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kpete

(72,010 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:43 PM Oct 2013

GOP Rep Apologizes For 'Shameful' Remarks, Asks To Have Salary Withheld

GOP Rep Apologizes For 'Shameful' Remarks, Asks To Have Salary Withheld

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Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) was frank when he told the Omaha World-Herald last week that his colleagues who chose to forego their paychecks or donate them to charity during the shutdown were only doing so for publicity.

"Dang straight," he said when asked if he would claim his salary, citing his "nice house" and "a kid in college" as expenses.

Terry called his own remarks "shameful."

“The other day I made a statement that I would put my needs above others in crisis,” the Nebraska Republican said in a statement, as quoted by the World-Herald. “I'm ashamed of my comments. It was not leadership. It is not how I was raised. It is not the nature of my character. It is not what I want to teach my sons. I apologize for my hurtful remarks when so many others are feeling the pain of Washington's dysfunction.”

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GOP Rep Apologizes For 'Shameful' Remarks, Asks To Have Salary Withheld (Original Post) kpete Oct 2013 OP

Not buying it. Too little, too late. Arkansas Granny Oct 2013 #1

At least he didn't say "I'm sorry IF my statements...... panader0 Oct 2013 #5

But he did say he "wasn't raised that way" that isn't the person I am - HELLO - sammytko Oct 2013 #9

Somebody wrote him a good statement REP Oct 2013 #2

ha! sibelian Oct 2013 #3

Blah, Blah, Blah. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2013 #4

"Dang straight I'm sorry" panader0 Oct 2013 #6

His constituency ABSOLUTELY HAMMERED HIM. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #7

Just got the poll results on that remark, Rep. Terry? tanyev Oct 2013 #8

Of course you are that sort of person. Or you would have not said what you said to begin with. notadmblnd Oct 2013 #10

So that begs the question, is he now doing it for "publicity" or sudden self-awareness that his own Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #11

I Wonder If His Seat Is One Of The Ones That Has Now Become A Toss-Up? nt left on green only Oct 2013 #12

THEN WHY THE FUCK DID YOU SAY IT!?!?!?! ElboRuum Oct 2013 #13

Arkansas Granny

(31,525 posts)

1. Not buying it. Too little, too late.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:46 PM

Oct 2013

panader0

(25,816 posts)

5. At least he didn't say "I'm sorry IF my statements......

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:49 PM

Oct 2013

But I agree, not buying it.

sammytko

(2,480 posts)

9. But he did say he "wasn't raised that way" that isn't the person I am - HELLO -

Reply to panader0 (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:58 PM

Oct 2013

if so, those words would not have come out of his stinking mouth!

REP

(21,691 posts)

2. Somebody wrote him a good statement

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:48 PM

Oct 2013

I don't believe any GOPer is capable of shame, but at least one of his staffers knows what it should sound like.

sibelian

(7,804 posts)

3. ha!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:49 PM

Oct 2013

Course he's sorry. Course he is....

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)

4. Blah, Blah, Blah.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:49 PM

Oct 2013

Can it, Terry. No one is buying it.

panader0

(25,816 posts)

6. "Dang straight I'm sorry"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:52 PM

Oct 2013

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)

7. His constituency ABSOLUTELY HAMMERED HIM.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:53 PM

Oct 2013

He done fucked himself.

tanyev

(42,598 posts)

8. Just got the poll results on that remark, Rep. Terry?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:57 PM

Oct 2013

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)

10. Of course you are that sort of person. Or you would have not said what you said to begin with.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:59 PM

Oct 2013

Uncle Joe

(58,391 posts)

11. So that begs the question, is he now doing it for "publicity" or sudden self-awareness that his own

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 04:00 PM

Oct 2013

political survival is at stake?

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

left on green only

(1,484 posts)

12. I Wonder If His Seat Is One Of The Ones That Has Now Become A Toss-Up? nt

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 05:21 PM

Oct 2013

ElboRuum

(4,717 posts)

13. THEN WHY THE FUCK DID YOU SAY IT!?!?!?!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 05:43 PM

Oct 2013

Were you under the influence? Did you have a temporary mental breakdown? What? What irresistible force caused you to utter something COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE of what you claim to believe, that caused you to dismiss your very upbringing?

Don't apologize. We'll call it square if you can give me a plausible answer to this question. I mean, it isn't just you having this problem, you and a lot of your cohorts are having issues with not saying dickish things they wouldn't in a thousand years mean, so please, try to explain.

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