Rep. Hobson: None Of My Republican Colleagues Criticized Me For Going To Syria
Rep. Hobson: None Of My Republican Colleagues Criticized Me For Going To Syria
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) led a bipartisan delegation to Syria earlier this month, several Republican lawmakers criticized her for undermining the President:
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH): “She’s going for one reason and that is to embarrass the president.”
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA): “The Speaker and many of her Democratic allies have become so drunk with grandiose visions of deposing Bush that they break bread with terrorists and enemies of the United States.”
Republican Rep. David Hobson (OH) was also on that trip. But in an interview published in the Washington Post today, he states that he never received any of the attacks that were thrown at Pelosi:
“Before we left, we met with the State Department people and nobody told us not to go,” Hobson said, adding that none of his Republican colleagues broached the subject, either. “Nobody ever called me to say, ‘Why are you going to Syria with those people?’“
Despite his attacks on Pelosi, Boehner has repeatedly refused to criticize Hobson for going to Syria. His spokesman recently confirmed that “there’s no tension or hard feelings there whatsoever” between Boehner and Hobson over the trip. Similarly, the lawmakers who criticized Pelosi were silent on similar congressional trips led by fellow Republicans.
Hobson has also defended Pelosi against his colleagues’ attacks, noting that she “did not engage in any bashing of Bush in any meeting I was in and she did not in any meeting I was in bash the policies as it relates to Syria.” He recently sent a box of chocolates to Pelosi to thank her for including him in the trip and said, “If asked, I would go again. I thought it was a good trip.”
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Of course they didn’t. That’s because that side of the aisle is party first, country second.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:20 pmHypocrisy, thy party is Republican!
April 24th, 2007 at 12:21 pmHey malveaux you ignorant hack you hearing this?
April 24th, 2007 at 12:21 pmWOOOOW, a repuke with some ethics? What? Doesn’t he know that hypocrisy is their moto! Time for the repuke smear machine to bring out the Swiftboaters.
Hating the Repuke Mafia daily
April 24th, 2007 at 12:24 pmOne thing I must admit though, upon seeing that statement, my regard for David Hobson has grown just that little bit. That was a glimmer of integrity, and refreshing from a Republican.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:26 pmGOPers are hypocrites about everything, so nothing surprises me!
April 24th, 2007 at 12:26 pmboehner s just another sick fascist- with a sun tan, ignore the usual confrontational rhetoric, and and move ahead with diplomacy….
April 24th, 2007 at 12:27 pmMr. Hobson is the one of the last of a dying breed – an honest Republican.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:32 pmBe vewy vewy quiet and don’t make any sudden moves. A rare and endangered species has just been spotted: it’s the rare republican with integrity. He’s so rare everyone should enjoy it while you can. It surely won’t be around for long.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:35 pmanother thread I dont envision alot of trolls posting on.. the reason these fookers have been in power for so long recently is because these days peopel are so dumbed down by tv and other brainwashing that “hipocracy” is too big of a word to fit into thier vocabulary..
April 24th, 2007 at 12:36 pmWhile it sounds like some Republicans are showing some ethics, one still has to ask where they were before they became the minority party. It smells more like fear (of losing in ‘08) than ethics to me.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:37 pmBush promised to be a uniter, not a divider.
And he is. Uniting decent, sensible people against wingnut extremism.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:38 pmTime to start smearing Hobson.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:39 pmWhile the down-to-earth demeanor of Hobson is duly noted, it’s plain to see that the prospect of women occupying the highest positions of power in this country scares the crap out of the power-hungry male rightwing populace.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:41 pmI blame the FOX culture for this disparity. Shame on Democrats who go on FOX.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:46 pmExactly how can some “embarrass” the President when he does that all by himself on a daily basis?
April 24th, 2007 at 12:49 pmSomebody please remind me what the purpose of this trip was. And also comment on whether it achieved its diplomatic purpose.
Thanks.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:51 pmWow all the positive comments for Hobson. Nice to see someone with his voting record can be called a “stand up guy” an ‘Honest republican” a “republican with integrity”
Personally I think he’s still a card.
http://www.dccc.org/gopauctionhouse/members/DavidHobsonOH-7.html
Of course with a little flash of the hand over here and his perception is instantly changed.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:53 pmEven stupid inbred knuckle-dragging redneck Repukes are finally getting sick of this crap.
It is obviously a partisan smear job and has no basis in facts whatsoever.
