Posted on 02/13/2007 8:09:35 PM PST by NapkinUser
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) believes it is his right as a Muslim to be sworn into Congress with the Quran. But apparently, the freshman lawmaker doesn’t believe it’s Rep. Tom Tancredo’s (R-Colo.) right to smoke a cigar in his congressional office.
Ellison’s office called the Capitol Hill Police on Tancredo last Wednesday night as Tancredo was in his office smoking a cigar. The lawmakers have neighboring offices on the first floor of the Longworth House Office Building.
Tancredo was still stunned a day later. “It’s very bizarre,” said Tancredo, who has never met Ellison. “Seemed to me not a good way to say hello.”
And let’s face it. Calling the cops on a colleague takes the cake for the nerviest behavior so far among members of this year’s freshman class of Congress.
This is how it all went down. On Wednesday evening, around 6 p.m., Tancredo was preparing for his trip to Mississippi. And as he so often does, he was unwinding with a cigar.
Soon enough, however, a police officer walked in to check on the smoke. The officer told Tancredo that the officer came because he was required to do so and not because the officer wanted to. The officer had already told Ellison that Tancredo was permitted to smoke in his office. The visit was more a formality.
Tancredo said he would not stop smoking in his office. “Heck, no!” he said. “If he [Ellison] would have [had] the courtesy to say something I’m sure I would have been more accommodating to his wishes.”
To help keep his office free of impurities, Tancredo has three air purifiers. And he has no plans to meet Ellison anytime soon. “I’m sure we will, but I’m not going to make a point [of it],” the presidential hopeful said, adding that he supported Ellison’s right to be sworn in with the Quran.
Ellison’s press secretary, Rick Jauert, made the call to the Superintendent’s office when he noticed the smoke. “I called because the smoke was coming through the walls,” Jauert said, adding that the Superintendent’s office referred him to the Capitol Police.
Jauert said he then informed his boss what he had done. He said “fine,” Jauert said. “He’s complained of the smoke before.”
Moozie Ellison called the same Capitol police that Cindy McKinney smacked around and got away with it.
Now, they only kick butts not butt.
You admit to being a statist. Rest on that.
Then the easy solution is...
My way - I prefer not to have you anywhere near me when I'm smoking. Thanks for understanding! ;>|
You are SO not getting my analysis:
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I agree...but how does this speak to somebody who wants to be a national player. Not well.
Were I Tancredo, I would have made a big deal about "coming to an agreement" with my neighbor.
I would have made him look irrational.
I would have given myself the upper hand.
Tancredo doesn't have what it takes for the big time.
You are SO missing the point. Did you even read the posts?
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I have no idea what's going on.
I get your analysis. That's what's irrational. Tancredo didn't really react to it at all. Which is the most rational response you can have to a neurotic nico-nazi.
I read each, and understood. I suspect, since you ask several posters if they've read your posts, that the problem is more with your writing style and less with the reading and comprehension skills of others.
No nads to try to work it out yourself?
BLT's with Tanredo! Great fundraising idea...
I'm sure Tancredo and Ellison can come to terms over some ham sandwiches and beer.
And not just Muslims. During a tour of Niagara Falls a couple of years ago, we chose an outside table at a restaurant (believe it was in Canada). I lit up, okay outside, and shortly after a couple with two young daughters sat at a table near us.
"Dad" immediately asked me not to smoke, so I obliged by snuffing it out.
He and his wife found no objection, however, to one of their daughters discarding her shoes and sitting with her feet on the chair.
I admit I was sorely tempted to point out this display of bad manners to mommy and daddy, but I held my tongue.
The truth is that people who see smokers as some kind of pariahs of society are blind to their own offensive behavior. I witness this all the time, and I'm sure other smokers also do.
When anyone makes a pejorative comment about smoking, why wouldn't we be justified in letting them know about their offensive behaviour?
The dangers of second-hand smoke? Never been proven.
Epic n00b maneuver.
Get used to it folks! The Muslims are going to take us over if something is not done, and done QUICK.
"If it's not illegal to smoke in your office, then why did he feel obliged to make a visit at all?"
Because he's a peon in the midst of bullies and wants to keep his job.
Oh just wait until this guy gets some real power under his belt.
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