Walsh To Skip Obama Jobs Speech, Calls President 'Idiotic'

[Botany]

Source: Huffington Post

House Republican Joe Walsh, a Tea Party favorite from Illinois, will not be attending President Barack Obama's Sept. 8 jobs speech,
the Chicago Tribune reports.

“I don’t see the point of being a prop for another of the president’s speeches asking for more failed stimulus spending and more
subsidies for his pet projects," he said in a statement issued Thursday.


snip

“The president needs to stop the speeches, get out of his office and away from all the White House academics and start talking to real people
out there," Walsh said. "They’re the ones who are going to create the jobs, not White House paper-pushers and bureaucrats.”

snip

Walsh also criticized the president and his jobs plan earlier this week, according to the Northwest Herald. He called Obama "idiotic" while speaking
to a group of voters in Illinois on August 31.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/02/joe-walsh-barack-obama_n_946377.html

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This major league asshole is $117,000 behind in his child support, a bigot, and a flat our liar.

I just saw 5 minutes of him on MSNBC ...... 1st class punk.

[gateley]

1. Boy, I thought the subject line was referring to JOAN Walsh, and

I was stunned she would say that!

I want THIS Walsh taken down! He's right up there with Cantor on my Hate List.

[Botany]

6. I could only watch a few minutes .... he was really vile

He was blaming Obama for the national debt and calling an address to congress a political stunt.

Louie Gohmert, Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III, Eric Cantor, Joe "you lie" Wilson,
Michele Bachmann ....... there seems to be no end to their ignorant hatred.

[gateley]

15. Racists, each one of 'em. nt

[tridim]

2. Wonder what he's planning to do instead?

Probably drinking.

[yurbud]

61. tap dancing in an airport restroom or whatever the hetero equivalent would be

[NOMOREDRUGWAR]

3. Walsh is a MORON

He represents a district that is pretty much split between Democrats and Republicans, but Obama won it in 2008 I believe. With Obama on the ballot again next year, and a decent Democratic candidate, Walsh is probably toast. Say bye-bye, Walsh. Time to go get a real job now, you corporate tool.

[bkkyosemite]

4. Well I called his office and said he was disrespectful and

that democrats have never done this to a President. Such disrespect. I said you know what this really is a prejudiced inuendo. His bidding is with many who do not like the color of our President's skin. So then I said how dare you disrespect our President and then I said Walsh is a pig and hung up.

I was watching this deadbeat dad mouth off as many have at this President. My cousin said I can't stand Obama and his wife who wants to arrest parents for having fat kids (her grandkids are severely obese) and I said Michelle said no such thing. She said I don't want to talk about it I just can't stand them, I hate them.....She is a at home wife who watches...da da da dummmmmmmm FAUX NEWS! And so many are only educated to HATE Obama and it does go back to his color because this is not just about him as President. If Bush was to talk to Congress they would have all showed up. There is deep seated acknowledgement to those on the extreme right that are purely racist people..Betcha.

[bkkyosemite]

8. And when did a Dem yell in Congress during an address by

a President of the United States and say LIAR...Unbelivable there is much more than just policy differences. It's time to get these people out of Washington!

[gateley]

16. Why aren't we making a BIG deal out of his Deadbeat issue? nt

[Cass]

5. You know what's idiotic? Being a dead-beat dad, that's idiotic.

Effing asswipe needs to support his kids.

[Roy Rolling]

7. Jail him...

Why don't they just put Walsh in jail for failing to pay child support like they do non-Congress people? I'll bet he would cough up the $117,000 really quick, then.

[beac]

9. Deadbeat Walsh's DC office: [phone] and district office:

[phone]. (Woman answering phones in district office didn't even KNOW Walsh is deadbeat dad-- amazing.)

[AC_Mem]

22. Called the district office and got right through

and I let the chickie have it. The phone was answered immediately so everyone CALL NOW!!!

She seemed surprised when I said that I highly doubted that he would EVER make these kinds of comments to a Republican President, or a white President. I said that a representative of the United States congress who showed such utter contempt and disrespect for the leader of our country has no business in office and that I hoped he got thrown in jail for not paying his child support - no surprise that he doesn't apparently care about his children either.

Evil, nasty hypocritical republicans. I'm sick to my stomach with every single one of the mf-ers. I'm really hot about this. If we don't GOTV in 2012 and turn this country back to sanity I really don't know what is to come of us. Republicans like this truly have seeds of fucking evil in them, I'm convinced of it. Decent humans just don't do this stuff, they just don't.

