Monday night's football game between the Jets and the Dolphins might have been the best so far this year, but nothing is matching the entertainment value of the Left's hysteria concerning conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh's bid to buy the St. Louis Rams. The fiscally-challenged Democrats could actually balance the budget if they sold beer, popcorn, and hot dogs every time some liberal politician or media member stepped in front of a microphone to express why the Excellence in Broadcasting chief isn't qualified to own a football team.
On Tuesday alone Congress could have raised a fortune if it would have sold tickets to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's (D-Tex.) hyperventilation about Limbaugh on the floor of the House of Representatives (video embedded below the fold with transcript, relevant section at 2:30, h/t Story Balloon, file photo):
Let me finally move to another topic and offer my thoughts. Even though I believe in the first amendment and the right to freedom of association, but I stand with the NFL Players Association not to make Rush Limbaugh any kind of national standard or a national hero or the national issue. I'll let my friends on the other side of the aisle determine what he is and what he is not.
Stop the tape: notice how she just said, "I'll let my friends on the other side of the aisle determine what he is and what he is not." That sentiment didn't last long:
But I know that he is not the kind of owner that the NFL needs.
Didn't she just say she was going to let her friends on the other side of the aisle determine what he is not? But I digress:
He does not represent the fullness of appreciation of athletes of all diverse backgrounds no matter what he wants to pretend to say on his radio station. But he is one who is divisive just as they're about to select him as a judge for a Miss America contest. I can't understand that, but that is their choice. Maybe they think he'll bring in millions of listeners, but can you imagine a poor girl scared already to be able to ask a question about the person she admires most, and she says somebody that happens to be a different political affiliation. She is, of course, not a winner. But that's their decision.
Hmmm. You mean like how Carrie Prejean didn't win the Miss USA pageant a few months ago because of HER political views? Where was the Congresswoman when THAT happened?
From this act of uproarious hypocrisy, Jackson Lee predictably moved to Donovan McNabb:
NFL has become one of America's pastimes. All of us from all walks of life and economic backgrounds look at the NFL. I know that there are far better owners that could be selected than one package that has this gentleman in it. I'd ask the NFL owners to put standards in place, criteria, base it on integrity, not just the bottom buck. Anybody that wants to call a quarterback in Pennsylvania and call him out - he happens to be African-American - as not being competent, just somebody that the media has promoted, not being talented. Interestingly enough, that football player is, happens to still be playing and doing a great job.
Well I don't know why in the heck other than the big dollar that Rush Limbaugh would be interested in the NFL. And so, we're not interested in him either.
Wait a minute. What if it is exclusively about money. What's wrong with someone investing in a sports franchise because he or she thinks it's a good longterm investment? Would that be terrible if that was Limbaugh's sole motivation?
Of course, it isn't, for Limbaugh is a diehard football fan who now finds himself in the financial position to invest in something he loves. I guess the Congresswoman doesn't understand that:
And I would hope, though this is not my choice, this is not a government issue as well as it is an issue of integrity for those of us who believe that this is a great sport that brings all of us together.
Well, if this isn't a government issue, why are you talking about it on the House floor?
I would hesitate to say that he is not someone who brings people together. And I just simply ask those owners to do the right thing, have a criteria, a standard, a bottom line of integrity. It's not all about the dollar. It's about the value of sports and teamwork and working together and bringing young people together and looking at values that are not political that are simply about us getting along as a nation, being admired by the world for having a great sporting community if you will whether it's baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis, golf. That's what it's about. NFL owners, have some integrity. I think you need a different owner team.
Hmmm. So sports aren't about the dollar? Then why do athletes make more in a year than most Americans will in their entire lives? And why do companies spend so much to advertise during games?
And what about her comment that sports are about "looking at values that are not political?" Isn't that EXACTLY what the Congresswoman did on the House floor Tuesday -- look at Limbaugh's values that ARE political?
Indeed, this entire issue has become political because Limbaugh represents conservatism, and the Left along with their media minions just can't stand it.
As a result this battle has a long way to go; folks better stock up on peanuts, popcorn, and Cracker Jacks if they REALLY want to enjoy the show.
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congress hard at work!
October 14, 2009 - 10:48 ET by katainkentthe diminishing dollar? the deficit? healthcare? cap and tax? afghanistan? iraq? iran? north korea? pakistan? education...??
what a complete freaking waste of my money.
rediculous.
