Gohmert: Government Can't Default If It Stays Shut Down

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

Teh Stupid, it burns...

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asserted this week that the government shutdown could actually keep the U.S. from defaulting on its debts if and when Congress refuses to raise the debt ceiling — unless President Barack Obama is plotting a conspiracy not to pay the nation’s bills.

“He’s been saying ever since the shutdown and before the shutdown that he’s willing to talk,” Gohmert told Newsmax TV’s Steve Malzberg on Tuesday. “But he will not negotiate on anything, and he’s the one who keeps bringing up the threat of default and that kind of stuff. You know, it’s ridiculous to have a president that is trying to inflict as much hurt on the American people as possible.”

And then there's this gem...

“But we know he is willing to spend money just to inflict hurt,” he opined. “So, it’s hard to say what people like that would be willing to do. And I think it has more to do with Chicago thuggery. You know, Al Capone was willing to make people hurt if they didn’t go along with the proposals.”

It's refreshing to see the President compared to Al Capone for once, rather than the usual "Obama is Hitler" meme.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/09/gohmert-shrugs-off-debt-limit-government-cant-default-if-it-stays-shut-down/

[sharp_stick]

1. They really don't get any dumber

than Louis Gohmert. I wouldn't trust this dickwad to mow my fucking lawn. His existence proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that on the whole the people of his Texas district are the dumbest in the Nation.

On Edit: Maybe the people in Georgia 10 would be a close second with Paul Broun (MD, yeah like I'd let this shithead work as my Doctor) as the teabagger in residence.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023814025

[DinahMoeHum]

2. Louie, you're a hopeless case. . .

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

3. Oh, fine. Thanks for ruining that song for me.

Every time I hear it, I'm going to thing of Gomer.

[DinahMoeHum]

6. OK, I just fixed it. . .

But you can bet somebody else here will use it.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. And there you have it folks

Yet another effing idiot roaming this world.

[yesphan]

5. There are no words, well maybe...

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/7253080/Bob_Dylan_Idiot_Wind_Bootleg_Series_Vol_2

[tweeternik]

17. "Idiot wind ...

.... blowing like a circle around my skull,
From the grand coulee dam to the capitol.
Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
You’re an idiot, babe.
It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe" -- Bob Dylan

[Mass]

7. I cannot wrap my mind around his argument but it is possible that the shutdown gains a few days,but

probably not much.

In addition, it is unclear to me how the Treasury can do its job during the shutdown. Should they raise the debt limit, how do you issue the bonds if the government is shutdown. I have not seen this question raised, but I thought it should be.

[Botany]

8. So if I am away from my house but I still have the gas and electric still on ....

... so the pipes don't freeze I shouldn't be billed for the gas and electric used by
my house because I am not there?

[CanonRay]

9. He is quite possibly the stupidest elected official on the planet.

I cannot imagine anyone dumber.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

10. Meet my Senator...

The guy God created to make Dan Quayle look like a freaking genius...

[Doctor Jack]

33. Look at that shit eating grin

There is not an intelligent thought anywhere to be found in that man's brain.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

35. If you're looking for intelligence from Ron Johnson

try checking his stool. It's doubtful, but it could happen.

[Doctor Jack]

38. I don't work with stool samples

I'll refer him to a proctologist. Maybe they will find his head while digging around in his ass.

[Turbineguy]

11. DING! DING!

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Dumbest Motherfucker of the Day Award!

But then again, he wins so often.

[NV Whino]

12. Louie Gohmert

The gift that keeps on giving.

[VanillaRhapsody]

26. He and Michelle Bachmann should have a Stupid-Off!

I would watch...

[NV Whino]

30. Reality TV at it's best

[Doctor Jack]

39. Hey! Its the end times!

No time to make such jokes!

[VanillaRhapsody]

40. I hope she gets raptured really soon!

[Doctor Jack]

41. At least from congress

Which is occurring in about 13 months. I guess her district is all crazied out for now

[VanillaRhapsody]

42. Unless she and Marcus retire to that nice home with the iron bars all around!

[Arkana]

13. Jesus, Louie Gohmert's hit that "Loud/Dumb/Evil" trifecta too many times.

[awoke_in_2003]

14. Plotting a conspiracy to not pay nation's bills?...

What is the weather like on his planet?

[awoke_in_2003]

15. Off to the greatest...

everyone should see this amount of stupid.

[SunSeeker]

16. How does this guy manage to tie his shoes in the morning?

He must wear slip-ons.

[VanillaRhapsody]

27. Velcro baby!

[wandy]

18. The misinformation republican 'officials' are spewing is discracefull.........

and more than a little unnerving. It is as if they are trying to convince their minions that nothing bad will happen if the US goes into default.
I cannot believe that a US Representative does not understand the workings of these things.
Anytime, anyone lies right to you're face, they have motive. They also have no fear of the consequences of their lies.

[Marthe48]

20. Easy to convince people

who can't add 2 and 2 and live paycheck to paycheck.

[Marthe48]

19. Pretty dim all over

A person I worked with posted this pack of lies on Facebook:

http://www.capitalisminstitute.org/police-state-park/

[Iceberg Louie]

24. 95,848 people recommended this on FB?!

That's 95,848 people, marginally functionally literate enough to navigate the basics of social media, who nonetheless buy into this absurd pretzel logic that Obama deliberately, selectively closed off the WWII Memorial, the Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone National Park. 95,848 willfully ignorant people with such a warped assumption of what a government shutdown entails that they would consider this lexical diarrhea a legitimately persuasive justification for these clown antics, to the extent they feel it necessary to broadcast their enthusiasm for this message.

And we wonder how waterheads like Louie f***ing Gohmert get elected.

[VanillaRhapsody]

28. Not only that...they think Obama put out the yellow tape personally!

[Marthe48]

31. When I commented, she replied

"We shouldn't get into a political discussion". Well, then, don't put this kind of thing on fb. Do you think I'm going to be quiet when you put such a slanted article up? Although I am trying to avoid politics on FB, some things are too reprehensible to ignore.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

21. And if Gohmert closes his eyes, you're invisible (nt)

[BlueDemKev]

22. Does this guy have a brain in his bald head??

All this jackass does is yell and scream.

If you don't pay your bills, you are in DEFAULT.

[TeamPooka]

25. "your bills don't come due if you ain't home" GOP logic

[longship]

29. Oh my fucking God!!! Alert!! Brain eating prions active in GOP House caucus!

We need a quarantine, stat!!

There's only one thing I have to do right now.

1.

2...

Two things I have to do right now.

2.

3...

Three! Three things I have to do right now!

3.

4...

Arrrgh!

Amongst the diverse things I must do are such diverse elements as...

4.

[Doctor Jack]

32. One Thing I Can Never Figure Out with These Republicans

Are they really this stupid or are they just spouting off non-sense for the attention? In other words, does this come down to someone who knows better and is just being immoral or is it just some dumbass country bumpkin that managed to get elected and doesn't know any better?

[sakabatou]

34. There's not enough face to palm

[davidpdx]

36. The guy is ten kinds of stupid

He is dangerous every time he opens his mouth.

[RainDog]

37. He's anti-EPA grandstanding for the oil cats

who want to belch all sorts of chemicals into the air without concern for anyone's health.

Have you ever smelled the air in some of these places in Texas?

I have to assume that's what he and the other idiot, talking about limited wind, are doing - an oil industry hand job.