Schmidt blames media for storm

[sasquatch]

http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localn...


WASHINGTON | Rep. Jean Schmidt says her comments Friday on the floor of the U.S. House have been misinterpreted and that she has been made a scapegoat by a media disappointed that Congress didn't vote to withdraw troops from Iraq.



Yeah, the media just didn't play WHAT YOU ACTUALLY FUCKING SAID IN REAL LIFE on tv didn't they.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Nice try, Jean. But Candid Camera caught you red-handed

Weasley old bag.................

[bigbrother05]

25. And her own party pulled the plug

on the mics for 10 mins to calm down the Dems and convince SeaHag Schmidt to retract or be censured. The media had nothing to do with the House slapping her, that was immediate and universal.

[Horus45]

67. She broke the rule of NEVER referring to another house member

She broke the rule of NEVER referring to another house member by NAME!

[TheCowsCameHome]

70. She has no class anyway - she's the perfect poster girl for the RW.

[AuntiBush]

87. Who Votes for these People!?!

[MADem]

37. EXACTLY--CSPAN is a silent witness, the only editorializing comes from

those who call in to their journal programs!!!

[Howardx]

2. Our eyes and ears lie to us

I guess that's what she's saying.

[yellowcanine]

23. Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes?

[saigon68]

3. SHE SHOULD LOOK IN THE MIRROR

THAT WOULD BE WHO TO BLAME

[C_U_L8R]

12. Yeah it's a Schmidt Storm alright...

Mean Jean just reaped what she freeps...

justice prevails again

[saigon68]

35. "Schmidt Storm" LOL

Outrageous sense of humor you have

[nickgutierrez]

4. I expected this headline to be The Onion, not a real newspaper.

You don't call a veteran a 'coward' and not expect a backlash. Especially if you do it on the floor of the House of Representatives, during a major debate, referring to a fellow Congress member. She needs to remember the first rule of holes: If you find yourself in a hole, STOP DIGGING.

I challenge Ms. Schmidt to point to one instance on any major media outlet over the past month that even makes an attempt to put forth the case for pulling out of Iraq.

[Scairp]

72. Surprising isn't it?

I was surprised by the rather critical editorial they printed about this incident (link below).

BTW, this is where I grew up (but not born) so I am very familiar with this paper. They have some liberal voices, but they mostly lean to the right.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/opinion/content/opinion/...

[BOSSHOG]

5. Your sorry ass is hung out to dry by your own party BITCH

They wanted a rookie rep in a safe district to float a trial balloon to see if "Coward" would stick to Rep Murtha. Imagine - "Hey lets get schmidt from Ohio to stick it to murtha. Yeah, if it works we can pile on, if not we'll wash our hands of her." Great party you belong to bitch. In just a few seconds you will forever be labeled the dumbass hating bitch from Ohio.

[xxqqqzme]

31. those were my exact thoughts

when that stone faced witch spit that bile out - LIVE on CSPAN! Sorry hachet face we all were watching and we heard....call unca dick's office and thank the 3rd string staffer that called your office 2 demand that you get your bony ass on the floor - we gave you your seat - we own yon now!


Blaming the media seems 2 B the equivalent of 'spending more time with my family'.

[Marie26]

64. Isn't it unusual for a new representative

to be allowed to speak so long? Most of the speakers on that bill seemed to be heavy hitters - party leaders or Defense experts, and then here comes Jean Schmidt. There's only a limited time to debate - it seems odd that they'd give that time to an unknown Rep. unless they had a pretty good idea what she was going to say.

[ernstbass]

66. They offered her up on a silver platter

I think they knew what she was going to say

[Marie26]

71. I wonder if there's any way to prove that? nt

[KarenS]

6. sheesh,,,,, There is NOTHING she can say to

redeem herself on this,,,, she should just STFU and wait for it to blow over,,,,, her followers will forget and the media will move on,,,,, I won't, tho.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. the coward's excuse

she didn't have the courage to tell Murtha to his face, but hid behind that idiot Bupd. Now she won't even own up to what she said and what was seen by everyone who wanted to see it.

Hope her district sees her for what she is.

[Horus45]

69. I read somewhere

That her district is now looking for another republican to run against her in the 2006 primaries.

[Joyce78]

8. Message to Jean

Resign now. You are a disgrace and an embarrassment to all Americans and particularly to those of us who reside in Ohio.

[sasquatch]

11. No shit she's an embarressment

See post #9 by the way.

