Posted on 08/12/2008 12:18:24 PM PDT by SmithL
The Rev. Robert Jones went to the Capitol last Wednesday hoping to make his voice heard.
What he got instead was a swear-word laden rebuke from Democratic Sen. Pat Wiggins, who interrupted Jones' testimony to say: "Excuse me, but I think your arguments are bull----."
The exchange left Jones, the senior pastor at Oak Park United Methodist Church, stunned and offended. "It is a slap in the face," he said in an interview.
The outburst occurred as Jones, 46, testified at an informational hearing on how California will cut global warming emissions. Jones, who is African American, said he went to urge lawmakers to consider minority communities when drafting those regulations.
"Our communities are the ones who suffer more than any other communities the poor and the underrepresented ," Jones said. "It is important to have our perspective."
But after less than two minutes of speaking and before he could finish Wiggins blurted out her comment.
A stunned Jones turned to Wiggins and could muster only a "well ..." before Sen. Christine Kehoe, a San Diego Democrat and the chairwoman of the hearing, interjected.
"Let me step in here, Pastor Jones, we very much appreciate your presence here today, and you're right. The community should be part of the discussion and it is," Kehoe said.
In an interview, Jones called Wiggins' comments "extremely disturbing" and said he had not yet been contacted by the senator, or her staff, to apologize.
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“Excuse me, but I think your arguments are bull——.”
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And what if the pastor answered F***Y**, Ho? Would that have been an appropriate response?
Pastors are used to being in charge and usually aren't ready to be bi*** slapped. I find this amusing.
The democratic politican is an idiot.
But why was a preacher testifying before a house committe on global warming issues?
Well, I think the pastors arguments are bull too. But a person must use just a little more tact when addressing the clergy. Just another symptom of a world gone mad I’m afraid.
Then it wasn't civility, but LACK OF civility, which is exactly what I was pointing out...
Hey! It's a fine art!! Yet is nothing to be the least bit proud of!!!
It may be too hard for you to understand without an example, however, any example here with mere typed words will not get the nuanced, manipulative, malicious, malevolent, merciless concept across. While maintaining civility, that is...
FR goin' t' hell.
Did you come back from the long gone, ta flame somebody??? (grin)
the recent spate of tabloid trash has awakened in me a nostalgic yearning for the "good ol' days" of the original tabloid trash legacy builderbergers . . .
sigh . . .
I know! Tabloid trash is becoming disgustingly legitimate these days!! It’s taking all the phun out of it!!!
Democratic Sen. Pat Wiggins... interrupted Jones' testimony to say: "Excuse me, but I think your arguments are bull----." The exchange left Jones, the senior pastor at Oak Park United Methodist Church, stunned and offended. "It is a slap in the face," he said in an interview. The outburst occurred as Jones, 46, testified at an informational hearing on how California will cut global warming emissions. Jones, who is African American, said he went to urge lawmakers to consider minority communities when drafting those regulations... after less than two minutes of speaking -- and before he could finish -- Wiggins blurted out her comment... Sen. Christine Kehoe, a San Diego Democrat and the chairwoman of the hearing, interjected. "Let me step in here, Pastor Jones, we very much appreciate your presence here today, and you're right. The community should be part of the discussion and it is," Kehoe said. In an interview, Jones called Wiggins' comments "extremely disturbing" and said he had not yet been contacted by the senator, or her staff, to apologize.
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