone Czar.
I've already posted previously all I am going to about this walking wonder of arrogance on display.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Surely some constituents of
August 13, 2009 - 17:04 ET by d1carterSurely some constituents of this woman who are as embarrassed as I am. This focus on the Dem congress is revealing.
d1... So right you
August 13, 2009 - 17:19 ET by bigtimerd1...
So right you are...when some of us have posted "Wake-Up America" just wondering if this would ever happen...well, well, it is really happening now...and you are so right, these arrogant tyrants are on display for all to confront, question and watch as the destroy themselves with their own actions.
Priceless.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Sheila Jackson Lee
August 13, 2009 - 17:10 ET by KevindFI'm surprised she didn't claim "It's much ado about a youtube."
KF... Tsk...tsk....don't
August 13, 2009 - 17:22 ET by bigtimerKF...
Tsk...tsk....don't ya know she claimed she was just multi-tasking, something she learned to do in congress.
Lovely eh?
...and by the way, as she claimed later to someone who was displeased with her doing this while a question was asked, as she was leaving she told her "I am NOT RUDE!"
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Hey, bt. Don't you wonder
August 13, 2009 - 19:01 ET by QueenMumHey, bt. Don't you wonder if anyone in the town hall audience was allowed to have their cell phones turned on? Maybe she was just listening to a translator helping her to understand the language of the people. Or perhaps she was linked-in to the White House to make sure she was "on message". I'm reminded of the hosts on the shopping channels who have to listen to producers talking in their earpieces, telling them what to say. :)
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
I do not doubt that one
August 13, 2009 - 19:11 ET by bigtimerI do not doubt that one little bit either Mum.
Seems like I heard somewhere yesterday someone was telling her names of who to introduce in the audience (a political member in the audience, that is of the same ilk as she) blah blah blah...
Matters not, the arrogance of all of these congress-critters are true colors shining through...for all to see.
Wake Up America some of us always say...
....and the sleeping giant has seemed to finally awoken!
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Please excuse my language
August 13, 2009 - 17:06 ET by jdlybrandUN.....FU***NG....BELIEVABLE!!!!
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
it's Hurricane Sheila
August 13, 2009 - 17:18 ET by RousseSheila Jackson-Lee never met a camera that she didn't love, so I am delighted that she is getting all this publicity. Her constituents in the 18th District of Texas must be so proud.
Rousse... Are you ever
August 13, 2009 - 17:29 ET by bigtimerRousse...
Are you ever spot-on with Sheila and her love affair with the camera/spot-light...let alone her always filibustering whenever she can get away with it when she is on a talking head show...she drives me nuts that way, she sure as heck wasn't doing that at her TH Meeting, now was she...heheee
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Am I the only one who has
August 13, 2009 - 17:27 ET by mostlymoderateAm I the only one who has followed this "politics" thing long enough that I can immediately distinguish a politician that is completely and utterly full of S#1T!? This woman should be ashamed of herself. Doctored video: lol.
The phone thing was rude but THEN to LIE about it. Geez.
another Obama strategy at use here
August 13, 2009 - 17:26 ET by candanceI don't know who filmed that video and won't comment on any of the contents, except to say it's probably fake.
As I said above, only an
August 13, 2009 - 18:53 ET by motherbeltAs I said above, only an arrogant liberal would blatantly lie about something so obvious, and expect to get away with it.
It reminds me of my son when he was 3...cut a chunk out of the front of his hair. This is the conversation we had:
Did you cut your hair?
No.
Look in the mirror...what happened to your hair? (At this point I was tempted to use the Bill Cosby line "Was your head with you all day?" but he was only 3!)
I don't know.
<Pointing to hair in wastebasket> Is that your hair?
No....
Sheila Jackson-Lee...imitating a "caught" 3-year-old.
ROFL!
rick sanchez
August 13, 2009 - 17:39 ET by sarainitaly...he's a raaaaaaaaacist!
→ Sanchez racist?
August 13, 2009 - 18:58 ET by Cool ArrowWas that a white guy he ran over?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Dumbed-down electorate
August 13, 2009 - 17:44 ET by shooterI'm sure Peggy Joseph (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36x8rTb3jI) and the rest of the dumbed-down electorate firmly believe Jackson-Lee that the video was faked.
Liberal liars depend on their serfs being brain-dead.