Annette

[CBHagman]

60. Thank you.

You certainly gave her something to think about.

As for the rest of your post...

:yourock:

[Botany]

27. I talked the office @ the 847 exchange

fire breathing young tea bagger .... the President was trying to call attention to himself.

[Botany]

28. dupe

[FloriTexan]

10. Disrespectful...

But then there are a lot of DU'ers who should be careful to point fingers at Walsh, since they are basically doing the same thing on DU.

[kestrel91316]

13. We are not elected officials, in case you hadn't noticed.

[EC]

11. Isn't his district gone?

And didn't he only win by a couple hundred votes?

No one will miss him, he may as well be gone now.

[madrchsod]

20. he`ll have my old comgresscritter running against him in the primary.

illinois was redistricted and walsh has at least one or two challengers. any way you look at it he`s not going to make it past the primary.

[kestrel91316]

12. Why isn't that man IN JAIL for being such a scofflaw about his child support??

[SoapBox]

25. Ditto!!!

...what's up with that?

[kestrel91316]

62. IOKIYAR, plus laws are for the Little People.

[TroglodyteScholar]

14. Walsh is a nobody who most Americans have never heard of. n/t

[jwirr]

17. I was under the assumption that President Obama HAS been giving

many of his speeches in places other than the WH. I wonder of the deadbeat dad has had a town hall lately?

[trud]

18. If i were Obama

I'd make reference to this at the start of his speech. Something like he's sorry Walsh couldn't be here, but he understands he's away trying to straighten out the $$$$ he owes in unpaid child support.

[AC_Mem]

19. I tried to call

and not surprisingly, could not leave a message due to the fact that his mailbox is full.

deadbeat disrespectful asshole.

Vote them out in 2012~!~

[oldbanjo]

21. Anyone that does not show respect for the President

should not be in Congress. His debt to his wife would make him a security risk and he should not be allowed to hold that job.

[SoapBox]

23. Dirt bag, scum ball, freak show creep...

...vote his ass out!

[GoCubsGo]

24. More projection.

Those assholes are pros at it. I hope you'll be spending that time writing your ex-wife a check for all the child support you owe her, dickwad.

[mwrguy]

26. One less racist teabagger in the audience.

Fuck this guy.

[Plucketeer]

29. Actually,

the country's better off for Deadbeat Walsh not attending.

[alp227]

30. Hmm, Walsh's district, IL-8, seems to be a purple one.

It had a Republican for the first 12 years in its current place until 2005, when Melissa Bean (D) became the representative until the 2010 Tea Party takeover. In both 2000 and 2004, 55% of IL-8 voters voted for Bush. In 2008, 56% for Obama. I think that Joe Walsh has shown himself such an extremist and idiot in general he'll probably either win by a closer margin in 2012 than 2010 or be a one-termer.

[CBHagman]

31. "Tea party favorite" is a damning enough description.

It's a virtual test for boorishness, ignorance, spite, or all three.

[JDPriestly]

32. When a congressman speaks like that about the president,

it is way over the line of civility.

Bush deserved this treatment and did not get it. Now Obama does not deserve it and he gets it. The truth is that Obama does not stand up for himself and the Tea Party bullies are having a bullyfest.

[unkachuck]

33. hey welch....

....when are you going to bring me one of those corporate 'tax-break' jobs?

....we can take care of bashing Obama, you need to focus on finding us some of those mythical corporate 'tax-break' jobs....you do know the corporate books are awash with trillions of dollars in black ink?

....at least find me a job, that should be easy for a smart ass like you....

[TomCADem]

34. Joe Walsh says Obama abusing his power with speech to Congress

Source: CBS News

If you thought the kerfuffle over President Obama's speech to Congress was over, you would be wrong.

Rep. Joe Walsh on Friday accused President Obama of abusing his power when he asked House Speaker John Boehner to address a joint session of Congress to outline his latest vision for how he wants to create jobs.

"There is no reason for him to call a joint session of Congress," the Illinois Republican said in an interview with MSNBC, "we reserve that for heads of states from dignitaries around the world and presidents in moments in crisis, and monumental moments."

"I believe he is abusing the position here," Walsh added.


