YouTube - 3-25-2010_Hank_Johnson_Guam_Tip_Over.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZczIgVXjg)

WTF?!?!?!

The man has hepatitis C and is in terrible health.

I'm sure Buck didn't know this before making fun of him.

-spence

I liked when democrat Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee asked a NASA representative if the Mars Pathfinder had taken a picture of the spot where the American flag was planted by Neil Armstrong in 1969. ... the NASA representative had to find a polite way of explaining to the congresswoman that Mars and the moon are not the same...:rotf2:

The man has hepatitis C and is in terrible health.

I'm sure Buck didn't know this before making fun of him.

-spence

I didn't know Hep C made you a complete moron. My bad.

I wasn't making fun of his illness Spence, Your healthy,right?:rotf2:

I didn't know Hep C made you a complete moron. My bad.

I wasn't making fun of his illness Spence, Your healthy,right?:rotf2:
From what I read it's causing his speech to be slurred, causing extreme fatigue along with substantial weight loss.

It's got to be hell having your brain work but your body not be able to express yourself as you're used to.

I guess if that's funny to you, so be it.

-spence

From what I read it's causing his speech to be slurred, causing extreme fatigue along with substantial weight loss.

It's got to be hell having your brain work but your body not be able to express yourself as you're used to.

I guess if that's funny to you, so be it.

-spence

You are becoming a complete nut job. :love:
It was the question he asked. You do understand what an island is, right. Did this go right over your head? How about the fact that he is on the Armed Services Committee? Is he there because we feel bad for him?

You are becoming a complete nut job. :love:
It was the question he asked. You do understand what an island is, right. Did this go right over your head? How about the fact that he is on the Armed Services Committee? Is he there because we feel bad for him?

Patrick Kennedy is.. the more screwed up, the better...and you are right Buck..if he's that ill and saying things like this he should not be in such an important position, casting votes ....if he's completely incoherent...but again...my rep is Patches and that moron can't say or do enough stupid stuff to get tossed.....I think he's planning a coup of ded ted's old diggs ...sooooo....he's all yours...suckers... :rotf2::rotf2:

You are becoming a complete nut job. :love:
It was the question he asked. You do understand what an island is, right. Did this go right over your head? How about the fact that he is on the Armed Services Committee? Is he there because we feel bad for him?
His question seemed pretty simple to me. He was concerned that the increase in US troops couldn't be absorbed by the limited area of a small island.

This is a perfectly reasonable question and exactly the kind of oversight the Armed Services Committee is there to provide the taxpayer.

Did his illness impair his ability to ask the question or express his concern? It certainly looks like it has.

If he should still be serving considering his condition is another issue outright, your assertion is that he's a "complete moron" is central to this thread.

-spence

If you are incapacitated by an illness, and if that bit on Guam is a result of such an illness, you should take a temporary leave of absence if practical or step down if not. Your job is to serve the American people and this nation. This is one of the greatest honors and greatest responsibilities you can hold. If you are in capable of doing so, remove yourself from the position of responsibility.

If he were a doctor, a member of the military, or driving a frieking Ice Cream Truck, he would be grazing other pastures long before reaching this state. It is sad and it is unfortunate, but his duties require clarity.

From what I read it's causing his speech to be slurred, causing extreme fatigue along with substantial weight loss.

It's got to be hell having your brain work but your body not be able to express yourself as you're used to.

I guess if that's funny to you, so be it.

-spence

And he is sitting in that chair WHY? You want someone in that condition making decisions that effect you?

This country is %$%$%$%$ed

If he has an illness ( I don't know this as fact) and it effects him to the point that he thinks a friggin island might tip over if everyone runs to one side, then yes, it might be time to replace him.
Although some here might think that is a perfectly ligitimate assumption. Maybe that's the real reason for closing Gitmo.

I stand by my assertion, he is a moron, however I would like to add that he is not alone.

If he has an illness ( I don't know this as fact) and it effects him to the point that he thinks a friggin island might tip over if everyone runs to one side, then yes, it might be time to replace him.
Although some here might think that is a perfectly ligitimate assumption. Maybe that's the real reason for closing Gitmo.

I stand by my assertion, he is a moron, however I would like to add that he is not alone.

I agree with you. And the morons are in both parties.

I agree with you. And the morons are in both parties.

you are exactly right Eben...

like that time when that guy said " I've campaigned in all 57 states, except for the two that they won't let me go to"...what a moron...

