and they're right, HE AIN'T JIMMY STEWART and this AIN'T mr smith goes to washington
Lawmaker censured for kicking photog
Colorado House Censures Lawmaker for Kicking Newspaper Photographer
STEVEN K. PAULSON
The state House voted Thursday to censure a lawmaker who kicked a newspaper photographer taking his picture — and refused to apologize. The resolution, passed 62-1, was the first censure in the history of the Legislature. It says Rep. Douglas Bruce "failed to uphold the honor and dignity of the House of Representatives and reflects poorly on the state."
Bruce, a Colorado Springs Republican, kicked Rocky Mountain News photographer Javier Manzano for snapping his photo during the traditional session-opening prayer on Jan. 14. Bruce was sworn in as a midterm replacement hours later............
...........As the censure was read, Bruce stood in front of his colleagues toward the side of the chamber, his lips pursed and his arms folded.
He then delivered a speech, again blaming the photographer and comparing himself to Jimmy Stewart in the 1939 movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Stewart played a freshman congressman who punches out a photographer and becomes a hero after launching a filibuster and collapsing on the floor.
Republican Rep. Al White responded: "Representative Bruce, you're not Jimmy Stewart, this is not a 1939 movie. This is today. Your actions were wrong."
The lone vote against censure was by Rep. Kevin Lundberg, a Republican who said Bruce deserved to be punished but that censure was too strong..........
(my original posting)
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Big macho tough guys, those Republicans. I'm going to do a bit of a google search, hang on.
He's a staunch supporter of the "Global War on Terror" but he never served a day in the military. He had a student deferment to avoid service in Vietnam. He's never been elected to any statewide office, he has his current seat through appointment because it was vacated.
Apparently he's so tough, that when he was deputy district attorney in Los Angeles, he resigned out of frustration.
I love tough attorneys. Wait, isn't that an oxymoron.
He's no Jimmy Stewart, he's just another right-wing nutjob.
Oh, and I also found out on his wikipedia page that he's a slumlord who can't even keep his properties up to code and he spent eight days in jail on a contempt of court citation because he refused to meet city property ordinances.
This guy's a piece of work.
you OBVIOUSLY missed the entire point my dear rick. he was PRAYING. so anything that happened in the past and everything that happens in the future is OK because he PRAYS you big silly goose!
You're right. I didn't notice that Jeebus was on his side.
yup he sure is on his side!
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