CNN Anchor Gets in Heated Exchange with Congresswoman Over Town Hall Cell Phone Incident

"Congresswoman, you're absolutely ignoring my question. That's not very nice."

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August 13, 2009 at 4:56 pm - CNN
Dateline: Houston, TX
james   August 13th, 2009 - 5:00 pm

She is a pompous biatch, vote her fat a$$ out

BornFree   August 13th, 2009 - 5:05 pm

Throw this arrogant bum out of office. She talks so much bullshit, she needs to buy herself a bulldozer

Irondog   August 13th, 2009 - 5:08 pm

Indict, impeach, and as a last resort, vote them out.

WoW   August 13th, 2009 - 5:08 pm

She has lost what was left of her small mind.

Dashark   August 13th, 2009 - 5:10 pm

We must weed them out as soon as we get rid of Obama and Pelosi.

Switalla   August 13th, 2009 - 5:13 pm

Absolutely, the bottom of the barrel; the bottom.

Who elected this thing?

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   August 13th, 2009 - 5:14 pm

America…this is a fine example of a politician who has been in Washington too long!

No longer caring about representing their constituents…above their constituents!

Their party is of higher importance…they hold the money bags for re-election!

But even with money…slugs…we the people are the ones who fill out the ballot…money or no money!

You are going home…sooner than later!

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marmie   August 13th, 2009 - 5:18 pm

liar. she has her nose so far up obamas *bleep* can her.

Oldbluesboy   August 13th, 2009 - 5:22 pm

“We, the members of congress, who believe in Democracy..”

How hard is it to say “I’m sorry”? This is SICK! Pompous, elitist.

“I ain’t done nothin’ wrong.”

Get her out of there.

TAKE BACK AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!

AZGal5759   August 13th, 2009 - 5:40 pm

See, total disregard for the facts, stating a falsehood like “maybe it was a doctored video”, hoping others will take that ball and run with it. Typical, elitist democrat, get her out of D.C! She’s the politician that showed up at Michael Jackson’s memorial service and wanted a House Resolutions honoring him…yea, cuz that’s such an important cause! Not the brightest bulb is she? What r u thinking Houston?

Matt   August 13th, 2009 - 5:40 pm

WTF!!! She is sorry people got offended but not that she caused the offense? So it is our fault for finding her a obnoxious rude @#%&. Not her fault for being an obnoxious rude @#%&.

Patrick Greene   August 13th, 2009 - 5:41 pm

This is the woman who had a fake Doctor in the townhall meeting ask her a setup question so she could vomit up her memorized speech. She should be impeached for being a fraud. She was on the phone because her handlers were giving her information on who is the plant in the hall. She is lying about the answer. The lady who asked the question was the second question. Fraud. Period. Rude? Get real. She is way beyond rude. She thanked cancer survivors? For what?

Sarah   August 13th, 2009 - 5:42 pm

I have never seen A more POMPOUS ,ARROGANT, HEAD IN HER B–… NO CLASS Woman like this one… we know who votes these kinds of people into office dont WE??? The same bunch that voted THE BIG O into office,,,,Why didnt she just APOLOGIZE ???? BECAUSE THEY JUST DONT KNOW HOW THEY ARE TOOOO PROUD !!!!

Moe C. Larry   August 13th, 2009 - 5:43 pm

$1800 a month increase in premium per year? What kind of nonsense is this poor excuse of a congresswoman spewing?

DemocratSS are RUDE!   August 13th, 2009 - 5:47 pm

Did she answer her i-phone DURING her on air interview? Can this fat, stupid woman be anymore entitled? How much ACORN stimulus tax $$$$ is pouring into her under achieving dictrict? Are there any actual Tax payers in her district? Or just tax takers?

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Scott TX   August 13th, 2009 - 5:50 pm

I believe she has her head so far up her butt that she looped all the way through. There are no words to describe this complete douche bag. THIS is why people don’t want to sit down and discuss things with the Congress… The government DOES NOT care. We are so fed up with it… we are WELL passed quietly talking it over. You are scum.

I so desperatley hope my foot gets to meet your backside.

