Hank Johnson’s mea culpa on the ‘m-word’
DeKalb County Democratic U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson sought to register his indignation on the new right-to-work law in Michigan, so he strode to the floor of the House on Wednesday to make a grand metaphor about labor unions in a half-hour speech.
“What happens when you put in a cage fight a giant in with a midget? Well, the midget will not win the fight, I’m going to tell you that. Why? It just doesn’t carry enough weight to do so. But if you put 30 midgets in with that giant, then the midgets have a chance.”
That’s why America needs organized labor, see? Because the midgets need to team up and collectively bargain, or fight the giant.
But Johnson realized today that he might have insulted some people, so he returned to the floor for an apology. The video is not embeddable yet but can be found here. Johnson compared the formally common use of the “n-word” to that of the “m-word:”
“Just within the last 12 hours or so, I have found that the use of the midget, excuse me, the use of the m-word is no longer socially acceptable. The m-word refers to a group of people, the little people, but when I say little people I’m not talking about the Leona Helmsley little people. I’m not talking about the 47 percent. I’m not talking about the takers and the makers as some would describe them. … It really refers to a medical condition, dwarfism is the name of that medical condition and sometimes I guess one can even say abnormally small people, abnormally small people, which to me I like that term better than dwarfism. So I wanted to say to all of those who may have been offended by my use of the term the m-word, I want you to know that it was out of ignorance and not spite or hatred that I use that term and please know that I will never use that term again.”
Johnson spokesman Andy Phelan explained the reason for the apology thusly: “No group or groups reached out. He realized this morning that he used what some people feel is a prejudicial term, and he was determined to apologize and set the record straight. He used it as a teachable moment.”
Johnson advised C-SPAN viewers to go to lpaonline.org to learn more about “little people,” which is the preferred nomenclature.
- By Daniel Malloy, Political Insider
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History Will Teach Us if we Will Learn
December 13th, 2012
4:30 pm
Mental Midget comes to mind…
Cephas
December 13th, 2012
4:32 pm
I guess that means the Japanese used “Little People” submarines @ Pearl Harbor; or is that an anti-Asian racist stereotype?
Weetamoe
December 13th, 2012
4:39 pm
Which to me (to use the Hank’s felicitous way with words) raises the question of how many little people does it take to capsize the island of Guam–or how many little people could Obama sell to an eastern european circus to pay off he US debts?
Ric
December 13th, 2012
4:40 pm
The highlight was when he accidentally used the word “midget” while explaining that he’ll “never use that term again.”
True Representation
December 13th, 2012
4:45 pm
I must say that congressperson Johnson truly reflects the intelligence and ability of those who continue to elect him to office.
OTP
December 13th, 2012
4:46 pm
Is Johnson the guy that won the seat over that crazy woman-cannot remember her name? He seems a little cuckoo himself.
why not
December 13th, 2012
4:54 pm
Dekalb County! Nuff said.
Ben
December 13th, 2012
4:57 pm
Hank Johnson is a complete moron. Not surprising since he’s a Democrat supported by Democrats. At least he’s not a bigot like Cynthia McKinney.
Taxi Smith
December 13th, 2012
5:04 pm
When you adhere to the politically correct mantra you can only mumble meaningless platitudes. Hank just points the way to utter linguistic nonsense.
NoMoreRawDeal
December 13th, 2012
5:06 pm
It could be worse. He could be Cynthia McKinney.
PTC DAWG
December 13th, 2012
5:11 pm
LMAO, Dekalb county should be proud. The land of Mental Midgets.
td
December 13th, 2012
5:15 pm
And our regular libs want to talk about our Republican representatives in the state. Should not be throwing rocks from those glass houses.
Tony
December 13th, 2012
5:22 pm
Johnson is no better than the GOP idiots who are also in the House of Representatives. They all prove the ignorance of the GA electorate.
Mark
December 13th, 2012
5:25 pm
@td
You’ve been non existent since the election. Feeling salty because the Messiah won and your lying ass candidate bit the dust? LOL
RGB
December 13th, 2012
5:29 pm
So does that mean if we had to deploy additional Marines to Guam, we should deploy 50,000 midget Marines (or as the Hankometer would say “50,000 abnormally small people Marines”) so that the island would not tip over?
Announcer: “Growing the economy from the abnormally small people on up. Our reduced standard of living is brought to you by Today’s Democrat Party.”
td
December 13th, 2012
5:32 pm
Mark
December 13th, 2012
5:25 pm
I have been around it appears you have not been reading. Had to do a little more work to plan for the upcoming tax increases so that Obama gets less of my money.
Yes, the moochers out voted the producers so Obama won. Now let us see how Obama is going to pay for all these free give away programs he promised.
Rick in Grayson
December 13th, 2012
5:33 pm
It will take a lot of those midgets to tip Guam over!
DeKalb should be proud of Cynthia McKinney and Hank Johnson… he certainly represents their values.
justin Case
December 13th, 2012
5:40 pm
That’s Uncle Hank he’s moving kind of slow at the junction!
steverino
December 13th, 2012
5:42 pm
The term “midget: has served it’s purpose just fine for many years. Someone decided it was offensive, but couldn’t offer a good reason why. Just keep it.
South GA Food Taxer
December 13th, 2012
5:51 pm
It could have been worse…. he could have called them Ooompah Looomphas.
Ned Puddlman
December 13th, 2012
6:00 pm
Is Guam still upright?
Georgia Jimbob
December 13th, 2012
6:04 pm
Shouldn’t he be voicing the concerns of his constituents? I guess we should hope Michigan representatives have our backs…
Eric
December 13th, 2012
6:09 pm
Rep. Johnson is an honorable man who represents the people of Georgia well. Without someone demanding an apology, he realized he was insensitive and proactively reached out to those who may have been hurt by his comments. Wow. What a concept. Being sensitive to your felllow man. Perhaps some of you could learn something here.
Eric
December 13th, 2012
6:10 pm
Nah. Ain’t gonna happen.
Eric
December 13th, 2012
6:12 pm
Buck. Your very thinly veiled racist post should be removed and you should be banned. Be proud of yourself.
Georgia Jimbob
December 13th, 2012
6:13 pm
That’s great that he’s apologizing for making a fool out of himself and his constituents. My point is that he should worry more about the needs of his constituents, rather than sticking his nose in Michigan labor issues. That’s not why I voted for him. And, if you’re honest with yourself, Eric, I’m sure you’ll admit the same.
RGB
December 13th, 2012
6:14 pm
Eric,
You’re one of those medical marijuana libs–I just know it.
DBCOOPER
December 13th, 2012
6:15 pm
The M’s fell off Guam when it tipped over. HJ is living proof this country sends idiots to office to represent them. What does that say about the voters? God help us!
Wrecker
December 13th, 2012
6:15 pm
I am embarrassed that this guy represents my district. Definitely the Peter Principle in action. Maybe he can run for president next.
just sayin'
December 13th, 2012
6:16 pm
Who really cares?
Unfortunate to be represented by Handk
December 13th, 2012
6:19 pm
Why this moron continues to be elected is beyond me. Even if you’re a democrat, aren’t you embarrassed? To borrow a formulation, every time this man opens his mouth he subtracts from the sum total of all human knowledge.
Unfortunate to be represented by Handk
December 13th, 2012
6:28 pm
@Eric, while I agree with your comment about Buck, your comment about Hank representing our district well is certainly not true. He’s an embarrassment to each resident. His blatantly partisan, and often stupid, comments make him the laughingstock of Congress. When you consider the many morons that are embedded in those halls, to be the dumbest of the lot is hard to believe. It’s time for him to go.
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Kris
December 13th, 2012
6:37 pm
Prime example of what happens when a Democrat drinks re puke coffee. Massive brain farts and such…
Oh well its GA…Let the stupid games begin.
Nobama
December 13th, 2012
6:38 pm
You just can’t fix stupid, another fine example….
td
December 13th, 2012
6:44 pm
I am wondering how Eric Johnson taking to the house floor supporting the unions in MI is helping his constituents in Dekalb county?
td
December 13th, 2012
6:44 pm
Should be Hank and not Eric.
