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TheBaldyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 02:01 PM
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Walter Reed? - It's all the Democrats fault
 
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Oversight & Govt. Reform Committee member, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) identifies the real culprits on cutting veteran budgets and showing no respect for veterans. She also highlights the finer points of the effects of of privitization at Walter Reed. The no-nonsense congresswoman identifies everyone who is at fault, funnily enough, none of them are high ranking republicans.

This has to be seen to be believed, thankfully she is called on her bullshit by the caller at the end of the clip.
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 02:08 PM
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1. She rambles and rambles ...
and never addresses the caller's statement.

You have my sympathies North Carolina.
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MissMarple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 02:48 PM
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2. I'm speechless, this woman is so totally, purposefully oblivious.
She will not be led astray by any inconvenient facts. No wonder this country is in such trouble. :eyes:
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fryguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 03:00 PM
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3. does she even know what she is saying?
the level of her double speak is staggering....buacracy is the problem so set up task forces? accountability is needed so privatization is the solution? hadn't it BEEN privatized? ability to fire federal employees necessary? like AUSAs?
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GrantDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 03:26 PM
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4. "You can't fire anybody in the federal government"
Unless you happen to be a federal prosecutor investigating corruption. Then your screwed.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 03:49 PM
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6. She seems to think that the threat of firing is the only management tool available
boy I'll bet she's fun to work for :eyes:

The accountability thing is funny. Of course I know that she is only spouting Republican talking points and they happen to be about 30 years old but she says that taking it out of the government will necessarily make it MORE accountable...huh? Right now if a constituent were to have a problem they could contact her and she could get things done or maybe she is always busy threatening her staff with firing (HEY I found someone in the federal government who CAN be fired) or maybe she just sets the example of futility herself. How is this accountability working out with Halliburton? How about with helicopter mechanics Dynacorp charges us with? How can you make corporations accountable other than suing them (is she for that?) cutting off funding (her job)? I doubt it.
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Greeby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 03:39 PM
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5. As someone who watches House speeches
I'm used to this, she gets up there and snarls and sneers
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 04:03 PM
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7. Virginia Foxx is little Miss Pissy Pants whose mind was made up in
...infancy and had never wondered from her dogmatic beliefs since
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 04:16 PM
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8. Glad I'm not the only one who thought this woman was loco.
She needs to retire because she is losing it.
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 05:36 PM
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9. She's either spinning like a top or hasn't thought out her position very well
The lack of accountability involved here is due to the kind of oversight people like Ms. Foxx gave to the Bush regime.
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 05:46 PM
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10. The boogey man-Democrats
It's that there them varmits that's did it all.
They made government too big!

A little windbag goes a long way.
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flobee1 Donating Member (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 05:55 PM
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11. The Democrats cut military benefits?
Edited on Tue Mar-06-07 05:56 PM by flobee1
Is she freakin insane?
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 07:58 PM
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12. she believes in having hearings - wonder why that one
Edited on Tue Mar-06-07 08:05 PM by xxqqqzme
yesterday is the first one in 6 years? I'd like to fire her sorry ignorant ass.

Just looked her up- she has only been in the house since '04. No wonder she doesn't know the rethuglicants have been in the majority for 12 years.
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