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Yeah, I wonder where Ol'
August 13, 2009 - 18:55 ET by motherbeltYeah, I wonder where Ol' Peggy is now...when will we see the video of her b!tching because she still has to pay her bills?
Adding to Insult
August 13, 2009 - 17:46 ET by AugustineNever thought I say this but Sanchez did a great job of holding Jackson-Lee's feet to the fire.
Jackson-Lee, Pelosi, Reid and of course The One have been telling downright lies and are treating the people as if they are the enemy! Most transparent my arse! How any one can trust these lying incompetents is beyond reason.
Aug - do you suppose it is too much for us to hope for that
August 13, 2009 - 18:24 ET by Cape ConservativeMAYBE, just MAYBE, there might be a teeny tiny crack in the msm hard line???? I, too, can't believe anyone in the state-run media challenged this incompetent, RUDE congressional rep!
PLEASE LET THIS BE THE FIRST OF MANY!!!
PRETTY PLEASE WITH SUGAR ON IT!!!!
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It's Possible
August 13, 2009 - 18:50 ET by sergeant stogieIf msm folks like Sanchez would take the blinders off they would be able to see what fun they could have practicing their craft by interviewing, skewering, and exposing, these idiot liberals. Talk about a target-rich environment!
"Well, Rick, I'd like to answer your questions...."
August 13, 2009 - 17:50 ET by sixlbs9ozJACKSON-LEE: Rick, that's a great question. First let me say that [cell phone rings] ... hold on just a second, Rick. [talks into phone] She did? No she DI-IN'T!Well, everybody knows they're extensions. And her ashy skin? Don't get me started, girl.
That would make a great SNL
August 13, 2009 - 20:47 ET by JerryThat would make a great SNL skit!
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
It's that dam Vast Right
August 13, 2009 - 17:52 ET by ReaganRuledIt's that dam Vast Right Wing Conspiracy again, out to get almighty Sheila by doctoring videos to make her look bad!
Can you hear me now?
August 13, 2009 - 17:53 ET by Fist of EtiquetteI'm surprised she didn't get on her phone while Sanchez was interviewing her.
This woman is so stuck on
August 13, 2009 - 18:00 ET by IfticarThis woman is so stuck on stupid that she thinks the whole world is stuck on stupid. Who votes someone like this into Congress?
Stupid people.
August 13, 2009 - 18:03 ET by The Peoples DJStupid people.
The same idjits that vote
August 13, 2009 - 18:15 ET by ReaganRuledThe same idjits that vote for 0bamuhuhuh.
God, what a stupid _itch!
August 13, 2009 - 18:02 ET by The Peoples DJGod, what a stupid _itch! You fill in the letter.
B
August 13, 2009 - 19:46 ET by jdlybrandFinal answer.
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Well it was a Healthcare
August 13, 2009 - 18:03 ET by DavartWell it was a Healthcare Town Hall so what else would this dumb b***** say other than it was doctored? Get it helthcare... doctored... oh never mind.
http://www.angrywhit...
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there's a litmus test where she got elected
August 13, 2009 - 18:03 ET by Ali Ali Aliand disrespecting a white constituent will get her re-elected
Say 'Bye-Bye' Sheila
August 13, 2009 - 18:06 ET by BarkerSheila Jackson-Lee may want to talk to an end-of-political-life counselor.
Click.
Amazing
August 13, 2009 - 18:18 ET by justbob223I am amazed that the voters in Texas continue to elect this stupid woman to Congress. It doesn't speak well for the intelligence of the voters in her district.
I believe if you look
August 13, 2009 - 18:25 ET by ricklailI believe if you look you'll find she is in one of those jerrymandered districts just like Mel Watt is here in NC. In other words it is predominately black.
Semper suprene nitens
North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy.
And this is just a sample of what we can expect once ACORN
August 13, 2009 - 18:28 ET by Cape Conservativecompletes the 2010 census.
Talk about 'adjusting' the tally - we AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN YET! How many Mickey Mouses will be added to create new districts????
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ha
August 13, 2009 - 18:40 ET by katainkent"I know nothing about that video but I am sure its a fake" I think Sanchez is dangerously close to tearing a hole in reality by actually doing his job.
