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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGohmert likens minorities to prairie chickens and ‘various lizards’
Sometimes they're so bat-shit insane I can't even parse it. What is this argument? Is it just some weird undifferentiated bucket in his Conservative mind, where somehow voting rights and environmental protections are all equivalent because "they're all stuff that liberals care about, so I'm agin' 'em" ?
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Wednesday mocked an effort by Democrats to protect the rights of African-Americans by saying their amendment was actually meant for the snail darter, various lizards, the lesser prairie chicken, the greater sage grouse and so many other insects.
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Think Progress obtained video of Gohmert objecting to an amendment offered by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) that would have stopped third parties from blocking regulatory actions that were intended to prevent discrimination based on sex, race or national origin.
The Texas Republican argued that the amendment was more about protecting wildlife than minorities and other groups.
There is nobody in this chamber who is more appreciative than I am for the gentleman from Tennessee and my friend from Michigan standing up for the rights of race, religion, national religion of the Delta Smelt, the snail darter, various lizards, the lesser prairie chicken, the greater sage grouse and so many other insects who would want someone standing for their religion, their race, their national origin and I think thats wonderful, Gohmert quipped.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/25/gohmert-likens-minorities-to-prairie-chickens-and-various-lizards/
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Think Progress obtained video of Gohmert objecting to an amendment offered by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) that would have stopped third parties from blocking regulatory actions that were intended to prevent discrimination based on sex, race or national origin.
The Texas Republican argued that the amendment was more about protecting wildlife than minorities and other groups.
There is nobody in this chamber who is more appreciative than I am for the gentleman from Tennessee and my friend from Michigan standing up for the rights of race, religion, national religion of the Delta Smelt, the snail darter, various lizards, the lesser prairie chicken, the greater sage grouse and so many other insects who would want someone standing for their religion, their race, their national origin and I think thats wonderful, Gohmert quipped.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/25/gohmert-likens-minorities-to-prairie-chickens-and-various-lizards/
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Gohmert likens minorities to prairie chickens and ‘various lizards’ (Original Post)
phantom power
Jul 2013
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louslobbs
(3,238 posts)1. The man is a pig and should be no where near any position of power. n/t
Lou
Erose999
(5,624 posts)2. I liken Gohmert to a Sunday morning Guinness hangover shit.
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)3. kick
n/t