Video: Democrat who yelled at constituent can’t stop whining about health-care question
posted at 9:38 pm on August 10, 2009 by Allahpundit
Yeah, this guy again. He simply can’t get over how rude it was for some doctor to sit through a four-hour meeting about a highway, waiting patiently until all the other questioners had had their turn, and then politely ask a question about the hottest political issue in America. Oh, and he also kinda sorta hints it was racist too, since the meeting had to do with a highway serving a black community. Dialogue.
The clip’s long but worth your while, as CNN decided to have the doctor call in so that Scott could finally answer his question. Minor problem: Like practically everyone else in Congress, Scott’s prone to talking about this subject in platitudes — and the doctor, mobster that he is, is very adamant that he doesn’t want to hear platitudes. Awkwardness ensues starting at about 5:00.
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Racist.
cannonball on August 10, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Darn you just beat me with this allah just sent it in
William Amos on August 10, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Oh, yeah. So racist. I bet he even has the “S” word in his head when he asked those questions.
Sugar Land on August 10, 2009 at 9:43 PM
That guy is funny – he seems to think the voters work for him.
LOL.
The thing is … I know Sailors who chip paint on Amphib Carriers who have more class and polish than this elected representative that makes a six figure salary on the taxpayer’s wallet.
LOL.
HondaV65 on August 10, 2009 at 9:45 PM
I demand Obama make him health czar
William Amos on August 10, 2009 at 9:45 PM
I must admit I was a bit taken aback that the doctor threatened to remove the congressman’s tonsils if he voted for the HC bill.
Bishop on August 10, 2009 at 9:46 PM
This is a great example most of the people going are actually just concerned. Sure some act badly but who would not when you have guys like Scott acting as they do. It is NOT his money.
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 9:47 PM
This is what we get when Republicans just fold their hands about racially-gerrymandered districts.
Racists? Who? Us? Oh, no please….
Let’s just hand 60 House seats in perpetuity to clowns like this.
guntotinglibertarian on August 10, 2009 at 9:48 PM
OBAMA!! Get those beers ready. Looks like you have another Corona Conference coming up!
CFL on August 10, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Shut up, white boy. I don’t need yo’ cracker vote.
guntotinglibertarian on August 10, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Just who in hell does this two-bit snake oil salesman think he is. He’s been feeding from the public trough so long he thinks owns it. Frankly, he can shove it in his ear or the orifice of his choice.
rplat on August 10, 2009 at 9:50 PM
CNN now is the business of mediation for arrogant congressman…
d1carter on August 10, 2009 at 9:50 PM
I think I know why the congressman thought this guy was not one of his constituents…
d1carter on August 10, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Obama brought out the ugly arrogance in all of them. Who do these government employees think they are?
sherry on August 10, 2009 at 9:53 PM
I smell another beer-fest in the Rose Garden.
Bishop on August 10, 2009 at 9:54 PM
I have only one question for any politician supporting Obamacare and that is this, where in the Constitution is the federal government authorized to run a health care plan?
DerKrieger on August 10, 2009 at 9:55 PM
He’s not intellectually equipped to do anything else.
progressoverpeace on August 10, 2009 at 9:55 PM
50 years….
cobrakai99 on August 10, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Are you coming to the 9/12 event?
TXMomof3 on August 10, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Another code word: Orchestrate.
It is going to be right up their with RACIST.
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Gotta love that doctor …he is a hero!
Hmmm who brought up race? Scott did. He had to make sure the doctor knew that he was white.
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Watch your tone people DaveS (aka KP Jr.) is watching
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 9:57 PM
I’m pretty sure an astroturf organization doesn’t have enough money to pay *me* to sit through a FOUR HOUR meeting about a highway, so it stands to reason that a Dr. probably has a lot of better things to do with his time…
The Dems are pushing this astroturf thing with all of their might to convince us that all of the “real people” want health reform.
The problem is, they are trying to convince a majority that they are a minority, which is much harder than the reverse.
jana on August 10, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Who do you trust – the doc or the bureaucrat politician?
doctor horton on August 10, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Everyone here in Atlanta knows Scott is scum
bill30097 on August 10, 2009 at 9:59 PM
I fear for the Congress. If they REALLY don’t believe that these ANGRY MOBS are real. . . what will it take?
