The old guy was dissing Sarah Palin.
Not that that is an excuse for a county offical to go all profane on him, but.....
Rod is a socialist and even says it:
“I am a Roosevelt Democrat – the man who inspired Hughes. The ideas of Roosevelt were and are what the Party should be about. I would have thought that a man your age would show FDR more respect.”
Basically, we seem to have 2 democrats having a hissy fit.