Comments on: I’m so much worse than Marcy Kaptur…

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:28:31 +0000

You really don’t give Bernanke much credit now do you – you think anyone could lead him anywhere?

By: Right Wing Toledo

Right Wing Toledo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:25:07 +0000

Sensor, when the President (this one or any other) misspeaks when answering a question in a public forum, particurarly one that is off the topic that was discussed, I have no problem with his not having exact information at his fingertips. (Others, particularly Democrats, do seem to have this problem.) That being said, when one is doing the questioning, particurarly when one is attempting to lead a witness into providing less than flattering information, one should have the facts at hand. The fact that Ms. Kaptur appears to not have taken the time to be properly briefed speaks towards either the effectivness of her staff, or her interest level in the subject at hand.

So, should we question her intelligence level based on this incident?

By: SensorG

SensorG — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:56:53 +0000

In fairness Republicans are used to the perfect language skills and articulation of President Bush.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGIH_enUS236US236&q=bush+misspeak

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:49:08 +0000

Right Wing – are you thinking of some incident in particular?

Yesterday, Charlie Rangel almost called “food stamps” “green stamps.” Should he be excoriated for that?

By: Right Wing Toledo

Right Wing Toledo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:46:11 +0000

What think is interesting is, when a presidental candidate is asked a question about the leader of some small county, an incorrect answer rates national news. So, why should Marcy get a free pass when she’s asking questions at a hearing she has (supposedly) been briefed on? It may just be bad staff work, but how much legislation gets passed or passed on based on staff work?

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:31:12 +0000

Ben Bernanke, Henry Paulson — ugh, whoever the heck you are — clean up that mess!!

Perhaps now is when we find out that Henry and Ben are actually twins who were separated at birth. An otherwise asinine attack on Marcy Kaptur ends in a heartwarming family reunion. Aww!

By: mud_rake

mud_rake — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:09:47 +0000

It is hard to imagine that the Republican Party, with Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice at the helm, would have the audacity to suggest the incompetence of anybody.

By: LisaRenee

LisaRenee — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:52:38 +0000

Jill, our mutual admiration/respect means neither one of us ever has to fish.

On the bright side, perhaps some of those who had never heard of Congresswoman Kaptur became curious enough to search information on her. If they as an example watched the YouTube video that the NRCC provided there are a few links to other speeches or statements she’s made that demonstrate a clearer view.

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:13:51 +0000

Tx, Lisa – you know I wasn’t fishing but again, you say it best – these kinds of mistakes are commonplace, that they become news is not. With 535 members of Congress, 20 from Ohio (18 reps and 2 senators), you’d think the press had other stuff more important to us to report on.

By: LisaRenee

LisaRenee — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:05:49 +0000

Jill, you covered the story in an excellent manner hence there was no point in my repeating what you pointed out, in which you raised some very valid points. So I opted for the human/humor aspect. Outside of the NWO area Marcy rarely gets some of the kudo’s she deserves, with the exception of when she went to the floor to support striking workers at the Kennedy Space Center. Yet, an error as small as this one, suddenly becomes newsworthy…

Having spent many an hour watching Congress and our General Assembly mistakes like this are not uncommon, what is uncommon is it becoming news.