These Chimpistas have hijacked our country and are destroying it.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:58 pm>Somebody please remind me what the purpose of this trip was.
why dont you ask the republicans who went?
actually, i’ll tell you..
the purpose was to implement the bipartisan recommendations of the Iraq study group to try and deal with Iraq’s neighbors in order to try and salvage stability from the clusterf3ck your president has turned the mideast into.
you don’t read much do you? try again troll
April 24th, 2007 at 1:02 pmNone Of My Republican Colleagues Criticized Me For Going To Syria
Well, duh.
Of course not.
Whether corruption, selling nuclear technology, meeting with countries at odds with the US, it’s always ok if you are a Republican.
April 24th, 2007 at 1:03 pmHow come this site is not talking about the fact that Hamas sent a bunch of missiles at Israel today ending a 5 month truce? Oh that’s right. This website supports terrorism.
April 24th, 2007 at 1:07 pmHappy Guy must be AIPAC.
AIPAC spies on America.
Happy Guy is a traitor.
April 24th, 2007 at 1:12 pmHappy Guy links to Drudge.
So he’s a closet case too.
Typical Repuke.
April 24th, 2007 at 1:12 pmHappy Guy, the Misdirection Man, makes an appearance. Got anything to say about this thread, there Happy Guy?
April 24th, 2007 at 1:13 pmI love how TP reports stories like this. The tone of the article is actually almost “surprised” sounding. As if there was any doubt how much of a political PLOY this actually was.
April 24th, 2007 at 1:15 pmSomebody please remind me what the purpose of this trip was. And also comment on whether it achieved its diplomatic purpose.
1. To reassure the Syrians that the US and Israel were not planning military action against them. Mission Accomplished.
2. To lay the groundwork for an Israel-Syrian peace deal, comparable to the Israel-Egypt treaty of 1979 and the Israel-Jordan treaty of the late 1990s, while restating the conditions Israel has laid down for starting up talks. Mission Accomplished.
April 24th, 2007 at 1:22 pmHypocrisy is the ONLY mantra of the Republican Party. It’s time to abolish the GOP entirely because it’s become the “party of massive and unprecedented corruption”. Those still affiliated with it are ex-patriots who refuse to uphold the constitution of this country and abide by it’s rules. We’re seeing daily evidence of that and it’s getting rather abominable and disgusting to witness.
April 24th, 2007 at 1:25 pm#27 Just like Patraeus reminds us: The Iraq War will not be won militarily, what he’s referring to is the fine art of negotiation and diplomacy which this administration certainly is incapable of. Now that we’ve become the “world pariah”, it’s clear that unless & until we realize that we’ve got some serious “sucking up” to do after all of the heinous actions of this administration in alienating every other world power, we will fail at every turn.
And, that’s precisely why Nancy Pelosi and your comerades, the Repukes, went to Syria! Imagine that BushCo forbade Jimmy Carter, an ex president, from going there to visit!! Appalling & illustrative of this cavalier, capricious, ignorant administration.
April 24th, 2007 at 1:28 pmJoe: Take some advice and get your narrow-minded, bloviated head out of your anal sphincter and get a life! The sooner you do, the happier you will be. Republican talking points have no effect here so move your anal-retentive, trollist butt on to your bigoted sites instead.
April 24th, 2007 at 1:29 pmHey Boner, put that in your nose and stff it!1!
April 24th, 2007 at 1:40 pmPeople just don’t get it. It’s very simple: if we send a woman to negotiate, all the muslims will think we’re weak. Now Pelosi went and had a talk – without an explicit permission – with the heads of terror supporting rogue states and you don’t get what kind of damage she did.
Do you have any idea how they regard women in their society?
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April 24th, 2007 at 1:55 pmmatthews.frank@gmail.com
Ah, look at the current article. Reid and Pelosi are close to being traitors. To me they are past close. They are as bad as you anti-American terrorist lovers. Hypocrisy, thy party is DemocRat!
ROTFL
April 24th, 2007 at 1:59 pmGOP = Hypocritcal failed leaders. Never ever elect anyone with (R) after their names…they do not know how to govern and they are most likely crooks, liars, and cowards.
April 24th, 2007 at 2:00 pmkasinca: Like paying taxes through your nose? Like people living on welfare you subsidise? Like seeing the US being pushed around like a pitiful giant on the international stage? If you do, vote for a democrat.
