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http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/171807-sheila-jackson-lee-suggests-congress-complicating-debt-ceiling-because-obama-is-black
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Friday strongly suggested that members of Congress are making it difficult for President Obama to raise the debt ceiling because of his race.
"I do not understand what I think is the maligning and maliciousness [toward] this president,” said Jackson Lee, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. “Why is he different? And in my community, that is the question that we raise. In the minority community that is question that is being raised. Why is this president being treated so disrespectfully? Why has the debt limit been raised 60 times? Why did the leader of the Senate continually talk about his job is to bring the president down to make sure he is unelected?”
Earlier in her speech, Jackson Lee said Obama has been targeted unlike any other president.
"I am particularly sensitive to the fact that only this president — only this one, only this one — has received the kind of attacks and disagreement and inability to work, only this one," said Jackson Lee from the House floor.
"Read between the lines," she continued. "What is different about this president that should put him in a position that he should not receive the same kind of respectful treatment of when it is necessary to raise the debt limit in order to pay our bills, something required by both statute and the 14th amendment?"
Jackson Lee concluded by saying that she hoped someone would step up and say that what appears obvious to her is not in fact true.
"I hope someone will say that what it appears to be is not in fact accurate," said Lee. "But historically it seems to be nothing more."
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Good Gaaawd...the good 'ol "trump card".....maybe he's being "attacked, under scrutiny"....well...maybe because he's an IDIOOOT???
Where's his/their plan?? Oh yeah, spend more, raise more taxes....yup...that'll work...
Oh...BTW...how's that "stimulous" workin out...the "shovel ready" projects....
Oh...the shovel factories are shut down...nevermind...
More like a "reach around" plan to me...BOHICA..
Libs are as predictable as they are ludicrous.
The Reaper
07-15-2011, 17:04
She must have been in a coma from 2000-2008.
Stupid bitch.
TR
TEXAS. I have never been so angry and laughing at the same time. Until I saw this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ocjZ9GatA
Critters like sjl support my belief that there should be some sort of IQ test for politicians. Something simple like, oh, maybe reciting the alphabet from memory. Just a thought. (Should that be in pink? :confused:)
Pat
TEXAS. I have never been so angry and laughing at the same time. Until I saw this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ocjZ9GatA
I feel sorry for those people.
I feel sorry for those people.
I wonder how many times. They stood in line, ran for their lives. to get a job.
I wonder how many times. They stood in line, ran for their lives. to get a job.
They've been trained to not want a job.
As her voting record exhibits; she never met a liberal cause she didn't like, nor a conservative cause that she did like.
http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=21692
meh
If you argue with jackasses like her, you are a racist because only a racist would try to explain away why they dont support the black POTUS...
If you agree with her, then you have agreed that you dont support him because he is black and thus you are a racist...
So if you dont vote for pres obama it is because you are a racist.
You bunch of hateful bastards.
I'm amazed that anybody, let alone anyone of worth on this BB, would ever pay any attention to anything Congresswoman Lee says or does.
Richard :munchin
And here I thought Cali had a monopoly on publicly elected stupid divisive liberal twits...
I'm amazed that anybody, let alone anyone of worth on this BB, would ever pay any attention to anything Congresswoman Lee says or does.
Richard :munchin
Well...we have to Richard...because there are alot of people who do take her word....thus we have to counter the effect..
Well, makes me feel better anyway. :)
I'm amazed that anybody, let alone anyone of worth on this BB, would ever pay any attention to anything Congresswoman Lee says or does.
Richard :munchin
What do you do when she's on NPR; turn off the radio?
I pay attention to what the idiot has to say because I like to know my enemy.
I hear her periodically in the on-going battle for ratings in today's hyperbolically expanded news cycle - but hearing doesn't mean listening and I have learned to tune her out as soon as her name is mentioned. Unfortunately, she always seems to manage to attain her '15 posts of fame' whenever she decides to pull her head from her plus-sized fourth point of contact and open her mouth to do anything other than breathe, drink, or chew on whichever foot she just stuck in there.
I have friends who live in Houston and cannot understand why she ever served as more than a one-term congresscritter...unless it's for the entertainment value which comes from having enough clowns in Congress to make it a world class circus whenever one of them trips and tumbles dazedly into the news cycle's limelight focused on the center ring.
And so it goes...
Richard
Unfortunately, Sheila Jackson-Lee and her ilk represent a metastasis that infects more than her district - perhaps the real problem is that we have ignored (underestimated?) these folks for too long - we may be able to tune them out, to our peril.
Idiot or not, they hold a valuable seat in Congress and they have more say in shaping national policy then we may care to admit.