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"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" - HR 3200 (Health Care Bill) Pg. 203. Ln 14 & 15
Jackson wants NO undercover Police
August 13, 2009 - 18:41 ET by Retired GeekH.R. 68:
111th Congress
No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2009
1/6/2009--Introduced.
No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2009 - Prohibits a state from receiving for a fiscal year any drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grant funds under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, or any amount from any other law enforcement assistance program of the Department of Justice, unless the state does not fund any antidrug task forces for that fiscal year or the state has in effect laws that ensure that: (1) a person is not convicted of a drug offense unless the facts that a drug offense was committed and that the person committed that offense are supported by evidence other than the eyewitness testimony of a law enforcement officer (officer) or individuals acting on an officer's behalf; and (2) an officer does not participate in a antidrug task force unless that officer's honesty and integrity is evaluated and found to be at an appropriately high level.
Requires states receiving federal funds under this Act to collect data on the racial distribution of drug charges, the nature of the criminal law specified in the charges, and the jurisdictions in which such charges are made.
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX18] Sponsor
The people of her district
August 13, 2009 - 18:53 ET by jistincaseThe people of her district need to take an IQ test before they vote next time and bring the results with them to the polling station just to get in. If they don't have at least a 50 then they turn them away. What a complete moron that woman is.
Not sure what
August 14, 2009 - 12:44 ET by boomerconNot sure what the stats are on incarcerated black folk, but they are either out of her district and so cannot vote, or they're felons and cannot vote. Still, the votes pretty much indicate that the folks in her district ALL vote for her, whether alive, dead, or in jail. They like that "she'll get in yo face!"
The only saving grace, I suppose is that, unlike LBJ's congressional race, the residents don't all vote in precise alphabetical order.
I think Obama put it best:
August 13, 2009 - 18:54 ET by Redrowan2000"Typical"
And that goes for Slapsy Maxy Waters too.
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
Red
How dare he!
August 13, 2009 - 18:55 ET by slickwillie2001How dare Sanchez question Jackson-Lee with such impudence; she's a Nubian Queen and must be respected.
must have been a lobbyist on the line
August 13, 2009 - 19:04 ET by sevenImportant call. Narcissim is not covered on the blue collar Obamascare package.
""Let me say this- we who
August 13, 2009 - 19:13 ET by ckc1227""Let me say this- we who are members of congress who believe in democracy are not going to focus on distractions."
Which is ironic, considering this piece is about you....focusing on a distraction.
THE STRATEGY ROOM
August 13, 2009 - 19:16 ET by ICONIC FREEDOMWhen reality is presented, then the strategy is to tell others WHAT to think, not HOW to think.
SOCIALISM MUST BE STOPPED
Glad you covered this
August 13, 2009 - 19:20 ET by reasonsjesterI was proud of this journalist for actually insisting his question was answered. I don't know how I accidentally caught this on CNN, which I avoid like the plague, but I did and I couldn't believe it. I decided to reward CNN with watching them for a while, which I did until WolF Blitzer showed up. Click.
Uh-oh. Looks like
August 13, 2009 - 19:24 ET by Average_JoeMNUh-oh. Looks like someone's doing crack again (and I'm pretty sure we all know who it is...)
Difference
August 13, 2009 - 20:12 ET by retroconThis is the difference between a lib and a conservative in government...
She goes to a town hall, supposedly to hear from her constituents, then ignores them and takes phone calls while being addressed.
I called my (conservative) congressman a few weeks ago, and complained to his aid that he had missed the cap-and-trade vote for some personal (and non-life threatening) reasons. I, and a few other folks I know who did the same thing, got personal, non-trivial phone calls from him to apologize and talk about issues.
Big difference. Libs are elitists.
If many of you don't know
August 13, 2009 - 20:14 ET by bigtimerIf many of you don't know about the real Sheila Jackson Lee....as some of us do remember, read this about her and her arrogance and what she has got away with Scot free....very little was said about this in the past, but I do remember it well
Hillary ain't got nothing on her.
If you read it all the way through, it will tell you how special she thinks she is, how she treats her fellow man.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000%5C000%5C000%5C867aejst.asp
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Aw. Come on, bt. Give the
August 13, 2009 - 20:32 ET by QueenMumAw. Come on, bt. Give the girl a break. She looks like she might have trouble walking those 200 paces. And you wouldn't want her to dirty her shoes on the way to her "work". How would it look if someone as important as she showed up on the House floor with soiled Jimmy Choos? ;)
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
Queen Sheila
August 13, 2009 - 21:36 ET by ali vinThank you for posting the link...
