Posted on 01/12/2007 9:49:10 AM PST by milwguy
While meeting last month with a group of area peace activists, then Congressman-elect Steve Kagen told a story of his first visit to the White House that shows a feisty and humorous side to our new man in Congress.
He told the group one of the first lessons he learned in Washington is to never pass up a rest room because you don’t know when you’ll see one again.
He’d already had a long day of freshman orientation when he and his wife, Gail, were expected at the White House. Upon arrival, he asks a Marine where he can find a rest room, and is sent down a long flight of stairs, to another Marine, who directs him to a rest room.
“It’s a small room – two spots on the wall, one stall one sink. I see in the mirror the door opens, and who walks in, Karl Rove (Bush’s deputy chief of staff who was charged with orchestrating strategies for the 2006 general election).”
After Rove washed his hands (“At least he’s a hand washer,” Kagen said), he attempted to leave, but Kagen prevented his departure by holding the door closed and said, “You’re in the White House and you think your safe, huh? You recognize me? My name’s Dr. Multimillionaire and I kicked your ass.”
Kagen expected to make Rove squirm, but said acted like it was a tennis match and simply said, ‘Oh, congratulations.’
“We’re walking up these long steps, I stopped him and said, ‘Look, the race is over. We’re here to do the people’s business. I want you to join me on something, but you can’t steal it, I’ve got the trademark, ‘No patient left behind.’ He goes, ‘I like the sound of that.’ We get to the top of the steps and there’s Vice President Cheney with a glass of white wine and a hand in his pocket. So I wasn’t going to miss this opportunity. Gail wasn’t there to hold me back. ‘Mr. Vice President, thank you for your service to the nation, and thank you so much for coming to Green Bay and campaigning against me. I couldn’t have won without your help.’
He then asked Cheney to enunciate his vision for Iraq.
“ ‘Well, Id like to see a stable government that could take care of itself and its people.’ I said, ‘at what price?’ He said, ‘I don’t understand your point.’ I walked away. Then we had an opportunity to take a picture with the president and his wife. I was feeling real good at this point.
“I said to my wife, ‘Honey, just follow my lead.’ She said, ‘Steven, it’s the president.’ I said, ‘Yeah, but he’s not any taller than I am.’ So the cameraman’s here. We’re introduced by a Marine. I said, ‘Mr. President , thank you for coming to Green Bay. My name is Dr. Multimillionaire.That was before the race. Now they call me Doctor Thousandaire. I couldn’t have won without you coming.’”
He said Bush gave one of his smiles and said, ‘I’ve lost a lot of money in my life, too.’ Then I go to his wife, ‘Hi Barbara, how are ya?’ I did that because I learned on the campaign that the meanest thing you can say to another gentlemen is, ‘he’s a fine fellow,’ and you then refer to his spouse by a different name.”
Expect this side of Kagen to show up when he appears on the “Colbert Report” in February.
Pathetic that the writer can't tell the difference.
Low, no excuse me, NO class.
" do something for Rove" NOT from Rove.
I read on another thread that the White House has denied this ever happened.
Apparently the high point of his story is that as an invited guest of the Hite House, he tried to insult the President by insulting Laura Bush. Whadda "gentleman from Wisconsin":
You can take the man out of a white trash trailer park, but ...
How can that be????????????
/s/
Wow. What a prick.
Check out the home page of the publication. It explains a lot.
Nancy's new bipartisanship personified.
Ping.
Kagen's Stories from Washington Have People Buzzing
From the above link:
"The Scene" is an alternative monthly publication read by people all over Northeast Wisconsin. In this month's issue, Kagen is quoted as telling people from the Fox Valley Peace Coalition about some bold things he said in his first meetings with President Bush and Vice President Cheney.
It was just a casual conversation between Congressman Kagen, about a dozen area peace activists, and a freelance writer.
Yep...and its published by the "Moran Marketing Group" LOL
"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
Perhaps Kagen's constant cruising of men's rooms is something he wouldn't want to be bragging about. Someone might get the wrong idea!
Even if this story is true, what is funny about this gashead's antics? It was a joke to call the first lady by her mother in law's name? Sounds like he was deliberately trying to be obnoxious. Maybe the president should have a Harry Truman like moment and send this moron a letter saying if you ever slight my wife like that again I'd like to slug you.