[Supersedeas]

59. will they remember?

[sasquatch]

9. Hey, nominate this so it get's on the front page

[maseman]

18. I live in Ohio and hate this lady

Her campaign against Paul Hackett was the same crap. Lies, exaggerations, fabrications, half-truths, and plain smearing. She is such the arrogant bitch. When the uber-conservative Cincy Enquirer runs an editorial blasting her the way they did, you know she really goofed up.

I say everyone call her, write her, etc. I have a letter written and in the envelope to be mailed today telling her what I think.

[Neocondriac]

10. Here, say this....

or we will make sure you are not re-elected. That's the game. Fucked up, isn't it!

[UpInArms]

13. Message to ShitSchmidt: YOUR MOUTH and STUPIDITY

caused the "storm".

You are an irresponsible fool and deserve to be thrown from office for your ignorance, arrogance and dishonesty.

[orwell]

14. I can see...

...why she is from the party of "personal responsibility."

[Kber]

15. Someone need to tell Rep Schmidt that C-span has cameras.

[sasquatch]

17. And Paul McCartney was in a band before he was in Wings

Just In Case.

[0007]

16. Playing the media card won't work Jean. YOUR FIRED!!

[BobBoudelangFan69]

19. You Liebrals And Democraps - Ha. Who You Gonna...

believe, me or your own eyes (and ears).

Wait until the go-to guy for truth, justice or the Amerikan way Bob Boudlang cuts loose with his insightful comments and biting wit. Just wait. Then youse guys will know Lady MacBeth Schmidt is just telling us what we knead to no.

It's all Bill Clinton's fault.

[VaYallaDawg]

20. You see ... Schmidt happens. n/t

[HR_Pufnstuf]

83. Yea, no Schmidt huh?

nt.

[bullimiami]

21. the best part is after she called murtha a coward and the dems started

yelling...she just got LOUDER and ANGRIER and WITCHIER.

Oh Schmitty, you knew exactly what you were saying, you wrote it out, you edited it, you rehearsed it. One thing though, you were too twisted to realize that was a bees nest you were about to whack.

[mwb970]

92. I noticed that too.

As soon as all the yelling started, instead of being cowed like a normal person would, she just put on her Ugly Face and started yelling even louder. What an awful woman. She's already got her legacy established, so hopefully she can leave the scene now.

[Norquist Nemesis]

22. There is NO misinterpreting what is shown LIVE, Ms. Schmidt

You said it. I saw it. Now you're denying it regardless that proof positive evidence is there.

She should, at a minimum, be censured for the rest of her term.

[sasquatch]

24. That's the shit that drives me crazy

It reminds me of that Richard Pryor joke that went like "I was not fucking her I don't know what you saw, but who are you going to believe me or your lying eyes?".

[Straight Shooter]

26. Somewhere away from the public eye, Howard Dean laughs his a** off.

I hope he feels a certain sense of satisfaction to know that every now and then, the media can focus on the real nutcases and not on an inflated brouhaha over an exuberant pep rally. Leads me to wonder what Schmidt had to say about Howard Dean way back when.

"Mean Jean, the lying machine."

[sasquatch]

27. This is just so much fun watching them try to spin of this shit

[Straight Shooter]

28. It's like looking at a child whose mouth is smeared with chocolate icing,

you've got a cake with a huge dent out of it, and she's standing there denying that she ate any cake.

"Republicans, the party of pathetic response."

[yorkiemommie1]

29. nope! all your fault.

you are responsible for your own words, ms. schmidt. as is typical of your party, you refuse to be accountable for your errors.

[VegasWolf]

30. My statement was "misinterpreted". Oh, boo hoo! An ugly woman,

inside and out.

[sasquatch]

32. If lies was bullshit she'd be a manure spreader

[Loonman]

33. 99.99% of Republicans are lying weasels with no integrity

Why should Schmidt be any different.

[sasquatch]

34. Very true, she was trying to fit in with the "cool kids"?

Now she has to be apart of a after session tv special about congressional peer preesure.
*rimshot*

[leftchick]

36. typical REPUKE... take no responsibility and Blame the messenger

Eat it mean jean!

