Shadegg spoke from the House floor to rail against a criminal trial for alleged 9/11 conspirators in New York City. In particular, the far-right Arizonan was incensed that NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) believes, "It is fitting that 9/11 suspects face justice near the World Trade Center site where so many New Yorkers were murdered."Mike Bloomberg's response was probably along the lines of "Why don't you go back to Arizona and worry about your little cacti there before I punch you in the friggin' nose?" Or it should have been, at any rate.
As Matt Finkelstein reported, Shadegg doesn't see it quite the same way. "I saw the Mayor of New York said today, 'We're tough. We can do it,'" the Republican congressman said. "Well, Mayor, how are you going to feel when it's your daughter that's kidnapped at school by a terrorist? How are you going to feel when it's some clerk -- some innocent clerk of the court -- whose daughter or son is kidnapped? Or the jailer's little brother or little sister?"
But really? You're going to play the fear card on Mike Bloomberg? That's funny.
[UPDATE 7:28 PM] Rep. Shadegg has apologized to Mayor Bloomberg.
And this is the crux of the right-wing freakout. Those scary mooslim darkie terrists can do anything, anywhere, so you need to fear, fear, and fear some more and then vote for the old white fuckers who will most certainly protection from the scary mooslim darkie terrists.
ReplyDeleteAlso, scary mooslim darkie terrists can walk through walls and have laser beam eyes. So vote for the old white fucker!
ReplyDeleteAnd look, I mean I must just be stating the obvious here.. but you know that Bloomberg is a Jew right? Obviously they can only count pennies (or whatever it was DeMint said), and are no match for SUPER TERRORISTS!
ReplyDelete(and no, I am not expressing my own views here being a New Yorker who is more than happy to see them tried here)