If you are catching flak, you must be over the target. Go Congressman Issa!
Posted on 07/07/2010 4:57:32 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
WASHINGTON — As a sign of the pride Representative Darrell Issa takes in annoying the Obama administration, consider his account of a recent exchange with Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman and now the White House chief of staff. In describing the episode — a chance encounter outside the House gym — Mr. Issa smirked and raised his middle finger.
“That’s the only thing Rahm did when he saw me,” Mr. Issa, a California Republican, boasted in an interview in his House office. He waved the unfriendly digit in the air like a trophy before folding it into a nub (to mimic Mr. Emanuel, who lost part of his finger in a long-ago meat-cutting accident). More annoying? Mr. Emanuel, through a spokeswoman, said the incident did not occur.
Every Congress seems to produce a designated pest, adept at drawing attention to nuisance issues (and his nuisance self) while making trouble for the other party when it controls the White House. Representative Henry A. Waxman, Democrat of California, played that role during the Bush administration, while Representative Dan Burton, Republican of Indiana, did it before him in the Clinton years.
Now comes Mr. Issa, 57, who was charged with two long-ago auto thefts before eventually making a fortune selling car alarms; his signature product, the Viper, features his own deep voice ordering would-be burglars to “please step away from the car.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Wow. Tries? THey are doing a hit piece on Issa.
Charged, not convicted and, as long as the NYT mentions it, why don't they provide at least 20 words of detail? I think I know.
Had to get his stolen car convictions in right away. Issa must be doing a good job for the DNC Attack Dog to go after him.
Pray for America
I think Blumenthal wrote the article.
Yeah, because when you have an entire, corrupt machine and the Chief of Staff flipping the bird at someone, the press needs to step in and help that machine.
This ain’t gonna end pretty, folks.
It seems that not only has Mr. Issa gotten under the skins of the White House folks but also the editors of the NY Times - A perfect two-fer!
The irony of the snarkiness directed at Issa could be targeted toward the whole Obama administration. The Chicago thugs have met their match?
The one finger salute is this administrations symbol to Americans. zer0 started it, loads of pics with that pis ant flipping off someone.
You got that right. The tricks have begun. Anyone who thinks “cakewalk” is delusional.
The GOP better get crackin’ and get to the top of the game.
Sounds like Issa is succeeding...
When Dems are cornered or scared, out comes the hand gesture praising “the one”.... street thug tactic aka flipping someone the bird.
Auto thefts? Can someone elaborate? Thanks.
Dream the not-impossible dream. The Republicans take over the House and Chairman Issa gets subpoena power.
Go to the source. The article eventually explains it. He was not convicted and it was his brother.
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