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The Emperor, he has no clothes
Hey, Sheila! If sports
October 14, 2009 - 11:59 ET by motherbeltHey, Sheila! If sports are more important than those things that the Congress should be worrying about, Why not a speech on the House floor re Serena Williams' little vulgarity-laced threat of violence against a tennis official?
Absolutely! Co
October 14, 2009 - 14:59 ET by w2448hcAbsolutely!
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October 14, 2009 - 23:11 ET by SkipperMLMPerhaps she could try out for line backer...
Lee
October 14, 2009 - 10:49 ET by Apodicticis a psychotic racist.Why doesn't she complain about the mainstream TV networks that hire African-Americans who talk like white people?
Lee is just
October 14, 2009 - 10:59 ET by 10ksnookerOne of the black caretakers of the Democrat's plantation.
We really can't ask
October 14, 2009 - 11:11 ET by Chris NormanWe really can't ask rational questions about Ms. Jackson Lee. They just don't apply.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
I think Roger Goodell and
October 14, 2009 - 10:54 ET by nwahsI think Roger Goodell and Jim Irsay said it more eloquently.
Goodell:
"The comments Rush made specifically about Donovan, I disagree with
very strongly," Goodell said. "It's a polarizing comment that we don't
think reflect accurately on the N.F.L. or our players. I obviously do
not believe those comments are positive and they are divisive. That's a
negative thing for us, obviously."
I guess he didn't get the nuance either?
Irsay:
I come from a different era where Marvin Gaye and John Lennon were
speaking about [certain things] and we've been doing a slow crawl to
some of the things they talked about. We don't need to go the other
way," Irsay added. "We can't go the other way where there isn't
forgiveness and understanding but we gotta watch our words in this
world and our thoughts because they can do damage."
Guess he missed the nuances too.
If Rush or his fans think that his type of "nuanced" racial satire is ever going to be accepted by a large part of modern society, they indeed are living in a bubble.
If Rush or his fans
October 14, 2009 - 11:03 ET by general companyIf Rush or his fans think that his type of "nuanced" racial satire is
ever going to be accepted by a large part of modern society, they
indeed are living in a bubble.
Really, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, and a whole lot more, blow this comment up in your face. Oh, not what you were thinking?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
No they didn't miss it.
October 14, 2009 - 11:15 ET by Chris NormanNo they didn't "miss" the nuance. They're just covering their cowardly butts with political correctness. To admit one understands the comment demands that one acknowledge it's relevance and most of the blown dried cowards would rather head for the tall grass.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
agreed
October 14, 2009 - 11:20 ET by katainkentsaying anything other than the expected line of crap lands you in the racist's corner where you will be bullied for the rest of your life. Cowards, all of them.
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Shawn, your homework
October 14, 2009 - 11:24 ET by MikeBShawn, your homework assignment for today is to read Rush's actual quote, put it into the context in which it was spoken, then show how the comment was racist, or even directed at McNabb. For extra credit, speculate on how the news media would have treated a white quarterback who had performed the same as McNabb.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
shawn, I guess blacklisting
October 14, 2009 - 11:34 ET by motherbeltshawn, I guess blacklisting was an outrage when it was done against leftists accused of being Communists or Communist sympathizers, but it's both peachy and keen when it's practiced against conservatives accused of making not racist, but politically incorrect statements.
blacklisted?
October 14, 2009 - 16:34 ET by JerLast time I looked Rush is still gainfully employed in his chosen profession and being compensated to the tune of several hundred million dollars.
BTW, I think "blacklisting" is now on the list of politically incorrect terms. ;-)
Jer
McNabb Comments
October 14, 2009 - 16:21 ET by nandrelliThe comments Rush made about Donovan McNabb were in either 2002 or 2003, before McNabb became a solid NFL star quaterback. He was still a guy with lots of potential, but was erratic. As I remember it, McNabb had just come off of one of the worst QB performances in NFL history. McNabb was not yet an established star, so Rush's comments were not really out of line at the time he made them.
Interestingly enough, McNabb went on from there and had a terrific year (and subsequent career), and is still carrying on. He undoubtedly was spurred on by Rush's comments for the remainder of that season (based on both observation and comments McNabb made later on), so he should THANK Rush for what he said that night.
Maybe we should think like the lefty journalist who said that Mary Jo Kopechne probably would have been willing to sacrifice her life if she had known it would make Teddy Kennedy one of the biggest U.S. Senators ever. Rush appears to have willingly given up the admiration of people like Sheila Jackson Lee, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, etc. in order to make McNabb one of the top QBs in NFL history. For that, he should be honored with team ownership.
