Charlie Rangel: The Tea Party “Cult” is Suffering from an “Illness”

Townhall.com ^ | December 31, 2013 | Michael Schaus

[Kaslin]

Representative Charlie Rangel (D-NY) recently expressed his puzzlement over the conservative wing of the Republican Party. In between incoherent ramblings and fragmented sentences, the congressman explained that the tea party is a “cult” group that suffers from an apparent “illness”.

“Politics is (sic) changing for me at this late age, to have to deal with a cult-type of group of people,” said the man who recently allocated millions of taxpayer dollars to a New York library named in his honor. (Maybe he’s speaking out of jealousy?)

“When a handful of people [I assume he is referring to the tea party coalition in the House of Representatives] can control a larger number of people, to repeal a law that has been passed by the House, the Senate, and declared constitutional by the courts - and they campaign on the issue that it should be repealed- this is past Civics 101. This is illness,” said the Congressman who has inexplicably remained in office since 1971. (Whoa…Talk about mental illness!)

Watch the video of the congressman taking a stab at coherent political dialogue:

[Sirius Lee]

“When a handful of people [I assume he is referring to the tea party coalition in the House of Representatives] can control a larger number of people, to repeal a law that has been passed by the House, the Senate, and declared constitutional by the courts - and they campaign on the issue that it should be repealed- this is past Civics 101. This is illness,” said the Congressman who has inexplicably remained in office since 1971. (Whoa…Talk about mental illness!)

The majority of the American People want obamneycare overturned, and the vast majority of people who are uninsured - those who the law is aimed at "helping" don't want it. Funny how the democrats are all for mob rule except when the mob wants to be left alone.

[darkangel82]

Projection.

[Mr. K]

As opposed to the liberal left wing that is blessed with wisdom and marshmallow fluff

[Huskrrrr]

Heal thyself, tax cheat!

[fhayek]

...to repeal a law that has been passed by the House, the Senate, and declared constitutional by the courts - and they campaign on the issue that it should be repealed- this is past Civics 101. This is illness.

So, if something is bad (as Obamacare clearly is), it can never be repealed if it has been approved by the Senate, House and the Supreme Court?

Civics 101? Has Mr. Rangel ever heard of Prohibition? Women's Suffrage? Slavery? Segregation?

[cripplecreek]

“When a handful of people [I assume he is referring to the tea party coalition in the House of Representatives] can control a larger number of people, to repeal a law that has been passed by the House, the Senate, and declared constitutional by the courts - and they campaign on the issue that it should be repealed- this is past Civics 101. This is illness,”

And when an even smaller group of people can commit federal crimes on a daily basis with no fear of prosecution it says our nation has an illness.

[blam]

Low IQ Charlie should just keep his mouth shut.
Well, he should be in jail for tax evasion.

[mulligan]

No Charlie, you are the ill one.

[silverleaf]

kinda like the democrats campaigned for 10 years against the “Bush tax cuts for the rich”, eh Charlie?

oh wait, isn’t “defense of marriage act” the law of the land?

[PowderMonkey]

The DR. It has an extradition treaty with us. Stay on the beach Charlie, and STFU...

[ncpatriot]

Exactly.

[Fungi]

Charlie boy, you’re the only one with an illness. It’s called liberalism and it’s mental.

[Kaslin]

My husband and I are not rich, we are not even middle class. But President Bush’s tax cut did certainly help us. Especially on his retirement check from the army

[yoe]

Ah 'tis the Congressman who is ill...plus pushing Socialism over the Republic for 22 terms in office....making "serving the people of Harlem" a career.....term limits come to mind....the Tea Party of course believes the Original Republic was just fine AND they also believe in the United States Constitution 24/7.....Mr. Rangel only mentions the United States Constitution when it will help him.

[Kaslin]

That is what liberals do

[The_Media_never_lie]

How about the “Congress as a nursing home” cult, Charlie?

[Socon-Econ]

Please afflict me with this “illness.”

[2nd Amendment]

Whenever I want wisdom . . . I turn to Charlie Rangel

[Kaslin]

He’s running for another term. It’s a shame that the stupid and ignorant voters keep reelecting him