Lawmakers caught losing their cool at Iraq hearing

[rodeodance]

Source: cnn


September 10, 2007
Lawmakers caught losing their cool at Iraq hearing


......In open session, Burton made the following demand of Skelton: “I see a number of people in the audience that I anticipate will be making a disturbance. And if this occurs during the testimony by our honored guests, I hope that you will be very firm and get them out of here.” (Related video: Protesters disrupt hearing)

A frustrated Skelton responded, “You don't have to lecture me. They'll be gone. Don't worry about it.”

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Minutes later, during a recess to fix the witnesses’ broken microphones, Burton approached Skelton, and in an exchange picked up on an open mic, Burton told Skelton, “I’m not lecturing you.”

Skelton responded, with Congressman Duncan Hunter, R-California sitting right next to him: “The hell you weren’t. Duncan knows I don't need a lecture.”

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[last_texas_dem]

1. Thank you for the link

I heard part of this on the radio today, and it was interesting to be able to actually see what was taking place.

(Not to mention, I tend to enjoy Congressional "drama.")

[Breeze54]

2. And Hunter called the protesters, "Assholes".

At that point, they hadn't said anything.

Nice he refers to citizens as assholes! :grr:

[MadMaddie]

3. That's right folks once they are elected they answer to no

one and if mere American citizens dare to raise a voice against their pathetic failures they will have them arrested. I would put the sarcasm smilie on but I am not being sarcastic...

[xchrom]

4. oh poor baby -- so the republick party can name call and make every outrageous

acuusation in the book about dems and the folk who vote dem -- but when we show up at OPEN hearings to voice our PUBLIC outrage we cause an uproar for the republick party?

somebody send for the wahbulance.

[Vinca]

5. They should have been more worried if no one showed up to protest.

But, given the photo op with Code Pink in costume, freedom of speech took a backseat to politics.

[LiberalFighter]

6. If a Democrat had done that when Burton was the chair

what would have Burton done?

Too bad Skelton couldn't have someone bring in a bunch of watermelons into the room for Burton.

[LiberalFighter]

7. Too bad Skelton can't censor Burton

[bemildred]

8. Someone needs to impress on these "leaders" that NOBODY is above criticism.

Least of all a political stooge masquerading as a general.

[rodeodance]

9. The repub Burton did not have to crap on him in public the way he did.

[gratuitous]

10. Uh, first?

These people aren't your "honored guests," Mr. Burton; they're witnesses giving testimony. While they are to be treated with dignity and respect (just like the "number of people in the audience" that you had unerringly identified with your dirty fucking hippie finder), the witnesses are to be questioned thoroughly and with a skeptical mien, considering this administration's record on telling the truth.

Any "disturbance" will come because, and make no mistake about this Mr. Burton, you aren't doing your job as the people's representatives. That clear it up for you, sir?