[sasquatch]

41. Yeah, eat it you fossillized whore

[burythehatchet]

38. No Schmidthead, its Michael Moore's fault. nt

[sasquatch]

39. And he get's his orders from that bitch Hitlary

[Pacifist Patriot]

43. I thought it was Bill Clinton's fault.

[madmark]

40. What's to misintepret? You said what you said.

[otohara]

42. Misinterpreted - That's Funny

Yeah Jean, we're the dummies here>

[Brooklyn Michael]

44. Schmidt: "All I did was....

"...call a decorated Marine a coward on the floor of the House of Representatives in a political cheap shot designed to make all Democrats, and anyone else who disagrees with Republicans and the administration, look like unpatriotic traitors. And to hammer that point home, I wore the hokiest red-white-and-blue outfit I could scrounge up on short notice.

But it's the MEDIA's fault!"

[sasquatch]

45. She looks like one of the women that go to those FReeper barbeques

[mwb970]

94. Great line about her wacko outfit on Air America.

Someone (Maron?) said she looked as if she'd been hit by an exploding 4th of July napkin set!

[SOS]

46. This is absurd

"He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message: That cowards cut and run, Marines never do."

"In no way did I imply he was a coward."

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda

[jseankil]

47. Contact Info for Jean Schmidt

Washington, D.C. Office
238 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515-3502
[phone]

Cincinnati Office
8044 Montgomery Rd. Suite 540
Cincinnati, OH 45236
[phone]

Portsmouth Office
601 Chillicothe St.
Portsmouth, OH 45662
[phone]

[xxqqqzme]

48. This is straight from the vp's office

'..."I am so proud of the bipartisan members on both sides of the aisle that chose not to abandon our troops and to support them and to secure the liberty that we have so enjoyed for well over 200 years," she said....'

They have a million of 'em they can fax right over.

[jseankil]

49. Contact Info For Jean Schmidt

Washington, D.C. Office
238 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515-3502
[phone]

Cincinnati Office
8044 Montgomery Rd. Suite 540
Cincinnati, OH 45236
[phone]

Portsmouth Office
601 Chillicothe St.
Portsmouth, OH 45662
[phone]

[sasquatch]

50. Thank you for posting that

[ronnykmarshall]

51. You tell 'em Sea Hag!

[sasquatch]

54. AHAHAHAHAHA!!

[ronnykmarshall]

56. Thankya, thankya, thankya very much.....

I'm here all week, hey ..... tell yer friends.

[The Stranger]

52. Will DICK DURBIN apologize for the media doing this?

PAGING THE DICK . . . WE NEED AN APOLOGY . . .

[Buns_of_Fire]

53. *whinny*

[flyarm]

55. actually jean..we saw and heard what we saw and heard on cspan!!

poor jean just doesn't realize Americans actually watch cspan and watch what the people who are supposed to be representing us are actually doing!!

what a fucking witch!

but have no fear..her office won't take comments unless you are from her district ..so how would she really know what americans really feel about her traitorous remarks??

i was told 4 times when i called this week to call my own congressman..i told the phone person..well my congressman didn't and wouldn't make a traitorous remark like that so why should i call my congressman??..and boom they hang up on you!!

that witch would not want to be in a room with me right now alone...i would throw the flag from my fathers & grandfathers coffin in her face!!

and then i would start throwing their medals in her face...as she felt so obliged to desicrate what any veteran stands for!!

and then i would give her a real good dose of what a coward is...like the sob's she supports in this white house!!!!

i think she is utter filth! she seems to be the coward as she won't let anyone leave remarks to her office!!

she is the real deal...the real coward!!

fly

[Toucano]

57. The Schmidt storm is all Schmidt!

Give us a break!

Let a moran in the House and this is what you get.

[katinmn]

58. She sure is stupid. Now she's claiming the media is using her.

Keep digging that hole, Jean.

[liberal N proud]

60. Another misquoted or misinterpreted repuke

There are trying to change the definition of misquote, just as they have words like liberal and truth.


I hope her stay in Congress is short. She is the newest member and I hope her big mouth gets her fired come next election.

[underpants]

61. I have a very negative opinion of her

[Judi Lynn]

62. Mopaul has made a breakthrough you might appreciate on this critter.

He posted it in G.D.:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[Marie26]

63. That liberal media!

Making her say mean things, and wear awful "patriotic" clothes, and listen to boos on the House floor. That's a pretty powerful media bias!

[depakid]

65. In a way, she's right

The corporate media was a MAJOR perpetrator in the run up to the war.

Had any of them shown the slightest degree of honesty and integrity- had they done what was once their job, Ms. Schmidt wouldn't be getting all of this flack. She'd be back home in Ohio- doing whatever it is (was) that she does.

