America's Dumbest Congressmen

[Poiuyt]

America's Dumbest Congressmen
Radar ranks the 10 biggest fools on the Hill
By Holly Martins

10. Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY)
9. Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
8. Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT)
7. Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA)
6. Representative Jean Schmidt (R-OH)
5. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
4. Representative J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ)
3. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK)
2. Representative Donald Young (R-AK)
1.Representative Katherine Harris (R-FL)

more -

http://radaronline.com/features/2006/10/americas_dumbest_congressmen_a_radar_special_report.php

[SpreadItAround]

1. No Santorum? Or does he fit better on a most vile list?

[Poiuyt]

2. He's a senator, not a congressman

[dancingme]

3. So is Barbara Boxer

[SpreadItAround]

6. ...and Inhofe, Burns and Bunning...

[Poiuyt]

17. Whoopsy! I am stupid today

[hootinholler]

13. Senators and Representatives are all Members of Congress or...

Wait for it...

Congresmen.

:evilgrin:

-Hoot

[never_get_over_it]

30. Yes you're right

the Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate - but I have never heard a Senator referred to as a Congressman - so their headline more appropiately should be the America's dumbest Members of Congress - not Congressman....

btw: is Mary Bono still a Member of Congress - I can't imagine her not being on this list.....

[AndyA]

4. There's one change that I think needs to be made.

1.Katherine Harris
2. James Inhofe
3. Donald Young

Then, when Harris loses in November, Inhofe will be #1. And it's a title he DESPERATELY DESERVES. The man is as dumb as a box of rocks.

And he's as tilted to the right as the Tilt-A-Whirl at the Fair.

Edit to add: I don't think Boxer belongs on this list at all. And I think Santorum should have a spot in the top 10, too.

[ShortnFiery]

5. 7 Republicans to 3 Democrats - that sounds about right to me :-) n/t

[northzax]

10. it's like when Esquire ranked the ten worst reps and senators

it was 8-2, and they explained that, reasonably, by pointing out that the republicans have had much more opportunity to be bad (and good) in the past decade.

[Catchawave]

7. George Allen ?

R-Macaca?

[ShortnFiery]

9. They had to throw in 3 Democrats instead, otherwise the bully boy

right wing would have attacked their website. :shrug:

[Gormy Cuss]

14. Note that they went 'safe' with the D choices too

The three are perfect examples of what the rightwing fears: Kennedys, blacks, and Californians.

[Eurobabe]

8. Schmidthead is #1 dumbest

eom

[DURHAM D]

11. Why isn't Mrs. Sonny Bono on that list ? n/t

[El Supremo]

12. Mine are the dumbest!

Sen. Wayne Allard
Rep. Tom Tancredo

And Sen. Ken Salazar would make the top 20

[Hippo_Tron]

15. Umm this doesn't include Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA)

AKA Congressman wants the 10 commandments on the House and Senate chambers but can't name the 10 commandments. Also opposed renewal of the voting righta act.

[MessiahRp]

16. Barbara Boxer should NOT be on this list.

Such a ridiculous ranking from such an illegitimate article.

Rp

[ShortnFiery]

18. No, when Boxer went to campaign for Lieberman, I determined

that her interests are part of "The Club" and not the true core issues that benefit American Constituents. If I lived in her district, I'd vote for her Democratic Challenger in the very next Primary. :shrug:

[MessiahRp]

21. Wait

So she helps a friend out when he's still an incumbent Democrat and she's a bad person? She has not gone to support Joe since he lost the primary. You're talking about someone who ranks right up there with Kerry, Gore and Feingold as being one of our strongest voices since the '04 election.

She has been up there fighting like a pitbull for us and yet she's a bad Democrat now?

Wow.

Rp

[ShortnFiery]

29. She serves her constituents FIRST. Her "friend" does not sign

her paychecks. Albeit Boxer is intelligent, I hope a more dedicated (to the people) challenger wins over her in the next Democratic Primary. :-)

[never_get_over_it]

31. Her paycheck has NOTHING TO DO

with who she supports in a Democratic primary - believe me I was VERY disappointed in her for her support of Joe LIEberman because truthfully they are polar opposites...and I hate Joe Lieberman. But I would never be so stupid as to not support Barbara Boxer because she has done SO MUCH good for truly liberal issues AND she was the Senator who stood up and challenged the 2004 Ohio vote. She also wanted to challenge the 2000 Florida vote but Al Gore asked her ot to. She also was one of the very few Senators who joined Russ Feingold on his effort to censure the devil in chief on the warrantless wire tap...

And in a previous post you mentinoned if you lived in her district - she doesn't represent a district she represents a STATE - sounds to me like you know very little about Barbara Boxer except she supported Joe LIEberman....

[ShortnFiery]

33. I know enough about her to know that when she shills for a Republican

that she is to be considered someone to watch closely.

Gee, some folks LOVE someone no matter how despicable they act on their own time. Well, what she does in "her own time" counts because she SERVES US first.

If she wants to promote those who do not have The Democratic Party's best interest at heart, then she can give up her position and be a civilian fund raiser.

Nope, this was the ultimate deceit. And yes, I've heard her brilliantly question Republicans. Figuratively hand them their a**. However, perhaps her next challenger can be equally as gifted.

She crossed the line in her ACTIONS and that lost my devotion. I will always voted for The Democrat, but I hope her Democratic Challenger kicks her butt in the next primary.

Serving in Congress is "A Privilege" not a right or necessarily a career. Boxer and "her friend" are seemingly acting like we OWE THEM instead of THEM SERVING US.

On Edit: What did all these "brave stands" of Sen Boxer's truly accomplish? That's right nothing. IMO, she's part of the incumbant "waltz." I'll be sure to give money to her SENATE Democratic Challenger. In other words, we need new blood who don't feel entitled to do any damn thing they please. Again THEY serve US. Not just "posturing and lip service" as they KNOW they'll be run over - no harm - no foul - NO RISK.

[never_get_over_it]

34. OK I don't love Barbara Boxer no matter what she does

and if you have ever seen the times I have been bashed on DU because I have criticized John Kerry, Hillary Clinton and my DINO Senator Bill Nelson you would have never made such a statement. I am one of the last people to support a Dem just because they say they are a Dem - why the hell do you think I freaking HATE Joe LIEberman.

I said I was terribly disappointed in her for her support of Joe LIEberman - but you really really don't know what you are talking about - Barbara Boxer is one of the MOST liberal Democrats in the Senate. She voted against the Iraq War Resolution, the Military Commission Act, she opposed cloture for Alito, and she freaking protested the 2004 Presidential OH electoral vote in Congress - do you have any idea how historical and big that is.

Her pre-primary support of Joe Lieberman is the ONLY thing I have ever disagreed with her on - so no I won't stop supporting her because in a Democratic primary she happened to support someone I don't like. I called her office and expressed my dissppointment but I'm not throwing the baby out with the bath water.

By your incumbent waltz theory we should get rid of Dennis Kucinich, Russ Feingold, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Dick Durbin and several others just because they are incumbents

The Senators you should be opposing in their next election are the four or five current Senators who are still supporting Joe LIEberman AFTER the primary - those are the DINOS - and those are the ones we should focus on not good solid liberals like Barbara Boxer....

[ShortnFiery]

44. She crossed the line with Lieberman "her friend" - No Slack!

There are other Good Potential Democratic Candidates who can take her place and present themselves as eloquently as Boxer.

IMO she is too entrenched in "leadership - good ol' boy & girl smoozing" friendships and forgot that serving her constituents is a privilege - not her right to go tear assing off to support someone who is COUNTER to her political positions.

We need to "dismiss" (not re-elect Democratic Incumbants) those who support The Traitors to our party.

BTW I'd feel differently if she would take her seemingly "star power" to Connecticut and Campaign for Lamont. But she won't do that, will she? Her friendship with "The Traitor" over-rides her patriotism. :thumbsdown:

No Slack.

[Strawman]

19. "Rep. J.D. Hayworth (left) looks as dumb as he his"

:rofl:

[Hav]

25. lol

Some of the captions were great.

SYBIL SERVANT Representative Katherine Harris is the biggest boob on the Hill

FOSSIL FOOL Sen. James Inhofe's presence on Capitol Hill is an inconvenient truth

[Coventina]

36. No, he's even dumber than he looks.

The man is a complete waste.

:puke:

But he keeps getting re-elected by the idiots that surround me.

*sigh*

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

39. Yep.

[butterfly77]

20. What happened to..

Macaca,santorum, Norm coleman...

[MessiahRp]

22. Any list that doesn't have morons Allen and Santorum on it is suspect

And again, Boxer does NOT belong on this list.

Rp

[Richard Steele]

23. So where is Ted "series of tubes" Stevens? His absence is conspicuous!

[Greeby]

26. That's not stupidity, that's senility

I'm not trying to be funny, it's clear just watching him speak on the Senate floor that that man is not compus mentis

[Richard Steele]

27. Yeah, I think you actually have a point there.

I consider the question to be answered.

[11 Bravo]

24. Any list of Congressional dummies that doesn't contain George Allen...

must be considered incomplete. Simply put, he is one of the stupidest SOBs on the planet. If you look up "dumb shit" in the dictionary there are no words, just a picture of Virginia's very own racist, shit-kicker, pretend cowboy.

[devilgrrl]

28. What a suckass list!

Barbara Boxer?????

FUCK OFF!

:nuke:

[dogday]

32. Your list is for shit

Barbara Boxer deserves better than this....

[sakabatou]

35. Take off Boxer

Replace with Fienstien.

[Uncle Joe]

37. I believe Inhofe should be #1

as he is more than willing to gamble the fate of the entire planet and life as we know it in denying that man induced global warming is a major threat in spite of all the peer reviewed scientific evidence supporting it. You would think the man could at least care about his family and friends?

[Bluebear]

38. What is Radar and why are they insulting Barbara Boxer?

Feinstein, maybe...Boxer, no.

[Synnical]

40. McKinney, Schmidt, Boxer, Harris are not CongressMEN

They're Congressional Representatives. Cripes, I'm shocked no one else has posted this comment.

[never_get_over_it]

41. Actually as I posted earlier

Boxer isn't really a cogressional representative - although Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate - members of the house are referred to as Congressmen, Congresswomen or representatives (as in member of the House of Representatives) - but I have NEVER heard a Senator referred to as anything other than a Senator.....

On edit - the fact that this article is called 10 dumbest Congressmen is one of the two reasons I believe it is totally lame - since there are Senators on the list - the other reason is that Senator Barbara Boxer should not be on this list - PERIOD

[Synnical]

42. I agree, thanks

And didn't one of Boxer's staff demand that of a reporter at one point? Or was it another female Rep?

[never_get_over_it]

43. Not sure

never heard about that one....