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‘Three’ quotes from Paul Kanjorski.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  January 11th, 2011 at 01:45 PM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

All on the subject of civility.

…it is incumbent on all Americans to create an atmosphere of civility and respect in which political discourse can flow freely, without fear of violent confrontation.

- Former Representative Paul Kanjorski (D, PA), January 11, 2011.

“That [current Florida Republican Governor Rick] Scott down there that’s running for governor of Florida,” Mr. Kanjorski said. “Instead of running for governor of Florida, they ought to have him [*] and shoot him. Put him against the wall and shoot him.”

- Former Representative Paul Kanjorski (D, PA), October 23, 2010. (Via Mark Hemingway)

“I am sorry that I called for the literal killing of Governor Scott – and that I wrote an op-ed calling for civility without ever once admitting that by my own moral pretensions I was one of the worst offenders of my party, let alone the larger political scene.  I am so, so sorry.”

- Former Representative Paul Kanjorski (D, PA), don’t hold your breath waiting for him to say that.

Moe Lane (crosspost)

PS: This was one of the people I particularly enjoyed watching go down in flames on Election Night.  Only not literally, of course: I’m not a netrooter, so I’m not actually into that sort of thing.

PPS: See also Tom Maguire, who would like to bring up Paul Krugman being less aware than usual.

*You have to wonder about the word apparently missing there.  ‘Arrested?’ ‘Kidnapped?’ ‘Raped?’ – Seriously, when you follow with ‘Put him against the wall and shoot him,’ that means that everything’s on the rhetorical table.

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  • bcochran1981

    …”Who the $#@% is Paul Kanjorski???”

  • freemanja1991

    Paul should be extradited to Florida and charged with some time of threat on their governor.

  • chbroussard

    Google is only a click away.

  • proudmarinemom

    From wikipedia:
    On April 24, 1804, a vitriolic letter originally sent from Charles D. Cooper to
    Philip Schuyler, Hamilton’s father-in-law was published in the Albany Register in the context of opposing Burr’s candidacy. It claimed to describe “a still more despicable opinion which General Hamilton has expressed of Mr. Burr” at a political dinner. In a letter delivered by William P. Van Ness, Burr demanded “a prompt and unqualified acknowledgment or denial of the use of any expression which would warrant the assertion of Dr. Cooper”. Hamilton’s reply on May 20 indicated that he could not be held responsible for Cooper’s interpretation of his words. Burr’s reply on May 21, also delivered by Van Ness, stated that “political opposition can never absolve gentlemen from the necessity of a rigid adherence to the laws of honor and the rules of decorum”.

    Harrummmpphhh. And with that, they shot each other.

  • vamoose

    Kanjorski can’t even say “do as I say, not as I do.” That would have disastrous consequences.

  • bobmontgomery

    Just finished one in which The Joe is on talking about “When Glenn Beck says this about Barack Obama, and when Glenn Beck says that about this, and this about that”……and on and on, followed by, in answer to a question by a panelist – “I don’t know…I DON’T WATCH GLENN BECK.”

  • greeneyeshade

    Who is ?Kanjo??

    Here?s an archived post that describes him charitably.

    http://archive.redstate.com/stories/the_parties/democrats/democrat_congressman_admits_democrats_stretched_the_facts_misled_anti_war_supporters_about_suppose

    Actually, ?Undistinguished? is really stretching it. Unfortunately, he had a rather devoted fanbase of unionized depression-bred folks that parroted the simple dichotomies of ?Democrats good, Republicans bad?, and considered it a requirement to pull the Dem party lever.

    He made his near 30 year reign of error first by paying lip service to Social Security ?notchbabies?, and then by political entrepreunership with involvement or advocacy of such dubious projects as the ?Earth Conservancy? and his fortunately scuttled plan to dam the Susquehanna River to create an inland marine version of Baltimore?s Inner Harbor (never mind the Susy-Q?s lack of navigability). The longer he was in office, the worse the area suffered. Wilkes Barre, largely rebuilt by federal money after the 1972 flood, is dying, becoming a small version of any big city, with its crime and boarded up buildings.

    The past election, as he was challenged by Hazleton mayor Lou Barletta, he really let his arrogance and intemperance show. He though he owned the seat, but no longer could rely on the local Newspapers to carry the water for him. As the pressure mounted, Northeastern PA got to see the real Paul, with all his contemptuousness.

    As a result, I sent the following to Congressman-elect Barletta on November 2.

    On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 11:17 PM, XXXXX.XXXXX wrote:
    I no longer live in the 11th district, but extend the above thoughts. I have waited a long, long time to say “former Representative Paul Kanjorski”.

    Best Wishes!

    But then again, this kind of stuff is running at an epidemic level among democrats, starting with ?the one?.

    http://www.redstate.com/greeneyeshade/2010/10/08/does-president-obama-need-to-be-counseled-on-workplace-violence/

    Moe, thanks for highlighting this miscreant?s misdeeds.

  • aesthete

    Video

    What a raging douche.

  • aesthete

    when he realizes he’s being filmed. It’s awfully hard to resist referencing the Monty Python & The Holy Grail peasant right about now…

  • Hancock

    I remember vividly this man’s actions at a hearing I was staffing at the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee on some Clinton scandal, I believe it was in 1995.

    He and his ideological soulmate Jim Moran (D-VA) disrupted a hearing during their questioning time by attacking two staffers for who their husbands were. The staffers were Ginni Thomas and the late Barbara Olson, both fine women of integrity, intelligence, and principle.

    The entire hearing room was aghast at their attacks. No one had seen such an uncivil attack, particularly among staffers, in quite some time.

    Kanjorski and Moran (who has had numerous anger problems and issues of uncivility) are nothing but mean-spirited, angry old men who loathe anyone who does not agree with them.

    Any comments he makes on the topic of civility, as Moe pointed out, should be first laughed at out of pity for the old fool, and then be disregarded.

  • bcochran1981

    …as in, he’s a nobody trying to be a somebody.

  • chbroussard
  • bananabee

    Just make your comment and move along! We dont need to read your Toy Story 3 quotes every time you make a comment

  • proudmarinemom

    .

  • powertothepeople

    As you just trapped your jaw at one of the wiser posters on the site. He will simply smart you into submission. I have read all your posts and you could not win an intelligence battle with speciallist much less aesthete.

    Grab the popcorn and lets all watch this idiot get what is coming to him.