I’ve never seen angry mobs like this. The Republicans couldn’t do this if they tried.
It’s almost like all Democrats are Baghdad Bob. Deny that there is a problem even when American Tanks are rolling past in the background. Close your eyes and ears and you’ll think you are doing great!
ThackerAgency on August 10, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Thank your lucky stars that rokemronnie isn’t here, you might be named on a slander lawsuit.
Bishop on August 10, 2009 at 10:00 PM
You work for US, a$$hat! It is time for you and your ilk learn this. Ah yes, hide behind the black community….very nice.
It’s time to clean house.
HornetSting on August 10, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Ah, speaking of a$$hat knownothings.
HornetSting on August 10, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I couldn’t even watch half of it. The guy made a jack-ass of himself and the video has been played over and over to the benefit of the side he’s not on. Deal with it.
(PS – KUDOS to the Medical Association of Georgia, one of the most organized of doctor’s groups that have rallied and shamed the AMA)
Marcus on August 10, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry about this guy…
Wonder why he didn’t grab the microphone and start yelling,
“Is you is or is you ain’t ma constituency!?!?”
coldwarrior on August 10, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Gack! Did I say something wrong?
Bishop on August 10, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Yet he garners enough votes in Nov. to keep his job. It’s an epidemic that is nationwide.
thomasaur on August 10, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Definitive proof that affirmative action FAILS everywhere it is tried.
David2.0 on August 10, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Insurance companies have a monopoly? You mean thousands of private insurance companies have a monopoly on the health insurance industry? What, are they trying to keep the government out of the market? You can’t have fair competition without a government backed insurance company? This guy is either incredibly stupid or incredibly brazen. I just don’t know what to say after listening to that.
mbs on August 10, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Best. Comment. Evar!
oddjob1138 on August 10, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Why set limits? I think he’s both…
jana on August 10, 2009 at 10:07 PM
the Massachusetts example is a disaster. Higher premiums, fiscal disaster, and waiting lists,
rob verdi on August 10, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Did he say “White boy”? I can’t bear to watch the clip.
SouthernGent on August 10, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Scott is an ass….and that’s being kind.
GarandFan on August 10, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Come, Doctor. Let’s talk about this in private, away from prying ears who might take my position public and might endanger my incumbency next election.
If he’s a Blue Dog, then it got the best of him a while ago. If he’s a Blue Dog, and any real savvy politician, he knows that his views could resonate with most of the country. I call BS.
And did he really suggest a beer summit at the end? Oy. I like the idea of people settling things over a cold one, but when it involves politicians, I feel like it’s pointless.
MadisonConservative on August 10, 2009 at 10:11 PM
He should be having weekly keggers at this point.
misslizzi on August 10, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Scott “represents” Georgia’s 13th District, one of the most gerrymandered voting districts in the nation. Affirmative action gone wild.
If he were in Bangui, he’d have already declared himself emperor for life.
coldwarrior on August 10, 2009 at 10:12 PM
I’m thinking lit torches and pitchforks.
Guardian on August 10, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Hawaii failed. I think they had to cut it off.
Mass is going broke.
Oregon denies care and offers to euthanize instead.
So, why would nationalized healthcare work on a scale 20x larger? Especially since there will be no lower costs for drugs because Obammy agreed not to?
Blake on August 10, 2009 at 10:13 PM
I actually I did see clear racism in that. If you watch the congressman’s responses, especially at the townhall meeting, you can see that he did not consider the doctor a constituent but rather an interloper. I expect this was due to the fact that the doctor was white. The congressman’s district is heavily black and he assumes they are his people and he only works for them. It’s clear from all his talk of “disenfranchised people” and “my community” and the “voters in my district”, etc. He’s a racist. Crackers just need to shut up round here.
bagoh20 on August 10, 2009 at 10:13 PM
I was talking about rokemronnie…..:)
HornetSting on August 10, 2009 at 10:14 PM
The difference between the doctor and the congressman, manners. He is a smart man, this doctor.
tessa on August 10, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Finger pointer……”Shut Up, Be Happy!”