Hey Shelia
October 14, 2009 - 10:56 ET by HoosierEmYour cell phone is ringing.....why don't you STFU and answer it so we don't have to listen to you anymore?
The liberals don't ...
October 14, 2009 - 10:58 ET by SentryDanThe liberals don't know the meaning of shame, otherwise they wouldn't go to such lengths to make an a** out of themselves over something as meaningless as Rush Limbaugh wanting to spend some of his money in purchasing part ownership of the Rams.
Oh, that's right the liberals don't work for us, "We the People" work for them. These clowns need to get their priorities straight. Worrying about Limbaugh buying part of the Rams franchise isn't their concern.
Remember folks, Freedom isn't Free. It was bought with the blood and sacrifice of the men and women who are serving and who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor that the protected will never know.
Also remember folks, that the way to SUPPORT THE TROOPS is to support their mission. Anyone who says that they support the troops but don't support their mission is lying about supporting the troops. And if you want to know, yes I do have a dog in the fight, he is a United States Marine
Roger Goodell
October 14, 2009 - 11:00 ET by jpatchI just don't understand.
Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, declared that Rush is "divisive" and "polarizing". Where is the Commish on Keith Olberman doing football for NBC? Does he not find Mr. Olbermann, the man who only months ago told sitting President G.W. Bush to "shut the hell up" on his network show, to be a divisive and polarizing figure?
The Congresswoman here says that Mr. Limbaugh "doesn't bring people together". Does he not? Or is it that the people he brings together just happen to have different ideals that you yourself do? Me thinks that Rush actually brings more people together better than ANY OTHER BROADCASTER IN AMERICA.
When will our national psychosis be broken? I am growing weary of this daily battle against insanity, hypocrisy, greed and wickedness.
Seriously
October 14, 2009 - 11:07 ET by general companyGreat point, Mr Goodell should get a clue
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Divisive? Polarizing?
October 14, 2009 - 11:50 ET by motherbeltSee my reply to nwahs above: this blacklisting is OK!
Also,when Olberamann calls Michelle Malkin, a minority woman a "mashed-up bag of meat with lipstick".....
No problema.
I guess we are to conclude that that isn't polarizing; it's just a statement about the way the whole country feels?
I'm just sick of the whole bunch of them! They are a disgrace!
Exactly
October 14, 2009 - 12:15 ET by jpatchOf course!! NBC has given tacit approval of this statement when it puts Olbermann on air for "Football Night in America" broadcast. In fact, they give tacit approval of ALL of the hate-filled, vile ignorant comments he makes every night. He is a MOUTH without a BRAIN...he has no business covering a national live sporting event.
The double-standards are becoming commonplace. We have begun the descent into chaos, truly. The "truth" is now a term used to describe the words and ideas of liberals; "evil" and "lies" are words used to describe the ideas and actions of real Americans.
Let's just hope we can wrestle the car keys out of the hands of our drunk-on-power liberal masters before they throw us into the back seat of MiniVan 1 and go the wrong way down a one-way highway...wait, whats that you say? We're already on the highway and we don't have any seatbelts??
God help us all.
Screw Goodell
October 14, 2009 - 13:32 ET by SickofLibsLet's not forget "NFL commentator" Olbermann taking cheap political pot shots at Palin, on-air, DURING a game.
Owners of the Dolphins Vs. Rush
October 14, 2009 - 11:00 ET by Jeff in Miami BeachFirst let me say that I am a Parrot Head. I own every single record ever recorded by Jimmy Buffet, read every book, eaten at all of his Margaretville restaurants and proudly wear his T-shirts. Jimmy Buffet is one of the owners of the Dolphins. We know he has used illegal drugs, almost idealizes alcoholism and is a firm anti establishment icon. No one on Capitol Hill got on their Soap Box and complained once that he owns a piece of the Dolphins. Though I rarely listen to Rush he is lucky enough to have made a fortune as a radio show host and even has recently lost over 80 pounds. I am not expert but compared to this Lee lady from Texas she should either do one of two things. Put her money where her mouth is and out bid Rush or sit down and shut up.
If you think medical care is expensive now wait until it is free!
Perhaps If..
October 14, 2009 - 13:12 ET by GeneralAlPerhaps if Ms. Lee would lose eighty pounds, as Rush did, she might be able to think a little clearer, as I'm sure her brains are in her enormous derrier!
Your poast gives new meaning to
October 14, 2009 - 13:15 ET by Blondejunk in the trunk, LOL.
