Jean Schmidt Refuses To Retract False Claim That China Is ‘Drilling Off The Coast Of Florida’
Jean Schmidt Refuses To Retract False Claim That China Is ‘Drilling Off The Coast Of Florida’
On June 5, Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) took to the House floor and criticized Congress for refusing to lift the ban on offshore oil drilling. To strengthen her point, she claimed that even China and Cuba are drilling off Florida’s coast:
This very day, there is indeed the drilling activity off of our country’s coast. Not by our U.S. companies; that would be illegal. Instead, the Chinese are drilling off the coast of Florida, with their new energy partner, Cuba. This Congress has failed to act time and time again. Our oil resources along our coastlines and in Alaska remain untapped in the name of environmentalism.
Watch it:
Schmidt’s allegation is false. China is not drilling off the coast of Florida. Even Vice President Cheney, who also made the claim last week, put out a statement on Thursday admitting that he was wrong:
It is our understanding that, although Cuba has leased out exploration blocks 60 miles off the coast of southern Florida, which is closer than American firms are allowed to operate in that area, no Chinese firm is drilling there.
Conservative columnist George Will, who also made the claim in his June 5 column, today wrote a correction, stating, “[N]o Chinese company has been involved in Cuba’s oil exploration that close to the United States.”
Schmidt and other conservatives are refusing to back down, however. When asked whether she plans to issue a retraction, one of her spokesmen simply replied, “We will have a discussion.” House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA), who also made the false claim, have gone further and defended their statements.
Similarly, other conservatives continue to peddle the propaganda. Just yesterday, conservative pundit Mary Matalin made the claim both on CNN and CNN Headline News. A Fox News guest also repeated the lie yesterday on Neil Cavuto’s show.
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Rep. Jean Schmidt, get your facts straight. However, your point is completely valid. Congress needs to pave the way for offshore drilling while simultaneously providing incentives for alternative energy. Comprehensive approach, not a partisan approach, is needed to help produce more energy and bring cost down. Congress, stop getting in the way and do your job!
June 17th, 2008 at 11:29 amThis about saying something enough times so it becomes truth, at least to people who only hear what they want to believe.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:32 amIt is almost comical how fcuking stupid these repukes are.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:32 am“We will have a discussion.”
Translation: We need to find another lie to replace this one before we even consider correcting our statement.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:32 amSchmidt’s allegation is false. China is not drilling off the coast of Florida.
- - Schmidt has always been extremely slow on the uptake, as evidenced by her ignorance of Rep. Murtha’s background.
Why isn’t Schmidt outraged that China controls billions of dollars of the US debt?
June 17th, 2008 at 11:34 amI think the Republicans fired all their fact-checkers years ago on the grounds that they weren’t needed. Now they just forge ahead with all their soundbites and talking points whether they’re true or not, figuring that the American public will never know the difference.
Sadly, they’re right about a large number of us.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:37 amRep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) took to the House floor and criticized Congress for refusing to lift the ban on offshore oil drilling.
- - By all means, let’s find a new stash for our addiction.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:38 amGW Bush: “You Have To Keep Repeating Things To Catapult The Propaganda”
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” - Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Propaganda Minister.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:39 amOhio’s got some really bright congresspeople, huh? Good thing they are given the power to choose the presidency.
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June 17th, 2008 at 11:39 amStop the presses! Jean Schmidt lied. She and John Boehner (R-OH), sure make Ohio look.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:41 amJean Schmidt is a horrible congresswoman, and has the most crazy far out ideas that you can imagine. Cincinnati, where she is from has always leaned to the Repugs. Bless her heart, she does not represent her state well. Jean, please loose in November, okay?
June 17th, 2008 at 11:43 amJamit Says:
Stop the presses! Jean Schmidt lied. She and John Boehner (R-OH), sure make Ohio look…
- - …like Oklahoma?
June 17th, 2008 at 11:44 am#11 larkohio Says:
Jean Schmidt is a horrible congresswoman, and has the most crazy far out ideas that you can imagine. Cincinnati, where she is from has always leaned to the Repugs. Bless her heart, she does not represent her state well. Jean, please loose in November, okay?
