E. TX Congressman dons Kevlar for townhall mtg. (Rita)

[PDittie]

Rural East Texans cried and vented frustration today over the lack of relief aid they've received and their belief that federal and Red Cross aid is being unfairly concentrated on urban areas where the suffering is not as great.

Dozens of residents gathered under tight security at First Baptist Church in Deweyville, which sits on the Texas-Louisiana border, to talk with Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency representatives. Many said their homes are uninhabitable and the only power they have comes from generators.

U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, who wore a bulletproof vest under his dress shirt, attended meetings in Jasper, Newton, Deweyville and Buna today with plans to visit Orange, Vidor, Kountze and Woodville on Tuesday.

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As Brady stepped up to the church altar, four Texas Department of Public Safety troopers lined up in front of the lectern, separating the congressman and other federal officials from the rural residents who say their needs have been neglected.

Rural residents hit by Rita say they felt forgotten

[johncoby2]

1. What a fuckin idiot!

Bullet proof vest. Shit the guys cant even afford bullets!!!!!

[PDittie]

2. "Wharya goin, Lige?"

"Ahmo go down ta th' meetin' at th' church an' kill me that sumbitch Congressman..."

:rofl:

[sonias]

3. Rural residents have been forgotten

I wonder why Brady even bothered to get out there, Kevlar and all. Chickenshit. Obviously he knows that people are pissed about the lack of responsiveness. My guess is that idiot heads like this guy, still have all the violence hype of New Orleans etched in their tiny little heads. Poor people are dangerous to them. Surprised he didn't hire himself a few Blackwater personal guards.

I hope the turd loses his seat. And most of all I hope these people in Rural East Texas can pull their lives back together.

Sonia

[PDittie]

4. Brady was arrested for DUI last week

U.S. Rep Kevin Brady was arrested and charged with driving under the influence while in South Dakota, according to a published report.

The Texas Republican was pulled over by a state trooper Friday night for a problem with the tail lights of his vehicle, The Dallas Morning News reported.

Authorities were waiting for results of a blood test to determine Brady's blood-alcohol level at the time of the arrest. The legal limit in South Dakota is 0.08. If convicted of the misdemeanor charge, Brady faces up to $1,000 fine and a year in jail, Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe said.

Apparently last week was Homecoming at the University of South Dakota, where he attended college. Brady also refuses to return DeLay's dirty money:

While U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, did not receive money from TRMPAC, he did receive $10,000 from ARMPAC in 2003.

"I'm certainly not going to return it," Brady said Thursday. "Tom DeLay has been fighting for everything important: less taxes, stronger national security and to protect our families. He has helped us restore sales tax deductions to Texans, and he played a key role in getting federal road dollars."

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1574&dept_id=532215&newsid=15358782&PAG=461&rfi=9

And more from Brady about DeLay:

U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, believes the indictment will put all questions and rumors to rest.

"It's no longer backroom rumors," Brady said Thursday. "Integrity in government is essential. People deserve to know the truth, and finally we'll get to see all the facts. As for me, the Tom DeLay I know is principled and respects the law. I just don't believe he would break the law, and this is going to give us a chance to see all the facts.

"The American public will know if this is a violation of the law or a prosecutor abusing his power."

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15305112&BRD=1574&PAG=461&dept_id=532215&rfi=6

And finally, Brady with his real puppetmaster, Grover Norquist:

[tanyev]

5. If you believe that your constituents hate you enough to kill you,

isn't that an acknowledgement that you have no intention of representing their wishes?