Norm   August 13th, 2009 - 5:58 pm

Sheila Jackson Lee thinks this, Sheila Jackson Lee thinks that, what a laugh, she sounds exactly like Nixon, that’s how he used to talk about himself.

Ratings today at 47% – deeper in the toilet every single day.

Scott TX   August 13th, 2009 - 6:00 pm

By the way, you can easily tell how arrogant someone is when they speak of themselves in the third person. Which she did twice… arrogant punk.

Greg   August 13th, 2009 - 6:01 pm

She gets it!!! Just like the president gets it. Respond with the “mantra”….a question that doesn’t fit within the “mantra” due to the briefings and summary sessions of the “mantra” not covering a particular question with the “mantra” is a distraction. “It was my understanding there would be no math.”

We know and understand the “mantra,” which is why we’re asking questions, we can get the “mantra” any time we want it thanks to the msm (weird that CNN is taking this tack against her, who does this guy think he is?).

What she doesn’t get is that her actions speak to our complaints and distrust. The business as usual that was supposedly to be put to an end upon the coronation has been seen as increasing. As with this entire decade they have nothing to truly offer; in “leadership” it needs to be a little deeper than the surface crap they feed us. It’s enough to get one elected, but the campaign was long enough. Nothing, they got squat, nada, zip…only tactics.

Glad their friends now though and how ’bout that invite to D.C.? I guess it’s not enough that the woman had already gone to the time and expense(?) for this townhall…now she can spend some more dough on a trip to the Capitol…I suppose we tax payers could pay for it if she’s a little broke…golly…not even a constituent; what a leader!!!

dixie   August 13th, 2009 - 6:05 pm

She is frightening. God Bless America!

olddog   August 13th, 2009 - 6:05 pm

And some people wonder why racism is still alive in America.

Adam's Apparition   August 13th, 2009 - 6:05 pm

Remember, Congress was set up to represent the citizens of our country. Congress serves the citizenry. Let the citizens be heard…. Let arrogant, egotistical Congressional Representatives, Senators, and Presidents be turned out at their next election.

mcnorman   August 13th, 2009 - 6:06 pm

She sure didn’t pull that cell phone stunt at the Michael Jackson Memorial. Priorities.

Z06   August 13th, 2009 - 6:13 pm

O my God…I had to quit at the 3 min. mark. This godawful woman is an elected official??? We are so hosed.

I know Rick Sanchez hasn’t had a pair for years, but maybe he grew just one little marble on this.

Nah, on second thought, all Sanchez cried about was the “feelings” of the questioner. Typical libs, but it sure is fun watching them eat each other.

Jojo   August 13th, 2009 - 6:20 pm

Oh, well now that I’ve heard her side I completely understand. And the fact they are good friends now and are going to be taking vacation together, well then I guess I was wrong. It is a bit odd though that when that same lady in the audience was on other shows today I never heard her talk about how they had some bonding moment. Matter of fact I got that impression she felt slighted and even countered the Congresswoman’s claim she was getting info to answer a specific question. Hummm, guess someone is not being honest. Maybe I’m not as smart as a fake doctor but I’m guessing the the Congressb*tch be lying.

dagda   August 13th, 2009 - 6:21 pm

I think she did this same thing during a Congressional Hearing. In the middle of testimony by some panel, she answered her cell phone. This was several years back, but I am sure others remember it.

TruthTeller   August 13th, 2009 - 6:24 pm

OK! Now I get her “logic”!

As long as LATER, I tried to be “nicey nice” to the cancer survivor I ignored, it doesn’t matter that earlier I acted like a stupid, insensitive piece of crap.

In these sick liberal’s world view, intention is all that matters, not results or reality. Bill Clinton didn’t INTEND to lie, commit perjury, sexually harass an intern and commit adultery. Therefore it was all A-OK.

In her twisted, arrogant mind, there was no need to apologize. After all- when you’re perfect, like Shoddy Sheila, you can never make a mistake.

PS: Something’s wrong over at CNN! Some of their people have recently been acting like journalists!

Ann   August 13th, 2009 - 6:26 pm

I find it quite ironic that Rick Sanchez – easily the most despicable anchor on CNN – lectures ANYBODY else about rudeness.

