GOP congresswoman hangs up on Obama — twice

[malaise]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/03/gop-congresswoman-hangs-up-on-obama-twice/#more-31829
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A Florida congresswoman – convinced she was being prank-called by a Barack Obama sound-alike – hung up on the actual president-elect Wednesday.

Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was told by an aide that Obama wanted to speak with her. According to a statement released by her office, the Republican congresswoman cut off the caller, telling him she thought “this is a joke from one of the South Florida radio stations known for these pranks.” She then hung up.

Obama’s future White House chief of staff, Rahm Emmanuel – a fellow congressman – then called her to let her know she’d actually been speaking with the future commander-in-chief. Ros-Lehtinen, convinced the call was another hoax, hung up on him, too.

Finally, an aide told Ros-Lehtinen she had an urgent call from Chairman Howard Berman, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Still suspicious, Ros-Lehtinen urged the California Democrat to recount a story only both of them would know.
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Guess she's smarter than Palin. :rofl:

[WillParkinson]

1. Can't blame her...

After Ms. Palin had her gushing interview it pays to be cautious.

[Arrowhead2k1]

2. lol, good for her but you'd think the government would have devised a system to secure

communications between themselves.

[Tiggeroshii]

4. That would definitely make sense...

:shrug:

[Tiggeroshii]

3. Good for her at being cautious.

However, I can't help but wonder what the story is she demanded he recall...

[depakid]

5. What, she doesn't have caller ID?

or was Obama calling from a pay phone?

:D

[liberati]

27. Unfortunately Caller ID can be easily spoofed

nt

[frogcycle]

6. geez, read through the comments!

there are an awful lot of people just spewing bile on every newspaper website as well as various blogs like freep. I mean really ugly shit. fucking morlocks.

[malaise]

7. Yep the comments are clearly from

Rethug lunatics...sorry for the oxymoron. :D

[tosh]

10. I love a good oxymoran, LOL!

[TahitiNut]

12. I'd call it a redundancy, not an oxymoron.

After all, there's nothing contradictory between "Rethug" and "lunatic."

:shrug:

[frogcycle]

15. repetitively redundant?

:)

[malaise]

16. You have a point

but that's from our perspective. They think they're sane. :D

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

8. lol! I can just picture Ros-Lehtinen doing this!!!

:rofl:

[malaise]

13. This is hilarious

but the loony comments are even better. :rofl:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

30. I have to read them as soon as I go down to my desktop. It's hard for me to read them

on this laptop. Can't wait!

[malaise]

18. Ok I'm off to watch Chocolate News

That show is hilarious.

[Canuckistanian]

9. Ros-Lehtinen is not the sharpest knife in the drawer to begin with

But surely her office has a protocol for talking with fellow lawmakers.

What if this had been an actual emergency? (I know, nobody would be calling HER in an actual emergency).

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

11. Well not really.

She hung up on Obama once and Emmanuel once. Just to be technically correct.

David

[Stinky The Clown]

14. I think she's a horrible person ..... but she did well in this little story

I can't quarrel with her for what she did.

She's sure as shit smarter than that Alaska Asshole.

[malaise]

17. Helloooooooooooo!

Our cat is smarter than the Grifter. :rofl:

[TexasObserver]

19. In her defense, she is a complete idiot.

[Oilwellian]

20. Interesting, you can't shut her up on Bill Maher's show

And she impresses me as being downright stupid. I'm surprised she showed caution in this situation.

Her mug:

[question everything]

21. Funny (nt)

[DFW]

22. I guess if you want to call up a Republican these days

You have to put on a phony French accent. If Obama doesn't sound enough like
himself for them, they'll have try plan B.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

23. More than just emblematic of the typical wingnut

This is instructive as to the culture Dim Leader created for eight long, tortured (literally) years in D.C. He barely spoke to those on his own side, let alone folks on the other side of the aisle. As such, this particular wingnut couldn't imagine a world in which a "Demoncrat" would pick up the phone to speak to her.

This tale tells us the work that lies ahead, not that I want Obama paying any attention to freaks like this woman. Let's hope it was her birthday or anniversary or that Obama found her name scrawled on some bathroom wall and wanted to let her know he'd just had it removed. She's a Wingnut Twit First Class with Poison Oak Clusters.

Also, this is the idiot that Debbie Wasserman-Schultz wouldn't help defeat, isn't it? The one whose opponent DW-S told to "show me the money?"


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[Dark]

24. I don't blame her after Palin. But, you know, it'd sure be nice if the government officials could

FUCKING MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW WHO THEYRE TALKING TO.

[anigbrowl]

25. Look on the bright side...

after hanging up twice, she almost certainly had to give Obama whatever he was requesting just to make amends.

[bushmeister0]

26. She really is dumb as dirt.

If it wasn't for all those "exile" fossils on Calle Ocho they bus to the polls everytime she's up for election, she would have been out of office years ago. She's a real embarrassment.

You know, I used to be a real AM radio freak when I lived down there and I can't imagine who the hell she's talking about who might try to prank her. The only one I can think of is Neil Rogers and that doesn't sound like his sort of schtick.

When Phil Hendry was down there, sure, but he left almost 15 years ago.

Why the hell was Obama calling her anyway? She doesn't represent anyone who will be alive by the time he runs again, including Fidel.

[Swamp Rat]

28. LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[malaise]

29. Morning brother

Just saw her interview on NBC 6, Florida. I'll look for it on UTube. :rofl: