As Mike Flynn writes at Big Government, “Democrats Gone Wild: Rep. Ciro Rodriguez Loses It:”
I’ve often noted that I expect this to be a long, hot summer. The mid-term elections are inching closer and Democrats are having to finally admit that they are in real political trouble. For those keeping score at home, let’s recap; the economy sucks, there are no new jobs, the stimulus failed, the government is bleeding money, ObamaCare is unpopular, the Feds have screwed up the gulf oil spill and we are facing potentially the biggest tax hike in history at the end of the year.
If they weren’t trying to seize control of huge swaths of the economy, I might almost feel sorry for Democrat Congressman having to face voters with such a “record.” They blindly followed the Democrat leadership and listened to the chattering class in DC who assured them everything would be okay; the progressive agenda was secretly popular with the public. Instead, I’ll enjoy video snippets like this, which shows another Democrat House member losing his temper in the face of public anger with their agenda. Recently, Rep. Ciro Rodriquez (D-TX) met with some local constituents about our nation’s current state of affairs. It did not go well.
Indeed:
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He’s not confident; he’s scared. He knows he blew it by voting for the bill, he doesn’t understand the bill he voted for, and when the approved talking points don’t work on constituents like they work on the captive press, he doesn’t know what to say. And as we lawyers know, when you’ve got nothing else, you pound on the table, as Rodriguez proceeds to do.
UPDATE: A reader emails: “I watched the video 2x and I can tell you that as a woman who used to be married to a physical abuser, I can detect a woman-abuser a mile away. I flinched for the woman that he approached with that paper in his hand – I thought he was going to smack her with the paper. And when he smacked the table, I had no doubt that he truly wanted to hit her.” Well, I don’t possess such intuitive powers, but he certainly looks like a jerk.
Handicapping the prospects of the GOP in both houses of Congress, Steve Green posits, “Down in TX23, incumbent Democrat Ciro Rodriguez just got caught on video yelling at a constituent during a town hall. That’s another one you might want to shift from Leans Dem to Toss Up.”
Ed Morrissey adds, “If you’re in TX-23, Rodriguez’ district, there is hope. Francisco Canseco will challenge the incumbent in November, so perhaps it’s time to get to know him.”
Update: Dan Riehl spots another clip or Rodriguez in action. “More On Rep Rodriguez’s Anger Issues, Swears At Constituent:”
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Along with the Big Government video I already linked and posted, here’s a thirty second video of Texas Democrat Ciro Rodriguez rationalizing robocalls and swearing at a constituent who wasn’t buying it. Between the two clips, the guy seems to have an anger problem, as well as not realizing who works for whom in this system.
Classy.
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