Dave Tn   August 13th, 2009 - 6:29 pm

I think Rick Sanchez is a racist going after her like that. You know how those drunk driving Hispanics all come from countries with a cast system based on skin color. He obviously hasn’t given up the old ways.
racist racist racist
Hey this playing the race card for no reason can be fun :D

Jamal Demofo   August 13th, 2009 - 6:47 pm

She was actually on her AfroBerry planning a family reunion with her brothers and sisters.
http://cofcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/jo-lou.jpg

Frank, a native Texan   August 13th, 2009 - 6:57 pm

How can you tell when Sheila Jackson Lee is lying?

Her lips keep moving, and moving, and moving, and moving,………and moving,………………and moving,……………and moving,……………and moving [I think you get the point].

Jackson Lee is a total embarrassment to all Texans, native and otherwise. By the way, Jackson lee is a native New Yorker — no offense to my friends and relatives in New York.

Kenny C   August 13th, 2009 - 7:13 pm

Hey Rick….you people made these clowns into the monsters you are now seeing….just wait….they will have you in the cross hairs soon….you backed the wrong horse all these years….now live with it

Shane99   August 13th, 2009 - 7:32 pm

Who votes for these stupid people? She didn’t even want to hear what he was saying! I think she has some kind of mental illness.Very sad.

Toni   August 13th, 2009 - 8:03 pm

She should have been booted out when we learned she has a limousine drive her THREE blocks to work each day, oftentimes having his car running idly while waiting for her. Those upset constituents are directly to blame for keeping her in office. Since we don’t have term limits, its up to the voters to weed them out NOW.

Frank   August 13th, 2009 - 8:25 pm

Shane99 and Toni,

Forget about it. Jackson Lee’s 19th Congressional district has almost all black constituents — in other words, she is in a “safe” district and can do no wrong or she would have been gone a long time ago. Jackson Lee is a pompous B@#&%.

ed357   August 13th, 2009 - 8:31 pm

The earlier explanation was that Congresswoman Jackson-Lee was
getting calls from aides noting when civic dignitaries were showing
up so she could shout out to them.

Congresswoman Jackson-Lee has also used “set up” question from
a “Doctor” that turned out not to be a Doctor……but an Obama
Organizer and delegate at another townhall.

http://www.breitbart.tv/doctor-who-asked-question-at-democrats-town-hall-is-delegate-not-doctor/

……THIS CLOWN IS A PITIFUL EXCUSE FOR A CONGRESSWOMAN…….

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NOTE TO DEMOCRATS……..

Sometimes when you win……..you really lose……..2010.

Coolbreeze44105   August 13th, 2009 - 8:32 pm

She’s a brazen liar. If she weren’t a Democrat, she’d be in a mental institution. She’s in denial. But like all Dems, she absolutely refuses to accept responsibility for something she did. Typical…

Russ in NC   August 13th, 2009 - 9:11 pm

She is no different than Diane Watson (D-Watts) or Barbara Lee (D-Oakland)…arrogant, entitled, driven by enormous racial animus. Cynthia McKennon was another one, but the good people of Georgia tossed both her and her Jew-hating dad back to the ‘hood.

Dave   August 13th, 2009 - 9:12 pm

Democrats are so convinced that they are the “good” guys, that they dont mind lieing about things because they feel like it is for the greater good.

Could you imagine if GWB did they same thing? or even any random Republican, he would be stoned to death by the media.

Wretched Electrons   August 13th, 2009 - 9:12 pm

I am clearly in the minority here, and probably opening myself to attack. But Jackson-Lee’s explanation of the phone call seems entirely plausible. Rather than baiting her live on-air, Sanchez could have done a respectable job of reporting by making contact with the woman in question (the “cancer survivor”) and getting her take on the matter.

Believe me, I am dead set against any changes in health care/insurance in the USA that do not begin with tort reform. And I am delighted to see my fellow citizens finally waking up, taking to the streets and demanding that the elected officials actually listen.

But I don’t think Sanchez served any useful purpose with this interview, other than stoking his own anger and ego.

