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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLouie Gohmert takes bold pro-'lunatic' stance
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/05/1167520/-Rep-Louie-Gohmert-takes-bold-pro-lunatic-stanceThere were 398 yeas, and one opposed:
The House voted on Wednesday to strike the word "lunatic" from all federal laws and only one lawmaker voted against the measure: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas).
It was unclear initially why the Tea Party favorite opposed the change, and a Gohmert spokeswoman did not return a request for comment. The point of the bill, which cleared the Senate in May with no opposition, is to strike language from current law that contributes to the stigmatization of mental health conditions.
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It was unclear initially why the Tea Party favorite opposed the change, and a Gohmert spokeswoman did not return a request for comment. The point of the bill, which cleared the Senate in May with no opposition, is to strike language from current law that contributes to the stigmatization of mental health conditions.
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Louie Gohmert takes bold pro-'lunatic' stance (Original Post)
Enrique
Dec 2012
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DinahMoeHum
(21,794 posts)1. OK, let's play "Spot The Gomer" with the picture.
Odd. I thought it was the one in the middle.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)2. spot the real lunatic in this picture.
One from column a, one from column b and the other one.
spanone
(135,844 posts)3. 'a combined I.Q. of 63'
dballance
(5,756 posts)4. Considering he's one of the biggest lunatics in congress
you'd think he would want to get rid of the word in laws. I wince every time I see him and his thousand-yard stare just like I wince when I see Bachmann and her thousand-yard stare.
I cannot imagine how any voter voted to re-elect him if they watched the segment where Anderson Cooper tried to ask him reasonable questions and Gohmert melted down in rage.
sasha031
(6,700 posts)6. I've wondered the same thing, what kind of people live in his distirct
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)9. Think "Jethro Bodine on steroids"
and there you have the typical Gohmmert voter. Old oil money.
Edited to change out Jed for Jethro,lol
Enrique
(27,461 posts)7. that's one of my favorite videos
it was about terror babies, Anderson struggling not to laugh, and Gohmert angrily and out of nowhere accusing Anderson of mocking his Texas accent. good stuff.
LeftInTX
(25,381 posts)5. ROFL!!!!
Historic NY
(37,451 posts)8. There isn't a spoonfull of brains in that entire group...
even zombies would run away.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)10. JuanitaJean hit it: "He's opposed because that's his middle name"
moondust
(19,993 posts)11. Louie didn't want to feel left out.
By the way, that picture is priceless.