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turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 05:21 PM Apr 2018

Rep. Joe Barton calls Scott Pruitt the victim and thanks him for stopping Obamas radical clean a

Texas Republican Rep. Joe Barton on Thursday insisted that EPA Director Scott Pruitt had been a “victim” of Democrats because of news reports which accuse Pruitt of corruption.

At a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Thursday, Democrats repeatedly suggested that Pruitt should resign over the reports, but many of the Republicans praised the EPA director.

“You’re not the first person to be the victim of — for lack of a better term — Washington politics,” Barton told Pruitt. “You got picked to be the EPA administrator because of the service you provided for the great state of Oklahoma in fighting some of the Obama administration radical clean air policies.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/rep-joe-barton-calls-scott-pruitt-victim-thanks-stopping-obamas-radical-clean-air-agenda/


So Burton how long have you been in Washington.................................since fucking 1985...................and guess what you did.......................with your ethics and principles .............scum bag

https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/politics/joe-barton-re-election/index.html

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Rep. Joe Barton calls Scott Pruitt the victim and thanks him for stopping Obamas radical clean a (Original Post) turbinetree Apr 2018 OP
Texas! Sending nothing but the BEST to Washington. PearliePoo2 Apr 2018 #1
Not any more! He is not seeking reelection and a wonderful Dem running for his spot. nature-lover Apr 2018 #2
That's awesome news! PearliePoo2 Apr 2018 #7
Even better, I get to vote for her. nature-lover Apr 2018 #8
He is just one of many Texas legislators that is a piece of Shite. As a Texan I don't walkingman Apr 2018 #6
Is Barton the congressasshole who... Archae Apr 2018 #3
Yepper, spot on, but he did not say you lie.............that was the Wilson asshole from SC turbinetree Apr 2018 #5
Joe Barton's been a longtime scumbag. Even Don Imus can't stand him. oasis Apr 2018 #4

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
1. Texas! Sending nothing but the BEST to Washington.
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 05:28 PM
Apr 2018

This guy keeps getting elected over and over and over...WTF?

walkingman

(7,633 posts)
6. He is just one of many Texas legislators that is a piece of Shite. As a Texan I don't
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 06:24 PM
Apr 2018

think these morons will ever go away. Disgusting that they keep getting elected.

Archae

(46,338 posts)
3. Is Barton the congressasshole who...
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 05:42 PM
Apr 2018

Apologized to BP, or yelled "You lie!" during Obama's SOTU speech?

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