Posted on 12/02/2016 8:25:16 PM PST by ameribbean expat
"About seven years ago, the architect of the Capitol, who works for the House and Senate, had decided that we all work for him and started making demands," Gohmert said. "One of which was, I could not cook ribs and share them with other members of Congress."
For Gohmert, smoking ribs on the office balcony was a quarterly tradition until the architect of the Capitol raked him over the coals, calling the practice a potential fire hazard.
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"It's probably the only time here on Capitol Hill when I actually leave a good taste in people's mouths instead of a bitter taste," he said.
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Proper barbecue does not involve an "electric smoker".
What an entitled ass. He is just a congressman. It is entirely reasonable for the Architect of the Capitol to insist that one of 535 dumbssses not grill on the balcony of the Capitol Building, which we own and would like preserved. To do otherwise is to not take his job seriously (the AOC is not just another architect).
This ass and now some of his fellow asses think that this is important and that the people should have to pay them to deal with this BBQ issue after they spent 8 years doing pretty much nothing about a guy laying flame to our Constitution.
No, congressman, if your momma wouldn’t let you do it at home, you probaby shouldn’t do it in somebody elses house, especially when you have work to do.
Behave like a child, get treated like one.
I am so sick of these people.
I used to have a Bradley electric . Now I’ve got the big Weber bullet and love it .
My office has occasional potlucks. Once, I decided to cook mine on the parking garage. I used a Dutch oven and charcoal. Worked fine. It too was a concrete structure.
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