Shimkus gives the pages riot act about proper behavior!

[cynatnite]

Friday night, Capito and Shimkus went to visit the pages, who stay in a Washington dorm.

“We told them they can talk to adults, us or their counselors or whoever,” if they feel uncomfortable about how they are treated by anyone — House members, staff, or others, she said.

Just a few days earlier, Shimkus had “read them the riot act” about behaving properly while in the program, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. On Friday, he told them, “I’m embarrassed, I’m ashamed. This lecture I gave you I should give to my colleagues.”

http://www.wvgazette.com/section/News/200610021?pt=10

:wtf:

[whistle]

1. How many pages are working in congress?

[ProgressiveEconomist]

5. "72 in the House, 20 in the Senate". That flashed on my TV screen this

evening, though I can't recall the source exactly. I've watched coverage of Predatorgate on all three network nightly news shows, PBS Newshour, Hardball, Countdown, Anderson Cooper 360, and ScarboroughCountry!

[MrCoffee]

2. You "can talk to adults, or counselors", but if you talk to the press...

we'll hand you your ass on a plate.

[cynatnite]

3. I read it differently than that...

Friday night they spoke to the pages about this letting them know they'll help protect them.

A few days before Shimkus reads the kids the riot act about proper behavior. That just :grr: me off!

[Geoff R. Casavant]

4. I'm torn -- I can both agree and disagree with you.

I figured the "riot act" was something that was given to each class of pages as they report (which I assume is close to the start of the school year). The usual, "this is a privilege, be respectful, tuck your shirt in" kind of thing.

Then I remembered that Shimkus knew years ago. If it had been nearly anyone else "reading the riot act" to the pages I would say you misinterpreted, but since it's Shimkus, I agree with you wholeheartedly.