[onenote]

68. so I guess the booing was from the press gallery, not members of congress

You stupid ignorant clown---keep digging fool, I'm sure your local press is just gonna love you for this...

onenote

[callous taoboy]

73. Ah. Let the flinging of Schmidt begin.

[daleo]

74. It was a media Shmidt-storm

I don't know if that one has been used yet, but I couldn't pass it up.

On edit - should have read further into the thread, this one was already taken.

[melody]

75. The party of personal responsibility yet again has spoken

And it's all THOSE OTHER GUYS' FAULT!

[Mabus]

76. It was also HOW she said it

She was forceful about the way she said it. She was determined to say what she did. She was reading it. It wasn't an off-the-cuff remark. It was scripted. She (and probably others) had to sit down and write it out. The manner in which she said it, having to overspeak others to get it out, pisses me off too.

[SillyGoose]

77. Nice try, but we all saw and heard you, Jeannie-poo.

Boo hoo hoo....cry me a river.

[dicknbush]

78. I am not sure but this catches her in another lie perhaps....

She said that she didn't know that Murtha was a Marine and yet on Thursday November 17th she was at press conference with a gaggle of Republicans making statements about what Murtha has said earlier in the day. Here is the partial transcript. First Rep. Drier refers directly to Murthas service as a Marine. After Drier speaks we hear from Schmidt. Was she not listening? Or is she deaf.



' He did not know that congressman's name, but I did. Neither one of us knew he was a Marine."



Jean Schmidt November 22 2005



-----------------------------------

House Republicans Respond to Murtha



Published: November 17, 2005

The following is a transcript of a news conference Thursday by House Republicans, as provided by CQ Transcriptions.



SPEAKERS: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DUNCAN HUNTER (R-CA)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE KAY GRANGER (R-TX)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GEOFF DAVIS (R-KY)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOE WILSON (R-SC)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MIKE CONAWAY (R-TX)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TOM TANCREDO (R-CO)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DAVID DREIER (R-CA)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BOB BEAUPREZ (R-CO)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE LOUIE GOHMERT (R-TX) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN CARTER (R-TX)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JEAN SCHMIDT (R-OH)



REP. DRIER SAYS:

DREIER: I have the utmost respect for my colleague Jack Murtha. My father was a Marine. Jack Murtha was a very proud Marine. And I have worked with him for the last quarter century on the struggle for liberation in Central America and in other spots throughout the world -- in military conflicts.



LATTER WE HEAR JEAN SPEEK SO SHE WAS IN THE ROOM WHEN DRIER MADE HIS COMMENTS. I GUESS SHE WASN'T LISTENING HOW CONVEIENT!!!!



SCHMIDT: I'm Jean Schmidt. I'm from the 2nd District in Ohio. I'm the newest person on the block. And this morning I spent time at the Arlington National Cemetery watching, witnessing, being part of a funeral of one of my fallen heroes in my district.

[lebkuchen]

79. Jean Schmidt attempted to "swiftboat" Paul Hackett, and now Murtha

This smear tactic is SOP for Schmidt, and now she's being coached by Rove in her response.

http://www.mydd.com/story/2005/7/27/144642/335

Eric Minameyer, an advisor to Jean Schmidt, was just the beginning of the "swift boating" of Paul Hackett in what appears to be a coordinated effort by her campaign. Upon arriving at Hackett HQ this morning to take some photos and videos, I was shocked to hear that the deplorable tactics have been taken to a new level in the past 24 hours.

Diaries :: ttagaris's diary :: Wed Jul 27th, 2005 at 03:30:23 PM EDT


1.) A local conservaitve radio host started by questioning Paul Hackett's service to country. Scott Sloan of WLW 700 AM in Cincinnati went off on some insane rant about the real level Paul's patriotism regarding the war in Iraq and claimed Hackett was using his service for "political purposes."
Over the past two days, Republicans have been calling into talk radio across the district saying things like, "Paul wasn't really a Marine Corps Major in Iraq." It's a coordinated effort, as I am hearing from people that similar lines are being repeated and repeated by radio callers in and out of the district.

2.) The "swift boating" is picking up steam, and we have to fight back. I sat no less than five feet away from a reporter from a cable news outlet that asked, "Some say that this was all a plan on your part. To go to Iraq and come back with this great story while running for congress."

Less than 30 minutes ago, a reporter from CBS asked about Eric Minameyer's question, and yes, questioned Paul's service to his country.