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20101201-503544.html

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Wonderful. The GOP will simultaneously prevent passage of Obama/Democratic economic initiatives, then insist that Obama's economic policies have failed. The GOP will demand that the President immediately address jobs, then ask for a delay of his address to accomodate "logistics." Then, they will say where is he on jobs, then say that calling a joint session to present a jobs program represents an abuse of power.

Why can they do this? Because no one holds them accountable. Blame Democrats, Give Republicans a Free Pass.

Until the American people start giving Republicans hell for their complete refusal to recognize any Democratic president as legitimate, they will continue to act the way they do. And, with the corporate media presenting their obstruction through the prism of false equivalency, Democrats will be equally blamed for federal government inaction that is mostly the fault of Republicans.

What's next? Impeachment proceedings against the President for his attempt to prompt Congress to take action on employment? Probably, because Republicans can get away with it. Its now Pavlovian that we blame Democrats, and give Republicans a free pass.

[MNBrewer]

35. This IS a moment of crisis!

We're about to slide even DEEPER into the Second Great Depression! God DAMN Republicans!

[Auntie Bush]

39. And God Damn Joe Walsh the disgusting little twit!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

44. Yeah!

DUH!!!!!!!! :crazy: (referring to Joe Walsh)

[Raschel]

47. I see the media's finally starting to report that most of the jobs are $10 an hr.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

36. It's hard to think clearly when you are wearing that pointy white hood. nt

[IADEMO2004]

37. Pay your child support asshole Joe

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/6720892-418/tea-party-rep.-joe-walsh-sued-for-100000-in-child-support

[FSogol]

40. +1,000 Spot on! n/t

[MNBrewer]

41. oh THAT Joe Walsh! Deadbeat Dad Joe Walsh

[frazzled]

53. Don't forget the 17 traffic violations, the foreclosure, driving on a suspended license

Not to mention being sued by his campaign chief, the federal tax liens, failure to appear in court.

And this freshman nobody with a rap sheet a mile long dares to pontificate on presidential propriety? Ptooey.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-08-17/news/ct-met-joe-walsh-profile-20110817_1_child-support-joe-walsh-chicago-tribune/2

[CBHagman]

38. Walsh's number is [phone], folks.

Contact info for Representgative Joe Walsh (R-IL) below, but please be polite to the staff when you call:

Washington DC Office
432 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Hours: Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Eastern time

District Office
50 East Grand Ave.
Fox Lake, IL 60020
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Hours: Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Central time

Oh, and get a load of the website. Make sure you're not drinking or eating anything first.

http://walsh.house.gov/

[Gin]

58. He has a picture of himself on a TV show....he is the male version

of Palin.....pathetic fool.

[QC]

42. I believe that Joe Walsh is abusing his children by forcing them to go without

so that he can take his girlfriend on lavish overseas vacations.

[d_r]

43. they say he's crazy

but he has a good time

[Raschel]

45. It's really bad when a Rep. who is a dead beat dad, disrespects our President.

[ixion]

46. This is why you don't let bullies run over you

because they will continue to do so until you stop them.

Obama caved... quickly. That was blood in the water. They'll continue to drag him behind the Ship of State until he decides to assert himself.

[Historic NY]

48. I just tweeted him that ought to go over like a fart in church.

[global1]

49. They Always Have It Both Ways....

Haven't they've been criticizing him because he doesn't have a jobs plan? This guy Walsh is a total idiot.

[Webster Green]

50. This guy needs to be medicating, not legislating.

He is mentally ill. :crazy:

[DRoseDARs]

51. Bill Clinton '93, George Bush '01, Barack Obama '09, Laura Walsh '11...

Yes, all four of those things are regarding economic issues.

[russspeakeasy]

52. Mr. Walsh, you are a waste of skin.

:evilgrin:

[BiggJawn]

54. Pay your child support yet, Joe?

Piss on him. He's not a REAL man, a REAL man takes care of his kids.
Walsh isn't fit to lick a real man's scrot.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

57. Obama? Power? Who knew?

I wish he would unleash the power.

The only abuse of power I see is handing the power to the Republicans.

[southerncrone]

55. But he is CRIMINAL!

He should be in jail, not in the US House of Representatives!

[area51]

56. Walsh: "They're the ones who are going to create the jobs...."

Really? They why haven't they created jobs? They've had plenty of opportunity. :eyes:

[SKKY]

59. He just got murdered on MSNBC, absolutely demolished...

...and listening to him makes me want to punch him in the mouth. Very hard.