Oh my: David Obey and Maxine Waters in shoving match on House floor?
posted at 9:53 pm on June 25, 2009 by Allahpundit
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In an alternate universe, Obey’s a Republican and this is page-one fodder for days as proof of what violent racist misogynists all conservatives are.
What a special “Special Comment” that would have been. Alas for poor Olbermann, this is blue on blue.
The incident stemmed from Rep. Obey’s refusal to fund an earmark that Rep. Waters requested, sources told FOX…
Obey tried to walk away from Waters, but she continued to browbeat the Appropriations Committee Chairman and followed him around the House floor, according to reports. “She was in his face,” a source said.Other media reported that the altercation evolved into a “shoving match.” Those reports could not be confirmed. Ellis Brachman, a spokesman for Obey said that Waters “accosted” his boss and “made a scene.” Attempts to reach Waters for comment were unsuccessful.
More from The Hill:
“You’re out of line,” Waters shot while walking down toward the well.
“You’re out of line,” Obey shot back before turning and walking away.
But then Obey stopped, turned back toward Waters, and shouted; “I’m not going to approve that earmark!”
Obey turned away, but Waters went to go huddle with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. She could be over heard telling them; “He touched me first.”…
A Waters aide said that Obey had pushed her.
Waters is an idiot but Obey’s irascible jackassery seems to be getting worse the past few years, from an infamous tirade directed at Dennis Kucinich to now allegedly shoving women colleagues. What’s his damage?
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nana nana boo boo
God help us all.
ctmom on June 25, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Wish he would have pulled her wig off.
txag92 on June 25, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Much like piglets shoving each other aside as they fight for the tits of the sow.
Pavel on June 25, 2009 at 9:56 PM
The only reasonable way to settle this is to give them both pistols and count off 10 paces…the winner is a murderer and goes to “f*ck me in the a$$ prison” for the rest of their life.
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Haha
too good.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 9:57 PM
They remind me of piglets lined up at the mama sow.
Pavel on June 25, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Blue on Blue.
Hope and Change.
I hope the R’s just sat back with popcorn and watched the fight.
HornetSting on June 25, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Adults in charge now, thank heavens.
Thunderstorm129 on June 25, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Obey was a Republican… something like thirty-five years ago. Not that I shed any tears for all-shades-of-crazy Maxine Waters.
This, kids, is how Congressmen play “the dozens.”
KingGold on June 25, 2009 at 9:58 PM
what? not enough room at the trough for all the little piglets?
HoustonRight on June 25, 2009 at 9:58 PM
“It all started when he hit me back!”
/
FamilyCongressional CircusDrAllecon on June 25, 2009 at 9:58 PM
The only thing better would have been if he would have slapped the stupid out of Waters. That would have been a lot of slapping.
HornetSting on June 25, 2009 at 9:59 PM
And in the background………..
………. following the sound,
Obama was seen playing a fiddle……..
…….. as one tourist said to another,
Seven Percent Solution on June 25, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Obey may be acting more weird with every passing week, but Waters is nuts. I’ve always thought she was one those people who would start scratching someone’s eyes out if they looked at her hair or sneezed or read a paper in her presence or something like that.
She’s utterly crazy. A crazy person.
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 9:59 PM
greatgood minds and all :)HoustonRight on June 25, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Oh, Knowing Lindsey Graham (he doesn’t work with Waters does he???) he probably came over to watch and ended up taking sides.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:00 PM
I think it’s pretty funny in a depressing sorta’ way that Waters started yelling out about who touched who “first”.
I’m surprised she didn’t grab her neck and yell she needed emergency surgery with whiplash.
