Congresswoman Gump?

Submitted by mbieseck on November 5, 2009 - 11:10am.
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In a blistering editorial Thursday morning, The Charlotte Observer took U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican from Banner Elk, to the woodshed for comments she made on the House floor earlier this week that Americans had more to fear from the Democrats reforming health care than from any terrorist attack.

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx is a visible reminder of the Forrest Gump saying, "Stupid is as stupid does." Foxx has made so many gaffes since her first election to Congress in 2004 that it's more than just mildly embarrassing for North Carolina. It's find-an-island-to-ship-her-to embarrassing. And it's becoming how-can-voters-keep-electing-her embarrassing.

The editorial then goes on to recount a litany of statements and actions by Foxx it characterizes as either hypocritical or dumb, and then urges voters in her 5th district, which stretches from the Piedmont to the mountains, to turn her out of office in 2010.

Count that as a strong negative endorsement from the state's largest newspaper a year before the election. Maybe the congresswoman should reply with a box of chocolates.

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Re: Congresswoman Gump?

Submitted by lpetrou on November 5, 2009 - 4:05pm.

Do you mean she was wrong when she voted against the Katrina appropriation because there was no accountability in it and low and behold a year later there were reports of massive fraud? Do you mean she was wrong when she voted against the billion dollar plus plus plus stimulus bill earlier this year again because of lack of accountability and all the earmarks? Having the government that can not manage H1N1 vaccine distribution in charge of health care in the U.S. would be worse than a terrorist attack. We can go after terrorists and eliminate them (or read them their constitutional rights, provide them with an attorney, treat them better than they have ever been treated before, and probably acquit them because of their victimhood)but once the government has total control over our health care there is nothing that can be done about it.

You guys in the media may not like her and think she is an embarrassment, but a majority of the people in her district have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for her. I for one am honored to have her as my representative.

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Re: Congresswoman Gump?

Submitted by cmitchz on November 5, 2009 - 1:36pm.

So, um, how is she wrong, again?

I mean, since the world depends on America for advancing the overall quality of health care, and since this bill would lead to the crippling of that (no pun intended there, I promise)...

...then could MSNBC's uptown Charlotte viewers please explain to us what terrorist attack would be worse than that in the long run?

I mean, aren't these the same liberals that swear that these terrorists really aren't all that big of a threat to us? At least, that's what I gather from them constantly leaking our tactics in their papers, and constantly railing against pouring water and siccing bugs onto terrorists in order to prevent them and their buddies from killing again...

But if you all suddenly want to become Team America: World Police when it positions you to go after Virginia Foxx, then that's fine by me. I just hope you're all still playing that role when it comes time to make the hard choices in fighting terrorists and saving lives.

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