Ozprey on August 10, 2009 at 10:16 PM
the old alabama way of taking care of this……… when they dredge the river and pull the dude out wrapped in log chain… just likem to steal more chain than they can swim with..
workingforpigs on August 10, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Behold! The next Green Party presidential candidate.
The Dem’s can’t afford to keep him any more than they could Ms. McKinney.
Or the Republicans, Pat Buchannan, for that matter.
Better used as scuds to shatter any third party’s aspirations.
notropis on August 10, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Ronnie is a famous writer or didn’t he tell you. People pay him good money./
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Um, is that Juan Williams’ dopelganger or what?
alohapundit on August 10, 2009 at 10:17 PM
*doppelganger
alohapundit on August 10, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Juan Williams is a gun-toting, bible-clinging, Goldwater Conservative compared to this Scott nitwit.
coldwarrior on August 10, 2009 at 10:18 PM
To quote Allahpundit:
NUANCE.
Notice that this guy points at people ranting that they can ask to schedule a meeting with him about healthcare, but he never says he’d actually schedule a meeting or ever meet with anyone about healthcare.
Lourdes on August 10, 2009 at 10:19 PM
I anticipate he’ll start claiming to be “a Black American” at any minute now.
Lourdes on August 10, 2009 at 10:19 PM
If we pay him for his family being slaves, will he take a one way ticket back, so he can run from those that carry machettes.
workingforpigs on August 10, 2009 at 10:20 PM
True. I have noticed he has been leaning right lately. What’s up with that?
alohapundit on August 10, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Self-preservation.
coldwarrior on August 10, 2009 at 10:21 PM
No other comments about BEER FEST in the Rose Garden. I made the comment first.
I’M FIRST I’M FIRST I’M FIRST!!!!!!!
(sorry, I had a Hillary moment)
CFL on August 10, 2009 at 10:22 PM
DAS!! BOOOOOT!
rollthedice on August 10, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Why, why somebody here cheering a political foe’s brain tumor? Calling Obama a n—-r? Applauding people who help the Dems change the topic, by yelling down everyone who disagreed? What heathen behavior did I not see that you did?
DaveS on August 10, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Despite the Congressman’s words, the point of the bill is not to contain or reduce costs. Competition among insurers is rife.
This is about power and control.
rogersnowden on August 10, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Yeah, and he proves my point. When protesters don’t act like a$$holes, we win. Of course, for some people (CWforFreedom) I don’t think “winning” is exactly what they have in mind.
DaveS on August 10, 2009 at 10:25 PM
I will bet a months pay that this yahoo wouldn’t know one detail of the house bill.
HoustonRight on August 10, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Maybe this might help Representative Scott?.
coldwarrior on August 10, 2009 at 10:29 PM
It doesn’t DerKrieger, but then nobody really cares any more anyway! Since the 10th amendment was ditched the question has become “Where in the Constitution is the Federal Government PROHIBITED from running a health care plan?”. And besides that, which Constitution are you referring to anyway; the Constitution as written or the Constitution as interpreted? They are distinctly different, you know.
One is simple and straight forward for the comprehension of the average citizen with an average intellect and a decent education, written for the express purpose of anchoring the American experiment in a set of timeless principles. The other is a “living” document of vast extent and infinite flexibility that is meant to be a kind of sea anchor in a constantly shifting situation. It can’t be readily understood or even comprehended by the average citizen without the guidance of a staff of legal scholars and specialists and the best even they can do is to deliver a hopelessly complex snapshot of a constantly shape-shifting organism.
And therein lies the most utterly terrifying aspect of this whole debate; the argument that’s NOT being made. The Constitutional argument! And it’s not being made because in the Constitution as interpreted, there is nothing at all that prevents the Federal Government from setting up a truly gargantuan bureaucracy with the power and the incentive to decide who is born and who and when we die. In fact, there is the power and the incentive to administer every detail of our waking lives from what we eat to how we love, from what we drive to how we earn a living, and every aspect of life that touches our health. In other words – everything!
When it is all done, they will have reduced our lives to an agenda item on a committee report. An entry in the minutes. Nothing more than a brief pause on the way to adjournment.
