GOP Congressmen Put Constituents On

[noah way]

GOP Congressmen Put Constituents Who Asked Tough Questions On A

 

[Martimus]

Apparently the author of that article on ThinkProgress needs some remedial acronym education. Tim Griffin is a congressman in Arkansas. The abbreviation for Arkansas is AR... not AZ. Had me nervous there for a minute! lol

 

[OutofDate1980]

"... The memos surfaced in Arkansas in connection to the office of Rep. Tim Griffin, ..."

Took me a bit to find you were not referring to the text in the article, but the caption under the picture of Griffin.

 

[OutofDate1980]

"On numerous occasions, Webster simply declined to give an answer to contentious questions altogether, moving on to take a new question instead."

Who cares what the voters think or how they vote as long as one has the power to count or not count votes.

http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2011/08/22/ohio-elections-said-to-be-rigged/

 

[Martimus]

I was referring to the following paragraph...

In recent weeks GOP congressmen have resorted to all sorts of underhanded schemes to avoid interacting with their angry constituents back home over August recess. Now two Republican freshmen, Reps. Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Tim Griffin (R-AZ), are taking this trend one step further, using disturbing intimidation tactics and

 

[noah way]

I was referring to the following paragraph...

It's a typo, big deal.

 

[Martimus]

It's a typo, big deal.

Hypothetically the same can be said of the article in general. The article lacks substance. Sounds like Daniel Webster isn't seriously looking for another term in office. He happily admits that the watch list was his idea... and he's totally unapologetic about it.

Daniel Webster (R-FL) Admits To Distributing Watch List, Is Unapologetic | Crooks and Liars

 

[noah way]

I'm impressed that you read C&L.

 

[Martimus]

I'm impressed that you read C&L.

I regularly read both the liberal press and the conservative press. Both media camps are polar extremes and both sometimes get things right.

 

[noah way]

C&L has changed quite a bit since I last looked at it. That was before Blue America. It used to as much about media as politics.