Posted on 11/09/2006 12:43:12 PM PST by WBL 1952
Charlie Rangel opens his mouth...and mocks the South: (hat tip: reader CRB)
“It’s not just committees — our influence within the House Democratic caucus will grow enormously,” Mr. Rangel said in an interview.
To that end, he sketched out an expansive federal agenda: Teaming up with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on gun control, passing new tax incentives for urban job programs, and redirecting federal money to New York in return for the outsize tax collections that the federal government makes here.
“Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?” Mr. Rangel said.
Good thing Rangel is a Commie 'RAT. A Republican couldn't get away with saying this kind of crap.
He may get a visit from some Greybeards.
I'm not
You just watch how much they will be insulting people
They can't hide these Dems forever like they tried before the election
LOL who the hell really would want to live in Mississippi?
I've never been to MS but my son has twice. He had nothing but good to say about the state.
I can't imagine an elected official making a statement like that, it's despicable.
My daughter went to AF tech school in MISS. She said it was hot and sticky but, it didn't smell of urine or Rangel's breath.
Whoa. I don't know how it is that every time he opens his mouth, he sounds more stupid.
We added another rifle to our collection yesterday. I've already bought more ammo, will buy a couple boxes aevry week-end until I feel we have enough.
It makes good sense.
Oh, and buy from a private party if you can.
No, no, don't you see ... Rangel is a strict Federalist. To Rangel, what's made in New York stays in New York (if it's money). He believes in redistributing the money of New York's rich to New York's poor (preferably Harlem), not to poor people in some other state.
When it comes to homeland security, however, Charlie has no problem bringing in money from other states to preserve the safety of New Yorkers.
I'm astounded by the quote from Congressman Rangel in "After Years in the Outs . . ." by Patrick Healy. To claim to be a leader and ask, "Who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?" shows more than insensitivity. It shows ignorance of the purpose of defense.Mr. Rangel, the point is that no one wants to die in Mississippi or anywhere else because you didn't take Homeland Security seriously and treated it as a regional, rather than National, matter.
I was born in a little town south of Tupelo, Houston. It is one of the nicest places around. It is a small town but they raised over $100,000 for the solar car team to go to Australia. My relatives still live there including my 102 year old mother.
Isn't that the truth?
I would proudly live in Mississippi. NJ is rotten to the core.
Southaven, formally from Holly Springs.
another good one-
http://www.mississippibelieveit.com/
I seem to remember New York getting about $20 billion in standalone funding to compensate for 9/11 and there were quite a few people from the Deep South who went there as firefighters, rescue people and even to clean apartments of dust and debris from the Trade Center. I guess Rangel has forgotten this.
"I did not foresee that it would break down so quickly."
Why not? Clinton changed from a "centrist" promising tax cuts on the campaign trail to a full-blown socialist raising taxes through the roof, shooting for national socialized medicine, and a huge gun ban all between November and January.
This is their method. Say whatever to get power, then go full blast with moonbat policies. Fortunately this madness on their part really galvanizes the American public.
In the meantime, hopefully W will exercise a few vetos, because it's taken us 12 years of Congressional control to undo *some* of what Bill and the 93-94 Dim congress did.
It's easy for him .. he's a liberal
Remember how Howard Dean manage to insult the whole south?
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