Texas congressman tells rowdy town hall attendee to 'shut up'

[TexasTowelie]

WASHINGTON — Facing an earful from angry constituents at a town hall this weekend, Rep. Joe Barton at one point told a loud attendee to “shut up” — setting off even more heated reactions.

In video clips of the incident, Barton can be seen trying to quiet down the raucous town hall in the Navarro County town of Frost after a question on a bill regarding violence against women. Barton, an Arlington Republican, begins explaining that he voted against a previous bill on the issue because he believes it is a state issue, not a federal issue, to which the audience responded with a mix of applause and boos.

“It’s violence against women, that’s a national issue,” one attendee can be heard yelling. “That is an issue that impacts everyone everywhere, not only in this country but everywhere.”

After trying unsuccessfully to speak over the dissenters, Barton eventually lost his cool.

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/03/13/watch-texas-congressman-tells-rowdy-town-hall-attendee-shut

[font color=330099]So Joe Barton decided to hold his town halls in Milford (that has a sign in the city saying "a town of about 700 people and a few old grouches" and Frost (pop. 643) rather than in a larger area that he represents such as Waxahachie or Arlington? Yes, I've been to both towns and unequivocally say that he is being evasive to stage town halls in those towns.[/font]

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Channeling Chris Christie??

[Scarsdale]

2. Shocked, I tells ya.

When will these "representatives" realize that they are on the wrong side with their leaders? People VOTE, and these cowards face losing their cushy jobs by ignoring their constituents. People are waking up - FINALLY. Too bad the gop is too dumb to see it.

[Ilsa]

3. It's time to get rid of these assholes.

People need to see how corrupt they are. Vote them out.

[tecelote]

4. "You work for us!"

One thing that most Americans can agree upon from both parties - Congress works for the whichever lobbyists have the most money. We are just a pain in their side.

[Paladin]

5. Ya'll remember Rep. Joe Barton, don't you?

He made national news while sitting on the congressional committee holding hearings on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf. He was the twerp who apologized to the oil exec's who were being questioned about that ecological atrocity, because he thought the committee wasn't being polite enough to them. Even by TX congressional standards, Barton is a waste of space and oxygen.