Vashtai
December 13th, 2012
6:50 pm
Hank used to be my rep before I bought a place in John Lewis’ district. Like others have said up thread, at least he isn’t Cynthia McKinney. I just wish there was a viable democratic candidate to go up against the vile Saxby.
Get Real
December 13th, 2012
6:57 pm
It is amazing what type of individual an entitlement ladened district will elect
BobRobert
December 13th, 2012
7:14 pm
Unfortunately, I have been rezoned into this jackass’ district. Now I have no representation in Washington. At least I have the right to picket outside his office (which is on Lawrenceville Hwy in Tucker, near the big green egg store.)
My2cents
December 13th, 2012
7:15 pm
Here we go again! Some congressional districts have ‘em. The shame, the shame.
An observer
December 13th, 2012
7:16 pm
Midget comes from midge. Can we still use the word midge? Lesson here is that Hank Johnson should keep out of Michigan politics. If you do not have anything of value to say, better to say nothing. Guess he was bored and felt he needed some time on c-span.
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
7:18 pm
@ralph
December 13th, 2012
6:47 pm
Can we now use the N word since the M word is now off limits? I will be the first to call hank that
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You can if we can USE the “R” word, the “C” word, the “P” word, the TPT” word.
The term Midget does not have the same CONTEMPT as the “N” word.
BOTTOM LINE:
It is not what you call a person, but what they answer to, that matters most.
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
7:21 pm
It is very HYPOCRITICAL to say that no one should use the
term Midget when people still are USING the “N” word.
Even Little People use the “N” word.
hmmmmmm
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
7:25 pm
@Get Real
December 13th, 2012
6:57 pm
It is amazing what type of individual an entitlement ladened district will elect
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I bet SOME of “YOU” will use the “N” in the same breath as the word
MIDGET.
no surprise, he represents the 4th
December 13th, 2012
7:31 pm
What a freakin idiot this guy is……no surprise, I would think, however, if you were to put 30 midgets in the cage, it would , again, cause the cage to “tip” over”…..similar to the island of Guam.,
canman
December 13th, 2012
7:39 pm
He can say any thing he likes and it will be forgiven by his liberal friends in the media.
Steve Martin
December 13th, 2012
7:40 pm
That frickin idiot thought an island would sink if too much buildings were built on it. But he’s not the biggest idiot, the voters who kept this moron in office are.
Kris
December 13th, 2012
7:40 pm
You can put 30 Little People in a GOP clown car.
BigAintheBigA
December 13th, 2012
7:42 pm
Just when you were having a good evening you’re reminded that morons like Johnson represent entire districts that are incapable of producing any better. I wouldn’t say we’re doomed necessarily but for the life of me I can’t see a solution.
Mark
December 13th, 2012
7:45 pm
This is the same guy who worried publicly a couple of years ago that if we put too many soldiers, sailors and airmen on the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, that it might sink! DUH!
td
December 13th, 2012
7:46 pm
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
7:25 pm
@Get Real
December 13th, 2012
6:57 pm
It is amazing what type of individual an entitlement ladened district will elect
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I bet SOME of “YOU” will use the “N” in the same breath as the word
MIDGET.
It is called freedom of speech. Johnson should be able to say what ever he wants to say and if the people of his district do not agree then they have the right to vote him out of office. BTW: The N word should be allowed to be used as well.
Political correctness is pure BS.
Carl
December 13th, 2012
7:47 pm
DeKalb County and all Democrats should be proud.
If too many Democrats move into DeKalb County … will the county start to sink?
Hanson PK
December 13th, 2012
7:48 pm
Dekalb Kounty is a true cess pool and Demokratic. This is why I are glad I left that jungle of a zoo. I came out better living in Cambodia because living in there is like living in a war zone.
Midget of America Spokeperson
December 13th, 2012
7:49 pm
Speaking for all midgets….Rep. Johnson represents his Democratic Party very well.
Ronald Reagan
December 13th, 2012
7:57 pm
I think Hank just passed Cynthia McKinney! Georgia apologizes for sending both to Washington!
Crazy Like A Fox
December 13th, 2012
8:20 pm
Considering the time of year, why didn’t Hank call them elves?
