Comments on: The 10 Worst Congressman: The Worst List ever from RollingStone? http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/ten-worst-congressmen/ Off-the-cuff commentary on the day's events Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:46:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-29082 Jim Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:08:32 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/29/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-29082 What about Nancy Pelosi? This is the same woman who helped the "Nightstalker" escape when she was mayor in San Fransico. How many did that man murder? What about Nancy Pelosi? This is the same woman who helped the “Nightstalker” escape when she was mayor in San Fransico. How many did that man murder?

]]> By: Danika http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27611 Danika Sun, 05 Nov 2006 17:45:37 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/29/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27611 I would have put the list 5 GOP and 5 Dems...Yup, Taliban Cindy should have been on it. Glad that cuckoo Musgrave is on it though. I would have put the list 5 GOP and 5 Dems…Yup, Taliban Cindy should have been on it.

Glad that cuckoo Musgrave is on it though.

]]> By: Preston http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27122 Preston Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:11:19 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/29/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27122 <em>What? No nomination for Cynthia McKinney Rolling Stone?</em> Yet another Democrat repudiated by both Democratic voters and leadership. The more examples we dig up the better off the Democrats look. What? No nomination for Cynthia McKinney Rolling Stone?

Yet another Democrat repudiated by both Democratic voters and leadership. The more examples we dig up the better off the Democrats look.

]]> By: dianne http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27121 dianne Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:04:33 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/29/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27121 What? No nomination for Cynthia McKinney Rolling Stone? Ohhhhh I understand...she's going to make yet another comeback a couple of years from now and promises to wear her Capitol badge and cut a record for you with that rockstar Harry Belafonte. Gotcha What? No nomination for Cynthia McKinney Rolling Stone?

Ohhhhh I understand…she’s going to make yet another comeback a couple of years from now and promises to wear her Capitol badge and cut a record for you with that rockstar Harry Belafonte.

Gotcha

]]> By: Lonewacko: Immigration, Politics, Media Bias, Multiculturalism, Privacy, Los Angeles, California http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27072 Lonewacko: Immigration, Politics, Media Bias, Multiculturalism, Privacy, Los Angeles, California Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:06:20 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/29/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27072 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Tim Dickinson of Rolling Stone offers his list of the 10 worst Congressmen. As you might expect from that publication, it's biased (9 of 10 are Republicans) and their complaints consist mainly of lightweight analysis and smears. Let's take a look at their entry on Rep. Tom Tancredo. It includes a great deal of name-calling, and it starts with a quote from the Council for Conservative Citizens supporting him; the reader will note that the recommendation is not reciprocated and this is thus the logical fallacy of Guilt by Association. (RS readers: did Dickinson not know this argument was fallacious, or did he think that you wouldn't know it was fallacious?) [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Tim Dickinson of Rolling Stone offers his list of the 10 worst Congressmen. As you might expect from that publication, it’s biased (9 of 10 are Republicans) and their complaints consist mainly of lightweight analysis and smears. Let’s take a look at their entry on Rep. Tom Tancredo. It includes a great deal of name-calling, and it starts with a quote from the Council for Conservative Citizens supporting him; the reader will note that the recommendation is not reciprocated and this is thus the logical fallacy of Guilt by Association. (RS readers: did Dickinson not know this argument was fallacious, or did he think that you wouldn’t know it was fallacious?) [...]

]]> By: Purple Avenger http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27068 Purple Avenger Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:36:09 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/29/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27068 I think Alcee Hastings deserves a mention here. Not many congressmen have the dubious honor of being impeached, convicted, and removed from the Federal bench for corruption. I think Alcee Hastings deserves a mention here.

Not many congressmen have the dubious honor of being impeached, convicted, and removed from the Federal bench for corruption.

]]> By: Preston http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27062 Preston Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:54:49 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/29/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27062 <em>Rep. Jefferson: Morally and ethically bankrupt. And yet he’s sailing to relection. Go figure</em> The rankings might not reflect much upon the political neutrality of <em>Rolling Stone </em>but they put the Democratic Party in a pretty good light: contrary to your claim, Rep. Jefferson has been repudiated by both Democratic Congressional leadership and his own constituents: <a href="http://www.karencarterforcongress.com/poll-10-28.html" rel="nofollow">Jefferson will be forced into a runoff and will lose.</a> Quite a difference from Dennis Hastert and Tom DeLay where the ethically questionable Congressman <strong>was</strong> the leadership. Rep. Jefferson: Morally and ethically bankrupt. And yet he’s sailing to relection. Go figure

The rankings might not reflect much upon the political neutrality of Rolling Stone but they put the Democratic Party in a pretty good light: contrary to your claim, Rep. Jefferson has been repudiated by both Democratic Congressional leadership and his own constituents: Jefferson will be forced into a runoff and will lose.

Quite a difference from Dennis Hastert and Tom DeLay where the ethically questionable Congressman was the leadership.

]]> By: TLB http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27061 TLB Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:35:00 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/29/ten-worst-congressmen/#comment-27061 Maybe you should reconsider giving RS so many links, especially with link text of their selections' names. See the recent googlebomb proposals for the reason why. Maybe you should reconsider giving RS so many links, especially with link text of their selections’ names. See the recent googlebomb proposals for the reason why.

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