The "queen" needs to realize she wasn't born into this job, she was voted in - - and let's hope she's not voted back in!!!
Success is to stand in the presence of God unashamed.
She could use 200 paces for
August 13, 2009 - 21:37 ET by Dan DiegoShe could use 200 paces for a start, but her health care plan won't require her to.
DD etc... She is on with
August 13, 2009 - 21:43 ET by bigtimerDD etc...
She is on with Greta now, digging her hole deeper, talk about lying double-talk and filibustering as usual...
Why they give this woman the time of day on these show is madness to me...then again she is digging her own hole.
I could go on and on about what all she just did, but I know it will go nowhere, she is a bigger fool than I thought, then again, she is in a safe district, or so I've heard.
ACORN to the rescue just in case.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Still hasn't seen the video,
August 13, 2009 - 21:51 ET by Dan DiegoStill hasn't seen the video, yeah...
I gotta admit that since Greta has minimized the Holloway and Anthony "Breaking News" bits and started hammering on the pols I'm able to watch more of her.
→ Greta's grilling her, now
August 13, 2009 - 21:40 ET by Cool ArrowShe says she considers herself "well-read"
OH NO! Did she just say "pacifically"?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
That's what I heard during
August 13, 2009 - 21:43 ET by Dan DiegoThat's what I heard during her filibuster.
I saw this. This woman's an
August 13, 2009 - 20:29 ET by balboaI saw this. This woman's an idiot. I read somewhere that she was on the phone with assistant, trying to find out specifics about the bill, but that's a lame excuse for one thing, and she was incredibly rude.
→ balboa
August 13, 2009 - 20:51 ET by Cool ArrowI applaud you on your ornithological skills.
You have correctly identified a rare Texas Loon.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Cool... ...at least she
August 13, 2009 - 20:56 ET by bigtimerCool...
...at least she is a migratory loon.
Taxachusetts is her home nesting grounds.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
indemnified
August 13, 2009 - 21:16 ET by nadadhimmiJackson-Lee is black, that indemnifies her and Obama from any media accusations of wrong doing. Anyone that questions her, or Obama, will be accused of that tired old racism crap. Their problem though is that like the boy who cried wolf, people are ignoring them now. The R word has lost it's bite
She knows she's in deep doo
August 13, 2009 - 21:46 ET by lehmanShe knows she's in deep doo doo, she's on Fox News right now. She won't even let Greta talk.
She always does
August 13, 2009 - 21:54 ET by bigtimerShe always does that...always gets away with it too.
I'd cut her mike until I could at least get my questions in.
One thing about it...she made a bigger arse of herself tonight than the one she sits on...and that's saying a lot.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
As the man caught cheating
August 13, 2009 - 21:57 ET by MikeBAs the man caught cheating on his wife asked her, "who are you going to believe; me or your lying eyes?" Sheila, I will believe my lying eyes. The video was not doctored, you are rude and inconsiderate to your constituents, and you can't lie for shinola.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
MikeB... She has stayed
August 13, 2009 - 22:05 ET by bigtimerMikeB...
She has stayed self-protected with her arrogant filibustering tactics since I can remember on the talking head shows, (along with others)...everyone has been fearful to say anything to her over the years, until recently.
'bout time too...past time.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Sheila
August 13, 2009 - 22:35 ET by Jay in NHShe is obviously crass and crassless, but how about kudos for Mr Sanchez. And perhaps, do you think his perseverance on the issue is symptomatic of a shift in the MSM take on the issue?
We shall see Jay...time
August 13, 2009 - 22:47 ET by bigtimerWe shall see Jay...time will tell.
Seriously though, I really doubt the nets will change any, anytime soon...they elected this messiah, they know the danger their congress-critters are in...nope, they will remain the same, once in a while, like something like what happened here today with Sanchez, it is by accident in my opinion...he never expected her to be even more arrogant than they are...especially when they are trying to help her out of the hole she keeps digging for herself.