I’m from Northeast Ohio, I’m hoping Boehner gets the boot also. They are doing a big disservice to our state. Thankfully we have Dennis, our shining star.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:48 amImproving access to a scarce life saving resource, is that oil or health care? Either way Congress will pass something to business’ advantage. Of course they have to lie to get the people to swallow it:
http://peureport.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 06/ improving-access-to-life-improving.html
June 17th, 2008 at 11:48 amThere jus’ ain’t nothin’ like a big ol’ lie, is there Scooter?
June 17th, 2008 at 11:48 amJean Schmidt it to Ohio politics what Michelle Bachmann is to MN.
Remember when Ms Schmidt slipped in a bathroom and fell in vomit? Was it her own? Was it Larry Craig’s, or perhaps the guy’s whom Craig solicited?
Jean Schidt & John Boner. Ohio, let’s change your tune in November and actually put some thinking people in office.
Schmidt reminds me of the Wicked Witch of the West in OZ. Scary, loud & full of dirty tricks. But, upon being doused with water, shrieks & screams while melting.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:50 amPlease tell me that there is a viable Democrat running for her seat this November. She is an embarrassment to the human race.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:53 amBe a republican’t and you can lie about everything and not feel bad about it.
God hates republican’ts
June 17th, 2008 at 11:54 amrogerse,
We all know Cuba is looking into partnering with foreign companies in order to drill for oil.
The topic of this thread is whether or not China is currently drilling off the Cuban shores.
Do try to keep up.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:56 amMean Jean of the pink gloves. Probably the worst example of a woman Congressional Rep since Katerine Harris of FL.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:56 amDidn’t Cheney apologize for the lie..?
Didn’t Republican Senator of Florida..Mel Martinez say it was a lie?
Why is this Congress woman and others like her keep repeating this lie after it was debunked?
She needs to get in touch with Senator Martinez about this,so she can close her books on this fable.
It will be more laughable if she continues to repeat this big lie.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:57 amLAST FRIDAY:rogerse Says:
http://www.usatoday.com/ money/ world/ 2007-02-22-cuba-usat_x.htm
One day soon — possibly before the end of this year — an oil rig will maneuver into position in waters less than 100 miles from the coast of Florida…
…Cuba is poised for a significant expansion of its oil program into the waters that separate it from the United States. And thanks to U.S. law, Cuba’s drilling partners will be working closer to Florida beaches than any American company ever could…
…Cuba opened its oil program to foreign investment in 1993. Today, companies from Spain, Norway, India, Malaysia and China are involved, either drilling wells onshore or using horizontal drilling to reach reservoirs in shallow coastal waters…
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TODAY:
rogerse Says:
http://www.usatoday.com/ money/ world/ 2007-02-22-cuba-usat_x.htm
One day soon — possibly before the end of this year — an oil rig will maneuver into position in waters less than 100 miles from the coast of Florida…
…Cuba is poised for a significant expansion of its oil program into the waters that separate it from the United States. And thanks to U.S. law, Cuba’s drilling partners will be working closer to Florida beaches than any American company ever could…
…Cuba opened its oil program to foreign investment in 1993. Today, companies from Spain, Norway, India, Malaysia and China are involved, either drilling wells onshore or using horizontal drilling to reach reservoirs in shallow coastal waters…
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recycling your old material?
how conservative of you.
eh?
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June 17th, 2008 at 11:58 amSecret Muslim cults.
Scary Chinese men, just off the coast.
Black people running for President.
Cubans & Chinese, making money.
I’m so sick & tired of Americans swallowing the Bushit they’re fed daily. Once again, Cheney takes a lie, makes it news and then retracts it. Pure Rovian in nature. Look at all the fools who not only bought into this lie, but regurgitate it, even after it’s been proven false.