I hope he fails, too.
Bring people together?
October 14, 2009 - 11:01 ET by Jerry MackShe was caught on tape answering and talking on her cell phone during a Town Hall meeting on Health Care. She is a meadow muffin.
Ha! Ha! Ha!
October 14, 2009 - 11:07 ET by BourbeauSheila Jackson Lee talking about standards? Oh please! Memo to Ms. Jackson Lee: if you're so concerned about standards, before you start helping the NFL with there's, why don't you start helping the Congressional Black Caucus, Nancy Pelosis and the Ethic's Committee with their standards for their fellow representatives, particularly Charlie Rangel. Until you resolve the Rangel mess, my recommendation regarding your concern w/Rush Limbaugh and the NFL mess is simple: clean up your how House first before you meddle is someone else's.
The final phrase in your
October 14, 2009 - 11:29 ET by MikeBThe final phrase in your comment should read: clean up your own House. Everything after "House" is immaterial. Neither the House of Representatives, nor any other Federal entity has any business in any business unless it is enumerated in the Constitution. Therefore, the steroid mess in baseball is the business of major league baseball, not the Federal government. Let MLB handle it. And, whether or not Rush becomes owner or part owner of the Rams is not a Federal concern: let the NFL handle it.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Put the government in charge
October 14, 2009 - 11:10 ET by Guapo DiabloPut the government in charge of sports. Yeah, great idea.
She just hates "typical
October 14, 2009 - 11:11 ET by mattmShe just hates "typical white people" - just like her idol B. Hussein the Kenyan Obama.... BIGOTS!
isn't Sheila Jackson Lee
October 14, 2009 - 11:11 ET by Candance Moorethe same woman who answered her cellphone during a cancer patient's testimony?
Aside from that little episode, I'm sure she was the first to complain about politics in sports when the owner of the Dallas Mavericks funded a movie about American war crimes.
she said she didn't do it
October 14, 2009 - 12:03 ET by jon_torlinShe actually said that the video of her answering the cellphone was doctored. Talk about audacity.
-Jon
Yeah, I lost a hand of dumb critter poker
October 14, 2009 - 11:14 ET by BlondeTo a Texas NB poster here, who played Sheila Jackson Lee (sorry, I don't remember which of my Texas pals won this hand).
I still think my dumb critter play, Corrine Brown (D-Jacksonville)....had alot of merit in that game, though.
Seriously, I'd rather have the congresscritters spouting stupidity than writing it...in the form of thousand page legislation that they don't read before voting on.
I hope he fails, too.
Someone should sack
October 14, 2009 - 11:16 ET by Jack BauerSomeone should sack her.
Call them the St.
October 14, 2009 - 11:20 ET by mattmCall them the St. Louis Rebels, put the Stars and Bars on their helmets - just to piss off the self-righteous and hypocritical leftist bigots, then go on to win the next 5 Superbowls in a row.
Sheila Jackson Lee is now scraping the bottom of the...
October 14, 2009 - 11:36 ET by R D Helm...congressional intelligence barrel that was once scraped by Cynthia McKinney.
-Dave
Dave,
October 14, 2009 - 12:37 ET by Chris NormanI think she ran on the unintentional comedy platform. She really should come with a laugh track...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Once again
October 14, 2009 - 12:52 ET by boomerconOnce again, Ms. Sheila Jackson "TV" Lee proves to be an embarrassment to Houston. And FYI, she does have a laugh track...every time she speaks in Houston (and anywhere there's a TV cam), we can barely control our snickers and sighs.
You do NOT want to be between this woman and a TV camera.
Some are committee
October 14, 2009 - 12:59 ET by Chris NormanSome are committee chairmen, Lee seems to be House Jester.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris,
October 14, 2009 - 18:38 ET by R D HelmLOL.
-Dave
And Rush Limbaugh just got
October 14, 2009 - 11:25 ET by nolotrippenAnd Rush Limbaugh just got another ratings bump. Thanks Demos.
Has she found that American
October 14, 2009 - 11:27 ET by Roger the ShrubberHas she found that American flag John Glenn planted on the surface of Mars?
I think it's now on board
October 14, 2009 - 12:08 ET by mattmI think it's now on board the mothership which is hovering over Calypso Louie's compound awaiting the moment when all the "haters" - i.e. mostly white conservatives of the judeo-christian variety - will be beamed up and transported to another planet to be re-educated so they'll be fit for the post-democratic Utopia that is being implemented by the Messiah.....