Ms. Jackson-Lee reportedly sits on the House Judiciary Committee and the Committee on Homeland Security...yes, the metastasis infects us all.
An excerpt from her web page (admittedly self-serving but illustrative, nonetheless) is reproduced below - Harvard, Yale, Duke, Virginia, University of Houston, University of North Carolina...her sphere of influence may or may not be so limited - you make the call.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is serving her ninth term as a member of the United States House of Representatives. She represents the 18th Congressional District of Texas, centered in Houston, which is the energy capital of the world.
Congresswoman Jackson Lee earned a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University with honors, followed by a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School. In the 110th Congress, Congresswoman Jackson Lee was named the new Chairwoman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
She sits on two Congressional Committees — the House Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security. The Congresswoman has authored several immigration bills, such as H.R. 750, the "Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2007", which sets forth a comprehensive and humane solution to the immigration problem. Rep. Jackson Lee introduced legislation to enhance federal enforcement of hate crimes with H.R. 254, the David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention of 2007. Rep. Jackson Lee also played a significant role in the recent renewal and reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act. Congresswoman Jackson Lee contributed an amendment to the NASA reauthorization bill this year that will ensure equal access for minority and economically disadvantaged students to NASA’s education programs.
In addition, the Congresswoman launched the Dr. Mae C. Jemison Grant Program to work with institutions serving minorities to bring more women of color in the field of space and aeronautics. As Chairwoman of the Transportation Security and Infrastructure Subcommittee of the Homeland Security Committee, Congresswoman Jackson Lee has supported enhanced technology, better intelligence, increased airplane cargo inspections, increased security for railroads, and implementation of the 9/11 Commission report.
In addition, Congresswoman Jackson Lee is a founder, member, and co-chair of the Congressional Children's Caucus, the Pakistan Caucus, Afghan Caucus, and newly formed Algerian Caucus. Congresswoman Jackson Lee has been actively engaged in addressing and resolving the genocide in Darfur. Accordingly, she met with Sudanese refugees in Chad, for whom she secured additional funding, and African Union soldiers in Sudan.
Congresswoman Jackson Lee has been hailed by Ebony magazine as one of the "100 Most Fascinating Black Women of the 20th Century." "Congressional Quarterly" named Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee as one of the 50 most effective Members of Congress. "U.S. News and World Report" named her as one of the 10 most influential legislators in the House of Representatives. And the "Houston Chronicle" named Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee as one of the most influential and prolific legislators on Capitol Hill. Rep. Jackson Lee recently received the 2006 Award for Policy at the 16th Annual Phillip Burton Immigration & Civil Rights Awards. In 2005, Congresswoman Jackson Lee was awarded the Drum Major Award for Public Service by the Revelation Urban Development Institute. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to Science, the National Technical Association (NTA) of Scientists and Engineers honored the Congresswoman with its Top Women in the Sciences Award. Congresswoman Jackson Lee was also awarded the "Legislator of the Year" by the National Mental Health Association for her outstanding work on mental health legislation.
Before her election to Congress, Congresswoman Jackson Lee served two terms as one of the first African American women At-Large members of the Houston City Council, where she chaired the first Human Relations Committee, along with the Airport and Cable Committees. Prior to her Council service, she was an Associate Municipal Court Judge for the City of Houston.
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is married to Dr. Elwyn C. Lee, who holds a dual position of Vice Chancellor and Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Houston System and the University of Houston, respectively. They have two children Erica, who is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and Duke University, and Jason, who is a graduate of Harvard University.
Team Sergeant
07-16-2011, 09:57
I'm amazed that anybody, let alone anyone of worth on this BB, would ever pay any attention to anything Congresswoman Lee says or does.
Richard :munchin
De Oppresso Liber...............................
You do remember that don't you?
I hear her periodically in the on-going battle for ratings in today's hyperbolically expanded news cycle - but hearing doesn't mean listening and I have learned to tune her out as soon as her name is mentioned. Unfortunately, she always seems to manage to attain her '15 posts of fame' whenever she decides to pull her head from her plus-sized fourth point of contact and open her mouth to do anything other than breathe, drink, or chew on whichever foot she just stuck in there.
I have friends who live in Houston and cannot understand why she ever served as more than a one-term congresscritter...unless it's for the entertainment value which comes from having enough clowns in Congress to make it a world class circus whenever one of them trips and tumbles dazedly into the news cycle's limelight focused on the center ring.
And so it goes...
RichardQP Richard--
As you, and others, say, "Follow the money." <<LINK (http://stimuluswatch.org/2.0/performance_places/city/TX/77058/houston)>>