Republicans are like mushrooms; kept in the dark & fed shit daily.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:00 pmThat was supposedly Michele Bachmnn’s spew Schmmitt slipped in… here’s a video of Bachmann repeating the oil drilling lie.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:01 pmThese Republic scums never stop lying. Nothing but a bunch of whiny brats… all of them. They behave like children. Always making excuses, always blaming someone else, always lying and always having temper tantrums when they don’t get their way. They will never grow up and that is why they should never be put in a position of power. They lack the maturity necessary to make informed and intelligent decisions.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:02 pmI thought the lack of off shore drilling in Fla was because the state of Fla had been against it. And my recollection is that Fla has had Republican govs and dominated legislatures for some time now. Do states have rights? There sure is no lack of offshore drilling around Texas, Louisiana, Miss, and Ala. And so now how is Floridas lack of drilling the fault of Dems and when did it become a federal issue?
http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/lsesale/mau_gom_pa.pdf
June 17th, 2008 at 12:02 pmI wish I could say that Jean Schmidt is Congress’ sole whack job.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:05 pmFreedom Rebel Says:
I’m from Northeast Ohio, I’m hoping Boehner gets the boot also. They are doing a big disservice to our state. Thankfully we have Dennis, our shining star.
Soon, I’ll be living in Cincinnati. I hope that republic dooshbag (mental block, I can never remember his name) gets the boot in November too.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:07 pmWithout control of the major media in our country, we the people are defenseless and vulnerable to the lies and concerted campaigns of deceit by well-funded corporate special interests and their stooges in Congress and the White House.
Take back the media.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:08 pmAvidor, Thanks for the links.
People of Ohio, let me apologize to you. Apparently, it was Michele Bachman’s puke that the other puke slipped in.
Of course, they both make me want to puke…
June 17th, 2008 at 12:09 pmtarazan - yeah… let’s hope she keeps saying this all the way to November. It will be good ammunition for her opponent.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:11 pmZimzone Says:
People of Ohio, let me apologize to you. Apparently, it was Michele Bachman’s puke that the other puke slipped in.
Of course, they both make me want to puke…
A veritable puke-a-thon :)~
June 17th, 2008 at 12:11 pmSimilarly, other conservatives continue to peddle the propaganda. Just yesterday, conservative pundit Mary Matalin made the claim both on CNN and CNN Headline News. A Fox News guest also repeated the lie yesterday on Neil Cavuto’s show.
Proving yet again that these people believe whatever they want to believe so long as it serves their purpose. Repeating their lies is no longer even necessary for credibility amongst themselves, any lie will do.
http://progressiveworldreview.com
June 17th, 2008 at 12:12 pmTanqueray Says:
Once again the “progressives” are on the right side of the issue. I’m sure that the people who actually have to leave their keyboards to drive to work, or the Northeast Liberals who will have to heat their homes next winter are impressed that you have identified Schmidt as an idiot.
I can hear Barry telling people to put another sweater on already.
Barry=Carter, a one termer if he gets in at all.
Yup, Bush and Cheney HAVE committed TREASON against the USA and DESERVE the PENALTY for TREASON in “wartime”.
What is that PENALTY again???
“Who’s ‘SANE’, Hussein?
NOT “Bomb Bomb Iran” McCain!!”
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
June 17th, 2008 at 12:17 pmHere you have all the Republican leadership sticking together to stick up for a lie, which they repeat on the news shows, the so called journalists then let it slide without correcting a falsehood.
The Republican Noise machine is alive and still producing slime.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:18 pmSeems like the conservatives should be mad at themselves if they want to keep going off about China. They allowed the sale of EnCana (a Canadian company that does oil work in Colorado) to China. Additionally, EnCona ONLY hires Chinese workers to work inside America. There are unemployed workers in Western Coloardo that need this work but in 2005 (Republicans held both houses; Colorado is majority Republican) they allowed this deal to go through. How come they aren’t making a big deal about this? How come the Dems aren ‘t raising this as a legit issue? Didn’t we just have the Chinese breaking into our defense networks??
June 17th, 2008 at 12:20 pmSo I suppose she’s got a memo from the Niger embassy in Italy telling her about this?
June 17th, 2008 at 12:22 pmAnd let’s not forget that if we would lift the trading sanctions against Cuba, we could be participating in the lease concessions in Cuba waters, an easy shot to our Gulf refineries.
And, if China does participate (like Canada, the UK and many other countries), then who do we blame?