Oh, wait that was Obama....

or how about when that guy said..."if a kid goes to an emergency room for asthma, aaaaaaand they give him a breathalyzer...I mean an inhalator"....what a moron...

wait...that was Obama too...damn


Ok..Ok how about that time...:rotf2:

actually if you really think about it...compared to Joe Biden...this guy is a genius

thats dumb

just have
half the people
run to the edge of the island :smash:

you are exactly right Eben...

like that time when that guy said " I've campaigned in all 57 states, except for the two that they won't let me go to"...what a moron...

Oh, wait that was Obama....

or how about when that guy said..."if a kid goes to an emergency room for asthma, aaaaaaand they give him a breathalyzer...I mean an inhalator"....what a moron...

wait...that was Obama too...damn


Ok..Ok how about that time...:rotf2:

actually if you really think about it...compared to Joe Biden...this guy is a genius

I'm no fan of Obama but even without a teleprompter, he is better than W. Remember, too many ob-gyns can't practice their love with women...

If he has an illness ( I don't know this as fact) and it effects him to the point that he thinks a friggin island might tip over if everyone runs to one side, then yes, it might be time to replace him.
Although some here might think that is a perfectly ligitimate assumption. Maybe that's the real reason for closing Gitmo.

I stand by my assertion, he is a moron, however I would like to add that he is not alone.
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson battling hepatitis C | ajc.com (http://www.ajc.com/news/u-s-rep-hank-230506.html)

It's doesn't take a rocket scientist to believe he was trying to articulate a perfectly reasonable metaphor. The irony of course in ignoring this obvious fact is that you're the one asserting the other is the moron.

-spence

[QUOTE=spence;759150]His question seemed pretty simple to me. He was concerned that the increase in US troops couldn't be absorbed by the limited area of a small island.

Spence, did you listen to the video?

He asked about the island tipping over with to many on one side. :smash:

Not making fun of his illness.

You'll notice none of his colleagues are sitting very close to him.

I would bet he was over medicated.

No excuse.
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I'm no fan of Obama but even without a teleprompter, he is better than W. Remember, too many ob-gyns can't practice their love with women...

yes...but the media and the dems told us that W was an idiot from day one... and reminded us pretty much every day of that fact...still do ...so you can't expect too much from dumb George, and he can't help it...

Obama, on the other hand, we are told...is the smartest president ever, the best educated president...ever...highest IQ'd president... ever, the most articulate president....ever......:uhuh::rotf2:

he's actually the biggest Lemon .........EVER :uhuh:



It's doesn't take a rocket scientist to believe he was trying to articulate a perfectly reasonable metaphor.

:rotf2::rotf2::rotf2::rotf2::rotf2: maybe not a rocket scientist but certainly a delusional fool....

which is it? he's so ill that he can't put a coherent sentence together?...or he's so brilliant that his perfectly reasonable metaphors are soaring right over the heads of ordinary men?

I liked when democrat Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee asked a NASA representative if the Mars Pathfinder had taken a picture of the spot where the American flag was planted by Neil Armstrong in 1969. ... the NASA representative had to find a polite way of explaining to the congresswoman that Mars and the moon are not the same...:rotf2:

I remember that .... that was priceless!

The "Genius" Obama will not release his SAT/LSAT Scores.

I think we need to cut this guy some slack. I don't think he's a moron and based what he's going through with his illness and his deadpan sense of comedy this was taken the wrong way by many. I guess he has a good sense of humor but in a very dry way.


Johnson’s office said the boss is simply a tremendous deadpan — and that he was using a facetious metaphor.



Here’s a formal response from Johnson, via his spokesman:

“I wasn’t suggesting that the island of Guam would literally tip over,” said Johnson. “I was using a metaphor to say that with the addition of 8,000 Marines and their dependents – an additional 80,000 people during peak construction to the port on the tiny island with a population of 180,000 – could be a tipping point which would adversely affect the island’s fragile ecosystem and over burden its already overstressed infrastructure.

“Having traveled to Guam last year, I saw firsthand how this beautiful – but vulnerable island – is already overburdened, and I was simply voicing my concerns that the addition of that many people could tip the delicate balance and do harm to Guam.”

Next time, Johnson might want to smile when he says that.

I think we need to cut this guy some slack. I don't think he's a moron and based what he's going through with his illness and his deadpan sense of comedy this was taken the wrong way by many. I guess he has a good sense of humor but in a very dry way.


