Joe Walsh Apologizes For Screaming At Post Office Worker, Telling Her That Her Job Isn’t Necessary

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Rep. Joe Walsh Apologizes For Screaming At Post Office Worker, Telling Her That Her Job Isn’t Necessary

By Lee Fang

On Tuesday, ThinkProgress broke the story of Rep. Joe Walsh’s (R-IL) unhinged pro-Wall Street rant, in which he shook his finger and yelled “don’t blame the banks” at a couple of constituents earlier this week. The constituents asked simply why banks have so much political power, and have been able to place lobbyists at the highest level of government. Yesterday, Walsh said his rant was caused by an “empty stomach.”

WLS-TV, ABC News’ Chicago affiliate, spoke with Melissa Rakestraw, one of the constituents berated by the freshman congressman. Rakestraw, who asked several thoughtful questions about bank regulation, said she was insulted when Walsh wouldn’t stop yelling into her face, even as she responded at one point, “please don’t yell at me because I’m not yelling at you.” The most offensive part of Walsh’s rant, however, wasn’t even his hysterical defense of Wall Street and corporate lobbyists. Rakestraw, a post office worker, said she was taken aback when she asked Walsh about how to save jobs like her own. Walsh replied bluntly, “I don’t care about the loss of public sector jobs.” Watch the WLS-TV report below:

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As brazen as Walsh appears on tape, yelling at the top of his lungs that banks and hedge funds had no active role in creating the financial crisis, he acted shamelessly in the past. Walsh has earned the moniker as “the deadbeat congressman” for his refusal to pay $117,000 in child support.

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[Mz Pip]

1. Empty Stomach?

More like an empty head and an arrogant ego.

[yellowcanine]

9. Maybe he should eat some Twinkies.

:rofl:

[Mz Pip]

10. Then he'd really flip out.

:crazy:

[Enrique]

2. his rant was caused by being confronted with intelligent people

intelligent people who had zero interest in his phony arguments. Look at the faces of the people around him when he's talking. Utter indifference. They are not buying it. That wonderful woman Melissa, look how comfortable she is rejecting his nonsense, no wonder he lost it.

[DeschutesRiver]

17. Exactly right.

That woman didn't lose her cool; she must have felt like she was handling a small child having a tantrum.

He simply was cheesed off because he prefers to have stupid people ask the questions because they do not challenge his answers, use critical thinking or require him to actually do more than just placate them by tossing out meaningless red meat.

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. He ran for office because he is a coward and a bully. n/t

[kentuck]

4. He needs to eat more fish...

brain food.

[patrice]

5. That blonde bimbo on F*x Ewes needs to apologize too. & I'm not going to apologize for not knowing

her name, because I recall the YouTube clip of her contempt toward post-office workers VERY clearly.

[LiberalFighter]

6. I hope those that voted for Walsh are happy about him. NOT

[ChairmanAgnostic]

16. His district is just north of mine.

From what I hear, people think he is embarrassing and a rat, especially about his child support crap.

[Cigar11]

7. Man I tell yea …

When it comes to Women, these Republican Men are real Bad Asses.

If you’re a woman in the Republican Party, you really have to be proud of your Men.

Soon, they’ll eliminate Republican Women all together and have the Babies themselves. LOL

[VWolf]

8. At which point

abortion will be elevated to a sacrament.

[ejpoeta]

13. +1!

[CreekDog]

11. is this is opposite of the Twinkie Defense?

:eyes:

[WI_DEM]

12. If this guy isn't toast in the next election then the people of his district are dumber than door

nails. Isn't he also the poster boy for deadbeat dads?

[noiretextatique]

14. hey joe: if you don't care about public sector jobs

please resign from yours. thanks.

[jaysunb]

18. Smartass !

:rofl: :hi:

[noiretextatique]

19. hey there!

:hi: i am sooo sick of these fng hypocrites.

[jaysunb]

20. Agreed

Hopefully there will be a second, Age of Aquarius. Maybe this time people won't be so quick to run off to chase dreams of wealth and manufactured contentment. :)

BTW, great job you guys are doing w/ OccupyOakland !

[noiretextatique]

22. it's been crazy here

cops swinging batons kids at uc berkeley yesterday! occupylosangeles is doing a great job too. i don't think THIS movement can be stopped or co-opted. the internet changed everything, and so did the bush coups. the people, all over the world, are not buying this "austerity" bs. tax the rich, already, and give the rest of us a mfng break!!!!

the city of oakland is aggressively enforcing parking tickets. the cost of a ticket was increased 50% last year, and a lot of people cannot afford to pay the avg cost of $50.00. so they are booting people's cars and holding them for ransom. if you cannot pay, you lose your car. they patrol the bart stations, in particular, because there is little free parking, and paying to park in a lot is expensive.
it's fng sick and predatory to attempt to raise money from the people who can least afford it. i have been waiting for this for
30+ years.

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. I sure hope this Congressman's many employers rethink hiring this guy for another 2 year stint.

:puke:

[craigmatic]

21. It kills me how republicans who work for the government can both think government can't work and

that somehow they are not public employees. I guess that because they are all bought by wall street they think they work for the private sector.

[BiggJawn]

23. Have a frosty mug of STFU and pay your child support, dickhead! n/t

[Politicalboi]

24. Aha! I bet the Post Office

Lost that child support check Joe sent out. See, what good is the Post Office? :sarcasm: