Party of Rage
Can’t we all just get along?  Â
Rep. Bob Filner is facing an assault and battery charge after an incident at Dulles Airport where he allegedly pushed an United Airlines bag claim employee as first reported by ABC7/Newschannel 8. Â
… Filner, a Democrat from California, allegedly attempted to enter an employees-only area on Sunday night.
Van Cleave spoke with several witnesses who said they heard Filner yell “You can’t stop me,” before pushing aside the employee and refusing to leave the office.
Filner disputed the account in a statement issued by his office.
“Congressman Bob Filner is on his way to Iraq, visiting our troops, and will have a full statement when he returns. Suffice it to say now, that the story that has appeared in the press is factually incorrect - and the charges are ridiculous,” the statement said.
OK. Sounds like it could be pre-traumatic stress syndrome.
In other congressional violence:
LOS ANGELES (CNN) — Officials from Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday released a video of a March 26 (2000) altercation between Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-Rhode Island) and airport security guard Della Patton.
A U.S. Capitol Police officer is considering filing assault charges against Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) following an altercation yesterday in which she allegedly hit him after he asked to see identification, according to a source familiar with the incident.
Those are special cases. The representative from Rhode Island may have encountered a security guard not up on her DYKWIA* … or possibly another perennial Kennedy problem, addiction issues. The representative from Georgia of course was a victim of “being in Congress while black.”Â
Filner, due to pale obscurity, may have trouble on those counts, which may be why we’re seeing the Iraq dodge introduced pre-emptively.
What’s with all the Demcratic hostility toward national security measures?
Hang on, here’s a Republican. No shoving, f-bomb “probably” thrown:
I dunno, it may be the time he’s spent flirting on that side of the aisle, apparently not much appreciated, enough to make anyone start throwing eff-bombs.
* “Do You Know Who I Am?”
Good morning, Instapundit, Hewitt, Meme, etal! Come on in. If you DKWIA, you might be interested to learn what a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal I am. These are odd times
Topics: pols
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 8:54 am on Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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August 21st, 2007 at 10:14 am
[...] 21st, 2007 by Michael van der Galiën According to Jules, Representative Bob Filner (a Democrat) suffers from pre-traumatic stress syndrome: it seems that, [...]
August 21st, 2007 at 10:24 am
Bobby throwing his weight around in the baggage claim area at Dulles did remind me of Shays who attempted to intimidate a security guard at the Capitol Bldg. when trying to bring a party of constituents in the wrong door and told “no”.
I guess some of these Congresscritters are used to throwing around their pissant power, circumventing “the rules”, which of course only apply to commoners.
Filner should see Jack Nicholson for some Anger Management.
August 21st, 2007 at 10:30 am
[...] According to Jules, Representative Bob Filner (a Democrat) suffers from pre-traumatic stress syndrome: it seems that, on his way to Iraq, the honorable Mr. Filner attacked an United Airlines bag claim employee. Head on over to Jules’ blog - I especially liked the “you can’t stop me” part. [...]
August 21st, 2007 at 10:51 am
If we were smart, we’d fire all these congressional prima donnas and start over.
August 21st, 2007 at 11:13 am
Blame the sense of entitlement these clowns develop after a few terms in D.C. where people kiss their ass coming and going.
August 21st, 2007 at 11:54 am
Hey, they are just so busy taking care of the “little guy” that they don’t have time for all this bureaucratic fol-de-rah. Cut ‘em some slack.
/sarc
August 21st, 2007 at 12:43 pm
“The representative from Rhode Island may have encountered a security guard not up on his DYKWIA*”
Apparently she found out.
“A hearing officer declined to take action based on testimony from both Kennedy and Patton.”
Interesting that all three Democrats were physically abusive, not just rude. When it comes to Teddy’s crew, I daresay it’s typical that Patrick Kennedy doesn’t see the diffference either.
August 21st, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Web Reconnaissance for 08/21/2007
A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day…so check back often.
August 21st, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Term Limits!
August 21st, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Hmmmm, The Party Of Rage. I think I like that better than the Republican’s, The Party Of Torture.
August 21st, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Pre-Traumatic Stress Syndrome When Flying The Friendly Skies
Dean Barnett asks, “What other industry goes to such lengths to make the vast majority of its customers know they’re second class citizens?” Meanwhile, Jules Crittenden notes that the paradoxically pacifistic Party of Rage can really get their freak …
August 21st, 2007 at 2:23 pm
This is just another instance of Pre-post-traumatic-stress syndrome. You know, like what Beauchamp had in Kuwait.
Course, it could be that he’s just another jerk.
August 21st, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Aww. Some poor jihadist head hacker got water boarded and sleep deprived, and in the extreme had to wear panties on his head. But its OK to physically abuse the hired help here for the higher cause of “redistribution”?
Man, it must be embarrassing waking up liberal every day.
August 21st, 2007 at 3:15 pm
VotC, I’m not sure liberals ever wake up. Walking zombies, the lot of them.