U.S. Rep says impeach Obama to stop him from pushing his agenda

[cali]

By REID J. EPSTEIN | 8/9/11 12:12 PM EDT

Impeaching President Barack Obama “needs to happen,” Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) told a local tea party group, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Tuesday.

Burgess spoke, the paper said, in response to an attendee’s suggestion that the GOP-controlled House use impeachment to stop Obama from “pushing his agenda.”



“It needs to happen, and I agree with you it would tie things up,” Burgess reportedly responded. “No question about that.”

When the Star-Telegram’s reporter asked Burgess about the comment, he said the House needs to do what it can to stop the president.

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[spanone]

1. sad that he holds a position of representative and has no clue how politics work

[FrenchieCat]

2. Impeach him for fucking WHAT?

Guess they'll figure that out later?

These folks are some fucking crazy scary wacky assholes!

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. Presidentin' while black?

Can't take credit - I saw that on Twitter earlier. Thought it was quite appropriate given the (R-TX) that is suggesting this.

[sakabatou]

13. They'll try and do it just to waste time.

[Amonester]

14. Oh, they've got that one figured out already, and it's because he is half black.

Their only problem is it's not an impeachable offense.

They truly R fucKing crazy scKary wacKy a-holes! Always been, and will always be.

[Tx4obama]

22. See the crazy shit on the link in comment #17 n/t

[arbusto_baboso]

3. If there was ever any doubt that these mofos don't give a damn about the law or the Constitution...

Perhaps we should put them to rest right now.

[Solomon]

4. You recruiting?

[tularetom]

5. I don't have any idea how to respond to that

because I have no idea what Obama's "agenda" is.

And I'd guess Cong. Burgess would be unable to describe it as well.

So I'll just ignore it as the verbal flatulence of a brain dead douchebag.

[TeamsterDem]

10. Thank you. That describes my reaction PERFECTLY. n/t

[TwilightGardener]

6. Well, sure, impeach an elected official just to "stop his agenda".

That's reasonable. That's not running roughshod over the will of the people who voted him into office. Nah. :crazy:

[Samantha]

15. Which is it -- a high crime or misdemeanor

pushing his own agenda?

Sam

[polichick]

7. What agenda? I only wish he was a socialist!

[Johonny]

24. I agree

I can't remember where Obama stands on any issue anymore. If he has a clear agenda it's lost on me.

[tridim]

8. Otherwise known as a coup d'etat

[izquierdista]

9. Which agenda is that?

If he's talking about the Afghanistan-Libya-Entitlements-Education Reform agenda, I might listen to him.

[gkhouston]

11. And the President thanks you for his re-election.

The country as a whole was disgusted with the amount of time wasted on the Clinton impeachment, and that's when the country was much better off. If these clowns obsess about impeaching Obama when they should be working on a viable jobs plan, they're toast.

[Tennessee Gal]

16. Go for it, fool. See what it gets ya, ignorant ass.

These tea farty morons haven't got a clue.

[Tx4obama]

17. Take a look at the DELUSIONAL stuff on the link below

http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/25-reasons-to-impeach-obama/

Those folks don't have a clue what would constitute a charge of impeachment.

p.s. I only posted the right-wing bullshit link to show how delusional some folks are, they even included Obama's birth certificate on the list of reasons to impeach! LOL

[TeamsterDem]

19. OH. MY. GOD. That is the stupidest "list" I've ever seen

Do they understand that a president having a policy agenda isn't a high crime? Jesus we really need to increase civics training in US schools.

[A HERETIC I AM]

20. Wow. Right off the bat with # 1 it is clear that site is written by a moron.

"1) Convicted felon and Chicago real estate developer Tony Rezko’s purchase of land adjacent to Obama’s house in Hyde Park, IL. In 2006, Rezko sold a 10 foot strip of his property to Obama for $104,500, rendering the remainder of Rezko’s $625,000 investment too small to be developed and, for all intensive purposes, worthless."

For all intensive purposes? Really?

Idiot.

[zbdent]

18. I'd be for it if it would mean he'd stop caving in to Republicans, and

start listening to 'the far left' that all the Republicans claim he's taking orders from ...

:silly:

[HughBeaumont]

21. WHAT AGENDA???? WHAT CHANGED?????

Seriously, logically explain to me WHAT CHANGED in 10 years.

Have any taxes been raised on any rich person, any “job cremator”?

Have any breaks been taken away? Any perks been rescinded?

Are corporations making less profit? Is productivity down? Are CEOs making less?

Has there been a WPA enacted to cause them in any way to be scared of “dat creepin’ soshulism”??

Has Universal Health Care been enacted to take away even a cent of their enormous profits?

Has a giant wave of “yewnyunsim” swept the country, causing them to dole out more in precious wages and worker benefits?

Speaking of which, have wages risen in real dollars since 1979?

Has life for the “job cremators” been made even an atom-bit less comfortable under this administration?

WHAT HAS CHANGED?

There’s been just a little more than zero job growth in 10 years, with most of the positive numbers coming during Democratic administrations. Yet they keep prattling on and on and on as if Obama was like the second coming of Eugene V. Debs or something (if ONLY).

[provis99]

23. the stupidity of republicans is going to give me an aneurysm.

One day, I'm going to hear about another stupid thing a teabagger did or said, and pop! I'll just drop down dead.

[beyurslf]

25. I am prettyu sure the Constitution says that impeachment is for stopping

the President when you don't like his ideas. I know it is in there around the high crimes and misdemeanors part.

[krispos42]

26. "High crimes and misdemanors"

Stealing two elections... a great patriot.


Being a Democrat... high crime or misdemeanor.