Delay made Emerson cry?

[KingFlorez]

Does anyone remember hearing that Tom Delay harrased Rep. Joann Emerson to change her vote on the medicare bill, so bad that she ran off the House floor crying? That was a couple of years ago at least and was wondering if anyone else remembers.

[whistle]

1. Not really and surprise surprise, it is not on her web site...

...What did Tom Delay (The Hammer) say to her?

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U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson

Serving the Eighth District of Missouri
U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson was raised to put people before politics, and during her five terms in the House of Representatives she has done just that. She is the first Republican woman to represent Missouri in Congress, where she is a leading advocate for farm families and the promotion of America’s agriculture, hunger relief, pro-life issues, and access to safe, affordable prescription drugs.

Jo Ann represents the 28 counties of Southern Missouri’s agriculturally diverse Eighth District, from the Mississippi River valley, through the Bootheel flatlands, and to the timberlands and clear streams of the Ozarks. Agricultural products including cotton, corn, rice, grapes, trout, forest products, and livestock are produced there. Over 90% of America's lead production is located in the Eighth District. Each August, Jo Ann conducts a Farm Tour to visit the wide variety of farms, laboratories, forests, and ranches in Missouri’s Eighth District.

As a member of the Appropriations Committee, Jo Ann sits on the Agriculture, Homeland Security, and Energy and Water Development Subcommittees. She believes her extensive involvement in rural farm issues, national defense, and flood control enables her to serve her constituents to the best of her abilities.

After earning a B.A. in political science from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1972, Jo Ann pursued an active career in public affairs and grassroots communications. In her professional career, Jo Ann has served as the Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for the American Insurance Association, as Director of State Relations and Grassroots Programs for the small-business oriented National Restaurant Association, and as Deputy Communications Director for the National Republican Congressional Committee.

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http://www.house.gov/emerson/about/

[WI_DEM]

2. he's a bully, but the only way to stop a bully is stand up to him

and she didn't.

[bryant69]

3. Does n't seem like the sort of story that anybody involved

would want flagged up. Does Rep. Emerson want people to remember her running away in tears? Does Delay publically want people to remember making her cry?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. I don't recall that incident but...

I do recall her hiding on the Dem side cowering in fear. I think it was Blunt that was after her then.

[Mabus]

5. no, but I remember the "you're an asshole" letter sent out by her office

to a constituent. Letter can be viewed in pdf format at: http://wid.ap.org/interactives/emerson.pdf

[acmejack]

6. Here it is...

"When the vote was finally called at 2:30 a.m., the bill still didn't have enough votes to pass. Only after Republican Joanne Emerson, with tears in her eyes, was convinced to switch her vote from no to yes did Republicans score their single-vote victory."

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0306/27/ip.00.html