Republican who voted for shutdown confronts park ranger and demands apology for shutdown

[Bjorn Against]

GOP Congressman Makes Park Ranger Apologize for Shut Down
by Neetzan Zimmerman

In an astounding confrontation that took place yesterday at the World War II Memorial in DC, a Tea Party congressman from Texas appeared to blame the Park Service for denying veterans access to the facility — and then made a Park Ranger apologize for the shutdown. "How do you look at them and ... deny them access?" Rep. Randy Neugebauer asked the unidentified Ranger in an incredible exchange that was caught on camera by NBC Washington.

In fact, the Park Service has been invoking the First Amendment in order to allow vets into the memorial despite the shutdown making it illegal for the department to do so.

"It's difficult," the Ranger replied. "Well, it should be difficult," scorned the congressman. "It is difficult," the Ranger repeated. "I'm sorry, sir."

"The Park Service should be ashamed of themselves," said Neugebauer. "I'm not ashamed," the Ranger retorted.

"You should be," sneered Neugebauer.

http://gawker.com/gop-congressman-makes-park-ranger-apologize-for-shutdow-1440577868

[Kber]

1. Too fugged up for words

[kentauros]

2. Why didn't the park ranger tell Neugebauer

that he's the one that should be ashamed? I know the teabagger skulls are so empty that they're bulletproof to facts, but the ranger should have at least tried, beyond saying he wasn't ashamed. And then he apologizes?!

[sharp_stick]

3. Because the park ranger

has too much class. She may have also been worried that this piece of shit might try to get her fired. Fortunately someone else was able to confront the asshole, I wish it had of been me that would have been so much fun, and the entire event is on video.

[kentauros]

5. I'll have to watch the video later.

But, yes, you're right about him then trying to get a public employee fired for speaking their mind. I wouldn't put it past him to try anyway for shutting the monument. I only hope people higher up in the Park Service are able to take these idiots to task in defense of their rangers.

[Gothmog]

4. Juanita Jean has some good comments about this idiot

This is the same teabagger who used campaign funds to buy a yacht
http://www.juanitajean.com/2011/02/16/yachting-dandy-randy-works-hard-to-make-fool-of-self/

Most of you are familiar with Juanita’s favorite yachtsman, Republican Congressman Randy Neugebauer of deep West Texas. The district that Randy represents is landlocked and 95% dessert. The other 5% is asphalt.

“However, Randy bought a damn yacht with his campaign donations. Not a bass boat. Not even a ski boat. It’s a yacht. In fact, here’s what it looks like,” she shows a picture to everyone and they all say, “Damn, girl, that’ a yacht!”

Here is a picture of the yacht purchased with campaign funds



It is hard to take anything that this idiot says seriously

[Avalux]

6. Oh that is just downright evil. EVIL.

These idiots need to be publicly humiliated and forced to spend the rest of their lives washing the feet of single mothers.

[noiretextatique]

7. these people MUSt be stopped

fucking asshole hypocrite they have no shame...fucking jerks

[FiveGoodMen]

9. The people who vote for them must be stopped as well.

[noiretextatique]

17. they seem to be doing a good job

at least with moderates. the religiously insane will still vote for them though.

[TNNurse]

8. Stupid

Evil or both? I am going with both.

[greyl]

10. K & R ! nt

[salin]

11. too stupid or stubborn to recognize irony...

too obtuse to realize that all but the teapartiers, in seeing this little episode, is smart enough to see the irony - and given his composure in delivering the irony ("The park service should be shamed&quot - will feel no sympathy for him, but instead for the park employee (and other federal worker.) Dude might have felt righteous in the moment - but he has done his "cause" (the govt shut down unless the other party caves for 45 days of funding), harm.

[Change has come]

12. This is perfect framing.

Well done.

[Eleanors38]

13. He just a low-order punk, hustlin' in front of a park ranger.

Do that in a bar and his stinking, flying teeth would block a billiard shot, and he would be crawlin' for the door.

[lpbk2713]

14. Scumbag playing it up for the cameras.

He didn't expect to come out of it looking like a slimy weasel but he did.

[Warren DeMontague]

15. That's the GOP, for you.

Never missing a chance to combine balls-out hypocrisy with dumping on the little guy.

[Gothmog]

16. According to Juanita Jean, CREW has filed ethics complaint against this idiot

According to Juanita Jean, CREW has filed an ethics complaint against this idiot http://www.juanitajean.com/2013/10/04/at-the-very-least-someone-should-sink-his-yacht/

Well, the good folks over at CREW did more than just get upset. They did something.

Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics against Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) for conduct that reflects discreditably upon the House.

I know. It’s hard to believe that he hasn’t been be brought up before on “conduct that reflects discreditably upon the House.” Of course, Tom DeLay and Louie Gohmert lowered the standard on that pretty good.

“Rep. Neugebauer’s demeaning treatment of the ranger reinforces the commonly held belief that members of Congress are arrogant and have an over-inflated sense of superiority,” continued [CREW Executive Director Melanie] Sloan. “The House cannot permit its members to berate federal employees for a government shutdown for which Congress is responsible. Rep. Neugebauer needs to be held accountable for his reprehensible conduct.”

This is good news.