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stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
Tue Sep 10, 2013, 09:39 AM Sep 2013

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern head to Egypt, Led by Polonius

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/14046/michele-bachmann-steve-king-louie-gohmert-travel-to-egypt-give-crazy-message-to-egyptian-people?utm_content=buffer50392&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer



U.S. Congress members Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota), Steve King (R-Iowa), and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) -- arguably the three most ridiculous lawmakers in Congress -- decided to take it upon themselves to travel to the country of Egypt and freelance their own foreign policy message to the Egyptian people, a message that was very much at conflict with the official position of the United States.
I'll let those words sink in for a moment.

Ready? Good. Because there's a whole fifteen minute video of crazy featuring a joint press conference by the three members.



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stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
5. I hope the Egyptians know that these folks do not represent us.
Tue Sep 10, 2013, 11:15 AM
Sep 2013

I hope they at least google how these three are thought of here.

DreamGypsy

(2,252 posts)
2. Where should we have our thanks?
Tue Sep 10, 2013, 10:35 AM
Sep 2013
Guildenstern: Why can't you ever say anything original? You never take me up on anything. You just repeat everything I say!

Rosencrantz: I can't think of anything original! I'm only good in support.

Guildenstern: I'm sick of making a running!

Rosencrantz begins to cry - Guildenstern puts an arm round him

Guildenstern: It's all right, I'll see we're all right.

Rosencrantz: [sobbing] But we've got nothing!

Guildenstern: We've got a letter.


The sight is dismal;
And our affairs from Egypt come too late:
The ears are senseless that should give us hearing,
To tell him his commandment is fulfill'd,
That Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead:
Where should we have our thanks?

LuvNewcastle

(16,844 posts)
3. The 3 biggest idiots in Congress -- and that's really saying something with
Tue Sep 10, 2013, 10:37 AM
Sep 2013

this Congress -- go off to an unstable country and talk to them about their own version of American foreign policy. I can just see them getting themselves kidnapped over there and causing some international incident. What possessed these fools to go and do this? Did they have a vision while they were praying and speaking in tongues together? We really don't need anyone fucking around in the Middle East right now, not with all the other problems we're having.

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
6. This is one case where the whole is not greater than the sum of the parts.
Tue Sep 10, 2013, 01:22 PM
Sep 2013

One of those three is dumb, the three of them together magnifies the dumb.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
7. I wonder if they will even leave their hotel rooms? The Brotherhood is not completely gone and
Tue Sep 10, 2013, 01:55 PM
Sep 2013

talking like she does could get them in a lot of trouble. I do not see them getting out to talk to the people of Egypt. Nor do I even see the Egyptian media paying much attention to them. The people of Egypt are much more intelligent than these three.

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