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 10:01 PM
The only thing that would have been better is if Obey was actually MegMac…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:01 PM
He could have called he a beeahtch. I did that once, hooo boy did I learn a 45 minute lesson. I still can’t listen to Aretha Franklin without hearing it over and over and over.
ericdijon on June 25, 2009 at 10:01 PM
…and then she ran to her peeps in the Congressional Black Caucus…hmmmm…time til the charges of racism start flying against that dirtbag Obey?
blue on blue is always amusing, but for these two corrupt leftist dirtbags scrapping like mongrel dogs over a piece of rotting meat…pass the popcorn.
elduende on June 25, 2009 at 10:01 PM
I thought that too, but this is the house. mccain and graham will be out there tomorrow, taking water’s side and completely effin up all the fun.
HornetSting on June 25, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Did Michelle show up and throw a shoe at Obey?
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 10:02 PM
He could have called her
ericdijon on June 25, 2009 at 10:03 PM
”
I think it’s pretty funny in a depressing sorta’ way that Waters started yelling out about who touched who “first”.
I’m surprised she didn’t grab her neck and yell she needed emergency surgery with whiplash.
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 10:01 PM”
Yeah, and she could hire the “silky pony”, aka John Edwards to take her case. Not enough popcorn in Iowa to watch all the idiotic Democrap goings on.
Webrider on June 25, 2009 at 10:03 PM
I was hoping they’d take Obey’s side and then Waters could beat their arses together…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:03 PM
what, no video?
therightscoop on June 25, 2009 at 10:03 PM
My comment to the same post at another site:
I had the following thoughts…….
Too bad they didn’t get into an all-out, knockdown, drag-out brawl.
She’d have probably charged him with sexual assault, racism and anything else she could think of. He’d have probably charged her with assault and whatever else he could think of.
But almost instantly after filing charges with the House Sergeant-At-Arms, they’d look at each other and say in unrehearsed unison….. “It was all Bush’s fault !”
Cheers !
Kenneth L Solomon
“Bing, Bing, Biiiiing….Oy Vey !…… Ricochet Rabbi.
E T Cartman on June 25, 2009 at 10:03 PM
And I’m supposed to believe her, why?
todler on June 25, 2009 at 10:03 PM
That’s now officially a sign of honor amongst Democrats.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:03 PM
How about they are both charged with assault and ejected from Congress?
How do we manage to get the dopiest people in our nation to run things?
Bishop on June 25, 2009 at 10:04 PM
It’s a fight between the tick and the flea…a pox on both their houses. Can we at least agree on that?
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Headlines in the Leftwing Media tomorrow (”EARLY!”):
“SENSELESS VIOLENCE IN CONGRESS, WATERS BRUTALLY VICTIMIZED”
or…
“KINDLY DEMOCRATS ENGAGE IN COUPLING HUG IN HALLS OF CONGRESS”
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Have you SEEN Michelle Obama’s shoes?!?!
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Gotta go with Obey on this one,just on general principle. Maxine W. and Monica Conyers must share some DNA,..they’re so much alike it’s scarey.
a capella on June 25, 2009 at 10:07 PM
There was a time when fistfights were common in the House. It’s a shame she didn’t give him an excuse to coldcock her.
single stack on June 25, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Hey, it couldn’t have happened to a nicer gal.
Hawkins1701 on June 25, 2009 at 10:07 PM
An old ACORN tactic. Works every time. Then run to your caucus and formulate your case.
Sharpton is busy at the moment capitalizing on the Michael Jackson death (seriously, as seen on Fox News) but in a day or two he will be on the case.
FireBlogger on June 25, 2009 at 10:08 PM
I say we fine Waters her wigs and whoever her ventriloquist is, and fine Obey the rest of his term in Congress.
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Wait… I thought Obama was getting rid of the earmarks?!
Skywise on June 25, 2009 at 10:08 PM
they sound like they are both qualified for a New York Senate seat.
rob verdi on June 25, 2009 at 10:08 PM
What?
I think that’s the hardest I’ve laughed all day…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Skywise,
that is a very good point.
rob verdi on June 25, 2009 at 10:08 PM
If I were Maxine I’d vote against Cap & Trade, health care AND amnesty just to spite Obey. The bastard!
But that’s just me.
