They didn’t name him “Baron” for nothing
This speaks for itself. Baron Hill is so arrogant it’s almost funny, and the last line is especially ironic:
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This speaks for itself. Baron Hill is so arrogant it’s almost funny, and the last line is especially ironic:
Wouldn’t that be a self-fulfilling prophecy?
Maybe the next time he comes up for reelection the voters will remind him who he works for.
Check the control back and forth between the woman and the burrcut associate of Baron. He’s just as condescending.
the mind boggles…I have graced you with my presence little people…what a jack ass.
“Maybe the next time he comes up for reelection the voters will remind him who he works for.”
One can hope.
I’ve said for a while that this will not end pretty and I hope it will not end in bloodshed. I’m happy to say that if they continue on in this course it will not.
The worst case scenario was that we drug on with congress having such a low approval rating and the military having a high one – that is *still* a bad thing.
I also feared that this would be the second time politicians were trusted to fix things – ’92 degenerated to the Dems making the gains they did and now the Dems are pissing theirs away too. Indeed they are doing it fast enough it is comical to watch.
At this rate their approval is going to plummet to the point that they will simply be voted out and with todays media it is going to be near impossible to hide things like this come campaigning time. I also think they have ticked some people off enough that it isn’t simply “health care” but has moved into the realm of “Don’t Tread On Me” and the politicians haven’t realized this yet. Not that Republicans are doing much better either.
Congress is certainly setting the stage for a major shift. Be it third party or just a HUGE amount of incumbents being voted out in mid-term elections. My guess is at this point the latter and it will be VERY entertaining to watch the other incumbents react to it.
“The question before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.
Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and, having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it.”
From Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give me death!” speech, March 23,1775.
Here is the full text of that speech- apparently no one wrote it down till some years afterword- so there is some debate as to how accuratly it was preserved….
http://www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/henry.shtml
oops—-“accurately” and “afterward”
I do see one point to prohibiting filming: film can be manipulated and edited to give misleading impressions. That is one reason that some people decline the opportunity to be interviewed for TV news: all too often what ends up being shown is rather different in tone from what went on.
Some may argue that in the film and Internet age, that “Gotcha” predominates over content. Which may be a reason that politicians are reluctant to be filmed. One reply would be: we would be glad to stop filming if you would be willing to actually READ THE THOUSAND PAGE BILLS YOU VOTE FOR.
More proof God has a wicked sense of humor.
So funny!
Did anyone else notice how he said that it is the FILM (not him) that ends up in a compromising position?
I can’t laugh nor sigh. This Baron makes my stomach turn and my skin crawl. What an awful person and for him to have been elected into the highest political body in the land? I hope the voters in his district or state will do the right thing and boot the sob.
Not tell him how to run his Congressional office?
He isn’t going to have a Congressional office after the next election.
He’s clearly an idiot. Even we plebs have video capability in cell phones now. This clown should just accept that he’s going to be taped, and make a virtue of necessity. He should further assume he’s always being taped. Obviously, this thought process has not intruded upon his consciousness.
Dear “Baron,”
In a townhall meeting you are in effect reporting to your employers. Try to keep that in mind. Also, don’t take that “Baron” business literally. Barons can’t be voted out; your ass can.
Love,
A voter
Hahaha that was so funny!!!
Voters thought that Made Off and CEOs of Enron were the Robber Barons. The joke was on them. The people they voted in power to ride herd on corporations were the real RBs.
The compromising position to which the Baron refers must be the one that has him with his head up his a$$. Embarrassing, and most uncomfortable.