Holy moly, Guacamole What a F'ing Idiot. This ranks right up with Hank Johnson and the "Guam is going to capsize"... There are "two Vietnams".... Where was she in the Spring of 75?
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from Texas, raised some eyebrows yesterday with remarks she made referring to "two Vietnams."
"I stand here asking us to do what we did not in do in Vietnam, was to recognize the valiant and outstanding service of our men and women," Jackson Lee said on the House floor yesterday, "and to understand that victory had been achieved."
She continued, "Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all that North Vietnam is doing, but they are living in peace. I would look for a better human rights record for North Vietnam, but they are living side by side."
Nat Thomas, a spokesperson for Jackson Lee, said she clearly misspoke.
"No one would expect a member of her seniority to make that kind of statement and think it to be true," Thomas said, noting that Jackson Lee is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Misspeaking is something you do off the cuff, like "57 states" or "100 years" as examples from the last presidential campaign. When you repeat and emphasize the mistake, like here, you're being an idiot.
Remember, this is the woman who, upon seeing images from the Mars rovers, asked if they could drive over to see the flag planted by the Apollo astronauts....
07-17-2010 02:37 PM
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(07-17-2010 02:37 PM)SouthGAEagle Wrote: Remember, this is the woman who, upon seeing images from the Mars rovers, asked if they could drive over to see the flag planted by the Apollo astronauts....
That would be exactly what Sheila Jackson Lee said. Total bonehead. Disgraceful.
(07-17-2010 02:37 PM)SouthGAEagle Wrote: Remember, this is the woman who, upon seeing images from the Mars rovers, asked if they could drive over to see the flag planted by the Apollo astronauts....
....Are you trying to be funny? I can't believe anyone would really make that comment. Seriously...did she say that?
(07-17-2010 02:37 PM)SouthGAEagle Wrote: Remember, this is the woman who, upon seeing images from the Mars rovers, asked if they could drive over to see the flag planted by the Apollo astronauts....
....Are you trying to be funny? I can't believe anyone would really make that comment. Seriously...did she say that?
Quote:The Congressional bonehead award goes to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) who, on a visit to JPL, asked if Mars Pathfinder had taken an image of the flag planted there in 1969 by Neil Armstrong! Quipped Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI) to the Washington Times: "We just don't teach enough science." Worse, Jackson Lee, who represents Houston, is a member of the House Science Committee's space subcommittee. Perhaps some committee reassignments are in order...