DerKrieger on June 25, 2009 at 10:08 PM
bunch of penises on capital hill
BPD on June 25, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Can’t stand either one. Waters is a loon and Obey is behind most of this fascist crap. Was it not Waters in a hearing last year some time that admitted to the whole socialism plan for us?
freeus on June 25, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Who hasn’t wanted to shove Maxine Waters?
And who hasn’t wanted to have just cause to press charges against David Obey?
myrenovations on June 25, 2009 at 10:10 PM
We need more Halle Berry tributes.
Fletch54 on June 25, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Looks like the beginning stages of a major party implosion!
katy on June 25, 2009 at 10:11 PM
I always get Maxine Waters confused with Obama’s wife..
Star20 on June 25, 2009 at 10:12 PM
And what was the Maxie Waters’ earmark?
coldwarrior on June 25, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Arent’t these two (Obey and Waters) in the Democrat Socialists (whatever the Commies are called who has a large percentage of today’s Democrats in Congress as members).
I have some quotes by Waters as she’s preaching the righteousness, so she insists, of Communism using various other dodges to describe ‘it’ but she does come right out and bray in support of Socialism.
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 10:13 PM
They may as well fight each other the republicans aren’t putting up a fight.
fourdeucer on June 25, 2009 at 10:14 PM
She started it…NO he started it…did not…did too….slap, punch, smack, wham, pow!
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Probably staged. This can only help Obey in his 0.3% black district.
Buddahpundit on June 25, 2009 at 10:15 PM
If you kids don’t settle down back there, Obama will turn this recovery around!
And no ice cream or 4th of July picnic, either!
malclave on June 25, 2009 at 10:15 PM
fourdeucer:
Actually the Republicans have been doing a pretty good job of telling the Democrats to shove it, there just are not enough of them to stop the insanity.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:15 PM
you gotta luv it when the libs eat there own..but who’s eat’in who?
the winner is?
SHARPTOOTH on June 25, 2009 at 10:16 PM
THIS is with wig No. 9,089,754,607,456,134,010,608,459,745,137,557 on a good day.
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 10:16 PM
I weep for my country. Where is the America I grew up in?
Thunderstorm129 on June 25, 2009 at 10:17 PM
When is Maxine going to file the lawsuit?
GarandFan on June 25, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Duel..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yevgeny_Onegin_by_Repin.jpg
Texyank on June 25, 2009 at 10:17 PM
And then some of them have been doing a pretty good job of telling their fellow Elephants to shove it…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:18 PM
FAMOUS QUOTE
Maxine Waters To CEOs: “This liberal will be all about SOCIALIZING, umm – will be about, basically taking over.” Maxine Waters, May 2008
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 10:18 PM
I honestly could care less. I’m just pleased this is a non-Michael Jackson thread.
Emily M. on June 25, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Well, Obey’s clearly a raaaaaacist.
aero on June 25, 2009 at 10:21 PM
THIS is with wig No. 9,089,754,607,456,134,010,608,459,745,137,557 on a good day.
Lourdes on June 25, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Like I said, wish he would have pulled her wig off. I guarantee there would have been a throw down.
txag92 on June 25, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Emily,
Yeah, this thread isn’t about the all white black guy, or the black, half white guy.
Star20 on June 25, 2009 at 10:22 PM
I always get her confused with a horses patootie.
Miss Molly on June 25, 2009 at 10:22 PM
from The Hill:
Waters and Obey have had an ongoing dispute about an earmark for a public school employment training center in Los Angeles that was named after Waters when she was a state representative.
Obey rejected that earmark as violating policies against so-called “monuments to me.” Waters revised her request to go to the school district’s whole adult employment training program, so the district could decide whether the money would go to the school named after Waters.
Thursday was the committee markup of the spending bill that would include the earmark, and Obey let it be known that the earmark would be denied.
Shame. Shame.
Maxine Waters should spend less time worrying about her prompts and more time working on getting JOBS for the people of California.
