Democratic Congressman Goes Ballistic At IRS Hearing After Darrell Issa Cuts Off His Mic (Cummings)

BI ^ | 3-5-2014 | Brett LoGiurato

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Democratic Congressman Goes Ballistic At IRS Hearing After Darrell Issa Cuts Off His Mic

Brett LoGiurato
Mar. 5, 2014, 10:26 AM

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Democratic ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, flipped out at Republican Chairman Darrell Issa during a hearing on the IRS' targeting of certain conservative groups Wednesday morning.

Issa hauled former IRS official Lois Lerner back before the committee Wednesday morning as part of his ongoing investigation into the IRS' scrutiny of certain conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status.

Lerner, as expected, invoked her right to plead the Fifth Amendment in the investigation, as she had when she testified last year. After she pleaded the Fifth Amendment, Issa adjourned the hearing, saying he saw "no point in going further."

Cummings was not ready for the hearing to end. He began shouting, and Issa cut off his microphone. After he convinced Issa to let him ask a question, Cummings began screaming into the microphone again — at which point Issa shut off his microphone for a second time.

Congressional Democrats at the hearing shouted, "Shame! Shame!" as Issa shut off Cummings' microphone.

"I am a member of the Congress of the United States of America! I am tired of this!" Cummings said. He continued railing, calling the investigation "un-American."

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[ladyjane]

How can a clown like that be a ranking member of an oversight committee?

[hoosiermama]

Didn’t she email everyone last week telling them she was ready to testify ?
Seems to me she should be charged with contempt on that falsehood alone

[skinkinthegrass]

NO! You "@$wipe" Congressman Cummings; your not a citizen, just sock-puppet from
a Liberal (Marxist Commune) Plantation, much like in the pre-Civil War Amer. South.

[MeshugeMikey]

.No Just Us..... No Peace!

[mykroar]

"Hauled"? Issa "hauled"? If it was a Dem Congressman and a Republican administration official, the story would say "Congressman So-and-so "requested"..."

I caught that too.

[blueunicorn6]

Who cares what Cummings says or does? He’s a Shill. The Shill’s job is to distract people.

[Viennacon]

Sorry, but can the House not vote to expel him from the committee?

[onyx]

I refuse to waste one minute of my life listening to that old, racist fool.

I was so happy when Issa adjorned the hearing and walked out on him.

I was even happier to learn that Cummings got so maaaaad.

He can GTH and the sooner the better.

I think he’s a total disgrace.

[Duckdog]

I’m starting to like Issa, he doesn’t seem that he care if he is friends with a rat or the press.

[skinkinthegrass]

which one, Marxist Cummings or GOP Issa..
begs the question, wasn't Cumming involved w/some illicit
activity, that could have him disbarred from Congress?

[Yosemitest]

"How can a clown like that be a ranking member of an oversight committee?"

The people that voted for him are either:

1. stupid
2. corrupt and sold their votes for vices
3. voted fro him just because their the same race he is
4. brain dead
5. or all of the above.

His party appointed him to that chair because

1. he holds the keys to their dirty secrets
2. has seniority and can't understand what ''oversight'' really is
3. gave the largest campaign donation to the Minority Leader
4. got the most laughs for being the Dunce
5. or all of the above.

[Cen-Tejas]

I don’t agree! I say give the bi__ a Trial Date!

Then, a plea bargain involving no less than 5 years jail time in exchange for singing like a canary. Then a cell block assignment!

And several perp walks chained to other burglars, murderers, rapists and terrorists!

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Cummins had, what my Grandma called, a “conniption fit!”

[LetsRok]

Vince Foster and Ron Brown never got a chance to spill their guts about the Clintons.

[Bernard Marx]

He seems to think his being black affords him some special privilege.

Ya' think?

[Gaffer]

That’s true for sure. Murdered.

[CSM]

“He continued railing, calling the investigation “un-American.”

To the marxist party, fighting back against a government that targets political opponents is un-American. If that is true, then one can only assume that in our “Newly Transformed America,” it is expected that the force of government can be used against private citizens that stand in opposition to that government...

Hey Dems, Fascist much?

[12th_Monkey]

contempt! Where is the contempt charges.

[Dead Corpse]

“Conduct unbecoming” if you ask me. He’s a blatant partisan hack.

[The_Media_never_lie]

It does afford him many special privileges.