Other Rangel gems: "who the hell wants to live in MS,"?

[Ninja Jordan]

and the politically effective "I can't think of a single tax cut I'd renew." Now the politically astute draft rhetoric <sarcasm>. Who does this guy work for?

[Hosnon]

1. Yes...I'm beginning to think he needs to hire someone to police what he says.

Perhaps he could call Tom Cruise and find out who he used to have.

[BlueManDude]

2. I have always thought he was a fool and a poor spokesman

there's a reason why he's always asked to appear on the chatshows.

[Deep13]

3. If he doesn't knock it off...

...Nancy might replace him as committee chair.

[Boston Critic]

4. What's the big deal?

With his draft proposal he's pointing out the hypocrisy of those who don't feel the war effects them and are willing to let other people die.

His other statements may not be PC, but they have the benefit of being true. Would YOU want to live in Mississippi? I know I wouldn't.

[Bluzmann57]

6. Have you ever been to Mississippi?

If not, how can you say you wouldn't want to live there? Lots of poor people down there but very friendly. And some great music. Please don't go all east coast and rip a place if you haven't been there.

[Boston Critic]

14. I'm sure there are nice people there

And I also know the sorts of politicians they send to Washington and how they treat people who aren't good Christian Americans.

No thanks. As far as I'm concerned Reconstruction was a mistake. The South is not YET ready for self-government. See: Trent Lott, Donald Wildmon, Haley Barbour, Charles Pickering, etc.

[Hosnon]

19. Nice selective evidence there. Try these:

Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Max Cleland, Mark Warner, John Edwards, etc.

I'll give you a chance to narrow your cute little statement there: The South or Mississippi?

What are you...five?

:eyes:

[Boston Critic]

20. Nice dodge

All my examples were from Mississippi.

NONE of yours were.

[Hosnon]

21. Not a dodge at all. Did you read my second sentence? nt.

[BOSSHOG]

5. I live in Mississippi and I wasn't offended

- Highest teen pregnancy rate
- highest high school dropout rate
- highest obesity rate
- highest infant mortality rate
- the state gets more from the feds then it gives
- the residents are so proud of their state that they deposit their trash all along the highways and byways
- You can't drive down a country road without seeing either a baptist church or a sign nailed to an electic pole advertising drug and dna testing

And per the Draft issue, Charlie is doing his damndest to open the eyes of those who blindly follow bush everywhere but to war.

[BlueEyedSon]

7. Wow, lets crucify our own. Circular firing squad ready!

[Ninja Jordan]

9. It is enraging; Rangel is messing up what we've worked so hard for

What a way to ruin it!

[cali]

11. no he is not.

That you don't have the ability to understand what Rangel is doing, is just sad.

[BlueEyedSon]

13. We who? Republicans? Neocons? Oligarchs? Plutocrats?

[MADem]

8. I like Charlie. He says what he thinks. As for MS, I happen to agree with him.

Others may like living there, but he has a right to his opinion. I also agree with his draft rhetoric.

He deliberately serves as a lightning rod, to get the GOP all excited, focused, and in demonizing mood. Then, when they pile on his ass, he slaps them down. The draft issue needs to be raised. You can't keep bellowing "Stay the course" without cannon fodder. The GOP wants to run our existing military completely into the ground. We can't lower standards much more, unless we start accessing autistics and prisoners. He's telling the GOP that it's put up or shut up time. It's their war, they need manpower for it. Otherwise, enough with the 'stay the course' shit--time to think about the 'cut and run' option. He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

If there is any representative in a "safe" seat, it's Charlie. The only one safer in that very seat was perhaps the late Adam Clayton Powell. That's a loyal constituency if you bring it home; and Charlie brings it home.

[NoPasaran]

10. Carville is so last week

Rangle: Top pick for Monday's Five Minute Hate.

[bluestateguy]

12. The arrogance of a congressman from a 100% safe district

who has no appreciation for Democrats who cannot take their re-election for granted every two years.

[KingFlorez]

15. Who would want to live in Mississippi?

It's one of the poorest states. And the Bush tax cuts are not a good thing and shouldn't be renewed. I don't see anything wrong with either of those statements.

[Alhena]

18. The problem is, he's a now-prominent politician ...

there are a lot of things that are true that smart politicians just don't say. You can be a bomb-thrower when you are a back-bencher and it won't really matter, but things change when you become a committee chairman.

Let's be honest, if John McCain had come out in favor of a draft, we'd be reaming him a new one, and rightfully so.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

16. He works for the people.

Most of whom sure as hell don't want to live in Mississippi.

[sillyparty]

17. Can You Go To His Office

Can you just go to his office and stalk him.

BTW. I'm dying to know. Did he go to the bathroom today?

Does he prefer coffee or tea?

What color underwear does he wear?