Like Being Called Ugly By a Bullfrog
A Florida congressman called Texas a bad name.
Can you imagine?
During a hearing where Republicans were once again trying to overturn Obamacare, Florida Democrat Alcee Hastings let it fly.
Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings, who called Texas “a crazy state” during a Rules Committee hearing Monday a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, a member of the committee, was testifying for the bill at the time. Another Texas Republican, Dallas Rep. Pete Sessions, chairs the committee.
“And I mean that just as I said it,” Hastings said. “I told you what I think about Texas. I wouldn’t live there for all the tea in China and that’s how I feel.”
Texas congressional Republicans are demanding an apology. Yeah, they demand an apology but not healthcare. So, what I’m saying here is that Congressman Hasting’s criticism is not undeserved. Our Republican congressional delegation is joyfully free of the constraints of mental health guidelines.
Sorry, Alcee, but Florida is not without a few “Holy cow! Look what he’s doing!” events. Florida and Texas could join together and form the Confederacy of Dunces.
And that’s how I feel.
Pot. Kettle.
1Kettle. Pot
There is certainly enough crazy to go around. On the other hand, Florida did not elect Louie Gohmert. Repeatedly.
2Check out fark.com for the list of “tags” on various news tabs: Florida has its very own tag.
Of course, there is the example of the various representatives in each states politics to consider. Maybe Texas could get their own tag on Fark.com!
It’s so embarrassing for the good people in both states to have to be smeared by association with the dingbats.
3I was watching CSpan yesterday morning, when they started the debate on the repeal of the ACA for the 56th time, saw the indignant replies defending the GREATSTATEofTEXAS by Pete Sessions, ad nauseum, and Michael Burgess, who was less succinct, but nonetheless blustering over the slight of Texans worldwide. I had to chuckle.
I flew under the radar as a Texan for 40+ years while living in Atlanta, Denver, and Cabo. Like I told my sister, prior to her first trip to London and Rome… “leave your Texas at home. Texans are not universally loved, George Bush certainly didn’t help things along in that department, and while your at it…leave all that damned bling-bling jewelry and those rhinestone studded tshirts and jeans at home, too. Don’t wear shorts and a halter top unless you are at the beach. Tell your husband to lose the boots. You have more money on your fingers than the vast majority of the world makes in a year, in a lifetime. You are not your jewelry, you are going to explore their culture, not impress them with the fact that you are from Texas. If you find yourself in a situation where people take exception with your Texas-ness… walk away… don’t defend it. You could end up in the hospital. You are in for an interesting experience.” You could have knocked her over with a feather.
Everytime I go to a beach in Mexico, I am embarrassed by the loud, usually drunk Texans. They treat the locals like crap… like it is a need to re-fight the Alamo when they order a nacho plate. Speak English Dammit. Everytime you see an article in the local newspaper about a tourist getting robbed of their jewelry at 2am in an alley by the disco, 3 sheets to the wind, trying to hail a taxi in English and being indignant about the taxi driver not speaking anything but Espanol… you can bet it is a Texan. It’s cultural.
4Texas, as a state, does not have corner on crazy, but you have to admit the nutjobs representing Texas in Congress lead the pack right over the cliff. I suspect the Democratic rep had reached his limit over the time wasting of repeated Obamacare repeals and was ready to tear his hair out…wait, his beard out.
5Patticakes and I have had the same experience in Mexico. It was always the big, fat, loud Texans calling the Mexicans “boy” and demanding everybody jump to attention for them. Truly embarrassing.
In fact, all things considered, when I was living and cruising on my sailboat down there, I wouldn’t even fly the U.S. flag. I flew the Alaska flag, and it sure made a difference in how I was treated.
6We used to joke that if it wasn’t for Texas and Florida, Jerry Springer would never have had a show. Now I know we can mix and match any 2 states since 20-25% of our country is truly nutz.
7That Confederacy of Dunces would have to include just about every state that borders the Gulf of Mexico. Plus those with the word “Carolina” in their name. Maybe Arkansas, too. In fact, I’m having a difficult time deciding if ANY members of the original Confederacy would be excluded.
8Don A, I think part of it is that a lot of them haven’t gotten over the “states’ rights” thing yet.
I do have to judge the majority of people in states I don’t know by the quality of the people they elect, and Texas is usually the leader in the Boy Howdy competition, with a slew of southern states high on that list.
Of course DC re-elected Marion Barry as mayor after his “B***h set me up” arrest for snorting cocaine in a hotel room with a woman not his wife, so every place probably has its shining stars….
9I think we all need to recognize the crazy is amongst us all.
10I live in Ohio—and I keep a big old net by the door in case
some of it runs into my yard and starts scratching on my door.
Ah well…. Texas gives the country Louie Gohmert..
and…. Florida gives the country George Zimmerman.
Pot… Kettle…
11I like the epithet: Confederacy of Dunces. I had been referring to the buttend of this country as variously “The Twilight Zone” and “The States Of Denial”, but have to expand my disgust of so much snake oil, and see that there is a sort of reverse Carpetbagger invasion up north, notably Michigan and Wisconsin (where is used to be a cool place to live). In your spare time, try to diagram that sentence. Sorry.
12I’d be skeert to live in Florida and not just for political reasons. I’m not a real good swimmer and the water is rising.
13Gee, Alcee! Not that I blame ya! Just, gee!
14@Don A in Pennsyltucky
15It’s that Cotton Curtain thing. Just like the Iron Curtain in Europe. The Cotton Curtain states are impenetrable to new ideas from outside. And the people inside keep marinating in dumba$$ .
Who was it who said (and I may be paraphrasing) “If I owned Texas and Hell, I’d rent out Texas and live in Hell.”?
16Wonder when the -Alcee Hastings is the only federal judge to be impeached from the bench-yada,yada,yada stuff is gonna come flying down the pike at the Congressman? He was impeached,served his time and has been elected,re-elected a number of times and is a member in better standing than any and all wingnuts you care to name.
17@e platypus onion
18I have read that attributed to Yankee General Phil Sheridan, who was unappreciative of the delights of the dryer, hotter portions of our great State. He would have agreed with the other naysayer who opined that “Everything in Texas bites or stings.”
Oh yes. Everything in Texas bites or stings or is sharp on the edges. If it’s not that way, they send it back for a refund.
19Micr and Marge, could be worse. In Australia everything is trying to kill you. Even the koalas are probably just cutesy decoys to make you stand still long enough for the spiders, snakes, sharks, etc. to have a go.
20Lordy,where have all you ladies with a killer sense of humor been all my miserable life?
21We all been bein’ busy trying to save the world and dang, it ain’t cooperatin’.
22Annd it’s moving – our Kansas delegation are mostly zeros – owned and dancing to the money.
23I hate to be a party pooper but if you missed it, Oregon had an almost perfect Democratic sweep last election. Mighty blue up here. Mostly, we don’t even have mosquitoes . . . . Y’all are welcome to visit anytime. Visit.
24I read “A Confederacy Of Dunces” when I was a young man; rarely laughed harder, and I can’t say your characterization is that far off, Suz.
25You forgot to add where he double down on Texas being the crazy state and would not apologize, well, at least until hell freezes over. When asked later, he pulled no punches on his own state of Florida remarking that he, “doubt that he would remain in Florida after he retired.”
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