So, just who is Tom Lantos?

Rediff ^ | September 15, 2005

[starfish923]

Tom Lantos represents part of San Mateo and San Francisco. Districts have altered slightly, but he keeps getting re-elected for DECADES.

He is a grade AA, blue-ribbon jerk. But he keeps his support in the area. He is a neo-con Democrat, with a strong German accent, lots and lots and lots of $$$ from The Party and a base that wouldn't NOT vote for him for any reason on the earth.
Basically, he will be there until he croaks.

[rellimpank]

--So, just who is Tom Lantos?

--an elderly male version of Arianna Huffington?

[Ann Archy]

I thought he had lied about escaping Hitler......can't remember the whole story, but something was talked about when he told Craig Livingstone to commit Suicide like Admiral Boorda did.

[Ann Archy]

Wasn't there a story yesterday about the Lost Tribe of Israel was in INDIA??

Wonder if he and Soros are friends.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

In discussing a politician, in America 2205 AD, there is a moral obligation to ask and have answered a basic question i.e. What is his/her peculiar vice?

[BenLurkin]

Who is he?

[alloysteel]

Tom Lantos is in some ways a loose cannon, and not at all a reliable vote for Democrats.

He was the one who suggested the only honorable course for Craig Livingstone, the White House aide of whom nobody apparently had ever heard of, in charge of the purloined FBI files, would be to commit "sooy-side". Of course, nobody connected with the regime of the "Former Occupant of the Oval Office, 1993-2001" would consider such an act, though there were a number of "Arkancides" (and I number Vince Foster among them).

Apparently Rep. Santos was deeply affected by the suicide of Admiral Boorda, who allegedly took his own life when "outed" on the improper wearing of one of his medals.

But Tom Lantos is one crafty Socialist. Always was, always will be.

[sheik yerbouty]

At least his voice will not cause glass to shatter and animals to stampede..

[starfish923]

I thought he had lied about escaping Hitler......can't remember the whole story, but something was talked about when he told Craig Livingstone to commit Suicide like Admiral Boorda did.

You might be right, but who is going to accuse a person, Jewish or not, of lying about THAT?
Lol. NO one is his right mind will step into that morass.
Besides, it happened 60+ years ago. Who cares NOW?
I don't.

[CBart95]

Let's put it this way: If he has those duplicitous Indians out to get him,he must be OK.
Those guys just might be successful in drawing the entire world into a nuclear conflict.
Regardless, he must be safe, if all his opposition can do is float a pathetic hit piece like this one on FR.

[.cnI redruM]

Lantos is a predictably left-of-center granola Democrat. He is a favorite of the ACLU and other snivel libertarian organizations. He may have been acting on that impulse when he suggested the nice, comfy dirt nap for Craig Livingstone. On balance, the US would become a better nation if Tom Lantos were given the Jimmy Carter treatment the next time he ran for reelection.

[JohnLongIsland]

Wonder if he and Soros are friends.

its more that lantos is on soros payroll

[Hacksaw]

Lantos has also demanded that any mirror be removed from his quarters, after reports became suspicious when his reflection whouldn't show up.

[operation clinton cleanup]

His official web site says he arrived in the US by sea with 'a precious Hungarian salami

Is that what they called back in the day?

[avile]

COUNT CHOCULA!

[Dawgreg]

Is this the "sooeeeside" one? :)

[Sometimes A River]

You're pretty much spot on about him, although there are dozens of House Dems who are far worse than this guy.

[latina4dubya]

i can't believe this guy is still around... he seemed so old back then... (i'm from the Bay Area, and i remember his campaigning 20-some-odd years ago)...

[zeebee]

Pretty scary looking guy.

Actually he reminds me of the character (Joss Ackland) in Lethal Weapon 2 who cried, "diplomatic immunity" before Mel Gibson put one between his eyes.