U.S. Rep. Conyers: “Rational Abilities” of Tea Partiers are “Compromised”

Michigan Capitol Confidential ^ | 4/19/2010 | Jarrett Skorup

[MichCapCon]

In an interview, U.S. Representative John Conyers, D-Detroit, repeatedly referred to anti-government activists as "tea baggers" and said that their "rational abilities" are "compromised" because of their anger.

"We are here now to understand the frustration of the tea baggers and the people who are angry," said Conyers. "Many times when you're angry, your rational abilities are compromised."

The comments came at the Michigan Democratic Party endorsement convention.

Conyers, who is Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, turned the conversation towards the tea parties and the recent health care bill after being asked how Democrats could remain in contention in Michigan.

"The facts are, many of the tea baggers that were hollering and being profane and screaming and using profanity...guess what? They are going to be beneficiaries [of the health care bill]."

[cardinal4]

shouldnt he be visiting his wife in the pokey?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Says the man with the IQ of a cantaloupe.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

We must forgive him... the brains in the family obviously belonged to his lovely wife.

[FormerACLUmember]

A-hole career criminal extraordinaire Conyers, the Destroyer of Detroit, babbles on.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

This is satire, right? Please, oh please tell me it’s satire. No one can be that stupid, least of all, a duly elected representative of the United States’ citizens...

[a fool in paradise]

"Many times when you're angry, your rational abilities are compromised."

Just watch Barack Obama when he gets wee-weed up.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

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[avacado]

We Can See November From Our House!!!

[cripplecreek]

I’m not so irrational that I don’t understand the need to elect squeaky clean republicans who will send Conyers to prison for the rest of his life.

[pillut48]

Yo, Conyers! Don't you know that 'teabaggers' is the new N-word for disparaging decent human beings exercising their First Amendment CONSTITUTIONAL rights?!? But you go right ahead and us PROFANITY to describe AMERICANS who attend TEA parties. Let's hear from THEM in November!

Gads, I cannot wait until boneheads like this are voted OUT. Buh, bye, Conyers! Don't let the door hitya where the Good Lord splitya!

[Lilpug15]

Compromised - like his wife’s ethics/morals?

[6ppc]

These guys really have no clue.

[roses of sharon]

Frightening that this racist will be making our healthcare decisions for us now.

Sounds like he is threatening us...shut up, or you don't get healtcare.

Time to sack DC.

[Mr. Jazzy]

Conyers, with his CRIMINAL WIFE, that HE cannot afford to pay for a defense attorney, has very little room to talk about “compromised” ANYTING.

[okie01]

"The facts are, many of the tea baggers that were hollering and being profane and screaming and using profanity...guess what? They are going to be beneficiaries [of the health care bill]."

Congressman Conyers, the only beneficiaries of your health care bill will be Democrat officeholders. And you damn well know it.

Don't insult us with your feigned ignorance.

[cripplecreek]

Unfortunately Conyers isn’t going anywhere by way of the ballot box.

[bigbob]

I love having idiot Conyers be the visible voice for the looney left. Cant’ he get on some more prime time news channels? That’d be good for another few percent off Obama’s approval rating.

[FrankR]

Conyers needs to go “island tipping” with Hank Johnson...a mental match made in heaven.

[infowarrior]

Says the man with the IQ of a cantaloupe.

Why, I have to say, that your comment is quite insulting... to cantaloupes...

the infowarrior