Johnson’s office said the boss is simply a tremendous deadpan — and that he was using a facetious metaphor.



Here’s a formal response from Johnson, via his spokesman:

“I wasn’t suggesting that the island of Guam would literally tip over,” said Johnson. “I was using a metaphor to say that with the addition of 8,000 Marines and their dependents – an additional 80,000 people during peak construction to the port on the tiny island with a population of 180,000 – could be a tipping point which would adversely affect the island’s fragile ecosystem and over burden its already overstressed infrastructure.

“Having traveled to Guam last year, I saw firsthand how this beautiful – but vulnerable island – is already overburdened, and I was simply voicing my concerns that the addition of that many people could tip the delicate balance and do harm to Guam.”

Next time, Johnson might want to smile when he says that.

So it wasn't his illness..it was a joke. I'm sure the Admiral has nothing better to do then answer questions from a funny guy. Brilliant sense of humor for someone suffering with Hep C. I'm not buying it, but then I didn't fall for Obama either.
Well at least I'm not poking fun at the Special Olympics. That would be indefensible.

So it wasn't his illness..it was a joke. I'm sure the Admiral has nothing better to do then answer questions from a funny guy. Brilliant sense of humor for someone suffering with Hep C. I'm not buying it, but then I didn't fall for Obama either.
Well at least I'm not poking fun at the Special Olympics. That would be indefensible.

While I agree with you, it's horribly difficult for me to because it's impossible for you to make a point without bringing up Obama.

While I agree with you, it's horribly difficult for me to because it's impossible for you to make a point without bringing up Obama.

You and I agree alot:love:

So it wasn't his illness..it was a joke. I'm sure the Admiral has nothing better to do then answer questions from a funny guy. Brilliant sense of humor for someone suffering with Hep C. I'm not buying it, but then I didn't fall for Obama either.
So you don't understand the difference between a joke and a metaphor?

Well at least I'm not poking fun at the Special Olympics. That would be indefensible.
You're not far from it.

-spence

I clearly remember GW Bush being crucified by the mainstream media for being "inflammatory" when he said during the Iraq war to the terrorist insurgents to "BRING IT ON".....Now Obama can say to HIS FELLOW CITIZENS REGARDING THE HEALTH BILL...."BRING IT ON"..."JUST GO FOR IT AND TRY TO REPEAL THIS BILL"??? .... talk about double standards. Can you imagine GW Bush coming to MA. and not R.I. for the floods?? yet, we do not hear a word about this act from the vermin in the media about Obama pulling this stunt? I guess Obama must HATE Rhode Islanders, huh? The hypocrisy of Liberals is sickening. :yak5:

So you don't understand the difference between a joke and a metaphor?


You're not far from it.

-spence

No one is claiming his illness had anything to do with this Spence,not even Johnson himself. Yet you seem to push his illness as an excuse.
Maybe you are the one who has issues with Hep C. I don't. GOT IT????

No one is claiming his illness had anything to do with this Spence,not even Johnson himself. Yey you semm to push his illness as an excuse.
Maybe you are the one who has issues with Hep C. I don't. GOT IT????

There are numerous articles discussing how his illness has impacted his speech and ability to express himself. Additionally, I wouldn't expect a sitting member of Congress to be making excuses.

So one can only be left to think that you believe the man a moron for other reasons? Certainly using the "tipping point" metaphor to inquire as to the level military planning on the ability of a small island to absorb US troop presence isn't why you think the man is no genius...

Is it?

-spence

...AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STRIKES AGAIN!!

There are numerous articles discussing how his illness has impacted his speech and ability to express himself. Additionally, I wouldn't expect a sitting member of Congress to be making excuses.

So one can only be left to think that you believe the man a moron for other reasons? Certainly using the "tipping point" metaphor to inquire as to the level military planning on the ability of a small island to absorb US troop presence isn't why you think the man is no genius...

Is it?

-spence
Metaphor again????? I thought it was dead pan humor
I believe you suffer from lackofhumoritas. Sad....so sad

Metaphor again????? I thought it was dead pan humor
I believe you suffer from lackofhumoritas. Sad....so sad
MarshCappa said it was humor, the quote said it was a metaphor.

Be it poorly executed humor or a perfectly appropriate metaphor, and considering his condition, you still think on this alone he's a moron?

Do you think it's unreasonable to ask the DoD if they've done their homework?