A MIDGET IS NOT A DWARF
December 13th, 2012
8:21 pm
A midget is a small person with normal proportions. Dwarfism refers to several conditions which usually result in short stubby limbs. Medically they are quite different. Hank needs to study up on this some more. Perhaps he should come out now and apologize to the dwarfs for referring to them as the same as midgets.
Tom
December 13th, 2012
8:28 pm
Hank Johnson is an embarassment to the district he supposedly represents, and an even bigger embarassment to the State of Georgia. Way to go Dekalb County for electing a freaking idiot. I’m still waiting for Guam to tip over like he said it would do with more military on the island.
Buck Farrack
December 13th, 2012
8:30 pm
@eric, You can’t Ban someone with a floating IP. Ole Jim G can ban this IP, but it changes each time I visit. Your not tio smart are ya Eric?
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
8:35 pm
@Kris
December 13th, 2012
7:40 pm
You can put 30 Little People in a GOP clown car.
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heeheeheeheeheeheehee
Buckhead Boy
December 13th, 2012
8:35 pm
Nothing displays ignorance like the inability to appreciate humor. Representative Johnson was around when this was oft-heard hyperbole: “If Dick Russell and Carl Vinson obtain another military installation for this state, Georgia will sink into the sea.” For those who criticize him for updating this to make a facetious comment about military expansion on Guam, I must conclude that they have no sense of humor and no sense of the history of our state.
Latino Voter
December 13th, 2012
8:39 pm
Hopefully all of those little people do not stand on one side of Guam or as Mr. Johnson feared a few years ago it may tip over.
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
8:41 pm
@td
December 13th, 2012
7:46 pm
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
It is called freedom of speech. Johnson should be able to say what ever he wants to say and if the people of his district do not agree then they have the right to vote him out of office. BTW: The N word should be allowed to be used as well.
Political correctness is pure BS.
==============================================
COURAGE BEHIND A COMPUTER IS BS.
BTW: I bet you $10,000 you would not use the “N” to my FACE.
heeheeheeheeheeheeheeheehee
td
December 13th, 2012
8:44 pm
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
8:41 pm
Name a time and a place my brother and bring the money. If you are man enough. $10,000 is worth an A$$ whopping.
graphite
December 13th, 2012
8:47 pm
Guam is still upright because only midgets,small planes and little guns were sent there. The large buildings were replaced by itsy bitsy section 8 housing.
Get Real,
December 13th, 2012
8:48 pm
It insults me that hank makes a living off of taxpayers. Wait, how many tax payers are their in his district? I can tell by him getting elected that the I.Q, level is dangerously low for those voters …….
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
8:49 pm
I see all of the HYPOCRITICAL CONS are on this blog spewing
their NONSENSE.
This story is just an OPPORTUNITY for CONS to VENT their
ANGER because………………………………………………………
THEY LOST THE ELECTION
and
THEY ARE LOOOOOSERRRRS
heeheeheeheeheehheeee
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
8:51 pm
@td
December 13th, 2012
8:44 pm
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
8:41 pm
Name a time and a place my brother and bring the money. If you are man enough. $10,000 is worth an A$$ whopping.
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Send your mama…………….
She has more b@lls than you.
heeheeheeheeheeheeheehee
portapottie
December 13th, 2012
8:52 pm
I’m trying to grasp Mr. Johnson’s analogy of the workplace being like a cage fight between a GIANT and a bunch of m-words…may be Santa Claus and elves may have been more appropriate and made more sense? I do have to admit that he keeps me laughing….
hind tit
December 13th, 2012
9:08 pm
I’m still trying to figure out what he said.
td
December 13th, 2012
9:35 pm
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
9:00 pm
Just as I thought and your comments give you away. Young and dumb. Probably still living in mama’s basement and could not put $10,000 together if your life depended on it.
Kramer
December 13th, 2012
9:35 pm
While it is true that both sides have a market in stupidity we are reminded everyday that the democrats are the Costco of ignorance. They have it in bulk.
na
December 13th, 2012
9:45 pm
He continues to show that the people who voted for him are not that bright.
rc
December 13th, 2012
9:48 pm
Johnson is an idiot and disgrace to Ga The Morons that he represents are poster children for stupid voters.
