WA Rep Geoff Simpson smacks Freeper down HARD! - DailyKos

[WillyT]

WA Rep Geoff Simpson smacks Freeper down HARD!‏

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by Tommy T
Tue Feb 23, 2010 at 03:15:48 AM PST

Well, the Freeperati finally got the smackdown they deserve, and it's a thing of beauty.

Freepers are always sending letters to Congresscritters demanding this or that or the other thing, and they're generally just filed in the appropriate receptacle by the Congresscritters staff, along with the pleas for more UFO research. This time they got a personal response.

I think someone should send this Representative a thank-you note, if not some bucks.

Oh - and this is a first-time diary, but I just had to share this one with you :

Washington State Rep Smears Tea Party. Email Request For An Apology and His Response.
Orbusmax.com ^ | February 22, 2010 | Jim Walker
Posted on Monday, February 22, 2010 10:28:26 PM by jonrick46
DATE: 02/22/2010

RE: WA Rep. Geoff Simpson Response For Using Porn Term 'Teabagger' During Televised Debate Of I-960 Suspension

After repeated attempts to contact WA State Rep. Geoff Simpson for an apology/retraction for using a porn term during televised debate on TVW last week, I finally receieved an email response. You can read the exhange below. At the bottom of this page, I have included links to the TVW video, and the email address for Rep. Simpson.
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Subject: Re: Your comments on I-960 From: [e-mail] Date: Mon, February 22, 2010 10:24 am To: [e-mail]

Still waiting for an apology from you, sir, for using a pornographic word during televised debate, to describe patriotic Americans. In addition, you also need to apologize for describing the Tea Party as racist and sexist. You obviously have never been to a Tea Party rally, or else you would have not made such a slanderous, idiotic statement.
Also, still waiting from the leadership (Reps Chopp and Debolt). The leadership shouldn't condone this language, and should take necessary action to censure/reprimand.
Rep Simpson, please apologize for both slurs ASAP. If you issue a statement of apology, I will be happy to post it.

Thanks,
Jim Walker Orbusmax.com

He got a reply, all right - probably not the one he was expecting:

Subject: RE: Your comments on I-960 From: "Simpson, Rep. Geoff" Date: Mon, February 22, 2010 10:57 am
Dear Jim -

I don't think it's patriotic to fly airplanes into buildings as one of your tea party members recently did. I find your movement to be infected with the same selfish, hate-spawned and dangerous ideas that have plagued civilization from time to time, only to be quelled when appeals to man's more patriotic attributes of selflessness, kindness, compassion and peace have prevailed.

I was puzzled by your objection to my recounting the words of my 90 year old decorated WWII veteran constituent until I heard the more obscure alternate meaning associated with the term teabag. I believe my friend was using the term to describe angry, predominantly white, anti-government individuals who have recently been made prominent by the media highlighting their hate-filled rhetoric toward all things progressive.

Indeed, it is well documented that the originators of your movement themselves adopted the names "teabag" and "tea bagger" to describe their anti-government antics. Your manufactured outrage toward me for using the term that the fathers and mothers of your movement coined for themselves is tiresome.

I will apologize to you for recounting my friend's puzzlement about the selfishness of your movement when you apologize for your hatred, your selfishness and your lack of compassion toward others.

Thanks,
Geoff

That is definitely not gonna buff out.

The responses here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2457238/posts

More Freeper funnies here: http://www.first-draft.com/2010/02/today-on-tommy-ts-obsession-with-the-freeperati-plane-crazy-edition.html#comments

Thanks for reading - have a good one!

Tommy

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Link: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/23/839783/-WA-Rep-Geoff-Simpson-smacks-Freeper-down-HARD!

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[havocmom]

1. Yep, donate to Geoff Simpson

Let the Party know the people with spine enough to deal with the realities get support.

[WillyT]

2. Agreed !!!

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[havocmom]

3. Kick for the evening shift

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