Then he blocks Rove in the bathroom? Rove should have sicced the guards on him. If Kagen hates these people so much why did he bother going to the White House event? He must just be a dirtbag.
Now that is a class act...
I doubt this happened. Some of it though, as a story, is pretty funny, so on the Colbert report, this might have been a good yarn.
Except the part about calling a person purposely by the wrong name, just to insult her husband. There's nothing funny about that.
I also don't get what's funny about only being a "thousandaire", was he saying it cost him so much to buy the election that he had none of his own money left?
The article was taken from a liberal blog from the Fox Cities. From the liberal perspective Bush, Cheney, Rove, et all are comparable to Hitler, so they deserve no respect. The fact you do not agree with a person does not mean you do not respect the office (in this case the Presidency of the United States) which that person occupies.
This guy's a real piece of work. Either he's a boor or deranged. Doesn't say much for the folks who voted for him.
This guy sounds like a complete "boor".........David Brinkley called Clinton a "boor", not a "bore" as the MSM tried to spin it.........
Well, Well...the LSM's already hard at work to make their boy's remark look like nothing at all! Who wudda thunk it...(rolling eyes)
Thanks for the ping.
I am astonished not only that someone could be that uncouth but, also, that they would brag about it.But, as we all know, liberals suffer from an incurable mental illness. Nothing they do should surprise me.
He's living every 12 year olds fantasy. Most people put those behind them by about 25.
Apparently the old saying, "I was sad I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no class," applies to Kagen.
Oh, yeah, Dr. Liar. A credit to his profession.
Regards, Ivan
Actually he did finance the election with his millions. He is a rich doctor from the valley who will not see Medicare patients, and when elected was disappointed to find out he could not still keep his own full time medical practice while collecting money from Congress. He had not realized that when he was elected to serve the people, it meant he could not double dip and run his medical practice on the taxpayers dime. Hence his thousandaire comment.
Kagin sounds like a blowhard who is too full of himself, not full enough of either class or courteousness, and too willing to tell stories that sound like the complete and total rubbish one might find in a cheap detective novel.
So far, I'm not impressed. Kagin, you're not going to Hollywood (for the American Idol fans!).
Classless trash these people..
I seriously doubt Tip O neal or even Daschle would have pulled some nonsense like this..not even them...they knew better..
I read last night that this Lundstrom character(editor of The Scene) has a tape recording of Kagan! Wonder what the chances are of it ending up on YOUTUBE? Probably zilch....
What's wrong with people in Wisconsin? Or for that matter, the rest of the United States?
Great. That means he's rude AND cowardly. Sheesh.
Wow.
The first one to do this sort of thing in the modern age was Wellstone. Wellstone was some sort of lefty hero for berating GHW Bush at their first meeting.
From then, it's considered a mark of honor. I'm sure, even if it's not true, Kagen would love to have his base believe this story.
Just another no-class Donk.
Huh. Several others have already noted the utter lack of class exhibited by this guy. He's either gonna go far or, more likely, he'll be marginalized as a gum-flapper.
What a loon this man must be. Besides, I doubt calling Laura, Barbara, was too much of an insult, they did name their daughter after her.
According to the linked story, Kagen is backing off and suddenly not remembering the night at all. lolol
Not only is Kagen classless and clueless he now looks like a liar and a wimp.
Senator Coburn (Rep) continued his practice when he was in the house, with approval. The Senate refused to approve him, but I think he still practices anyway, either he takes no pay or he's sitting on a pending ethics complaint.
He's a obstetrician (sp) and wanted to continue to support the clients he already had.
He's right, the legislature is supposed to be a citizen legislature, and many of the founders maintained their private businesses while serving their country.
In fact, maybe Laura should have said, "Many people get Barbara and I confused but I am actually her mother!"
Sure are alot of utilities investments! Dems seem to love those utilities investments and government bonds.
Kagen has been told he can't continue to practice full time while in Congress. Many of our founders did maintain businesses while they served because the pay of our first congressman was barely enough to survive. Many of them shared boarding house rooms in the early days.
oops! I didn't link to the story.
White House denies story about visit by Kagen
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007701110589
I think Doc. Kagen is writing his own prescriptions.
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