Rick James
December 13th, 2012
9:50 pm
I just cant understand what people that keep voting for him are thinking? But let’s remember that these are the same people who elected Cynthia McKinney.There needs to be a study of these people and the ones who elected Victor Hill…
MrLiberty
December 13th, 2012
9:54 pm
The mental midget should be able to speak his mind without criticism. Clearly his Hepatitis C is affecting his mind more than he wishes to acknowledge, but looking around the house and senate, the mental midget problem seems to affect most of the folks on both sides of the aisle. I think that it is time to acknowledge that our failed republic has run its course and start again with a country that believes in freedom.
Atlien
December 13th, 2012
10:05 pm
Sounds to me like Hank should investigate if Michigan is tipping over into Lake Superior due to this right-wing sneak attack.
Fred
December 13th, 2012
10:10 pm
DeKalb County used to be a proud and prosperous place. Now it’s populated by, and run by, idiots.
Dare to dream
December 13th, 2012
10:21 pm
Hank gives hope and inspiration to us all because if he can get elected to Congress…anybody can
BSC
December 13th, 2012
10:21 pm
Correction…North Dekalb and the new city of Brookhaven are not populated and run by idiots….now the southside of Dekalb County and the east wellllll…………..
Milton
December 13th, 2012
10:22 pm
It’s amazing that people still vote for a guy that thinks that Guam could tip over. Of course, the people in his district thought that was a profound statement. They are proud of him.
A Ghast
December 13th, 2012
10:23 pm
One has to wonder how Hank walks, what with having one foot in his mouth most of the time.
CONS Speak In Tongues....Gibberish
December 13th, 2012
10:44 pm
@td
December 13th, 2012
9:35 pm
It is not what you call me, but what I answer to, that matters most
December 13th, 2012
9:00 pm
Just as I thought and your comments give you away. Young and dumb. Probably still living in mama’s basement and could not put $10,000 together if your life depended on it.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
All I hear from YOU cons IS “unconscious” talking.
CONS who “speak in tongues” fall back into speech patterns of their childhood.
Gibberish.
Grow up and grow a brain.
The Ghost of Lester Maddox
December 13th, 2012
11:07 pm
THIS JUST IN….the schedule for reaction to Hank’s remarks…
Tomorrow Early AM – Massive Calls for Hank’s apology
Late AM – Massive Calls for Hank’s entrance into sensitivity training
NOON – March for “Justice for M-People”
Early PM – Start of Hoodie Sale “I AM M-PEOPLE”
Late PM – Candle Light Vigil – the theme “Justice for M-People”
During Hoodie Sale/Vigil – Demands for Hank’s Removal From Office….OOPS WAIT…
SORRY, I forgot, Hank’s a Democrat and not a Republican…..He Can Say What He Wants… Never Mind…
…Back to the Show
RGB
December 13th, 2012
11:10 pm
In private, elected Democrat politicians refer to the citizenry as “the little people”.
New name for union members: the thugerati.
DevilDogOz
December 13th, 2012
11:14 pm
Yes, apparently that seat from that district is known as the ‘Idiot Chair’ based on the last couple of occupants… and says VOLUMES of the people who continue to vote in that district…
You dont say
December 13th, 2012
11:25 pm
td
Why challenge anyone here? You were laid to wasted on Bookman’s blog tonight……. you little fella
bless your wittle bitty heart
MH
December 13th, 2012
11:31 pm
An embarrassment to the state of Georgia. You really can’t fix stupid!!
Dang i mean say other
December 14th, 2012
3:23 am
Well not in see Hank Johnson speak..Have you ever thought maybe he has issue’s with stuff..Maybe he was ill and spoke as a joke for c-span who knows he his only human folks…Maybe had low blood count people do have take stuff control it….all sayin his Hank Johnson may say odd words at time i know of unless on news …But lets give him a chance folks please i know i may get blasted for it……Bye all
OldGrunt
December 14th, 2012
4:38 am
Hank Johnson is a great example of why our Country is now burdened with the illogical logic loop policies and laws we bear today!. If members of congress and the bureaucrats in Washington were to be required to take a competency test to retain their jobs, the vast majority of these charlatans would be out of work immediately!