Oh, well, that is too easy, I guess.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:23 pmWasn’t Bachman the one who grabbed onto Bush during the State of the Onion address and wouldn’t let go? She was gettin all grabby at our King and he wouldn’t have any of it. She persisted and got the hug she needed. How is it that the unattractive ‘eva braun’ wanna bes are enamored of our shrub? Do they have unhappy home lives or just want to be in the reflected glory of the worst president in our nations history?
These people suck!
June 17th, 2008 at 12:24 pmroger_roger, the troll whose original posts are routinely trounced, seems to have begun relying exclusively on cut-and-paste posts. They’re not much better in content, but the spelling and grammar are certainly much more accurate.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:26 pmMaybe we can tap the natural fatty reservoirs located in Rep. Schmidt’s head.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:30 pm“Get your facts straight”, Gunclinger? That’s it?!
Schmidt just repeated a claim originated by Dick Cheney himself who then of course had to admit the complete falsehood.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:33 pmThis woman is trying to justify a policy based on a lie!
She wants to pass laws based on LIES!
If she had legitimate reasons, truthful reasons to justify her arguments, should would use them, yes? But instead she used a LIE–because facts simply don’t support her case.
But apparently you’d rather have laws passed and policies enacted based on lies. How very weird of you.
PatrioticLiberalChristian Says:
roger_roger, the troll whose original posts are routinely trounced, seems to have begun relying exclusively on cut-and-paste posts. They’re not much better in content, but the spelling and grammar are certainly much more accurate.
This seems to be the republican’s mantra.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:33 pmI can’t wait for mean Jean to ‘cut and run’.
Combat veterans NEVER cut and run, only rethuglic party members do.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:34 pmshawnfassett Says:
Be careful what you say here. My daughter works with hundreds of people in EnCana’s Denver HQ, and the only employees that are Asian are US or Canadian citizens. The entire BoD are non-Asian and the US business is a US corporation. The Chinese have bought stock as have other countries and corporations but do not have even close to a controlling interest.
I would be more worried about the HUGE debt we owe China for the BushCo ego war in Iraq and Wal-Mart’s trade deficit to them, if I were you.
Sounding a little paranoid, maybe?
June 17th, 2008 at 12:36 pmDid someone say simple lifestyle changes? Damn I need some more of that stupid Fiji water and could you put it a plastic bag for me. Thanks it is more convenient for me when you do that.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:40 pm“it doesn’t matter” which country is doing the drilling as long as Cuba continues to lease plots of land to foreign countries.
Oh, but it does matter. The only reason why Cheney and his minions mentioned China in the first place, is to use a scare tactic: “The Communists are coming!”
They know the emotional impact wouldn’t have been as great had they mentioned, say, Brazil.
Plus this is flat out dishonest moving the goal posts. How very Republican.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:41 pmGregor Samsa Says:
“it doesn’t matter” which country is doing the drilling as long as Cuba continues to lease plots of land to foreign countries.
Exactly! A typical Repug Imperialist attitude; “Don’t let any sovereign nation manage their resources as they want. We want to control EVERYTHING”. Just like in Iraq.
What an AssKlown!
June 17th, 2008 at 12:44 pm#29 Exit Stage Left Says:
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Freedom Rebel Says:
I’m from Northeast Ohio, I’m hoping Boehner gets the boot also. They are doing a big disservice to our state. Thankfully we have Dennis, our shining star.
Soon, I’ll be living in Cincinnati. I hope that republic dooshbag (mental block, I can never remember his name) gets the boot in November too.
I think you are trying for Steve Chabot (R). He has to go also, I agree. So do Michael Turner (R) and Dave Hobson (R).
We do also have Betty Sutton (D)& Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D), not bad could do better though. The southern part of this state just keeps voting Republican is the problem. In the north it is pretty much democrats. We just need to re-educate the southern districts. :)
June 17th, 2008 at 12:45 pm.
Just like all Loyal Neocon-jobers…
When the lie is repeated enough, it get’s believed…
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June 17th, 2008 at 12:46 pmUncle Ho Says:
I can’t wait for mean Jean to ‘cut and run’.