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Exactly! The crazy bit** going nuts on another critter is always a worthy story line, but that only goes so far. What was the earmark?
Keemo on June 25, 2009 at 10:23 PM
The new Republican motto: Make Love Not War
fourdeucer on June 25, 2009 at 10:23 PM
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Thanks for the info…
Keemo on June 25, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Chewbaca has longer hair and smaller biceps.
Star20 on June 25, 2009 at 10:24 PM
The first part might be true…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:25 PM
The perfect defense for Obey:
“I didn’t shove her, I just tripped over her broom.”
Owen Glendower on June 25, 2009 at 10:25 PM
It’s a school training facility of some sort in LA that was named after her, of course. Obey calls them “monuments to me” I believe, which is a hilarious name for it, cause that’s exactly what it is!
4shoes on June 25, 2009 at 10:25 PM
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coldcock
single stack on June 25, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Its a shame they didn`t finish each other off . That would be two less votes for cap and trade friday. Just another day in the Twighlight Zone.
LSUMama on June 25, 2009 at 10:25 PM
“The new Republican motto: Make Love Not War
fourdeucer on June 25, 2009 at 10:23 PM”
Eh, Mark Sanford tried that, and it isn’t working out too well for him. At least the bawl fest for Michael Jackson is getting the press off that.
Webrider on June 25, 2009 at 10:25 PM
We should force all members of Congress to duel with live ammo for their earmarks.
myrenovations on June 25, 2009 at 10:26 PM
You know she could take him any day anywhere.
http://www.codywilliams.com/Black_Caucus/a%20CBC%2006%20032.jpg
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Ooops, sorry TN mom, couldn’t get that down quick enough!
4shoes on June 25, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Lets Get Ready To RUMBLE……..
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 10:28 PM
I was thinking of the last one…
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cold+cock
(reader discretion – Urban Dictionary)
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Maxine is an idiot and Obey is an ass… The Repubs are awful but the Dems are worse.
roux on June 25, 2009 at 10:29 PM
I don’t think most of her constituents are actually looking for work, they’re doing just fine on the dole . . .
califcon on June 25, 2009 at 10:29 PM
That’s exactly what they all should do!
4shoes on June 25, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Sure would like to see the video!
Pass the beers..
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 10:30 PM
who hasn’t shoved her before?
moonbatkiller on June 25, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Obey could claim he knew Jackson was in poor condition and might die, as an excuse.
Jeff from WI on June 25, 2009 at 10:32 PM
“The Maxine Waters Young Lady’s School for Grace and Elegance.”
Star20 on June 25, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Don’t give up on the United States of America. We can take it back and put to right this farce of an administration somehow. I don’t really know how but giving up is what they want.
Miss Molly on June 25, 2009 at 10:34 PM
I hear that Pelosi might have the votes to get the cap and trade bill passed tomorrow. I find that hard to believe. It is such a bad idea.
Thus far since Obama {gag} won the election, the Republicans have done a pretty good job of voting no on most things. I have been surprised at their discipline. It will be interesting to see how this vote goes.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:34 PM
My thoughts exactly.
Miss Molly on June 25, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Didn’t Maxine Waters play Red Fox’s sister-in-law in “Sanford & Son?”
Star20 on June 25, 2009 at 10:36 PM
I miss Cynthia Mckinney.
She ran for POTUS. LOL!
daesleeper on June 25, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Upstater:
There has not been so much of that recently. Nothing like being in the minority to concentrate the mind.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:26 PM
That nice little photo cost me a restart on my computer. There must have been a large packet of cookies or I need to delete some internet history. Back in a while.
fourdeucer on June 25, 2009 at 10:40 PM
There was a time when fistfights were common in the House. It’s a shame
shehe didn’t givehimher an excuse to coldcockherhim.single stack on June 25, 2009 at 10:07 PM
You know, a mouth full of ice cubes.
cjs1943 on June 25, 2009 at 10:40 PM
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