H2K   August 13th, 2009 - 10:17 pm

Someone else mentioned this in a prior post…
…but did ya notice that Ms Jackson-Lee uses the cell phone as though it were a walkie talkie? She listens by putting the phone to her ear, then she talks by moving it parallel to her mouth. Then back to her ear.
Do all socialists use the cell phone this way?

patiently waiting   August 13th, 2009 - 10:20 pm

Let not your heart be troubled. All of these actions are part of Gods plan. The great deception. The only thing you can do is prepare your own house for the worldwide tempest that is brewing. Pay off debts, hold your family close, prepare a few months supply of food (H1N1=pestilance), woodstove with some wood if you live in the north, etc… All of this is laid out in the Bible. Check out the book of Revelations. Its all inside. Just remember the peace of God passes all understanding.

I'M A Republi-CON   August 13th, 2009 - 10:22 pm

Leading conservative economist Bruce Bartlett writes that the Obama-hating town-hall mobs have it wrong—the person they should be angry with left the White House seven months ago.

Until conservatives once again hold Republicans to the same standard they hold Democrats, they will have no credibility and deserve no respect.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-08-12/the-gops-misplaced-rage/full/

netstarman   August 13th, 2009 - 11:31 pm

she hears her cell phone and does not care about what anybody says, She is terrible in ignoring the peoples questions and flip flops on the CNN reporters simple question. Election time is coming up get rid of her. Oh Dave TN you are the one who plays the racist card very typical of you to do that throw that card in the ring. She is a idiot in play in Washington who has no business being in office and elected.

john   August 14th, 2009 - 1:09 am

she is a mistake….

She believes apologizing is some kind of humiliation…

The other tape on u tube shows how clearly she ignores the consitiuent.

Interesting hang up…real mean one….

A lot of black women have this issue….What d’ey “feel,” is what’s right and something to be vocal and physically violent over.

JB   August 14th, 2009 - 2:22 am

She actually refers to herself in the 3rd person at the end. I thought you had to be T.O. to do that.

KarrieKay   August 14th, 2009 - 2:32 am

I remember this woman well from our time in Houston- soo glad to be gone from there. She wouldn’t be in Congress if she wasn’t representing a district that is largely black and hispanic – no racism intended, just fact.

Thought you all might enjoy reading some of the past controversies I remember.

http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/sheila-jackson-lee/controversy.html

JP   August 14th, 2009 - 8:22 am

Heated???? You are kidding!

livewiremd   August 14th, 2009 - 9:31 am

People were dumb enough to think that getting rid of Bush would be enough to “fix” the world but they have forgotten that we have
ignorant people in congress, just like this one, who are ruining the country and could care less.
I’m sure that Jackson already has secured enough “goodies” for her “constituents” already so why bother to listen?
It would be easy to tell who has voted for her. They are the ones with their hands out.
Jackson couldn’t even talk her way out of a softball question. Pretty pathetic.

The Truth Be Told   August 14th, 2009 - 9:46 am

1961: Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine…

Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdLpem-AAs

From the 1961 Operation Coffee Cup Campaign against Socialized Medicine as proposed by the Democrats, then a private citizen Ronald Reagan Speaks out against socialized medicine. There is no video because this was an LP sent out by the American Medical Association.

poetopoet   August 14th, 2009 - 9:57 am

What about her charade with the other fat ass bitch that claimed to be a doctor Sheila gave an Oscar role for, the phony bitch, that was far important than her cell phone manners.
She is a general practitioner, right, of voodoo maybe, Sheila Jackson Lee? The divisions the President of these United States insists on employing; be that of health care, the budget or the simple Gates issue of a helpless black homeowner to cheap and reactionary, who never planned to fix his front door after being broken into previously; while a white police officer of impeccable credentials, he (Obama) called stupid; exacerbates the issue of black against white and right against wrong. Right here I call to America’s attention, this black Texas congresswoman and Obama, a community organizer with their lying, cheating and illegal scams, for the world to see and witness first hand, in this black lying fat ass congresswoman’s well rehearsed benediction to a non-doctor, sickens me.