Do we all get an Obama
October 14, 2009 - 12:22 ET by jkwtradingDo we all get an Obama lollipop too..lol
yes and she is gagging on
October 14, 2009 - 12:19 ET by jkwtradingyes and she is gagging on each, bar, stripe and star..
I knew
October 14, 2009 - 17:38 ET by jdlybrandI knew I'd find this post. First thing that came to my mind. I sure wish she was riding in the ' Rover'. She's certainly out there!
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
It's not about football
October 14, 2009 - 11:33 ET by AryehThis isn't about football. It's about taking out the top voice of opposition. If the liberals can take out/slowly silence the #1 voice, piece by piece, then the #2 will go quicker. Then the trickle down starts. Like a cowardly pack of mad dogs, that is how their attack goes. They don't have anyone with the intestinal fortitude to try it one on one. Cowards and looters.
"The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities" Ayn Rand
Rush Limbo?
October 14, 2009 - 11:37 ET by FOXFANFor the love of God, who in Texas voted for this stupid woman? My tax dollars are paying for this blob to rant on the floor of congress about Rush Limbo? Damn.
That's what gerrymandering
October 14, 2009 - 12:11 ET by mattmThat's what gerrymandering the districts can do for you....
Yeah that was in Beck's book Matt...
October 14, 2009 - 13:30 ET by Lord ErondAnd it's positively disgusting how they can get away with that crap.
"Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge."
Timothy 6:20
The new book? I haven't
October 14, 2009 - 16:02 ET by mattmThe new book? I haven't read it yet...
I know the Left only get away with gerrymandering in my state because the Republicans are to cowardly to do anything about it.
What was she WEARING in that video?
October 15, 2009 - 20:22 ET by TailgunnerDid she stop by the Wal-Mart clearance rack on the way to Congress??
I've seen neater, more well-dressed and presentable ladies at my local Department of Motor Vehicles.
As GUN CONTROL has nothing to do with GUNS, so HEALTH CONTROL has nothing to do with HEALTH.
Tyranny is rarely felt save by those who OPPOSE it. (unknown)
That reminds me...I forgot
October 15, 2009 - 21:05 ET by JerThat reminds me...I forgot to congratulate you on getting your license reinstated. ;-)
Jer
They had no choice...the 'witnesses' kept having...
October 16, 2009 - 00:24 ET by Tailgunner...accidents. :D
Actually Florida is usually very good at sending timely renewal notices....especially for concealed carry permits.
So imagine my surprise when I tried to rent a car in CT to drive to MA and my license had been expired since mid-August.
If my (legally licensed) wife hadn't been with me I'd still be thumbing it north on the Massachusetts Turnpike. : /
And yes, the DMV workers were very polite and helpful (probably because we DO have concealed carry permits).
(Now that I think about it, I think I could live with a public option health care system if Congress passes universal nationwide concealed carry in return. :D )
As GUN CONTROL has nothing to do with GUNS, so HEALTH CONTROL has nothing to do with HEALTH.
Tyranny is rarely felt save by those who OPPOSE it. (unknown)
Deal, TG...
October 16, 2009 - 00:36 ET by JerNow that I think about it, I think I could live with a public option health care system if Congress passes universal nationwide concealed carry in return.
Deal, TG...I'll support the latter if you'll support the former. :-)
Jer
It's not as altruistic as you might think.
October 16, 2009 - 22:06 ET by TailgunnerThe apparatchiks who run Obamacare will be very careful who they deny care to, knowing the citizen who they're about to sentence to death just might take a few of Obama's thugs with them.
I want Obama's little tinpot bureaucrats terrified that any one of us at any time could go postal on their asses.
After all, they get off knowing they literally hold our lives in their hands and nothing else we can do will change that.
As GUN CONTROL has nothing to do with GUNS, so HEALTH CONTROL has nothing to do with HEALTH.
Tyranny is rarely felt save by those who OPPOSE it. (unknown)
So much for Integrity .
October 14, 2009 - 11:52 ET by CobraMan"And I just simply ask those owners to do the right thing, have a criteria, a standard, a bottom line of integrity."
Integrity include the recognition that a person is entitled to their own opinions. Where others agree with that opinion is immaterial, for an opinion is nothing more than words. Words mean nothing, it's ACTIONS that count. Show me a single action Rush has performed that can be demonstrated as racist. Show me a SINGLE minority that has been unfairly treated and/or fired by Rush, for example. Don't give me words, show me ACTIONS! Until you can do that, any claim of racism is nothing more than class and race envy.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.
