Eleanor Holmes Norton: ‘You Don’t Have a Right to Know Everything’ Government Does

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Just when you thought Hank Johnson and the Guam tipping over was the dumbest thing ever said in Washington

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2014/07/25/Dem-Rep-You-Dont-Have-a-Right-to-Know-Everything-Government-Does

Friday at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) told her Republican colleagues trying to get to the bottom of a potential violation of federal election law by the Obama administration that they “don’t have a right to know everything in a separation-of-powers government, my friend.”

Norton claimed, “That is the difference between a parliamentary government and a separation-of-powers government.”

Norton was addressing the Obama administration defying Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa's (R-CA) subpoena of David Simas, the director of the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, to appear before Congress. Issa has accused Obama's former labor secretary, Hilda Solis, of breaking the law with a voicemail seeking political donations for the president's re-election.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You think the government should share everything? Have you heard of national security, classified reports, and clearance?

[JohnR! 5,495]

Just when you thought Hank Johnson and the Guam tipping over was the dumbest thing ever said in Washington

It gets far dumber than that in Florida...

http://nypost.com/2014/07/26/florida-congressman-misidentifies-us-officials-as-india-reps/

WASHINGTON — A freshman congressman from Florida erroneously lectured two US government officials about things “your country” should do — under the mistaken belief they were from India.

The officials, Nisha Biswal and Arun Kumar, were both Americans representing the State and Commerce departments at a hearing of a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee.

But the Republican lawmaker, Curt Clawson — who just weeks ago replaced Rep. Tray Radel, who quit Congress in January after he got caught buying cocaine — seemed convinced they were ­Indian officials.

“I am familiar with your country; I love your country,” he said. “Anything I can do to make the relationship with India better, I’m willing and enthusiastic about doing so.”

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

You think the government should share everything? Have you heard of national security, classified reports, and clearance?

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[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

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Oh, very good, so you agree that the title of the article is purposely misleading, when comparing it to the content in the article?

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Ah Trey Trey... He really let the GOP down, they seriously need some good partiers...

Edited July 28, 2014 by OnMyWayID

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Ah Trey Trey... He really let the GOP down, they seriously need some good partiers...

Who is this dude and his caballeros?

[JohnR! 5,495]

Oh, very good, so you agree that the title of the article is purposely misleading, when comparing it to the content in the article?

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Who is this dude and his caballeros?

The dude is Trey Radel the Republican that resigned due to being caught buying cocaine.

[UncleBeer 244]

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She seems to not have bothered reading the article. Oh well . . .

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Oh, very good, so you agree that the title of the article is purposely misleading, when comparing it to the content in the article?

In what way. The quoted her almost exactly, cept they left out the part about her calling our govt a, separation of powers govt, which makes her look stupid .

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

In what way. The quoted her almost exactly, cept they left out the part about her calling our govt a, separation of powers govt, which makes her look stupid .

Oh, I thought you were getting really smart there for a min.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Oh, I thought you were getting really smart there for a min.

Is it ice skating season on the Styx?

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Oh, I thought you were getting really smart there for a min.

Ah another dose of the warm respect and civility you are always demanding from others..

Is it ice skating season on the Styx?

Do you ever post anything but childish non sense

There two riddles for us to ponder

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Ah another dose of the warm respect and civility you are always demanding from others..

Oh come on, get a grip. I said I thought you were getting really smart. That means right now I could think you are just regular smart. Is regular smart an insult? How about you read it again and put a big smiley at the end of it? Would that help with the intent?

There is some really weird ###### going on in this forum, where a playful jab gets read as an insult, and hate speech or calling someone a terrorist is like, meh?

Edited July 28, 2014 by Harpa Timsah