Let me tell you about this and that about this and explain to you about that and this once more. Obama can’t help himself, when a Muslim lies, it’s their natural right according to their Koran; amazing spell check here and Mic-Word wants you use a capital for the koran, but not the Holy Bible. Obama submits a will proven fraudulent document to subvert our Constitution, to be elected; a Hawaiian COLB, that he was born in a Dole Pineapple Field, and everyone but a view believe it. Google executive order 13489 the very first thing Obama did, once in office was he denied access to anything about him, everything. Want lies and treasonous acts has Obama buried everywhere?

Obama’s endless lies and deceptions, his Chicago Mafioso like politics, and his now obvious stealth black liberation theology socialist revolution; 23 years with Rev. Wright training comes out stronger than ever, which are destroying our once great country; pitting neighbor against neighbor, black against white. The lying S.O.B. claims all the while to unite, the cry of a community organizer who is a liar, liar, liar and traitor.

I need no more proof of the dum-dums in America who blindly believe in this person, (Obama) than his followers and supporters, than this staged stooge performance by a congresswoman who has sworn to uphold the Constitution and this Obama operative impersonating a doctor.

God bless and help America, please.

poetopoet   August 14th, 2009 - 10:11 am

Forget her cell phone manners what abort Oscar performance with a woman who claimed to be a doctor, it looked very well rehearsed. She is a general practitioner, right, of voodoo maybe, Sheila Jackson Lee? The divisions the President of these United States insists on employing; be that of health care, the budget or the simple Gates issue of a helpless black homeowner to cheap and reactionary, who never planned to fix his front door after being broken into previously; while a white police officer of impeccable credentials, he (Obama) called stupid; exacerbates the issue of black against white and right against wrong. Right here I call to America’s attention, this black Texas congresswoman and Obama, a community organizer with their lying, cheating and illegal scams, for the world to see and witness first hand, in this black lying fat ass congresswoman’s well rehearsed benediction to a non-doctor, sickens me.

Let me tell you about this and that about this and explain to you about that and this once more. Obama can’t help himself, when a Muslim lies, it’s their natural right according to their Koran; amazing spell check here and Mic-Word wants you use a capital for the koran, but not the Holy Bible. Obama submits a will proven fraudulent document to subvert our Constitution, to be elected; a Hawaiian COLB, that he was born in a Dole Pineapple Field, and everyone but a view believe it. Google executive order 13489 the very first thing Obama did, once in office was he denied access to anything about him, everything. Want lies and treasonous acts has Obama buried everywhere?
Obama’s endless lies and deceptions, his Chicago Mafioso like politics, and his now obvious stealth black liberation theology socialist revolution; 23 years with Rev. Wright training comes out stronger than ever, which are destroying our once great country; pitting neighbor against neighbor, black against white. The lying S.O.B. claims all the while to unite, the cry of a community organizer who is a liar, liar, liar and traitor.

I need no more proof of the dum-dums in America who blindly believe in this person, (Obama) than his followers and supporters, than this staged stooge performance by a congresswoman who has sworn to uphold the Constitution and this Obama operative impersonating a doctor.

God bless and help America, please.

H2K   August 14th, 2009 - 2:43 pm

Google Dirty Sanchez. May that thought stick in your mind every time you see this guy on CNN.

C.C.   August 14th, 2009 - 5:01 pm

Why do people vote for her??? She is an embarrassment to Houston. And why does she refer to herself in third person???

Hans Frank   August 14th, 2009 - 5:04 pm

What a s c u m bag this women is. She should be put out on her ear but she is blacks and all the blacks will still vote for her anyway. They are the new slaves to the Liberals. She is also full of s h i t and she needs to take some fiber.

Blue State Disgust   August 14th, 2009 - 11:37 pm

I say keep up the smarmy arrogance and wretched attitude Jackson, Pelosi, Reid and Glorious Dear Leader Obama.

They think they have people snookered and no one’s noticing. Instead, we are experiencing a textbook political gaffe for the ages. Voter payback will be thunderous.

Sheila, Sheila, Sheila   August 15th, 2009 - 12:43 am

Sheila is obviously the missing link. Look at those nostrils and her beating her chest. Darwin was right.

Lynn   August 15th, 2009 - 3:59 pm

She knows that she shouldn’t have taken the cell phone call, but she simply doesn’t want to admit it.

Adair   August 15th, 2009 - 4:00 pm

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