The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus.
The US Supreme Court
If she were as concerned
October 14, 2009 - 21:51 ET by MikeBIf she were as concerned about integrity in Congress as she is in the NFL, she would have committed sepuku on the House floor instead of (rhymes with witch)ing about Rush.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
..plus her own contempt for
October 14, 2009 - 22:12 ET by bigtimer..plus her own contempt for her constituents at her Town Hall Meeting...like talking on the phone ignoring the person asking a question.
If course she gets a pass for that.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Freak show
October 14, 2009 - 11:55 ET by Blogger Guy00001Most of congress is a freak show. This one is worth the price of admission.
What did she say?
October 14, 2009 - 12:02 ET by Kat Outta the BagI'm sorry, I was on my cell phone and wasn't listening to her...
say this!
October 14, 2009 - 12:04 ET by jon_torlinIs there a video of you doing so? If so, make sure you say that it was doctored too!
-Jon
So let me get this
October 14, 2009 - 12:40 ET by SnappySo let me get this straight..... Real unemployment is hovering around 18%, the dollar is in decline and facing a serious bid to be removed as the international currency standard, we are fighting a war in Afganastan, still figting and maintaining a presence in Iraq. North Korea is test launching more missles, Iran is sentencing to death their election protesters and "Oh by the way" have another nuclear facility they forgot to mention. We are giving billions to Brazil to develop their offshore oil reserves while at the same time locking ours up and trying to force us into some kind of green industry killing ecomony destroying legislation. We are facing the highest deficit in our countries history, run up in only around 7 months of a new administration, we have before us numerous plans to socialize our nations health care ushering in an era of taxation and ruin like none we have probably seen in this country.
....and these idiots are wasting time and tax dollars talking about a radio show host who wants to buy a football team?????????????
yes
October 14, 2009 - 12:47 ET by katainkentafter the CT congress was busted playing online poker and solitaire they figured they had better find something else to do avoid doing their job.
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I would have said
October 14, 2009 - 12:50 ET by Lord Erond"Madame Jackson Lee, please sit your big fat ass down and do not speak again until you are spoken to"
"Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge."
Timothy 6:20
She Needs To...
October 14, 2009 - 13:08 ET by GeneralAlThis lady needs to get off the Democrat Plantation!
Hey Sheila....
October 14, 2009 - 13:05 ET by GeneralAlHey Sheila, have you ever heard of the word "DESCRIMINATION"? Thats what you're talking about here, Babe! You are trying to deny a man the opportunity to advance himself soley based on hearsay idealogy that hasn't been proven. Futhermore, if you're so concerned about doing the right thing, how come you're not against another well known party involved in this sale? Can you spell GEORGE SOROS? [Hint: I already spelled it for you!]
Why don't you liberal blacks and other minorities try to take hold of the truth for a change instead instead of jumping in front of the microphone do decry racism at the drop of a hat? I'll bet there is more dirty laundry under your bed than Limbaugh's! I'm sick of it and I don't care any more! You are a white hating, race baiting, incompetent, lying bigot!
now that's insulting
October 14, 2009 - 13:16 ET by jon_torlinDon't insult babes by calling her babe! :-)
-Jon
Consider the source
October 14, 2009 - 13:08 ET by doug1950This woman doesn't have seven brain cells inside her skull touching each other. Remember, this is the woman who thought we had sent men to Mars. You keep waiting for Shep, Curly and Moe to come out at the end and do some eye poking and prat falls. She is joke.
Sheila
October 14, 2009 - 13:13 ET by rpeeler42I cannot decide who I dislike more, Obama, Sheila Jackson Lee, Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Franks, Chuck Schumer, Chris Dodd, Patrick Leahy, or that Congressman from California with the humungous nostrils.
that would be
October 14, 2009 - 13:16 ET by katainkentSenator Waxman
Why not hate them all?
October 14, 2009 - 13:28 ET by Lord ErondI do.
"Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge."
Timothy 6:20
Agreed
October 14, 2009 - 13:34 ET by AnkharanHate them all.
Not just hate utterly and completely despise their hypocritical, sorry, double standard, racist, backwater, snake-oil selling, anti-American, holier-than-thou God complex, deluded, and in need of institutionalization, communistic liars.
But what is worse?
The American people for allowing this to happen. Ultimately, it is the peoples fault for their apathy, dishonesty, and self-deluding laziness.
We saw it in large groups... "I'm voting for the lesser of two evils."
This kind of thinking is what brought this country to this dire straight and no amount of bitching, whinning, complaining, or crying will fix it. When you vote for the lesser of two evils... you still vote for evil. It is that simple and yes, America, YOU DO HAVE A CHOICE!
Why choose...
October 14, 2009 - 14:35 ET by nan101I dislike them all equally, you know equality is hip if your in the right group. Just ask them they'll tell ya...
Judgement Day Nov, 2 - 2010 - Glenn Beck speaks for me!!!
You are filthy animal Ms. Lee
October 14, 2009 - 13:18 ET by Lord ErondAnd you should be tossed in your cage. Why? For your serious abuse of your position as a congresswoman to stand before the great body and pontificate and lecture us about your inherent white-man hating fat ass racism.
You have the nerve to say it's not a government issue. Then why are you speaking about it on the floor of the house?
You talk about ethical behavior and yet Michael Vick, A BLACK MAN, is jailed for dog fighting. Plenty of the NFL'ers are thugs and criminals who are paid simply because they know how to run a football
Don't you DARE lecture me you racist fat ass. You're fat keister should have been tossed out of the House AGES ago. This decision is a private enterprise. For you to have your arrogance in thinking you can influence this should earn you a censure if not an outright impeachment.
"Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge."
Timothy 6:20
The NFL IS a plantation, of sorts...
October 14, 2009 - 13:53 ET by SickofLibsExcept this is a plantation where you get Bentleys, multimillion dollar homes, a retirement plan to die for and all the toys you could ever imagine for the rest of your life. But it's still not enough.
70% of the players are black and almost all the owners are white. It is not a stretch to extrapolate that this will reach 90% in the next decade.
In what other area of business can someone who was coddled and skated through college earn an average $1.4 million/year? (other than the NBA).
The players should all just STFU and give thanks for their blessings.
Same for this outright idiot Lee.
Check this out. You
October 14, 2009 - 15:24 ET by dvdaughtryCheck this out.
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
Thanks DVD
October 14, 2009 - 16:54 ET by SickofLibsWhat dopes.
In what other area of business
October 14, 2009 - 17:02 ET by JerIn what other area of business can someone who was coddled and skated through college earn an average $1.4 million/year? (other than the NBA).
Change the figure to $100 million/year and Rush might suggest "talk radio".
Jer
Pretty funny Jer
October 14, 2009 - 18:34 ET by MightyMouthI'll match Rush,in a debate, against any one(or dozen) of those skaters anyday!
btw from another post.
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
Yeah, MM...but what about
October 14, 2009 - 20:27 ET by JerYeah, MM...but what about the 100-yd dash?
Jer
I don't think Rush went to college.
October 15, 2009 - 11:24 ET by TailgunnerIf you want to talk about 'coddled and skated' folks earning millions, look no further than Hollywood.
As GUN CONTROL has nothing to do with GUNS, so HEALTH CONTROL has nothing to do with HEALTH.
Tyranny is rarely felt save by those who OPPOSE it. (unknown)
Tailgunner...
October 15, 2009 - 12:21 ET by JerI thought he did for a period of time, but whether he did or not is irrelevant--he's plenty smart, well-informed and wildly successful. There have been millions of successful drop-outs, those who never attended college, and former underachievers. Rush deserves tremendous credit for his accomplishments, but I'm not going to back off from criticizing when and where I think it appropriate.
Jer
Well, for a guy who runs a talk show by the seat of his pants...
October 15, 2009 - 20:17 ET by Tailgunner...for seven hundred hours a year, speaking mostly 'off the cuff'...Rush has a record of defending conservatism with integrity, consistency and logic.
I'm sure EVERYONE has disagreed with him on something.
And he HAS earned criticism.
But again let's examine the 800 pound double standard in the room that liberals pretend is not there.
Just recently Ed Schulz and Keith Olbermann made some of the most unhinged, uncivil, untrue, unbalanced and utterly deranged statements ever uttered by someone NOT wearing a straitjacket.
For the last week the liberal media has knowingly...repeat knowingly...ran vicious, racist and false comments Rush never made, which they know they cannot source or prove, with full intent to destroy his character and ruin his business dealings.
Yet there is no meaningful condemnation or criticism of such vitriol by liberal leaders.
In fact, Congressmen from Sheila Jackson-Lee to Harry Reid have at times misused their own power and the full authority of the United States with intent to harm Rush's career, character and reputation.
