Things got heated on Monday at a House committee hearing during a discussion on Obamacare, when a Democrat from Florida made inflammatory an...
Things got heated on Monday at a House committee hearing during a discussion on Obamacare, when a Democrat from Florida made inflammatory and unprofessional remarks about the state of Texas and presumably its leaders and residents as well. Republican Congressman Michael Burgess (TX) took immediate issue with the insult Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) hurled at him, unprovoked. Burgess asked for an apology, which only resulted in Hastings becoming even more combative and petulant. The exchange began with Rep. Burgess criticizing the Obama administration for not being willing to work with GOP governors concerning Obamacare. Hastings rudely interrupted with the first of several nasty comments. “Had governors worked with the administration, we might not be in this position,” Hastings sniped in response. “I don’t know about in your state, which I think is a crazy state to begin with – and I mean that just as I said it, ah, um, some of the policies…” At that moment, the acting Committee Chairwoman, Virgina Foxx (R-NC), hammered her gavel, stopping his diatribe mid-sentence, which set Hastings off on an eye-rolling, argumentative tangent. Burgess quickly stepped in with a staunch defense of his state and the people he serves, to which Hastings responded with even more bitter rhetoric. The Congressman from Texas addressed the chairwoman, saying, “The gentleman made a very defamatory statement about my state and I will not stand here and listen to it.” “Fine, then you don’t have to listen, you can leave if you choose,” Hastings responded. “I told you what I think about Texas – I wouldn’t live there for all the tea in China.” Things became even more tense when Burgess pressed for an apology from the offensive Florida Congressman. “You will wait until hell freezes over, for me to say anything in an apology,” spat Hastings. “I would apologize to you, if I was directing my comments to you. I was commenting about the state that you happened to be a resident in.” Hastings’ last sentence is a good example of a typical Democrat attempt at back-pedaling when they realize they’ve gone too far. Unfortunately for him, saying, “I was commenting about the state you happened to be a resident in,” was a lame effort at making his statement seem as if it wasn’t a personal attack. When you disrespect and make hateful comments about a state, Mr. Hastings, you also direct those venomous words toward all the people who reside there. You see, it’s the citizens in any state who vote to elect their leadership, ideally, to work for the good of the people. When you refer to Texas as being “crazy,” you are also implying that all of Texas’ representatives and the people who voted for them are crazy too. I just hope that our fellow Americans in Florida will “wait until hell freezes over” before electing you again. http://madworldnews.com/house-democrat-texas-crazy/ Less