April 24th, 2007 at 2:07 pmHappy Guy #32
YOU better “look at the current article” a bit closer as it is about DeLay’s opinion about Reid and Pelosi. With DeLay in your corner, you will be safe from cockroaches and the truth since he thinks both are pests to be killed. Have a Happy Day, Guy.
April 24th, 2007 at 2:08 pmCredit where due. Good on you, Rep. Hobson.
April 24th, 2007 at 2:12 pmI think Hobson could have chosen to make these statements sooner and come out quickly and publicly in support of Pelosi when this was big news.
April 24th, 2007 at 2:36 pmRepublicans never throw their own under the bus, uless it is in their best interests.
April 24th, 2007 at 2:49 pm1. To reassure the Syrians that the US and Israel were not planning military action against them. Mission Accomplished.
2. To lay the groundwork for an Israel-Syrian peace deal, comparable to the Israel-Egypt treaty of 1979 and the Israel-Jordan treaty of the late 1990s, while restating the conditions Israel has laid down for starting up talks. Mission Accomplished.
Comment by joe
Thanks, Joe. Are these “mission accomplished” statements as solid as Bush’s was on the aircraft carrier? Just wondering…
April 24th, 2007 at 3:30 pmLet us be fair and give credit to a Republican when tells the truth. Why is this story not in the MSM? Yes, he could have done it sooner but, come on, at least he said something. There were plenty of stories about Repubs on the Syria trip but they were ignored by the MSM. The media is the problem.
Another Repub I like, Mike Huckabee!
Make fun of him if you want but he was on the Daily Show and at least seemed to be a truth teller.
Let us not stoop to their level and attack Republicans just because they are Republicans. Please.
April 24th, 2007 at 4:11 pmFrank Matthews: The vice-president of Syria is a woman.
April 24th, 2007 at 4:59 pmWhere was Hobson when this was a story and Pelosi was getting smeared?
April 24th, 2007 at 5:11 pmTypical Republican double standard! Attack Pelosi for going to Syria, but don’t attack the Republican who went with her, that’s brilliant. I still have yet to meet a Republican I can trust. I used to trust John McCain, but he started drinking the kool aid and now if his lips are moving he’s lying.
April 24th, 2007 at 5:49 pmWho the hell heard of Rep Hobson (besides his loyal constituents) before Amanda dug this up (BTW, gooood digging, Amanda!) I think Speakette Pelosi might have a touch more influence than Congressman Hobson…. Just a guess…
April 24th, 2007 at 6:18 pm#45, your point being…? And what about the Republican contingent that visited Syria earlier?
April 24th, 2007 at 6:34 pmDear Jane – What a NICE surprise!! When the Repubs stupidly went to Syria, I wrote they should be ASHSAMED of themseves on several threads. (Perhaps you missed those posts.) The specific point: Representative Hobsons’ words do not have quite the same effect – here or abroad – as Speakette Pelosi.
My kindest regards to you and Wayne.
April 24th, 2007 at 6:59 pmWho the hell heard of Rep Hobson (besides his loyal constituents) before Amanda dug this up (BTW, gooood digging, Amanda!) I think Speakette Pelosi might have a touch more influence than Congressman Hobson…. Just a guess…
Comment by vermin venus
Wow, such perspicuity to guess that the Speaker of the House (that’s the name of the position, Mighette Idiotette) than another member! But just because you hadn’t heard of Congressman Hobson before this doesn’t mean no one else hadn’t, Ms. Phony Lawyerette. Moreover, that’s not the point of this thread–the fact is that Hobson’s fellow Republicans undoubtedly heard of his trip to Syria but have been defeaningly silent about it, Mightette Hypocrite. Noodle-loo.
April 24th, 2007 at 7:01 pmLorette – You’re absolutely correct!! Rep Hobsons’ constituents constitute people who have actually heard of the congressman. I would dare guess people in surrounding congressional districts have heard of Hobson. But at the risk of agreeing with me, you might want to cencede that Rep Hobsons’ words and actions carry a little less weight than the Speakette.
Thanks for your input!!
April 24th, 2007 at 7:13 pmVermin Venus,
April 24th, 2007 at 7:32 pmI never denied that the Speaker of the House has more power than an ordinarr member of Congress. But you have trouble understanding and/or admitting that there has hypocritically been no criticism of the Republicans who also went to Syria, including car thief Darrell Issa, whom you love to quote as a moral authority on fired USA Carol Lam.