Combat veterans NEVER cut and run, only rethuglic party members do.
Unka Ho,
Remember that hideous sweater she was wearing when she went after Murtha? I imagine that won her a lot of ‘hearts and minds’ in the Marine Corps as well as the rest of the military.
Looking at her and listening to her, makes me want to find a silver stake and a large hammer, or maybe lots of daylight with no access to a coffin for her.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:51 pmPerhaps Obama should just follow herr dubyah’s lead and tell the country everything is just fine. The economy is booming, Iraqnam is a raging success, 4$ gas is a myth, people are better off now then 8 years ago, and we should all spend, spend, spend, spend…..with our credit cards.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:52 pmAs onoclea pointed out, and all the trolls seem to ignore, the ones responsible for teh moratorium on drilling off of Florida are Republicans.
More specifically, Bushes.
Nice to see that the trolls are willing to defend Mean Jean, though. She’s quite an asset. Why should it matter whether a talking point is, y’know… “true” or “false”? All that matters is whether it catapults the propaganda or not.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:55 pm“…He added that “it doesn’t matter” which country is doing the drilling as long as Cuba continues to lease plots of land to foreign countries…”
Like, Guantanamo, for example? Is Schmidt suggesting the USA withdraw from Guantanamo?
June 17th, 2008 at 1:00 pmupside; I don’t particularly remember the sweater. but who could forget her immortal words?
June 17th, 2008 at 1:05 pmYou know, it’s not such a bad strategy for these people — embrace a talking point despite its manifest untruth — because it’s not like credibility was ever something they count on anyway.
I’m actually surprised Darth Cheney condescended to issue a lukewarm correction.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:08 pmEvery once in a while Jean Schmidt shows up to say something stupid. BTW her outfit is not very patriotic today.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:19 pmMeanwhile Schmidt is all for American companies investing in China and buying their products and borrowing from them.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:19 pmUnka Ho,
Here is a link to that sweater, just scroll down past Zoloft Laura and you will see what she was wearing when she went after Murtha.
http://www.dailypepper.com/ mt/ archives/ cat_gratuitous_fuggery.html
June 17th, 2008 at 1:21 pmActually the US government does lease to oil companies for drilling and they are getting off cheap…Where Schmidt gets her info from about drilling off the coast is unclear.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:25 pmGreat link rtwl. Everyone should go read. Political expediency over all else. Even though the goal of keeping drilling off most of Florida was to help elect Jeb it also did help preserve some of our gulf coast. And that’s because most Floridians opposed drilling. Do we really want to drill absolutely everywhere? There are no shortages of rigs in our territory already.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:27 pmThe high oil prices are NOT because we are not drilling in the US. In fact demand for oil Q1-2008 demand was down 1.4% and fuel production was up 1.5%
The demand supply argument is bogus. There are no lines at fuel sations because the high price is driving demand down.
BTW I have had people ask for gas money plenty of times and 99% of the time they didnt want fuel they wanted ethanol,,um liquor or beer, maybe food.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:29 pmA lie travels around the world before the truth has time to put on it’s trousers. Or something like that.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:30 pmEven Cheney admitted he was wrong about China drilling off of Cuba’s coast.
Schmidt is TRYING to blame the democratic congress when the lack of drilling off Florida was persued by, guess who, Bush.
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/ news-story.asp?date=053002&ID=s1156519
June 17th, 2008 at 1:33 pmJune 17th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Americans can solve their energy problem by
June 17th, 2008 at 1:40 pmconserving energy ,looking for new alternative sources,and be innovative.
This cheap talk about offshore oil drilling is designed for political reasons.
Our country now is over 300 million people,projected to be 350 milions in another 25 years..
How offshore oil drilling is going to help us when we are importing 3 out of every 4 barrels we use from abroad,if we do not have a conservation plan due to increase in our population.
We simply do not have enough oil under our ground and offshore for this generation and the coming one.
Our dependency on foreign countries reaching now a critical point.
We need a president who is truthful about the subject and willing to listen to all sides on this issue to solve this big problem that is facing our nation,
and not listen to oil barons only.
