Rep. Blackburn Won't Pledge To Stop Calling Obama A Socialist

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, one of the most prominent flamethrowers in the House of Representatives, simply could not commit herself on Thursday to no longer call President Obama a socialist or a tyrant.

Appearing at the Bloomberg Washington Summit, the Tennessee Republican was asked whether she disapproved of some of the more vitriolic rhetoric heard at conservative town-hall or tea-party protests.

"I think many of us would appreciate having a more civil tone here in Washington," Blackburn responded. "And what we would love to see is less partisanship; and individuals coming to the table and sitting down and working in a bipartisan manner. That is one of the items that has been so frustrating in dealing with the health care bill."

Nice dodge. Gary Flake, an employee of Microsoft and the person who posed the question, kept at it. Will you, he asked, "no longer endorse the words and language of socialism and evil and tyranny and things like that."

"What I will tell you --" Blackburn replied, carefully choosing her words.

"-- Is a crisp answer?" chimed in Flake.

"What I will be happy to tell you is that the American people are very frustrated," replied Blackburn, getting a big flummoxed. "And what I can speak to is for me. And what I think to do is to represent my constituents in ways that are going to honor the fact that they have elected me and that they have sent me here. They want to see action... They are frustrated with Washington D.C. as a whole. And what we need to do is make certain that we as representatives coming here are able to sit down and work on these issues and work these problems out."

With that, the interview ended. Unbeknown to both parties at the time was that a local official from Blackburn's home state had just thrown another rhetorical haymaker at the White House. Rep. Richard Floyd, a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, blasted out an email on Thursday afternoon warning about "what socialist leader Obama and his gang of thugs are trying to do to this country." Floyd was worried, for some odd reason, that Obama was trying to take away people's firearms.

Comments

[WalidMaaytah]

Another shallow, vindictive and insignificant blabbermouth who wants to be on TV, like the other Republican bimbos we came to be too familiar with, and the only way to do it is to badmouth the President with inane, meaningless and hateful words. Simply pathetic!

[SocialistBoy]

Ms. Blackburn is a Ho!!!! How's that for name-calling??

[Flymast]

Just pure racism and nothing else.

[joanno]

She;s too enchaned with herself to be reflective.

[King Keith]

Well from what I can see from my vantage point here in Nashville is that Blackburn is really trying to secure her place on Mt. Dumbassmore next to Bauchmann and Palin. She is also trying to build up her base with the local Council of Conservative Clansman and the Teabaggers. Marsha Blackburn you are the worst.

[CyrusBeaucephus]

Less partisanship, eh? then shut your ugly gob

[bulfinch]

If she makes the promise, I'll promise to stop calling her a silly clown.

[tmo7734]

Blackburn is a member of the lunatic fringe of the Republican party who must be run out of government. Her nonsense has no place in the U.S. Congress.

[BrianMark]

Obama is a Socialist. When he said "fundamentally remake America," on the campaign trail what did you all think he was talking about? The carpets at the White House?

No, the plan is to remake our society. Good idea? Bad idea? I say bad, many others, especially here, like the idea.

[CyrusBeaucephus]

Well then I guess you need to start winning elections. sore loser

[SocialistBoy]

You're to the congregation here Hoss. I'm happy being anything , but a Bushite!!! Got it??

[SocialistBoy]

-You're preaching-

[odyssey58]

What's wrong with being socialist? The citizens of socialist European countries are healthier, happier, smarter and better educated, and they live longer. They are free to attend any university that will accept them at little cost. They are free to switch jobs without worrying about health insurance. Nobody goes bankrupt due to medical bills. What's wrong with that?
Many Americans are completely ignorant of what socialism is. They use the term as a put down without really knowing what they're saying. Why I am I not surprised?
We are prisoners of our own ignorance. We'll continue to go bankrupt from illness and education will be unaffordable for many.

[bulfinch]

Good post.

[QuanticoCat]

I had no idea Socialism was so perfect. You really aren't able to see any potential downside, even if you try really hard?

[Ladybug1]

You're not getting this- white people like Marsha Blackburn would have to give up their status as the master race if everybody is treated the same. That bit@h attends Civil War re enactments up in bumb f@#k Tennessee where most of the gun clinging super religious white folks are still P.O'd they lost the Civil War. Make no mistake; Blackburn and these fine Southern good old boys and gals are cleaning their muskets; ready to take the field. Most of them can't even spell the word socialism but they fervently believe - Da darkie in DC is a comin down heah to take mah weepons said Blackburn leading the posse.

[QuanticoCat]

Is this a good post too?

[CO2feedsPlants]

why should she NOT call him a socialist? Barry IS a socialist.

[lthuedk 1]

It's tough to cleanse the Fox Stain from one's brain, I suppose.

http://www.light-to-dark.com/murdochs_enslaved_red_states.html

[MurrayAbraham]

And that is news?

[sadwolf1]

Fear and hate ---that's all you have to offer? Could the Republicans be any less productive?

[Ray Brown]

***Rep Blackburn says .... "what we would love to see is less partisanship; and individuals coming to the table and sitting down and working in a bipartisan manner.

But she sign onto the Orly Taitz birth-er claims, and can't promise not to call the President a "socialist"

being in a safe district by winning it by 69%,to the (D) Randy Morris by 31%, the more victriolic her words the the better she dose. If what Pailin, Bachmanne, and Blackburn are doing is a winning message for the Rep, we are in trouble as a nation!