John Brown
December 14th, 2012
5:18 am
Maybe someone should ask Hank Johnson’s how many Omp-pahs does it take to to capsize Guam?
> Yes, apparently that seat from that district is known as the ‘Idiot Chair’
Are you saying that just because of HJ, they are going to spend $10 million dollars on LED light upgrades using a “TIGGER” grant on an empty MARTA station, that is suppose to break even on the “investment” after …. 40 years. Or because he is a baby killing, socialist, belly rubbing buddha democRAT that voted to enslave people with ObamaCare’s breathing tax?
Or are you saying that because he refused to sign onto something praising John Brown (Harper’s Ferry) on the House floor and instead praised MJ the kiddy diddler?
AnotherCountryHeardFrom
December 14th, 2012
5:19 am
The three most difficult, pressure-packed, stress-inducing jobs:
1) President of the United States
2) Football coach at Notre Dame
3) Press spokesman for Hank Johnson
larry
December 14th, 2012
5:33 am
I wonder if you put enough midgets on an island ,does it causel that island to sink?lmao-Hank johnson is a joke,much like Cynthia Mckinney.
SoWhat
December 14th, 2012
5:59 am
Get to work on behalf of Georgia and DeKalb Couty. We are a right to work state, remember??
Boy, you can tell this clown’s been in government his whole life!!!!
nazan yar
December 14th, 2012
6:32 am
@Tony
You’re exactly right, Tony – we continue to elect “Republicans” or “Democrats”, but they’re for the most part the same. We desperately need real balanced wisdom in Congress to get the Country back on track. The Legislative Branch and Executive Branch are filled with people afraid to do what it takes to lead, because of the effect it will have on their self-preservation. We need to tweak the system. We have no-one to blame but ourselves.
rawmilkdrinker
December 14th, 2012
6:41 am
I certainly don’t think Hank Johnson is the sharpest tool in the shed, but enough of this thin skinned horsecrap. Doesn’t anybody remember ” stick and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” anymore?
dino v
December 14th, 2012
6:50 am
hank need to keep the little people happy to get their votes for reelection—he love having control of all that pork and earmarks for his people!! He cashing in!!
Call It Like It Is
December 14th, 2012
7:19 am
He should have refered to them as elfs on a shelf, everybody likes those guys.
Dangerous
December 14th, 2012
7:46 am
Hank,
Where was your apology to islands? An island is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water, not just some floating rock covered in sand that just somehow stays bouyant due to equal weight distribution and of course……..weight limit. I believe islands have feelings and do not want to be refered to as dirtbergs.
Paul From Milton
December 14th, 2012
7:50 am
@Eric – Representative Johnson’s primary qualification for Congress from his district is that he is the proper color. That is his lone qualification.
Roekest
December 14th, 2012
7:57 am
Hank Johnson – Not the smartest man to hold office or breath oxygen. Plus, he has crazy-eyes.
honested
December 14th, 2012
7:59 am
Did Hank mention broun, gingrey, woodall and price?
Oh, he didn’t say the ‘mental m-word’.
honested
December 14th, 2012
8:00 am
paul from milton,
So by your logic, price has no qualification at all!
Don't Tread
December 14th, 2012
8:02 am
Psssst…Hank….the vote was about not being forced to join a union to get a job! Freedom of choice! But of course we know Democrats hate freedom, especially when others exercise it.
Hank is living proof that you really can’t fix stupid. There’s not a pill you can take, there’s not a class you can go to…..stupid is forever.
Dangerous
December 14th, 2012
8:14 am
Hank Johnson could be a serious inspiration to someone………………………………namely a SNL writer!
Roekest
December 14th, 2012
8:18 am
@ Dangerous,
Hank’s a Democrat. SNL writers would NEVER dare to mock their own. Those days at Studio 8H went out with Dennis Miller, Dana Carvey, and Phil Hartman
straitroad
December 14th, 2012
8:22 am
Classic….
wally
December 14th, 2012
8:26 am
And this is why we are in the mess we are in . Because of mental midgets like Hank Johnson.
Please God ,protect us from people like Hank…Please
John w
December 14th, 2012
8:29 am
Hank is just another idiot representing a district of mostly idiots!! This is why anyone on welfare should not be allowed to vote. That is until they get a job and start paying taxes. If your not contributing you should have no say so in how things are run!!
