Jammie Boy Asks For Sacrifice
The Texas Representative in the duckie pajamas, Blake Farenthold, wants more damn sacrifice from veterans.
Asked by the local tv station why most Americans say they are disgusted with government, Farenthold says it’s because of Benghazi. Yeah, that’s it.
And then asked why his own popularity in his district has taken a nose dive, Farenthold’s brain explodes.
We asked him about the people who say he’s lost their vote; people like retired veterans who were on the verge of losing their disability checks next month.
He said the stalemate in Washington was necessary to achieve party goals.
“I feel like my mandate when I was elected was to go reduce the size of government, lower taxes, and increase freedom, and freedom isn’t free, and sometimes you have to make a small sacrifice to move forward with what you’re after,” Congressman Farenthold said.
Farenthold, who originally said he would forego his own paycheck during the shutdown and then didn’t, does not have a personal relationship with sacrifice. And, of course, he never served in the military. Saving one donut out of the box of a dozen for his kid is the biggest sacrifice he’s ever made.
But here’s his comment that made my brain explode.
He continued by saying the reason Republicans finally caved in the negotiations was the debt ceiling, specifically that not being able to pay our bills would have been disastorous for the economy.
But yet he voted against it.
He’s fully admitting that he was willing to sacrifice veterans and the entire United States of Damn America economy “to achieve party goals.”
And then he ate the last donut.
Thanks to everybody for the heads up.
What I think Pajama Boy needs to sacrifice wouldn’t be fit to print.
1This should be something the opposition continually repeats when running for office: “the stalemate in Washington was necessary to achieve (Republican) party goals”. It will help achieve the teabaggers goal of killing off the Republican party.
2Also, I don’t get this “people who say he’s lost their vote”. They knew he was an ass when they voted for him so now he’s an even bigger ass because he negatively impacted them and not just the other guy?! LOL.
3My first good chuckle for this sunny Sunday morning:
“And then he ate the last donut.”
Guess who is on Meet the Press this morning: Mitch McTurtle McConnell and Ms. Lindsey Graham with Mark Warner as the balancing act. Cannot watch any of it. I’d bring up my breakfast!!
4and the party achieved their goals of looking completely,corrupt,inept,opportunistic,in it for themselves,against the poor and elderly,for the wealthy,etc.,etc. And STOOPID!!,selfish,incompetent,useless,shiftless,worthless,profane,drunk,disorderly,on drugs,dangerous, ad nauseum!….flea-ridden,scabby,mangy,disgusting,whiny,whimpy,ugly,sordid,pukey,barfy,gross and so on. Just to mention a few.
5This “gentleman” is, unfortunately, all to representative of much of the right; ie, draft-dodging, narcissistic Biblical hypocrite.
6I believe ol’ Blake is channeling the ghost of Chris Farley.
7If sacrifice is necessary then I volunteer Farenthold. I’ll even chip in for the sacrificial knives.
8e platypus onion: Great list! May I add regressive, myopic and elitist?
9I have a personal anger with political hacks who have zero discipline about their appearance. Large jowls spouting inane comments make both he and his constituents look stupid.
10Jammie Boy doesn’t need any more doughnuts. I completely agree with all the words used by e platypus onion. Poor Sissy. She deserved better than this in a step-grandson.
11I hope the people of his district have the sense to “sacrifice” duckie pajama boy.
12Rep Farenthold reminds me of a guy my then-employer fired years ago. He worked for us 2 weeks. He f’ed up more than in 2 weeks than two guys could fix in a month. With relief he was gone. A few days later a friend called and asked about him. Why? on earth I asked. My friend tells me this guy applied at their company. I told my friend off the record, cause HR would have eaten me had they found out, the guy is an idiot don’t hire him. They did. It was an expensive disaster for them.
Rep Farenthold will likely run for another office. He’s an idiot don’t hire him. It will likely result in an expensive disaster if you do.
Rant over.
13Been reading When the Tea Party Came To Town by Robert Draper. Draper is very evenhanded and fair in his presentation of the TP reps, and Farenthold is one of those he followed. Farenthold and his TP constituents just don’t come off very well.
14In describing a one town hall meeting in 2011, Draper reported on a pre-meeting discussion with Farenthold in which he said that he was torn about the prospect of a government shutdown. A man standing nearby is quoted: “I was listening in, trying to figure out if he’s left [-wing]. He’s left. Undecided on the debt ceiling, to me, is left.” And the meeting didn’t get any better.
Yeeshhh! What he must have been like in Hgh School! And somehow he never, ever seems to have left it!
15Thank you Mr. E.P. Onion for your list, and the additions by Van59 and Maryelle. May I add a few more? misanthropic, misogynistic, and gluttonous.
Speaking of word lists, a columnist for the Washington Post (can’t remember who, but it was a female) was describing Teddy when he jumped in front of CNN’s cameras at the same time they were trying to cover McConnell’s press announcement about re-opening the government. I may be paraphrasing but I think my quote is pretty close cuz it was burned in my mind for it’s accurate ferociousness. “His [Cruz] flabby over-sized chin jiggled as the vitriol poured from the lips above it.” She oughta win a Pulitzer or something.
16Forward Progessive’s take on Farenthold … worth reading!!
http://www.forwardprogressives.com/texas-congressman-on-shutdown-veterans-could-have-afforded-to-make-a-small-sacrifice/
17“You have to make sacrifices.”
Unfortunately, the “you” they refer to is veterans who find promised employment, education and health programs cut and / or underfunded.
The “you” they refer to is middle class Americans trying to make ends meet while income inequality, employment and advancement opportunities keeps worsening.
The “you” they refer to is veterans who find promised employment, education and health programs cut and / or underfunded.
The “you” they refer to is elderly Americans on fixed incomes fearing threatened cuts to the Social Security program that they paid into for decades.
The “you” they refer to is elderly, disabled and poor Americans relying on Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, WIC and other assistance programs to survive.
The “you” they refer to is students facing the rising cost of education coupled with declining employment opportunities.
The “you” they refer to though does not include corporations, both domestic and multinational, that ship American jobs overseas and / or freeze or cut wages and benefits for most remaining jobs to increase their profit margins even while receiving unfair tax breaks.
18The “you” they refer to does not include many of those corporations who receive billion$ in corporate welfare every year.
The “you” they refer to does not include those corporations or the 1%er’s behind them who take advantage of low tax rates, unfair tax breaks and overseas tax havens to pay a smaller tax rate on a much smaller percentage or their income than working poor and middle class Americans.
The “you” they refer to also does not include politicians overly generous salaries and benefits packages, or the campaign contributions and other payoffs the corporations and the 1% pay them.