Wars ,as this administration thinks ,will not solve this oil problem..it will instead complicate our energy dependency on foreign sources; it will create havoc on world energy sources and world trade.
Every candidate to be a president promised to solve this problem since 1973.
But alas….
Nothing concrete so far has been accomplished.
And we entered now the critical stage.
This economy cannot be sustained if gasoline reaches $10.00 a gallon, simply because consumers cannot afford it.
Tell a lie often enough and soon people will believe it.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:45 pmIF the shrub had been doing his job instead of starting a war that will not be won maybe this kind of BS would not be an issue.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:50 pmJust FYI
Jim McTague a columnist in Barrons (DC-Current) repeated this same “China is drilling in the Gulf” line in the June 16 2008 publication–about 3/4 of the way through his column.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:52 pmhttp://online.barrons.com/ article/ SB121339767854273579.html?mod=9_0031_b_this_weeks_magazine_main
When Republicans start doing this, I’m always reminded of Tucker Carlson’s comment about Bush’s former spokesperson, Karen Hughes.
Tucker Carlson: “I’ve obviously been lied to a lot by campaign operatives, but the striking thing about the way [Karen Hughes] lied was she knew I knew she was lying, and she did it anyway. There is no word in English that captures that. It almost crosses over from bravado into mental illness.”
June 17th, 2008 at 1:53 pmRepublicans are only trying to score with sound bites, not solve the problem.
In 2007 and 2008, 2.5 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico were leased. In 2009, 5.8 million additional acres are scheduled for leasing. Meanwhile, the drilling rigs are being sent overseas because they can make more money there.
The oil companies sat on Point Thomson in Alaska for 31 years.
We can lease even more land, but how do you force the oil companies to actually drill? The cost of drilling and increased supply that drilling may find both contribute to REDUCED profits.
June 17th, 2008 at 2:08 pmI think its because pukes are afraid. Just because someone like China, wants to drill off of Florida, its close enough to get all worked up about.
June 17th, 2008 at 2:11 pmWingnuttism is basically a system of lies jumbled up into one worldview of propaganda…too bad those lies work on the most gullible and ill-informed of us…
June 17th, 2008 at 2:19 pmupside; maybe I should toss a smoke grenade at you for that link. You just HAD to have me go there, didn’t you.
Now I’m gonna have some nightmares.
:-)
June 17th, 2008 at 2:33 pmBe sure to check under your bed before you go to sleep. There may be commies under there waiting to get you.
June 17th, 2008 at 2:37 pmPart of the disease called “conservatism” is the complete inability to ever admit error. Which is sad, because, one can’t learn or grow until one acknowledges one’s flaws and limitations. These morons are doomed to a partial existence, cut off from much that makes life worth living.
It’s sad enough for them and those who’s lives they touch, but, it’s profoundly disturbing when they start legislating their narrow world view.
June 17th, 2008 at 3:02 pmNow we know the Republican strategy.
Scare soccer moms with those communist horrid Islamo-fascist gay brown/yellow/red/non-white people that are out to end their Republican criminal way of life.
How could I have guessed?
June 17th, 2008 at 3:09 pmOh,yeah, same strategy every election year.
Where are all the brave Repukes whose districts border on one of our seacoasts?
Radonovich, R-CA, is the only representative mentioned in this article from a coastal state, however, his district is located some distance inland from the California coast (east of I-5 and west of the Nevada border).
Why not suggest that we begin first by digging for coal, starting with the front yards of the wealthiest Republican campaign contributors in each district (i.e., Schmidt, Radonovich, Boehner, Blunt, Bachmann, and Walberg)?
June 17th, 2008 at 5:15 pmWhat amazes me is that this would be the first time anyone had asked her or her husband for money at a gas station. Long before gas had reached $2 anyone living in an urban setting would have been subjected to the old “…ran out of gas moving my family to [insert city here]” routine.
I’d say she’s out of touch with these same concerned constituents but her district is kind of stick-ish.
June 17th, 2008 at 6:49 pmThe global warming crap is hurting our environment more than helping it and killing my wallet. NO MORE! Please join me in signing a petition at http://www.americansolutions.com/drillnow
June 18th, 2008 at 4:41 pm