Congressman: Reporters 'Assholes'
By Jerry Bohnen, NewsRadio 1000 KTOK ~ Frustrated because the microphone of Army General David Petraeus wasn't working at the start of a congressional hearing, Missouri Democratic Representative Ike Skelton didn't realize his mic was on and cut loose with a string of profanities about reporters, calling them "assholes."
As Petraeus started to testify before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee chaired by Representative Skelton, his mic didn't work.
It took several minutes as crews worked to restore the power to the mic and finally an aide leaned over and whispered to Skelton, explaining that when the press knelt down in front of the general, they apparently "knocked the mics loose. It'll take a couple of minutes to fix it."
"Well," said Skelton as he offered a sigh of exasperation," that really pisses me off." He uttered something unintelligible before adding, "those assholes."
Sitting next to Skelton, California congressman Duncan Hunter, the minority leader of the committee chimed in with a, "Oh yeah."
"And I don't need a god damned lecture from Dave Burton either," continued Skelton before Hunter started talking about the crowd of protesters in the gallery.
Minutes earlier, Indiana Republican Representative Dan Burton had reminded Skelton to remove the protesters and their signs.
It was obvious that Skelton was frustrated and unhappy with the interruptions.
"I hope that you will be very firm and get them out of here," admonished Burton.
"You don't have to lecture me," snapped Skelton. "They'll be gone! Don't worry about it!"
"Well, I still see them out here," responded Burton. "Don' worry about 'em," repeated Skelton. "We've done this before."
As Petraeus started to testify before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee chaired by Representative Skelton, his mic didn't work.
It took several minutes as crews worked to restore the power to the mic and finally an aide leaned over and whispered to Skelton, explaining that when the press knelt down in front of the general, they apparently "knocked the mics loose. It'll take a couple of minutes to fix it."
"Well," said Skelton as he offered a sigh of exasperation," that really pisses me off." He uttered something unintelligible before adding, "those assholes."
Sitting next to Skelton, California congressman Duncan Hunter, the minority leader of the committee chimed in with a, "Oh yeah."
"And I don't need a god damned lecture from Dave Burton either," continued Skelton before Hunter started talking about the crowd of protesters in the gallery.
Minutes earlier, Indiana Republican Representative Dan Burton had reminded Skelton to remove the protesters and their signs.
It was obvious that Skelton was frustrated and unhappy with the interruptions.
"I hope that you will be very firm and get them out of here," admonished Burton.
"You don't have to lecture me," snapped Skelton. "They'll be gone! Don't worry about it!"
"Well, I still see them out here," responded Burton. "Don' worry about 'em," repeated Skelton. "We've done this before."
Labels: Dan Burton, Ike Skelton
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