I hope they remain the same...at least until '10 anyway.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Yeah, like when that black
August 13, 2009 - 23:36 ET by RR GOPYeah, like when that black dude attacked and beat up three SEIU members! Obviously doctored...he opened a can of whoop a$$ on those guys and they took the video to Fox News and made it look like he was the one who was attacked.
Brilliant!
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
This broad is plainly a
August 14, 2009 - 02:19 ET by JebsterThis broad is plainly a fool and does not respect her constituents.
Hey Sheila, you work for US you arrogant biatch. We can, and should, throw you out on your fat a$$, you pig...
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Prepare for the coming revolution
Arrogance in action
August 14, 2009 - 03:16 ET by NorthCoasterFor the most part, all of the Dems veiwed in clips of their meetings are arrogant and condescending, SJL included.
Folks, you might want to see this
August 14, 2009 - 05:11 ET by BobAnthonyLooks like there was a Che Guevara supporter at the Lee event...
http://lonestartimes...
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Calling For Facts!
August 14, 2009 - 07:18 ET by fstaffI have not read through all the comments so maybe this has been mentioned, but if so it’s worth mentioning again, that this is the same Congresswoman who once asked why we had no photos of the flag Neil Armstrong planted on MARS!
She knows nothing.
August 14, 2009 - 08:15 ET by Mike BrattonOh--about the video that "may have been" doctored. Nice, contradictory statements from a patently unqualified member of Congress.
Did you think I was speaking about Jackson-Lee in general?
Why, whatever would make you think such a thing...?
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
it wasn't doctored, she really is that unattractive
August 14, 2009 - 09:03 ET by lunaticcringeradiofirst excuse was she was multitasking
good thing she can multitask, cause it looks like she got that hard task of talking on the phone and ignoring her constituents covered. next trick taxing you while chewing gum.
now the excuse is video is doctored?
any bets on the next excuse? hamana hamana hamana norton?
ohhhhh maybe she'll blame it on the joos.
lunaticcringeradio
The only thing that has been
August 14, 2009 - 13:26 ET by jistincaseThe only thing that has been doctored regarding that woman is her frontal lobe. She is a complete drooling fool.
August 14, 2009 - 09:11 ET by jessieHThis woman needs to be replaced! and fast. She has no respect for the very people who put her in office. I saw the video, and it wasn't on u-tube. She's got some big ones, that's for shure. Impeach her, now........
Her Highness
August 14, 2009 - 10:45 ET by slickwillie2001Her highness has a donut-shaped gerrymandered-black district in Texas (18th) around North Houston which is 40% black, 36% hispanic, 37% white. She generally wins between 75 and 90% of the vote. She will only leave that seat on a slab, or when the democratic party machine decides she is too much of an embarrassment to them and takes her out in a primary.
I mentioned that fact
August 14, 2009 - 11:17 ET by ricklailI mentioned that fact yesterday but was not sure. It is the same as Mel Watts and GK Butterfield here in NC. Both are gerrymandered districts. Here in NC they called Watt's district the ketsup district because it looks like they spilt a bottle of ketsup from Greensboro to Charlotte along I-85
Semper suprene nitens
North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy.
makes sense to me
August 14, 2009 - 11:22 ET by cwnelson79Seeing as how her brain cells are doctored. See they don't really exist, but she doctors it, to make it look like she can rub a few together, and have a thought or two. Inreality tho, she is ignorant and perhaps the cell phone of hers is frying her brain.
So Rep Jackson-Lee is saying
August 14, 2009 - 11:23 ET by Airforce_5_Othis is a Michael Moore production. (Yes you may use that one on Newsbusted)
Liberalism: The huanting feeling that someone, somewhere, can help themselves.
→ Good one AF 5.0
August 14, 2009 - 11:29 ET by Cool ArrowGreat tagline, too
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Thnx Cool one
August 14, 2009 - 11:55 ET by Airforce_5_OGot it off a bumper sticker I saw in town.
Liberalism: The huanting feeling that someone, somewhere, can help themselves.
Bumper sticker refurb
August 14, 2009 - 11:58 ET by Cool ArrowIf you don't like doctors - Next time you get sick, call the President
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Jackson-Lee channels Sgt.
August 14, 2009 - 12:41 ET by ReaverJackson-Lee channels Sgt. Schultz- I know nothing... NOTHING!
Probably the most honest thing she said all day.
If stupidity got us into this mess,
then why can't it get us out?
--Will Rogers