3.) A few days ago, an Amry Private First Class was burried in Fairfield, Ohio. Within 24 hours, a number of flags were burned and tossed into a pile infront of his mother and father-in law's home. As you can imagine, this incident has led to a lot of press and sadness for the family.

The same host above, Scott Sloan, attempted to tie Paul Hackett to the flag burning incident. He said that it was people like Paul Hackett that allow things like this to happen.

[Dances with Cats]

80. Hey "Mean Jean"

all the fucking media did was report YOUR words which, in case everyone has forgotten, is the primary function of the press. In theory, of course in THIS day and age.

[Rob H.]

81. "...Schmidt says her comments...have been misinterpreted...."

Y'know, I've never heard a Resmuglican use that excuse before.

Here's some advice, Jean: if you don't want people to attack you for things you said on the record AND ON CAMERA, keep your goddamned cakehole shut!

[mvd]

82. They sure are for..

personal responsibility, aren't they?

[lakeguy]

84. you GOTTA be kidding me. every time one of these pukes steps

in their own shit pile, they blame the MEDIA. bush, cheney, delay, right on down the line.

[AuntiBush]

85. Schmidt is Full of Schit!

Seen & heard with my own 2 ears & eyes. What a card, that Jean.

Oh Snap. That's right. She's a GOP! What was I thinking!?!

[Barkley]

86. Keep it upJean and Bush will appoint you to head FEMA or to the SC

She's just what they like -- loyality to the point of stupidity

My parents live in her district and voted for Hackett this past summer.
They were disappointed that he lost. Now I know why.

[Name removed]

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[IndianaGreen]

90. You are being to kind to that despicable creature!

She is a sociopath like Bush, unable to take responsibilites for their own actions and blaming everyone else for their troubles.

[Eurobabe]

89. She's fullaschmidt and she knows it.

Gag, I can't believe this dumb witch is my congressional rep! AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[mwb970]

91. They always blame the media.

Schmidt complains when her actions and words are shown on TV. Cheney complains when he is accurately quoted in an AP headline. Remember how they all hated F911? All that movie did was show the actual speeches and comments made by administration figures! And when Newsweek reported on detainee mistreatment, the resulting furor was (of course) Newsweek's fault.

It's pretty clear that the Righties would rather do their dirty deeds in dark, secret rooms, without the bright light of the press shining on them.

[MaineDem]

93. Someone should tell Congress about C-SPAN

I'm not sure they realize their sessions ARE TELEVISED!

Sheesh! For intelligent people these folks sure are stupid sometimes.

[malaise]

95. hahahhahahah

Sorry Cruela De evil, I caught you live spewing rubbish in your 4th July napkin outfit rofl:

Edit - add

[dogfacedboy]

96. She is a lying sack of Schmidt.

She said it, she meant it, and will forever pay for it. Another tool/whore of the radical right. FUCK HER and anyone who supports her.

[leesa]

97. Of course. She's a Republican and a Fundie...she would HAVE to blame

someone else for her actions.

[RogueTrooper]

98. another one of those

"Personal Responsibilty" Republicans

\irony

[hippiechick]

99. The GOPmotto: 'The grownups are in charge'

[Ladyhawk]

100. I've never known a Republican that would admit to wrong-doing.

And where I live I've only known a few people who weren't Republicans. It seems to be an affliction of the greedy and fundies...and greedy fundies.

Is it so hard to say, "I was wrong"? Yes, I guess it is (for the greedy and fundies, AKA Republicans).

[raysr]

101. Doesn't matter that

millions of viewers SAW her do it it must be the media, the media of America!

[wildwww2]

102. It never can be a republicans big nasty lying hate spewing mouth?

Now can it? Everytime I look at a Bu$h supporter I see the pictures of the mangled dead and dying Iraqi children I have seen on the internets. Bu$h and his psychophants have doomed our troops to an unending quagmire and they cannot even take resposibility for their evil comments or actions.
Peace
Wildman
Al Gore is My President

[Maggie_May]

103. Oh no Schmidt

you are a disgrace! You lied right on the congress floor. You owe Murtha a public apology and than go hide in a hole.

[Strawman]

104. Keep digging Jean. You're already in deep Schmidt.

[MisterP]

105. a Schmidtstorm?

[Hyernel]

106. What's she gonna try next? A Jedi Mind Trick?

I didn't actually call a decorated Marine a coward on the floor of the U.S. House (while waving her hand)

Hyernel

These aren't the droids you're looking for...