Ring of Fire: Is Louie Gohmert Going Insane?

[GoLeft TV]

This past week, Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert had some choice words to say on SiriusXM's 'The Wilkow Majority' when he attacked President Obama for supposedly having 'Muslim brothers' on his advisory staff, stating that he "can’t be listening to Muslim brothers advise on when it’s time to stop destroying Muslim brothers."

Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses what's really wrong with Louie Gohmert.

[madamesilverspurs]

1. Going?

No, he's been there for quite some time.

[benld74]

15. Beat me to it,,,,,,,,,,,!

[retired rooster]

24. Google: "Is Louie Gohmert an idiot?"

You'll get approximately 43,000 hits to prove he is just that, an idiot.

[calimary]

29. Welcome to DU, retired rooster!

Good to have you with us! Wonder what would happen if one attempted to google "Do you even have to ask whether louie gohmert is an idiot?"

Uh - out of curiosity I actually just did. And what I got was a whole list of blogs and reports opining on various questions about the level of his possibly-imaginary intellect...

Wonkette first up, and offers a question, as well:

"...we want to know whether Louie Gohmert is actively engaged in fomenting a violent uprising against the legitimate government of the United States, or is he just playing to the cheap seats? Answer: Yes.

Read more at Wonkette: http://wonkette.com/534228/rep-louie-gohmert-is-just-asking-if-obamas-secret-obamacare-army-is-being-trained-to-kill-thats-all#ixzz3B9mcArB7
Read more at http://wonkette.com/534228/rep-louie-gohmert-is-just-asking-if-obamas-secret-obamacare-army-is-being-trained-to-kill-thats-all#uzypo0P182Gvb1qS.99

[jmowreader]

30. You get "approximately 709,000 results (0.38 seconds)"

[tazkcmo]

23. Yup. n/t

[prairierose]

2. When was he sane? n/t

[immoderate]

3. The point is MOOT!

--imm

[Dr Hobbitstein]

4. Yes. N/T

[Crowman1979]

5. He's also a fuckin' lying IDIOT!

[HooptieWagon]

6. Insane, senility, dementia?

All possible... hes quite a looney toon. Does anyone have statements by him from 20 or so years ago, for comparison?

[KJG52]

7. Louie-Louie

In order to lose a mind, you have to have one in the first place... Louie G. is Crazee, would be letting him off the hook, he's not a victim of dementia or mental illness, he's just got racist, homophobe, fundamentalist, fascist disease, you know he's an old, white, Southern male, Republican.

[LoisB]

13. Agree. He spouts exactly what his constituents want to hear.

[rurallib]

18. What is really sad is the people who vote for him.

I think Louie has found a very good paying role to play and so he does. Lots of perks, too.

[calimary]

27. Welcome to DU, KJG52!

Glad you're here! Sometimes we debate the loftiest of topics. Sometimes we dig down into, and meticulously dissect world-class issues and problems and predicaments. And then sometimes there's louie gohmert.

In every punchbowl there could very well float a turd.

[Voice for Peace]

8. He reminds me very much of another guy who used to be a judge, Raving Roland.

The madness with which he speaks is eerily similar to the way
this guy talked to defendants in court.

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[Jack Rabbit]

9. Being mentally ill (clinical depression), I will say that I don't believe Mr. Gohmert is insane

For the most part he's misinformed and really not too bright, like most tea party congressmen.

It might help if he just stops watching FoxNews, whose mission is to misinform. As for being stupid, I can only suggest that Mr. Gohmert become more aware of his intellectual limitations. He should be able to question the source of "information" he is receiving, such as "does this make sense?" "does this ring true?" or "does this person sound like Rush Limbaugh?" He should especially question what David Koch tells when handing him check and suggesting what to say on the floor of the House. If he just follows these simple steps, he might actually be able to pass himself off as a man of normal intelligence.

[MynameisBlarney]

10. Now now...

don't go castin' aspersions on his asparagus.

[ReRe]

11. Don't get me started...

If Gohmert is NOT insane already, then I am.

[GeorgeGist]

12. gone

[Paladin]

14. I don't think Gohmert is smart enough to go insane. (nt)

[Plucketeer]

16. Imagine being someone on his staff....

You're thinking: "but I really NEED this job!:

[calimary]

25. Unless you're of like "mind"...

And I use the word "mind" with reservations.

Furthermore, whenever I see politicians like him, it's not just his own demonstrable lack of intelligence or reasoning or logic or rational thinking, it's the voters back home who somehow, inexplicably, saw fit to elevate him to Congress. And they elevated him to Congress from a position as a JUDGE. CRIMINY!!!! A JUDGE????? Good GRIEF!!! Would you even want this guy judging a pie-eating contest?

[Plucketeer]

28. Of course, I was assuming

when I speculated as to whether or not all his staffers think (or don't) as Looney Louie does. I guess I just wanna envision that there might be a few folks taking home a paycheck from his office that really don't share his views. As you say tho - one has to wonder just WHAT is in the water in Gohmert's district??? Does it show the same chemistry as that that flows where Bachmann's from?

[Turbineguy]

17. Going...going....

gone!

[gordianot]

19. If he were to commit a crime I would say "sane", diminished capacity, mentally ill

....would require an evaluation by the Court.

[SoapBox]

20. ...yes.

Done.

[Enthusiast]

21. I wish the President would stop listening to those Muslim brothers.

Geez, Obama, when will you learn?

The following is classified. It is the source of Gohmert's special inside knowledge of the Muslim Brotherhood.

[Monk06]

22. Not insane just profoundly bigoted and stupid. The man is a quintessential idiot.

[Botany]

26. Well democrats are bringing in ebola into Texas from Mexico

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/14/louie-gohmert-suspects-undocumented-democrats-are-bringing-ebola-across-the-border/

[Spitfire of ATJ]

31. He's rehearsing to take over for Lou Dobbs.

[demwing]

32. No TV and No Beer Make Gohmert "Something, Something..."

[ybbor]

33. With his ability of talking over people...

He will surely have a show on Faux when he is finally defeated.

Facts be damned.