Noodle-loo, Phony Lawyerette
“….I was in and she did not in any meeting I was in bash the policies as it relates to Syria.†So says Hobson. I wonder which official US policies she bashed – you know, the ones which had nothing to do with Syria….
Anyone? Lorette?
April 24th, 2007 at 7:33 pm#50 – No time to spell check, huh?
No Lora, Progressives have this weird enjoyment picking at nits – many nit-pickers seem to think their work here at TP bravely battling trolls) is equivalent to deworming orphans. A nit?? A pinworm?? No doubt you’re an expert on both!!
But when you’re not so busy with those nits….which policies (not involving Syria) do you think Hobson heard Pelosi bash??????
April 24th, 2007 at 7:43 pm50 – No time to spell check, huh?
No Lora, Progressives have this weird enjoyment picking at nits – many nit-pickers seem to think their work here at TP bravely battling trolls) is equivalent to deworming orphans. A nit?? A pinworm?? No doubt you’re an expert on both
comment by vermin venus
“ordinarr” was a typo, which, yes, I should have checked. But it’s funny to hear about spelling from you–the lawyerette who several times spelled common legal terms like “breach” as “breech”(SIC), “consensual” as “consentual” and also reverted to using the non-existent word “fulment” even after being told several times that the word–at least in English– is “foment.” But, of course, when I point this out, it becomes
April 24th, 2007 at 8:25 pm“nitpicking” in your attempt to obfuscate that fact that you’ve been exposed as a phony.
And what do you think your so-called work at TP has been? You certainly have never converted anyone over to your way of “thinking ” (if it can be called that).
Lora – Devotees of the progressive agenda are usually too far gone to “convert”. (Promoting SOCIALIST mediocrity and coarsening the culture ARE two things many progressives are good at doing. Congrats!! Everyone needs to be GOOD at SOMETHING!) This is a playground for me….nothing more….nothing less….
April 24th, 2007 at 8:35 pmLora – Thank you for NOT pretending to know which policies the Speakette bashed while in Syria……
April 24th, 2007 at 8:39 pmRepublican-the”do as I say, not as I do” party.
April 24th, 2007 at 8:43 pmVermin Venus,
April 24th, 2007 at 9:05 pmThere is no such position in the US government nor word in the Englsh dictionary as Speakette, so I can’t respond to you.
#53 Don’t forget harbour, labour, centre and humour. Tranny says she is from San Diego. I call bull$#%^.
April 24th, 2007 at 11:19 pmJPark – I live in San Diego …. but Mom and Dad were particular about where they sent their kids to school………..
April 25th, 2007 at 12:00 am#57 JPark,
April 25th, 2007 at 12:35 amI have noticed the faux British English, which has also made me wonder if this troll is considerably older than he/she claims. I think there was a time when both versions of words like “neighbor” and “neighbour” were considered standard in American English, but over time the use of the extraneous “u” fell out of favor (or should we say “favour”?) in the USA; I know this was true at least by the 1980s.
I also just love the tranny’s hypocrisy in boasting about her/his private school education, while denigrating public school education but then turning around and calling Ivy League-educated people like myself (after 12 years of public school) “elitist.”
hey valiant methead.. please explain why having a certain amount of power makes an act wrong that would otherwise be ok?
and can you please explain exactly how much power its ok for an american politican who visits syria to have? and can you explain how you came to that determination? does the minority whip, in your eyes, have the lack of power necessary to make a trip to syria ok? if so, why or why not?
and I’m sure your going to equally condemn when newt went to countries behind clinton’s back and told governments to ignore him.
and uhm, your a lawyer, right..? then maybe can you explain exactly what pelosi has the power to do, that hobson doesnt? and how do those powers effect our relationship with syria? sure shes 3rd in line for the presidency, but would we ever get that lucky?
April 25th, 2007 at 3:14 amchocolate jesus,
April 25th, 2007 at 7:25 amOne correction: Pelosi is not third in line to the presidency; she’s second in line after Dickhead, who is, unfortunately, first in line.
Republicans trolls = Terrorists
April 25th, 2007 at 9:36 amGeorge and Dick “decided” to get us into this mess in the first place. George and Dick “decided” on a military strategy that allowed Iraq to degenerate into a civil war. For the past five years, George and Dick “decided” to ignore military and mid-eastern experts’ advice, as more than half a million people died. Quite frankly, the thought of trusting those two with any more “deciding” scares the hell out of me.
April 25th, 2007 at 10:20 amProtocol be damned, Nancy, you go girl!