-spence

This is why I generally stay out of this forum but I'm in this one I guess for better or for worse. I don't think he should be called a moron for not effectively telling a metaphoric joke. The congressman is simply making sure the military has done their homework. He's got the island's interest at heart here. The Navy Admiral or whatever rank he is didn't even know how big the island was. I would be more worried about that than a bad delivery on a punch line.

This is why I generally stay out of this forum but I'm in this one I guess for better or for worse. I don't think he should be called a moron for not effectively telling a metaphoric joke. The congressman is simply making sure the military has done their homework. He's got the island's interest at heart here. The Navy Admiral or whatever rank he is didn't even know how big the island was. I would be more worried about that than a bad delivery on a punch line.

Yup. Don't worry though, you didn't start the thread.

-spence

MC, thew Admiral doesn't know the square miles of the island? What's the square miles of MV? Block? Doesn't matter. Square mileage of the island is not overly important. There is room, many of the residents want more military presence and the $$ that comes with. And it is vital to the security of the US, in fact, it is part of the US (personally think they should be states myself).

This guy was suffering or somehow incapacitated - deadpan, metaphoric joke? Nossomuch.

Yup. Don't worry though, you didn't start the thread.

-spence

OK I apologize. I'm sorry for posting the you tube of a very smart congressman who thought an island might (insert hand motion here) flip over. I don't know why I would find humor in this......but i do:rotf2::rotf2::rotf2::rotf2:

This is why I generally stay out of this forum but I'm in this one I guess for better or for worse. I don't think he should be called a moron for not effectively telling a metaphoric joke. The congressman is simply making sure the military has done their homework. He's got the island's interest at heart here. The Navy Admiral or whatever rank he is didn't even know how big the island was. I would be more worried about that than a bad delivery on a punch line.

Ya, the Admiral was the dope:rotf2:

would be reporting this 24/7 if a Sarah Palin or any White Republican said something like this! Bunch of hypocrites! If it was not for the internet and talk radio most people would never even know about this ignorant clown.

would be reporting this 24/7 if a Sarah Palin or any White Republican said something like this! Bunch of hypocrites! If it was not for the internet and talk radio most people would never even know about this ignorant clown.

Comeon man. Where's your compassion? Don't you know the guy has an illness that makes him say metaphorical funny things? :rotf2:

The sad thing is that there are so many idiots in washington, that it seems par for the course. TERM LIMITS!!!!

and there you have it..all for one instance...

nearly the full range of excuse making ...

first...he's suffering from an illness...how dare you!!!

second...he's really smart(enlightened) and you're really stupid...you just don't understand

third...he was just kidding...he's such a joker...don't you get it?

fourth...relativism...everyone is does it(so many idiots)...so it doesn't really matter

just need a charge of racism and we'll have pretty much covered all of the bases...


pathetic:uhuh:

Square mileage of the island is not overly important. There is room, many of the residents want more military presence and the $$ that comes with. And it is vital to the security of the US, in fact, it is part of the US (personally think they should be states myself).
It looks like the proposal will increase the area of the Island under US Military Control about 30% so that 40% of the entire island is military. The population of the island would rise 10%!

These are pretty dramatic numbers. I can see why Congress would want to be sure the island and population can handle the change.

The area certainly does matter here as you're stuffing a lot more people into a pretty small box. Guam already has a pretty high population density, about the same as Japan.

As for Guam being a strategic interest, I don't think this was ever in question.

-spence

Sad but I understood the point the man was trying to pass.The DOD army guy or whatever he was couldn't even smile if he tried.The island tipping over joke,scenario went over everyone's head like AF1 over TF green.:biglaugh:

I don't know why I would find humor in this......but i do:rotf2::rotf2::rotf2::rotf2:
I think you're addicted to the little rush of endorphins you get when you think you're making fun of a liberal, so much so that it's clouding your judgment.

Quite simply, you're addicted to stupidity :hihi:

-spence

Johnson does have an illness....its called Liberalism which is of course a severe mental disorder.

Johnson does have an illness....its called Liberalism which is of course a severe mental disorder.
How could one end of a spectrum be a mental disorder and the other end of the spectrum not?

-spence

Sad but I understood the point the man was trying to pass.The DOD army guy or whatever he was couldn't even smile if he tried.The island tipping over joke,scenario went over everyone's head like AF1 over TF green.:biglaugh:

Hang on I need a fix.....Or AF1 over the site of the twin towers for a photo op.:rotf2: Still awaiting the pictures from that one:confused:

..clearly Hank is intellectually superior to all of us :rotf2: