Indiana Congressman Remarks

[ls317]

WASHINGTON - An Indiana congressman accused Democrats of waging a "war on Christianity" Monday, as a debate over religious tolerance at the U.S. Air Force Academy erupted in shouts and finger-pointing.

Work in the House of Representatives ground to a halt for 30 tense minutes after Rep. John Hostettler, R-Ind., blasted Democrats for trying to use a $409 billion defense spending bill to take a stand against "coercive and abusive" proselytizing at the academy's Colorado Springs, Colo., campus.

Academy officials have acknowledged dozens of complaints about incidents of religious intolerance in recent years, prompting an ongoing investigation. But Hostettler said legislation condemning the situation was part of a "long war on Christianity" being waged by "the usual suspects, Democrats."

"Like a moth to a flame, Democrats can't help themselves when it comes to denigrating and demonizing Christians," Hostettler said.



http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=CONGRESS-06-20-05&cat=WW

[Hobarticus]

1. Sounds like he almostgot his block knocked off...

At one point, Rep. John "Jack" Murtha, D-Pa., wandered across the aisle, put his imposing, former Marine's frame just behind the seated Hostettler and said that he goes to church as often as Hostettler does.

Pointing into Hostettler's face, Murtha, a Vietnam veteran, kept repeating: "Ever been to combat? Ever been to combat?" Hostettler stayed seated and Murtha walked away scowling.

[ls317]

2. Forgot about this one

Hostettler was last in the news in April 2004 when airport security officers found a registered semiautomatic handgun on him. He said he had forgotten about the gun and received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor.

[Hobarticus]

3. So Dems hate white Christian males, packin' heat on planes...

Damn, why are we so mean?

[DrGonzoLives]

4. Fuck Hostettler

The guy didn't even have the guts to make his own smear ads in the last campaign, he got the Republican Congressional Committee (whatever it's called) to make them for him. He is an arrogant little piece of shit, worthless excuse of a human being who is in Congress only because the Democrats in the area can't get organized enough.

[AlwaysDemocrat]

5. Indiana politicians - we can really pick 'em right?

I was also looking at Buyer's web site where he brags:

"I demand that Senator Durbin apologize to the fighting men and women in uniform today and those who have served in the past. As Americans, we are to honor our soldiers’ service and appreciate their sacrifice; not demean their service and disgrace their sacrifice,” said Chairman Buyer."

[thinkingwoman]

6. Hostetler was my rep before redistricting

aka gerrymandering, but now I've got Buyer. Hard to know which is worse really.

[BiggJawn]

7. They're both fucking morons.

But Buyer's knuckles don't drag as low.

[thinkingwoman]

9. that's because

his head is in the clouds where he keeps a look out for planes hitting the pentagon that he witnesses even though he was nowhere near the place at the time.

[BiggJawn]

8. By all means, Steve, let's honour THIS...

Yeah, Steve, tell us how you had your shit packed and were in your boots just waiting for your orders to Iraq to pop out of somebody's ass....