Posted on 04/01/2010 4:49:49 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson recently worried that it might be, according to a videotaped congressional hearing that is getting plenty of play online and over the airwaves.
Johnson's comments came during a House Armed Services Committee meeting as he questioned Adm. Robert Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, about the impact of U.S. troops on the little island.
"My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize," Johnson said, straight-faced and seemingly serious.
The admiral seemed to take the question seriously, too. "We don't anticipate that," he said, proceeding to describe the population on Guam.
(Excerpt) Read more at ajc.com ...
Not to worry.
Guamians float.
Very thoughtful of Rep Johnson to make his opponent’s campaign ad for him/her!
That wasn’t a gaff. He is seriously stupid.
James Cameron just bought the screenplay.
Wow, you can’t make this stuff up. Even Cindy Johnson (aka Jihad Cindy) never had a gaffe like that.
check out the video here :
“Instead of cutting Guam loose, Mr. Christian, we should just cast Captain Bligh adrift...”
Another reason to homeschool?
Saw this on facebook. It’s an April Fool’s thing, right?
Rush Limbaugh said that Johnson was very sick with Hepatitis C.
Sounds like Rep. Johnson needs to adjust his capsize.
I can't imagine anyone who has actually seen the clip believes that nonsense.
Rush today said he has Hepatitis C and is very ill. If this is true then why is he serving in office.
It’s obvious he was reaching for the phrase ‘tipping point’ but man....what a dolt.
How do you keep a straight face
No it is not a gaffe, but yes, he is seriously ill. Rush Limbaugh discussed this today and says the man has or had hepatitis C, he is seriously ill, and the disease has affected his cognition (obviously).
I think it is a mistake to dog this man too much harder because if he is ill it makes all of us look heartless. No need to kick a man when he’s already down, no matter what his politics are.
“Well, Governor, if you want to attract mountain climbers, all you have to do is get a bunch of Guamians to stand at one end of the island. When the island tips up, it will be way taller than Mt. Everest!”
How come Obama got by with saying he’s visited “57 states”?! The POTUS!
Think about it.
That is almost as spectacularly STUPID! THAT should have sunk his campaign, had it been reported.
Wow..this political correctness ( afraid to call it like we see it) and ‘forgive the libs anything” culture is going to do us all in.
He took over for Cynthia McKinney, astronauts planted a flag on Mars... what was her excuse?
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