DB
December 14th, 2012
8:37 am
Maybe if the giant moves to one side of the cage it will tip over enough that the midget (or elf) would come flying into him. BTW I am one of the non-idiots that lives in Hank’s district unfortunately.
Dangerous
December 14th, 2012
8:46 am
Roekest……..I don’t know, that is some low hanging fruit on the tree.
MiltonMan
December 14th, 2012
9:04 am
Johnson is an idiot – just like his constituents in GA 4th district that elect this moron. And guess who the morons in the 4th district elected before this clown? None other than Cynthia Moonbat McKinney.
burntgrassroot
December 14th, 2012
9:12 am
As a representative to the US House of Representatives from Georgia, it is Rep. Johnson’s mandate from all the constituents of his district (not just those who voted for him) to engage in all the issues that impact the American people. Rep. Hank Johnson isn’t my representative, but I went to the US House of Representatives website to see what else he’d been doing. http://search.house.gov/htbin/search I got 3,180 hits, the most recent a collaboration between him and Sen. John Kerry to help prevent American soldiers’ suicide. I agree with Rep. Johnson’s admission that his comments regarding little people was out of ignorance; the best way to correct ignorance is to admit and correct oneself, and I hope that little people forgive him. Mea culpa is Latin for “my fault”–it’s my opinion that if more Congress members would engage in repentance than condemnation, they’d get much more of the people’s business done.
RR
December 14th, 2012
9:21 am
Hank Johnson and Cynthia McKinney are not the stupidest people in DeKalb County. Those people would be the morons who voted them into office.
Olderandwiser49
December 14th, 2012
9:24 am
Any chance we can get a law passed requiring an IQ test to run for public office? That alone would eliminate 20-30% of our current Congressmen!
Michele
December 14th, 2012
9:31 am
Once again, Americans are showing that they can be offended by even the most minute error on someone’s part. The country has become so oversensitive to everything that the “m-word” becomes significant. I truly believe that we have become a nation where no matter what you say, you will offend someone. In this case, if you call someone a midget, you are in the wrong. However, if you use the word midget, which has been in the vocabulary for generations, you are guilty of nothing. Why do we need to be so careful of every single word we use. If you remember, the word gay used to mean happy. Then it became an insult. Now it is an acceptable word that some openly use to declare their lifestyle. It is now accepted when used in the right context. Here, the word midget was not used in an offensive way. Get over it!
joe
December 14th, 2012
9:43 am
The next word that needs to be “outlawed” is the C word…no, not THAT c-word. I’m talking about “cracker.” AA’s should not be able to call whites crackers. So from now on, you can use Caucasians. That’s it. Nothing more. If you happen to be talking about the food that goes with cheese, you can use the term biscuits. Ya, cheese and biscuits.
Skipper
December 14th, 2012
9:47 am
“Hey Hank, the p*ss is in the boot; the directions are on the heel. Can you pour it out????”
Sheila Woods
December 14th, 2012
10:23 am
It is refreshing to see someone catch his own mistake and be man enough to say so. Rock on Mr. Johnson do what you came to do.
Phill
December 14th, 2012
10:46 am
Hank is a Democrat so he gets a pass.
OldNavyChief
December 14th, 2012
10:50 am
As a one time small business (now retired) owner, I am so glad that I did not have to put up with the likes of Johnson.
Georgia
December 14th, 2012
10:54 am
Lincoln himself could offend half the people all the time. Half the people like you, and half don’t. Doesn’t matter what you say or do. Hello there’s still folks who think W was a good president. Whoand who think Aaron Burr done good when he waxed Hamilton. Or Judas! He was only trading commodity futures, silver, and there was a rally. So, just be yourself, and only half the folks will think you’re an idiot.
na
December 14th, 2012
11:06 am
If you send 30 mental midgets into a voting booth, you get one giant Hank Johnson that comes out—————————- it is still hard to believe he represents anyone.
H.L. Grump
December 14th, 2012
1:24 pm
Most of you bloggers seem to be really small minded. I suggest taking your meds as prescribed.