Lew on August 10, 2009 at 10:30 PM
OT (but only a little…)
MA 6th district congressman John Tierney (guess which party – win a prize!) will be holding 0 town halls.
His opponent in 2010 is holding a rally in front of his office, to ask why he’s not having any meetings.
Even in the people’s republic, here’s some hope!
massrighty on August 10, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Nowhere. It’s not the government’s job to use taxpayer dollars to “compete” with private businesses.
Total insanity!
surrounded on August 10, 2009 at 10:33 PM
1. You know his heart, now?
2. We’ll let you know when you’re in charge (hint; not today.)
massrighty on August 10, 2009 at 10:34 PM
100% racist.
Static on August 10, 2009 at 10:34 PM
I am not being racist, but I swear that Blitzer says, this Doctor “Axed” a Georgia congressman….”
I swear he did. It’s right at the beginning and hard to miss.
AnthonyK on August 10, 2009 at 10:37 PM
And, for a change, provably, measurably racist. Not just a non-disprovable charge, but racism caught on film. Didn’t think he was a constituent (just because he was white?) priceless!
massrighty on August 10, 2009 at 10:37 PM
No, but luckily most libertarians/republicans are smarter than you, and are more in line with my way of thinking. Thank god irrational morons aren’t running things… they just got the spotlight for about 3 days, which hopefully isn’t enough to kill our hopes of stopping the bill.
DaveS on August 10, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Calm down KP Jr. …. Those that dare stand up to the machine do what you will not do yourself. Thank them. Do not berate them and try to shut them up. That is Obama’s job.
Yes a single idiot that calls someone a racist name or wishes death on someone is not good but do not pretend that the left is not already claiming you said it already. Your naivate is amazing for a grown man.
Don’t be so soft and keep your eye on the ball. The real enemy are those in the White House and in Congress that wish to take away freedom and spend us into oblivion. Spend your time there and don’t be so worried. They already hate you and disparage you.
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Hey now…. I resemble that remark… literaly! LOL…
4 Years on the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)… and yes, after a yard period… I chipped a LOT of paint…
Romeo13 on August 10, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Again so naive. It is a train you and KP cannot stop it
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 10:41 PM
I’m voting against every incumbent on my ticket in 2010. I don’t care what party anymore.
Thankfully, where I live, they’re essentially all of the same party.
lansing quaker on August 10, 2009 at 10:42 PM
It is all about winning. Ask the libs how they brought us so much angst. It was not about being nicey nice. Grow up DAVE
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 10:43 PM
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And very few acted like assho++ but you choose to carry the water for the enemy. I choose to support those that see this for what it is and call the enemy on it. You sit back now and watch the heavy lifting now. KP might send you a nice smelling letter.
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Ha ha double-pump, side swish, 360 degree, inverted, around the back slam dunk. This maggot is so unqualified, it’s nearly criminal. HopenChange kids, they know what’s best for us. Not in this lifetime for me. Stick it up you A$$ sideways.
Sam_I_Am on August 10, 2009 at 10:48 PM
I see righteous anger. I see frustration after being lied to time and time again since January. I see ordinary folks who have been pushed to the sidelines too far too often. I see ordinary folks who have been demonized as gun-toting bible-clinging rubes by the now President of the United States responding.
Polite “debate” is impossible, since, according to Obama, the time for talking is over.
I also see the Democrat monopoly in Washington fracturing as each hour passes.
coldwarrior on August 10, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Exactly. This horrible, ignorant, tiny little man will be re-elected time and again. When I see a loser like this from a gerrymandered district, I just ignore it. What’s the point in getting upset? I mean, the guy could probably smoke crack with a couple of undercover FBI agents and get elected to something or another by the voters in his district, right? He — and his district — are lost causes. Just assume they’re going to be lying, corrupt, worthless scum and write ‘em off. Save your powder for the clowns that can be beat at the ballot box.
Rational Thought on August 10, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Kudos to Wolf for keeping the conversation on track and not allowing Scott to continually manipulate Dr. Hill’s words.
The Ugly American on August 10, 2009 at 10:50 PM
I am trying to figure out why those on the right play right into the hand of the left. It seems the lesson of MCCAIN is lost on the KPs of the world. What don’t you get? Do you think the DEMS will treat you fairly? You are friggin insane if you do.
