On the floor of the House of Representatives this week, Congressman Alan Grayson, (D-Fl) has his own media show on health care, using 2 story board size prints. Republicans have called for him to apologize. So far, like Joe Wilson, that has not happened. Republicans are said to be drafting a resolution calling out his behavior.
Should he apologize or is this just hyperbole? Republicans equate his behavior to that of Congressman Joe Wilson. Did Grayson interrupt anyone? Is he exaggerating to make his point? Are the Republicans being thin-skinned?
In another story, Congressman Trent Franks (R-Az), while speaking before the How to Take Back America Conference, called President Obama an ‘enemy of humanity.’
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At one point, Franks demanded that Obama release his birth certificate to prove his constitutional eligibility to hold office. The bluntest charge, however, centered on the president’s position on abortion, which the congressman derided as “insane” and godless
He further stated:
“Obama’s first act as president of any consequence, in the middle of a financial meltdown, was to send taxpayers’ money overseas to pay for the killing of unborn children in other countries,” said Frank.[sic] “Now, I got to tell you, if a president will do that, there’s almost nothing that you should be surprised at after that. We shouldn’t be shocked that he does all these other insane things. A president that has lost his way that badly, that has no ability to see the image of God in these little fellow human beings, if he can’t do that right, then he has no place in any station of government and we need to realize that he is an enemy of humanity.”
I don’t know. That is pretty rough stuff to be saying about any President of the United States. Does everyone need to reign it in a bit? Should Franks apologize or does the fact that he was ‘off campus’ mitigate his remarks to some degree? Are Democrats being too thin skinned?
Full story at Huffington Post.
Link to video of Trent Franks
