Get to Know Your Crazy Congress
Thursday, October 23, 2008
I love the fact that the whole world now realizes how crazy Michelle Bachmann is. Since being elected to the House in 2006 her divisive rhetoric has been a favorite topic of mine – the national media finally called her on it. I now want to call some attention to some other congressmen and women who should also be on your radar. Keep in mind I'm not talking corruption, here - just good 'ole fashioned crazy.
Marilyn Musgrave (R – Colorado) – Most reps probably wish the gays would simply go away but Musgrave takes it to a whole new level. She doesn’t “think there’s anything more important out there than the marriage issue.” Terrorism, the economy, the war – whatever, gay marriage is THE most important issue facing this country today. But what do you expect from a woman who wanted to name 2007 the “National Year of the Bible?”
Lynn Woolsey (D - California) - This champion of woman's rights wrote a letter to the sentencing judge in a rape case, pleading for leniency for the rapist because he's the son of a staffer. She later realized she probably lost some votes with that one and apologized to the victim. The woman publicly rejected the apology.
David Dreier (R – California) - David Dreier hates the gays. He supported the Defense of Marriage Act, voted against gay adoptions, and voted against inclusion of homosexuals as a protected class in hate crime and employment discrimination legislation. Oh, and he's probably gay.
Tom Tancredo (R - Colorado) - Believes that if Islamic terrorists were to use a nuke in a major US city our response should be to bomb Mecca.
Darrell Issa (R - California) - Thought that the whole 9/11 thing was more of a state issue and didn't see why the federal government should be throwing "buckets of cash" at New York.
Virgil Goode (R - Virginia) - Promised his constituents that, unlike terrorist Keith Ellison, he'll be sworn in on the good 'ole US Bible and if people adopt his immigration plan he guarantees there will be no more Muslims in Congress. Keith Ellison is an American citizen, by the way.
John Murtha (D - Pennsylvania) - Lovingly called his constituents racist, then apologized and said he meant to call them rednecks. All in an election year.
John A. Sullivan (R - Oklahoma) - Arrested for assault and battery 1982, trespassing and loitering in 1983, public intoxication and disturbing the peace in 1985, and failing to pay a speeding ticket in 1992. Elected to the House in 2002.
Sue Myrick - (R - North Carolina) - Called the Islamic Society of North America a group of radical jihadists.
John Thune (R - South Dakota) - Keep your eye on this guy because he could very well be the 2012 Republican Presidential Nominee. And why not? He's young, good-looking, a Creationist, and believed the Iraq war was a good call because it'll allow Christian missionaries to operate freely in the area.
Bill Sali (R - Idaho) - Doesn't believe that Muslim congressmen or Hindu prayers are what the founding fathers had in mind when they set up this great Christian Nation. I guess that makes sense, if you forget the fact that freedom of religion and a separation of church and state are two of the main things the founding fathers had on their mind when they set up this great Cristian Nation.
I could just keep going. Maybe I'll do a follow-up one day.
Marilyn Musgrave (R – Colorado) – Most reps probably wish the gays would simply go away but Musgrave takes it to a whole new level. She doesn’t “think there’s anything more important out there than the marriage issue.” Terrorism, the economy, the war – whatever, gay marriage is THE most important issue facing this country today. But what do you expect from a woman who wanted to name 2007 the “National Year of the Bible?”
Lynn Woolsey (D - California) - This champion of woman's rights wrote a letter to the sentencing judge in a rape case, pleading for leniency for the rapist because he's the son of a staffer. She later realized she probably lost some votes with that one and apologized to the victim. The woman publicly rejected the apology.
David Dreier (R – California) - David Dreier hates the gays. He supported the Defense of Marriage Act, voted against gay adoptions, and voted against inclusion of homosexuals as a protected class in hate crime and employment discrimination legislation. Oh, and he's probably gay.
Tom Tancredo (R - Colorado) - Believes that if Islamic terrorists were to use a nuke in a major US city our response should be to bomb Mecca.
Darrell Issa (R - California) - Thought that the whole 9/11 thing was more of a state issue and didn't see why the federal government should be throwing "buckets of cash" at New York.
Virgil Goode (R - Virginia) - Promised his constituents that, unlike terrorist Keith Ellison, he'll be sworn in on the good 'ole US Bible and if people adopt his immigration plan he guarantees there will be no more Muslims in Congress. Keith Ellison is an American citizen, by the way.
John Murtha (D - Pennsylvania) - Lovingly called his constituents racist, then apologized and said he meant to call them rednecks. All in an election year.
John A. Sullivan (R - Oklahoma) - Arrested for assault and battery 1982, trespassing and loitering in 1983, public intoxication and disturbing the peace in 1985, and failing to pay a speeding ticket in 1992. Elected to the House in 2002.
Sue Myrick - (R - North Carolina) - Called the Islamic Society of North America a group of radical jihadists.
John Thune (R - South Dakota) - Keep your eye on this guy because he could very well be the 2012 Republican Presidential Nominee. And why not? He's young, good-looking, a Creationist, and believed the Iraq war was a good call because it'll allow Christian missionaries to operate freely in the area.
Bill Sali (R - Idaho) - Doesn't believe that Muslim congressmen or Hindu prayers are what the founding fathers had in mind when they set up this great Christian Nation. I guess that makes sense, if you forget the fact that freedom of religion and a separation of church and state are two of the main things the founding fathers had on their mind when they set up this great Cristian Nation.
I could just keep going. Maybe I'll do a follow-up one day.
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