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TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 05:15 AM Oct 2014

Monolith Dingbat Jason Chaffetz: "Why not have the SURGEON GENERAL head this up?"

Last edited Sat Oct 25, 2014, 08:56 AM - Edit history (1)

Seriously, if Democrats don't put THIS pitiful performance into a TV ad they DESERVE to lose the election!

Amazing colossal dingbat Jason Chaffetz, apparently unaware that THERE IS no Surgeon General because Senate Republicans have been BLOCKING the APPOINTMENT of one for over a year, criticizes Obama for appointing Ron Klain to head the response to ebola instead of letting "the Surgeon General head this up." To add insult to injury (for the American Public), the REASON they're blocking Obama's appointment of a Surgeon General is because THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION doesn't like him.

Alright, you Democratic Party campaign people out there...just how hard would it be to slap together a 10 second campaign add showing this:

Chaffetz saying &quot Ebola) why not just let the Surgeon General head this up?"

Then cut to a text window saying "Because Senate Republicans have been BLOCKING the appointment of a Surgeon General for over a year, that's why.


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Monolith Dingbat Jason Chaffetz: "Why not have the SURGEON GENERAL head this up?" (Original Post) TrollBuster9090 Oct 2014 OP
K&R!!! He says it twice and she never corrects him! In the immortal words of Wayne from Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #1
I'm guessing that's because SHE didn't know either. TrollBuster9090 Oct 2014 #2
But, czarjak Oct 2014 #3
He is now trying to unring that bell Botany Oct 2014 #4
Maybe he was confused. 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #5
Not confused just dumb as a bag of dirt Botany Oct 2014 #6
And I'm sure that, with our lame-ass Press, headed by idiots like Chuck Todd, TrollBuster9090 Oct 2014 #9
The Right Hand Doesn't Know fredamae Oct 2014 #7
Perfect stump zinger for Joe Biden to drill home ffr Oct 2014 #8

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)
1. K&R!!! He says it twice and she never corrects him! In the immortal words of Wayne from
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 07:57 AM
Oct 2014

"Wayne's World," "Are you mental?"

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)
2. I'm guessing that's because SHE didn't know either.
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 08:56 AM
Oct 2014

And this fresh on the heels of Daryll "Slim Jim" Issa giving a performance in his oversight committee where he A) couldn't even PRONOUNCE the word "ebola," B) claimed there was a new outbreak of it in 'the African country of Guyana', and then C) proceeded to tell a medical doctor that he was all wrong about ebola's method of transmission.

Botany

(70,504 posts)
4. He is now trying to unring that bell
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 09:41 AM
Oct 2014

"Well I do know there's an acting surgeon general, I understand that. The surgeon general is also an office. It's the Office of the Surgeon General. I know there's some confusion there, but I don't think I was confused," Chaffetz said.

3catwoman3

(23,980 posts)
5. Maybe he was confused.
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 09:45 AM
Oct 2014

Maybe he was not. No maybe about him being an arrogant, pretentious a$$h*le.

Botany

(70,504 posts)
6. Not confused just dumb as a bag of dirt
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 09:57 AM
Oct 2014

The surgeon general is also an office. It's the Office of the Surgeon General.

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)
9. And I'm sure that, with our lame-ass Press, headed by idiots like Chuck Todd,
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 03:32 PM
Oct 2014
that will be the end of it.

Allison Lundergan Grimes fumbles a question about who she voted for, and reporters are hounding her about it at every campaign stop for weeks.

Jason Chaffetz, through sheer force of stupidity, highlights the fact that Republicans have been blocking the appointment of America's top health official in the middle of a health crisis for petty political reasons, and they'll just let him shrug it off. "Er...I meant the OFFICE of the Surgeon General. Yeah, that's it, that's the ticket." Chuck Todd: "Okay, good enough for me. Now let's get back to talking about how 'unqualified' Allison Lundergan Grimes is to be a Senator."

ffr

(22,669 posts)
8. Perfect stump zinger for Joe Biden to drill home
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 11:15 AM
Oct 2014

My question is, why isn't PBO and other non-ballot dems campaigning? We need enthusiasm to drive voters to the polls. They've fallen for some RWNJ mindset that they shouldn't because they'll stir up Republis. Well, I have news for them. Republis are already EV'ing at a greater rate than dems, you've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. AND, you know they'd be campaigning this way, because they know it drives enthusiasm.
WTF?!!!

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