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Texas Lawmakers Want Apology to Entire State After Hastings Calls It ‘Crazy State’
PJ Media ^ | February 3, 2015 | Bridget Johnson

Posted on 02/03/2015 5:51:15 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Texas Republicans issued a one-sentence rebuttal to Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) for his comments during a Monday Rules Committee meeting.

In debating with Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) over the latest Obamacare repeal bill, Hastings referenced his colleague’s home state, “which I think is a crazy state to begin with, and I mean it just as I said it.”

As the two fought over speaking time, Burgess complained that Hastings “made a very defamatory comment about my state, and I will not stand here and listen to it.”

Hastings has not apologized. House Texas Republicans issued a joint statement today: “Don’t mess with Texas.”

The lawmakers also called on Hastings to apologize to the citizens of Texas.


TOPICS: Florida; Texas; State and Local; U.S. Congress
KEYWORDS: alceehastings; democrats; florida; texas
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Wasn't he impeached once?
1 posted on 02/03/2015 5:51:15 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes, while Florida may not be a crazy state, it has crazies in a district who repeatedly voted Crazy Alcee Hastings into the House of Representatives. But then being a crazy crooked racist does not disqualify one from being elected to the House of Representatives.


2 posted on 02/03/2015 5:54:35 PM PST by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hastings was impeached and removed as a federal judge.


3 posted on 02/03/2015 5:54:48 PM PST by Rockingham
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

>> Hastings referenced [Texas], “which I think is a crazy state to begin with...”

I’ll admit this much... that smelly sack of monkey poop that calls itself Alcee Hastings would certainly know a thing or two about crazy.


4 posted on 02/03/2015 5:55:35 PM PST by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He doesn’t need to apologize to me. To paraphrase Johnny Cougar, his opinion means nothing.


5 posted on 02/03/2015 5:58:27 PM PST by Rastus
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I guess Texas has never heard of “from you, that’s a compliment”.


6 posted on 02/03/2015 5:59:54 PM PST by proxy_user
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Why bother. He's a disgraced nonentity. It's amazing he's not in prison.

Do we demand apologies from prison inmates for things they say?

No.

Same with this ahole.

7 posted on 02/03/2015 6:01:34 PM PST by Lazamataz (With friends like Boehner, we don't need Democrats. -- Laz A. Mataz, 2015)
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Burgess needs a stout cane. Legislating should be a contact sport.

/johnny

8 posted on 02/03/2015 6:01:56 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: Rockingham

For accepting bribes, wasn’t it?


9 posted on 02/03/2015 6:03:18 PM PST by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them or they more like we used to be?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Alyce Hastings was convicted of being BRIBED as a Federal Judge. He was impeached by the Senate and removed from office. He is the lowest scum in the cess pool. How can people put that reprobate in office?


10 posted on 02/03/2015 6:04:39 PM PST by iowacornman (Romney is the father of government health care.)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Legislating should be a contact sport.

Like it used to be? When men had balls and carried canes?


11 posted on 02/03/2015 6:06:51 PM PST by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
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‘As the two fought over speaking time, Burgess complained that Hastings “made a very defamatory comment about my state, and I will not stand here and listen to it.”’

Pretty weak tea, which could/should have been followed with “... coming from a known crook like him.” Hastings is an easy target, but you have to be willing to endure that obvious charge that will come with criticizing him. GOP doesn’t know how to fight.


12 posted on 02/03/2015 6:11:38 PM PST by cdcdawg
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To: Nervous Tick
I'm not terribly happy about the reason it was first used, but yep, I'm ok with congresscritters beating each other to death. I don't much like politicians of any stripe. ;)

/johnny

13 posted on 02/03/2015 6:18:26 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Liberals hate Texas because Obozo has thrown every bad idea he’s got at his staggering “recovery” while Texas prospers by doing the opposite.


14 posted on 02/03/2015 6:23:40 PM PST by BillyBonebrake
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To: AmericanVictory

Hastings was acquitted of federal criminal charges due to the failure of an essential co-conspirator witness to testify. In removing Hastings, a Democratic Senate nevertheless found that he had engaged in the bribery conspiracy and repeatedly lied under oath at his criminal trial and forged letters in order to win acquittal.


15 posted on 02/03/2015 6:23:44 PM PST by Rockingham
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The moment he said that, I told my wife that the retort should have been....Please just consider the source...


16 posted on 02/03/2015 6:31:41 PM PST by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: Nervous Tick

Arkansas did it better! One legislator pulled out a Bowie knife and stabbed another to death on the floor of the Legislature.


17 posted on 02/03/2015 6:41:55 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Nervous Tick

Notice the guys in the background laughing while others fend off others coming to the aid of the fallen.


18 posted on 02/03/2015 6:42:52 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Nervous Tick

They don’t make ‘em like Old Hickory anymore.


19 posted on 02/03/2015 6:43:50 PM PST by Rodamala
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Then others had their own methods!

"Take that, G-d d-mn you!"


20 posted on 02/03/2015 6:48:02 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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