Posted on 02/23/2005 6:07:47 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Maurice Hinchey, the far-left Demcorat who at a public forum in Ithaca over the weekend accused Karl Rove of planting the forged Rathergate documents, will be on Hannity and Colmes during this hour.
I'm sorry to say that Hinchey is my congressman. This is the same guy who at the beginning of the Iraq war accused our military of committing 'massacres' in Iraq.
I can confidently predict that Hinchey will not back down. He is a strutting little arrogant fellow. Keep your eyes peeled to see if the cameras show his feet - he likes to affect cowboy boots - this Brooklyn-born little tough guy.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you more upset---I guess I am lucky---Texas has two Republican Senators and my congresscritter is Joe Barton, a high-ranking congressman.
Now, I didn't say that to rub it in, just in explanation of how I really feel sorry for you---
If I were you, I would make a videotape of his performance on H&C and take it around to all of the bigwigs in his district and show it to them and ask them if THAT is what they really want representing them in congress---
"Finally someone in Congress more embarrassing than Baghdad Jim McDermott and Patty Osama Mama Murray."
Admitting that I may be biased, doesn't it seem that the D party has a preponderance of the whack jobs? Throw in Lee and McKinney and Waters.
I can't think of any R's that are whack jobs. I may disagree with McCain, W, Hatch, Lott, etc., but they never sound like loons.
Oh that's OK... I rarely watch all of Greta's show "On The Record". (I only saw the opening segment about Terri Schiavo tonight.) Sometimes I wonder why she isn't employed by CourtTV. I actually have Scarborough on now (MSNBC).
Thanks for the heads up... maybe I'll take a peek at Chrissy Matthews' show rerun at 11pm - although that voice of his really grates on me.
Did you notice that at the end of the segment in which Scarborough was criticizing the MTV/Rock the Vote guy for opposing W's Social Security plan, Scarborough admitted that he was opposed to it himself [on the theory it will require heavy borrowing]?
I wish someone could explain to me how and why voters have become so ignorant and stupid.
I appreciate the commiseration.
Although I'm an avid FReeper, I can't ever recall previously looking for aid, comfort and solace here, but this Hinchey thing truly has me bent out of shape, given that I am plagued with him as my congressman.
I truly appreciate the efforts of my fellow FReepers to buck up my spirits!
You're surely right. I just wish Hinchey was doing his barking in someone else's district, not mine!
BTW, Freeper is an entry in the Urban Dictionary (from April 2004):
1. Freeper
Right-wing political activist. So-called, because it is the nickname of the denizens of the ultra-right wing Web site FreeRepublic.com. Similar to "ditto-head."
Also spelled FReeper
Bill thinks that anyone who opposes President Bush should be thrown in jail. He's a total Freeper.
Does he have the fake documents to back up his claims or is he just talking out his butt ?
Cool! It would be cool to shake his hand.
I got to see him once....from a distance. The guy that was standing next to us yelled out..."ROVE".
He turned and waved....in a general direction.
I dang near felt like sombody.
I'd say the majority of FReepers are mainstream conservatives. The overwhelming majority supported W for President, and a significant majority are Republicans. I think it's unfair for him to cast FReepers in general as "ultra-right wing" unless he's willing to describe the liberal Dem base as "ultra-left wing."
Hinchey didn't bother to try to make a serious case on Hannity & Colmes tonight. It was just a smirking attempt to throw a little mud around, endear himself to his far-left supporters, and revel in his fleeting moment on national TV.
Democrats fear Rove like republicans fear Hillary, it's almost a mental illness with some people.
Agreed, though I don't think we fear Hillary so much as we dislike her. We don't tend to attribute supernatural powers to Hillary in the way Dems do to Rove.
Thanks for the ping!
No! I missed that one somehow. Scarborough is opposed to W's Soc Sec plan??? I wonder about 'ol Joe sometimes.
Geesh, Chrissy Matthews just asked poor Mr Schindler (Terri Schiavo's father) "Is Terri a 'flatliner'?" Good grief, sounds so heartless.
Hinchey needs an articulate moderate to liberal Pubbie of the Boelert type whose rich and willing to pump a couple of million of his own money into the race to take Hinchey out. This affair gives such a candidate an opening. Kerry probably carried the district by about 7% as a wild guess.
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