Nothing Rush has ever said, or even the worst of those false, unsubstantiated 'quotes', compares to Olbermann, Schultz, Mike Malloy or Randi Rhodes on their BEST days.
As GUN CONTROL has nothing to do with GUNS, so HEALTH CONTROL has nothing to do with HEALTH.
Tyranny is rarely felt save by those who OPPOSE it. (unknown)
Call It Like You See It
October 14, 2009 - 13:53 ET by UtherpendSomeone should have stood up and yelled BullSh*t.
"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security."
Miss the boat on this one
October 14, 2009 - 14:05 ET by dmambroseI think all of us miss the boat on this one. She criticized Miss American pageant for selecting Rush as a Judge. She said that no contestant will have a chance with opposing view points of Rush. Hello, how about Perez Hilton attack on Carrie Prejean!
If brains were atom bombs,
October 14, 2009 - 14:21 ET by HockeyKidIf brains were atom bombs, Sheila Jackson Lee couldn't blow up a birthday balloon.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
If brains were high explosive...
October 14, 2009 - 22:25 ET by TailgunnerSheila Jackson-Lee wouldn't be able to blow her nose.
Nationalized Healthcare is a DEATH SENTENCE.
Tyranny is rarely felt save by those who OPPOSE it. (unknown)
test
October 15, 2009 - 11:21 ET by TailgunnerAs GUN CONTROL has nothing to do with GUNS, so HEALTH CONTROL has nothing to do with HEALTH.
Tyranny is rarely felt save by those who OPPOSE it. (unknown)
A product of the public
October 14, 2009 - 15:00 ET by George S PattonA product of the public school/welfare entitlement system, she fits the sterotype prefectly.
Sheila Jackson Lee: the
October 14, 2009 - 15:11 ET by BeukeboomSheila Jackson Lee: the poster child for irrelevancy, hypocricy and ignorance.
What a hoot
October 14, 2009 - 15:41 ET by bknownstThis is just too funny. Who in the world listens to a fool liberal politician talking about "integrity"? Does she mean the outstanding integrity of fellow Democommunist like Comrade President 0 (broke very promise he made while campaining) Rep. Rangel (writes to tax code for the rest of us but can't remember to claim $1,500,000.00 in income as taxable) or Rep. William Jefferson (with $50,000 in cold hard cash in the freezer for bribes he took). Is this the kind of integrity this retard is talkin' about?
Don't these politicians
October 14, 2009 - 16:02 ET by Kat Outta the BagDon't these politicians have more important things to discuss on the House floor than who buys a professional sports team?! No wonder nothing gets done in D.C....sheesh!
The Sheila Jackson Lee Story..
October 14, 2009 - 16:55 ET by ckc1227Aka, "Diary of a Crazy-Assed Black Woman".
Good thing McKinney isn't
October 14, 2009 - 18:26 ET by bigtimerGood thing McKinney isn't still in the House...she used to hold that title.
Hope Jackson-Lee is happy.
Talk about applying the words of wisdom to Breitbart and my tag-line...certainly applies to these nit-wits...all involved in this.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
NFL reject? So says the high and mity.
October 14, 2009 - 18:23 ET by 1uncle1uncle: So much hate. How do those questionable reverends feel about it? I'll ask the Rev. Rush Limbaugh.
They should be ashamed!
October 14, 2009 - 19:36 ET by OutInTheAStreetEvery time this woman opens her mouth she embarrasses, not only herself, but every single voter in Texas' 18th Congressional District. They must all be crack heads down there or something, because you have to either be a complete moron, or doped up beyond comprehension, to pull the lever for this clown!
sorry - website "hung"
October 14, 2009 - 19:52 ET by OutInTheAStreetsorry - website "hung"
Lucky website.
October 14, 2009 - 22:20 ET by Tailgunner: D
Nationalized Healthcare is a DEATH SENTENCE.
Tyranny is rarely felt save by those who OPPOSE it. (unknown)
ditto
October 14, 2009 - 19:52 ET by OutInTheAStreetditto
so now...
October 14, 2009 - 19:52 ET by sarainitalythe democrats are sticking their noses in the middle of private business (again, I should say) and trying to control who can and can't purchase a football team?
Frickin idiots.
Yea,
October 15, 2009 - 08:58 ET by jessieHYea, that's it. Instead of reading a bill before it is voted on, bash Rush. She has no reason or right to criticize Rush. This is why the govt. can't be trusted. They would rather bad mouth a citizen, than do what they are supposed to do. If they have time to beat down Rush, they have time to READ the bills. I think they are all brain dead.