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 10:50 PM
All it takes is a few. We live in the year 2009.
DaveS on August 10, 2009 at 10:53 PM
DaveS ….read coldwarriors post. Watch those that dare stand up. This is not fake . These are real people with real concerns . America sees it. Why don’t you. Obama’s numbers and his support for this mess are dropping with the “crazies”/s and all. In the end because of the strength of these people we will not see anything like Obama envisioned when he was sworn in. That is a fact and that is a win. You choose to paint them as something they are not.I am sickened.
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 10:53 PM
DaveS– you are shaking like a leaf . Let me reassure you . Without you and your type that talking point does not have a chance but go ahead and play along. Maybe Obama will not track your computer usage/s
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 10:55 PM
It’s CNN people . . . the same network that pandered to Saddam during the Iraq invasion when our soldiers were dying. Need I say more?
rplat on August 10, 2009 at 10:56 PM
What no beer?
This doctor is a urologist. He knows a dick when he see one.
RobCon on August 10, 2009 at 11:02 PM
An orchestrated mob of one.
Be… all that you can beeee….
The one concrete thing I can take out of this is that Rep. Scott does not want this discussed in public.
applebutter on August 10, 2009 at 11:04 PM
I hate to say it, but kudos to Wolf for this. He did not let this congresscritter escape the good Dr’s questions.
conservnut on August 10, 2009 at 11:05 PM
I wouldn’t've been nearly as nice about it. For one, I’d've told him off, when he made the insinuation that I was disrespectful, and “hijacked” his little town hall. Second-of-all, I wouldn’t have agreed to a behind-closed-doors, in-the-office meeting. I’d've said: “sunlight is the best disinfectant, and what I want to know what it is that you can’t, or won’t, say in front of a town hall of your ‘valued constituents’”. This socialist, government-run health care bill has the potential to negatively impact each and every single American in the nation, and behind-closed-doors is not the place to conduct that kind of business. That’s called ‘legislation without representation’. Just becaue you like it, doesn’t mean your ‘valued constituents’ do. If he’s so interested in being transparent (something I’m definitely not accusing him of, that’s for sure), he needs to stop hiding in his office and screeching at anyone that brings up the subject when he’s not ready for it. Regardless of the original intent of the town hall meeting, he should be competent enough to be able to answer a respectfully presented ‘off‘ question.
Virus-X on August 10, 2009 at 11:15 PM
We have a conservative activist beat up and nary a word from Obama or the apologists. Yes DaveS that means you.
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 11:15 PM
DerKrieger on August 10, 2009 at 9:55 PM
surrounded on August 10, 2009 at 10:33 PM
mbs on August 10, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Did all of you miss the meeting which decided that healthcare (free if possible) is the RIGHT of all Americans? Did y’all miss that?
Also, the laws of economic (sic) have been revised by The One. Now y’all look into that one to understand unemployment.
Check MSNBC and they will use the above conclusions with great comfort. They can’t explain or logically defend them but they sure have an emotive consonance on that network.
If I offer a private jet to take us to dinner in Montreal, would Ann Coulter ignore my tinfoil hat?
IlikedAUH2O on August 10, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Has Obama said the Doctor acted stupidly, yet?
FloatingRock on August 10, 2009 at 11:17 PM
This is CNN? wow.
Oh, and the congressman should apologize for yelling at his boss (the doctor)in public. Or resign.
I hope HA will post the follow-up meeting. I’m interested to know if the employee (congressman scott) does his work and gets the data his boss (dr. hill) demands!
TN Mom on August 10, 2009 at 11:25 PM
I had forgotten about this.
Free health care, food stamps, and cell phones
http://thenewtj105.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/free-cell-phones-for-poor-people/
I believe there have been plans for free wireless internet for all. What will not be considered a right?
CWforFreedom on August 10, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Why do so few understand free market capitalism?
A business cannOT compete against a goverment-operated business that does not run under the the principles of profit and loss. When operating in the red, the government just steals other people’s money to fill up the gap.
Private business cannot rob the bank and soon goes under. What is left? A monopoly run by the government. Single payer.
kurtzz3 on August 10, 2009 at 11:27 PM
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