Who Represents the Illinois Town Just Razed by a November Tornado?

[eridani]

A climate change denying Koch whore, that's who.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/17/1256299/-Who-Represents-the-Illinois-Town-Just-Razed-by-a-November-Tornado

When I saw the tragic destruction of Washington and the ties to the broader issue of climate action, I wondered, "Who represents those towns in Congress?"

Republican Aaron Schock:What do we know about Schock's record on climate issues? He voted to bar the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases.

He's signed the "No Climate Tax Pledge" put forth by the Koch Bros' Americans for Prosperity:

Aaron Schock also voted against the Hurricane Sandy relief bill earlier this year.

[Fumesucker]

1. I'm Schocked n/t

[Turbineguy]

2. Maybe he should change his name to

Fuck. It would be more in keeping with what his constituents are.

[Flo Mingo]

3. Good one

[B Calm]

4. Who is the congressional rep for Gifford, Illinois? It was leveled too

by a tornado.

[madrchsod]

5. republican john shimkus

[B Calm]

6. Rep. John Shimkus is standing by a controversial comment that global warming isn't something to

worry about because God said he wouldn't destroy the Earth after Noah's flood.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44958.html#ixzz2lBcGxGV5

[Half-Century Man]

8. G*D didn't say shit about the Earths different areas though

so Illinois could still be in the delete menu.

[banzai26]

10. John Shimkus is my Rep - He is a nut

I live near one of the towns destroyed by a tornado. (New Minden) I have talked to John Shimkus many times, and he is nuts. I am embarrassed that he represents me. He actually signed a book for me once in the airport in St. Louis. (The Wrecking Crew, Thomas Frank) with a bible quote. Now one of the towns in his district is destroyed by a freak November tornado. The funny thing is that the church in New Minden was destroyed, by a tornado from God, for the third time. The bar 2 blocks down the street ( The Blue Room) was just fine. It has been there since 1904. I had a beer there yesterday. The cable was out though. These people that live here are willfully and profoundly ignorant. It is a shame that they vote for someone like Shimkus. I apologize to the rest of you.

Cheers,
Banzai

[B Calm]

11. God saved the bar, but destroyed the church. LOL

[hobbit709]

14. "Beer is proof that god loves us"

[banzai26]

15. Ben Franklin Quote

You forgot the attribution.

[hobbit709]

16. Hasn't been directly attributed to him.

If you check the references.

[banzai26]

17. I was just quoting what was on my refrigerator magnet

I suspect you are right though.

[Enthusiast]

19. It must be a sign..............from God.

[KamaAina]

21. From the 1906 San Francisco earthquake:

If, as they say, God struck the town for being over-frisky,
Why did He burn the churches down, but spare Hotaling's whisky?

[stillwaiting]

13. They want their reality to be a certain way, and so it is.

Very, very few will snap out of their entrenched world view, and it is quite sad (especially since so much of it is decidedly Anti-Christ in philosophy).

[Enthusiast]

18. Nice post!

And fun too.

[madrchsod]

20. thanks....

i heard about this guy during a union meeting to recommend candidates. his name was on the top of the list to get rid of but it`s a solid republican district.

he`ll be whining to the government to throw some money his way.

[beachbum bob]

7. we have our share of batshit crazy republican politicians

in Illinois, sooner or later they will be gone.

[malaise]

9. You can bet your house of hte record

You just know

[ReRe]

12. ~A Pox on Schock~ n/t